Survivor 38, Episode 12

"AWKWARD"


This is an episode which highlight is Rick climbing a tree.

After the Wardog vote, Rick realizes how he's just kept being lied to over and over again by Ron. But that doesn't stop Ron from doing some damage control and lying to Rick one more time, so he gives his expired advantage to Rick to show that he's loyal and trustworthy. As if that's not odd. If it's a real idol... You. Won't. Give. It. Away. To. Others. (Well, usually.)

Ron wins the loved ones visit, and he picks Julie and Gavin to enjoy the lunch reward with him. Victoria tells us that this makes her relook at relationships in the game. Loved ones visit is huge, apparently. Who you pick tells a lot.

Back at camp, a few people get caught looking into Rick's bag but the heat is on Aurora because her hand is on Rick's bag when he walks in, but she nonchalantly brushes it off.

"I'd feel awkward if I got caught looking through someone's bag," Rick says.

"No." Aurora shrugs.

"I guess it's just me that feels awkward now."

"That's ok." Ha. Perfect.

Gavin wins immunity, and it cannot be any clearer that the target is on Rick now. But Ron and Julie tell Rick that it's going to be Aurora.

Victoria plots with Lauren to put some votes on Ron in case Rick has an idol. They also get Aurora and Gavin on board with this. Aurora even volunteers her extra vote to Gavin, the only person guaranteed to vote on a revote.

Rick does have an idol, one that he has to retrieve in the middle of the night, climbing a tree right next to their shelter. And it's another round of tiny theatrics at tribal when Rick hands Jeff Ron's expired advantage to check its validity. When Jeff confirms that it's useless, Rick scolds Ron and Julie for lying to him again before handing Jeff his real idol.

Aww, Ron Clark has started to grow on me, and in a 3-1-0 vote, he was sent out of the game:
Gavin (x2) and Lauren voted for Ron.
Rick voted for Aurora.
Aurora, Julie, Ron and Victoria voted for Rick.

Image: CBS

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