For Cod's Sake (episode)

For Cod's Sake is the fifth episode of Survivor: Panama.

Story[]

Day 12[]

La Mina wakes up and Sally Schumann talks about being the last woman left on the tribe. Dan Barry, in a confessional, discussed the events at the previous Tribal Council and how he was disappointed that Ruth Marie Milliman had been voted out. Both Sally and Nick Stanbury talked about how they will both miss "Ruthie". However, Sally stated she had never felt so good in her life after being spared elimination.

At Casaya, Bruce Kanegai was focusing on constructing his zen garden. Aras Baskauskas, Shane Powers and Courtney Marit were unsuccessful in making fire. Aras noticed this and questioned whether it was even possible to start one. Aras informs Bruce about Casaya's problems with the fire, and Bruce offered the solution of getting more firewood. This caused Aras to yell at Bruce (which Aras later regretted in a confessional), causing an argument between the two. This and the fact that Aras came off as the most authoritative member of the tribe caused him to wish to be on Exile Island. 

The castaways arrived at the Reward Challenge and Casaya seemed shocked that Ruth Marie had been voted out. Jeff explained the rules and that the winning team would get all of the fish, rice and beans from the challenge while the losing tribe would pick rice or beans. Courtney and Danielle DiLorenzo sat out for the challenge. The challenge started with both tribes even. Bruce struggled with chopping the fish, putting Casaya behind. However, Bobby Mason's strong chopping of the fish, along with Dan and Sally floundering their fish, allowed Casaya to win yet another challenge. As the losers of the challenge, La Mina picked beans over rice and Terry Deitz was sent to Exile Island. Any joy from winning the Reward Challenge was lost when Casaya discovered that their camp was flooded due to a heavy torrent. Unable to make fire, Bruce proposed to eat the fish raw. Cirie Fields was worried about the potential side effects but reluctantly ate the fish.

At La Mina, the tribe indulged on the beans. Austin Carty was upset by Casaya's winning streak. The lack of nutrition caused stomach pains for the La Mina tribe. Later that night, Nick and Austin were still feeling the effects of the beans. At Casaya, most of the tribe had fallen asleep. However, in the outhouse, Bruce and Bobby are drinking wine. They talk how they shouldn't be drinking the wine without the permission of the tribe, but the others had taken their spots in the shelter. Bobby then declares that he would flip to La Mina when the tribes merged. Both men then agree to not vote each other out.

Day 13 []

In the morning, Casaya examines the damage from the flood. Courtney notices that the wine is gone and wonder where Bobby and Bruce are. Cirie walks in on Bruce in the bathroom, holding the now empty bottle. Cirie claims she would not drink the wine unless she was dead. Bobby explained why he slept in Casa de Charmin and revealed he drank the bottle of Wine. Courtney did not like his explanation and was annoyed they drank the wine. Courtney confronted Bobby about drinking the wine and argued with him. Bobby eventually told her that he didn't care about denying her wine, leaving her stunned. In a confessional, Bobby noted that Courtney had the right to be angry but didn't want to hear her. Bobby finished the confession by claiming that Courtney was annoying.

Day 14[]

At Exile Island, Terry knew that he was going to return to isolation. Having found the idol, Terry focused on the survival aspect, but was worried about La Mina being unable to take care of themselves. Dan and Sally return to La Mina with Tree Mail. Based on the context of the clue, Austin deduced the challenge was a puzzle. That worried him as La Mina was not fit for the challenge. At the Immunity Challenge, Terry returned and Jeff Probst reclaimed the idol. After explaining the rules, Aras announced that Bruce and Cirie were sitting out. La Mina was consistently leading and ultimately won, breaking Casaya's winning streak.

After the loss, Shane is quick to nominate Bobby for elimination. In an confessional, Aras reveals that he would prefer for Bruce to go. Aras explains that Bruce could not be controlled, and that Bobby contributed more to the tribe. Shane states in a confessional that he fears that Bobby would flip to Austin and Nick. Aras continued to rally for Bobby. Shane told Bobby that he was not going and that it would be Bruce. Bobby swears on Shane's son that he will not flip and that he will bring Shane to the final six. Bruce works on his zen garden to relieve the stress of his first Tribal Council and proclaims his disdain of Courtney due to her doing yoga in said garden. Danielle talks to Cirie and Courtney about Bobby and states that he should be voted out. The women decided to get Shane in on the plot. Danielle tried to convince Shane to vote out Bobby but he refused because he had sworn on his son that Bobby would make the final six. This caused an argument within the group.

