Episode Recap: Cook Islands - Week 10

Episode: People That You Like Want to See You Suffer Original Air Date: November 16, 2006 It's Day 22, and nervous Jonathan is still sweating like Anna Nicole Smith at a spelling bee. He knows he barely avoided being voted off at last Tribal Council, thanks to Brad, who had already ticked off the rest of his tribe before Jonathan arrived. So now we find him still working his dough boy posterior off - climbing trees for coconuts, diving for fish, gathering clams, all in a desperate attempt to make his new tribe think he's valuable. He tells us he realizes he made a mistake when he jumped over to Raro with Candice. He calls himself "a wandering Jew without a tribe". Meanwhile, Adam and Candice are making up for lost time by closely examining each other's tongues. Candice tells Adam that she totally trusts him. He trusts her back. I've said it before - it's amazing how easy it is for most of us to trust someone we think is cute. Jenny is not so happy about the young couple reconnecting. She likes her little alliance just the way it is, thank you very much. And she doesn't need Adam getting distracted by Candice. Adam, on the other hand, is ready to ditch the alliance and team up with Candice. The Rewards Challenge - Before the challenge, each tribe receives a "tree mail" which consists solely of a board painted with naval flags and corresponding letters. Aitu spends their time cramming and memorizing which flags correspond with which letters. Later at the challenge, Jeff explains what the flags are all about. For this challenge, a large unmarked compass map is laid out on the beach for each tribe. They are to use a small compass to find four specific compass points on the beach compass map. Under each of the pre-determined points is buried a treasure chest containing naval flags. Once a tribe has dug out all four chests, they are to use the flags found in the chests to spell the word "victory". I think I just felt myself get dumber by typing that description. Once again, Aitu, The Little Tribe That Could, works together like a well-oiled machine. They quickly locate each chest and cooperate to dig them out and put the word puzzle together. The members of Raro, on the other hand, once again run around like a bunch of chimpanzees with Attention Deficit Disorder. Not only do they have trouble locating the right compass points but they can't even remember which compass points they were supposed to be looking for in the first place. Digging in the sand seems to be difficult for them as well, as Rebecca manages throw as much sand back into the hole as Jonathan digs out. Part of Raro's problem has to do with the their choice to sit out Nate and Parvati, their two strongest competitors, for this challenge. Perhaps Jonathan wants to prove his worth to Raro by insisting on doing as many challenges as he can. But it turns out he's the best player Aitu has, if you get my drift. Next time, if Jonathan is playing for Raro, the members of Aitu should have to play with feral cats in their pants, just to make it fair. In the end, Aitu retrieves all four treasure chests and spells the word even before Raro gets a chance to start digging for their fourth chest. Aitu's reward is a trip to a nearby island where they will be able take part in a feast and drink some local wine. They also get to choose which member of Raro gets sent to Exile Island. Poor Candice gets exiled again. Brad claims the choice is a result of strategy this time. Sure, Brad, sure. Later, Candice is on Exile Island eating the most disgusting bit of sea life I've ever seen. She says it's a sea cucumber. I think I'd rather eat my dirty socks. Anyway, she tells us how she's really bummed to be exiled again and then starts to cry. She says it's really sad how "People that you like want to see you suffer", then tries to put a positive spin on her situation by saying she hopes this will be "a learning experience" for her. Maybe she'll learn whatever it is she didn't learn all the other times she's been exiled. Aitu is having a much better time at their feast. When they first arrive, an islander who appears to be dressed like a tribal chief, comes out and starts yelling at them. The subtitles reveal he's saying something like "Welcome to our island! Want some pineapple?" But it sounds like he's cussing out Aitu. Then a bunch of islanders come out and lift the members of Aitu on to special wooden chairs and carry them to the feast. The castaways are lavished with food, wine, and entertainment, as the islanders dance for them. Two plus-sized island ladies take a shine to Yul and start to dance dirty for him. One of them even falls on the poor guy, much to his horror. Even so, a good time was had by all. Raro is not having such a good time. Some of them express their disappointment with Rebecca, who they say hasn't really shown much strength in any of the challenges. What they fail to realize is that they all suck. At one point, they receive a "tree mail" regarding the upcoming Rewards Challenge. They are given a map of islands to memorize. Everybody tries to make sure that Rebecca memorizes it. She doesn't seem to realize she should be insulted. The Rewards Challenge - More swimming and puzzle assembling. Each tribe is to swim out to four buoys, dive down, and retrieve four sacks containing names of islands. Once all four sacks are retrieved, the tribe is to match the names with corresponding numbers on a map. The winning tribe will have immunity. The losing tribe will receive a bottle with a very important message in it. They are not to open the bottle until after they have voted at Tribal Council. When it comes time for Raro to decide whom to sit out, Jonathan insists on taking part in this challenge. Apparently he's afraid there may still be members of his tribe who don't yet understand what a big loser he is. Maybe he hopes to prove it again on this challenge. The challenge begins and Aitu builds early momentum by first sending Flipper, I mean Ozzy, out to swim to the first buoy. Yul goes next and continues the momentum. Raro is never able to catch up. Aitu is able to finish the puzzle before Raro can even start it. There's not a whole lot of drama back at camp. Some members are in favor of voting off Rebecca. Jenny says it's due to her "overall performance, productivity around camp, and performance on the challenges". She makes it sound like a performance review. Nate, on the other hand, is not happy about voting off an original member of the tribe instead of Jonathan. "He's not family", he says. Nate has had too much sun if he thinks any member of his "family" wouldn't vote him off the island just to get more peanut butter. Adam and Candice agree with Jenny on voting off Rebecca. But Adam tells us later that Jenny is a threat to his girl Candice. He says Jenny might be next to go after Rebecca. Tribal Council - Brad comes back as the first member of the Jury. Through Jeff's insightful and probing questions, it is revealed that Jonathan's crazy fisherman routine has paid off. After catching 22 fish in the last two days, he's finally earned the respect of his new tribe. Adam states that the criteria for his vote tonight will be purely productivity. The votes are counted, and Rebecca is the 10th person voted off this season of Survivor. But wait! There is still the message in the bottle that needs to be read. Jeff tells Parvati to open the bottle and read the message. It tells the tribe they must vote off a second person tonight. No time to scheme or manipulate. Just go vote. The votes are cast and counted. The 11th person voted off Survivor is Jenny. Next week - Jonathan gets snippy with the rest of the tribe, Yul thinks he's figured out a way to change the game, Adam and Candice tongue wrestle some more.