Episode 1
Russell trys not to become leader of tribe; becomes leader anyway
Jeff Kent twists leg (hides it fairly well)
Jeff plots against Penner with other newbies
4 person alliance forms consisting of Pete, Skupin, and mainly Abi and RC
Alliance wants Lisa out; Skupin wants her to stay
Zane forms alliances with everyone, including a main one with Swan and Malcolm
Denise and Malcolm form alliance
Skupin gets hurt in every possible way within 24 hours
Zane throws himself under bus, taking huge blame for challenge loss
Tribe considers blindsiding Swan (led mainly by Angie and Zane); Zane gets voted out instead
Episode 2
Abi gets paranoid with RC and Skupin getting close, calls out RC
"I am your friend, but if you fuck with me, you're dead' -Abi, right to RC's face
Penner finds the Kalabaw idol after getting caught by Dawson looking for it (Penner convinces Dawson he wasn't looking for it)
Roxy wants to break apart Malcolm and Angie's cuddling
Russell throws public fit over losing another immunity
Roxy and Russ vs Malcolm and Angie; Denise is swing vote (doesn't trust Roxy, but thinks would be the third wheel with Angie and Malcolm)
Roxy ends up being voted out
Episode 3
Abi continues to bicker with RC due to Abi's paranoia, even though RC shared the idol clue with her
Abi tells Pete about the clue; Pete loses trust with RC
Pete approaches Lisa about blindsiding Skupin despite his alliance wanting to target Lisa
Penner admits to Jeff that he has the idol to gain trust
Abi finds the Tandang idol; shares with Pete
Pete probably in best position in tribe; has Abi locked down, and an alliance with Rc and Skupin, but has convinced Lisa that he is trying to help her and could probably get Artis's vote should he need it
Despite being allied with Malcolm, Angie is voted out so Matsing can become a physically stronger tribe after 3 losses
Episode 4
Pete snuck the idol clue into the open, causing RC and Abi to trust each other a lot less *LOVE THIS MOVE*
Jeff reconsiders getting rid of Penner; could be a valuable ally with the idol
Carter and Penner start working together (AKA guy's Kalabaw alliance, Kent Carter and Penner)
Malcolm and Denise think Swan has idol; he doesn't
RC and Abi officially not together anymore
Russell has weird meltdown after losing another challenge; thinks he is never to fail at anything
Denise and Malcolm stick together and vote out Swan
Episode 5
Malcolm and Denise find Matsing idol; Malcolm holds onto it
Tribe split; Malcolm to Tandang, Denise to Kalabaw
Malcolm welcomed warmly; Pete wants to work with him right away, even telling him about the idol
Kalabaw women officially form alliance (not including Denise yet)
Dana gets super sick and is willingly med evac'd
Women's alliance now basically hopeless
Men's alliance pulls in Denise and votes out Dawson (Mainly because she knew Kent's baseball secret)
Episode 6
Katie tries convincing Denise that Penner has the idol and to target him
Kalabaw and Tandang at a standstill in the ball roll challenge, so they negotiate Kalabaw's rice for the reward food. Artis gets pissed.
Kent and Carter consider backstabbing Penner due to them not wanting a vet to win (However, Carter considers keeping Penner post-merge to keep him as a target. Probably smartest thing he's said.)
Ultimately Katie is voted out
Denise has now been to literally every tribal council
Episode 7
MERGE
Denise plans to stick with Kalabaw while remaining loyal to Malcolm
Skupin feels little to no allegience to Tandang outside of RC (Including Malcolm, Tandang has 7 to Kalabaw's 4. Malcolm, RC, and Skupin are all potential swing votes)
Lisa discovers Malcolm has an idol
Malcolm therefore brings Lisa into his alliance with Denise (Malcolm uncomfortable as both are endgame popularity threats)
Penner starts to work Skupin over to the Kalabaw side
Kent goes back to plotting to get Penner out with Tandang, despite being in a vast minority number-wise
Plan is for Tandang bring in Jeff Carter and Denise and split the votes between Penner and RC
Vote is pretty much up to Kent and Carter
Penner catches onto Tandang's plan an tries talking sense into Kent and Carter
Penner plays his idol and Tandang's plan works, sending RC home (Skupin voted with Tandang, so did Denise)
Episode 8
Lisa's plan is to go with the tribe in getting out Penner and Skupin, then getting Kent, Carter, Denise, and Malcolm and pickin off Pete, Abi, and Artis
Lisa is exactly what Kent needs, seeing as he's on the bottom by going with Tandang
Pete schemes with Abi- tribe plan is to get Penner and then Skupin, but Pete plans to vote off Penner and then the rest of Kalabaw
Abi annoys the shit out of Pete, but he wants to use her as a goat
Penner uses more big words
Penner works over the "good guys" of the game against the "bad guys" (Pete, Abi, Artis)
Lisa now reconsiders her earlier plan, now considering to take the goats to the end
Lisa's new shorter-term plan: She told Skupin about Malcolm's idol. After they vote out Penner, the Bad Guys have to have Lisa and Skupin's vote to blindside Malcolm. This plan will lead to Lisa being in the final 4 with the goats, but unless she wins immunity at final four, she'll go anyway. Nevertheless, I like this as a short-term plan.
