BWW Recap: SURVIVOR- BLOOD VS WATER 11/5; Full Results!

Guys. Oh my gosh. Guys. It's tonight. It's finally happening. Tonight. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. That's right, friends. For the second time this season, Jeff will utter one of the series' signature phrases, those three little words that will have you kicking off your shoes in a fit of joy: Drop. Your. Buffs.

Ooooh, yes. Do you have goosebumps yet? I sure do. It's the most wonderful time of the season, the major checkpoint that all contestants strive to reach but only a handful survive to see. (Ha, survive. Get it? I'm hilarious.) The merge, dear readers, the merge. Not to be confused with "The Purge"; that's, like, a whole different thing, or so IMDB tells me. Anyway, the last time Papa Probst made his baby chicks surrender their buffs, a mere two weeks ago, if you'll travel back with me, the original two tribes simply got scrambled up to create two new ones. And sure, it was...y'know...something...It spiced things up temporarily, if nothing else, but the merge is...It's just the merge, you guys. You feel a sense of accomplishment when you make it as far as the merge, whether you're in the game or just watching it. It's a turning point. A game-changer, eliminating tribal immunity in favor of individual immunity, which is a big change, indeed. That million dollars becomes a whole lot more real, and alliances will become more important than ever.

Speaking, of alliances, who'd like to join in a prayer circle with me to keep Reed and Josh safe this week? Anybody? Everybody? Okay, great.

Are you as excited for the merge as I am? Who will win the first individual immunity of the season and who will be sent packing?

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8:02 Poor Keith. It's all well and good to be like, "Oh hey, sorry, buddy. Yeah, I voted for you, but, like. I didn't mean it." How's a guy supposed to feel when he sees his name come up at tribal? More than once? If you vote for somebody, even if it's just a "pawn" vote, shouldn't you warn him? Doesn't that just breed more distrust? No? Yes?

8:07 It's crazy to think that these guys are already merging on Day 16. I feel like time runs differently on the Survivor island. Bit more wibbly wobbly. If you'd told me these guys had been here for 50 days, I would have believed it. Time flies when sittin' in the sun with no sunscreen.

And just like that, with the traditional beachside Friendsgiving, the merge has arrived. So ends my not-so-eternal struggle to keep the tribes and the buffs straight. I wonder what clever name these guys will come up with for their newly united tribe. Wait. I'm sorry. Let me rewind. Did I hear that right? Huyopa? Well. That's surprisingly difficult for me to pronounce. Hu-yo-pa? Huy-op-a? Huy--Oh, forget it. I would've gone with Coyahpu. To each his own.

8:19 Baylor is a sketchball. This troubles me. Clearly she and Missy need to stick together; the whole mother/daughter thing certainly lends itself to an automatic alliance. At this point, they could either stay with the singles, Missy's original alliance, or join up with the couples. It seems like an obvious choice to me...As long as the couples work together, they could easily pick off the singles one by one. But of course, things rarely go that easily. Oh, the drama of it all.

8:29 #TRAILMIXSCANDLE, YOU GUYS, I AM CRYING. These hashtags just absolutely slay me every single week. I'll laugh even harder if this scandal gets Julie sent home tonight. That would be terrible. Like, what a way to go.

Wow, Jeremy certainly didn't last long in this comp. Bet Josh is pretty pleased about that. Also, Jeff should probably just keep his mouth shut during this challenge. Every time he says, "Nice save, So-And-So!" his or her ball is the next to roll off the thingy! Shhh, Papa Probst. No words, just emotions.

Aw, too bad for Wes. That would've been a nice birthday present. But it's gotta feel pretty darn sweet for Keith, after last week's tribal council scare.

8:44 Julie is so close to just peacing out of this game. And honestly, I'd kinda be okay with that.

Haha, Jeremy. "Wait, why do they want to vote me out? Because I'll win all the immunity challenges? I suck at immunity challenges!" At least the dude's honest. I may not always agree with what he says, but I almost always love his delivery. I'll be a little sad if he gets voted off, because his sass is just unparalleled on this tribe.

Uh oh. Is Julie really about to quit? Doesn't she know that Papa Probst hates quitters? Like, notoriously? Oh, gurl, if you're looking for a touchy-feely therapy sesh with the boss in the blue shirt, that ain't gonna happen. Jeff does not dole out sympathy easily. Especially to somebody who wants to quit, because, um, her boyfriend got voted out like a million weeks ago...? Or because she doesn't want to sit through a tribal council where everyone yells at her for stealing trailmix? Quite the scandal indeed. Well. Bye bye, Julie. Don't let the palm fronds hit you on the way out.

No tribal council?! Well. That was anticlimactic. Although Josh lives to see another day, so I guess I won't complain.

The tribes have officially merged! Were you surprised by Julie's abrupt exit? Who do you think would have been voted out had they gone to tribal?

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