Last time, Gabby was idoled out. Welcome to the Finals Week edition of the recap.

Back at camp, Christian is convinced that Nick is against him as he should. Nick decides to pull a fast one on everyone by finding a fake idol by the raft aka the Ben spot. I feel like this move has some benefit but as we see it puts a target on your back since you have an idol. Davie is too smart for this so he is suspicious of Nick. The next morning, Davie tells Christian he wants to get out Nick. Personally I see this as the beginning of the end for the Davids. They are self destructing right before our eyes and we will end up with an all Goliath final 3. The Davids had such great unity earlier in the season but since Carl left they have been taking each other out. Maybe Carl was right.

Reward

At this challenge, They need to unravel a rope so they have enough slack to run under and over some hurdles and knock down a tower with bean bags. Guess what this challenge is called. According to the Survivor Youtube channel, this challenge is called Pole Dancing. Between this and the ball jokes later, dirty minds are having a field day with this episode. Angelina responses to survivors ready again with a Yep. This is why Angelina is a great character along with what she does after the challenge. Davie wins the helicopter trip to the MaluMalu beach club and can bring someone. He chooses Nick and he can bring one more person. Jeff offers to let anyone plead their case and of course Angelina takes the bait. She mentions the rice for the second episode in a row but her selfless act was not enough so Davie takes Kara. I laughed my ass of when Angelina brought up the rice again. Angelina gets a confessional about how she did not want to bring it up. Girl! Yes you did.

Back at camp, Angelina is pissed so she decides to make revenge rice. Angelina forgot that the rice is a rationed portion. I swear they are gonna run out again.

At the MaluMalu Beach Club, Davie gets Kara alone and tells her the Nick plan. Kara is on board and this should have been the first sign that the plan was gonna fail. Almost every plan involving Kara fails. They go back to camp and Kara tells Alison the plan. She specifically tells Alison not to tell Angelina or Mike. Next scene, Alison tells Mike the plan. Alison just stop. Mike is on the fence about it but, he is open to it. That day, Davie finds a clue to an advantage that he has to sneak away to find. That advantage is the Chris Noble idol. Davie can choose to either take the one round idol as is or play a game of chance to increase the idol’s power and risk his vote. From Ghost Island we know to always pick the left. Davie has a well-edited deliberation montage. Then, he asks God and God tells him not to play. Coming to CBS this spring, God Friended Davie. Davie made the right choice with the amount of people left in the game.

Immunity

This is the Survivor classic, ball balancing. As you can imagine Jeff has some commentary. For example, Mike’s balls starting to move, what is worse balls separating or clinging together and Davie’s balls drop at the same time. The answer to that question is balls separating… in this challenge. Mike surprisingly wins immunity and makes this season’s immunity necklace the most passed around of any immunity necklace. The winner actually gets the post challenge confessional and now that he won immunity, he is more willing to make a big move.

Back at Camp, Nick thinks the plan is Alison again. That should have been a red flag right there. Mike wants to finally get Christian out but he cannot hold the numbers. This is Mike’s episode. He is the one to mastermind a plan and try to follow through. Alison and Kara are still on board for Nick. Nick tells Davie that the idol he found at the raft is fake and Davie suddenly trusts him again and I’m disappointed with Davie. Davie is keeping around too many threats as shields. I thinks it’s too late for shields. Mike is frustrated so he tells Nick the original plan.

I think this is a decent move considering Davie cancelled the Nick plan. Nick is willing to take out Davie and I did not know who was going home at this point.

Tribal

At tribal, Alison and Davie describe voting blocs. Christian is worried since he has been voted 15 times and 19 times is the record. I fact checked this one and he is right. Laura Morett holds the record from Blood Vs. Water. It;’s time to vote. Davie plays his idol because why would you not play it. Nick tried to pull something by playing the fake then scanning the room and playing the real one. It was too cute and he ruined it by explaining what he was doing. the The person voted out is…

Quiet episode for Christian to leave. He was voted out 3-2- 2 . Let me explain who voted for who since it made no sense. Alison and Mike voted for Davie. Nick, Kara and Angelina voted for Christian. Christian and Davie voted for Alison. I don’t get it either. Christian was a likable player but, I cannot say he was a good player. He made himself a target too early, He never had much agency and he was saved by his alliance twice. Christian will come back without a doubt.

Christian was the most invisible player and I never thought that he would be invisable on his boot episode.

Next time, It’s the Finale baby! Power Rankings on Monday

Grab your stuff and head back to Camp!