Survivor Nicaragua - week 5 results

"Mind your neighbour"

Not a bad episode tonight - I'll give it a 7 out of 10 for entertainment, based on all previous seasons.  The tribes were mixed up and we got to see how the old and the young interact with each other.  The relaxed, worry-free nature of the young'uns was like oil to the older people's strict, scheduled water.  The immunity challenge finally had an original element to it - 3 people strapped to a rotating wheel getting their heads dunked in water and having to spit out water into a funnel on the topside.  The new Espada tribe lost and NaOnka almost threw herself into the fire by almost wanting to quit.  But the tribe's annoyance with Tyrone's authoritative role and eating too much chicken swung almost all their votes to him.

34 pool entries had Tyrone (second-highest), the 42-year-old fire captain.  Five of the entries that didn't have him jumped up 9 spots; Shawna now claims the sole #1 spot; and Tara P's #2 entry retains her perfect losing streak of 5 picks lost in 5 episodes.

In next week's preview, there's supposedly a new twist to the game.  I'm still waiting for a challenge that involves swimming - I want to see how well Holly, the swimming coach, can swim, as well as the others.

Jay