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So - we are all one big happy family, now that we got rid of the last outsider, right? Wrong. Ken and Shii Ann are talking about how devious Penny is. 'I know her M.O....I bet I know how she was i in high school; says Ken. Shii Ann agrees 'You go into a merge - he's going to be strong - he's going to be a huge target.' that was describing Ken - and she and Ken say that they have each other's back. Meanwhile, Penny and Erin are talking on why they didn't vote out Shii Ann on the last vote. This is hardly a tribe united.

But that was last night - we get some paint this morning - and th obligatory tree mail.

A different color per person adorn yourselves well
Show some personality - cause you can never tell
Use only one color, don't share with a friend
Take pride in your artistry - it will pay off in the end

So we get some good old fashion body paint. We all pick one color and paint ourselves with it - and we go to see Uncle Jeffy. So we are told that each of us matches with the same color as someone from the other tribe. We then pair off in matching colors.

Red -Clay and Shii Ann
Yellow - Erin and Ted
Purple - Helen and Ken
Light Blue - Jake and Jan
Orange - Penny and Brian


2 of the couples also get a note - one couple goes to Sook Jai's camp, the other group goes to Chuay Gahn's camp. Shii Ann/Clay go to Chuay Gahn, while Helen/Ken go to Sook Jai.

Ken and Helen go to Sook Jai, and he padlocks his lips. 'I didn't tell her much because she is my enemy.' Shii Ann's lips, on the other hand, are apparently made of play-doh - and Clay is listening and taking notes. That could be the downfall of Sook Jai, since Clay is already talking wheeling and dealing with Shii Ann - have her and Jake come over to Chuay Gahn.

That could be not only the dumb-ass move of the episode, but the dumb-ass move of the game for our tribe. Shii Ann wasn't treated like a full fledged member, and she felt like she was the fifth person in the group of five. This may be her way of staying in the game - or it may be her ticket to not make the jury.

Jeff tells the four ambassadors that they need to decide what camp they will be living at - and they all decide to move to Chuay Gahn. All of our stuff is waiting for us on Chuay Gahn - along with a whole smorgasbord of food. We also created a new name - Chuay Jai - which is around the dumbest name that I could have thought of. Shii Ann is actually smiling again - she took a lot of flack from Robb and took a lot of flack from Penny, and she feels like the other tribe is treating her like a family.

Penny is notably, and justifiably concerned. Especially when Shii Ann is venting to everyone at Chuay Gahn about how badly she has been treated by Sook Jai for the past 18 days. Ted welcomes Shii Ann into the new tribe and the seeds are already starting to be planted for the end of Sook Jai.

We got to have some booze tonight - which was probably not the best thing in the world for some of the new tribes mates - specifically Jan and Brian. Brian loses his cookies and Jan is showing everyone exactly how many marbles she has left - mainly one.

The next morning, Brian is still suffering from motion sickness - but is still working on Shii Ann - and she, in another extroardinary dumb move, decides to tell Ken about that she may be aligning with Chuay Gahn to vote Penny off. This, of course, will give Chuay Gahn the advantage, and they can just start picking off Sook Jais one by one. 'She's making an outcast of herself from both tribes' warns Ken.

More tree mail - must be for immunity -
Paradise or prison - its home for right now
There's legends of convicts here on Teri Tau
Immunity is your freedom, but only if you can escape
For tribal council is waiting, to seal your certain fate.

The immunity is now individual, right? Wrong. Ahhh - here's the nasty assumption. 'You said merge - I certainly didn't anything to give you that impression, didn't I?' - everyone all assumed that they were one tribe - that's not the case - Jeff said that two tribes would be living on the same beach - and that's what he meant. There are still two tribes, and the immunity is a tribal one.

This radically changes the game for Shii Ann - it is a MUST win for her, because the team knows that she is going to switch sides. If they lose, they are going to get rid of benedict Shii Ann.

Here's the challenge - both teams are shackled up and are in separate prisons. There are 15 keys attached on posts, around 10-15 feet away. The teams need to use their brains to figure out how to get the keys into their jail, unshackle everyone, and then dig a hole under the jail to get themselves out with all 15 keys. If Sook Jai loses, they get rid of Shii Ann. If Sook Jai wins, then Shii Ann will turn on them next episode and they will get voted out one by one anyway.

It's now the race to get keys - and it's neck and neck - but Chuay Gahn will get the keys first - and they are digging holes while we are getting the last key. We do get all of our keys - but it's way too late for that - and we lose.

This is the 'Jumping the Shark' moment for the team, and for the series. Like the teams before it, we will go down in flames, because of internal squabbling - and in this case, Shii Anne is toast. Ken will be next, Penny and Erin (or Erin and Penny) and finally Jake. It will be a 5 team Chuay Gahn romp - and we now know why CBS has been hyping this up - there is no surprises like Survivor 4, and the next four episodes will be the Fall of the Sook Jai empire, and I already feel drowsiness going on around me. Yawwwwwn.

Tribal Council time, and at least Shii Ann makes a logical point to keep her around - everyone knows how she was treated by them - if they want any chance of showing that they are not the meanie-heads that Shii Ann says that they are, they will let her stay and get rid of Penny. If not, there will be no way to persuade Chuay Gahn to not pick them off. The tribe does not buy it, and they vote unanimously to get rid of Shii Ann.

So what now? Sook Jai better hope that there is another tribal challenge - because if there isn't, they are officially toast. There is no way that Chuay Gahn will give up their man advantage, since they are all united as a group. The she-devil does have her horns out, and her vengeance will be served - her targets, Penny and Erin will get their just deserts, because neither of them will win the game - but then again, neither will any of the Sook Jais.