I'm Not as Dumb as I Look

I'm Not as Dumb as I Look is the seventh episode of .
==Story==
===Day 18===
Upon returning from Tribal Council, Fei Long lay awake in the shelter trying to put the rivalry between Courtney Yates and Jean-Robert Bellande to rest. Amanda Kimmel noted that the dispute was between the two of them and that nobody else on the tribe could solve it, and Todd Herzog told Jean-Robert that his opinion of him had improved with time, but that the "tiff" with Courtney was a problem. However, Courtney felt unsupported by her tribe, as revealed in her nighttime confessional.
===Day 19===
The next morning at Zhan Hu, Peih-Gee Law talked to James Clement and tried to get him on the side of the Zhan Hu Alliance, but James was skeptical saying that he only thought they were "loyal to each other." Peih-Gee then asserted that she would willingly sacrifice one of her former allies for James, believing he deserved to stay in the game. However, when Peih-Gee later joined Erik Huffman and Jaime Dugan at the river, saying she hoped James was with them, the former Fei Long member began his search for the Zhan Hu Hidden Immunity Idol. He first removed a panel from the archway, but having seen Todd's Idol, he knew that the real Idol had a message on the back. He discarded the panel and removed a second, which proved to be the actual Idol. He immediately returned to hide it in his bag, but did not get a chance to dispose of the first panel.
Meanwhile, at Fei Long, Courtney's perpetual bad attitude was beginning to grate on her tribemates. Courtney approached Todd, Amanda, and Denise Martin to complain that Jean-Robert could have gone home the previous night, and while Todd argued that he was valuable to his own game, she persisted that the group knew Jean-Robert was mean to her, but they did nothing about it. She asked them not to pander to him, but Todd argued that it was important that Jean-Robert was unaware that everybody disliked him. However, Courtney returned that they could let her know that they didn't like him. The four reluctantly smoothed over the discussion, but animosity lingered, as evidenced in Todd's confessional.
Back at Zhan Hu, Jaime noticed the missing signs on the archway and pointed out the peculiarity to Erik and Peih-Gee. Erik investigated, and found the panel that James had discarded during his hunt for the Idol. He later gave it to Jaime to store in their possession, speculating that it could be the Hidden Immunity Idol.
That night, as James and Peih-Gee were out looking for food, Jaime searched James' bag. With Erik on lookout, she found James' two Idols, one stuffed into each leg of his pants. She was very surprised by the discovery, but did not notice the writing on the back side of the panels.
===Day 20===
The next day at Zhan Hu during the morning routine, James discovered that the first blank panel had disappeared. He subsequently engages in fits of laughter at the thought of one of the Zhan Hu alliance believing it to be the real idol, and gave one of the most iconic confessionals of the season:
Later that day, the two tribes convened for their next challenge. However, Jeff Probst first reminded them of a passage in The Art of War citing the importance of knowing your enemies, and announced that the tribes had merged. The ten remaining castaways embraced excitedly and celebrated their new black buffs ("Ninja buffs!" as put by Frosti). Jeff continued by stating that as Fei Long had won the battle of the first half of the game, the merged tribe would reside at their campsite. To top it off, he then announced a merge feast, complete with traditional Chinese performances, but warned the jubilant new tribe that "this game never stops." The new tribe then enjoyed the extravagant feast, entertained by fireworks, dancers, contortionists and acrobats. However, many were still keeping their minds on the game at hand and the new scenario the merge presented.
