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-:10 Hideyho, Survivor fans! With just three episodes to go.. who will survive Survivor tonight?! Stay tuned and I’ll have the as it happens recap right here!

:01 Previously on Survivor… It’s recap time!

:02 We jump right back into it on night 30, as James gets his finger looked at on the med boat. James says it’s nothing to bother with, but it was swelling up a bit, and medical gave him some antibiotic and they also are keeping a eye on it. They’re only going to give him until the next morning, if it’s not better he’ll have to go to surgery to clean out the joint. He tells us he works with his hands and needs his hands when he gets back home so it’s important to have it taken care of right away.

:03 Roll intro and commercial!

:06 Back at Dabu, James is back and says his finger is just a little inflamed. Amanda says the infection is close to the joint which could lead to permanent problems and she hopes that it’s better by morning, and they tell him he can continue the game.

:07 The next morning, James is working - and Alexis says she was walking last night and ate it really bad, and hurt her knee. She says it’s sore - and Cirie says Alexis takes a tumble and James infected, and it’s bad that she’s a nurse but that’s two less people she has to fight for a million dollars.

:08 It’s challenge time, and everyone has statues in their likeness. They’re each answering a questions, and then Jeff will tally the results, and be asked the same questions and you’ll have to answer what the majority said. Each right answer you cut a rope of another tribemate - 3 strikes and the statue is dashed and your out of the game. Playing for Family Visits!!

Erik is so excited to show off his beard to his brother, and Jeff Probst, Jeff Probst he’s STANDING THERE! Jeff calls Erik a freak, then Natalie’s mom is there, and she’s apologizing for smelling so bad. Alexis limps over to see her brother, and Amanda’s sister is there for her. And James dad joins the rest of them on the island. Big hugs and Dad says he’s gonna go on a diet so his belly looks like James. And Cirie’s hubby runs around the corner to say hello to her too.andhe brought her a flower - awwwww!

The winner of the challenge gets to go to jellyfish lake to swim with thousands of non-stinging jellyfish. Exile island is back into play - someone is going, and the idol is hidden again.

:12 Time to get to it!

Who does the most for the tribe? Everyone says James, except James - he said erik. Everyone got it right except the guy who does the most. Amanda takes a hit, Erik takes a hit, Natalie takes a hit, James takes a hit and Parvati hits james a second time, and Parvati takes a hit.

Who never shuts up? Parvati - Alexis takes a hit, Erik gets another, Alexis gets a second, Cirie takes her first hit. Erik, Alexis and James one hit left…

Who mistakenly thinks they are control in the game? Parvati. Parvati and Alexis get it wrong. Parvati gets her second hit, as does Natalie, and Cirie, and Amanda, and Cirie takes out Parvati and her statue is SLAMMED - she says “that’s a little vicious Jeff!” And she’s out of the game.

Who is the most honest? Correct answer is Alexis - Cirie is the only one who got it right, and takes Erik out of the game. We’re down to five.

Who are you least likely to invite to a family dinner? James is the correct answer (WHAT?) Alexis takes out james and daddy says “we gonna get home and talk about her…” James takes out Cirie, Amanda takes out Natalie, Cirie has the last hit and will decide if Amanda or Alexis wins… she takes out Amanda and Alexis wins reward!

Nathan and Alexis are going on the reward and get to choose two more - she chooses Cirie and Natalie, along with their loved ones. Natalie also sends Amanda to exile island. Jeff won’t even let her give her sister a hug goodbye, and the rest of the loved once head off with waves and blown kisses. James goes to see Medical once again, as the reward winners head out to their reward.

:17 Commercial!

:20 Back at the challenge beach, James has his finger looked at again. He says it’s allright, he’s hoping she’ll look at it and say hey, it’s not that bad… He says there’s no pain spreading, and shows her where it hurts. Jeff joins as they check it out, and Caroline - the med with the cute accent says that it is potentionally dangerous. Jeff says it’s his call unless it’s too big a risk. Her call is that it is too big a risk. They have to pull James from the game and get him to the hospital. He says he’d rather be voted out, but needs to get it fixed, there’s no need to fret about it.

Parvati says it’s not fair, he’s the toughest man and loves him for the person he is, and it’s not fair for him to go out like that. Erik tells him to drink some beers - James laughs and says he can’t he’s on antibiotics.

(SOB! Bye James! Sniffle!)

ON the challenge, Natalie says they got to hike up a path and swim with stingless jellyfish. They’re all excited to swim with them - it’s stunningly beautiful, and they can touch and play with them in the water as they snorkel. Cirie says it was magnificent to see nature like that, it may have been a breakthrough for her. Everything is not a threat, maybe it changed her a little bit as to being afraid of every little thing…

:25 Amanda is on exile and says her only priority is to get the idol. She contemplates the clue, and finds the second one, and is off to find clue number three, which she does with little trouble. She goes to dig in the sand, hoping she’s on the right track, or she’ll be digging for no reason. And she finds the clue four! The HII is hidden back at CAMP!

Dabu on night 31, the boat brings back the reward winners, and Parvati tells them they took James out of the game. Alexis says it’s terrifying that she might suffer the same fate. Cirie says they wanted an all girls alliance, and it puts them in a weird space, because they absolutely have to beat Erik at the next Immunity challenge, or they’ll have to start eating each other.

