This is it. The big two hour finale, followed by the reunion hour. That's three hours of Survivor mayhem and all I can hope is that it's more entertaining than the last episode of Amazing Race All Stars. There are four players left, and only two of them are worthy of the title of Sole Survivor. I'm hoping for Spencer but the entire season has been handed to Tony like a trophy so I'd be surprised if he doesn't win. Woo has done well but he's flown so far under the radar that the jury can't seriously consider him. As for the lawyer, I've never been a fan of Kass and hope she's out before the final three. Quick opening opinion out of the way, time to sit back and enjoy the show.

We open "live" in Los Angeles with Jeff prior to the traditional recap of the entire season. Remember how this started out as Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty? Remember how bad the Brains were, and how bad at math the Brawn were? Remember all those wasted Immunity Idols? The blind sides? Watch for the bloodbath as Tony "the Manipulator," Woo "the Zen Master," Kass "the Chaos," and Spencer "the Underdog" battle for the win.

Recap out of the way, we return to camp after the last Tribal and everyone wonders why Tony voted out Trish, who admits it was just strategic and he feels horrible. I love the blue light special effect of the night cam, especially while Tony tries to bluff his way to final three with a useless idol. Interesting though that Tony knows his bluff could backfire in his face.

Day 37 and the sun rises on a fairly quiet camp until Kass reflects on Tony's paranoid decisions and confronts him about it. In comes the boat with Kass' husband, Spencer's sister, Tony's best friend, and Woo's cousin. This can make or break a player depending on their emotional response, especially Tony . . . who was expecting his wife. Everyone sits and chats until Woo goes for Treemail and reveals the upcoming challenge. 

Kass defends her gameplay to her husband and hopes her kids and friends understand her reasoning. Spencer knows it's do or die as they head off with their loved ones to . . . A cut back to Los Angeles and the Green Room with all the contestants waiting for more screen time. That's where they sit while watching the finale play out before going on stage. Nice little "behind the scenes" shot before the Immunity Challenge, I like that.

As they arrive at the challenge Jeff welcomes the loved ones and asks the players how they feel. Spencer's sister says he gives full out on everything he does, and as Spencer gives back the Inmunity Necklace his sister says he'll get it back. Nice support.

Contestants need to perch on top of a pole in the ocean, retrieve a bucket full of water to raise a key that unlocks their puzzle pieces, grab the key, swim to shore, complete the puzzle and win the necklace. Tony seems to be in the lead but Spencer is right behind him. Tony gets his key but climbs down and paddles to shore. Then Spencer gets his key and heads in right behind Tony, meeting him at the beach. Woo gets his key and swims in. Kass is still on her pole.

Spencer is moving ahead of Tony and Woo on the puzzle, no surprise, while Kass jams her rope to slow her down even more. Spencer is flying through this as Tony tries to sneak a peak at the design and Kass finally gets her key and starts heading in. This could be a problem for Spencer as Kass is equally good at puzzles and starts catching up. Despite Spencer's lead, Kass beats him in the puzzle and wins the Immunity. Not good news for Spencer (or my hope that she wouldn't make final three). Time to say goodbye to the loved ones and head back to camp.

Kass intends to vote out Spencer and go to the end with two Brawns to prove Brains are better. However, Spencer takes Tony aside and mentions that, based on what Jeff said, it'll be a Final Two season and the other two won't take Tony. He needs Tony to vote out Woo and Tony may do it, but you never know. Meanwhile, Kass is asking Woo what he thinks is going on and he guesses it. Then he starts to overthink it. More Zen, less thinking. Time for Tribal.

Jeff is all quiet as they arrive, then in comes the jury. Trish looks like she finally got a meal or two. Jeff mentions the comeback in Kass' performance at the challenge. Tony says he was looking for his wife but was glad his friend was there for him. Then mentions the look of despair on Spencer's face when Kass won. Spencer pitches the Tony should keep me plan, and Jeff asks Woo why he should be kept, before pointing out that Kass is sitting pretty. For now. Tony has just realized that, if it goes to another Tribal he'll be the target just like Spencer said. Interesting. Time to vote.

