Survivor: Gabon, 10/9 recap: Crying Gets You Nothing – Fans Of Reality TV

Survivor: Gabon, 10/9 recap: Crying Gets You Nothing – Fans Of Reality TV

Welcome back to Gabon. Last week, Ace’s oh-so-smart plan to purposely lose the reward challenge to save themselves for the immunity challenge failed when Kota lost immunity as well. The tribe decided to oust wee Ace-enemy Paloma, while an emotional Sugar found the hidden immunity idol. Will Ace’s increasing popularity surface this week? Will someone finally get trampled by one of those elephants the cameramen keep showing us? Don’t hold your breath for either one. Not content to let things play out a little longer, this week Jeff is going to turn the game on its head.

Randy the Oncologist

Rejoining the action at Kota after the tribal vote, Kelly’s feeling exposed, as Paloma’s only ally. She doesn’t like Ace. Ace says tribal council was right up there with his wisdom teeth being pulled in terms of enjoyment. He knows Kelly voted for him, and she’ll be “the next lamb for slaughter.”

The next day, at Fang, Randy’s still worried about the low level of rice. He wants them to eat one meal a day, while Ken and GC say no worries, they’ve got enough. “We’re going to be hungry,” Randy says. “That’s why it’s called Survivor.” He makes a speech, but says he knows Crystal and GC aren’t with him. The others aren’t his allies but they’re his friends.

So a group of them go to pick fruit, and Crystal notices that it’s just her, GC and Ken back at camp. The other four are indeed talking strategy, and discussing how they don’t trust the other three. “We have a cancer, and this cancer’s name is GC, and at the right time this cancer is going to have to be cut out,” Randy says. Matty feels this is now a solid four. They all shake hands on it.

The Alliance Begins - Before It's Torn Apart

Why Not Make a Slambook Too?

Soon it’s reward challenge time, and they arrive on the beach to find a bunch of platforms, like stair steps. Jeff says they know each other pretty well by now, and so they’re going to rank their tribe from top to bottom, in terms of importance within the tribe. At least they get a secret ballot. I’ll say this for the CBS challenge-planners – they know how to get tribe pissed off at each other.

In Kota, the rankings from top to bottom are: Marcus, Ace, Bob, Charlie, Jacquie, Corrine, Sugar, and Kelly.

Marcus worries it’ll make him a target. Kelly says it’s “interesting. I’ve never been the last picked, ever.” Ace thinks she’s devastated, and that she can’t understand why no one likes her. He says it’s because she’s “a whiny little cow, and you don’t do anything.” Tell us how you really feel, Ace.

The Fang rankings are: Matty, Dan, Randy, Crystal, Ken, GC, and Susie.

Crystal is mad. “I’m out there busting my butt and they’re going to rank me number four??… I was very insulted when I saw that,” she says. GC is surprised Kenny was ranked above him.

And why did they do this? For insight, as they PICK NEW TRIBES. Well, that was quick. Dammit, Probst, I was just starting to figure out who these people are! Matty’s not happy, he’d just solidified his group. “That was just such a buzzkill,” he says.

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