(Stephanie and Bobby-John not shown)
It seems like the sponsors of this show are in a hurry to end it. Not that I blame them too much, but hey, it is hot down there in Guatemala! Personally, I'd like to see how this cast of "survivors" would deal with a hurricane like the one that hit Guatemala a few weeks after this show was in the can and everybody was safe at home. THAT would be yer Survivor!
Anyway, the show started as usual with a recap of the previous episode and then we were into a bit of the politics of the six member YAXHÁ (ya sha) Tribe. Three of the original tribe and three of the former NAKÚM Tribe trying to make a go of it in the tropical hell called Guatemala.
This takes up about two minutes of banal conversation and then we arrive in "the clearing" for:
Before anything can get going, Jeff announces that things will be different this week. No matter who wins reward, BOTH tribes will be sending someone home tonight. The winners of the Reward Challenge (a well stocked barbecue and beer fest) will stick around for an inter-tribe challenge for Personal Immunity.
Okay...
The challenge is a toughie, kinda tug 'o war in reverse. Teams of gender balanced contestants try to roll a huge scabby-skinned ball (seven feet in diameter at least) across the other team's end-line. Two guys vs. two guys. A guy and gal vs. guy and gal. Two gals vs. two gals... you get the picture. It was cool that there were trees in the rectangular course, they added a bit of uncertainty to the whole affair. Regardless, NAKÚM proves to be the stronger team, and wins reward.
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