Keys to Survivor Worlds Apart Ep03

Survivor: Worlds Apart Episode 03 quick recap:
--Shirin (White Collar) watches howler monkey procreation, then relays the play-by-play to her tribe, who aren't interested in the subject matter.
--Dan (Blue Collar) argues with Rodney and eventually indicates that Rodney's mother gets paid to sleep around.  Rodney takes huge offense to this and won't let it go, until...
 --Mike (Blue Collar) is still upset that people aren't working hard enough at camp, and it causes arguments with both Rodney and Lindsey.
--Nina (No Collar) is still feeling left out until Joe has a real heart-to-heart conversation with her and lets her know that the game isn't over and that she should keep fighting.

The Immunity challenge is a minor obstacle course that the team must go through while carrying a large bucket with as much water as they can in order to fill up a larger bucket at the other end.  The catch is that the bucket they are carrying has holes in it, so they must plug as many as they can, move as quickly as they can, and not miss the target bucket at the end.

No Collar, led by Joe, decides to send Nina up ahead instead of having her help plug holes the whole way.  This interesting strategy proves to work wonderfully ... at cementing them in last place for this challenge.  No Collar loses.  Blue Collar squeaks out a victory, giving them first place for the first time.  Blue Collar gets comfort items including chairs and a tarp.  White Collar just gets a tarp.

Slight scrambling at No Collar.  Looks like it will either be Nina or Will.  Nina hasn't been fitting in, but Will seems to have trouble with his breath at each challenge.  At tribal, we find out that Nina doesn't feel like she fits in and the younger girls back up that story.  Hali even indicates that if Nina wants to stay, she needs to learn to fit in with the No Collar way of life.  Interesting - seeing as how they pitch themselves as being able to just go with whatever comes their way, except of course for Nina who they just can't seem to flow with.  In a 3-2 decision, Nina is voted out, just after a heartfelt plea that she has learned a lot at this tribal council and she thinks she can do better fitting in.  Hali is the dissenting vote, so she must have agreed with that assessment.

Next Week ***** 2-HOUR EPISODE *****
That's right.  We get twice the fun this Wednesday, 3/18/2015.
We were teased with what the challenge will be (presumably the first challenge), and that someone female might be bleeding from an injury sustained during it.
I predict the 1st hour will be normal, but then we'll hear the famous words "Everybody drop your buffs".  All 3 previous seasons with 3 tribes have mixed things up after 4 people are removed and they consolidate to 2 tribes.  Also of note - someone from the team with the fewest players in these seasons has made it to final 3.


Best Moves:Best #1:  Joe talks with Nina and gives her hope about the rest of the game.

Best #2:  Dan picks a dumb fight with Rodney.  This counts as a good move because Rodney is a hothead and responds accordingly, making a scene.  Don't mistake this as a simple insult.


Worst Moves:
Worst #1:  This one has to go to Joe.  In a challenge where hands make all the difference he sent Nina off ahead where should couldn't hinder, but couldn't help either.

Worst #2:  Rodney scores here by letting everything get to him.  Why fight with Mike?  Everyone thinks he is out-of-line already.  Why fight with Dan?  He made an off-color remark that didn't actually mean any harm.  Rodney takes the bait, and takes one of the worst moves.

Worst #3:  Mike wants everyone to work all the time.  He needs to realize that everyone wants to enjoy some of their awesome vacation in Nicaragua.

Top 4 Prospects:
Last week I listed Carolyn, Hali, Joe, and Sierra.  Here's my revision for this week.
1)  Carolyn - White Collar.  Still doing just fine, anchoring her alliance with a hidden immunity idol.
2)  Hali - No Collar.  Part of the majority alliance.  Proved she can survive by being willing to vote to keep Nina despite their differences.
3)  Tyler - White Collar.  He's now in a position of trust with Carolyn and Joaquin.  The more people that want you on their side, the better.4)  Joe - No Collar.  Dropping a spot.  He made a bad move in the challenge, but made the more important social move when he connected with Nina.  But one more bad move and he won't keep one of these top spots.
Note this is my first week without a Blue Collar in the top 4.

Bottom 4 Prospects:
Last week I listed Mike, Dan, Nina, and Shirin.  Nina was voted out.  Here's my new bottom.
15)  Mike - Blue Collar.  Everyone hates this guy.  He might be useful in challenges, but if they lose (an intentional loss would not surprise me if he keeps his attitude) then his number is up.
14)  Will - No Collar.  Dude gets winded during every challenge.  His team is on a losing streak.  He's not part of the main alliance.
13)  Shirin - White Collar.  Still the best odds for getting voted out if White Collar goes to tribal council.  Joaquin should thank her for taking his place at the bottom of this tribe.
12)  Rodney - Blue Collar.  He's legitimately strong in challenges, but his temper will be his demise.  To win in Survivor you need to have way more control than he does.