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Adios, Rob Cesternino.

When two weasels collide, the fur sure does fly. With the producers putting perpetual schemers Rob Cesternino and Rob 'The Robfather' Mariano on the same tribe, you just knew that sooner or later a turf war would erupt. Unfortunately for Cesternino, the showdown came sooner than even he expected.

Perceived as the smartest person to play 'Survivor' and not win, Cesternino was blindsided at the Chapera Tribe's first trip to Tribal Council after foolishly placing his trust in "The Robfather". Trust 'The Robfather'? Maybe Cesternino isn't the cleverest person to eat bugs, live in a tropical hovel and backstab strangers for a million dollars after all, eh? The alliance Cesternino made with Mariano was in reality pretty meaningless as Chapera unanimously voted him out. Not that 'The Robfather' has to fear any reprisals though. As far as we know, Cesternino won't be on the jury and therefore has no say during the final Tribal Council which will determine the winner of 'Survivor: All Stars'.

The remaining Survivors at the start of the broadcast were:

Chapera Tribe
1. Alicia Calaway.
2. Amber Brkich
3. Rob Cesternino
4. Rob Mariano.
5. Susan Hawk.
6. Tom Buchanan.

Saboga Tribe
1. Ethan Zohn.
2. Jenna Lewis.
3. Jerri Manthey.
4. Rupert Boneham.

Mogo Mogo Tribe
1. Colby Donaldson.
2. Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien.
3. Lex Van Den Berghe.
4. Richard Hatch.
5. Shii Ann Huang.

Chapera Tribal Happenings (Night Nine)

A brutal storm whips the islands with torrential rains and Chapera's shelter is surrounded by water.

'Big' Tom grumbles: "We need a boat."

Alicia 'The Warrior Princess' can't believe how stupid the players are. They knew it was the rainy season and should've expected torrential downpours like this one.

Am-bore is happy Chapera used the parachute and tarp as a part of their shelter. They are shielding them from some of the rain.

It seems that Chapera should've been spent more time on the floor of their hovel though. Water is seeping in and soaking everything. Good going, 'Robfather'. As Am-bore and 'The Robfather' cuddle up close, 'Big' Tom becomes 'Peeping' Tom as he discretely takes in the sights. Man, someone get these two a room. Geesh.

Unlicenced sexual therapist, Rob C., has a feeling Am-bore and 'The Robfather' are gonna 'do it'. He wishes them the best of luck. As long as we don't have to bear witness to the unholy union, I am cool with that.

Saboga Tribal Happenings (Night Nine)

Think Chapera has it bad? You ain't seen nothing yet. Due to Rupert's stupendous excavation project, Saboga's hovel is flooded. Everyone is cold and shivering in the rain.

Rupert 'Blackbeard' is man enough to admit he goofed. Digging out the hovel was a huge mistake. Now, his tribe is "homeless". He vows to put things right.

Some serious whining from 'Wicked Witch' Jerri. Not sure if it is a put-on or not but Jerri sobs about everything being a disaster. She claims to have spent 5 or 6 hours sitting in the rain. She rips on Rupert for his "brilliant" dig and says that the agony she is suffering right now just isn't worth it.

Saboga Tribal Happenings (Day Ten)

In the morning, Rupert and Ethan compare their megaton dish pan hands. They are all white and chapped like they spent ten hours swimming.

Ethan: Besides the evening his father died, last night was the worst of his life. He found it amusing that some people in his camp thought the producers would "rescue" them. This is 'Survivor'. The producers would never do that. One wonders what Ethan thought of the first aid given to the players to fend off dehydration during 'Survivor: Africa'? Ethan confesses that Saboga's troubles are their own fault. They built a "crappy" shelter.

Jerri doesn't give a "rat's ass" any more. Rupert offers her something to drink. She passes on it. Rupert thinks Jerri will be fine once she gets some sun and dries out. You know, sorta like a lizard. In his mind, Saboga has to "get it together".

Mogo Mogo Tribal Happenings (Day Ten)

'She-Devil' Shii-Ann: "Mother Nature can sure be a forceful bitch."

Kathy: The Survivors are veterans. They should know better.

Mogo Mogo is dumb-o, dumb-o again. They didn't protect their fire and it has gone out. They start lighting a new one.

Time for...'Fishing With That Fat Naked Gay Guy'...starring Richard Hatch. Without further ado, here's our host...

