I'm Not a Good Villain

I'm Not a Good Villain is the seventh episode of .
==Story==
===Day 16===
The next morning, Rob Mariano's alliance reels from the blindside of Tyson Apostol, with everyone still confused as to what exactly happened. Rob still doesn't understand how Russell Hantz' alliance of three was able to get the better of his own alliance of six.
Talking together under the large tarp, Rob, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Courtney Yates, Coach Wade, and Jerri Manthey wonder about what happened with Tyson and why he changed his vote. They come to the conclusion that no matter how stupid it sounds, that Tyson just wanted to avoid a tie. The three of them commit to eliminating either Parvati Shallow or Russell next because of their big threat.
Meanwhile, nearby, Russell, Parvati, and Danielle DiLorenzo celebrate the fact that all of them are still in the game and that Tyson was voted out. As they laugh, Rob and the others under the tarp are able to hear their laughter. Rob is dumbfounded by how cocky they are acting for still being in a minority within the tribe.
Russell states that they need more numbers and that they should try and work on Jerri, which causes both Parvati and Danielle to laugh at him. However, they eventually agree to try and get Jerri to flip to their side. After the last vote, Jerri and Coach stand in the middle between the two opposing alliances of Russell, Parvati, and Danielle, and the alliance of Rob, Courtney, and Sandra. Russell's trio speak with Jerri alone on the beach. Jerri says that the others are depressed at the result of the vote, and Russell says that he is not. Danielle tells Jerri that a solid group that stays together could carry themselves all the way to the end. Jerri seems more open to the idea of aligning with them, but she won't commit to their side just yet.
At the Heroes camp, the Heroes lament the fact that they had to vote out James Clement because of his injury and hope for Colby Donaldson to finally step up at the challenges.
Colby is merely surprised to still be in the game considering his position, but he vows to do better.
At the challenge, the Heroes take an aggressive approach, in large part due to a much improved effort by Colby, and finally defeat the Villains 3-0. 
After winning the Reward Challenge, the five remaining Heroes bond over the healthy reward meal and find a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol at the feast. They agree to find the idol together and use it as a tribe. The reward does a lot to improve the morale of the Heroes and they leave the reward feeling more united than ever before.
After having returned to camp following their loss in the challenge, Jerri has a talk with Russell on the beach as Coach stands nearby. Jerri tells Russell that after having some time to think her options over, she is leaning towards aligning with Russell. Russell promises Jerri that he wants to align with her and Coach. Russell beckons Coach over to join the conversation and tells them that they should trust him and that he wants to take both of them to the final three. Jerri admits she wants to align with Russell, much to the dismay of Coach who doesn't trust what Russell says.
As Russell gets up and leaves, Coach speaks with Jerri alone. Jerri upsets Coach by first telling him that Rob is untrustworthy, and then by telling Coach that she trusts Russell as much as him. Coach is upset with Jerri for committing him with Russell without having any input on the decision. Jerri comes to the realization that Rob is a big threat in the game and that she may need to vote against him despite what Coach thinks.
===Day 17===
No footage from Day 17 was shown.
===Day 18===
Both tribes show up to compete in the next Immunity Challenge. During the physical portion of the challenge where tribe members must run along a trampoline-like rope mesh to retrieve puzzle pieces, the Heroes open up a lead after Courtney struggles. The Heroes and Villains once again face off on a puzzle, and for the first time, the Heroes are able to defeat Rob and the Villains on a puzzle section. The newly united Heroes win their first Immunity Challenge since Day 8, forcing the Villains to go back to Tribal Council.
At camp, Russell walks up to Rob, Sandra, and Courtney sitting on the beach and openly offers the idea of either Sandra or Courtney being voted out next. Rob, Sandra, and Courtney laugh at Russell's odd tactics, telling him that he is being foolish for walking up to people and asking them if they want to vote out other people sitting right next to them.
After that little discussion, Rob begins to formulate a plan to vote out Russell. Rob approaches Coach to talk about who to vote out, and Coach wants either Courtney sent home due to her weakness in the challenges or to try and blindside Parvati again, but Rob disagrees, feeling Russell is the bigger threat of that pair now. Rob appeals to Coach's sense of loyalty to try to convince Coach to vote out Russell instead of Courtney. Although Coach is reluctant to vote out strong players in the tribe, he eventually agrees and shakes hands with Rob.