When the new tribe returned to the old Fei Long camp, Peih-Gee teasingly mocked the shelter, but everybody piled in to discuss the new tribe name. Silly names like "Angry Monkeys" were bandied around, but the idea arose to play off the black tribe color. Jean-Robert joked that "we can't do black though, because as soon as James is gone, we'll have to change the name." The jesting racial remark managed a laugh, especially when Frosti pointed out that both he and Peih-Gee had been on the yellow tribe before. The idea to play off black persisted through "Black Monsoon" before finally settling on "Black Fighting Wind." Peih-Gee translated the name into Chinese to give the new tribe name: Hae Da Fung. Despite the excitement and light banter, Jean-Robert and Peih-Gee were both analyzing their own position in the game in their confessionals:
The tribe had barely settled in before a boat pulled up, and Jeff disembarked at their camp. He was greeted with both joy and confusion, which only persisted when Jeff announced he had come bearing a gift (not cookies, nor pizza) - the Individual Immunity Necklace–and that it was time for their first challenge. Jean-Robert and James quietly acknowledged that their "tribe needed to win this one" as Hae Da Fung followed Jeff to several benches beside camp.
Jeff revealed the challenge: Feast Memory. In line with his warning that the game never stopped, the castaways would be quizzed on events that happened during the merge feast. They would write their answer on a tablet, but if they answered incorrectly they would be out of the challenge. The last person standing would win immunity. The tribe reacted with dismay when the challenge was revealed, with James decrying, "I might as well go sit down!" and Frosti claiming he was screwed because he had "a horrible memory." The first question asked how many times the fireworks were lit (the answer being three times – once at the start, once during the feast and once at the end). Amanda, Courtney, James, and Peih-Gee got the question wrong and were eliminated. The next question – what was the centerpiece? – was correctly answered by everybody: a dragon. The third question asked what color the acrobat's knife-blade pole was and the answers were split four on red, two on yellow. Yellow was the correct answer, eliminating Denise, Erik, Jean-Robert and Todd. With only Frosti and Jaime still in the running, it came down to a fourth and final question: what did the cultural dancers, with the long flowing skirts, wear on their feet? Jaime answered silk stockings and bells, whilst Frosti answered nothing. Nothing was the correct answer, meaning that Frosti became the first winner of Individual Immunity on the season.
===Day 21===
As morning broke over the Hae Da Fung camp, Peih-Gee tried to casually confirm that James was still voting with them, but he only gave the smallest of responses, causing Peih-Gee to doubt his allegiance. Later, James approached Todd to tell him of his suspicions that one of the Zhan Hu alliance had the blank panel and believed it to be the Idol. Eagerly, Todd confirmed his five-strong alliance with James, Amanda, Courtney, Denise Martin, and himself. James also divulged his suspicions to Amanda and the two were determined not to allow Zhan Hu to split up the alliance. They agreed that Jaime was the best target due to her under-the-radar threat and her bond with Erik. However, Amanda feared that Courtney might not co-operate, pointing out that she had voiced complaint that they always voted out the people she got close to. James was shocked, stating, "She's supposed to be from New York! She supposed to have city smarts!"
Meanwhile, Jean-Robert and Todd discussed the plan to take out Jaime, Peih-Gee, and then Erik over the next several votes. However, Jean-Robert didn't like the idea, arguing that everybody was suspicious of Jaime, but that Peih-Gee was "only beginning to work her magic" and he didn't want to end up being "okay with her" in a few days. He talked over Todd to try to get the alliance to vote out Peih-Gee, and finished by threatening Todd that he would be held accountable if he was double-crossed. Jean-Robert announced that he knew Todd and Amanda were in the lead, but that Todd had more power, and that if he was screwed over, he would lobby hard to convince the jury not to give Todd a million dollars.
Elsewhere, Jaime and Peih-Gee worried that James was not on their side. They affirmed that they needed to vote together, and planned to put the vote on Jean-Robert. Peih-Gee then pointed out that Courtney had voted with Sherea Lloyd against Jean-Robert at the last Tribal Council, while Frosti had sided with Fei Long. Frosti's allegiance came into question, and the two shared notes on the ever-increasing bond between Courtney and Frosti, believing that there was more to the twosome's snuggling then may be first apparent. Jaime and Erik then pulled Frosti aside to solidify his trust by revealing that they believed they had a Hidden Immunity Idol. Frosti asked them how they knew, and Jaime recounted the discovery of the panel and pointed out that they might as well use it tonight to counter the Fei Long Alliance's probable vote for her or Erik, and try to oust Jean-Robert instead.
