Jumping Ship

Jumping Ship was the eleventh episode of .
==Story==
===Night 27===
The Yin Yang tribe returns to camp following J.T. Thomas' blindside at the hands of his own Hidden Immunity Idol. The Heroes return to camp utterly crushed that J.T. is gone and that they are now in a minority that is at mercy to the Villains. Russell Hantz, laying in the shelter, asks Sandra Diaz-Twine whether she knew Parvati Shallow had an idol, and Sandra says she didn't. A clearly concerned Russell meets with Parvati, Jerri Manthey, and Danielle DiLorenzo to ask Parvati how she got a second idol. Russell angrily confronts her and accuses Parvati of lying to him, but Parvati claims she was holding back her idol discovery as a surprise. Russell won't hear it and continues to be angry that he was left out.
Amanda Kimmel and Rupert Boneham talk together, where Amanda tells Rupert he was right to distrust Russell. They agree to look at the dynamic of the Villains and try to find a crack to exploit. Rupert agrees to work on Sandra, while Amanda will work on the others despite Rupert seeing Parvati, Russell, and Danielle as an unbreakable trio.
===Day 28===
The next morning by the beach, Candice Woodcock congratulates Russell on the move that the Villains pulled, saying that it was a big move and that she is impressed. Russell tells Candice that when the final six happens, that things are going to shift. He says to Candice that the Heroes are a sinking ship and that if one person flips over, then that person will be very crucial to votes later on. Russell promises her there is a strong possibility she would go to the final three if she swapped over.
Next, Russell goes and talks with Parvati and Danielle about bringing Candice into the alliance so they won't need to rely on Sandra for future votes.
The tribe goes to the Reward Challenge to play a Survivor version of shuffleboard in teams of three. The blue team of Colby Donaldson, Amanda, and Danielle win reward after Colby nails his last shot right in the middle of the target. For the reward Colby, Amanda, and Danielle go to the house of , the author of .
That night, the three of them get to watch Treasure Island, but Amanda can do nothing but think about finding the Hidden Immunity Idol clue.
As they watch the movie and eat popcorn, Danielle stumbles onto the clue as she eats further into the bowl and discreetly hides it beside the bed, but Amanda feels something is up and gets up to sit right next to Danielle looking to see if she has anything there, and Amanda spots the clue, taking it for herself. Danielle gets up and the two girls wrestle over the clue as Colby sits back watching Treasure Island. Eventually, they get Colby involved to mediate, and Colby says that Danielle should get the clue back since she found it.
===Day 29===
Colby, Amanda, and Danielle return to camp in the rain. After it lets up, Danielle meets with her alliance to tell them that she was able to get the Hidden Immunity Idol clue, even after Amanda stole it from her at first. Parvati, Danielle, Jerri, and Russell decide to go out and find the idol using the clue.
After the rain comes and goes again, Russell meets with Candice and decides to tell her about his new idol to show that he is serious about an alliance. Candice asks to see it, and Russell leads her to where he hid it and shows her.
===Day 30===
That next day, Sandra takes a walk with Colby and explains to him what really happened on the Villains camp. She tells him about Tyson Apostol, Rob Mariano, and Courtney Yates being part of her alliance that was eliminated. Sandra says that she is willing to flip to the Heroes and that they have to target Danielle, Parvati, or Russell.
Colby talks to Sandra about the idol, and they agree Danielle has found the idol, but they feel she is greedy and will keep it for herself. Colby wonders whether Danielle will play it on herself if she doesn't win immunity, but Sandra assures him that she won't because she feels safe in the game.
Colby says they have to make it seem like Sandra isn't flipping for their plan to work. Colby desperately tells Sandra that she is the Heroes' last hope and asks her who to take out first from the Villains, Parvati or Russell.
After their conversation is done, Russell tries to talk to Sandra on the beach by asking her if Colby was trying to talk to her. Sandra deflects Russell's questions and says she would never flip to him, but Russell appears to see through her and tries to intimidate Sandra by telling her it wouldn't even matter if she flipped because he now has a Hero of his own on his side. As Russell leaves, he tells Sandra he trusts her, and Sandra laughs.
Sandra talks with Rupert and tells him that Russell must go, but she says that Russell told her that a Hero has flipped to the Villains side. Sandra warns Rupert that he must make sure the two girls, Amanda and Candice, must be solid and stay with the Heroes because if they flip, they'll just be sent home immediately afterwards. Rupert agrees that Russell must be voted out.
Colby and Amanda meet together about Sandra joining their side. Colby explains to the others what Sandra told him earlier when they walked through the jungle and they all agree to vote for whoever Sandra wants to get rid of. Colby is confident Sandra isn't lying because she is the one that approached him, and he couldn't see why she would bluff him.
The tribe heads to the Immunity Challenge, where Jerri wins immunity just seconds over Russell.
The tribe returns to camp, where Jerri is euphoric over her individual immunity victory, the first she's had in three seasons.
Russell tells Candice to write Amanda's name down and that everything is cool between the two of them. Candice tells Russell she is ready to write down Amanda's name because Amanda has crossed her too many times.
