'Survivor' recap: Oh My God!

The other humorous element of this Tribal Council was David going out of his way to mention how he threw the puzzle in the immunity challenge way back when so that everyone on Ometepe wouldn’t think he was stupid because he was bad at puzzles — and instead just stupid because he threw a challenge that eventually allowed Ometepe to go up in tribe members at the merge. Phillip also said something crazy that involved deceit and parasites, but I think I was too hypnotized by the red-eyed tree frogs all over the Tribal Council set to understand what the hell he was getting at.

When all was said and done, Ralph had wasted the idol by giving it to Mike, who received not a single vote, and Matt was blindsided — again. In voting off Matt, Rob had sent all his tribe's votes to the one person they were confident would not be using a Hidden Immunity Idol while also stomping out a potential threat to flip and someone who could possibly get more votes than him in the finals. As David himself had to admit, "Genius is what that was."

I'm really mixed on watching Boston Rob this season. On one hand, it is undeniable that he has made several savvy moves and is impressive to watch in the way he continues to manipulate his entire tribe each and every week. However, unlike his epic feud with Russell last year, there is no one even close to challenging him on a strategic level, and his solo dominance has the effect of making the rest of his tribe's lack of ambition and drive positively maddening. Rob is more entertaining when he has someone to battle with, but unfortunately, there is no worthy opponent for him out there, so it becomes the Boston Rob show…which might be fine if it weren't his fourth time out there already. Many were worried about Russell fatigue before the season started, but I sense some Rob fatigue setting in now as well. Still, it's not his fault no one else on his tribe is willing to step up. In fact, it's a testament to his cult of personality that he has everyone so completely under his thumb.

And so Matt goes back to Redemption Island, although the competition he is likely to face there will be tougher than the likes of Sarita, Kristina, and Krista. Will he make it back? And if so, will God tell him to go get embarrassed by Boston Rob again? We can only wait and see, but until then, make sure to enjoy an exclusive deleted scene from last night's episode in the video player below along with my pregame interview with Sarita. Also, see what Jeff Probst would have done had he been in Matt's shoes when he chimes in Friday morning with his thoughts. The answer may surprise you. And for more Survivor news and views, follow me on Twitter @EWDaltonRoss. But first, let us know what you think: Can anyone stop Boston Rob? Is there anything else Mike could have done to get Matt to flip? Were you as unnerved by the weird Tribal Council body morphing as I was? Hit the message boards and let us know, and I'll be back next week with another scoop of the crispy!

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