Previously, on Survivor: James ruffles some feathers at the Olkhon camp, starting an exchange of insults from the others in the tribe. Noelle and Robert decide they cannot take James anymore, and want to vote him out at tribal council. After the immunity challenge loss, Cipher approached James for an alliance, and the tables turned at tribal council, when Noelle was voted out of the tribe. 11 remain – who will be voted out tonight?
CHALLENGE TUNDRA

The Survivors were called to the tundra.

"Take off your buffs. Toss them aside." Mark bellowed. The castaways looked at each other smugly, and tossed their buffs aside.

"You have two minutes to think of a tribe name and tribal color. GO!" The Survivors discussed the tribe name heatedly, but eventually time was up, and they'd have to give a name.

"What's it gonna be?" Mark inquired.

"Redeema." Bryan replied confidently. Some patted him on the back for his wit, but others did not like the tribe name. The tribe color would be maroon, since Cipher wouldn't take any other color.

REDEEMA CAMP

Eric thought the tribe name 'Redeema' had nothing to do with matters of the present.

It's ok....but it's pretty obvious that the name refers to the Baikal members who thought they were screwed, until James began to vote with them.

Bart, what do you think of the tribe name 'Redeema'?

It's OK. It wouldn't be my first choice though.

Any other random comments while we're talking to you, Bart?

I am really happy that Robert is out of the game.

One more opinion…what do you think of 'Redeema', Mike?

It sucks. Period. lol. I would rather fancy something such as Mak'Ugal, or at least something that sounds cool. Redeema just sounds goofy and dumb, in my opinion, of course.

Cipher is disgusted at Blair's advances on him.

When Blair proclaimed his love for me, in front of Kim, I felt both violated and disturbed... I didn't sign up for this game to be sexually harrassed, especially due to a clown from New Zealand. C'rist! I am quickly going to block Blair from ever speaking to me again, once this game is over.

Mike, who are you after at this point?

My personal target is James. I HATE James at this point. If he hadn't switched sides, our plan would have been golden. But, alas, he moved, and that will of course doom himself and us at the same time. Once we are gone, he's gone. I doubt if he sees that. *sigh*


Eric and Bart talk about Bart being on the fence for the inevitable first merged tribal council.

