Saturday, December 12, 2015

Keys to Survivor Cambodia Ep09

Tribal Reference Guide at Episode 09 Start
Orkun
Final Ta Keo Final Bayon Color for Ankgor
Abi Maria    Jeremy
Spencer      Stephen
Kelly        Kimmi
Ciera        Joe

             Keith
             Tasha
             Kelley


Name colors indicate original tribe and 2nd tribe.  Column indicates 3rd tribe.  For example, Spencer starts with Ta Keo color, then finishes with Bayon color, and is in the Ta Keo column, indicating he was on those tribes in that order.  If name is all one color, that was their original and 2nd tribe.
Complain in the comments if you have color blindness and my color scheme isn't working for you.  Don’t complain to me if you’re confused by this unless you know of a better way to show it concisely - there were lots of tribe switches through this part of the season.
Jeremy has a hidden immunity idol from a clue at the new Bayon camp.
(Last Names that are often used: Kelly Wiglesworth, Kelley Wentworth, Stephen Fishbach)

Episode 09 recap (11/18/2015)
People start searching for a new hidden immunity idol, figuring that a new one is in the game after the successful use last night.

The reward challenge splits the group into two teams of five.  Abi-Maria is not chosen so cannot win reward.  They must assemble a staircase made from poles of different heights that go into holes of different depths.  Once the staircase is finished, the team climbs up, goes through a small 3D maze, then down a bumpy slide.  One person then moves a key along a rope, releases it, uses it to get puzzle pieces, then two people solve a puzzle that provides a combination to unlock a flag.  Spencer, Ciera, Stephen, Tasha, and Joe are able to complete most of the challenge before the other 5 can finish the ladder and they win the challenge with that huge lead.  The winners get a day at the spa.

Back at camp, Jeremy continues looking for a hidden idol and finds a clue to one.  It tells him he has to leave camp this evening after dark while everyone is there and follow a map to a lantern in the woods.  The others return and instead of going to sleep like they usually do, they stay awake near the fire.  Jeremy claims he has stomach issues and heads into the woods, finds the lantern and the idol.

For immunity, they must stand on an inverted wooden V in the water.  Every 10 minutes they move up the V onto narrower wooden pieces until they get to the top.  Ultimately they might have to go to 1 leg to decide a winner.  This was done once before, but the 1-leg part was made up by the final 2 after 3 hours and wasn’t an official rule.  A temptation is given to the contestants to eliminate themselves for a chance at an advantage.  First person to jump off and touch a newly released buoy would get the advantage.  Spencer and Stephen both jump.  Stephen barely edges out Spencer and wins the advantage.  Abi and Joe are the last 2, standing on one foot.  Joe outlasts Abi and wins immunity.

Stephen’s advantage, read in private, is that he can steal a vote from one other person before votes are cast at any tribal council with 5 or more people.  This is similar to the advantage Dan had in Worlds Apart, but his was only an extra vote, not stealing a vote, so this one is more powerful.

The plan is to split votes between Kelley and Ciera.  Stephen tries to convince Jeremy and Spencer to join the minor alliance in voting Kelly, but this would involve lying to the rest of the main alliance.  They end up deciding to do this and Kelly is voted out 6-3-2.

Was the right person voted out?
Tough call.  Kelly, if allowed to make it to the end, would have a great story to tell since she was 2nd place in the 1st season.  She is likeable, and isn’t too bad at challenges.  So it wasn’t a bad vote, but there are so many good players around that I can’t say it was THE right move.  As a fan, it’s sad to see another player from the first 15 seasons get kicked out.

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