This has been the most musical episode since Season 2, with my favorite jean
commercial that featured the buxom blond in the tight jeans singing, "Every-
day is like SURVIVOR…, When I'm in love with you…, Every date's like Tribal
Council…, Wonderin' if I'll get the boot...".  But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Day One and we watch as Captain Jeff Probst steers his luxury cruiser thru
the waterways of the Palau Islands in the SW Pacific.  Cut next to a lifeboat
containing our 20 contestants this season.  Jeff explains that they have been
set adrift with only the clothes on their backs and one canteen of water for
each.  As the players row towards shore, Jeff intercepts them and brings his
craft to a halt.  He informs them that on the beach are two machetes, a map to
the water supply, and TWO IMMUNITY NECKLACES.  The first man and first
woman ashore will win the first immunity. 

The contestants decide to remain in the boat, and row as a team closer.  They
are still a mile from shore.  As they row, one lady, Wanda, cheers the oarsmen
on with one of many songs she has written for Survivor.  The others think
she is a loon!  A few hundred yards from shore, two players, Jonathan and
Stephanie, decide to take the plunge and jump ship.  They think they'll swim
faster than the boat can be rowed, but they are wrong!  The rest leave them
waaaaaaaay, behind.  A couple dozen yards from shore and then the real race
begins.  Ian is the first man to reach the post holding the immunity necklaces.
Jolanda is the first woman.  The rest bring up the rear. 

Everyone is confused.  All 20 are on a single beach.  It looks like they are all
one tribe.  After some socializing, it's determined that 5 will take the map and
find the water supply.  The rest begin work on a shelter.  Several people be-
gin to demonstrate skills and weaknesses.  Janu, for example, expertly climbs
up a tree to tie-off the two main supports for the shelter.  Jolanda, on the
other hand, shows herself as being very bossy.  The water-fetchers not only
find the water, but also a bag of running shoes.  An attempt to make fire fails,
but some coconuts are found and consumed.  Some early alliances are
formed.

Day Two, and Jeff arrives to greet them.  He calls Ian and Jolanda out front.
They will begin the process of dividing the group up into two tribes.  Those
chosen then chose, alternating back and forth selecting a man or a woman.
The last two left are booted immediately.  Jonathan is the booted man.  The
woman not chosen is none other than Wanda.  Everyone is teary-eyed as
they depart.   Wanda bursts into one last song from the boat.  Jeff hands out
buffs to each tribe, Koror (Ian's), and Ulong (Jolanda's).  Jeff tells them both tribes will stay at one camp, another surprise.  There will be another challenge
shortly.

Angie, who had thought she had an alliance with Cory, feels bad.  Cory did not
pick her when it was his turn.  Instead, Angie was the last woman chosen by
Ulong tribe.  Angie is a tad different with her numerous tatoos, Cory is about
as gay as they come.  They felt a bond as being the different ones compared
to the rest of the players.  The two tribes split up to have a strategy session.
Koror has more older players and discuss how they are smarter than the
others.  Ulong discuss how they have the younger, stronger tribe.

It's time for a combined Reward-Immunity Challenge.  Jeff takes back the
individual immunity necklaces from Ian and Jolanda.  Immunity is now tribal,
and unveils a small idol which looks a bit like Willard of Koror.  The event it-
self is an obstacle course.  The object is for each tribe to reach a pit and un-
cover three metal boxes and a set of paddles, and take them all to their mat.
Once there, they may untie the paddles and one or more of the cases.  The
cases contain essentials, fire making gear, food, and fresh water cans.  Each
tribe may then take one or more of the cases to the beach, where they board
an outrigger and paddle off-shore to retrieve a flag.  First tribe to return with
their flag wins immunity, plus whatever goodies they brought.  The race is
essentially even until both tribes begin untying their goods.  Koror, being the
"smart tribe", makes the smart move.  They only untie the paddles and the
case of fire making gear, then move off swiftly to the beach.  Stephanie urges
her fellow members of Ulong to follow suit, but self-appointed leader Jolanda
will have none of that.  She wants it all.  Ulong falls behind.  They seem to
begin to gain some ground back when they board their outrigger, but Ulong's
paddling is uncoordinated and they go in the wrong direction.  Koror wins
this one easily.  Jeff hands over the immunity idol and tells Koror that since
they won, they will have a choice.  They may return to their old beach and
make it their home, or take a chance and live on a new, 2nd beach.  Koror
chooses to try the new beach. 

Both tribes head for their separate homes.  Koror is having a great time, till
a large wave swamps their outrigger.  They are all tossed into the water, in-
cluding the steel case full of flints and fire making apparatus.  Uncle Scuba-
cameraman knows where it is, but the rest don't.  Ian, Dolphin Boy, thinks he
saw something.  This is only the start of their problems.  Over at Ulong, the
long knives come out.  Jolanda chats up some tribe members about booting
Angie.  Tatoo Girl is seen as weak and freaky, whereas Jolanda claims to be
stronger then half the men of Koror.  She's probably right.  Jolanda then talks
with Stephanie, but Steph is quiet and cool.  She listens to Jolanda but makes
no commitment.  Stephanie already has other ideas of her own.  She chats
up Angie and others about booting Jolanda.  Afterall, it was Jolanda's fault
that they lost.

It's time for Tribal Council.  Jeff inquires as to what the biggest surprise has
been.  Ulong is confused about everything and no decent answer surfaces.
We get some blathering about how young and strong they are.  Jeff asks
Angie how she feels being the last person picked?  Does she think she'll be
the first booted?  Angie is insecure and feels vulnerable.  Stephanie chimes
in about how there are others who have more to blame for the lost.  Jolanda
tells Jeff that they are leaderless, but she's more than happy to take charge
and whip Ulong into shape.  It's time to vote.  Angie gets 3 votes, then three
are read for Jolanda.  Then a fourth, then a fifth.  Then last vote doesn't matter
as Jolanda is booted.  She disgusted with the outcome.  Jeff snuffs out her
flame and Jolanda takes her walk of shame.  Jeff then tells the rest of Ulong
they better get their acts together. 

SPOILERS:  Koror, the smart tribe, may have made a huge mistake in selecting
the new beach, as it has a rodent problem.  They also attempt to retrieve the
case of flints.  Meanwhile, over at Ulong, love may be blooming!