Episode #5: "We Hate Our Story"
In the recap...
...by Day 10, Rob and Russell were running in opposite directions.
Rob found a HII, and even though Ometepe had lost 3/4 challenges, he held blind allegiance over everyone except Kristina and Phillip.
Russell could only get 2 to trust him. He also couldn't find an idol.
The rest of Zap was so against Russell, they agreed to throw a challenge.
Russell battled Matt, where Matt not only defeated him, but reduced him to tears.
Rob's position kept getting better, when he got his tribe to vote out his biggest opposition in Kristina.
OMETEPE
NIGHT 11
The tribe returns to a wet camp after having just voted out Kristina.
Phillip tells us that Kristina just got voted out, and he's not surprised. Rob has his alliance and is controlling everything, and Phillip is on the outside. He says he has a lot to offer, and soon a couple people are gonna have to start realizing that.
Phillip bunks next to Rob, saying "You and I are going to be real good buddies tonight."
OMETEPE
DAY 12
We open to Ashley and Andrea etching something into a tree.
Rob is telling Grant about Phillip being a nuisance last night, how he was digging his knee into his back.
Rob tells us how much of a nuisance Phillip is to the tribe. We see Phillip aggravating both Natalie and Ashley. Rob tells us that he thinks maybe Phillip needs to stay because of this.
Shortened opening credits.
We return to melodic peaceful music with a manta ray swimming through the ocean.
ZAPATERA
DAY 12
Dramatic music interrupts with Julie, Mike, and Steve shown being tossed about in the oceans waves.
Steve tells us that everything is coming together in the tribe. We see Ralph catch a fish and everyone in the Zap 6 is out fishing. Steve continues to tell us that his vision would be to reach out and bring in Stephanie and Krista. (8-person alliance in an 8-person tribe, alright!) He wants to keep them feeling safe so that they'll want to stick with Zapatera come the merge.
Mike reads tree-mail.
Stephanie and Krista pick the right tiles and get to go to the duel.
Julie tells us that with Russell gone, Steph and Krista aren't a threat. She says that the Zap 6 don't care, that Steph/Krista are just "pawns" in the game. "They can't do any damage to us."
Stephanie tells us that she wants to send a message to Ometepe that both her and Krista are ready to flip. She wants to cause havoc and chaos and 'craziness' at the merge.