Hello Trashies! I hope you had a great weekend. I’m sorry this recap is a bit late. I had a bit of a busy weekend, but I’m here now. So, let’s get started!
Previously, a grave tragedy happened at Tribal Council:
I’m still in recovery.
We join the tribe after Tribal Council. Abi congratulates everyone for voting off Joe. She snots that “payback’s a bitch.” Payback for what? Being a strong player? Being good at challenges? Having luxurious curls? God, she’s the worst. BK adds to the self-righteous vibe and says “now we all have an equal chance at winning challenges.” I don’t know why she thinks that Joe’s departure suddenly creates a level playing field, but whatever. Jeremy stays quiet while Spencer joins the “let’s hate on Joe” crew. Keith tells us he had no idea there was gonna be a blindside. Last he heard, the guys were gonna vote off Tasha. That would explain the random single vote for her last week. The tribe hashes out who voted for whom, and Tasha tells us that Keith now has “a target on his back” (I’m getting sick of that phrase) for having the gall to vote for her.
The next morning, Jeremy awkwardly high-fives BK for making it this far in the game. Next, he takes a walk with Spencer along the beach. Damn, these guys have dropped some weight. Spencer looks like he could blow away in a stiff breeze:
Anyway, Spencer is “deeply concerned” about the numbers now that Joe is gone. Jeremy says he has extreme buyer’s remorse. They agree they need to split up the rumored Galliance and get Tasha and Kimmi on their side. Spencer tells us he’s sticking to his plan to take Jeremy and Tasha to the final three unless Tasha turns.
After the credits, it’s time for the reward challenge. Each player will be attached to a rope and race through some obstacles while unspooling the rope. When they think they have enough slack in the rope, they’ll build a bridge thingy, walk across it, then use small sandbags to knock a bunch of wooden blocks off a table. First to complete it gets a trip back to the temple they visited on the first day. They’ll be blessed by monks, fed “beautiful food,” and then spend the night in the temples. There’s no mention of a shower, which would mean more to me than a blessing, but that’s probably just me. Well, me and Abi:
Jeff tells us that this challenge made its debut in season 29, and Keith nailed it. They start the race. Pretty much everyone, except Abi, manages to gather enough rope and build their bridges at about the same speed. Jeremy doesn’t have enough rope and has to go back to get more. He falls through his bridge on his way. Keith starts slinging sandbags. The energy in this tribe is so low. Everyone is pretty much running on fumes at this point. Spencer fails at “rope management” and has to go back for more. It’s too late because Keith wins the challenge. He picks BK to join him on the reward since she let him enjoy BBQ with Big D. Jeff tells him to choose one more person. Keith can’t even look at the group. He chooses Spencer to join them. Jeff asks Keith why he chose Spencer. Keith explains that Jeremy has a solid marriage with Val. Why does that matter??? Then, he points to Tasha and says, “And uh…I can’t think of her name anymore…Tasha, yeah, Tasha had her cousin….” OMG. I have no idea where Keith is going with this, but I LOVE IT.
Finally, Keith gets to his point: Spencer didn’t get to enjoy the BBQ reward with the adorable girlfriend he doesn’t deserve. He doesn’t say that exactly, but for some reason Keith feels sorry for Spencer. Keith is barely coherent at this point and is just stringing words together that make no sense. I think he desperately needs some food and sleep. Jeff asks Tasha why she’s pissed. She claims she’s fine and that being stuck at camp with nothing can be “just as advantageous” as going on a reward. Ha! Nice try, girl. Jeff dismisses everyone.
After the break, we join the losers back at camp. Jeremy quietly cooks some rice while Tasha, Kimmi and Abi bitch about Keith. Abi tells us she knows she’s a goat, but she’s focussed on making it six more days. She says it’s fun to be the villain and watch the tribe members struggle to stay in the game. It’s funny how she thinks she’s even on par with someone like Hantz. The women pick up on Jeremy’s discomfort. Tasha asks him what the problem is. He does a terrible job of trying to convince them he feels fine and trusts them. Jeremy tells us he just wants to make it to the finals so he can plead his case to the jury. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that’s when he’ll reveal his wife is expecting.