Episode description:
- TV Guide: "One castaway is injured by a stingray during a group swim. One tribe loses an item of great value."
- CBS videos: Promo
- Ep4 videos: 1, 2, 3, 4, RC, 6, 7, 8, IC

Twist speculation - Who switches? (version 3.0)

The web promo shows Jeff Probst asking the contestants if anyone wants to switch tribes. The question is, do they? From the caps below, it looks like the answer is maybe. Given that survival on this show means not doing anything to draw attention to yourself, we now think Jeff's offer to switch tribes will initially go untaken. The only person with even a chance of accepting is Stephanie, but since her fuzzy slippers were seen at Sook-Jai camp during the filming of Ep6, we think she doesn't bite. So what happens, then? Probably a random swap, same as in previous seasons. While we think we see people changing seats in the preview vidcaps below, it may not be by choice.

We see Chuay-Gahn arriving for the switch (possibly thinking it was a challenge). From their buff positions, all the subsequent Chuay-Gahn shots appear to be before switching occurs (assuming they give up their buffs when they switch). For Sook-Jai, Shii Ann is in the front row, and Stephanie and Erin are in the back. Robb/Jake (in a black shirt) is behind Ken, Stephanie and Erin behind Shii Ann. As pointed out by the poster "bumpedoff" at votedoff.tv, when Shii Ann bends down in the promo (from her body language, likely standing up to switch tribes), Erin is no longer visible behind her, although Stephanie hasn't moved.

Similarly, the panning shot of Ken and Penny sitting next to each other is odd. It's possible they are in the back row, sitting to the left (screen right) of Erin. But shots of Shii Ann show what appears to be a rolled-up sleeve that matches Ken's shirt, sitting to Shii Ann's right, in the front row. It could be Jake or Robb, but neither has an appropriate matching dark (button-up) shirt. Could Penny and Ken already have switched?

Hard to tell much definitively, anyway. For three straight original Sook-Jais to get the boot, and a switch to have occurred (Snickers spoiler suggests Clay ends up at Sook-Jai), the Chuay-Gahns must either be a non-threat (one person minority) or in the majority on the new tribes. And whatever tribe Clay joins wins immunity, at least in this episode. There are way too many possibilities here to settle on one. So we'll throw up our hands. We dunno. It looks like people switch, but your guess is as good as ours as to who it is.

Arrival at the "RC"
Chuay-Gahn arrives at the challenge. Note relevant buff positions.	Ted, sitting in the same approximate spot as Jan, also with his buff the same as arrival. To his left is...	Brian, thinking about the switch.
Jan, could be either before or after switching begins. Buff has not changed since arrival, though.	Shii Ann, pre-switch, sits in front of Stephanie and Erin.	Clay is sitting in front of Ted and Brian.
The dark object in the bottom left corner (arrow) appears to be a rolled-up sleeve from someone wearing a dark colored shirt. Ken? Jake? Robb?	Stephanie contemplates the switch idea. Erin's shoulder in lower right corner.	Erin reacts, either to the idea of switching, or to someone doing it.
Tribal selection begins anew
As pointed out by bumpedoff at Votedoff.tv, Erin now appears to be missing from behind ShiiAnn.	Penny, sitting well-spaced from Ken, with nobody sitting behind her, nor any visible seats.	Nor does anyone appear to be behind Ken now. Has he moved to the top row?