Tonight’s episode begins with the tribes appearing very cold through the never-ending storms. Jaison says he wants to find a heart, you know, like the one from that cartoon he has trouble describing. Russell on the other hand is enjoying the miserable weather.
“This is really no big deal, as a matter of fact it makes me stronger,” he says.
After the commercial, my wife and I are both saying, “Look at the beautiful turtle!” Gotta love HD. Galu is huddled together and John the rocket scientist (really, he is a rocket scientist) is complaining that dreadlocked Russell didn’t choose the tarps.
Brett the young T-shirt designer (who hasn’t been at all prominent to this point) thinks Russell is going too far by working so hard on the fire. Kelly the hairstylist concurs that Russell is trying too hard. Over at Foa Foa, sad faces all around.
Mick the doctor is curled up against a tree and tries to put on a brave face. This stuff isn’t rattling Russell, and he keeps working. The rain keeps pouring as we go to another quick commercial.
At Galu, Erik the bartender is very happy to see blue skies the next day and is grateful to see the rainbow. The tribe reacts to the blue sky as if it were the coolest sight they’ve ever seen.
Looks like it’s time for a reward challenge, and it involves a human size hamster wheel and blindfolded tribe members. The reward is pizza, which will be good going down (and coming out) but regardless of who wins, both tribes are going to tribal council tonight. I’m getting dizzy even watching these wheels moving, and I’m reminded why I can’t play certain videogames.
Foa Foa has a lead through most of the course, but Dreadlocked Russell looks like he’s about to pass out. Wait, he does appear to have passed out. And Jeff stops the game and brings in medical. Uh oh, hope he’s okay. Cut to commercial as the medical staff looks at Russell.
“Let’s go,” Russell says. But he doesn’t look like he’s in any shape to go anywhere. He thinks he’s cool, but Ramona from medical believes his blood pressure is too low.
Jeff makes a call that neither tribe wins reward but both tribes are still going to tribal. Has this ever happened? I don’t think so.
At camp, Galu is wondering whether Russell is going to be coming back or not. To make matters worse, the rain has started back up. Back at the challenge location, Russell sits up and then quickly passes out again. His eyes are open but he doesn’t seem at all with it. His heart rate actually reaches a disturbing low.
Jeff tries to explain to him how being pulled from the game is not quitting. We go to a commercial with Russell crying. Jeez, this episode is getting depressing.
Thankfully, the rain has stopped and over at Foa Foa, Urban Planner Liz and Pharmaceutical sales rep Natalie are commiserating over the fact that one of them is going home tonight.
