Night 12 and Neo Yasur has returned from Tribal Council. A steaming Rory tells the ladies he's holding his tongue for the night. He tells us he's working on his strategy for staying in the game.

The next morning at Lopevi the men adjust to living with womenfolk. "We've got women around," Sarge says, "now my dreams are starting to get elaborate." Julie asks him to share. "Not this one," Sarge replies. "Not to you especially." Yeeeee.

Back at the Yas, Rory sits the women down for a talk. He says he's loyal to the new tribe and the men won't trust him any more anyway. He tells us his speech was all bull to try and give him a chance. It's worth a shot.

"Like, ew."

The Reward Challenge is catching pigs. There's a huge pen full of mud and five players from each tribe will have to catch two pigs each, while one person acts as gatekeeper to the holding pen. The first team to round up all ten pigs wins steak and eggs. Sarge sounds like he's having one of his elaborate dreams.

The race is close until Eliza's turn. She just can't do it. Not one pig before giving up. No other excitement except for Leann flashing everyone, and Lopevi wins.

As they feast, Twila raves about her new team. Sarge is giddy. "Raise the doggone roof!"

With Eliza's ineptitude Rory now has his angle. He plays up his strength compared to her frailty. Lisa tells Eliza it's OK then tells the camera, "She's the reason we lost." Those shifty females.

Eliza cries with Ami and says she wishes Scout was gone so she could've been the gatekeeper. Ami tells her she's just making excuses. Eliza says she doesn't think they can win against the strong men and Ami gets lesbioffended.

"Aw shucks, Sarge…"

Day 15 and Julie wants to tan. Where? Sarge says, "Today Julie was sunbathing her but-tock region." Pixelate, Forrest, pixelate.

The newly-bronzed one worries that Twila might be aligning with the older men. We see Twila on Sarge's shoulders getting fruit from a tree. Sarge says he could be good friends with Twila, even date her. Yeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Sarge promises Twila an alliance to the final four with him, Chris and Chad. She's not sure she trusts him. She should probably hold out for dinner and a movie first.

The Immunity Challenge is a huge water race. Four people from each tribe have to slide two cylinder tiki pieces along a rope through a number of obstacles, including underwater ones. Twila and Chad wait on shore to put the tiki together, as do Scout and Lisa. Eliza prepares more excuses.

Chris beats Ami in the first leg. Rori actually does very well and catches up to Sarge in their match-up. Leann gets worn out and Julie kicks her butt. In fact, Leann can't finish! John also passes her and Lopevi wins again. Eliza didn't even get a chance to blow it.

Back at camp the fireworks start to fly for the women. Lisa wants to learn where they're finding a specific food, which apparently is Ami's job. She takes it as meaning Lisa wants to be prepared in case Ami's not there. Ami confronts Lisa on it and she says she didn't mean anything by it. I believe her. She doesn't seem bright enough to be thinking long-term like that. Ami tells us she doesn't trust Lisa.

Lopevi stays afloat.

Ami later tells Scout and Lisa that she doesn't want to vote off Rory. Scout says she's voting for Eliza. Ami says she'd rather vote for Lisa over Eliza. Don't forget that Lisa is right in front of her. I guess Ami's not afraid of confrontation.

Lisa tries to defend herself. "I haven't done one thing to make you not trust me." You mean, except when you betrayed the young girls at your second Tribal Council?

Rory tells Scout he also wants Eliza to go. Scout tells Rory about Ami and Lisa's "tiff." I guess Rory's on the inside now. "No one gave me any odds to break this alliance of women and I have broken it!" he brags.

At Tribal Council Jeff reminds them they haven't won anything since the switch. Scout says she'd vote for loyalty over strength. Lisa says she's stuck to her word, except to Eliza, Julie and Mia. I added that last part.

Ami also says she'd vote based on loyalty. Not looking good for Rory.

Lisa votes for Rory and Ami votes for Lisa. I guess Ami didn't say to whom she was loyal. Scout votes for Rory and says her vote is in honor of her alliance with Lisa. That doesn't look good for Lisa.

Ami does something important.

The tally reads Lisa, Rory, Rory, Lisa, Lisa, Lisa. So the two Challenge-blowers sided with Ami over Scout. We'll see if that lasts.

Before Lisa leaves she says, "True to my word." How soon they forget.

Next time on…Survivor: Julie and Twila "conspire." I'm not sure what their options are besides blackmailing Sarge with compromising photographs of him and Julie. Rory continues to boast: "If I get voted off this island, the Yasur tribe will burn." Will Ami put up with his silly male ways?

History tells us this Thursday is the last episode before the merge. Even with their current run, Lopevi still needs to win the next group Immunity and hope Yasur spares Rory again just to get the gender count even. Sarge better continue to work the charm on Twila. Maybe Chris can wax poetic about asphalt.

Keep on truckin',
Scott

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