Episode 7: "Head of the Snake"
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In which the real Tribal Council intrigue is what Jeff Probst is wearing ... or not wearing, as the case may be.
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Hi, I'm Spencer. You may remember me from such pre-merge episodes as 'The One Where Garrett Got Blindsided' and 'The One Where I Lost at Basketball to an NBA Dude'. The merge is coming, so I'm about to either be in the driver's seat, or go UTR. One of the two. -
Top three out of the top six, as far as you suckers know! High five! -
Okay! Top six, everyone! Put your hands in! Kass, where are you? -
Who me? I'm still here. Glad you noticed! -
Merge is coming. We have the numbers unless somebody flips. Who's playing that ominous background music? Cut it out! -
Sarah departs, revealing a smiling Kass. No foreshadowing to see here, move along. -
Seriously, why wouldn't Kass trust me? I told Alexis 'no fingers crossed or anything, it's Jeremiah.' See? My word is my bond -
How dare you not trust me? I will 100% get back to you guys with my alliance decision before Tribal Council. Or possibly at. -
Inferno burning. Burning! What? It's a reflection in my glasses. Come on. It's not symbolic of anything. -
I feel a strange disturbance in the Force. It's probably just the merge. Or our diet of 99% coconut. -
We got treemail! Woo! -
At Camp Solana, everything is perfect. Even the lens flares are purple. Well, that was fun. Now leave. -
We mean your immunity idols. Go get them. -
Solana tribe! Featuring Tony! LJ! And the rest. -
Hi, I'm LJ. You may remember me from such pre-merge episodes as 'The One Where I Found the Idol' and 'The Ones Where I Did the Puzzles'. The merge is coming, so I'm about to either be in the driver's seat, or go UTR. Or maybe both. -
See? I found an idol! Me! -
'Hello to my little friend.' -
Well, the merge is upon us. Time to hide Spencer. -
Hooray! We're merging! We can stop pretending to be friends now. -
Again, driver's seat or UTR. -
Grime of the ancient mariner. -
Yes, of course. Look at all the paddles. -
Uh, Trish? You're getting in the way of our shot of LJ. Sigh, let's re-shoot. -
Hey guys! Here are all the pillows and junk we looted two days ago. No hard feelings, right? -
By hugging me, you're not sucking the narrative focus out of me, are you? Trish? Why can't anyone hear me? -
Um, wasn't Alexis on this tribe? Has anyone seen her? Hello? -
Not now, we have treemail to read. -
Are we one tribe, or two? It's a mystery, accompanied by a box of buffs and a feast. -
That's good, right? -
Different powers? Can it levitate? Confer invisibility? Superhuman strength? -
I'm gonna be pretty bummed if I find this new idol and it's 'different powers' are the same ones you guys did away with 14 seasons ago. -
Oh. Bland, featureless black buffs. That's exciting. -
At least there's rum. And food. Also rum. -
You want to talk to me NOW? I've... I've... had a lot of rum. -
It's a Sarah sandwich! -
Are you gonna finish that? -
Okay, who's the anchor? -
So... uh... looked for any idols with different powers lately? No? Same. -
The camera crew suddenly remembers that Morgan is still on this show. -
Hey, Sarah, how are things going on Aparri? Wait. Don't answer, listen to me talk for five minutes first. -
Uhhhhhh... good? -
I've got the whole game... in my hands. -
Hi, I'm Jeremiah. You probably don't remember me from any pre-merge episodes. -
Jeremiah, coming up with the strategy? Wow. -
Jefra? That's a dumb idea. -
Pro tip: When people are scowling and looking away from you, they really like your suggestions. -
Everyone thinks LJ and/or Tony might have an idol, but Sarah insists we vote for one of them. Seems legit. -
Pro tip: Eh, never mind. -
Hi, I'm Trish. You may remember me from such pre-merge episodes as 'The Ones Where I Fought with Lindsey'. I'll be your new narrator. -
See? I told you! -