Jeff goes for the votes as Tony explains the powers of the special idol and how he bluffed everyone. I'm surprised they all fell for it. Jeff reads the votes . . . Spencer, Woo, Spencer, and Spencer. Damn. Sorry about that Spencer, better luck next time.

We're back in Los Angeles and Jeff explains how there are a lot of unhappy people in the audience, because Spencer is extremely popular. Then they show where they go as they walk out of Tribal . . . They go to get weighed and see how much weight they've lost. Great diet plan. A quick interview with Spencer's Mom reveals that she thought he'd be the first to go, which is what Jeff thought. Shows how wrong they were. He was so close.

Back at camp after Tribal and the Final Three congratulate each other. Tony's a little worried there may be another immunity challenge, and that fear apparently spreads. Kass and Woo make their final two deal while Tony sleeps.

Morning does indeed bring another Immunity challenge. Make your way through a maze of turnstiles to collect medallions, then arrange the medallions to open your chest, solve the cog puzzle and raise your flag. Tony and Woo get to a station with Kass right behind them and they all return with their first medallions. Woo is just following Tony through the maze. Not sure if he's trying to throw him off his game or just so used to being a follower. Either way, Kass is off for her third before the buys return with their second. Kass maintains her lead. Now everyone is looking for their last medallion and Tony and Woo have finally separated. Woo gets to his medallion first and heads back, having taken the lead. Woo opens the chest and gets started. Kass shows up last at the puzzle but she's pulled through before. Tony has never won Individual Immunity and really needs it now, but . . . too late. Woo wins Individual Immunity with Kass a half second behind him. Woo is guaranteed a spot in the final two and gets to decide who sits next to him. 

Back in Los Angeles, Jeff asks a group of kids who Woo should take and they all say he should take Kass. All these kids love Survivor, and Jeff reminds the audience that many of the latest winners were just kids when Survivor started and if Survivor continues these kids could be upcoming competitors.  He can't wait to snuff their torch. 

Day 38 and the Final Two plus one return to camp. Woo is happy he won, but then he starts to panic. Time to politic as he goes off to hear Tony's pitch. Tony pushes on Woo's loyalty and explains that taking Kass is a bad move because she's made moves. Bad moves, but moves nevertheless. Woo says he'll consider it. When he returns to camp Kass explains that everyone hates her and Tony has played a better game. I love how she compares Woo to Fabio. Woo tells her he'll make his final decision at Tribal, then worries about being a hipacrit. 

Time for the Tribal council. Everyone's in and Jeff addresses Woo about how he feels. Woo feels amazing, but he seems a little lost. Jeff asks if Woo thinks Tony's vote was loyalty or strategic, and Woo feels it was strategic. Jeff then points out the half second loss to Kass, who's pissed that her fate is in Woo's hands. Jeff asks if Woo was approached by the other two and he says he just wants to get to the vote, . . . So he's off to cast the only vote.

Woo has decided to go to the end with . . . Tony. Yay! Woo has voted out Kass. It's not that I don't like Kass, I'm just glad she didn't win after how she treated Spencer. Now it's up to the jury as the power shifts and Kass goes where she belongs. She's pissed at Woo and thinks he made a terrible decision, but in the end he has a better chance against Tony, especially when it comes to answering jury questions. Kass would have trounced both of them in a defence contest, that's what she does.

The final blue light night as Tony shows his appreciation to Woo. Woo felt the jury would respect his decision, now all he has to do is out talk him. He feels the victory will be more honorable against Tony. Treemail arrives with breakfast for two; eggs, bacon, chicken, croissants, champagne, orange juice. Nice, until Tony finds a clue and goes off on his own to find a surprise behind the camp. It's a mirror and a scale, with their starting weights listed. They've both lost around 40 pounds. Like I said, great diet plan.

Both of them have plans for the money as they head off to confront the jury at their Final Tribal Council. In comes the jury and Kass looks so bitter to be there. Guess she should have kept Spencer.

