Too Little, Too Late?

Too Little, Too Late? is the fourth episode of.

Day 10
Following the terrible storm from last episode, Pagong noticed Ramona being visibly pale and sick the whole night."pagong"

- I'm not a happy camper. "pagong"

- It was cold, man. It got cold and it rained a lot and everybody... I mean, everybody was just wet. "pagong"

- It was long, wet and cold. It was the worst night I've ever slept. "pagong"

- The worst trouble was the bugs. The bugs love it. Once that rain comes, it's sand flea heaven.

The tribe felt uncomfortable about sleeping in the hut that B.B. made (before he got voted off) and decided to dismantle the old shelter and relocate to a higher ground."pagong"

- I have spent six years at the Air Force Survival School. You know, we've learned how to make fires and shelters. When we got here, we argued over where the shelter should be and everything I've always been taught, you know, you put it off of the beach. You get canopy cover which is your first layer of protection but we made this huge shelter, which was not comfortable and it's not practical. It's a rainforest so it was going to pour one of these times and it poured and we got soaking wet and I just thought “This is ridiculous” you know. And also the gear is everywhere. "pagong"

- I think I am a little frustrated with Joel today because Joel wants to take over and that's fine but Joel doesn't know about where we're gonna be the most comfortable and so, you know, after last night I thought “Well, I just can't let this go on anymore.”

Greg continued to entertain his tribemates by "inventing" a "coconut phone.""pagong"

- If this were right now each man for himself, Greg would be the victor. He's relaxed. He's not fighting this. It's not like a battle for him. "pagong"

- Greg's a character, man. "pagong"

- Hold on, one second... (starts talking into the coconut phone) "pagong"

- Greg talks into a coconut and thinks it's a phone. "pagong"

- The nature phone is really a way that I kinda keep in touch with the greater, um, the greater spirit out here. You get reception everywhere. You're always incommunicado with everything and anyone, and uh, you know, it's light, it's quick, it's easy and it's relatively inexpensive. "pagong"

- Greg knows what he's doing and he kinda manipulates the group and I think a lot of people don't even realize it's going on. I think most of the people don't even realize it's going on but in his own way Greg's the leader.

At Tagi, Sean commented that Sue overworked at camp. Meanwhile, Kelly and Sue foraged for tapioca. Later, due to nine days' worth of boredom (and a dream he had), Sean decided to make a bowling alley on the sand using coconuts as bowling pins. Sue complained in a confessional about Sean not helping around camp while doing his bowling alley.

The Reward Challenge was held at the comfort of the tribes' camps. Jeff told Dirk of Tagi and Jenna of Pagong that they will have to construct a distress signal. The most recognizable would win. The plane would arrive the next day.

In a confessional, Richard revealed his long-term plans by making alliances with Rudy, Kelly and Sue.

Day 11
The day started with Tagi as they construct their SOS signal, while Richard was away fishing. At Pagong, Ramona managed to pull it together by helping around camp chores, while Greg continued his "coconut phone" antics.

As the plane arrived, the tribes prepared for their distress signals. Pagong's signal was a smiley face with tribe members running frantically around the beach; while Tagi wrote "Tagi is Groggy" along their shore line with their tribe members lying on the sand while wearing their brightly-colored rain ponchos. The plane flew overhead, the pilot judged Tagi's distress signal to be more visible than Pagong's, and dropped a trunk of spices to Tagi as a reward.

Later, Richard discussed strategy with Kelly and Susan, saying that they'd be stronger if they formed an alliance. They decided to invite Rudy to be the fourth member of their voting bloc, although Rudy was having second thoughts about it.

Day 12
At Pagong, Ramona and Jenna bonded while doing camp chores, where Ramona revealed that Jenna can be her first white friend since junior high school. The other tribe members lauded Ramona for redeeming herself by proving her worth around camp, but Jenna declared it "too little, too late." At the immunity challenge, Ramona continued to prove her worth by using her new-found strength in the challenge, but it was Colleen who blew up the challenge for Pagong, winning Tagi their second consecutive challenge, sending Pagong to their second Tribal Council.

At Tribal Council, Jeff accused Gervase of being the dead weight during the last few challenges, but Gervase says he's comfortable with his position in the tribe. The tribemates agreed that it's hard to vote out anyone because they all get along so well. But in the end, Ramona's newly found vigor was not enough, as she became the second Pagong member sent home in a 4-2-1 vote.

Reward
Challenge: SOS Signal

In a fictitious scenario, a plane flies over the island. The castaways must build a distress signal on the beach to attract the pilot's attention.The tribe with the best distress signal wins.

Reward: A cache of spices, a sharp knife, hammocks, and other comforts dropped by parachute.

Winner: Tagi

Immunity
Challenge: Buried Treasure

A combination relay race/treasure hunt. Held on Ramis Beach, a windless cove on Pula Tiga's southern side, tribes are to find a buried treasure map, then the treasure itself. In order, the relay legs leading to the final objective were swimming, floating bridge balance, rowing, jungle running, then digging for the treasure. First to bring the trunk to the finish mat would win Immunity.

Winner: Tagi

Voting Confessionals
Colleen, Gretchen and Joel's confessionals are only available on DVD.

"pagong"

- Okay, this is really, really, really hard. The reason that I'm picking her is because I know that she wants-- She had the hardest time adjusting at first, and I know that she misses home, so hopefully she can get KFC and all that. Okay.

"pagong"

- My vote is for Colleen. I don't know what lies in there right now, but were hurting. So I think we have to stay as strong as possible. I mean, I love the girl to death but somebody's got to go so it's got to be for Colleen

"pagong"

- So, feeling proud today? It seems time to go.

"pagong"

- I picked Ramona only because she had such a hard time getting started. And, um, I really respect her because she's never done anything like this before, and it was really hard for her. Um, but I think, you know all things are being even, that start made me choose her.

"pagong"

- Hey, Mone. It's just, uh, sorry about that one. Um, it's nothing personal. Just that I think you are stronger than some of the other people. It's just that, you know, the team. I don't think it could've handled it if I voted someone else and you ended up, you know, same thing that happened when your name got dropped in there, just caused all sorts of chaos this week. So, we'll talk about it later. Take care.

"pagong"

- Though she tried to redeem herself, a little too little, too late.

"pagong"

- No Comment.

Final Words
"pagong"

- I came here not knowing what to expect, I learned that I could survive in this totally demanding environment. And, I mean, this is a tough place. If I could make it here, I feel I can go back to the real world and survive almost anything. Peace.

Other

 * Ramona became the first African-American contestant in the history of Survivor to be voted out.
 * The episode title was said by Jenna Lewis during her voting confessional about Ramona when Ramona tried to redeem herself.