Template:StarRatings Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store is the seventh episode of Survivor: Micronesia.
Story
Day 18
The episode starts with Malakal huddled around the campfire, discussing the fate of the three remaining chickens. Tracy and Ozzy argue whether to kill them now or keep them around to lay eggs.
Over at Airai, James becomes annoyed at his tribes constant complaining about the conditions. Kathy especially seems affected by the hardships of the game, stating that there are good days and there are bad days, and today is a bad day.
Back at Malakal Erik fawns over Ozzy's survival skills, and tries to learn as much as he can from Ozzy. Cirie notices this relationship and compares them to The Lion King. The tribe decides to row their boat to the back beach in order to catch bigger fish. Cirie expresses her fears, not being a strong swimmer and never have been so far out in the ocean before. The tribe tries to convince her to join them in the water, but Cirie decides to stay in the boat.
The tribes enter the Reward Challenge site and Airai gets their first look at the new Malakal tribe. Nobody on Airai is surprised at the outcome of the challenge. Jeff explains the rules and reward of the challenge, thoroughly exciting the contestants. Eliza is picked as the caller for Airai, while Cirie is the caller for Malakal. Both tribes are even for most of the blindfolded portion of the challenge, with Malakal gaining a slight lead. Malakal extends their lead during the puzzle portion of the challenge and solves their puzzle first, winning the challenge. Malakal chooses to send Jason and Tracy to Exile Island
At the reward Ozzy expresses his pride over winning, and how funny it was watching Erik finally get to experience a reward. Ami, Amanda and Ozzy go to shower together, which Cirie finds hilarious.
The mood is completely different on Airai, with a storm hitting the beach. Kathy points out how different it is watching the show from home and actually experiencing it in real life. She talks about how savage it is, everybody clawing at the food and sleeping in the dirt.
Day 19
The next day Kathy is still feeling depressed, which is much worse when she no longer feels connected to her family. Kathy finally reaches her breaking point and decides to quit the game. Kathy profusely apologizes to her tribe for letting them down, but the tribe is more concerned with Kathy feeling better, rather than being disappointed with her for quitting. Despite the loss of one of their tribe members, the game still continues for everybody left.
Day 20
Early in the morning on Malakal beach, Cirie and Amanda discuss Amanda's arrogance, and make shaky plans to eliminate Erik in order to weaken Ozzy.
At the challenge Malakal is shocked to see Kathy has quit. Jeff explains the challenge and the game is underway. Once again Malakal takes the early lead, with Airai struggling to keep up. During the puzzle stage however, Airai manages to catch up and eventually wins the challenge.
Back at camp Amanda apologizes for her poor performance in the challenge, and the Favorites discuss who to eliminate between Erik and Tracy. Ami comes up with a plan to get the Favorites to split the votes so she, along with the remaining Fans can blindside Ozzy. The Favorites are conflicted between sticking with Ozzy and voting out Tracy, or weakening Ozzy and voting out Erik or Ozzy. Everybody is unsure going into Tribal Council.
At Tribal Council Jeff points out how poorly the tribe is doing, and how the only reason they still have a shot is because of the other tribes misfortunes. Tracy immediately calls out Ozzy as the leader, which he instantly rebuts. The tribe generally seems to agree that Ozzy is a leader, however he is a necessary leader. Ami talks about how voting out the future threats now may be the smartest move, which worries Ozzy. Tracy also pushes hard against voting Ozzy out, which comes back to bite her as it causes the tribe to turn on her, eliminating Tracy in a 5-1 vote.
Challenges
Four members of each tribe would be blindfolded and push a large money stone through a forest course while being verbally directed by the two other tribe members. Along the course, the money stones would crush four tiles that would reveal a pair of smaller money stones. Three tribe members would then use these eight stones to solve a rotating cog puzzle.
Reward: A trip to an island to enjoy a spa and food
Winner: Malakal (exiled Jason Siska and Tracy Hughes-Wolf)
Challenge: What-er Drag
One tribe member would race across a floating bridge carrying one end of a rope. The rope would then be attached to a bundle of giant puzzle pieces. The rest of the tribe would turn a winch that would reel in the bundle and the tribe member back to the beach. Five bundles would need to be hauled to the beach in this manner. Two tribe members would then assemble the puzzle pieces.
Winner: Airai
Tribal Council
Day 19
| Removed From Camp |
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| QUIT: File:S16 kathy bw.jpg Kathy Sleckman |
Day 20
| Tribal Council 7: Malakal | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter |
| File:S16 tracy t.jpg Tracy (5 votes) |
File:S16 amanda t.jpgFile:S16 ami t.jpg File:S16 cirie t.jpgFile:S16 erik t.jpgFile:S16 ozzy t.jpg Amanda, Ami, Cirie, Erik, Ozzy |
| File:S16 ozzy t.jpg Ozzy (1 vote) |
File:S16 tracy t.jpg Tracy |
| VOTED OFF: File:S16 tracy bw.jpg Tracy Hughes-Wolf | |
Voting Confessionals
| “ | (votes for Tracy) Tracy I think you're a doll, but we're just going to go with the majority vote on this one, we're going to go on short term challenges now. It was between you and Erik but Erik is better at challenges, I'm sorry. | ” |
—Amanda | ||
| “ | (votes for Tracy) Trace I wish you woulda stayed in the game a little longer, we would have had fun together, I'm sorry to see you go. | ” |
—Ami | ||
| “ | (votes for Tracy) You said you were honest and that's bull. And you owe me a grand. | ” |
—Ozzy | ||
| “ | (votes for Tracy) Whew, sorry. | ” |
—Cirie | ||
| “ | (votes for Tracy) I'm voting for Tracy because otherwise it would be me, and it's about survival of myself right now. Sorry, good luck. Better you than me. | ” |
—Erik | ||
| “ | (votes for Ozzy) This is because you wanted me out. Good player, no hard feelings. | ” |
—Tracy | ||
Final Words
| “ | Going up against the favorites was quite difficult. Ozzy's a wonderful player in this game. He is manipulative and he is strategic. He will definitely take the rest of the tribe down. They need to get rid of him ASAP, or they don't stand a chance. I wish I could have stayed in longer. I went out kicking and did everything I could and I'm just grateful to be here. | ” |
—Tracy Hughes-Wolf | ||
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Trivia
- The Reward Challenge is the only time the post-swap Malakal tribe would win a challenge.
- This episode aired on a Wednesday instead of the normal Thursday airdate, due to CBS's coverage of the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
- The episode title was said by Ozzy Lusth when he was talking about how Erik Reichenbach reacted to the reward since the latter had not won a reward ever since the first challenge of the season.
References
| Survivor: Micronesia Episodes |
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| "You Guys Are Dumber than You Look" · "The Sounds of Jungle Love" · "I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!" · "That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!" · "He's a Ball of Goo!" · "It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard" · "Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store" · "A Lost Puppy Dog" · "I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!" · "I Promise..." · "I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face" · "I'm Gonna Fix Her!" · "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" · "Stir the Pot!" · "Reunion" |