Tony starts off the opening statements by saying he'll answer all question truthfully and that there was nothing personal. Woo follows with how hard it was to maintain his honor and integrity in this game of lies and deceit. Now it's over to the jury, . . . right after a quick cut to Los Angeles and guest winner Parvati Shallow from Season 16. He asks her advice going into the jury and she says they need to be vulnerable. When asked who she'd vote for . . . She loves Woo, but she'd vote for Tony.

Time for the jury and it starts with Sarah who's still upset with Tony breaking his promise. Jefra says she's not bitter but, yeah she is, she wants Tony to admit he back stabbed everybody and own his game. Morgan also starts with Tony and goes on about how she can control men but wonders how Tony did it without breasts, she also respects Woo's decision not to take Kass. Jeremiah tells Tony his biggest move was always swearing on his wife and kids but doesn't believe he has them and can't believe he would break those promises. Tasha also attacks Tony and wants to know how he continued to control everyone, then she asks Woo why he aligned with Tony and Woo revealed it was an adaptation mid-game. 

LJ needs to know who Tony is (poor Tony must be feeling under attack by now) and Tony says he was terrified of LJ and needed him out. Kass actually attacks Woo instead and wonders why Woo didn't cut the head off the dragon, but Woo says it was about bringing someone who deserved to be there and it was about honor. Trish wants to know whose idea it was to blindside her, and Woo admits to it, then she goes after Tony and how she defended him all along because the others trusted her. Trish was probably the angriest and the most hurt and she's done listening to his stories and asks if it was worth it to swear on his father and yet break that promise. Tony says it was. Time for Spencer, who compares Woo's gameplay to that of an obedient dog, then Spencer throws his support behind Tony as the only person up there who played the game. Weird but interesting.

The jury now gets to mull over their decision before they vote and decide who will win the title of Sole Survivor. Despite how everyone seems to hate Tony it looks like this could be his big individual win. Jeff gathers the votes and off he walks to Los Angeles, . . . and there he is now walking through the audience. Jeff is surprised that so many of this season's players actually came to really play. 

Time to count the votes. Tony, Woo, Tony, Tony, Tony, and the winner of Survivor Cagayan is . . . Tony. Everybody cheers, except for Woo. Not sure if he made the right decision or not, but I don't think he would have won against Kass, or even Spencer. Sometimes you're just too far under the radar.

It's on to the reunion and my review of that should be less verbose . . . I hope.

Jeff explains that Tony really does have a wife who was supposed to be there but who was ordered to be on bed rest for her second pregnancy and couldn't make it. Tony goes on about how he's not proud of the things he did to win, but it was just a game. He's also a little hurt that everyone seems to be talking trash about and to him on social media. On the upside, he and Trish have become friends again. Apparently so has Kass.

We learn that Sarah is pregnant, congratulations to her, and that she knew Tony was a cop right from the start. We get the recap of Tony swearing on his badge only to turn on Sarah in the end. Tony still defends himself and his decisions as it being just a game. Apparently not when Sarah reveals Tony's tweets against her and that she no longer talks to him. 

Jeff blames Tyler Perry for the "Special Idol" before saying he intends to apologize to Spencer and find out if Woo made a million dollar mistake. Really? I don't think Woo had any choice at that point and again I'm just glad he didn't give Kass the chance to win.

Jeff polls the jury to see if they would have voted for him instead of Kass and it's revealed that he would have won, but this is after a long period of retrospection. Woo is still happy with his decision. Tasha actually applied three times to get on the show, only to be on the worst team in Survivor history. Her rule, if she returns, is to take every move.

Despite everything always going against him, Spencer was one of the most liked players. Lots of tweeted questions for Spencer, who still supports Tony's gameplay and win. Time for the apology . . . During casting, Jeff told Spencer he had no chance of winning but Spencer said that if he won would Jeff right a letter of apology. Even though he didn't win, after two weeks Spencer had proven his point and Jeff wrote the letter and mailed it back to himself. Now he's able to present the letter, still unopened, to Spencer and say that "you were right and I was wrong."

