This week's episode began with placid images of Australia. Ah, the impossibly inviting surf! The luscious green countryside! The errant wallabies dancing to the tunes of didjeridoos and Kylie Minogue. Okay, maybe not so much that last thing. Either way, the continent Down Under was looking its very best, and our nimble young cast members should have been passing the time frolicking in the sunshine, but instead, all was saw was strife. Not major strife, but definitely pain. Yes, Evan and Coral, returning from their little visit to the Kangaroo State Hospital (I'm assuming that's what it was called. They name everything after kangaroos down there, right? No?) seemed barely able to walk. For those who don't remember, Coral had managed to knock her kneecap up to her groin or something like that, and Evan was still suffering from the joy that is the sports hernia. He showed up at the compound first, and unsuccessfully attempted to hide his injury.

"There's a 99% possibility that it will cause that permanent damage, but I'm of the mind that if I just ignore it, it doesn't exist," he told us. And if there's anything a man can forget about, it's when his intestines spill into his ball sack. Sorry, that sounds gross, but it's just the nature of the beast. I know. I endured such an ailment. It wasn't pleasant.

Anyway, as everyone noshed on random sushi, Evan did a little damage control, telling the other cast members that Coral's knee wasn't that bad, but people were doubtful. Derrick had even heard rumors that Evan may have been suffering from a hernia. Well, this ship of lies sprung its first big leaks when Coral returned on crutches. Even though her kneecap was back where it was supposed to be, the girl could hardly walk and only had one day to recover. But yeah, she should be fine!

Aviv then came on screen and acted all concerned for Coral, saying how she was worried how this would impact her game. Of course, we don't know why Aviv was concerned. In case she'd forgotten, Coral was her, you know, OPPONENT. Meanwhile, Coral did her best to play down the whole injury. "I don't want everyone to think that I'm this crippled person," she said. Now, if there were a spider bite involved, it'd be a whole 'nother issue.

Now, just in case you were wondering why these two were hiding their injuries, Wes came on screen to happily explain the reasoning. He noted that if Evan and Coral were considered a weak team, they'd be thrown into Exile in a heartbeat, which made sense, I guess, but then again, they'd probably be thrown into Exile if they were too strong a team. Point is, Wes is an idiot and no matter what comes out of his mouth, I'll always find a way to make him seem like a dolt. It's unfair, I know, but that's the joy of being a blogger.

The next day, Linette, Diem, and Aviv all sat and talked with each other, telling us how they've become such wonderful friends. Friends for life even! Of course, this meant that clearly they'd be pitted against each other in the next twenty minutes, which really is the beauty of a good reality show: tearing apart the bond of friendship just as it so happily forms.