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The episode begins at night and on the Villains tribe. They have a horrible shelter. So badly that standing under a tree would keep them more dry. While everyone lies awake at night, Rob complains in his confessional about how he’s in a tribe with lazy morons. Oddly, he even compares them to his tribes from Marquesas and All-Stars. I’ll admit that those in All-Stars were indeed morons for practically worshipping Rob and Amber, but they were far from lazy. If you rewatch All-Stars, his tribe (Chapera) was very hard working. And if we decide to look back to Marquesas, yes his tribe (Maraamu) were lazy. And psycho. But not morons. He had very smart people in his tribe. He simply chose to vote them out and keep the dumb ones longer. I’m getting sidetracked though, so moving on…

Come morning time the Villains decide to destroy their shelter and build a new one. Again. For the 5th time. Rob decides he’s the boss and everyone else is his minion workers. But when Parvati gives her opinion, showing her Parvs charm smile, it stirs an arguement. Courtney jumps in trying to explain how the new design should be. This then leads to Randy commenting on how the waitress (Courtney) knows more than the contruction worker (Rob). I believe it was an attempt at sarcasm, but Randy is annoying and not at all funny, so it’s a FAIL. In an odd turn around from Samoa, Russell actually tries to calm things. What happened to the villain America fell in hate with!? I don’t want a goody Russell! I want to see the evil Russell!

We then join the Heroes tribe doing their daily chores in their perfect camp. Stephenie decides to be a nice little helper and puts breakfast on; crisp coconut. Rupert then puts his 2 cents in, explaining how it should be cooked. Cause you know…Rupert knows all. I mean, just look back on his shelter in All-Stars, right!? Total ownage there! (Hey Randy…THAT is sarcasm. Learn it!)

This sparks a war between Rupert and Stephenie. She goes on a rant in her confessional about how annoying it is to be told what to do, but when she asked him for advice on how to do what he just told her she was doing wrong…he said no. He doesn’t want to interfere. What!? Rupert! You just wow me, but not in the good way. Rupert then gets the chance to rant in his own confessional about how he thinks Steph needs to go. He has no valid reason. I just think he hates the competition. No, not in Survivor. In the hearts of America. Rupert is the most loved male Survivor of all time, according to official Survivor polls. Steph is the most loved female. Rupert is selfish and wants all the love for himself. Rupert! Sweety! America has enough love to go around, bro!

Back at the Villains tribe, Rob goes out for a water break. On his way out he admits to Sandra that he’s feeling weak and dizzy. While in the jungle, Rob passes out. Lucky for him Jerri was following. Not sure why though. Maybe she’s stalking him? She runs to get help. Medical then comes in and checks him out. There’s no response at first, but he does wake. They give him a bottle of water, but he can’t even hold it up to his mouth. After a full check out, getting hydrated and taking a break long enough to gain his strength Rob stands and returns to camp. But not before having an emotional break down with Probst, realizing he’s conflicted on how to play the game; the villain role that brought him here or the good guy he’s grown into through the years. Getting married and having a baby girl has made him more of a good guy and less of the villain we’re used to him being.

It’s then time for the Immunity Challenge!

Wait. No Reward Challenge!? I is sad now! But wait! It’s a combo! The winning tribe also gets a tarp, rope and nails.

Those who watched Tocantins should recognize this challenge. Each tribe has 6 human sized crates that they must run out then roll back to their mat, 2 members at a time. Once a tribe has all of their crates, they then need to place all crates in a specific order to form a staircase that will allow them to reach the top of a platform. If done correctly, their tribe name should be visible on the sides of the staircase.

Since only 6 members will partake from each tribe, Villains were asked to sit out 2 members and Heroes sat out 1. Courtney and Randy sat out for the Villains and Rupert for the Heroes. What!? I’m not seeing what Rupert is bringing to this game. He failed in the first Challenge, did nothing in the second challenge and is now sitting out of the third.