Who knew that Tyler Perry was a huge Survivor fan. How the heck does he find the time? Jeff admits to always getting texts from Tyler with different ideas and he liked this one about a special idol. Unfortunately Tyler didn't want Tony to find it, he wanted Spencer to find it. Jeff was surprised that Tony decided to make up that he could still use the idol at four players, as Jeff never had anyone try that before, and Tony reveals it came to him while talking to the moon. See, the game still has surprises even after all these years.  

Jeff talks to the cast members who were voted out early and everyone admits that the game was tougher than they thought. Jeff always tries to give everyone a little airtime at the reunion and some get a better reception from the audience than others. J'Tia got booed, but Jeff liked J'Tia and she still brought the crazy. 

Jeff presents Tony with the cheque and then, after 14 years and 28 seasons, it's time for the Season 29 teaser, which has a lot of quotes about Blood vs Water, only to reveal Survivor: San Juan Del Sur; Blood vs Water II. The real question though is, are they bringing back previous players or an all new cast? I'm hoping for an all new cast, just like this season, and I'll be right here to review it. 

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Do you have any idea how hard it is to avoid spoilers while you're on vacation for a show you're reviewing, yet how easy it is to not manage to catch the show anywhere while you're on the road? For those of you who've been following my Amazing Race reviews I apologize for missing the last two weeks. As I said at the start of my last Survivor review, it was time to take the family on a nice vacation. I was certain I'd be able to stream the episodes later to review but that was not to be. So, I'm catching up on the missed episodes before tonight's finale and I figure I'll give a really quick breakdown of the previous episodes while I do that. Let's get caught up.

For the 10th leg, "Bull Run," we still had five teams running this leg of the race and the CountrySingers had a SpeedBump coming up as they all left the village of Engleberg, Switzerland for Seville, Spain. There's also another U-Turn coming up so that should make things interesting. Two flights to Seville split the teams up but the direct flight had less of a lead than they thought. Great Roadblock as team members became Barbers of Seville while shaving a balloon in under 60 seconds. Not as easy as it sounds as the shaving cream eats through the balloon, but eventually everyone gets it done and moves on to the Detour, even Brendon & Rachel who got this leg's bad luck cab. The Detour allowed teams to try Spanish Steps and dance the flamenco, or Run With The Bulls and wear a blow-up bull costume to race through the streets discovering clues. Wayne and I would have done the bulls (and I'd have complained about it later), and that was what everybody else did except the girls, whose SpeedBump was just a simple delivery and hardly worth mentioning, except that while they were delivering hams the Cowboys were wandering the streets which allowed them to catch up. The bull bashing looked like a lot of fun even though Leo damaged his knee, but the flamenco looked a lot less painful. Brendon & Rachel were surprised not to have been U-Turned, which was only because Dave & Connor couldn't.  All teams eventually arrived at the Pit Stop, the Plaza de Espena, but all you want to know is the order . . . Dave & Connor were Team #1 and won a trip, Brendon & Rachel were Team #2,  Leo & Jamal were Team #3, Caroline & Jennifer were Team #4, and Jet & Cord unfortunately were the last team to arrive and eliminated from the race. There were other teams I'd rather see gone, but that U-Turn didn't do them any favours. Adios, Amigos.

For the 11th leg, "Hei Ho Heidi Ho" it's the final four leaving the Plaza de Espena in Seville, Spain. They're on their way to Liverpool, England to score against the Liverpool FC soccer goalie, and they're all within an hour of each other so they're all on the same train and plane. Really enjoyed the shiny white Ford commercial and the confusion of all teams driving on the left. Leo's damaged leg didn't hold him back and they were the first ones off the field to search for an aqueduct in Wales. Brendon & Rachel surprised everyone else being in and out almost immediately and Dave & Connor were the last to hit the field. Can't believe the CountrySingers got somewhere before everyone else, but good luck to all four teams on memorizing that Welsh poem for the Roadblock. I'm good with languages but that would have hurt. Congrats to Brendon for getting it first, and Caroline for second, but Connor and Leo kept missing something. Brendon & Rachel were first to the Detour; Shoot It, firing a shotgun to hit a target or Boot It, tossing a water filled wellie until you reach the finish line. Wayne and I would likely have gone with Shoot It, which is what Dave & Connor and the CountrySingers went with, while Brendon & Rachel went with the boot toss, but Rachel misread the clue and when they finished they had to do it again. The girls finished the Detour first and they're off to the Pit Stop at Peckforton Castle, even before Leo & Jamal have arrived. Unfortunately they take a wrong turn on the way there and . . . Dave & Connor were once again Team #1 and won a trip to Fiji, Caroline & Jennifer were Team #2,  Brendon & Rachel were luckily Team #3, and Leo & Jamal were Team #4 and the last team to arrive. Eliminated on the same leg as last season, but they went out with a smile. Time for the finale.