Jaime then approached Todd to plead her case. She revealed that she had knowledge about the Hidden Immunity Idol, and who had them, and that if she was kept around to the next vote, she would share that information with Todd. He asked how she knew, and she said she would explain it the next day. However, Todd saw straight through the plan given that he already knew James had the Idols.
As evening fell, James confronted Jean-Robert in the shelter about causing dissention in the alliance by voting for Peih-Gee instead of Jaime. However, much to James' frustration, Jean-Robert loudly insisted on voting for Peih-Gee.
At Tribal Council, Jeff first asked Amanda how the merge had changed the game. She answered that it was a relief because everybody got along with the new people, and they now didn't have to wonder what the other tribe was doing, and it was "fun." Peih-Gee returned that it was easier for Amanda and Fei Long to be having fun as they had numbers on their side.
Jeff asked Jean-Robert, as a "student of people," what he thought of the game. He answered that since the game was now individual, people like Courtney suddenly became less of a target compared to people like James and himself. Courtney, rolling her eyes, commented that it was funny that Jean-Robert was trying to call out "the biggest threat is the little blonde." Jean-Robert claimed he wasn't calling her a threat, only that she was going to get further in the game, which Courtney translated as meaning she was a big threat. Jean-Robert continued to try to rationalize his argument, until James threw up his hands in dismay. When prompted by Jeff, he elaborated about Jean-Robert's big mouth and his unnecessary pronouncements of what he was doing: "We don't expect much from you, but you don't have to go on and on about it."
When she was asked about finding cracks in the other tribe, Peih-Gee pointed out that there had been enough spying going on to reveal that Jean-Robert's name had come up frequently, and that he was "politicking his ass off" to try to curry favor. Jaime was asked what could someone do if there name was coming up, and she answered that she merely had to try to find some cracks and find people who thought she might be more pleasant to be around than somebody else.
Erik was then called to vote, followed by James, Amanda, Jean-Robert, and Peih-Gee. Jaime voted for Jean-Robert. Denise, Todd, Frosti, and Courtney then cast their votes, with Courtney clearly voting for either Jaime or Jean-Robert. Jeff then tallied the votes.
As Jeff prepared to read the votes, Jaime put up her hand to ask a question: "I found this at camp lying on the floor. I thought it might be immunity?" She gave the wooden panel to Jeff, but he revealed it to not be a Hidden Immunity Idol. As Todd and James reacted knowingly, Jean-Robert burst out laughing with relief, whilst Jaime's face fell. The vote tied up at three on Jean-Robert and three on Jaime, but the remaining votes all fell on Jaime. She hugged both Denise and Erik on her departure and, becoming the seventh person voted out of the game, and the first member of the jury, Jaime Dugan's torch was extinguished. As Hae Da Fung departed, Jeff reminded them that with the jury phase now started, the people voted out would decide who would win the game and the million dollars.
==Challenges==
Immunity Challenge: Feast MemoryThe newly merged tribe must answer questions about the merge feast/performance. An incorrect answer merits an automatic elimination from the challenge. The survivor with the longest streak of correct answers wins individual immunity.Winner: 
==Tribal Council==
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===Voting Confessionals===
Jaime's confessional was shown in the episode. Courtney was shown writing down the letter J.
===Final Words===
===Still in the Running===
							
							
==Trivia==
* This is the first episode where someone played a fake Hidden Immunity Idol.
*This is the only time this season where Jean-Robert attends Tribal Council and does not receive a vote from Courtney.
* The episode title was stated by Jaime Dugan in reference to her being perceived by the Fei Long alliance as a .
* After this episode, Peih-Gee Law is the last female from Zhan Hu left.
==References==
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