Previously on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Parvati, Danielle and Russell continued to dominate the game.

They convinced Jerri and Sandra to vote with them, and successfully eliminated out hero after hero.

Little did Russell know that Sandra was secretly plotting against him, and she had also found a hidden immunity idol of her own.

When Rupert lost the immunity challenge, it seemed that his demise was imminent.

Then Parvati and Danielle’s allegiance to each other came to Rupert’s rescue. Russell decided that the girls were too close, and set out to break them up.

At tribal council, Danielle even talked about how close she was to Parvati, which sealed her fate. Russell had his way, Danielle was voted out, and Parvati lost her closest ally.

We rejoin the tribe on night 33, following tribal council. Parvati is confused, and says she thought Rupert was going home. Rupert is of course celebrating the fact that he was able to survive. Jerri tells Parvati that Russell told her to vote out Danielle, or she would be next. Parvati tells her that Russell always uses scare tactics.

Parvati tells us that now she has lost trust in Russell, but she needs to stay on his good side until after Colby and Rupert are gone. Russell tells us that it was when Danielle talked about how close she and Parvati were (at tribal council), that was when he decided to vote her out. Parvati tells Russell that she’s worried she’ll be the next to go. Russell tells us that her being worried about that makes him think that she and Danielle really were too close.

The next morning, treemail is accompanied by a box marked “open now.” Inside the box is a phone, which is greeted by cheers from all. After they mention several times that the phone is a Palm, they open a treemail text message. It says “now you will have to be a leader, your moves trusted, your actions bold, be dependable and optimistic, for an awesome treat that never gets old – want to know more, check your memos.”

After they talk about how awesome the Palm Pre is, and how it has all sorts of amazing applications, they find their treemail memos. They’re videos from family members, who say that they’re on the island and will be taking part in the upcoming challenge.

The challenge is set up on the beach. Jeff tells them that part of today’s reward is spending time with their loved ones. Parvati’s dad comes out first, and gives her a big hug. Then we meet Jerri’s sister, here from Germany. Russell’s wife comes out, and they both tear up. Colby’s brother is next, who looks an awful lot like Colby. Rupert is crying before his wife even comes out. They kiss, and she tells him “oh my God, you’re so skinny!” She wishes him happy anniversary, and he says “twelve years…it feels like twelve months, twelve days.”

I don’t know if I should cry or gag.....