“This Game Respects Big Moves” — After dominating Redemption Island, Matt is placed back into the game for the merge and the tribes unite as Murlonio – another inside joke by Rob. When old Zapatera approaches Matt to join them he concocts a grand scheme with Andrea to take them out along with Rob – but nobility wins and he abandons his plans. However, he admits the plan to Rob, who decides to take him [...]

“It Don’t Take A Smart One” — Bad karma continues for Zapatera, as Stephanie is eliminated at Redemption Island by Matt, who wins his fifth straight Redemption Island challenge. Worse still, the core 6 alliance is forced to cannibalize itself after blowing a lead in the Immunity/Reward Challenge. At Ometepe, Phil reaches new levels of disgust regarding Rob’s elevated position in the tribe…but the challenge victory somehow seems to make everything right.

“Their Red-headed Step Child” – Frustration levels between Phil and the Ometepe girls reaches a new high after he confronts them over their laziness around camp, putting Rob in a difficult position to choose between useless tribemates. David convinces Stephanie to suck it up and suck up to the rest of the tribe, enabling him to make a case against keeping Sarita when Zapatera is sent to Tribal Council.

“We Hate Our Tribe” — Matt continues his reign at Redemption Island, while Stephanie and Krista seize the opportunity to let Rob know they would love to flip into his alliance come merge time. A frustrated Phillip looks for a friend in the tribe in Andrea. Sarita’s poor judgement call costs Zapatera a challenge and a sweet reward. What are your thoughts on this episode? Share them in the comments below!