What Goes Around, Comes Around

What Goes Around, Comes Around is the seventh episode of Survivor: Nicaragua.

Challenges
Reward Challenge: Jump Shot One member of each tribe will be the defender standing on a perch in the water while one at a time, members of the other tribe leap off a platform into the water and attempt to throw a ball past the defender and into the net. The first tribe to get five balls in the net wins.

Reward: A visit to to a Nicaraguan ranch where they will enjoy breakfast and horseback riding.

Winner: Espada

Immunity Challenge: Cannon Ski-Ball

Standing at the top of each tower, two members of each tribe will roll cannon balls down a long steep chute. While four other members will use ropes in an attempt to aim the chute trying to break one of the other tribe’s tiles. The first tribe to break all five of the other tribe’s tiles will win immunity.  Winner: Espada

Night of Day 15
Upon returning back from Tribal Council, Dan thanked his Espada tribemates for keeping him over the more dangerous Yve Rojas. Chase on the other hand feared that Yve's elimination might overwhelm them in future challenges. Chase commented: “It will definitely be a hard pill to swallow if Dan costs us in challenges, but we made our decisions, we made our beds and we got to lay in it.” Later, Chase approached NaOnka and Holly to eliminate Alina next. Both women agreed, with NaOnka adding: “I never trusted her at all. So we need to get Alina out next.”

At La Flor, Marty and Jill were both in awe after how the vote went. They asked the younger members of how and why their Tribal Council ended up that way. Fabio and Sash confessed that they wanted to flush Marty's Hidden Immunity Idol should he used it. Stunned by their revelation, Marty bragged: “You’ve got to have big, big cojones to pull the move that I pulled tonight, which is I did not play the immunity idol.” Upon learning that Jane voted for him, Marty fumed: She turned on me. "She’s a desperate one. She has been from the beginning and she’s got to go.”

Day 16
At La Flor, Marty approached Jane of how their Tribal Council went down to Kelly B.'s elimination. Jane replied that she was just as surprised as him. Marty then asked of why she voted against him at the previous Tribal Council. Marty argued that he never lied to her. Marty vented, “I want you to know that, because I don’t think you voted for Brenda and I think you wrote my name down last night.” Jane only answered with a laugh. Later, Marty went to Jill and told her about the former's conversation with Jane. Jill responded, “I’m hoping that Jane will be next, but Marty and I are really scrambling around from behind the eight ball to try and stay here. I don’t’ know if it’s going to work.”

At the Reward Challenge, Benry landed the last point, earning victory for Espada. They won a visit to a local farm, where they will enjoy breakfast the next morning.

Day 17
Early morning at La Flor, Jane got up first and was eager to catch fish following their challenge loss. Jane said: “I can do a whole lot more than Marty and Jill ever thought I could do. So I’m trying to stay in the good graces of the four tribe members that I have made friends with over here at the La Flor team.” Sash woke up second, and was told by Jane of all of her chores throughout the day. In a confessional, Sash revealed that he was happy that the older members were doing the chores for him, making his life on the island easy. He said: “In the long run, for me, who stays in this game isn’t a matter of how hard you work around camp, it’s about how loyal you are to me.”

Meanwhile, the Espada tribe were on their way to the farm, while riding horses. Being a rancher himself, Chase reminded him of home, especially his father, who recently died. Chase revealed: “I really, really miss my dad. Just being here, the first reward that I get and being able to spend it on a horse, which was just unbelievable because it just reminded me like God, he’s just here. He’s with me." Upon reaching the farm, their first order of business was milking a cow. Later, the tribe enjoyed breakfast. Holly revealed: “The six of us sitting down and being so appreciative of a meal, it became very emotional for a lot of us.” While feasting, Alina and Holly started crying after seventeen days of starvation. NaOnka on the other hand comforted them, but was still unmoved of Alina's personality. NaOnka said: “Alina is so grimy. She is so grimy and so sneaky. I think she got emotional because she is trying to keep herself in the game, but I can put on a show just like Alina.”

Back at La Flor, where the rest of the tribe was still sleeping, Jane continued her attempts to catch fish. After catching a handful of catfish, Jane decided to cook one for herself and spare the rest for her tribemates. Stealing the tribe's flint and smuggling some firewood, Jane ignited a fire and cooked one catfish in the middle of the jungle. Jane explained:, “He who doesn’t fish with me shouldn’t get all the riches.”

Day 18
At the Immunity Challenge, La Flor initially gained a lead, but later clashed about putting the gutter in correct angles to break the other tiles. Eventually, La Flor's scrambling made Espada catch up with a streak of hits. Benry and Alina destroyed the final tile, winning Espada immunity, sending La Flor to Tribal Council.

Back at la Flor camp, the younger members considered splitting their votes to Jill and Marty. Their plan was: 1) three people will vote for Marty and two people vote for Jill, 2) they will tell Marty that he is getting the majority of the votes, which may force him to play his idol, 3) When he plays the idol, this will force a tie between Jill and whomever Marty and Jill cast their two votes for 4)In the tie breaker, they will then all vote for Jill. Jane approached and told them that she will vote for Marty. Jane said: “I hope Marty goes home. It’s still icing on the cake if Jill goes home. I want the cake and I want to eat it too and I want both of them gone.”

Later, Sash made a bold plan by outright telling Marty about the former's plan and then asked him to give up the Hidden Immunity Idol, proposing that if Marty gives up the idol, he will be spared, but he must sacrifice Jill. To sweeten the deal, Sash promised to return the idol if they lose the next Immunity Challenge. Feeling that he has no choice, Marty said: “I’d rather give it to Sash because maybe if he lives up to his word, I would live one more cycle. One more cycle could potentially get me to the merge and then things are wide open.” Eventually, Marty halfheartedly gave his idol to Sash, Sash revealed: “Marty made a big mistake. That’s probably his biggest mistake in the game.”

At Tribal Council, a scrambling Marty turned on Jane after gunning him at the previous vote. Brenda rebutted that he misunderstood Jane, because she felt that she was a genuine and likable person. Marty then confessed about being vulnerable after giving up his idol to Sash. Jeff asked Sash of his true intentions about the idol, or if he had plans of passing to his alliance partners. Sash answered: “At this moment, I don’t think it serves a purpose, but if there’s a time when I lose trust in them OR I’m sorry if there’s a time when they lose trust in me, then I’ll have to turn it over.” Sash's gesture irked some of his alliance members. Eventually, Marty was indeed spared by Sash's alliance, though his closest ally Jill was sent home, making her the eighth casualty of Survivor: Nicaragua.

Voting Confessionals

 * Brenda: "Your physical game was pretty awesome, but it was your social game that got you at the end. For the record, I do like you."
 * Fabio: "It's just a security vote in case you magically pull out a second idol and play it on Jill."
 * Jane: "Jill's supposed to go home tonight. This was in case she had the Hidden Immunity Idol and you don't."
 * Jill: "Not this week, but I'm sure I'll see ya next week."
 * Kelly S.: "The shish kabobs were amazing. Your family should be so proud of you."
 * Marty: "I hope ya'll's catfishing trip in Nicaragua is over real soon. This game ain't over yet."
 * Sash: "Jill, you're an outstanding player. I hope this vote doesn't cost me a million dollars at the end."

Links

 * CBS Episode Summary