As per usual we get a full recap of the season with a focus on the final three teams to start off the finale, thankfully eliminating the whiny parts about Dave & Connor's U-Turn. It should be every team for themselves at this point, which is when the CountrySingers actually do their best, but I'm hoping for Brendon & Rachel (now that Jet & Cord are gone). The final three are on their way from Peckforton Castle, built in the 1800s, to their final destination, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dave & Connor are a little concerned that Brendon & Rachel have been to Vegas before and may have a leg up, but Vegas is pretty big. Everyone arrives at the same time, gets in their Ford one after the other, and are driven to a secret location in the desert to dig for their next clue? Nope, it's a box, the contents of which are to be delivered to David Copperfield. Back to Vegas they all go. 

Nice ad for the MGM Grand after the mini Ford commercial that leads to the final Roadblock, Do You Believe In Magic? Connor's up first, then Jennifer, and finally Rachel, . . . while their teammate needs to get the keys from the box and hand it to them in a locked crate. The box holds a key ring with 50 keys on it which they'll need to get unlocked from the box. More time consuming than magical, and a little worrisome for Dave when they light Connor's box on fire and hoist it in the air, only to drop it to the ground in flaming pieces. Dave is not amused, but it's not like they're going to kill someone on purpose during the race, right? Here's where the magic kicks in . . . Dave hopes.

When the box crashes they call in the fire department, which is Connor and David Copperfield hands them their next clue which leads them to the Neon Boneyard for another  clue. Brendon looked a little less concerned, but Caroline was a bit stunned. 

Definitely need to check out the Neon Boneyard next time I'm in Vegas. Dave & Connor get the clue to remove two bulbs from one of the signs and then make their way to the Mirage. Brendon & Rachel tried to switch cabs and steal Caroline & Jennifers, which probably cost more time than necessary, . . . especially since the girls got to the Mirage first to find that the next task is to replace the lights in the "I" on the Mirage sign. 

Brendon & Rachel must have had the worst cab driver in Vegas history, because the other two teams were already at the sign and replacing bulbs before they arrived. It doesn't help that Rachel has once again misread the clue. So much for Brenchel babies, unless they trip over some sort of miracle. At least Brendon has enough sense to get out of the hotel and back to the clue box.

Dave & Connor were slowly catching up to the girls as Brendon & Rachel ascended the Mirage. Brendon & Rachel were about halfway when Dave & Connor called out 240, then corrected it to 241 to move on. The girls were right behind them and they're all off to find  Maverick Helicopters in Henderson. 

Lucky for Brendon & Rachel, that Dave & Connor's cab went to a dead end and bought them some time, but not enough. It's another Roadblock, which has them freefalling out of the helicopter after touring the strip for a clue to their landing spot. A little tired of Rachel's whimpering and baby talk this episode, after she's done so well through the rest of the season. 

Both Dave and Caroline have jumped out of a perfectly good helicopter in a fireball. Cool. I think I'd let Wayne take this one as I can't find a really good reason to jump out of an aircraft that isn't crashing. Meanwhile, all the eliminated teams are waiting at the finish line to see who lands first. Pretty obvious it won't be Brendon, unless they've really edited tonight's footage. Everyone at the finish line wants to know who it is. 

It's Dave! 

Dave & Connor have won The Amazing Race All Stars. 22 cities, 9 countries and the oldest winner of The Amazing Race, as well as the first father and son winners. Caroline & Jennifer are second, thanks to two really strong legs, and unfortunately for them, Brendon & Rachel are third. Cue the waterworks. 

