| Episode
12 |
| "We'll
Make You Pay" |
Filmed
December 1-3, 2004
Airs May 5,
2005
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| RC speculation |
| IC speculation |
| Boot speculation |
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Episode
descriptions
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CBS:
"- The aftermath of an emotional Tribal Council and stormy
weather combine for a night the tribe will never forget.
- To their surprise and delight, some Survivors are overwhelmed
by a visit from their loved ones.
- A strong alliance leaves one castaway on the outside looking
in, with Immunity the only chance for survival.
- Paranoia sets in as alliances crumble and some Survivors
feel like they've lost control of the game." |
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| REWARD
CHALLENGE/ "Going Postal"?: Loved ones visit - Gregg wins
Palau Aggressor II trip, dolphin swim, takes Jenn and Katie |
Dan
Bollinger first reported, back in December, the following: "Agressor
II (a dive boat) was used a family reward end of November."
Okay, technically, the end of November would have been in the last
episode, but close enough.
A slightly
different story about the Palau Aggressor II comes from Mersaydeez:
"Gregg wins, and takes Jenn and Katie. I highly
believe this to happen around Gregg's boot, since I was told that
if he would of chosen someone else to go in his place, he could
of made it further....The only thing that is different, is that
my information tells me 3 Survivors go on this reward (Gregg taking
Jenn and Katie). Also, Wezzie/Dan had information that this was
the family reward, I was never told that part but it is still very
possible. Not that this is really that much of a spoiler, but swimming
with the dolphins was also mentioned to me to be part of this reward
(also showers and breakfast, so maybe it's overnight?)."
Maybe both are right. As we noted here,
the boat's Captain's
log is online, and the week between the dates 11/28 and 12/5.
That would seem to confirm that hyper-secretive SEG had the boat
that week, and could have used it here (between 12/1 and 12/3).
So at least it's feasible that the Palau Aggressor II was indeed
used for a reward. Which fits either scenario. The CBS synopsis
(above) clearly states "Some Survivors are overwhelmed by a
visit from their loved ones." And the post-Ep11 TV preview
shows Ian, Tom and Caryn (the three people not on the reward, in
Mersaydeez's spoiler) sitting in the middle of camp, discussing
the evil plots (particularly involving Katie) against Tom. Since
Katie doesn't do anything other than sit around camp herself, seems
fairly likely she's away with Jenn and Gregg on a reward.
So enough of the spoilers, what's the challenge? Storyboard suggests
it may be called "Going Postal" (storyboard discussions:
Sucks,
Phoenix,
Joker's
Updates). What that means isn't immediately obvious. The challenge
itself seem to involve dropping lamps to douse them in water (perhaps
after answering trivia?). One thing we can see from the web
promo is that Gregg must win a pair of red swim trunks (seen
in a confessional, and in the dolphin swim). Which at least helps
prove the super-challenge is the IC. Thus this largely unseen challenge
must be the RC. Whatever it is, Gregg wins.
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CHALLENGE/ Super challenge - Tom (or Ian) wins |
Now
that Stephenie's gone, production pulls out all the stops and tries
to save Tom. Gregg can be seen in his (spanking new) red swim trunks
at the starting line, so this must be the IC. It's a "super
challenge," meaning parts of old challenges (particularly ones
Tom did well in). Since a couple of the segments are turn-based,
we expect it will be run similarly to the super challenge from Vanuatu:
separate segments, with one person (or perhaps two people) eliminated
after each round. If two are eliminated in the first round, each
successive one could be single elimination.
There are at least three, possibly four distinct activities:
(1) A starting, obstacle course leg, recycling
the nets from the Ep1 IC. Simple race,
Gregg and Tom appear to be first to finish. We'd expect Katie (and/or
Caryn) to be eliminated here.
(2) We also see Jenn untying knots, and someone
raising a flag - recycled from the Ep6 IC.
Jenn and Ian have practice at this one, although that doesn't seem
terribly predictive. (Jenn out?)
(3) Next, we see Gregg eating balut. Recycled, of course, from the
Ep8 RC. You'll note Tom did well in this
before, as did Ian. Both should make it through this time. (Gregg
out?)
(4) Finally, we see Ian shooting at flags, last seen in the Ep6
RC. We only see two colors of flags, so this may be the final
leg. If Tom is still in it, it should be a head-to-head battle with
Ian.
Who wins? Wezzie
states that Tom and Ian are "immunity gods," so it's probably
one of them. Given the attention made to Tom's vulnerability, and
the fact that this challenge seems designed for Tom to win, it seems
plausible that Tom might take this one. Ian is shown in what appears
to be the final leg, so it could also be Ian.
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CHALLENGE pictures/ Click on thumbnails below for larger version |
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| BOOT/
Gregg |
Mersaydeez
spoiled this one back in February. So long, Greggifer.
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