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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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Before we begin, let's just get all the Transformers jokes out of the way. I'll allow you all time to do so.

(allowed time)

Okay, let's begin.

Day 16: Our Saviors!

Someone out there has to have thought that Matt's days were numbered. Someone who sees pleasure in brushing their teeth once every 16 days has certainly got to be on the chopping block for something. "Coming over here was a huge change for the better. I felt like my head was on the chopping block while I was at Tambaqui with Rob." But as he is oft-to forget, Rob's still right on his heels, watching, waiting... joking after brushing his teeth. "Does anybody want to make out with me right now?" Hmm... Let's backtrack here to day 14:

Rob: "I'm going to wait before I attempt any proposition to any of the girls, but should Shawna or Jenna walk around naked, I promise that I will not cast a vote in their direction until after the merger."

Two days. Not a heckuva long wait, really.

Back to day 16, where Deena is unbelievably rattled by the new tribe. "I just absolutely adore them", despite obvious differences, she quips. Matt quotes on those differences, saying that differences can be deceiving.

Meanwhile, over at the corner o'love, Shawna takes great joy in stroking Alex's hair, not knowing what the heck's been in it. "There's definite interest in the air, there's definite flirting in the air," Alex says of his relationship with Shawna. "I'm a huge flirt, I love to flirt, especially with someone who loves to flirt also." Now let's hear Shawna's side. "I definitely want to get to know him better. He's an incredible person."

Mail call.

"Looks like your dinners are getting pretty bland.
Keep your focus and your balance and give your meals a helping hand."

R-CHALLENGE: Log Jam (for garlic, lemons, spices, and a basket of fruit).

Simply put, it's a log-rolling contest. First team to five wins. It all comes down to Christy and Jenna. Christy outlasts the blabbermouth to win the bounty of food accentuations for Tambaqui.

Later that day: Amazon bathing, part 2.

Jaburu has a collective funk of "Lost... feel dirty... must scrub harder..." So they head for the creek to wash off their loss. Okay, friends. Remember those Women Powers that Jenna referred to in episode 1? Well they come into play TODAY, as Alex, Rob, and Matt get bathed by two beauties and one Deena. Not to mention complimenting Jenna on her now famous-yet-standing-on-its-own leopard prints. Surprisingly the most perverse comment came from Shawna: "I think guys think about bathing in an Amazonian river with three half-dressed women."

It's as if she's reading my mind, y'all.

Meanwhile, in non-bathing activities, Rob begins to notice that his compatriot Alex is losing momentum. "He's become less about winning and more about making friends, which is stupid because he could've stayed home and made a bunch of friends." Enter Deena. Rob admits to a future turning of the tables and wants to include Deena in that plan. "Deena is as hungry as I am, and she is the kind of person that nobody would suspect that I would have anything in common with," said Rob. And so, we have alliance number two: the Rob and Deena alliance.

BUT! Then he decides that he needs Matthew as well! Enter alliance #3: The Rob and Matt alliance. It's time to play Amazonian To Tell The Truth. Number one is Shawna and Alex. Number two is Deena and Rob. Number three is Matt and Rob. So who's being played?

Rob: "Matthew has no idea that he is being played by myself. The guy is a complete idiot and has no concept of what's going on in this game around him. I don't know if Matthew believes he's a threat. I know for a fact that he's a physical threat. And as soon as he stops catching fish or doing what we tell him to, he's out."

If you guessed number three, you made the right call. See Gordon about your free GSNN t-shirt.

Night 16: Where's Chuck Woolery when you need him?

Shawna decides to play the Dating Game.

Alex: Shopping, climbing, and picnic lunch.

Matt: Chauffeured limo to a beautiful hill with an "unparalleled view".

Rob: Christmas in New York. It's a Wednesday, meaning it's a Broadway matinee and then iceskating at Rockefeller Center.

Winner: Rob. Yay, Rob.

Day 17: Absosmegginglutely nothing happened, so we move onward to...

Day 18: Come... Feel the love.

Matt decides to use Shawna's firm tummy as a pillow, much to Alex's chagrin. But to even it out, Shawna uses Alex's firm tummy as a pillow. Deena's POV: "Shawna isn't working Matt as much as she's working Alex. But she's flirtatious with Matt. But anyone who gets together with another exclusively poses a threat to me." Bottom line: one of you is heading for a heartbreak.

Mail call again!

"Feeding Frenzy! Are you up to the task? Who's more voracious three more days will last."

Symbolic statement: Burnett's got a bone to pick. Or at least a mastodonic side of beef.

I-CHALLENGE: Piranha feast

The Survivors must chow down on a side of beef. And by chow down, we mean chewing off a hunk of meat from a larger hunk of meat and spitting out said hunk onto a scale. Whoever had the most meat by weight at the end of ten minutes wins Uglybob Nopants. We start with several pecks at the beef coupled with some wise strategy. A few hunks of beef later and each tribe has about nine kilos of prime hunk. But Tambaqui is on the sweeter side of nine, sending the Jaburu to Immunity.

Later that day: the calm before the storm.

Basically, everyone says that they don't want to go. The rest is silence. The silence carries over to...

Night 18: Tribal council.

Jeff notices the awkward pause moment to enter the monolith. Shawna breaks the silence, saying that no one wants to be there, citing the chemistry. Alex wishes he met Shawna outside the game. Deena lets loose about the "sexual heat" between the two, as well as the "positive energy". Matt relishes his role as provider, citing needing to keep their energy up. Rob says his role is to entertain and keep energy and morale up. Shawna has turned 180 from weak to empowered, and "it feels like a game". She says she's in it for the long haul. For someone, the long haul ends tonight. Here is the vote:

Rob: SHAWNA - "I think you're a really nice person, and you put what's good for others before what's good for you. Unfortunately, that's what makes you a horrible 'Survivor' player."

Alex: MATT - "Later on down the line, you will be a threat and... we'll see what happens."

So far, deadlocked between Matt and Shawna. The rest of the count...

Shawna: MATT Matt: SHAWNA Deena: SHAWNA Jenna: SHAWNA

The love affair is over. Shawna, THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN.