Yeah I've been really busy, but wanted to finish this, so this is the first 4 episodes waheyyyy
EPISODE 1:
The episode begins with confessionals of various contestants as they walk through the jungle on their way to meet Jeff Probst. So spoke about having a second chance in the game after having been the first person voted out in Survivor: World's Apart. Britney was also introduced, and spoke about being nervous to play a completely different game to Big Brother. Donald and Hillary also received confessionals about there being members of both major political parties on the season. After the castaways had arrived at the beach, Jeff revealed the tribes.
After the tribes had been divided, Jeff revealed the first twist of the game would be the Medallion of Power, in which a tribe could win the power to give themselves an advantage in the immunity challenges; if used however, must be forfeited to the other tribe. The castaways would all search the nearby jungle for the medallion, to win it for their tribe. After a search which lasted over an hour and a half, Luke found the idol in a tree, winning it for the La Flor tribe. Afterwards, Jeff revealed that the tribe could either keep the medallion for the tribe, or could give it up to the other tribe, in exchange for a full fishing kit. Luke decided to give up the medallion and take the fishing gear.
Back at the La Flor camp, Luke explained to the tribe that he felt that they had a strong group going, and that the fishing gear would grant them additional food which would ultimately be better for them in the future challenges. In a confessional, Britney lambasted Luke for his decision, calling him the "dumbest player out here" and how he was on par with Rachel Reilly. In another confessional, Luke explained his worry for potentially putting a target on his back by not keeping the medallion in the tribe's possession. While the tribe built their camp, Marco pulled Hillary aside and proposed that despite their vastly different political opinions, the two work together to keep each other in the game. While Hillary accepted the deal, both Marco and Hillary revealed in confessionals that they couldn't trust the other and would keep an eye out.
Over at the Espada tribe camp, after celebrating getting the Medallion of Power, the tribe got to work building the camp and attempted to start a fire. Throughout the day, Shawn struggled to keep up with the rest of the tribe (as the youngest player in the game) and sat out from most of the work. This annoyed a lot of the tribemates, particularly Amanda, Fabio and Loveita who were unsure whether he was cut out for a game like Survivor. Away from the rest of the camp, Donald (who's not used to physical labour) decided to take a dip in a small lake. In a confessional Donald explained how although he knew he could be a polarising figure, he still felt that he could go deep into the game.
At the immunity challenge, Espada played their Medallion of Power, giving them the advantage. This advantage wasn't needed though as Espada won in a blowout victory after Hillary really struggled. Returning to camp, and worried about his earlier decision, Luke went off in search of the hidden immunity idol, which Tom noticed. Not wanting to cause any drama this early on in the game, however, he decided to keep it a secret. While no where to be found, Marco approached Hillary about voting off Luke, to which she agreed, and Hillary went on the campaign path to ensure it happened. Realising Luke had a target on his back, Tom devised a plan to keep Luke in the game as it would shield Tom from being a future target and decided to target Hillary for her poor challenge performance. He approached Patsy and Taylor about the plan (who had become a close trio) about the plan, to which they agreed. In order to gain the majority of 6 votes, they would need two more people on board with them, and Tom decided to approach the strong girls of the tribe, Becky and So, who might value challenge performances in the future.
At tribal council, Luke's decision was obviously the topic of discussion with many of the tribe members (particularly Becky) saying that the best thing to do for the tribe would be to ensure their safety. Jeff also asked Hillary about her challenge performance and whether it was just a fluke or something that would continue to occur. While she apologised, she argued that as an older woman she couldn't be expected to keep up with the younger folk. At the vote it was a close call, with both Luke and Hillary having 4 votes a piece, with two votes left. In the end however, the tribe felt that strength would be important in the future, sending Hillary home.
Voted Out: Hillary Clinton (6-4)
EPISODE 2:
Arriving back at camp, Marco was surprised at Hillary's elimination, and was upset that he was left out of a larger plan to get her out. After a discussion at camp, it was found out that Britney, Marco and Richpaca's Cat were the members of the tribe who had voted for Luke. The next morning, Marco gathered the three of them to form an alliance, asking that they stick together as the rest of the tribe could not be trusted.
At the Espada tribe camp, Tatianna decided to go on the look out for the idol, knowing that one may possibly be hidden at camp. She decided to search around the water well and found it in a hollowed out tree trunk nearby. Her discovery was shortly interrupted however, when Fabio and Amanda went to gather some drinking water. In a rush to hide the idol, Tatianna dropped the unopened idol to the ground and hid it under a pile of leaves. To cover up her looking for the idol, she pretended to play a prank on the two, jumping out on them, but her acting skills were not up to par. In a confessional, vine celebrity Amanda stated that Tatianna's acting skills were "laughable" and that she knew she had been looking for the idol. She did however, consider getting Tatianna on her side in the case that she had found the idol.
