Warning: Here be series-wide spoilers!

PREVIOUSLY ON SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS…

LET’S GET THIS SHOW STARTED!

The Timbira tribe have just gotten back from Tribal Council, and even though she was on the right side of voting, Erinn is left having to defend herself for getting all buddy-buddy with Candace last episode.

The others aren’t buying it, and she’s now firmly on the outs.

It’s now Day 7 at Timbira! And Jerry is pretty much starving himself because he really doesn’t want beans again. He says that it’s because he’s been dealing with a bad stomach ache the last couple of days and blames the beans.

Over at Jalapao, they’re struggling to catch even minnows with the big casting net they won.

They have much better luck with the fishing rods, and of course get stuck in.

REWARD CHALLENGE!

Each tribe will have three pairs tied together blindfolded and running through a maze, while the spare yells out instructions. They have to collect enough water to fill a container that will raise a flag. They then have to do the same again, but with corn. The first tribe with both flags up wins. The winners get a tarp, folding chairs, an umbrella, a hammock, and pillows and blankets. We also have Exile Island in play.

Debbie and Joe are our guides while everyone else is on the field. And off we go…

This challenge is fecking hilarious to watch. So much so that screencaps can’t do it justice. You’ve got blindfolded castaways bumping into things like a bunch of lost toddlers while their tribemates yell at them. So instead, I bring you the whole challenge on YouTube for you to enjoy in all its glory…

My personal highlights:

The fact that they all keep bumping into each other

Brendan and Jerry get lost while Debbie screams at them

The Timbira Train

J.T. getting a face full of corn

Debbie’s voice cracking near the end

Jalapao wins reward!

After Coach lets out a few primal screams of frustration, the tribes now have to choose who goes to Exile Island. Taj picks Brendan, and Brendan in turn picks Taj, just as they planned.

Timbira are now back at camp, and they’re not happy bunnies.

Coach and Tyson have a little riverside chat, where Coach decides to inadvertently christen Tyson as his “assistant coach”. And Tyson is LOVING it.

The power is already going to his head, so much so that he’s already entertaining the thought of being “promoted”.

Back at Jalapao, they’re now feeling very confident. And it’s a good thing that they won that tarp, because a thunderstorm is approaching.

Over at Exile Island, Brendan and Taj find another idol clue, which all but confirms to them that the Idols are at their respective camps, somewhere that is surrounded by wood.

Once night falls, Brendan discusses how it might be incredibly suspicious if just the two of them keep going to Exile Island, so they come up with an idea to create a secret “Exile Alliance” with a couple of other castaways to help find the Idols without getting caught. Brendan will go to Sierra, while Taj thinks she can bring in Stephen.

It’s Day 9 at Jalapao! And they’ve just had the best night’s sleep ever.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE!

The tribes have to collect six cube crates and create a staircase that will spell out their name. First tribe to have all their members climb up the stairs onto the platform wins. Losers go to Tribal Council.

Off we go…

Timbira are the first to get all of their crates over the line, and have a head start upon getting them in the right order. However, they get stuck on the last three crates.

Unfortunately for them, Jalapao are very quick in sussing out the puzzle staircase.

Jalapao wins immunity!

Timbira get back to camp and are now feeling a real loss of momentum, and Jerry is feeling responsible as his body is seriously giving out. He’s determined to try and stick it out, however.

The others discuss his situation, and pretty much decide on the spot to deal a mercy kill.

However, Coach takes one look at Erinn’s face and is disgusted by her reaction. He and Tyson now want to punish her by voting her out tonight instead, and they try their best to make it happen.

However, Sierra isn’t having it, because she feels that keeping an obviously sick player isn’t worth carrying out a vendetta.

Meanwhile, Brendan heads over to the Tree Mail where he thinks the Idol is hiding.

After a little search around the statue…

Mission accomplished.

TRIBAL COUNCIL!

As everybody sits down, Jeff rubs it in Timbira’s face once again that they’ve lost momentum. They discuss the Immunity Challenge, and Erinn is blaming the loss on everyone else not listening to her.

We then go into a discussion about communication problems. Brendan believes everything is fine while Jerry vehemently disagrees. He believes that the tribe needs a leader, and says that it should be Brendan.

Uhoh…

Coach then not-so-subtly makes his own leadership challenge. Keep this in mind because it will all come to a head in a few episodes time.

Erinn is clearly not amused, and thinks it should be Brendan while calling Coach passive-aggressive.

It’s time to vote!

Let’s read the votes! Will it be the obvious choice, or will it be a blindside?

Oh, who were we trying to kid? Spare a thought for poor Jerry, taken down by some dodgy beans.

See you guys for episode 4!