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Canada's Survivor hopeful got the heave-ho tonight. Why? Kel Gleason like Debb before him couldn't fit in with the others. A catastrophic error to make at this point in the game. You don't want to isolate yourself. You don't want to draw unneeded attention. Lay low. Hold your tongue and contribute as much as possible. The conniving Jerri though has to take some of the credit for ostracizing Kel. She greased the wheels by accusing the seemingly honourable, soft-spoken military officer of stealing or sneaking food. Kel was tried, convicted and executed by a tribe who showed their true colours. They didn't even give him the benefit of the doubt. No wonder the producers didn't broadcast a lot of footage of the Ogakor Tribe in the first episode. They are a bunch of Tagis...except for maybe Maralyn and Amber. Keep your eye on that Jerri girl, folks. She could be more devious and crafty than that Richard guy. I'm betting she's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Mark my words.

The remaining Survivors are:

Kucha Tribe

Ogakor Tribe

Kucha Tribe Happenings

It's early in the morning. The Kucha Kangas are huddled together trying to stay warm except software kingpin, Michael. He's up and cooking rice already. The early bird catches the worm and all that crap. Catches heck is more like it. Mikey knows as much about cooking rice as he does thermo nuclear generators. His Rice a la Crud is described as "nasty", "like wallpaper" and just plain "bad". His effort to woo the tribe with his culinary expertise fails so Mikey gripes to the camera crew that he is an "expert" on nutrition and that once their energy is depleted, they will understand where it is he is coming from. Whine! Whine! Whine! Whatever, Mikey. Go tell it to the crocodiles. You don't even know how to cook rice, you dope.

Ogakor Tribe Happenings

Stealing a page out of Sean's book, Kel is trying his hand at fishing and not being too successful at it. Kel believes that if he hauls in a big catch, the Ogakor Crocs will keep him around even though carrying on a conversation with him is like talking to your couch. Do you think the other Crocs lend him a helping hand? Are you kidding? While he is working hard they are sunning themselves around the "family whirlpool" (a waterhole) like the crocs they are. Not only do they not lift a claw for Kel, they mock him too. Colby blasts our Friendly Fisherman saying he couldn't fish a rubber ducky out of a bathtub. Team work is a thing of beauty, ain't it?

Challenge Number One - Butch Cassidy

The players have to leap off a high cliff into the water below. In the water are two crates for each team. When everyone is latched onto the crates the teams must untie the crates, maneuver their way down a river to a beach and place the crate on a stand.

Reward

Blankets.

Result

Rodger is proving to be a liability when it comes to challenges. He reveals to the others that he is afraid of heights and has swimming skills below that of the family dog. To his credit, Rodger makes the leap but slows his team down as he sinks like a stone. Winners: Ogakor.

Ogakor Tribe Happenings

No one is sleeping well at night. Maybe that's because you have no floor to your shelter, dopes. The Kucha Kangas aren't the only ones who are saddled with a bad cook. Get this. Keith Famie, the chef and restaurant owner, can't cook rice worth a damn. What is wrong with these people? Cooking rice is as easy as making Kraft Dinner. All you gotta do is make sure you add the proper amount of water. Not enough and it comes out hard and lumpy. Too much and you might as well patch holes in your walls with it. Keith's entree is described as being so darn delicious it has a "pasty taste like glue". Yummy. Yummy. Jerri says it doesn't make sense how a gourmet chef can't cook rice. She's a point. Jerri whips up some tortillas. by mixing flour with water. She's looked upon as a hero while Keith doles out the complements to save face. Something tells me that it won't be hard to get a table at Keith's gourmet restaurant. Heh. Heh. Jerri admits that she has a few other tricks up her sleeve. She is evil, I tell you. EVIL!

Jerri tells the other Ogakor Crocs that she saw Kel heading off into the woods chewing something brown. It looked like beef jerky to her. She wonders aloud if Kel has brought food with him or is stealing from the tribe's stash. Tina says she will "kill" Kel if it is true. Out come the knives! Tina roots through Kel's bag while he is away and finds nothing that resembles a hidden stash of food. Maralyn Hershey, the retired cop, is the only one who doesn't agree with what they are doing and even defends Kel to the other.

