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Day 10 begins at Fei Long with morning chores. Jean Robert is pleased that he did not get booted last night. He's not too concerned about going next time, either. The way JR sees it, Courtney is the natural selection for becom- ing extinct next. She's very cranky this morning, unhappy about last night's vote. During a chore, JR cautions her as they do some lifting. She snaps back. She an adult and doesn't need instruction.
At Zhan Hu, the tribe discovers that some of the rice is getting molding. Dave advises they first find a new container before saving the good rice. Sherea gets up-pity with him. They squabble some more later when she tries to throw away some clam shells. Dave wants them for his mom. Frosti intervenes and suggests that Dave relax more. Later at FL, JR gets excited when tree-mail arrives. At first, all are shocked when the note tells them to assemble at Tribal Council. Then it becomes clear that the Reward Challenge will be there with the winning tribe earning food. JR needs food!
RC time and it's flaming rock chopstick race. Each tribe will send pairs out, each one holding a long chopstick, and working together, carry a flaming rock to a shoot. There it will roll down into a wok and set off fireworks. First tribe to carry three rocks wins visit from a fisherman and his family. They'll bring food and spices to cook a meal, plus the fisherman will teach the winning tribe how to fish, Chinese-style! Each new round, the chopsticks get progres- sively longer. PG and Sherea square off against Todd and Denise first. T&D get a slight lead for Fei Long, which doesn't change through Round Two. But during the third round, JR and James build a huge lead over ZH's Dave and Erik. FL wins and chooses Dave to be kidnapped. Jeff hands Dave the 3rd scroll containing the 3rd clue.
Day 11 and Dave feels like he's on vacation. He pals it up with the folks of FL. After morning chores and breakfast, the gang chills out, and Dave sneaks away to read his scroll. He is excited about choosing someone to get the third clue. Todd gets chummy with Dave, so Dave offers Todd the clue in exchange for a return favor should Todd be kidnapped. Todd agrees. He had already known the first clue when Jaime shared it with him about the hidden immunity idol being in plain sight. Now he knows he's to look up for it, and the 3rd clue, a cryptic message about creatures of the night leaving while the idol stays behind.
Over at Zhan Hu, the gang wonders how Dave is doing? Things are more relaxed without him around. But water needs to be boiled and that means gathering firewood and starting a fire. All get about to their tasks except for Sherea. She decides to conserve her energy and lies about the camp. Erik and the rest take notice. Erik tries to start a fire, but is exhausted after get- ting wood. Frosti steps up and gets a spark going in Dave's Temple of Fire. Sherea doesn't care if others are pissed at her, she's proud to be lazy.
Back at Fei Long, a boat arrives with the fisherman and his family. They bring oil, spices, veggies, eggs, and some nice sized fish. Remarkably, it turns out that Jean Robert can speak Mandarin! He chats away with the new friends. While the wife gets the meal going, the fisherman takes Aaron and Denise out on his boat. He demonstrates his technique of using trained ducks to catch fish. How cool is that! He also shows them how to use a net, which FL won earlier. Back at camp, JR starts annoying others while translating requests from the fisherman's wife. C'mon guys! Give JR a break! The meal is a tasty one and all have enjoyed the day.
Day 12 and it's time for the Immunity Challenge. It's Break-The-Vases-With- A-Meteor-Hammer event. Surely to be added to the Olympics when hosted by China. I wonder how the Jamaican team will fare? But I digress. Two players from each tribe face off while wearing Chinese armor. Each round involves throwing 3 'meteor-hammers', two balls connected by a length of rope like a bolo, at a gathering of vases behind the opposing tribe members. The other two are tasked to block the shots. Three rounds with three shots each, the tribe that breaks the most vases wins immunity. Sherea scores first point during Round One for Zhan Hu. Todd and James both score during Round Two, putting Fei Long up by one. Round Three begins with Jaime and Erik versus Aaron and James. Jaime ties things up by getting two vases with one hammer. But in the end, Amanda scores the fourth and winning point for Fei Long!
At Zhan Hu Beach, Dave starts annoying everyone, making up for lost time. In his defense, he was making a good point that it's better to cook the rice in well water than just trust boiling up some lake water to cook in. Later, Dave politics with Erik and PG about sending Sherea home. Both scold Dave for being too bossy. Oh-oh! Jaime tells Uncle Cameraman she's torn between Dave and Sherea. Erik tells Uncle he wishes he could vote them both off! Sherea gets concerned when she sees Erik, Frosti, PG and Jaime all swim- ming together. She later argues with Frosti about her value at challenges.
At Tribal Council, Sherea continues with her point about needing to save energy for challenges. Things were just fine without Dave around. Frosti and Erik agree, but do acknowledge Dave's leadership and work ethic. Sherea continues to beat her drum. Dave fires back that if chores aren't done around camp, they'll get dehydrated and be too sick to compete. That being focused only on challenges is short-sighted. PG argues that there must be a balance between camp chores and challenges. Sherea makes one last pitch for her values. It's time to vote. Dave votes to boot Sherea. The rest put Dave up as a sacrifice. How will the gods accept this offering? Jeff warns Zhan Hu that they better get a new plan fast.
SPOILERS: The virgin Erik and Jaime entertain a romance. Jeff brings a twist that turns The Game on it's head. Is it Switch-A-Roo time already???
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