Bart: hey
Eric: hey, how's it going?
Bart: good u?
Eric: not too bad
Eric: still concerned about the game, i have no idea what to do
Bart: i really dont know either lol 
Eric: do you know what side you are on right now?
Bart: i dont think im even gonna go after this immunity
Bart: if i win it i will most likely give it to someone who needs it
Eric: i'll try, but i doubt i'm as hungry for it as some other people are
Bart: i really dont know what side im on right now
Eric: ohh
Bart: i really like you guys, but i like my old members too
Bart: its going to be really hard
Eric: yeah
Bart: personally i really dont give a crap about this james kid
Eric: i think there is one problem with the old baikal alliance though....there are too many chiefs and not enough indians
Bart: i want to see him go first
Eric: yeah, james will get my vote 
Eric: there are just too many people wanting to take the lead
Bart: i know whatever side i choose i am just a pawn
Eric: not really
Bart: and i will get eliminated as soon as they dont need me
Eric: you have a good chance of winning on either side
Eric: i'm not attached to mike, myself.....the only person i am totally attached to is kim
Eric: if you really wanted to get james out, we could if he doesn't get immunity
Bart: well I really thought i could trust u
Bart: but im having second guesses
Ejm13: in what way?
Bart: I have that chat between you and Maria
Eric: maria was never on our side, i have no doubts that she is with the original baikals
Bart: and i dont think that if u want to stay in this game u should be blackmailing me and her by saying that you were going to throw the challenges and get rid of us
Eric: it wasn't a form of blackmail
Eric: i knew she was against me the whole time
Bart: well, thats the way i took it, i really like you and kim, but i just dont know if its gonna work out
Eric: well even if you want to give it a try, i have a plan that would work
Bart: what would that be? and dont worry i will NOT send this to other people, I promise
Eric: myself/kim/mike will vote together......blair will vote with us
Eric: plus you, that's five
Eric: that is enough for a tiebreaker
Bart: yeah, but then u just dump me when u get to the final five or four
Eric: not really
Eric: i like you just as much as mike and blair
Eric: seriously, if it were my choice, i'd vote out blair first
Eric: and i swear on that
Bart: yeah, but i know u want it to be u and kim in the finals
Bart: so i know im not in the final 2
Eric: not really, kim would kick my ass for the money
Bart: and what happens if the tie breaker backfires and one of u players is eliminated
Bart: then i am known as the backstabber of Baikal
Eric: not really
Eric: it could've been any one of their people, the votes are not transparent
Eric: even if the tiebreak backfires, you would have the baikal people second guessing each other and everything 
Eric: i mean, even if you do go to the baikal alliance, think of where you would be if you went with them, and compare the end result
Eric: i mean, of course i'm biased on the situation, because i want you on my side, but if you think you can do better with them than you can with us, then go ahead
Eric: i'll have no hard feelings either way
Bart: well, im really not gonna say anything right now
Eric: alright.....just think about your chances
Eric: i doubt you could get anywhere past fourth place with their alliance, because you said it yourself how you were targeted early on
Bart: well i will think about it
Eric: okay
Eric: sorry for sounding a bit brash, but you know that i want you on my side
Bart: well im just gonna tell u this
Bart: i have never been in an alliance in this game  
Eric: cipher seems super-confident, i'm betting that he either has an alliance or is getting ready to make one
Bart: dont bad talk cipher in front of me
Eric: i'm not badtalking him
Eric: i'm just saying that he seems confident
Bart: he has been loyal to me and im not about to screw him over
Eric: i understand, but i'm saying that he seems confident
Eric: that's not an insult
Eric: richard was confident, he won
Bart: well personally if he does stick with Baikal
Bart: the ONLY way he would win is if he went up against Bobo
Eric: wow
Eric: what about james?
Bart: well... yeah but James will not make it that far 
Bart: If I have a say about it... 
Eric: well, i will tell you right now that i am voting for james tonight unless he wins immunity
Eric: i don't know what mike/kim are doing, but my vote is for james
Bart: i refuse to lose to a backstabbing bastard lol 
Bart: I'd say right now Maria has the best chance of winning
Eric: me too
Eric: maria and cipher
Bart: i know im just a pawn in this game
Eric: haha, me to
Eric: o
Bart: ive known that since i figured out my original tribe
Bart: well, if you're interesting in putting some of the pawns together and making a player, give me notice
Eric: ive always been the little person they think they can keep loyal to keep themselves in the game
Bart: im gonna tell u as it is
Bart: I have loyalty to only some of the original Baikal members
Eric: ok
Eric: if you've got any ideas, i'll listen, i am playing a totally open game right now
Bart: A certain person with the name Bobo is not at the top of my lists for favorites right now
Eric: ohh
Eric: hey, i'm interested in anything that'll get me another week in the game, i realize that unless something happens i am gone either tonight or next week
Bart: his gameplan before he was switched was to vote me every time
Eric: wow
Bart: i know who is likely to go tomorrow
Eric: mike?
Bart: sadly i cant tell u
Eric: cipher told me mike
Eric: but i wouldn't be surprised if it were me
Eric: the interesting thing about survivor is......everyone has a vote.....all of those votes are worth the same....no one is better than anyone else
Eric: my vote is just as good as anyone's vote......if you have any plan, just holler at me, because i'm on my last leg in this game.....i'd rather see you do well than anyone else in your original tribe
Bart: whatever my decision is for this next TC i will not announce, when you hear the votes u will know how i voted
Eric: i understand
Bart: im not trying to be an ass, but im not putting all my eggs in one basket yet

Maria talks about her strategy now that the teams have merged.

