Actions vs. Accusations

Actions vs. Accusations is the third episode of.

Day 6
Coyopa returned from Tribal Council after voting out Val Collins. Baylor Wilson was concerned by the votes cast against her, and felt as though she could no longer rely on her ally Josh Canfield to protect her in the game. Meanwhile, John Rocker was frustrated that Val chose not to play her Hidden Immunity Idol (not realising she’d been lying), though Dale Wentworth suggested she’d been bluffing. Josh later explained to John that he’d switched his vote to Val to force a tie when he realised that Val and Jaclyn Schultz were voting for Baylor. Although he told John that he was still in for the men’s alliance, in confessionals he reiterated his concern that John was untrustworthy. "coyopa"

- I think I’m officially woken up from thinking I’m safe in this game. It’s now a Baylor-fight-for-herself game, not Baylor-rely-on-Josh-to-talk-to-anybody game. ‘Cause I was pretty close to being completely blindsided tonight. At this point, I don’t trust anybody necessarily, but I’m still open to playing the game with just about anybody.

"coyopa"

- When Jeremy sees that Val got voted, he’s probably going to be pissed, but I told her to play an Idol – they were coming after her – and she just didn’t do it. I mean, I don’t know what else to do, y’know? I divulged inside information that if my alliance of five found out, they’d probably be pretty pissed off at me.

"coyopa"

- Right before Tribal Council, I realised that Jaclyn and Val were voting for Baylor and that was not the plan. I think John had something to do with that ‘cause he’d been walking around with Val before Tribal Council and they’ve never spent any time together. John’s credibility has gone way down for me just in this last day, but what we’ll probably end up doing is still, like, a strong boy alliance and, unless something crazy changes, Jaclyn and Baylor are probably next on the chopping block.

Day 7
The Hunahpu tribe awoke determined to improve their shelter before bad weather arrived. The charge was led by Drew Christy, but as the rest of the tribe set to work weaving palm fronds, Drew gave up on the task, deeming it too hard and taking a nap in the shelter whilst everyone else worked. This irritated Missy Payne, Keith Nale and Natalie Anderson, the latter of whom woke Drew up and confronted him about his laziness. Later, Natalie shared her frustrations with Jeremy Collins, who was disappointed that he might have to go against his strategic inclinations and get rid of Drew earlier than he’d hoped. "hunahpu"

- I’m really trying to warn my tribe and say, “Hey, y’know, we need to find something to cover up the roof of the shelter.” Literally looks like swiss cheese. That’s not gonna be good whenever these tropical storms start coming through.

"hunahpu"

- We’ve redesigned the roof and we started weaving the palm fronds. We had lessons and we got everyone on, even the boys. Except for Drew. He tried for a minute and then it got too frustrating. He had to lay down and take a nap.

"hunahpu"

- Drew’s a big sleeper. If my son was acting like Drew, you probably don’t wanna know. I probably can’t say it on camera ‘cause I’d get in one of the little aww... Y’know, but we still spank, we still whoop, whatever you want to call it in the South.

"hunahpu"

- I don’t understand how you come out here and you’re with total strangers and you don’t feel the need to just pull your own weight. Drew is just a waste of space.

"hunahpu"

- Drew’s just all over the place. I was planning on taking him along ‘cause he’s a moron, but I’m not going to be able to. If he’s physically falling apart right now, I think by, like, Day 20, he’ll be like, “Listen, I want to go home. I wanna go. I’m all done, Jeremy. Take my million dollars – you can have it!”

At the Hero Arena, Hunahpu got their first look at the new Coyopa minus Val. Jeremy expressed his disappointment and when pressed by Jeff Probst, turned to Baylor and Jaclyn and told them that they were next on the block against an alliance of men. John commented that he felt bad and publicly apologised to Jeremy, saying that he’d tried to save Val, but couldn’t sway his alliance. The Coyopa tribe were shocked by John’s admission that he’d been working both sides. "coyopa"

- All of us guys are like, “What!?” I suspected that he was possibly working with Val, but he totally admitted to it in the middle of the Arena!

Jeff then revealed the Reward Challenge: Sunset Grill. Each competitor would balance on a suspended plank and use a long paddle to transfer wooden squares from one end of the plank to the other. If the square dropped, they would have to return to the start to get another. The first person to transfer six squares to the end platform would win Reward for their tribe in the form of either comfort (tarp, hammock, mattress, pillows and blankets) or the fishing gear traded by Hunahpu at the last Hero Duel. Julie McGee and Jaclyn squared off in rock-paper-scissors to determine who got to choose the competitors, and Jaclyn won. Wes Nale volunteered to compete, theorising that his father Keith would not do well in the challenge.