Sitting around the shelter, Rupert says that he has never gone into a Tribal Council without bringing his pack since the time he went home in feeling safe for the first time ever and he left with nothing. After Russell leaves the shelter, Sandra sits alone with the other Heroes and tells them Russell is going home.
Candice talks with Russell and Parvati around camp, where Russell asks whose name the Heroes have thrown out, which Candice confirms is him. Parvati says she is nervous because Amanda seems to be just laying around like she's given up, but Candice says it's because Amanda feels like she's safe because Sandra said she was good with the Heroes.
Russell angrily meets with Sandra on the beach to talk to her about what he's heard from Candice. Russell confronts Sandra, saying that he has heard she plans to put his name down and tells her that an idol will be played at Tribal Council. Sandra denies the accusations and says Amanda is going home. Candice walks up to the conversation and affirms in front of both Russell and Sandra that she is voting for Amanda.
Sandra tells Rupert that the plan is off thanks to Candice. Rupert panics and tries to reassure himself that Candice wouldn't flip.
That evening, Sandra tries to talk to Candice and ask her why she's flipping. Colby attempts to reassure Sandra that Candice wouldn't flip and that they are voting for Parvati, possibly because of Russell's earlier threats to Sandra that an idol would be played. Colby remarks that if the plan doesn't work, then it's Candice's fault.
Sandra meets again with Candice privately to try and get Candice to recommit to the Heroes side. Russell tries walking up, but Sandra shoos him away. Candice remains uncertain as to whether Sandra is really jumping ship, which causes Sandra to frustratingly tell her that she is jumping ship and that she's doing it for her - the Heroes. Candice is nervous about the idol and tells Sandra to just vote for Amanda, but Sandra continues to try and convince Candice to stay with the Heroes.
At Tribal Council, the numbers disparity between the original Heroes and Villains is talked about, with Rupert saying that even if a Villain wanted to flip, they would always seem like they were fifth. Sandra affirms what Rupert says, but causes Russell and Parvati to raise their eyebrows, possibly feeling like they are being lied to so they don't play an idol. Russell says Sandra will be best suited to stick with the Villains because she will be safe, Russell says he wants to bring Sandra to the end because she will be easy to beat, causing some skeptical glances from the jury. Colby and the Heroes confirm they believe Danielle has the idol. Before the votes are read, Russell stands up to play his idol, telling everybody that he thinks someone flipped. Russell's move causes Danielle to cover her face as she laughs. Russell plays the idol but receives no votes, since the Heroes wrote down Parvati's name. As soon as a vote for Parvati instead of Russell is read, Courtney points and mocks a laugh at Russell. In the end, Candice decides to flip to the Villains, forcing Sandra to stay with the Villains as well. Therefore, Amanda is voted out for the first time in her Survivor career by a 6-3 vote. After the votes are read, Russell whispers over to Parvati that he felt nervous and had to play one, but Parvati just rolls her eyes and scolds him for wasting one.
==Challenges==
<tabber>Reward=
Challenge: Pacific ShuffleThe castaways will divide into three teams of three. They will then take part in a Survivor version of shuffleboard, where the team with its pucks closest to the target would win reward.Reward: A night spent at Robert Louis Stevenson's home and a screening of "Treasure Island".Winners: (, , and )
|-|Immunity=Challenge: House of CardsEach castaway was given 150 tiles that they had to stack until their tower was 10 feet (3.0 m) high. The first person to complete their tower would win immunity.Winner: </tabber>
==Tribal Council==
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===Voting Confessionals===
Colby did not give a voting confessional.
===Final Words===
===Still in the Running===
									
									
==Trivia==
===Behind the Scenes===
===Life at Ponderosa===
Walking away from Tribal Council, Amanda Kimmel talks about experiencing her torch being extinguished for the first time. Amanda gets in the car to her medical checkup and eagerly takes a bite of some real food. Amanda isn't disappointed at being voted out because she felt like she just made too many mistakes. During the car ride, she also vents about not being able to play the game with many of the Heroes since they couldn't strategize, saying the only person she could strategize with was J.T. The weigh-in reveals Amanda had lost 12 lbs.
Amanda arrives at Ponderosa and is greeted by the other jurors, having not even met Coach before. Amanda talks about losing her mind playing the game with Russell and his paranoid attempts at control. Amanda vents about Colby not doing anything in the game, including how he did nothing to help her with the Hidden Immunity Idol clue at the reward. After eating a great meal from the resort chef, Amanda heads off to bed.
Amanda talks to Coach about his relationship with Jerri and what exactly happened in the game between the two of them. Coach explains what happened early on, and all of the others say Jerri really did like Coach based on the way she was talking about him.
The day of Tribal Council, Amanda is happy with her position in life. The jury decides to coordinate a wardrobe and act for when they walk into Tribal Council.
===Other===
* This is the first time Jerri wins individual immunity in any her three seasons.
* With Amanda being voted out this episode, all returning players from have been voted out.
* With Amanda's elimination, Candice is the only female Hero left. This also marks the only time Amanda had ever been voted out.
** This episode also marks Amanda's first and only time as a member of the jury in the three seasons she has played.
* This episode begins the trend for three consecutive episodes of the title referencing ships.
==References==
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Category:Heroes vs. Villains Episodes
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
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