The merge has come about and the game is going to pick up its pace. So far things are going as planned but it is still to early in the merge to tell for sure. Robert is gone so that is one less from the old Olkhon. Bailkal is definitely the stronger group especially if James and his original group don't get along. Cipher & Bryan want the three of us to get to the end of this ordeal. I find it hard but not impossible to imagine. I hate the idea of ever having to vote out Bart, Kim, or Eric. I don't know James, and Blair is a big ? mark. And Bobo. Bobo who never spoke to me before and who probably won't now that we've merge. The boys want to vote for Mike in the next TC. It was decided very fast and I was surprised. The reasoning is that he is gone on vacation. I agreed because personally I feel he is an easier choice than Kim Bart or Eric. If he wins immunity then it's a whole different scenario. So I'm just going to continue the game and I think now is the time to start distancing myself from some of the others and like I told Cipher and Bryan, I will go along with what they suggest until I disagree. So until the next installment of "As the Survivor Siberia Turns" I bid you Ado.


Kim and Bart argue about trust as Mike looks on silently.

Kim: just 3 of us
Kim: ok
Kim: I think we shoudl just start over
Kim: I really think we have a chance at this if we all vote together
Bart: no im sorry that doesnt work with me
mystic02847: but we need to trust each other
Bart: im not going to be used
Bart: and lied to
Kim: ok
Kim: Bart you stick with baikal your out at final 5
Kim: This is like survivor 4..
Kim: i know we dont trust each other but we can do it!
Bart: and what makes u think im out after the final 5
Kim: Thats what I believe but what comes out of my mouth must not be right
Bart: i feel so violated
Bart: you guys played me like I was the stupidest person on earth
Bart: and i cant believe for a minute i actually believed u
Bart: i have been nothing but true to u guys
Bart: and now i get this
Kim: What have I lied about?
Kim: except to james
Kim: n what has eric lied about
Kim: ?
Bart: okay sure kim, u just told me u were not plotting against me and then u admited to it
Kim: Its not plotting
Kim: it was an idea! gosh
Kim: like you wouldnt bring up the subject about voting me out?
Bart: because i wasnt voting u out
Kim: I know but im sure you would later on
Bart: ya know what, i dont deserve this
Bart: i trusted u guys
Bart: u gave me ur word
Kim: sorry
Kim: It was just an idea
Bart: u guys werent even at the top of my list to go
Kim: N IM SORRY!
Kim: so there is NO way to make this work?
Bart: i dont know, how can i be sure i can trust u
Kim: You cant be sure, but I wont backstab you
Bart: u can say sorry as many times as u want, but how do i know ur being sincere
Kim: You don't
Kim: what else can I tell you
Bart: i cant believe u guys would do this to me
Kim: So what are you going to do with voting wise
Bart: well i just want to let u know i thought about siding with u guys, but ya know what now, u dont lie to me and then plot against me
Kim: Why is everyone causing trouble for me?
mystic02847: i did nothing except try to keep olkhon togehter
Bart: i dont know how u can possibly think i can trust u now
Bart: every single one of u has told me something COMPLETELY different
Kim: Well you can, im desperate n ill do whatever for you to vote with u
Kim: us*
Bart: and i refuse to sit here and be lied to
Kim: Im not lying
Kim: i swear
Bart: so u were plotting to vote for me
Kim: Yea
Kim: with Blair
Bart: and now u want my vote
Bart: hello, im not gonna vote for myself
Kim: Eric used that quote out of context to make it look like im trying to be against you
Kim: Blair told me to vote for you n then mike said he wasnt so i told him to because we were
Kim: just to let you know we did wanna vote you out n then eric didnt want to, he keeps yelling at me n says im pissing him off, because I change my mind to much n then you are mad
Kim: n i dont know why
Bart: well im disappointed u want to vote me out, i have been nothing but True to you guys, and for a while i believed i could trust you, I feel so used and violated
Kim: Thats so sad...im just the american bitch arent I
Kim: well it was on for like 2 mins
Kim: we were gonna vote for you for about 2 mins then eric changed his mind
Kim: hes obviously not with me..
Kim: whenever i say ill vote for that person also he screams and says im pissing him off and i know you are showing this to him
Bart: he said ur the only one he trusts
Kim: Well he said he deosnt trust me nemore
Kim: Eric said to me:  you keep changing your mind, and the more you change your mind the more you convince me that you're not even with me
Kim: well at least i have immunity
Kim: n at least im in the jury
Kim: so have a nice life voting me out
Bart: did i say i was voting u out
Kim: I get the impression you arent with us
Bart: well i dont know what to believe
Bart: how can i possibly feel safe when i cannot believe u guys
Kim: neither do i
Bart: well Eric has told me numerous time to vote James
Kim: and he has told that he would vote bobo
Kim: n now hes not
Kim: so i dont know what to do
Kim: i guess were on the same boat
Bart: and i hear u told maria i was voting bobo with u guys
Kim: Who the @#%$ is telling you this
Kim: its all lies

