This week's episode began with the Gitanos tribe returning from last week's truly insane Tribal Council where Courtney had been voted out, much to the shock of Shane, Terry, and, well, Courtney. Understandably, Shane was feeling quite vulnerable and confused, and so Aras and Cirie went into damage control overload, reassuring him that he wasn't being played (he was).

"Explain to me right now what happened," Shane commanded Cirie. He then added, "Otherwise, I will skin your body and make it into a duvet cover for Boston. I'm not even joking. I will KILL YOU."

Okay, he didn't say that last part, but he was on the verge of losing it. Cirie, however, talked him down and explained that there just wasn't enough time to tell him about the new game plan. They only had ten minutes, and Shane was off somewhere doing something. Or so Cirie said. For whatever reason, Shane bought this paper-thin lie, and all was forgiven. He then stated that Danielle would be the next to go, and when Cirie agreed, Shane had a sudden moment of hesitation. "You're not trying to pull no fast..." he started, to which Cirie said no, no, no -- of course not! Why would Cirie ever pull a fast one on you, Shane... again? Actually, the better question would be -- did he really expect her to 'fess up and say, "Yup. You got me. I was trying to pulla fast one on you. You're too quick for me, Shane!"

Well, even though Courtney wasn't Shane's top choice to go home, he certainly did not miss her around camp. He glowed in the peace and tranquility of her absence, and at one point, he commented, "Couldn't have happened to a loopier broad." This coming from the man who spent last week racking up roaming charges on his wooden Blackberry.

The next day, everyone again marveled at how calm the camp was, and Terry took this time to marvel at his stunning inability to get any scheme whatsoever off the ground. "Last night was the fifth failure for me in trying to get numbers on my side," he noted. Hahaha. SUCKER! Here's an idea for getting numbers: drop the cocky attitude and stop acting like you're doing everyone a favor by inviting them to ally with you.