It was a good season and I'm not displeased that Dave & Connor won, I just didn't like the way they played everyone against another team. It was a well deserved win and they were a really strong team right from the start. Not sure the girls would have been in the final three if they weren't dragged along by other teams so much, but they upped their game in the end quite nicely. Now we can all sit back and wait for Amazing Race Canada coming in July.

Of course, if you're enjoying my blog posts be sure and return on Wednesday for my review of the Survivor Cagayan finale. See you all there and enjoy the warmer weather.

For those of you who've been following my Survivor reviews I apologize for missing the last two weeks. It was time to take the family on a break and I figured I'd be able to stream the episodes later in the day to review but for some reason that didn't work. So much connectivity and yet sometimes you just can't find what you're looking for. Anyway, I'm catching up on the missed episodes before tonight's show so I'll give a really quick breakdown of the previous episodes as I do so.

In the "Chaos Is My Friend" episode Spencer realized he used his idol incorrectly at Tribal the night before, and Trish paid $80 for a small popcorn and pop (almost on par with Cineplex pricing) at the Survivor Auction, which also had a lot of food items but nobody seemed to be buying (Kass actually got a steak sandwich for just $20). Tony eventually got the Advantage in a drawing of rocks against Spencer and the Auction closed. No surprise that Tony's advantage was a clue to the HII. It was interesting watching Tasha scramble for an all girl alliance, but Tony noticed it as well and Spencer was more than happy to feed the flames of Tony's paranoia. That, of course, led to him really searching and finding the HII, but I don't think he should have shared that with his alliance. The Immunity challenge was pretty interesting and especially good for Tasha with her third straight win, but not so much for Spencer . . . until Tony realizes he needs to keep Spencer. Yay! Tribal ran pretty much as usual, but in the end it was Jefra voted out, thanks largely to Spencer pointing out that the all girl alliance would eliminate both Woo and Tony in that order. 

In the "Havoc To Wreak" episode Spencer is still alive, Tony is still paranoid, and Kass is still whining (which works in Spencer's favor). It's three against three now as Spencer finds time to bond with Tony and Woo, while Kass just gets lazier around camp and listens in on the boys conversation only to mishear information that makes her look as paranoid as Tony. Their quiet battle is a joy to behold, like two elementary school students arguing in the principal's office. . . which kinda leads into the Reward Challenge and it's reward of going to an elementary school as Survivor Ambassadors, with supplies and food. Really enjoyed watching Spencer, Woo and even Kass win that one, probably even matured Spencer a little bit. Kass makes her move to vote out Tony with his idol, but Woo doesn't seem to on board with the whole idea at the beginning but who knows. With only six players left it's getting down to the wire and tension is high as they head for the Immunity Challenge, a simple memory combination lock, and Tasha's winning streak is broken by Spencer. Tribal was fun to watch, even with Tony's bag of tricks, and unfortunately Tasha was voted out. Time for tonight's no holds barred episode.

Talk about a Survivor marathon. Tonight's episode opens with the usual recap of the last few episodes and how everything keeps going right for Tony but a struggle for Spencer before we return to the Blue Light Special at camp. Kass thinks that everyone hates Tony because he's evil and nobody will give him the win, but the truth is he's outplayed everyone but Spencer. 

The next day Tony and Woo get a chance to chat in the canoe and Woo throws Kass under the bus when he reveals her plan to flush the idol. Unfortunately, Tony reveals to the camera that he's going to have to turn on Woo rather than take him to the end. Hopefully that means Spencer moves into the final four but I'm still hoping they all turn on Kass first. Don't any of these guys know they should never trust a lawyer. 

Time for the Reward Challenge; dive into a pit of mud, cover yourself with as much mud as you can and scrape the mud off to get the most mud in ten minutes. The reward is a pizza delivery back at camp. Everyone dives into the mud pit and Woo uses his hair to transport as much mud as possible. It's an interesting color of mud, kinda reddish orange. Tony's bucket is full so by the end that it should be an easy win for him, and it is as they all forego the weighing. Pizza for one is kinda dull so Jeff allows him to choose someone to share with and Tony picks Trish to join him when he calls out "Anorexia, get over here." That was pretty funny and a good call as she has been his ally since the start of the game. 

