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Day 25: Rob and Matthew wake up early and meet to have a chat. Rob tells Matt that the men must focus on voting off Deena, and that he, Matthew is Rob's "link in the chain" to Butch. Rob can't be seen talking directly with Butch, so Matthew must be the go-between. So while Matthew goes fishing later with Butch, and tells Butch about 'the Chain', Rob boasts to the rest about how he's snowing Matthew. The others decide that Matthew must go.
Reward Challenge time, and the contestants test their proficiency with bow and arrows, blowguns, and spears. Matthew is clearly the best at this when they practice. He talks with Rob about possibly throwing the competition. Rob thinks that's a great idea. Blowguns are first, and Matthew scores a bulls-eye. He does so again with a spear. Alex and Matt square off in the final round with bows and arrows. Matthew makes it look good, putting an arrow on the cusp in the 3-point ring. Alex scores in the 5-point ring and wins reward.
The reward this week is coffee and snacks for two at the Survivor Café. Alex invites Jenna, not Matthew. Good move, Alex. They get cranked on ice- coffees and donuts. As the sugar and caffeine flows, Deena strategizes with the rest of her gang about how Alex is a bigger threat and should Matthew win immunity, Alex should go next. Christy and Rob seem to agree, Heidi just nods. Meanwhile, Jenna and Alex talk about how Deena is getting on their nerves. Hmmmm, a plot is forming. They return to the camp and bring cookies for everyone. Well, almost everyone. As Butch and Matthew are away fishing, they just get some crumbs. Butch doesn't care, he's more concerned about being bitten by a piranha.
That night, Heidi tells Jenna about Deena's new scheme. Jenna is pissed and tells Alex. Alex confronts Rob. Rob is aghast, but confirms. Alex is now hatching a scheme of his own. Meanwhile, Heidi gets bitten by a spider on her left knee, which quickly balloons and turns black and blue. She can barely walk, so Alex carries her back to camp. How cute is that?
Day 26 brings tree-mail and Immunity Challenge. This week it's our favorite, the eat-the-gross-insect challenge. Grasshoppers are first on the menu. Jenna bails out, refusing to participate. Heidi loses to Christy. Round two is a plate of grubs. Rob and Butch lose. The third course are beetles. Poor Christy, who almost pewked before, finally does so and is eliminated. Alex then loses to Deena. As predicted, Matthew is smoking everyone. The final plate is served and has a large, live, beetle larva. Deena is grossed out and lets Matthew win. Jeff razzes Matthew, who swallowed his larva whole.
Day 27 and Deena has her strategy chat with Jenna about offing Alex. But Jenna then runs to Alex and tells him. Meanwhile, Deena tells Rob and Christy that Jenna is on her side. Rob tells the Uncle Cameraman that both Deena and Alex think they have the same players on their side. One of the two is going home tonight.
At Tribal Council, Jeff asks his usual batch of boring questions. The only one which rated a chuckle was when Matthew said he has nothing to worry about even if he didn't have immunity. Alex admitted that his number may be up. Deena is mildly concerned, but feels she's safe. Uh-huh! It's time to vote.
Christy and Deena vote against Alex. The rest gang-up on Deena. The tribe has spoken. Deena gets her flame snuffed out and takes the walk of shame. She will join Dave on the jury.
SPOILERS: The Youthful Four (Rob, Alex, Heidi, and Jenna) decide to flex the power and slack off while the others do all the work around the camp. Heidi and Jenna share an emotional moment.
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