Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Ep. 5 Blog Party

Ah, the mysteries …! We're going into the fifth episode and all of the castaways are still on the show. Sure, some are in the Limbo stage called Extinction. We still have no clue what's going to happen there. It's believed one will make it back to the tribes, but how? Will we wait for the others to perish? What's up with Extinction? And, an even bigger mystery … why does Jeff Probst call Kelley Wentworth "Wentworth" all the time instead of using her first name? He did that with Cochran and a few others. But I don't recall him doing that with any other female castaway. What's up with that, Probst? 

Hopefully, tonight's two-hour show will give us some more insight into how Extinction will actually work. I doubt we'll find out why Jeff calls Kelley by her last name, though.

As tonight's show airs here on the East Coast I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the real party is in the comments. Feel free to join in on the fun!

Every time the tribes shuffle, Lifeguard Laurie has to shuffle the blog pool accordingly. She does it without complaint because she's cool like that. Here's the latest standings in the pool --

Manu Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, KelseyNY
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc

Kama Tribe
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - Cherry Pie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle

Lesu Tribe
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G.
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krista Gibson, Sharon N.

Limbo/Extinction
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee 

Here we go … I hope you brought two hours worth of snacks and adult beverages!

Yes, of course Rick is going to go to the edge of extinction. He seems to be going in knowing it will be a rough ride. Is he up to the challenge? They do look kind of miserable out there.

Ohh … right into a Reward Challenge. Obstacles collecting bolos, land the bolos on the target. Sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly and bread. Second tribe wins just some PB&J sandwiches.

KAMA wins Reward! MANU takes second place. Once again, the folks on Lesu who lost as the other tribe before shuffling, loses.

Joe, claiming going into this he was going to play more lowkey, is still showing the comp beast side. And, yeah … he's a target. The women are saying he has to go. But Joe has grown on Ron -- he says he's a workhorse and helps them win comps. According to him, it's not the time for Joe to go. 

Oh my, lots of buzz about getting out the returning players. They also want Aubry out, even over Wendy, on Manu. Aubry wants to work with Victoria to get out one of the "big dog" guys. 

On Lesu where Kelley said playing with David on the tribe of four is like three women and Wardog. David keeps searching for an idol. The others notice he's gone. Lauren feels both Wardog and Kelley are on her side, plus she does have an idol. Even though she's sick, she is thinking she's safe. Kelley trusts Wardog although she likens him to Tony. "It's Survivor. It's kill or be killed."

Extinction has news, something for each of them. Map, stars align, get back in the fold, get back in the game. They decide to go together. Whoa … Keith who told us he was clueless with the map and the others deciphered it, took off on his own. The others are chasing him. Rick pushes him aside and grabs three rods and a note that says PRACTICE. A second note gives one an extra vote to give to a player. Chris got that one.

Immunity Challenge. Swim, dive to release puzzle pieces, up on small platform. Kelley is really poor at this. You'd think she's non-swimmer Keith! Lesu is WAY BEHIND once again. The other tribes are working on the puzzles and Lesu doesn't even have one puzzle piece. Finally they're heading to shore to do the puzzle. Neither other tribe has solved it yet. 

KAMA wins first immunity! HEY … LESU won second immunity! It's the first time any of them have won it! They were so far behind, but did the puzzle in a snap.

Manu will lose someone tonight.  

Supposedly, the plan is to vote out Wendy. Aubry is talking with Victoria about getting with Wendy to vote out one of the guys. Aubry thinks Eric will be a threat once they merge. They talk to Wendy. She can't decide even though she thinks she's a target. What is with that girl? She might have just undecided her way to Extinction. 

Aubry has her idol. AND Chris sent her the extra vote!!! She doesn't have a clue who did it. Of course, she thinks someone IN the game sent it and she has an unknown ally. She has until there are seven left to play it. Now, she's the undecided one.

Tribal Council time. Argh! Gavin is one of those people who says "whenever" instead of "when." That's it. Vote him off. 

Ahem. Wendy is clueless and smiling. The tribal is fairly mellow. Time to vote.

The tally:
Aubry, Wendy, Aubry, Aubry … goes out with an idol in her pocket. She's blindsided. I wonder if the idol still holds up if she comes back from Extinction? Hmm. Of course, that's where she's headed. It's a no-brainer according to her.

Right into a Reward Challenge. Leap over tables, lever, sandbags, get to target, hit targets to rotate to raise two flags. First -- coffee, pastries spread. Second -- iced coffee and cookies.

KAMA wins first (due to Joe). MANU wins second place. LESU is back to losing.

Joe thinks seeing Aubry got voted out shows him that he has no one to rely on. He's teary about it. He doesn't think anyone really wants to work with him. He is trying to go around making the rest of his tribe think they will ALL be targets after the merge because they're ALL big threats.

The talk on Lesu is to vote out Lauren because she's been sick. They don't know she has an idol. Wardog is also a target because he's bad in challenges and very bossy. David is even willing to work with Kelley to oust him. Hmm …

Five maps at Extinction. Aubry follows their lead in folding, but she's clueless. Devin thinks it's by the mast, but he's wrong. Keith actually finds it. It's knots to give to his biggest threat. Reem is upset. She saw it first but Keith touched it first. She says she follows the rules. Aubry thinks it's a dysfunctional family there. She also calls it a train wreck and says people are losing it. She said all of this in confessional to us, not to them.

Immunity Challenge time once again. Climb ladder, bag attached to rope through frame, Survivor slide puzzle.

UH-OH -- Jeff takes away an idol! The two losing tribes will go to Tribal and only one tribe will be safe tonight.

What a shocker! KAMA wins Immunity! Both tribes will go together to Tribal and one person will be voted out. They're worried about having to draw rocks with a tie. Eric is excited. He trusts Eric and Victoria and is willing to draw rocks if need be. Victoria is not really willing to do rocks. On Lesu they think the other team will go for rocks and they are worried. They want to go in four strong. Wardog is again getting under Kelley's skin about it. Wardog goes off looking for an idol. He thinks Lauren is expendable. That only brings the other three closer together. Lauren hasn't told anyone that she has an idol. Whoa! Kelley finds an idol! Lauren knows Kelley has an idol, but not vice versa.

Tribal Council time!
They're talking about staying tribe united of course. Both tribes talk about sticking together. Kelley tells them they're willing to take someone aboard. So, the other tribe speaks up. Wendy thinks she's in the middle. Ohh … Kelley is whispering to David. Talk about veterans not wanting to go to rocks before merge. Wardog whispering to David. David whispers to Wendy away from everybody else. Too much whispering going on!

The tally: Can't be rocks, too little time left. No one plays an idol.

Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren.

Re-vote time, can only vote for Wendy or Lauren. More whispering. 

Re-tally:
Wendy, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy.

Wendy is out and is excited happy about it. She scoots away singing "cheeseburger, shower." She is even giddier heading off to Extinction.

Next week is the merge and all of Extinction is joining them!