One final immunity point for Jesse's idol in his pocket! He gets 5 more for playing it, and Karla scores 5 for sniping the advantage out from under Owen. Owen makes up for it by winning both the reward and immunity challenge. Cassidy scores a couple of reward points for being chosen, before scoring the final immunity challenge bonus herself.

Jesse's out at final four - I was calling it that he should have kept the idol to himself to absorb votes, and give Gabler the boot. I thought because of the fire threat, I didn't even think about the win though!

Assorted points this week:
Cody: +3 episode title
Karla, James, Cassidy: +2 for voting confessionals

What a wild season frankly, lots of great characters. Hope your drafts went well, see you...

The penultimate episode! Karla sheds some aligabler tears in her Telenovela version of survivor, for 3 confessional points. Jesse scores his usual 2 immunity points, and Karla 1. They each end up scoring 5 more immunity points for having played their idols (but no bonus for a save, as Owen/Karla were not in danger votes wise. This differs from the Noelle extra vote scenario, as Cody could never have played his idol for himself here. Jesse playing Cody's idol flushed out Karla's, but Cody was toast either way).

Team reward points for Owen, Karla, Cody, and another individual win for Cassidy!

Perhaps my favourite move ever being played by Jesse - This is a game winning move, and the culmination of his trust with Cody, knowing where the idol...

Jesse is the long term investment to have with another 2 idol points (we haven't seen it be passed back yet, still??), and Karla with one point! Gabler is the first to say hiding in plain sight (much like that advantage), and gets the episode title bonus.

Cody finally, finally, finally finds the choose your champion advantage (+5 advantage points). A new advantage, no rules precedence here, so I'm falling back on how we've handled Beware advantages. He scores for the find itself, and scores another 5 for executing on it successfully, for a total of 10 points in the advantage category.

Karla/Owen beat Jeff's patience the tides and both score individual immunity! (+7 immunity points)

At least Sami played his shot in the dark correctly - No...

Sorry for the late scores! Jesse and Karla earn 2 and 1 points respectively for idols in pocket. A big reward challenge win for Noelle! And Owen/Sami/Jesse get picked to go along.

Cassidy wins individual immunity! Can't wait for immunity next week, return of a classic terrifying challenge.

Jesse says the episode title while out on reward, get that money baby!

Jesse +2 idols in his pocket! Karla+1!

I'm trying to sell my house so keeping this brief! Karla and Cody win individual immunity, Cody scores individual reward points, and the rest on his side of the challenge (Cassidy, Gabler, Jesse, Ryan) score +2 points as if picked for the reward.

Noelle's steal a vote - The rules say that it's +10 points if a player is saved by an advantage. Now, given that Sami and Karla both voted for James anyways, in vote numbers, the steal a vote wasn't needed. However, if not played, James perhaps steals the idol to stay safe, having no other choice. Noelle is getting 5 points for the use of her advantage, as it may have been a key element. We'll see if James confirms he'd have stolen the idol in post game inte...

BREAKING NEWS: DWIGHT HANDS OFF IDOL TO JESSE MOMENTS BEFORE TRIBAL. JESSE SCORES TWO POINTS FOR IDOLS IN POCKET AT START OF EPISODE. Karla scores one, assuming it was passed back to her after tribal. If this isn't true, scores will be updated.

Owen pulls out the big solo immunity W right on time! Cody second place again, and that wrestling match continues to haunt him. At least he said the episode title Preposterous (with a typo though).

Jeanine had perhaps one of the most brutal post-merge runs. And now alone at ponderosa, won't even know that her idol was still out there in the wild. She'll be surprised as the rest of us. Can't wait.

+1 immunity point to Jeanine, Karla, and Cody for an idol in their pocket! No, Dwight will not be receiving these points from ponderosa.

Gabler pulls off the first individual immunity and scores a big 7 immunity points! James scores 5 for picking up the knowledge is power. Snap telling Karla about it? We'll see if he gets the Geo treatment.

Not much to say given the majority of the episode was taken up by that challenge - Sorry to see you go Dwight, but wow what a couple of rough tribals for Jeanine!

It's time to EARN THE MERGE. (after we score 1 immunity point for idols in pocket - Gabler, Jeanine, Karla, Cody. Last time for Gabler!)

We're going to count Noelle as part of the winning team here for hedging her bets correctly, and it's counting for both immunity of course, but also reward. The merge feast meal!

What a messy episode, with a messy vote, leading to Michelle 2.0 Elie out the door. Can't wait to read Jeanine's post game interviews to see what she thought was going to happen.

Cody, Gabler, Karla score 1 immunity point for having an idol in hand! Jeanine quickly joins the club in time for the merge - She scores a big 10 points (5 for finding the beware, and 5 for executing on it and getting the idol).

Red and Yellow tribe keep the momentum going with a joint reward/immunity win, securing those precious tarps. 

Geo risks it and gets the biscuit - +5 immunity points for getting the knowledge is power advantage (though the real power seems to be knowledge of the knowledge is power)

Sorry Geo, showing the idol holder the power to steal said idol was unlucky. See you next episode for merge? If Jeff lets them that is.

+1 immunity point for Gabler and Cody for having an idol in hand at the top of the episode! And another ten points to Karla for 1. finding the beware advantage and 2. Executing on it! Can't wait for her to see Cody's hat - Good luck convincing the others that his hat is in fact an immunity idol.

Yellow and Blue tribes make short work of the dual reward/immunity challege, with Yellow taking first place (+4 immunity for first, +3 for second, +3 reward for all). Nneka sadly seals her fate, as she's just too much of a liability for the tribe. Noelle gets to keep her newly printed steal a vote intact thought! (+5 advantage). 

Credit goes to Jesse for the title of the episode, when he says he's ready to sign the divorce papers.

Mike Gabler starts the episode with an idol in his pocket, and thankfully, the rules on that idol are cleared up. Turns out it's quite a bit better than anyone first though. (+1 immunity point). Owen the loveable curmedgeon scores 3 confessional points for titling the episode.

Yellow tribe takes down first followed by blue tribe, in a joint reward/immunity challenge. Red was too busy creatively assembling their puzzle to look more like that tree puzzle. Interesting choice.

Cody is LIVIN. Aside from tribal prospects, and a brief no-vote scare. He picks up the beware advantage (+5) and quickly capitalizes on it and turns it into an.. idol hat? Worth another 5 points all the same.

Turns out the missing vote wasn't that big a deal though - J...

The monster is BACK, dropping the 4, keeping the 3, taking your flint, risking your vote. Anyone else love Jeff's customary intro of "Guy in the blue shirt, Woman with the hair, tell us about yourself", as if he hasn't spent months in the casting process and knows their names by now?

No time to waste, the tribes have to compete for reward. The red tribe pulls out the big brained strats with having the flint fall into the bamboo pole, earning them the chance to not have to do a brainteaser (as well as some supplies). (+3 reward point to red tribe)

Is this the first survivor episode named after a butt tattoo? +3 confessional points to Cody for LIVIN!! :)

Gambling Gabler really does not want to vote this episode, but despite his best efforts,...