Later, Russell, Danielle, and Jerri talk with Coach on the beach. Russell promises to Coach that Courtney will go home. However, Coach tells Russell that Rob has been plotting to vote him out, and Russell, now angered, changes his mind and wants to vote out Rob immediately. Although Danielle and Jerri quickly agree with the move, Coach immediately protests the decision, wanting to keep the tribe strong by keeping Rob. Jerri and Danielle question whether getting rid of Rob would really negatively impact the tribe, and that with a merge approaching they might even be better of without him. Despite his hesitation, Coach eventually agrees to vote with Russell. Now Coach is caught between the alliances after having given his word to both Rob and Russell to vote out the other. A conflicted Coach reflects alone on the beach.
In camp, Rob knows that they are targeting him and talks to Jerri. Rob attempts to get her to align back to his side by telling her to vote how she thinks will get her farther in the game, believing she will join him. Jerri contemplates her decision knowing that her vote will be pivotal. As Tribal Council approaches, Jerri and Coach remain the swing votes, as Russell's alliance of Parvati, Danielle, and Russell target Rob, while Rob's alliance of Sandra, Rob, and Courtney target Russell.
At Tribal Council, the lack of unity within the tribe is discussed, and Tyson's blindside is said to have been an impact. Coach says that Tyson was able to bridge the gaps and the alliances and kept everyone together, but in his absence, things have already begun to fall apart, a thought that Rob echoes. Russell and Danielle disagree, feeling the tribe has gotten stronger. Host Jeff Probst says that by Danielle and Russell disagreeing, it only affirms what Coach was trying to say to begin with. Rob and Russell begin bickering again by claiming that the other man has been sabotaging the tribe and working against its best interests. Before voting, Coach makes one last desperate appeal to both Rob and Russell to keep the tribe strong and vote out the weakest (Courtney) instead of targeting each other, but he is rebuffed by both men who are still determined to eliminate the other. Jerri is caught in the middle but in the end, she decides to further her game by flipping to Russell's side. Due to Coach ultimately not taking a side by voting for Courtney, Rob is voted out by a vote of 4-3-1, marking the second time Rob was eliminated one vote before the formation of the jury. As he stands up to gather his torch, Jerri hugs Rob and Coach attempts to do the same, but Rob rebuffs Coach by calling him a little man and walking over to get his torch snuffed without letting Coach hug him goodbye.
==Challenges==
<tabber>Reward=Challenge: Basket BrawlCompeting in rounds, the tribes would face off three to a side in the ocean to get control of a ball and shoot it into their basket to score a point. The first tribe to score three points would win.
Reward: A trip to a waterfall with a feast.Winner: |-|Immunity=Challenge: Caught in the WebOne at a time, three castaways from each tribe would race across a platform and a rope net and then climb up a rope web to retrieve six bags of puzzle pieces. Once all six bags were retrieved, two other castaways from each tribe would assemble the puzzle. The first tribe to assemble their puzzle would win.Winner: </tabber>
==Tribal Council==
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===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===Still in the Running===
									
									
==Trivia==
===Behind the Scenes===
* Day 17 on the Villains, Rob has a walk with Coach on the beach. Rob asks Coach whether he has been given a special name, and Coach tells Rob that he nicknamed him Lancelot, the greatest of King Arthur's knights. They keep talking and walking, and Rob says in a confessional that he believes Coach is a pathological liar and mocks him for his references to the and dragons, but Rob says Coach is still a good guy, but that he is simple and easy to control. Coach leads Rob in a session of "coach-chi", where Rob makes faces to the camera while Coach's back is turned.
===Other===
* This is the only Tribal Council of the season where three different people receive counted votes against them.
* Rob becomes the fourth consecutive male contestant to be voted out.
* This episode marks the first time Courtney has received votes against her.
* This episode marks the first time the Heroes wins a challenge with a puzzle element.
* This episode aired on Colby's 36th birthday.
==References==
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Category:Heroes vs. Villains Episodes
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor (U.S.) Episodes
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains