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For 39 days, 16 castaways were stranded in Asia.  Every 3 days on the island became a 1-hour show.  The first contestant eliminated pockets $2500.  Each successive eliminated contestant wins more money, through the next-to-last Survivor, who receives $100,000.  The final Survivor wins a million dollars!

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Who are we kidding here? Let's be blunt - this episode is not about who goes this week - we all know, barring immunity, Jake is gone. This episode is all about the plotting, planning and scheming for the episodes to come - and let's see if we can get any insight from the games people play.

We also all know that Brian and Clay have the strongest bond with everyone left. This past episode, Ted realized just how strong that bond was when Brian took Clay - instead of Ted (who thought HE had the bond with Brian). Now the women should be smelling this and should be allying themselves with either Jake or the now disillusioned Ted - but are they smart enough to?

Here are the people that Jake needs to bond with - a batty woman who buries repulsive dead things, a navy woman who'd rather hang out with the men than the batty woman who buries dead repulsive dead things, and a man that the women think will be bumping and grinding with them if he gets too close. Now that I think about it, my money is on Brian and Clay.

But the focus is not on that - it's on Jake, and the speech that he made to save his bacon. Helen put it to the point, 'Clay didn't like it because it's the truth - Jake works harder than Clay'. Clay vents at Jake - and then smiles about it afterwards. Ted is noticeably concerned and the lightbulb may finally be going off that he is not safe as long as both him and Brian are still on the island.

'31 days - and we're physically whooped'. says Clay. In the morning we get to see the tired people who look depressed and hungry...awwwww....NOT. You are all guaranteed five digit prize money, one of you is getting $100,000 and one of you is winning a million bucks - I'd be damn happy to be guaranteed to be one of the final six - let's get to the reward challenge!

And just in time - here comes the tree mail . They are excited over a can of rice - and the poem that follows -

This food is luxury - you need nourishment at least
so gather your appetite for it's time to feast
This one will give you a smile, maybe a tear to your eye
What an experience so at least give it a try

They get the can of rice, and they are all happy about it. Say, have we had the icky eating challenge yet this season? We haven't? And the food is representing the challenge, eh? Hmmmmm...

Uncle Jeffy comes down - and It's time to bring out the reward, which is:

Helen's husband Jim
Ted's brother, Alwon
Brian's wife, CC
Jake's wife, Jenny
Clay's wife, Linda (I'm sure she can't wait to hear all the lovely anti-women comments from him)
Jan's son, Jeff


So they are the reward - 24 hours worth of a person staying at the island. The losers get nothing, and they escort them off of the island. That's mean, Jeff. Here comes the challenge and sure enough, Jeff is going to stay mean. 'Would you eat the bugs and insect if it means spending a day with your loved one?...But that's not the question - the question is - would they? Are they willing to eat bugs and insects to be with you?'

That's a nice little twist on the game - the cast doesn't do it - the loved ones have to. You know what else would be cool? You bring them back for the immunity challenge, and whoever wins that not only gets immunity, but the relative gets AN ADDITIONAL VOTE at Tribal Council. How's that for breaking up a tie at the Final Four?

But we digress - Here we go - you have a set of courses for people to eat, if you can't eat it, your gone. Whoever is left gets to spend the next 24 hours with their loved one, and we get to see 15 minutes worth of mush. Awwwwwwbarf.

First up - a spoonful or red ants and flying ants. All of them munch them down, no problem. Next up - a water roach. 5 of them do it - but C.C. can't and Brian's wife is out. C.C. has been the first relative tossed from the island.

Next up - LIVE grubs. THis one is timed 0 the first 2 people move on to the final. I guess a LOT of time was spent on the first 2 meals. Jim and Jenny get it done first, so it's down to Jake's and Penny's spouses.

Course number 4 - Boiled Tarantula. You have one minute to get it down. Here's another twist - if the minute is done, and neither of them finish it, then no one gets to see a relative. Helen is commanding Jim to eat it. He does - and so does Jenny.

The final round - a scorpion. First person to eat it wins. Helen is begging with Jimmy to get it down - and he does so first. Helen wins, and Jenny barfs all over the place. But it's ok, Jenny, you may be getting to see your husband Jake very very soon - in around 60 hours.

But it's all about Jim - and he and Helen sit in the 'Honeymoon Tent', which has been designated by everyone else. The next morning, Jim and Helen go out to get water - and to discuss strategy. Jim - 'She didn't come here to come in third'.

Helen - 'I trust Brian - I don't trust Clay. Can I flip Brian, can I flip Jan, can I flip Ted and get Clay out?' Smart thinking by Helen - the question is - can she pull it off?

So Jim leaves - and mail arrives.
Thinks outside the box.
Pieces may fall in place
Or you may be the next to go
If you fail to win this race


This is a must win for Jake - and he knows it. He is drawing inspiration from Jenny, who tried so hard to get the win - and now Jake says that he will take this to get the win.

And the challenge is quite square - or cube, to be exact. 8 pieces of cube is lying on the beach, and whoever creates the cube first wins and gets immunity. Just to play with everyone's emotions even more, Jeff brings the relatives. The loved ones get to be the partners as they are tied together. The first group that completes the cube has the contestant getting immunity.

Interesting little plan when Brian tells CC that 'I have a plan' and even more interesting when he says it next to Ted. Did he hear it? If he did hear it, he now has the power to do something about it. Jake and Jenny play the role once again of close but no cigar - Ted and Alwon complete the challenge first and Ted gets immunity. Jake says good-bye to Jenny - and it may as well be 'Don't go anywhere, I'll be seeing you in a day or so.'

Back to camp, as we see Marc Burnett trying to do everything to make this remotely interesting. 'It was one of those things that I had to go and try to win immunity...but it doesn't matter...it's all about love...and it's special to experience 33 days in a cave on the beach without your loved one...you can experience it when you're back.' Spoken like a defeated contestant.

Helen trusts Brian to a fault - and suggests to Brian to for a threesome to get rid of Ted and Clay. 'This is where practical, logical business sense comes into mind' says Brian. We all know this week that Jake is toast - but this is the layout for next week - it looks like your 2 candidates for expulsion could be Clay - or Helen. Because if Brian yaps to Clay, the men may decide to take Helen out now instead of later - and get rid of the one person who could screw people up.

But despite CBS's attempt for suspense - you'd have to think - could it possibly be anyone other than Jake? Clay doesn't think so - he votes for him. 'Positivity goes a long long way, my friend' says Brian - and he could only be talking about Jake.

So the red herring is gone - and this is a fait accompli. Only one big surprise this episode - did anyone really think that it would be anyone else? The tribe goes 5-1 and Jake's lone dissenting vote goes to Jan. Jan? Maybe that was the surprise of the episode - that Jake was so inherently dumb that he completely forsaken the only people that could have saved him - the ladies. So we have has 7 straight Sook Jais voted off. Maybe the biggest surprise is that from episode 4 to 11, we see the complete destruction of perhaps the strongest tribe ever.