'Merica. Red, white and blue. Now the name of the merged Survivor 30 tribe, made up of members of the White, Blue and No Collar tribes that all started the game. It was former Blue Collar tribe member Mike who put forward the suggestion of dropping the A from the country all of the contestants reside in, with only Shirin showing any dislike for the chosen title. And she was correct in saying it was the worst tribe name ever chosen in 30 seasons of Survivor.
Putting that aside, the show continued in dramatic fashion, with the first individual immunity challenge of the season seeing the remaining contestants fighting for their life in a Survivor classic - the simple act of holding onto a pole with your hands and feet for as long as possible.
Dan, Will and Tyler were the first three to be eliminated, and it didn't take long for other members of 'Merica to start sliding down their poles.
When it came down to the top three of Joe, Carolyn and Jenn, a sudden burst of rain ensured that they were more uncomfortable than ever before, but still the three held on. Nearly an hour into the challenge, Jenn slipped, leaving one man and one woman battling it out for immunity.
"Let go let go" Joe's opposition quietly chanted from the sidelines, hoping that he'd drop out so they could send him swiftly packing. Unfortunately for them, Joe stood strong at the top of the pole, and Carolyn's feet slipped, bringing the challenge to an end and Joe with individual immunity.
The target from the Blue Collar tribe then moved to Jenn and Hali, with both Kelly and Carolyn agreeing that they're a power couple who need to be split up. Meanwhile, Shirin sat with Hali and Jenn, the three of them hoping to take out Kelly.
Jenn however was sitting pretty with an immunity idol, and realises that if she has to play it she'll have no problem in doing so, before 'Merica headed into tribal.
With five Blue, four White and three No Collars left, host Jeff Probst was correct in assuming that the White Collars were the tribe that would provide the all important swing votes.
Each member was granted the usual one vote each, but when Jenn's immunity idol came into play - which she played on herself - the tribe were worried about the new vote outcome, and rightfully so.
Instead of smartly splitting the vote, seven were given to Jenn with just one sent Hali's way, allowing the alliance of Jenn, Hali and Shirin to send Kelly home with just three votes out of 11.
The fallout and drama continues next week, when Survivor continues on CBS.
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