The Heroes totally dominate the first half of this challenge. They have a large lead and have decided as a tribe that JT is the “voice” of the tribe. Everyone is to listen to him and only him. JT doesn’t do that good a job of leading them. The Villains tribe place 4 of their crates before the heroes even get their 3rd in place.

The Heroes tribe backtrack when JT is looking for an “R”. Colby is the first to point at a crate that has an “R” and tells everyone to move it. Sadly, the crate he chose was already in its correct spot, so they essentially move it out of place to give it to JT. When JT realizes this he gets irritated. But not nearly as much as James, who begins to get rude and loud during the challenge. Still convinced Colby was correct about the crate, Stephenie tries her best to convince the tribe it’s the wrong piece. James yells at her in retaliation. “One voice! One voice!” By this time the Villains have already won and the challenge is over.

In a confessional, James compares Stephenie to being kryptonite and him being a super hero. Yeah. Sure you are, buddy.

Back at camp, JT tries to take responsibility for losing the puzzle section since he was the “voice” for it. However, everyone was like “No, you were perfect. It’s other people’s fault!” UGH! Not another JT worshipping season, please!? This is all followed by James yelling at everyone at camp for losing and not listening to JT. My nephew once threw a tantrum like that. His mother smacked him on his tush and sent him to his bedroom.

Not much occurs over at the Villains camp, except everyone seems to be trying to catch fish. To prove he’s mightier than thou, Russell tries catching a chicken. And succeeds! Where in the world are these chickens coming from!?

Chicken Count!

James then runs around telling everyone that Stephenie needs to be voted out. He uses the fact that she was the last of her old tribe in Palau (Ulong) as a negative. What happened to James? In both China and Micronesia he was lovable. Boring, but still lovable. Now he’s crueler than the actual Villains are!

Lines are drawn in the sand. It’s Colby/Steph/Tom vs. JT/Amanda/James/Rupert, with Cirie and Candice as the deciding factor. In hopes of convincing Cirie to side with them, Stephenie makes a deal that once it’s down to them 5 she’ll side with Cirie and Candice. Steph also points out that if she is indeed voted out tonight then Cirie will be next to go.

Cirie and Candice sneak off alone and discuss what they should do. They make it official that the 2 of them should stick together. Nothing more is really revealed in this brief moment, so let’s jump to…

Tree House Tribal Council!

Again, JT tries to take the blame for the loss, which fails. People are in love with JT too much. When asked about him being frustrated, James then attacks Stephenie. No lie! He flat out attacks her, first claiming that she is the cause for their loss. He then backtracks, saying he said “ya’ll”. But then Colby and Tom come to her defense, calling James out as a bully.

So it now comes down to Cirie and Candice. Will they side with Tom/Colby/Steph to vote out Amanda? Or will they side with Amanda/James/Rupert/JT to vote Stephenie out?

In the end it’s 6-3…

As she leaves, Stephenie says to the tribe: “Just some advice. Next time ya’ll lose a challenge a little less cursing off your tribe might help.” Per usual, James then needs to have the last word. He responds by telling her to keep her mouth shut.

After being voted out of the game, Stephenie revealed in an interview with PEOPLE on what wasn’t shown during the show. In the interview she reveals that JT (aka the “One Voice”) was stumped during the puzzle part of the challenge and wasn’t giving orders for most of it. Instead of standing and waiting, it was actually Candice who took the reigns to get things moving. However, when James started to get loud Candice went into verbal hiding, leaving Colby and Steph to receive James’s rage.

In a shocking interview with Zap2it, Stephenie reveals that not only did most of the cast not know who Russell even was…they weren’t even allowed to ask him about it!! Nor was he allowed to volunteer information! This surprises me because it shows that the producers wanted everyone in the dark, ensuring Russell had an unfair advantage in the game.

And that’s what happened in Episode 2. Leave a comment, telling me what you guys think. Whose side would you have been on? Steph’s or James’s? Do you think Cirie and Candice chose the right side or no? Why or why not?

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