The terracotta warriors return to camp and Kass continues to whine to the camera. I'm getting kinda tired of her and her attitude. Spencer points out that everyone seems to be handing everything to Tony on a silver platter, much like the pizza. Tony reveals to Trish he has the special idol and that it allows him to use it at four players, which it doesn't but he intends to let that information spread.

When Tony confronts Kass about what Woo told him, he makes like it's all fine. Kass then confronts Woo who denies it, so Kass goes back to confront Tony. Tony gets upset with Kass running back and forth between everyone and now he's done with her. It should be obvious I'm not exactly a Kass fan, but she's doing what she needs to in order to ensure she's not the one voted out. Problem is she's too obvious about it and that could be her downfall.

Day 36 and Kass is still being passive aggressive while Tony is being all mafia boss. Kass once again turns to Woo and Spencer but I can't see why Spencer would trust either of them after the last time. Woo finally realizes that Tony is going to blindside him so it's time to make his move, but it doesn't help when Trish walks by and hears their conversation. 

It's Immunity Challenge time; race to untangle a braided rope, release a key, unlock the ladder pieces, build a ladder, climb to the top and complete a puzzle. Tony is moving ahead on this one and gets his key first. Trish then gets her key, followed by Kass. Spencer gets his and is a bit behind but it's a long challenge and everyone is now on their ladder. Tony is still out in front with six pieces of his ladder, then seven, then he's up to his staircase. Spencer is trailing behind but catching up. Tony is now on to the puzzle while Spencer is on the staircase. The other three are way behind, especially Trish. Spencer finally gets on to his slide puzzle and needs to get this done. Two different schools of thought here as Tony frantically slides pieces all over the place while Spencer worked slowly and methodically . . . for the win. Way to go Spencer. Time for the pre-tribal scramble back at camp.

Tony admits he can't really do puzzles, and I think this challenge was set up to give Spencer a chance. Now it's on as Trish gets into Kass' face asking her if she thinks she's stupid, or deaf. Love the Skeletor reference from Kass. Tony and Woo go after Trish to calm her down and confirm their alliance. Tony is a master at giving the half truths he needs to but he needs to stop swearing on all these people outside the game. We all know he's going to use the idol tonight, and Woo figures he's going to give it to Trish so he goes to Kass. Spencer comes over to close the deal while Tony is standing there watching the whole thing go down, so he corners Woo. This should be fun, right?

Welcome to Tribal and the members of the jury. Love how Jeff says "Spencer wins immunity and now we get to the good part." Kass complains about Trish coming at her and goes on about her capacity for hatred. It's pretty obvious that Jeff likes Spencer too when he points out that this chaos is good for his game. Woo feels it's back to the Brains vs Brawn's and Kass calls Trish, psycho bitch. Tony goes into some sort of comedy routine and everyone is starting to laugh. Woo continues the routine and Jeff points out he can't ever recall a Tribal this late in the game with this much laughter. Told you it'd be fun.

Tony is so certain he's not going home tonight he pulls out his HII and then takes out his special immunity idol. Every one goes to vote and when Jeff asks for the idol Tony gets up and says he has no need to play the idol but no use for it either so any votes for Tony won't count. He's fed everyone the line that the special power is to use it at four players but that's now a dead idol. Jeff reads the votes . . . Trish, Kass, Trish, and Trish. Sorry Trish.

There goes Tony's closest ally and the only person that could have kept him safe at the next Tribal. He's put a lot of stock in a bluff when I think he should have given the idol to Trish to save her. She's gonna be a little pissed when she finds out he's holding a useless idol just to bluff the others, but she'll get over it. As Trish has her torch snuffed out Kass flips her the bird, much to the shock of everyone in the tribe and the jury. There goes any chance Kass had of getting votes if she made it to the final three. 

Next week is the two hour finale and I'll be right here reviewing it. No more vacations for me for awhile, I need the rest. See you all back here next Wednesday. For those who follow our Amazing Race review, I'll see you on Sunday. Ciao for now.