Having illustrated the fine art of bashing a shark against a rock last episode, 'King Richard' moves on to spearing eels in the neck. Do eels even have a neck? Whatever. The sea snakes are no match for our intrepid fisherman who gores three of the suckers. As 'King Richard' emerges with his catch hanging in both hands, someone jokes "What's that one in the middle, Hatch?". Hardy-har-har.

While everyone chows down, 'King Richard' tells us that since he is such a proficient provider, he can sit around and do nothing. Yes. 'King Richard' is foreshadowing his own exit.

Lex: Richard is a phenomenal provider but...once they unlock the treasure chest and score the rice, Richard will lose his status with the tribe.

Reward Challenge

Rob C. is excited about the game. He has played it once before on 'Survivor'. It is the 'Go Fish' contest with each 'Survivor' holding a box with four items in it. Host Jiffy Probst asks 'King Richard' about his fishing expedition. Richard trumpets his success with the eels. Susan Hawk grumps that in the original 'Survivor', Richard didn't feed her tribe that well. They got cruddy fish that were mostly bone. Richard says that's because Susan was on the tribe. Susan trumps Richard by saying he doesn't have a bone to give her any way. Ouch! Tom, Sue and Colby are sitting out.

Reward

First place winners: A 'Survivor' bathroom including a fancy toilet, a shower and toiletries. The final clue to their treasure chest. Second place winners: Just the second clue. Third place tribe: Nada, nothing, ziltch.

Result

Winners: First place: Chapera. Second place: Mogo Mogo.

Chapera Tribal Happenings (Day Ten)

'Big' Tom carries the toilet on his head back to camp.

'The Robfather': "I bet this is not the first time Tom has had his head in a toilet."

Everyone bathes in the water. A topless Am-bore has her back scrubbed by 'The Robfather'. Then, it is onto finding the last key to their treasure chest. Good to see Chapera has their priorities in order. The clue instructs them to walk ten paces from their tree mail site. Problem is, nobody knows how much pace should be or they are too dumb to count.

Rob C: "It is like the search for the Holy Grail and cracking Al Capone's safe at the same time."

Rob C. wants to play hero and starts digging up the beach. He vows to keep digging until he scores the key. Rob M. steals his thunder by unearthing the key first. Inside the treasure chest is whiskey and rice. Bonus! Tom thinks the rice will put gas in their tanks. Alicia believes Chapera is so far ahead it's insane. She feels sorry for the other tribes...not.

Saboga Tribal Happenings (Day 11)

Rupert feels 100 per cent better since the tribe got a good night's rest. Jerri slept in. The good night's sleep has lifted her spirits. Rupert goes off fishing. Jerri works on the roof of the shelter and Jenna fetches water. No mention of what Ethan is up to. Jenna tongues a fish Rupert has caught. Yikes! Jerri is looking far ahead but is now keenly aware of how people can just go mad.

Immunity Challenge

The postponed competition from last time. Each tribe will have three guides who will verbally give instructions to their blindfolded tribemates. The object is to retrieve 15 pieces and bring them back to the puzzle square. Once that is achieved, the participating players can take off their blindfolds and piece together the gigantic puzzle.

Reward

First and second place winners: Immunity from Tribal Council.

Result

Plenty of crashing and bumbling with some of the All Stars, namely 'Peeping Tom' getting clocked by players carrying puzzle pieces. Despite having all their pieces back first, Chapera makes a mess out of putting the actual puzzle together.

Winners: First place: Saboga. Second place: Mogo Mogo.

Chapera Tribal Happenings (Day 11)

Rob M.: There is never a truly good day on the island. As Triple H says, it is time to play the game.

Rob C.: Doesn't believe that Chapera didn't have their best puzzle-builder (namely him) in play during the Immunity Challenge and that's why they lost. He hopes the others will realize that fact.

Chatting with Tom, Am-bore reminds him that Rob C. is just too darn smart. He has to go. Tom says to us that Rob C.'s smarts could be an asset. He has way more upstairs than Alicia.

Alicia 'The Warrior Princess' : Rob knows his head is on the block...yet...nobody is discussing or rallying around the boot. She finds that strange.

The two Robs chat. They agree the pair of them would be good allies if teamed with Am-Bore. 'The Robfather' figures ditching Alicia and then Susan would be good future moves. The Robs shake hands on the deal.

Rob C.: Is not sure how good The Robfather's word is.

'Robfather' : One of three people are going. It is either Rob C., Susan or Alicia. He just hasn't decided who yet.

