Night 6, and Randy says he can’t blame his tribemates for being “complete idiots.” He wants to win but doesn’t think they can.

The next day Randy wants them to cut back to only two meals a day because they’re burning through their rice too quickly. GC asks if Randy’s the leader now and Randy gets upset. He tells us GC is a “cancer.” I don’t think he’s referring to his astrological sign.

Over at Kota Paloma talks junk about Ace. Sugar on the other hand thinks Ace will take care of her.

The Reward Challenge is not friendly. One person wraps him-or-herself around a post and two people from the other tribe try to forcibly remove that person and drag him or her across a line. That’s it. It’s like me trying to give my children a bath sometimes.

The winners get blankets, a hammock, pillows and a mat. Ken sits out for Fang. Kelly, Corinne and Jacquie sit out for Kota. Those four are the real winners.

Kota scores first as Fang can’t even get Ace off the pole. For the next round Ace tells Paloma to be pole person, and she’s easily defeated. Next point wins.

The final round is a huge battle, but Crystal and Matty successfully drag Ace for Fang’s first win!

Sugar is sent to Exile Island. After she arrives she chooses clue over comfort. She walks through a jungle. She says her dad died a few months ago.

She finds the crater! But it’s really big.

She finds something! But it’s another clue.

She climbs a tree (clue), walks along a creek (clue), wades through some water…Idol! Many tears flow.

Tree Mail includes swimsuits. Aw yeah. Sadly, no one from Fang is wearing a thang.

The Immunity Challenge is a big Slip N’ Slide down a hill then walking/swimming to retrieve pieces that one person will have to use to complete a math puzzle. Paloma and Sugar sit out.

Fang leads as the Olympian outruns Kelly. But Corinne passes Susie and Kota’s lead grows from there. In the end it’s the physics teacher vs. the gamer on puzzle. Both think they have it…but they’re wrong. Bob tries again...wrong. Ken tries again…right! Fang wins!!

Let me see that Fang…that Fang Fang-Fang Fang Fang.

Sugar keeps the HII to herself. Great! But then she tells Ace. Boo. She’s the perfect person to keep it a complete secret since no one’s going to expect her to have it.

Paloma tells Corinne that Ace has alliances with everyone, and he set her up to fail on the pole to save Sugar. Corinne believes it and talks to Charlie about getting Ace early so he’s not around after the merge.

At Tribal Council Ace says they need to make the tribe as strong as possible. Sugar talks about her dad and weeps. Paloma says she’s not going to do the “Ace is my hero” thing. Kelly says Ace is condescending sometimes. Marcus’ Idol from the first episode is still good. He does not Erik it.

Paloma and Ace vote for each other. Sugar does not play HII. The tally goes Paloma, Ace, Ace, Paloma, Paloma, Paloma…Paloma. In her final words she says if Ace wins she’ll never watch Survivor again.

Next time on…Survivor: Fang is divided, the tribes have to rank their members, we get a twist which prompts GC to say, “It’s not lookin’ too good for a pimp.”

I’m glad Kota resisted the urge to dumbly vote out somebody strong. I’m also glad Bob is doing so well that he wasn’t even mentioned as a voting option. Go, old dude!

One complaint: Can we quit with the fake drama about the animals? When Sugar was on her Idol hunt they made it look like she was about to be devoured five different times. We get it; there are wild beasts around. But nobody’s going to get assaulted by a gorilla.

I am however digging the tusks on Jeff’s snuffer.

(After that last sentence I think this is a good place to stop.)

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