Over at La Flor, Britney's bitchy attitude was starting to have an impact on tribe morale, with Taylor becoming particularly frustrated with her. He approached his alliance of Patsy and Tom about voting her out were the tribe to lose the next immunity challenge, to which they both agreed. In a confessional, Luke revealed that he had found the hidden immunity idol before the previous tribal council, but chose not to bring it with him as to not put a larger target on his back. This was a decision he regretted after receiving 4 votes for elimination, and decided to bring it with him every time in the future. Furthermore, in order to try and solidify some sort of alliance in the game, Luke approached Taylor about working together as a 'bros alliance' and proceeded to inform him that he had found the hidden immunity idol. Taylor agreed to the alliance and revealed in a confessional, that he would rather have Luke on his side, than against him.
At the immunity challenge, the La Flor tribe decided to use the medallion of power, which was now in their hands, a decision which once again paid off as they were able to win immunity, sending Espada to their first tribal council of the game. Returning from tribal council, the scrambling ensued as none of the tribe-mates wanted to be the first person voted out of the tribe. Annoyed by Shawn's attitude in the game, Fabio and Loveita lead the charge to get him voted out. They quickly informed the rest of the tribe of the vote in order to try and make the vote 'quick and easy'. This was not the case however as Tatianna, who was worried that Fabio had caught on to her finding the idol, wanted to target him instead. Amanda approached Tatianna about an alliance between the two of them, which Tatianna agreed to, with Amanda eventually admitting that she knew that Tatianna had located the HII. Tatianna came clean about finding the location of the idol, but admitted that she had dropped it in the panic, and no longer knew its whereabouts. Then, Amanda stressed the fact that Fabio had already won a season of Survivor in Nicaragua, making him a huge threat for elimination. With the possibility of a blindside in play, Amanda and Tatianna set their eyes on Shawn, Kathreya and Glazed Donut in order to turn the vote around.
At tribal council, Jeff questioned the tribe on the motives for people's votes. Donald threw out the idea of voting out the weakest members of the tribe, a statement which offended Glazed Donut (obviously the weakest member) and tried to get Donald to apologise, which he didn't. Shawn admitted to struggling with the elements, but thanked his relationship with Amanda, who had a similar social media presence, for keeping him in the game. Jeff also asked Fabio whether he thought his previous survivor experience would put a target on his back, to which Fabio acknowledged being renowned as one of the "worst survivor winners ever" and that therefore people had nothing to be worried about. Nevertheless, at the vote, this didn't stop people voting for him as he received the first 4 votes. However, Amanda and Tatianna's plan wasn't strong enough, as Shawn received all of the remaining votes, sending him home.
Voted Out: Shawn Mendes (6-4)
EPISODE 3:
With the tribe's majority getting their way, Amanda and Tatianna decided to lay low in order not to put targets on their backs. Before the castaways went to bed, Fabio questioned the tribe on who had voted for him at tribal council. While Kathreya openly admitted to it, prompting a confessional from Fabio that she would be voted out were they to lose immunity again, neither Amanda or Tatianna confessed.
After their conversation the previous night, in which Tatianna admitted to losing the hidden immunity idol, Amanda woke up at 4am in order to look for the idol privately in the area where Tatianna had been confronted by her. After only 10 minutes looking, Amanda found the idol in the dirt. In a confessional, Amanda celebrated finding the idol, but stated that she didn't want to tell Tatianna, as she didn't trust her 100%. Amanda quickly returned back to camp and went back to sleep unnoticed. The next morning, Amanda discussed with Tatianna about bringing in Kathreya into the fold about the idol situation, after voting with them at tribal council, as a solid three would be much stronger. Tatianna agreed, and the threesome bonded over a pointless search for the idol. Whilst they were gone, Donald stressed to Kate and Tisha that the three other girls were in an alliance, that they weren't included in, and that should think about voting for them, were they to lose again. In a confessional, Kate stated that although Donald was absolutely right, she didn't want to be seen talking with him as that might put a target on her back by association.