Tribal Council Happenings

Tom thinks the game is plenty tough so far. Rob C. believes this 'Survivor' is harder but that's what they signed up for. Am-bore's best asset is her ability to control her temper. She suggests that there are some in her tribe who cannot. Alicia and Rob M. admit to being the culprits but say they only sparred with each other once. Tom wants to know the licence plate number of the truck that hit him during the Immunity Challenge. He confesses to watching Am-bore and Rob M. snuggle. When questioned by Probst, Am-bore says she is just 25 and having fun. Tom: "I am 48 and having fun watching." Am-bore: "I am not out here to play the dating game." Rob M. says his first commitment is to the game and sees his big mouth as being a liability. Am-bore seconds that. Susan feels she will be a target because she is a "bitch to be around" sometimes and doesn't suck up to people.

Rob C. votes for Alicia. He has a feeling that the next time they meet she will wag a big finger in his face. Alicia picks Rob C. He is a great guy and very funny but the tribe needs to be more serious now.

Final Voting

Tribal Council Victim: Rob Cesternino.

Parting Comments

Internet: "It was an incredible feeling to get the chance to come play SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS again. I would have like to have played the game longer, but it's just incredible to be selected as one of the all-time elite SURVIVOR players. It was very special to get a chance to come out here and compete with some of the greatest SURVIVOR players of all time. It's just sad to me that I didn't get an opportunity to go up against the best of them, especially Richard Hatch.

I don't think I really learned anything new about myself in the 12 days I was out here. I learned a little bit more of what my body can take as far as punishment goes, but I feel great right now. I feel about as good as I did the first day I was out here. So, I think that the tribe was foolish to get rid of me, because I think I could still be an asset.

Right now, it's a little bit of a humbling experience. I thought that I might be, in fact, the greatest SURVIVOR player to every play. But it's hard to come in to play SURVIVOR with people that already know your strengths and weaknesses. If these were 16 or 18 strangers, I am sure that I would still be in the game, but people knew what I did last time too well, and I was a victim of my own success, I think. Apparently, the player got played, but I think it was for the wrong reasons.

I don't know if my tribe is going to live to regret my early demise, but I have a feeling that nobody from my tribe, except maybe Big Tom, is going to have a lot of success in this game. The biggest disappointment for me is not getting to play the game. I want to play SURVIVOR: that was what I wanted to do in the first place; that's why I came back again. I wanted to have my chance to prove that I was the best SURVIVOR player, but being taken out this early and not exactly knowing the reasons why I was taken out? I don't think I had gotten in any fights with anybody. I didn't ruffle any feathers. I thought I was a help around camp. From what I know right now, I think the only reason I was taken out is because of my past reputation.

Right now, I don't think I have really hard feelings against the guys. Alicia and Amber I was annoyed with from before we came to Tribal Council, and I don't feel any different about them either way, but Sue and Big Tom and, I'm sure, Boston Rob, will end up throwing a few back, But he did shake my hand and he gave me his word on that, so it's a little early in the game to be breaking that kind of word, I thought. It just goes to show you that all the stops are pulled out on the ALL-STAR. -- Rob Cesternino.

Television: "I am just very disappointed that I didn't really have a chance to get into the game. I feel that I was kind of targeted unfairly. What can I say? Not many people get to play 'Survivor' once in a lifetime. I got to play it twice. First time at Tribal Council, I guess I will take it as a sign of respect for the rest of the team but it will take a little while to swallow this one." -- Rob Cesternino.

On the next 'Survivor': Television: Rupert takes a shot at redemption when his tribe has to build a raft. Rupert: At Chapera, Tom gets into the whiskey. Susan: "Tom, he's a drunk." And the tribes face the first big twist in the game.Internet: "The Reward Challenge promises a great reward for the winners and a shocking development for the losers! Two men battle for supremacy: who's the better man for the tribe? A triumphant party is short-lived. Deception, revenge and confusion reign as one tribe prepares for Tribal Council. Who is next to go?"

Powell's Thoughts:

Ain't it funny how 'The Robfather' is using the same strategy he has employed before. Get a female puppet to do his bidding and then play off everyone else. I still can't believe Rob C. actually thought Rob M. would live up to his part of the bargain.

As indicated in the promo for next week's episode, the players face their "first big twist of the game" which in all likelihood will be a switching up of the tribes. Being shuttled to another tribe will probably spell doom for several of the contestants. The losers of the Reward Challenge probably have to do the switching. Some have suggested that two tribes become one but I can't see that happening just yet. 'King Richard' is the prime target for next week's boot so we may finally get to see him voted out. It could be the moment so many fans have waited for.