Once we get past Jeff’s recap of the season we revisit last week’s tribal council with our final four. Spencer is asking Tony if he voted for Trish. He openly admits that he did. He says it was a strategic move, he hated to do it to her, but it had to be done to get him to the end. The four of them also start to congratulate each other and discuss how the end will go. Tony is really giving the hard sell on his special idol making sure they think he can use it this time. He wants them to think they can’t write his name down even if he doesn’t win immunity.

In the morning the loved ones finally hit the beach! I really thought they weren’t going to show this season. It was nice for the final four to have a picnic with their family members instead of having the stress of playing for time with them. Before you know it though the pleasantries are over and it’s time for the immunity challenge. This challenge is freaking me out! They are on the top of a high post on a windy day out in the ocean. They have to pull up buckets of water to pour into a tube that will draw up a key. Once they have the key they jump in and head to shore to unlock pieces to for a puzzle. It’s the Tony and Spencer show again. Problem is, we already know that Tony won’t know how to do the puzzle. Woo catches up and Kass is a disaster on the pole. The puzzle is tough and Kass is able to catch up! She does the impossible and wins immunity!

Quote:

Spencer-“I had to win and it meant so much, and so losing in itself is devastating. Losing to a brain dead weasel like Kass, that’s the most humiliating way I could have lost today.”
Back at camp Spencer approaches Tony with some story about the possibility that this season will be a final 2 instead of final 3. He gives him the finer points of keeping him to the next vote over Woo. Tony knows Spencer is a super fan and he is making sense.

Spencer’s final two talk is the topic of conversation at tribal council. Out in the open Spencer pleads his case and gets Kass to admit that Woo is more favorable to take to the end than Tony. I really think Tony might figure it out and go with Spencer, but when the votes are read it’s Spencer that goes to the jury. Sorry Heidi, the tribe has spoken.

 

Jeff turns to Kass, Tony and Woo and you find out Spencer was right, they have another immunity challenge in the morning!
Quote:

Woo-“I’d be the stupidest Survivor player ever taking Tony to the end.”

Kass-“Me too.”

The challenge is a huge maze with key pieces to get then, puzzle pieces to put together to raise a flag first. It is a close race and in a photo finish Woo beats Kass. How Woo can muster the energy to do those back flips with so little food or sleep I have no idea.

Quote:

Kass-“It’s horrifying! The person who hasn’t made a decision the whole game is in charge of my fate!”

Tony and Kass have to start their campaigning to Woo. The whole time they are talking to him it looks like Woo is just confused. I know he is just being thoughtful, but man, shake the sand out of your ears dude.

At tribal Jeff questions the three to see how their afternoon went. Woo is stoked to win the immunity then goes quiet. Kass and Tony start back up with the reasons why Woo should take them to the end. The look on Woo’s face when Tony lays the loyalty talk on thick says it all. Woo cuts off Jeff short and wants to get right to the vote. He votes off Kass and makes his choice to go to the end with Tony. Stupid I think he called it. Sorry, Chuck Woolley, the tribe has spoken.

Final 2 get the usual awesome breakfast. Tony never turns the game off. He finds a note in the basket and hides it from Woo. It ends up being a mirror and scale so he tells Woo about it, but man this guy is a snake.

The opening statements go pretty well and then the jury gets going. The questions go at Tony pretty hard. They are pretty light on Woo, then Trisha gets up. It was almost a Susan from season 1 rant. Very uncomfortable. Spencer finishes out the jury with an actual closing argument for why everyone should vote for Tony and not Woo. I’ve never seen anything like it, but he said everything I was thinking. Man, I’m mad Spencer didn’t make it to the end! Be honest with yourself, Woo is likeable, but Tony played a near flawless game. Woo did very little besides entertain us.

Cut to the live finale and Probst reads the votes. He shows that Woo gets one vote, but Tony gets all the rest. Sorry, Sierra Gray, Woo loses.
                                                       

Tony is the winner! Congrats David Hickman!