A Big Confusing Ball of Confusion

This is the 9th episode of Survivor: Grenada- Temptations!

Challenges
Reward Challenge: Domino Effect Each castaway will stack a series of blocks on a multi-leveled platform while avoiding trip wires, which could cause their blocks to tip and force them to start over. The goal is to arrange the blocks so they will fall like dominoes. Ultimately, this releases a ball, which will smash a tile. The first person to do this wins reward. Reward: The Temptation, plus an additional feast of cheeseburgers and fries to share. Winner:

Immunity Challenge: Spoon Man Each person will use two very small paddles to maneuver a ball through a series of obstacles. If at any point the ball drops, they will have to go back to the start. The first person to transfer three balls wins. Winner: TBD

Night 20
(Following Lulu's blindside, the five remaining members of Carriacou return to camp.)

Eddiot:  (leaning his torch against a tree) You guys totally played me! That was the most confusing thing ever, good job. (laughs)

Meiling: Yeah, sorry about that, Eddiot. We just thought it was better for us to vote Lulu out.

Eddiot: Well it was so close. I was, like, one vote away from going! I'm just glad to still be here.

"carriacou"

- Okay, camera people, I was totally confused by that vote! What was meant to happen was me and Lulu vote for Ashanda, and then Meiling and Shivani vote Jamie. Then, on the revote, we were gonna vote... wait, am I allowed to say, or is it still secret? Umm, tribal's over, so, I guess? We were gonna vote Ashanda out. What actually happened, though, was three people voted for Lulu, two voted for me, and I was the only Ashanda vote! Literally everyone lied to me tonight and man, do I feel like such a dummy! (laughs) Lulu must've voted for me, too, which is super awkward because we were allies. I'm just happy to be here still, but if we lose the next challenge I guess I'm leaving? I don't know why they voted for Lulu when we were gonna make a big group at the merge with both our alliances, and I don't know what I'm gonna do from here, but we'll see!

Ashanda: Well, you can thank me for that, and all y'all can thank me for saving your asses! I knew she'd pull that so I flipped my vote.

Meiling: Thank you, Ashanda.

Ashanda: Y'all lucky I did, 'cause if she came back here and not Eddiot, y'all'd be screwed.

(With a smug look on her face, Ashanda leans her torch against the tree. The camera then cuts to her confessional.)

"carriacou"

- Right now, y'all are looking at the greatest player to ever compete in this game. Mmhm, ain't that the truth! I knew Lulu would pull some and vote for Eddiot, and I knew she'd keep coming for me if she stayed, so I flipped my vote. What do you know, Lulu flipped her vote to Eddiot, and if I hadn't flipped mine, he'd be gone and she'd be back here. Then everyone would be freaking doomed, 'cause she'd run back to the other side and take Kendra with her.. and I did not come out here to get anything less than a win! I freaking saved every single one of their asses and they should be grovelling at my feet right now. (laughs) I feel like Oprah right now. "YOUR ASS GOT SAVED! YOUR ASS GOT SAVED! ALL YOUR ASSES GOT SAVED!" Whatever happens, I'm in a stable majority, Eddiot's going next if we don't merge, and if we do merge, then we're gonna have the upper hand. All this because I took a big-ass risk and changed my vote. There's no question after tonight that I'm the best player on this island and these guys better take notice!

(As Ashanda and Eddiot walk towards the shelter, Jamie takes Meiling and Shivani aside.)

Jamie: I hope you guys aren't too upset with Ashanda for doing that. She does have a habit of doing her own thing, but it was out of loyalty to us.

Shivani: You didn't know?

Jamie: I had a feeling she'd do it but she never told me, no. I'm glad she did, though, otherwise we'd be in a bit of an awkward situation.

Meiling: Too true. I'm glad Lulu didn't pull out an idol, otherwise Ashanda would have voted herself out.

Jamie: Yeah, she's ballsy. I don't think I would've had the balls to do that. I know Lulu said some things about me at Tribal, but I hope that sticking to the split vote shows that I'm good with you, one hundred percent, and Ashanda is good with us too.

Shivani: Everything's fine. I'm excited for us to go forward together.

Jamie: Thanks. Me, too.

(As the conversation ends and Jamie heads back to the shelter, he breathes a sigh of relief before the camera cuts to his confessional.)

"carriacou"

- Our split vote didn't quite go as planned tonight, because Lulu flipped and voted for Eddiot, but luckily Ashanda flipped and voted for Lulu. I had a feeling she'd do it, but she never told me, and it was risky but it paid off. I hope it doesn't deter Meiling and Shivani from being loyal to her, because I know she'll stick by us and she only did it to preserve herself and our alliance. What Lulu said at Tribal worries me, too. She called Ashanda a pot-stirrer- which is true- and I was worried it would get the vote flipped on us, and worried still now that it will put doubt in their minds about the longevity and reliability of her loyalty. She also called me out for playing both sides on Carriacou- again, true- but I hope that keeping my vote at Eddiot during the split shows my commitment to them. Credit to Lulu, she went down fighting and tried to drag as many of us down with her as she could. (laughs) From the looks of things, they are going to keep loyal to us, so I'm excited for things to come!

(When Jamie is gone, Shivani turns to Meiling and laughs.)

Shivani: We definitely caught a lucky break tonight.

Meiling: Yeah, absolutely. I wouldn't have wanted to come back to camp with Lulu tonight. Thank everything for Ashanda flipping her vote, even if we didn't know about it.

Shivani: How do you feel about that? Do you think we can rely on her for the future?

Meiling: From the sounds of things at Tribal, she and Lulu had a long history, so I feel the vote was out of self-preservation rather than an erratic decision. I'm wary of what was said, though, and I think we should definitely keep a close eye on her, but I have confidence she'll be loyal to us at least for the next couple of votes. I'm more worried about Kendra and how she'll react to Lulu going home.

Shivani: Definitely, and if what Lulu said about Ashanda at Tribal is true, Kendra won't be happy we kept her in.

Meiling: We'll just have to cross that bridge when we come to it and explain things to her. Surely she'll understand.

(The two of them head back to the shelter, the camera focusing on Meiling, before cutting to her confessional.)

"carriacou"

- We decided to go with Ashanda and Jamie tonight and vote off Lulu because she had connections everywhere and we wanted to guarantee as many numbers on our side as possible. With her still in the game, we would have had things go pear-shaped very quickly, and with Jamie and Ashanda we have a stronger chance at pulling off a majority if we merge this round or the next. That being said, we absolutely got a lucky break with Ashanda flipping her vote. Lulu sussed us out and changed to Eddiot, and he'd be gone if Ashanda hadn't changed, which would have been a disaster for all involved. Things were said at Tribal that haven't left my mind, and she does seem like a pot-stirrer and someone who does her own thing, but she should be loyal to us for the next couple of rounds at least, so I'm happy. The only real worry we have left now is Kendra's reaction to Lulu going and Ashanda staying, because I know the two of them have history and she was likely expecting us to save Lulu. It made no sense for us to keep Lulu and hopefully Kendra understands that when we explain to her. I'm pleased with our move tonight. I hope it means good things for us.