Eric tries to woo Maria over to his side.

Eric (11:56:54 PM): have any new strategy now that we're all one big group?
Maria (11:57:10 PM): I was just talking to kim about that very thing
Eric (11:57:18 PM): what did she have to say?
Maria (11:58:06 PM): She was wondering what I was going to do now that we have merged
Eric (11:58:11 PM): lol
Eric (11:58:59 PM): do you have any definite plan?
Maria (11:59:38 PM): This is the answer I gave Kim
Maria (11:59:42 PM): I will be up front with you. I am still not 100% sure what I want to do. I haven't spoken to Bart so I don't know where he stands for sure
Eric (11:59:50 PM): okay
Eric (12:00:33 AM): well, just remember that we were asked to throw both challenges, so our tribe would have an advantage at the merge
Maria (12:01:00 AM): I appreciate that you guys tried so hard
Maria (12:01:08 AM): and did such a good job
Eric (12:01:10 AM): we truly like you guys, and two of our mates were voted out when we won
Maria (12:01:46 AM): Please don't think that any of this is personal because I think you two are really nice too. I just wish we could have started out togethe
Eric (12:01:52 AM): i understand
Eric (12:02:26 AM): well, we basically ruined our strategy to save you guys, bart (and i think you) agreed to help us out at the merge
Eric (12:03:09 AM): i understand totally if you don't, but just think of where you may be if you stick with the others and compare it to where you could be with us, and make your decision.....i'm not going to bug you about it
Maria (12:03:39 AM): I think immunity will decide alot
Eric (12:03:45 AM): yeah
Eric (12:05:06 AM): i hope you guys respect that we've put just as much into this game as you have, although you might not really have seen all of the work we put into it
Maria (12:05:40 AM): I think we have all played hard and good with the exception of few who are gone now.
Eric (12:06:07 AM): yeah.....well......i don't know about right now, but james wasn't much of a help early on
Eric (12:07:21 AM): he basically kinda stayed because we were winning, and now he is basically trying to screw us for keeping him around.....sure does show you what happens when you try to be nice to someone in this game lol
Eric (12:08:12 AM): i know i am proboably annoying you with this, and your mind is proboably already made up, but please consider the circumstances
Maria (12:08:32 AM): I swear I am considering everything
Eric (12:08:39 AM): ok
Eric (12:09:46 AM): and just if you consider going with us, keep it in mind that i'm not totally attached to mike and kim.....i was pretty upset when noelle was voted out, i was closest to her

Blair talks about making the merge and what it means to him.

I can't believe I've made the merge, its an achievement to get this far I feel and every day is one closer to the ultimate prize. However I think I won't probably last longer than final 5 but you never know.

CHALLENGE TUNDRA

The Survivors met at the challenge tundra, where Mark explained the challenge directions.

"You will all play a game of musical rocks. An ancient Siberian drumbeat will be played as you circle around a set of rocks. When the drumbeat stops, you must find a rock and take a seat. There will be one less rock than there are persons, however. Thus, if you are the one left out, you will be eliminated from the competition. Survivors ready…GO!"

The rounds passed, and eventually Kim and Cipher met each other. The beat played, but stopped almost as suddenly as it started. Kim dove for the rock, and got there, just beating the nonchalant Cipher.

"Individual immunity has come into the game. Kim, you may pass it within an hour if you wish, but for now, here is the necklace. I'll see you all tonight."

The Survivors slowly headed back to camp.