Early on, Wes gained a slight lead, but Keith was close on his tail and made up ground to even them up by the first square. Keith gained a slight lead through his third square with Wes close behind. Wes regained the lead collecting his fourth square, and though Keith kept the game close with a narrow save. On their fifth squares, the wind picked up and Wes managed to save his square whilst Keith dropped his. This made the difference and Wes comfortably placed his sixth tile to win Reward for Coyopa, and simultaneously sending Keith back to Exile Island.

Keith was emotional, telling the group that he was proud of his son. Wes, also growing teary, commented that he never saw his father this emotional – the last time being when his great-grandfather (Keith’s grandfather) had passed away. Keith comforted Wes before he chose Josh to accompany his father to Exile Island, hoping that the two men would “click.” Keith and Josh left the Arena for Exile and Coyopa unanimously chose to take the fishing gear for their Reward. As they left the Arena, John turned to Jeremy to say, “I did everything I could, brother,” although Jeremy doubted that John had tried to help Val. "hunahpu"

- ”I did everything I could.” No you didn’t! ‘Cause if you did, she would still be here! I’m out to get him now. Point blank.

Back at the Hunahpu beach, the tribe comforted Jeremy, although Julie disappeared into the jungle alone and in tears. Natalie, Jon Misch and Jeremy questioned why she was so upset. Angry that John had not fulfilled his promise, Jeremy told the whole tribe what he knew about John’s controversial past, inclusing his “racist and homosexual” remarks and his rough reputation as a pitcher. Natalie continued to deride Julie’s emotional response, saying that she shouldn’t be crying as her loved one was still in the game. "hunahpu"

- I was mad when I didn’t see Val because John Rocker told me and shook my hand and said he’ll take care of her. He turned his back on his agreement with me, so even though he’s not from my tribe, I need him out.

"hunahpu"

- Well, I don’t feel sorry for Julie at all. Julie’s just covering his ass and trying to cover her’s. Knowing that Big John made some racist comments and homophobic comments, I just want the other tribe to just grow a pair of balls and stand up against him.

Off on her own, Julie was distraught and worried that Jeremy’s anger against John could hurt both his and her games. Missy followed Julie and offered her sympathies, assuring Julie that she needed to concentrate on her own game. Nevertheless, Julie was surprised by the emotional complexities of the Blood vs Water twist. "hunahpu"

- I feel really alone by what happened. If everybody believes Jeremy in that my boyfriend John is running the show, then my boyfriend John made me an open target. I never thought in my wildest dreams that Blood vs Water would be this difficult. I know it’s a game, but knowing that my boyfriend kind of put me in this situation makes it hard.

Reward
Challenge: Sunset Grill

One person from each tribe will race across a very wobbly beam while using a paddle to transfer wooden squares from one end to the other. If at any point they drop a piece, they have to go back to the start and grab another from the stack. The first person to get six squares from one end to the other wins reward.

Reward: Option to choose between comfort items or fishing gear. (Coyopa chose fishing gear).

Additional Stipulation: The winner of the duel must choose one of their tribemates to go to Exile Island with the loser.

Winner:  Coyopa (Wes Nale chose Josh Canfield to accompany Keith Nale to Exile Island).

Immunity
Challenge: Game of Throw-Ins

Each tribe will divide into pairs and be tethered together. One pair from each tribe will race through an obstacle course to retrieve their tribe colored ball. They will then attempt to shoot it into a basket. If they miss, the ball will bounce away from the shooters, forcing them to chase after the ball. The first tribe to score three points wins immunity.

Winner: Hunahpu

Voting Confessionals
"coyopa"

- I think this makes the third [Tribal] Council in a row but maybe now I'll finally feel comfortable about my alliance being stabilized.

"coyopa"

- You are negative.

Final Words
"coyopa"

- You know, I guess the best laid plans don't always work out, and I made some good alliances. I thought they were pretty solid. Thought I had everything kind of figured out. You know, sort of playing both sides of the fence and here I am, the one guy I didn't want to be, the guy with an idol in his pocket. I enjoyed myself and I was happy to have the opportunity, but I guess this will be a souvenir for the mill.

Other

 * The name of the Immunity Challenge is a reference to the popular TV show .

Episode Title

 * The title of the episode was said by John Rocker about Natalie Anderson calling him a homophobe and Josh Canfield being his main ally on Coyopa in a confessional.