Kel see what they are up to and heads back down to confront them. Kel's defence is that he wasn't eating anything but chewing grass. The tribe doesn't believe his answer. He makes peace with them by offering to share the razors he brought then goes back to what he was doing saying he is sorry for the awkward moment. Maralyn asks the others to apologize for what they did to Kel. In her mind, it was wrong and inappropriate. The others balk at Maralyn's request.

Kucha Tribe Happenings

Michael is playing the reluctant leader. Trying to be as humble as he can possibly be. Unlike Kel, Mikey is bringing the fish home so the Kangas treat him like a king. They even join hands and pray before chowing down. Once they find out what the Immunity Challenge will be, a disgusting eating challenge, Kimmi reveals that she is a vegetarian and it is against her personal beliefs to eat any mammal whatsoever. Mikey tells the camera she is a wimp. He can't understand why Kimmi can't chow down on some meat while Rodger overcame his fears to compete.

Challenge Number Two

On a spinning wheel there are tasty morsels. Tribe members will face off against one another eating whatever the wheel lands on. The tribes score points for every item they successfully eat. If anyone refuses to or throws the item back up, they lose points. One team member on Kucha must go twice because they are short a player.

Reward

The Immunity Idol - immunity from tribal council.

Result

Worms, cow brains, shell fish, apples, grub lava, insects, chocolate, a cow's stomach and more worms are feasted on. Kimmi refuses to even touch the cow brains so she puts her tribe down by a point. Kimmi bawls. Tina pukes out the cow's stomach so the round ends in a tie. Two final members will face off. Kucha picks Tina as Ogakor's contestant. Ogakor selects Kimmi as Kucha's. The ladies have to eat a slippery worm. Whoever downs it first wins. Kimmi scarf as Tina spews her cookies and cries. Boo! Hoo! Winners: Kucha Tribe.

Ogakor Pre-Council Happenings

Kel has told Jerri that he is voting for her and that he never breaks his word. Jerri tells the camera that Kel is a liar and a cheat. Kel informs Maralyn and Tina that he won't vote for them. In a solo interview, Keith remarks that you have to be deceitful and duplicitous to win.

Tribal Council Number Two

Jeff gets the tribe to talk about Keith's cooking. Jerri reminds the others that she made the tortillas. Colby has no problem with Keith's cooking. Maralyn says if it goes down and doesn't come back up, it is a good meal. Tina confesses that she messed up the challenge and that by all rights, she should be voted out. Time to cast your votes. Kel reaffirms his commitment to Tina and Maralyn. He doesn't go back on his promises. Mitchell writes "KELLY" on his ballot. Maralyn paraphrases Susan Hawk's rip on Kelly but changes it to a positive. "We all would give you a drink of water," she says.

Final Voting

Parting Comments

"I knew right from Day One that it was going to be hard for me to fit in. I am a military guy and the people that I was working with are very unique, special type of people. It was going to be very hard for me to fit into that mixture. I tried. I really did. But, I think in a couple of days I could have overcome our differences. Good luck. You are all winners to me. "- Kel Gleason.

Powell's Comments

God bless, G.I. Joe. He may live in the United States now but he still has way too much "polite Canadian" in him to be a force to be reckoned with in this game. Maybe it is good that he got booted when he did. Dudley Do Rights don't cut it in Survivor. I mean, what kind of closing response was that? You are all winners to me? Huh? They stabbed you in the back, buddy. They accused you of stealing. They didn't appreciate your efforts to feed them. Screw them, I say. They'd have the Bleep machine going full tilt if I was in his place. It would've been a Happy Gilmore sorta deal. Kel Gleason has more class than I would in such a situation and left the game with his dignity. Good for him. I guess. Jerri is evil, I tell you. EVIL!