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Heroes vs. Villains episode 3 detailed immunity challenge
spoilers/ spec |
The
tribes face off in a battle for the blessings of the all-powerful
idol. It's an all-Fiji rehash
week challenge-wise, with this one last seen as the Ep5 RC. While
there are no ex-Fiji people on HvsV, a virtually
identical challenge was used in Palau ("Sumo at
Sea"
in Palau, "Kung Fu Cannibals" in Fiji), so Tom & Stephenie
have some experience here.
In the Fiji version, the contestants faced off in a modified
sumo battle, whacking each other with large pillows in an attempt to knock their
opponent off the raised platform, and into the (muddy) water. First tribe to
seven bout wins won the overall challenge. Chief new wrinkle here: more mud.
Of note: in the shot of roaring Rupert, what looks like the immunity
idol is visible in the lower right-hand corner. That means this
is an IC. And it's clearly not the Ep2 IC, so we'll guess it's
in Ep3, since Randy's there.
Update: From the post-Ep2
preview of Ep3, it's clear this is the Ep3 IC. New footage aired in there shows the platform
is no longer above water, but above, which explains why there's
so much of the slimy stuff.
Further updates: Web promo
and PIP preview give even more shots. From the context, it appears
Rupert's roar is actually from the sidelines, and is probably
after the Heroes win the challenge (and is a delayed response
to Coach's primal scream after he defeats Rupert). Clear winners
are Coach, Colby and James. And the Sunday PIP preview shows
Candice and Parvati both ending up in the mud together (if Parvati
is on the bottom does she lose?). The rest are guesses, mostly
based on degree of muddiness (equaling a possible loss).
Final updatingy update: CBS finally
released the press photos for this episode yesterday (see them
at SurvivorPhoenix),
and they reveal that it is indeed a combined RC/IC, creatively
named "Sumo'an Mud".
The sequence of the bouts below is based on
who's muddy in the background (although it's unclear with some
of the all-female bouts). Although based on the random shuffling
of the Ep1 RC bouts for airing, they could be shown in any order.
We'd guess the Colby-Boston Rob one might be the "last" one in
the final airing, even though all the Villains are clearly already
muddy when James saunters in front of them.
| Pre-immunity
challenge vidcaps: click to view larger picture |
Candice, pre-ic (thanks, Kona) |
This is gonna be fun! |
| Immunity
challenge vidcaps: click to view larger picture |
| Bout
1: Russell vs. Tom (Tom wins?) |
Tom's prior opponents did not fare well here |
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| Bout
2: Danielle vs. Amanda (Amanda wins?) |
Danielle vs. Amanda |
Amanda: Muddy, but still standing? |
| Bout
3: Coach vs. Rupert (Coach wins) |
Clearly, if only Rupert hadn't broken his toe... |
An apparently victorious Coach |
How do you like this roar? Huh? |
More roaring |
| Bout
4: Parvati vs. Candice (? wins?) |
Must... resist... easy... joke... |
Candice drives Parvati off the platform... |
...and both end up in the mud. Score? |
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| Bout
5: Tyson vs. JT (JT wins?) |
Battle of the Tocantins-ers, JT dominant |
Battle of the Tocantins-ers, Tyson dominant |
| Bout
6: Jerri vs. Cirie (Jerri wins?) |
Cirie takes on Jerri |
Cirie takes on Jerri, continued |
| Bout
7: Boston Rob vs. Colby (Colby wins) |
A temporarily clean Boston Rob |
Colby faces off with Boston Rob |
Boston Rob: Down, but not out |
Muddy Boston Rob |
Muddy Boston Rob connects with (Colby?) |
Muddy Boston Rob, shoving |
Colby shoving someone (Rob?) |
Heroes win immunity! (?) |
| Bout
8: Randy vs. James (James wins, duh) |
Randy awaits a thumping |
In your face, old man! |
Oh, James won. Randy lost. Amazing. |
James engages in some gentlemanly taunting |
| Sideline
shots |
Pre-muddy Boston Bob |
Spare tuppence, guvnah? |
Rupert, on the sidelines, gets the last roar |
Post-challenge celebration? |
So
who wins? According to spoilers (including those above), the boot comes
from the Villains tribe, meaning the Heroes win the
third IC. So that's why Rupert looks so happy. Not to
mention Candice.
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