REDEEMA CAMP

Mike fears the end is very near.

Well ... It's been fun, but so long! *sigh* It has been confirmed by a reliable source that I will, indeed, be the one leaving tonight. I AM SUCH A @#%$ I worked so hard, and now, I get the worse place someone in the game of survivor could get. The one right before the jury. DAMNIT.I'll write my final words later. I need time to go cry in the corner of my room. 

Mike = Joe of Blue's Clues in disguise??! …and Bart digs up the sexuality issues again.

Bart (2:31:18 PM): why do u have a picture of joe from blue's clues on ur bio
Mike (2:34:21 PM): where's this picture of ... Who is it, Joe?
Bart (2:34:29 PM): its right under ur name
Mike (2:34:37 PM): That's me!
Bart (2:34:47 PM): oh oopsie
Bart (2:34:54 PM u look like joe from blues clues
Mike (2:34:56 PM): Really?
Mike (2:34:58 PM): Who's Joe?
Mike (2:35:01 PM): All I know is Steve
Bart (2:35:08 PM): he took over steve's job
Mike (2:35:14 PM): Awww ... I liked Steve
Bart (2:35:15 PM): he's really stupid
Mike (2:35:16 PM): Poor steve :-(
Bart (2:36:10 PM): did ur original tribe have an homosexuals LOL
Bart (2:36:12 PM): we had three
Mike (2:36:17 PM): Really?
Bart (2:36:20 PM): Bambi, Cipher, & Bryan
Bart (2:36:24 PM): well Cipher is bi
Bart (2:36:56 PM): hahahahahaha i said something really mean in the first episode about them and everyone was mad at me

…then talks turned to serious matters.

Bart (2:22:30 PM): i really need to ask u a question about the game we are in
Mike (2:22:34 PM): Sure thing
Bart (2:22:46 PM): How much do you want to be in this game?
Mik (2:23:23 PM): Well ... So far I've had a great time, and I'd love to stay if at all possible ... But, I must ask, why do you ask?
Bart (2:23:51 PM): because you may be gone tonight

Cipher…talks about Bart. WHAT?!

When Bart told me that his Mom slept with two of his high school friends, I was appauled! How could anyone air their mother's dirty laundry in such a distasteful manner? Bart is such a low down, little runt. His mother and his "friends," should be ashamed. I believe he was trying to hit on me, as well. Where's the estrogen?!

Bryan talks about alliances.

i don't completely trust cipher, but i am expecting maria, him and i to be in the final 3.

Bart airs out his mother's laundry. Err…thoughts.

Well we celebrated our 20th day in a huge fight. The original Olkhon members are the most disorganized people I know. Out of everyone they could have swayed to vote with them, they decided to piss off and try to vote off...Oh no you don't do that to me. Kim, Eric, Mike, & Blair have got to be the biggest idiots I know. Eric tries to talk for Kim, but I don't take that bullsh*t. So the question is...do I try my chances at playing with the idiots, or do I seek my evil revenge on them...Wahahahahahahahahaha I am a very questionable vote tonight. Either Mike goes with a vote of 6-4 or I put a nice little twist in this game and tie it up between Mike & James 5-5. So who am I gonna vote for, who knows, I guess you'll have to keep watching to find out...

Cipher tells Maria about the latest Blair proceedings.

Cipher (4:16:49 AM): blair had me hysterically laughing last night
Maria (4:17:03 AM): I'm sorry I missed that
Cipher (4:17:22 AM): he asked me if i would date him through the internet.
Maria (4:17:35 AM): Was he serious
Cipher (4:17:49 AM): i just said, "oh, no thank you." while inside i was laughing my mind off.
Maria (4:17:58 AM): and how exactly does one date on the internt per say
Cipher (4:18:01 AM): yes. shamefully, yes.
Cipher (4:18:15 AM): i don't know. he asked for an "online relationship"
Maria (4:18:26 AM): Would that be like cyber sex
Maria (4:18:33 AM): ha ha
Cipher (4:18:37 AM): i don't know. he already asked bryan for that

                                                                
SURVIVOR SIBERIA TRIBAL COUNCIL 7
This episode has dragged every ounce of my patience. And now I am put with the decision of who I shall vote tonight. I have two choices...I vote Mike with the Original Baikal, along with the help of James...or I vote James, whom I have never talked to. Even if James does go tonight, I am sticking to Baikal, I just believe this is my only chance to get rid of someone I can't trust, and wouldn't give me his vote in the final two anyway. On the other hand I vote Mike and I ensure no problems with my old Baikal members...so who shall get my vote tonight...

