'Survivor: Winners At War' Episode 5

Well, with all of this worrying about coronavirus, at least I still have one thing that keeps me happy, Survivor. And boy, what a great episode of this amazing season. First off, good work to Dakal on taking out Tyson. And now, Nick is a little more rich for it. But, with happiness somewhere, there's sadness somewhere else. While chatting with his tribemates, Yul remembers one of his tribemates from his original season, his buddy, Jonathan Penner. The thing with him now, is Penner's wife, Stacy has ALS. She can't move except for her eyes and there's no known cure. So, I really feel for them. We watch Survivor but people like Stacy are true Survivors. So, hopefully there'll one day be a cure and Stacy can move and be happy once again with her husband, Jonathan by her side.

Anyway, back to the game. TRIBE SWAP! Two tribes turns into 3 tribes and it is getting interesting. Two tribes have Dakal in the lead with Sele in the lead in the third. And there's even a former relationship in one tribe! Sele has Wendell & Michele who used to date. Wow, that's interesting. So, Sele is Wendell, Parvati, Michele, Yul & Nick. Dakal is Jeremy, Denise, Tony, Sandra & Kim. And the new Yara is Rob, Ben, Adam, Sarah & Sophie! So, all the tribes are interesting groups of awesome winners.

At Dakal, they're still friends but, it's Jeremy & Denise vs Sandra & Tony with Kim right in the middle. Kim was on the outs originally and now, she's in the middle. She could side with Tony & Sandra, who work to keep her but, Jeremy & Denise are better at it since Kim likes them a lot more. Meanwhile with Sele, Wendell is giving Michele stinky vibes due to the awkwardness of the break up in real life and how bad it must've ended. But, he's in the majority with Yul & Nick so I don't see him going anytime soon. And Parvati, of course working her social skills with the other guys. Nick awkwardly revealed his high school crush on her and Yul mentioning his wife being Parvati's biggest fan. Plus, it's a bonus that Yul and Parvati originally played in Cook Islands together, though obviously not working with each other. And Yara, you'd think Sophie & Sarah would be on the outs right? Wrong. Ben, Adam & Rob are anything but united. Adam and Rob seem like mortal enemies, Ben doesn't trust either of them, the only loyal alliance is apparently just Sophie & Sarah. And to top it all off, Sophie found the idol when everyone went searching. She even gave half to Sarah to get it back after sundown and Sarah already has a steal-a-vote twist. So, looks like those two are gonna be safe.

At the immunity challenge, the tribes climbed over nets, threw bags at blocks and stacked the blocks until there was a different color on each side. It seemed pretty even for the most part, though with Dakal behind. But they caught up and Sele ended up winning in 1st place and Dakal winning in 2nd. This leaves Yara, the new tribe who must head to Tribal Council. The question is what will happen?

Back at camp, the boys teamed up and agreed that it's better to unite with each other and take out Sarah. Meanwhile, Sarah & Sophie would prefer to see Rob get voted out. But, Rob doesn't want Ben or Adam to get any ideas, therefore, the idea from his season, the Buddy Season, only more effective. If you keep everyone at camp in the same spot, no conversations, that brings trust. And with trust, Rob can feel secure in his position that he won't get the boot. But, it could make Ben & Adam hate him and want him out just to not be bored. Plus, Sarah has a steal-a-vote so even if Ben & Adam vote with Rob, Sarah & Sophie get one of their votes and use it against Rob. So, either Adam or Ben will flip or Sarah will use her steal-a-vote. Heck, maybe Sophie will play her idol. The point is, despite Rob's buddy system, I think he's gonna see his favorite buddy, his wife, on the Edge of Extinction real soon. Or maybe not. Maybe Sarah will get the boot, who knows? But, I am sensing very strongly that maybe, just maybe, Rob will be voted out tonight.

At Tribal Council, it was mainly just the conversation of Rob's "buddy system" and alliances. Survivor is a numbers game after all and having numbers you can trust helps. But with Rob, he keeps his numbers around to make sure they don't do anything. However, that may be his undoing. After Sarah chose not to steal a vote and Sophie didn't play her idol, the votes got revealed. But, to many who may be surprised, both Ben & Adam decided to finally take action and work with Sophie & Sarah, blindsiding the Robfather. Boston Rob was voted out, 4-1 sending him to the Edge of Extinction to go see his wife, Amber. That will be a very surprising but fascinating reunion to witness.

Overall, just wow. This has been an amazing episode of Survivor tonight and I can't wait to see what happens next week when Yara enjoys themself without Rob being around, Tyson sneaks behind Rob's back as only Tyson can and two tribes will have to vote someone out. Oh, and we'll also see what Parvati does with Rob's tokens. That'll be fun. #Survivor #SurvivorWinnersAtWar #WendellvsMichele #ThreeTribes #Blindside #GoodbyeBostonRob #NiceMove #BuddySystem #WinnersAtWar #NoSuchThingAsACrackOrASimpleVote #PrayForPennerFamily