Wait, what about me? I was the leader of the Brains! Come back! -
Seriously! I'll encourage people to practice for challenges, or something! -
Pre-challenge lineup, merge IC. -
Mmmm, imitation gold. -
Immunity, eh? Overrated. -
Whoops, the crew just remembered that Morgan is still on this season again. -
Woo! -
Misty water-colored memories... of giant Spencer sneaking a peek at Morgan -
Probst: 'Wait... none of these people are out yet? Crank up the wind machine.' -
Always be throwing. -
It's an epidemic. -
Already forgot about Morgan again. -
Tony's elongated stance here is actually pretty clever, but it's hard to beat a surfer at balancing -
Whew -
Congrats, Woo. Only five or six more of these, and you'll be my new favorite player. No pressure. -
Tribal's a-coming. Time for some liquid decision enhancer. -
I was first out! Anti-Woo! -
Both sides want me to commit, or something, and we only have one bottle of rum left. What am I to do? -
The person that I would think would be the smartest would be Jefra. Wait, did I just say that out loud? -
Not appearing in this grouping: Kass -
We have to vote Tony. Tony, Tony, Tony. It'll work, because I have an alliance with him based on my badge. -
In which Woo attempts to levitate Tony using only his mind -
Uh, this is fun and al, you guys, but I could get Kass to flip. -
Ok! Everyone put your hands in! You too, Kass! Nice try hiding behind Spencer. -
Wait, you might be going back on our Cops-R-Us alliance? It had an R-Us right there in the name! -
Yes, I know the New Aparris might vote me out next, dummy. I have a plan for that: More rum. -
Seriously, she would violate the sanctity of an R-Us alliance? I knew I should have given her a codename! -
Same. -
The crew briefly remembers Morgan's still on the show, then promptly forgets again -
Tiny LJ and Tony listen politely to Giant Trish -
Point taken -
Why should Probst get to ruin the game? *I* want to ruin the game, too! -
Chaos imminent -
The Solarrion tribe prepares to punish whoever came up with that name, unless something else pops up -
Jeff, have you seen my #Spyshack hashtag? Seriously, I'm starting to worry about it. -
Also, has anyone seen Alexis? We thought she would be at Aparri -
I'm not going to pull it out, Spencer. This is a family show. -
Whoa -
This is an immunity idol, right, Jeff? -
It's not. I guarantee it. -
Luckily, some people thought this through -
You want a glass of wine? I love wine! Red wine? I love red wine! Same! -
You guys, this has me so excited, I'm doing the rest of Tribal without pants! I'm throwing them in the fire! -
That's a nice gesture, but I don't need covering up, Tony. Besides, it's a little small, but I have this urn and pedestal to please the censors -
Oh man, I did not want to see that. -
You guys, come on, I'm gonna go full frontal to prop up some godawful aging sitcom later this year. -
Hold up, bro. I got you covered. -
Hooray! Our long Tribal Council nightmare may end soon! Except for the things we can't unsee. -
Everyone is relieved. Except for Spencer. -
Okay, let's get back to business. Jefra: Someone drew a sad face on this ballot. It's okay to cry. -
Yes. That's exactly what I'm crying about. -
Okay, whoever wrote this down has to come sew me some new pants out of the used ballots -
Ew. Can you wait behind the pedestal, Probst? Honestly. -
Hooray! Sarah's making pants! We're saved! -
I am? I did NOT sign up for this. -
Someone should really check to see if Spencer is ok. -
Your sacrifice is our gain, Sarah. -
I dunno, half-naked Probst isn't the worst thing to happen at Tribal -
YOU talked him into doing this, Kass? -
For a rush job done with used ballots, those pants look surprisingly good, Sarah. Excellent work. -
But since you're up here, you're snuffed. Sorry. -
I don't think I can ever look at the podium again. Thanks a lot, Kass.
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