By Kim
The tribes get mail explaining that they're merging at a new location. Malcolm manages to bring his Immunity Idol, and Denise reveals in an interview that she'd like to go back to her original alliance with Malcolm. Once they arrive on their new beach, they get a ton of fruit, cheese, and bread along with wine. The new tribal name is DanGrayne.
While hanging everyone's clothes out to dry, Lisa discovers Malcolm's Hidden Immunity Idol. Malcolm talks to her about it and reveals that he has a preexisting alliance with Denise, and Lisa can join them. Lisa agrees warily.
Penner reveals to Lisa that he recognizes her and they bond, and he bonds with Skupin too. Meanwhile, Jeff Kent and Malcolm talk strategy with Pete and Artis. They are all pretty sure Penner has an Idol and don't know how to get rid of him. They decide to split the vote between Penner and RC, and if Penner plays his Idol, they've flushed it out and they get rid of RC. If he doesn't, on the revote, they all vote for Penner and get rid of him. It's a great plan, but as with most plans on this show, it sounds a little too perfect, especially for one that requires eight people to all vote as directed.
The first individual Immunity Challenge involves keeping a heavy bucket aloft by holding a handlebar with a rope wound around it. There are actually two Immunity necklaces up for grabs: one for men and one for women. Denise wins for the women. It comes down to Jeff Kent and Carter for the men and they talk about one of them dropping out, but neither one wants to be the quitter at first. Eventually, Jeff Kent drops out and Carter wins immunity.
Skupin gets worried about his safety and makes a deal with Jeff Kent, basically pledging his loyalty to the former Kalabaw. Jeff Kent agrees, as long as Skupin agrees to work with them to get Penner out. When it comes down to it, Jeff Kent tells Carter that he's worried about jumping ship and joining up with Pete and his crew, since they'll always be at the bottom of that alliance.
At Tribal Council, Abi Maria actually doesn't sound AS crazy as she possibly could for once, but she and RC have it out over the hidden clue that Pete planted in RC's bag. Every possibility of flipping is brought up and discussed. After voting, Penner plays his Idol. It's a good thing he did, since he got five votes and would have been eliminated. Instead, it's RC. It's really just a shame that RC made a quick alliance with Abi Maria on day one – if she hadn't, none of the craziness might have happened and she might not have been targeted.