Episode 7, Ibrehem's Torch is Extinguished

Koror win Reward and Immunity ('sound familiar?); at Tribal Council Ulong votes off Ibrehem.

After the recap of last episode: Ulong have moved to the cave. Stephenie tries to boost their spirits by saying that maybe they're a second half team. Once again she says how shocked and embarrassed that she is to lose so many times, but she's done the best that she could. Ibrehem says that they're more like a group of friends than a tribe.

Over on Koror Ian hauls a giant clam out of the ocean. He estimates that it had 6 to 7 pounds of meat in it. They place the bloody clam shells in the water and it attracts a shark. Gregg and Ian grab their spears and go after it, but they miss it and Ian cuts his foot (on a nail on the outrigger canoe I think). However Tom (left) kills a shark with a machete (you read that correctly, a machete). It wasn't really shown, but it sounds like he slashed it with the machete and then grabbed it by the tail. Privately Ian says he was briefly the hero until Tom one-upped him in the food department. Tom tells us that "the cat's out of the bag" to the others regarding his strength. After Tom got the shark Coby confides in us that he and Gregg sort of looked at each as if to say "now it's gonna be hard to get rid of Tom."

Reward Challenge
Competition: S O S signal building contest
Reward: an air dropped food crate
competing for Koror: Gregg, Caryn, and Katie

Survivor fans have seen this competition before. Each tribe has to build an S O S signal to be viewed from a plane. An impartial judge (in this case, a certified jump master) then decides which tribe did the better job and wins reward. The judge said that Ulong had a nice signal (the burnt wood and leaves was a good contrast to the white beach) but it was too close to the jungle so you had to be right overhead to see it. Koror had a bigger signal that was closer to the water, so Koror wins Reward! Caryn (left) cries tears of joy and toasts "to a great tribe." They won three bottles of red wine, MREs (meals ready to eat - army food) and more fishing equipment (like they really need any of this).

At Koror several people are shown talking about the Gregg-Jenn relationship. Alone at the water hole, Gregg and Jenn talk amongst themselves. She thinks it's a "non-issue" (is she really that naive?). Gregg seems worried about how the others see them and him being distracted by her. She says Gregg thinks about the game "all of the time" (oh, he never has time for me, he's always trying to win a million dollars). Coby tells us he really doesn't care about them as long as they keep their word with him (like that's something not to worry about). Tom is concerned, he says their relationship could "throw a monkey wrench" into the game. At Ulong the three of them are out in the outrigger canoe and Bobby Jon comes up with a giant clam and a decent sized black fish.

Immunity Challenge
Competition: floating puzzle
competing for Koror: Coby, Janu, and Jennifer

The puzzle was 8 squares (each about two feet long) in a frame big enough for nine such squares (three by three) floating in the water. The missing space allows the other squares room to be moved around. Each square has part of the big picture (in this case a star) and must be manipulated to form the complete star. First tribe to do so wins Immunity.

Each tribe got to have one person standing on a platform to direct the other two. Coby (left) did the honors for Koror and Bobby Jon (right) for Ulong. After 30 minutes Jeff Probst noted that Ulong hadn't made much progress, Koror was about half way there, and Janu was having a hard time. Stephenie takes over for Bobby Jon and they start to make some headway. Unfortunately it was too late. At an hour fifteen minutes Jeff Probst notes that Koror are almost done. Shortly thereafter Koror wins Immunity!

At Ulong it seems like Stephenie (left) is in real danger of being voted off. Bobby Jon tells her he's not sure how he'll vote. She even goes to Ibrehem and says to him that she'll vote for Bobby Jon if he wants her too but Ibrehem is noncommittal. (Don't tell me my Stephenie is going to be voted off!)


Ulong at Tribal Council (Jeff Probst apologizes for his raspy voice)
(paraphrased)
Probst: You had trouble with the Immunity challenge. Who decided who the caller would be?
Bobby Jon: We all decided together that I'd do it.
Probst: You've been beaten by all of Koror not just the same 3 or 4 of them, but combinations of all of them.
Bobby Jon: It hasn't been fun. It's not like we are trying to lose.
Probst: Tonight has to be rough for you all since you're more than a tribe, you're friends.
Bobby Jon: Yes, we all depend on each other. We have a good camp life.
Probst: Bobby Jon why would you vote for Stephenie?
Bobby Jon: She's a threat, she's strong and smart.
Probst: Ibrehem what would you say to change their minds (if they're thinking of voting for you)?
Ibrehem: I'm loyal and honest.
Probst: Stephenie what are you basing your vote on?
Stephenie: Who can help me out but I'm real worried.
Probst: Bobby Jon are you worried?
Bobby Jon: Yes, I'm vulnerable.

Time to vote:
Ibrehem is voted off 2 votes to 1. Stephenie got the lone vote.

Alliances
Ulong are just about finished. They each have no hope to win this thing, even if they were to merge they are horribly outnumbered by Koror. The Gregg (left) and Coby Soft Alliance seems to be holding or at least Coby thinks it is since he mentioned it tonight.

Heroes & Villains
I still like Stephenie but she can't last much longer - two, three weeks tops. Koror has been real cocky lately so I'm not that happy with any of them. For example: before Immunity Bobby Jon said they caught a fish but that he was afraid of sharks. This got Koror laughing at Ulong. Afraid of sharks? Tom here killed one this afternoon, ha ha ha! I can't wait until Koror have to start voting off people.

Official Episode Title: The Great White Shark Hunter

Won Reward: Koror
(wine, food, fishing equipment)

Immunity: Koror

Voted Off: Ibrehem

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