PENNER WINS IMMUNITY; FUCKS UP EVERYONE'S PLANS LOL
Tribe consensus is to just send home Skupin
Lisa now tells Pete about Malcolm's idol now instead of later to save Skupin
Pete confronts Malcolm about the idol, Malcolm naturally denies (Pete actually believes him)
Pete tells people to vote out Jeff (Keeping Skupin around as a swing vote should he need it. I believe this is mainly due to Lisa)
Jeff finds out about this and campaigns for Pete; Skupin now isn't even on the table anymore (Did Lisa's plan work ultimately?)
Malcolm wants to cut the head off the snake and vote Pete
Malcolm brings out his idol in the middle of tribal and claims he's going to use it to get rid of the extra target he has
Abi also then reveals HER idol, threatening to use it to protect her alliance
Penner then publically announces that he and Skupin will vote with the Kalabawers and Malcolm movign forward
*ONE OF THE BEST TRIBALS EVER*
MALCOLM DOESN'T PLAY HIS IDOL LOLOLOLOLOL
In the end, Skupin voted with Tandang and Penner flushed his vote maybe? and Jeff was voted out.
Episode 9
Penner tries to drive wedge between Skupin + Lisa and the Bad Guys (delves deep into Lisa's psyche)
Lisa wants to go with Kalabaw but feels it may look bad on her character
Kalabaw plans to vote Artis since Abi has idol and she may play it on herself or Pete (still need to swing Lisa and Skupin over)
Penner very good at getting in Lisa's head
SKUPIN FLIPS AND ARTIS IS SENT HOME LOLOLOLOLOLOL (Lisa stuck with Tandang)
Episode 10
Even though Lisa stayed loyal to Tandang last tribal, she now officially breaks up with Abi
Abi throws multiple fits
Malcolm and Denise + Skupin and Lisa come together to form a final 4 deal
Lisa would rather make the deal with Penner and Carter, but when Lisa approached Penner about it, Penner thought it was too early to be making a deal like that
Abi and Pete both futiley squirm to stay alive
Pete's pitch to Skupin; with the votes being split for Abi and Pete, it would only take Skupin's vote to blindside Malcolm, a big threat *LIKE THIS MOVE*
Skupin ultimately stands by Malcolm and Pete is voted out due to Abi playing her idol
Episode 11
CARTER'S AWKWARD CLAP THING IN THE AUCTION (see blog: http://www.tengaged.com/blog/DumbGinger/6924530/carters-awkward-clap-thing )
Abi wins the challenge advantage
Abi tries pretending as if she got another idol
Abi wins immunity
Lisa admits to Penner about her f4 deal and basically tells him he's out tonight
Skupin is, for like the 10th time this season, the swing vote between Penner and Denise
Penner The Whistling Wonder is out
Episode 12
With their loved ones, Skupin and Lisa discuss the possibility of blinsiding Malcolm
Lisa's brother convinces Lisa to play the game to win, not with her integrity
Malcolm wins immunity tho
Carter voted out; Abi kept around by f4 as a goat
Episode 13
Literally no one believes Abi has an idol
Malcolm throws out the fact he'd like to get rid of Denise and go with Lisa and Skupin
Malcolm, Skupin, Lisa officially form f3 deal
Denise gets pretty ill from possible bite
Abi offers f3 deal with Skupin and Lisa; Lisa prefers this deal to Malcolm's
Abi voted out. Probably in part because of repeatedly caling Skupin an idiot at tribal.
FINALE
Denise asks Malcolm to take her to final 3 (he'll most likely win immunity), but Malcolm avoids answering
Lisa wants to take advantage of this small wedge and agrees to vote out Malcolm should he lose immunity
Skupin wins final immunity
50/50 shot for Denise or Malcolm to go home (Lisa wants more to bring Denise, Skupin wants more to bring Malcolm)
Malcolm voted out due to Lisa refusing to compromise
DENISE IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES
I thought this was an AMAZING SEASON. There were constant shifts of power, nearly every vote was close, and this was a very great cast. My favorites have to be Denise, Malcolm, Jeff, Lisa, and Pete. A VERY great season to kick off the project.
I hope you guys find this recap very helpful and resourceful should you ever need it (y)
Next season to recap: San Juan del Sur
TotalDramaLover1234 Which is exactly the point of this series. It's easy to write off Lisa as that floaty sweet older women, but if you actually look at all the moves she did, she's actualyl really great (even if she did mainly play with her feelings)
Love this season, I think Dead Man Walking may be the best non premiere/finale episode of all time. Not only a fantastic Penner episode, but the last 15 minutes are complete chaos. The vote flips so many times, and then the tribal is chaotic as well.
Plus there are so many players this season, one of the few final 3's where every person would have been a good winner.