:28 Commercial!

:31 It’s day 33, and Natalie asks Alexis how she’s doing and she says that she’s positive she can do it for 7 more days. parvati asks if she wants them to vote her out - and she says absolutely not. Alexis tells us she felt it was threatening, and hopes that wasn’t her mentality. They all think that Erik goes next - and they Natalie says straight up she can’t win against Amanda. Parvati says that she can’t do that because she has been with Amanda since day one. She won’t have a part of voting her out.

:32 Immunity Challenge time! Amanda rejoins the tribe for hugs all the way around, and they have to break the news about James to her. We’re down to 6, having 3 people leave due to medical reasons, a survivor first.

:33 Immunity is back up for grabs. Todays challenge, they’ll take turns firing a high-powered rifle to break colorful sake bottles. First person to break all three of their color wins immunity.

Natalie is up first - she’s aiming for purple, and nails it!
Amanda is up - She’s aiming for light blue, and misses.
Parvati - aiming for yellow and nails it!
Cirie is aiming for white, and misses.
Erik is looking for red - and nails it!
Alexis is shooting for green - barely misses it.

End of first round - Natalie, Parvati and Erik all with one.

Natalie misses - just tinks it but doesn’t break. Amanda misses, Parvati misses, Cirie misses, Erik hits and takes the lead - Alexis misses. Erik has 2.

Round three - Natalie hits for two, Amanda hits for one, Parvati misses, Cirie misses, Erik can win immunity with this shot… the girls hold their breath, and he nails it! Erik wins immunity!

Erik is safe, one of the five women is going home tonight.

:38 Commercial!

:42 We’re back at Dabu, and Amanda says that she doesn’t have the idol, and empties her bag to prove it. Says she couldn’t find the clue for the life of her, the clue was under the water and she couldn’t find it. They say it’s cursed anyway, so not to worry about it.

Time for killing the chicken for dinner. Erik goes to do it, and Amanda tells Parvati that she knows where it is, that the idol is at camp, under the flag, and she needs her help to get it. They talk about who to go after tonight. Parvati says Alexis, but Amanda wants Natalie because she’s stronger. Parv says that they’re looking at Amanda, and to find the idol.

Erik is talking to Alexis, and they both agree Amanda, because she’s the biggest jury threat, and they have an opportunity now because she doesn’t have the idol. At camp, Amanda walks past the flag, where it’s buried, and talks to Erik and asks who is his best bet. Erik says Amanda and Parvati. She points out that she helped him out and kept him in the game, and he says she feels like she can beat him. She says just tell me if your going to vote for me - and he says that yeah, he’s going too. She says ok.

Cirie carves up the chicken, and Erik asks her if she’s on board getting rid of Amanda and she agrees. Alexis is behind them, and agrees too. Cirie says that strategically it’s not so bad, but it saddens her. But the game must go on. Cirie goes to Amanda and she asks if she’ll make it even. Cirie tells her that she’s between a rock and a hard place - but tells the truth that they’re going to vote for her. Amanda asks if it wasn’t like this, if she’d have stuck with Amanda and Parv. Cirie says yes. Then goes to cook - everyone is in the cave while Amanda is wandering away.

They ask where she is, and Parvati says that she is washing up because she told Amanda she stunk. Hahah. She’s digging for the Idol though - and tells us if she doesn’t find it, she’s gone.

:48 Tribal Council time. Eliza, Ozzy and Jason are there on the Jury - and they bring James in, who slowly makes his way in, carrying his IV bag of antibiotics. Yay! Jeff catches the jury up on James’s being gone. He says he is good as long as he ha the IV.

Ok - Amanda, did you look for the idol. She says it was windy and the currents were strong and she couldn’t find it. It’s frustrating, she was trying and it could be her life in the game. Talking about threats - she asks who are the biggest threats, and she says Erik and Amanda. Can’t vote for Erik, and Amanda says the only person voting with her is Parvati. And Amanda says that they were with Erik too, and if he needs something, he’s there for them, but when they need him, he refuses to do the same and she’s pissed off.

Natalie - who concerns you the most in the end? She says Amanda, because she’s done no one wrong, and she’ll be honest with why she’s voting. Alexis says that they tell her because they respect her that much, so they were honest.

:52 Time for the vote. Erik keeps the Immunity Necklace, and Cirie starts off the voting. Amanda looks dejected as they vote. (she’s playing a Good damn game if she has that idol!) Jeff goes to tally the votes…

:53 Jeff asks if anyone has the HII as it’s time to play it and AMANDA HAS IT! She says she didn’t have it THEN, so didn’t lie, but she has it now. Person with the next highest votes will go home.

The votes: Amanda - doesn’t count. Amanda - doesn’t count. (Jury is smiling BIG time! James is BEAMING…) Amanda - does not count. Amanda does not count. Alexis. 12 person voted out, Alexis! That’s two and that is enough. The tribe has spoken.

Jeff says they are perfecting the art of the blindside - that is the good news, and that is the bad news. Goodnight!

:58 Next time, on Survivor… Erik says every single girl is trying to talk him into a different plan and he doesn’t know who to trust. Natalie overhears Erik saying him, Parvati and Cirie to the end and tells us she could have bitch slapped him, like his mother.