At Tribal Council, Bruce lit his torch. Jeff asked about tribal unity and the conditions after the heavy rain. Shane claims that Casaya is a dysfunctional yet functional tribe. Bruce talks about the night where he had slept in the Casa de Charmin and Bobby came by with the wine. Aras called Bruce out for not taking responsibility for drinking the wine like Bobby did. Jeff reminds everyone on how the Hidden Immunity Idol works. Cirie was the first person to vote, followed by Bruce voting against Courtney. Thereafter, Danielle votes against Bobby. Courtney and Bobby are the next two to vote, followed by Aras voting against Bruce. Shane is the last to vote and declares his vote a throwaway. Courtney, Bruce, Bobby, and Aras all receive votes. The next vote said Bruce, and the next said Bobby. The final vote read Bobby, making him the 5th person voted out of Survivor: Panama.

Challenges[]

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 5: Casaya
Voted Against	Voter
Bobby (3 votes)	Cirie, Courtney, Danielle
Bruce (2 votes)	Aras, Bobby
Aras (1 vote)	Shane
Courtney (1 vote)	Bruce
VOTED OUT: Bobby Mason

Voting Confessionals[]

Aras's confessional and an edited version of Danielle's confessional were shown in the episode. Shane's vote was not shown during his confessional. Bruce was shown writing Courtney's name on the parchment.

	Cirie	“	(voting against Bobby) Strictly strategic, sorry. I hope we can be friends after.	”

	Bruce	“	(voting against Courtney) This is not to vote you out Courtney, but this vote here is to help keep in check and make in the game for all the other ladies. And, um, you seem to challenge everything, uh, you ask me all the time, and, some of the time, it's irritating. I've grown to like you more, but, uh, this is not... you're probably not going to be voted out tonight, but this is just to remind you, um, and I hope you have more respect for me, because I've been growing to like you more.	”

	Danielle	“	(voting against Bobby) Bobby, you let yourself…you're still too egotistical and you're selfish. You just need to learn how to communicate better with people, and open up.	”

	Bobby	“	(voting against Bruce) Bruce, you know we get down, dawg. I'd drink that wine with you every time. Forget them. I couldn't tell them the real reason why I drank it; it's 'cause I have no respect for any of them. I drank it 'cause I didn't want them to have it, and of course they didn't. When we get back to L.A., steak, seafood, whiskey and a ballgame on Bob Dawg. You know this didn't come from me. You know who did this. Bob.	”

	Shane	“	(voting against Aras) This is a throwaway vote. It doesn't mean anything. I'm trying to make my vote go away.	”

	Courtney	“	(voting against Bobby) Hey, I think you're a great brother, and I wish you the best, but this is purely strategic to protect myself.	”

	Aras	“	(voting against Bruce) Bruce, I just didn't think I could trust you.	”

Final Words[]

	Bobby	“	I don't really know what to say. I wasn't expecting to be here this early. I feel like I never really got my game off the ground. I could have played it differently, but the truth was, I just couldn't stomach a lot of these jokers. People in Casaya were bonded together out of weakness, out of desperation. Courtney, Danielle and Shane are spineless little twerps, all of them, and just being around them made me want to throw up. You know, at least I don't have to be them. I get to be Mr. Bob Dog.	”

Still in the Running[]

Tina 16th	Melinda 15th	Misty 14th	Ruth Marie 13th	Bobby 12th	Aras Casaya	Austin La Mina	Bruce Casaya
Cirie Casaya	Courtney Casaya	Dan La Mina	Danielle Casaya	Nick La Mina	Sally La Mina	Shane Casaya	Terry La Mina

Trivia[]

• Bobby was the first man voted out of Panama, breaking a streak of four women voted out to start the season.
• This episode's title is named after the Reward Challenge. 
• This is the second time a contestant has been voted out without having a majority vote, after Gretchen Cordy's in Survivor: Borneo.

References[]

1. ↑ http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-survivor-cbs-fall-2005.html

Survivor: Panama Episodes
"The First Exile" · "Breakdown" · "Crazy Fights, Snake Dinners" · "Starvation and Lunacy" · "For Cod's Sake" · "Salvation and Desertion" · "A Closer Look" · "An Emerging Plan" · "The Power of the Idol" · "Fight for Your Life or Eat" · "Medical Emergency" · "Perilous Scramble" · "Bamboozled" · "Call the Whambulence!" · "The Final Showdown" · "Reunion"