Over at La Flor, Britney's pessimistic attitude completely overshadowed her comedic relief, as she continued to annoy her fellow tribemates, particularly Luke and Taylor. Whilst out fishing for the tribe, the pair discussed working together to get Britney out. In a confessional, Taylor toyed with the idea of bringing Luke in to his alliance with Patsy and Tom, but didn't want to make any decisions without consulting the rest of his alliance first. Upon arriving back at camp, Taylor approached his alliance about bringing in Luke, however Patsy immediately shot it down, with Tom bringing up the fact that Luke might feel like an outsider of an alliance that had already been created without him. Instead, the trio decided that they would pretend to create an alliance later that day
At the immunity challenge, Espada chose not to use the Medallion of Power, and instead keep it for a future challenge. This proved to be the right move as they ended up winning the challenge, securing their safety, sending La Flor to tribal council. During the challenge (which involved pushing barrels), Tom injured his ankle and had to see the medical team after the challenge. The medical doctors couldn't determine the extent to his injury and would take him back to the medical camp in order to give an appropriate assessment, however he would be back later that day. With Tom not there, Taylor and Patsy decided on a whim to let Luke into the know about the alliance, as they were temporarily down in numbers, and set their sites on Britney to be the target. Meanwhile, Britney rallied the minority from the previous tribal council (Marco and Richpaca's cat) in a bid to target So. The trio agreed and decided to approach Becky and Patsy and Taylor about the plan.
Marco then approached Patsy and Taylor together with the plan to oust So for her prior Survivor experience. Wanting to keep the girls in the game, Patsy shot down the idea instead suggesting the vote be for Richpaca's Cat instead. This was however immediately shot down by him. After Marco left, Patsy and Tom discussed siding with the majority to take out So, a floater, or to stick to their guns and vote for Britney. Just as the tribe was about to set off for tribal council, Jeff arrived on a boat at the tribes camp. He proceeded to inform them that Tom had actually broken his ankle, and would need surgery to fix it, and thus had been removed from the game. Thus, tribal council was cancelled and the game would continue as normal from the next day.
Medically Evacuated: Tom Lavallee (No vote)
EPISODE 4:
With Tom's non-elimination taking place, Patsy and Taylor both expressed their relief in respective confessionals about not having to put unnecessary targets on their backs by voting for Britney. In another confessional, Britney mocks and pretends to wave goodbye to Tom, celebrating his departure. The next day, Patsy, Taylor and Luke discuss letting So know about the plan to vote her out at the previous tribal council, to which they all agree. Luke then finds So and brings her into the conversation, in which they spill the beans. So then begins to cry, knowing that had Tom not been evacuated, not only would she had been voted out, but she would have wasted her second opportunity at the game. Shortly afterwards, she pledges her allegiance to the other three, and they form the '#TeamElite' alliance.
Over at Espada, Kate raises some eyebrows, after Donald continues to attempt to strategize with her. This is particularly noted by Loveita, Tisha and Kathreya, the three minorities of the tribe, who had all taken personal offence to some of the comments made by Donald in the past 10 days. In a confessional, Tisha labels Kate as untrustworthy, claiming "any friend of Donald, is an enemy of mine". The next day, in order to try and gain the numbers, the alliance of Amanda, Tatianna and Kathreya reunite in order to discuss potential recruits, eventually deciding on Glazed Donut as he's not a threat, and had been left out by many other members of the tribe. Amanda takes on the responsibility to recruit him, to which he graciously accepts. In a confessional, Glazed Donut doesn't say anything because he's a donut.
At the immunity challenge, Espada is once again offered the opportunity to use the Medallion of Power, which they decline for the second time in a row, choosing to keep it for the future. This proved to be a wise decision, as they won the combined reward/immunity challenge for the second time in a row. During the blindfolded navigation challenge, Marco performed badly as the role of caller combined with a slow performance from Britney and Patsy to cost them the victory. Once they were back at camp, knowing his head was on the chopping block, Marco went on the campaign trail to target So once again, grouping Britney, Richpaca's Cat and strong competitor Becky. Britney and Marco then together approached Patsy and Taylor about the vote, thinking they were still going to vote out So as they had promised at the previous vote. While they both nodded along, they quickly informed So of the goings on once they had left.
At tribal council, So was quick to call-out Marco targeting her, blaming it one the far-right political views of the Republican party. When Marco tried to explain that this was not the case, So questioned as to why she was the target, as opposed to weaker tribe members such as Britney, Richpaca's Cat or Patsy. Luke then called out Becky for floating through the game, and not making any big moves. At the vote, Becky then became the swing vote, to either make a move and flip on her alliance, or stick to her guns and cause a tie. When the votes were revealed however, Becky chose to stay loyal forcing a 4-4 tie between Britney and So. Jeff then explained a re-vote would occur. After the girls had plead their cases, the rest of the tribe voted, which only resulted in a second tie, forcing the tribe to pick rocks. After picking rocks, the last person to pick, Richpaca's Cat (after not having hands) ended up with the purple rock, sending him home.
Yeah I've been really busy, but wanted to finish this, so this is the first 4 episodes waheyyyy