I vote for James
JAMES

I REALLY DIDNT WANT TO AKE THIS OTE I HAE TRIED TO ONTAT YOU FOR A WHILE AND IF I DONT OTE THEN I WILL BE SHAFTED AND I SURE THAT YOU WOULD WANT ONE OF US TWO TOO GET TO THE FINALS PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS PERSONALLY I HAE TO OPTION HOWEER
me vote for Mike - u suck humungo beans..i dont kno y..but u just do
My Vote is For Mike and this is why:

I apologize for voting for you Mike I don't even know you but this is the way the game is headed. My alliances are strong and I will stay with them until I am gone.
JAMES
Well, last night Eric, Bart, Mike, Blair and I hopefully made a little pact. I'm hoping that Bart is with us, but I'm not too sure. So in hoping that Bart is with us, he said that he would vote for only one person at this time. That person was James. I vote for James. I feel that he has been untrustworthy, and he just needs to go. I still enjoy talking to him, but he needs to go. Sorry James.
*sigh* I don't even know what's going on in this tribe anymore. I have a feeling that everything is going downhill. Everyone in my alliance just wants to save themselves, and we'll all get screwed in the process. I don't even know if what I am doing will be of help to anyone else lol. I know Kim told me this awhile ago, and I haven't heard anything else. I can't make the decision by myself because I haven't been here, so I am just gonna go with what she says for now. Hopefully I'll be able to get on top of things a little later.

My vote tonight is for James

James, I hardly knew ye.

Just voting for you because there does exist the slight, very tiny, miniscule possibility that I will be in the majority tonight. Probably not, but it's worth a try.

If, by the small chance that you do leave the tribe, thank god. If it weren't for you, we would have been golden. Err, I would have been golden  lol.
Well my vote is going to Erik, I don't like how you're playing the game, and I don't like you at all. So pack your bags and get the hell ouyt of here...
my vote tonight is mike. Just playin' the game. We need bobo's vote which is already precasted, so we should be in good shape. But maria and cipher are acting weird. I am keepin my eyes on them, so it's either mike or myself that will be gone tonight.
In a vote of 5-4-1, James, the tribe has spoken. It's time for you to go.

                                                  
JAMES'S FINAL WORDS

Well straight up, I can't say how pissed off I am being voted out! Well, I had a good run, I was meant to be the first person voted out, but I'm not that pissed off because I don't really like how this game went, using AIM ect...
I couldn't be bothered with my tribe mates, all they did was complain and moan. I think one problem was voting against Erik!! If I had voted for Mike then things could've worked out a little bit better. I really want Cipher to win the game. He was the only person who actually wanted to form an alliance and I think that he did such a great job. If the Bio pages were up on the game I probably would've been encouraged to play more so i can see what everyone looked like, but that came down to the webmasters. But all in all was a good game.

Also, one thing which I think happened, Blair voted for me. The fact is that his real name is Matt and we both live in New Zealand, but we sed that we didn't know each other because that would ruin our alliance, an alliance which i was so stupid to think I had. So, now, I know not to trust him again, not only in survivor game, but also for message boards like UKMIX

NEXT TIME, ON SURVIVOR:

- Maria, Cipher, Bryan, and Bobo are outraged that Bart backstabbed them.

- Mike, Kim, and Eric feel more secure

- An immunity challenge occurs that could change everything

- In a wild tribal council, the first jury member is determined

BACK TO MAIN
my vote is for mike. for the sake of my progress in the game, and for the fact that i know you the least out of the tribe. i look forward to speaking with you on the other side of things.