Day 2 Hiki Tribe We open Rebecca and Sundra jumping up and down on the beach, squealing and holding hands. “We got water!” The camera pans to a little barrel-looking thing with a wooden cover on top. It seems to just be sitting there, kind of in plain sight, so I’m not sure where the giant victory of “finding” the water supply comes in. But I didn’t just travel halfway across the world and spend a cold night on the beach either, so I may be missing out on the emotional high this discovery delivers. We see Stephannie peering from the bushes, observing how Rebecca and Sundra have seemed to already formed a pretty tight bond. Hmmmm… two’s company, three’s a crowd, eh Stephannie? Stephannie tries not to sound whiney as she talks about the things that the two girls obviously have in common that draws them together. Like being… um, girls. After peeking in at the water, and having it mentioned more than once that it’s full of parasites, the tribe sets out to make fire so they can boil their water. So we see Sekou, the big strong self-appointed leader of the group, sit down and take over. Now I know there is editing here, but still, this guy spends what… six minutes trying to make embers by scraping two pieces of wood together? By then he’s sweating, breathing hard, leaning back, rolling his eyes. Suddenly he tells everyone he needs a break and lumbers off. He’s just extended the equivalent energy needed to wash a small shirt on a scrubbing board, and he’s acting like he just chopped a cord of wood. There’s Stephannie, being interviewed again… trying not to sound whiney as she complains about there being too much to do for Sekou to be taking all of these breaks and losing focus. Soon Sekou is shown, out cold, taking a nap on the raft by the beach. Stephannie selflessly says she’ll just do it herself, and although she’s extremely frustrated, isn’t going to say anything about Sekou’s napping tendencies. That’s right, Stephannie… you can just confide in us, a national audience. We won’t say anything. Raro Tribe Night falls on the Raro tribe, and as the tribemates are gathered on the beach we hear Candice complaining about being cold. She asks Adam, “Should we go snuggle at home?” and he just about knocks over the campfire in the process of jumping up to offer his services. “Oh yeah! We can go try it!” he replies very, very agreeably. Soon the whole tribe is bedding down, all spooning each other for warmth. It’s a very coordinated effort initially, and they call it their little “cuddle puddle.” (Personally, I want no puddles in my cuddles, but to each their own.) But soon enough we see Candice and Adam peeling off into their own two-person cuddle, with Candice rubbing Adam’s back as he holds her close. Both Adam and Candice speak up in their individual interviews, bringing up the other person. Candice admitting that she thinks Adam is attractive, with a fit body and a “good looking face”. Adam flat out admits that he’s attracted to Candice “a lot” during his camera time. Parvati sums it up saying that Adam wants to be the big strong man and take care of Candice, a sweet little girl… and that romance is in the air! Hurray, romance!! Now THAT’s good TV.