Kolovai returned to camp from Tribal Council. Immediately upon arrival, Tony pulled Trish aside questioning her about the vote. Trish had continued to reason with Tony stating that Katie being gone was better for the both of them. "I just don't get it, Trish", Tony replied.
"For the first time in the history of this game, I've lost trust in Trish", Tony stated in a confessional, annoyed that she had voted Katie out over Vytas.
The next morning, Vytas properly thanked Natalie for helping him survive Tribal Council. He said it was difficult voting against Katie without her knowledge nor without having a chance to save herself but that it had to be done in order for him to stay in the game. Natalie assured Vytas that Katie wasn't upset and was definitely rooting for him.
"The reason I decided to vote out Katie over Trish is because I just wasn't exactly sure how Trish would end up voting", Natalie privately stated. "If I had voted Trish out along with Katie and Vytas, and Trish had changed her vote to Vytas, I'd be screwed." Natalie also hoped that the vote would cause dissension between Tony and Trish, who had voted oppositely, and that with Trish gone she would also have to worry about the possibility of Tony coming after her. "And I don't got time for that", Natalie added.
"We still need to watch out for Trish though because honestly, I don't trust her", Natalie warned. Vytas nodded and mouthed, "I know."
Meanwhile, Trish had gone on a walk with Josh, explaining the vote. Josh had stated that he was in an awkward position as he felt "out of the loop" and wasn't sure of his position in the tribe. Trish mentioned her surprise toward Natalie for not telling Josh that the Katie vote "was still on".
"That speaks of how much value you are to her", Trish warned. Trish later stated in a confessional that she hoped to build a relationship with Josh so that she held a majority over Natalie and Vytas. Josh thanked Trish, and they went their separate ways.
At Monotapu, Ciera arrived with tree-mail, reading off that the tribe should prepare for a reward challenge "with a twist". Ciera privately stated that everyone was expecting a tribe swap which she felt confident going into with her Idol. Sarah also stated that she hoped they would have a tribe swap so that she could better her position in the game on a new tribe.
"After 12 days, you can drop your buffs, because we are switching things up", said Jeff almost immediately. "I knew it", Jeremy whispered. There was excitement yet anxiety among the All-Stars.
"You will be divided into a new Kolovai tribe, and a new Otuhaka tribe, with 7 people on each tribe." Jeff went around with a large basket containing wrapped up buffs. "Pick a buff, but don't open your buff until I say so", Jeff stated.
"On the count of 3 you can open your buffs. If you have red, go stand on the Kolovai mat. If you have yellow, go stand on the Otuhaka mat. 3, 2, 1, open your buffs, and reveal your tribe."
*Sarah reveals yellow buff*
*Jeremy reveals yellow buff*
*Kass reveals red buff*
*LJ reveals red buff*
*Natalie reveals yellow buff*
The new Kolovai tribe wearing red consists of Ciera, Hayden, Jaclyn, Josh, Kass, LJ, and Trish.
The new Otuhaka tribe wearing yellow consists of Brad, Jeremy, Keith, Natalie, Sarah, Tony, and Vytas.
Jeff asked Natalie for her opinion concerning the new tribes.
"I mean, our tribe is stacked", Natalie stated. "And their tribe is basically full of moms, even the youngest girl is a mom." Ciera raised her hand and laughed.
Jeff then announced that they would get to their first reward challenge as new tribes immediately, and that they would be playing for 3 egg-laying chickens. In the challenge, Otuhaka took an early lead but Kolovai caught up at the puzzle section and won reward! "How the hell did they win", Sarah whispered to her tribe. Jeff congratulated Kolovai on their surprising win, and sent both tribes to camp to get to know each other.
At Otuhaka, the tribe celebrated and congratulated each other on having reached the swap. Natalie and Jeremy reunited, and so had Tony and Sarah. Tony stated in a confessional that he was glad to be on the same tribe with Sarah since despite their history, he thought they could work together.
Keith had commented in his confessional about being the only old Otuhaka on his tribe. "I'm also here with Jeremy", Keith said, "which is gon' be interesting". Keith proceeded to show Brad and Vytas around camp, while Natalie and Jeremy met up by tree-mail.
Natalie and Jeremy were both excited to start playing together but realized the possible targets it could put on their back. Jeremy had told Natalie that he was close with Brad from his tribe, and Natalie made clear that her and Vytas were tight, which excited them both as they expected Brad and Vytas to want to work together any ways, giving them a 4 person majority. "The only people we have to worry about are Tony and Sarah", Jeremy added. Natalie agreed.
"As of now, the most likely alliance is between myself, Jeremy, Brad, and Vytas. Honestly, this is looking real good for me and I cannot be more pumped", Natalie stated. Her and Jeremy headed back to join the rest of their tribe.
At Kolovai, the tribe also celebrated them having reached the swap.
"So we've switched things up", Trish stated in a confessional. "And guess who I'm here with? Kass!". The camera panned in to Kass staring at Trish from across the fire place. "I don't think we've said a single word to each other", Trish added, "and I hope it stays that way."
Kass received the following confessional stating that she was on a tribe with both Hayden and Jaclyn, which would hopefully make voting Trish out in the event they lost that much easier. "She has connections on the other tribe", Kass added. "There is no doubt in my mind that Trish is toast over here."
Trish reunited with LJ, asking him how it was going while ensuing laughter in the process. LJ stated he was somewhat relieved to be on a tribe with Trish as it would give him somebody to work with. Meanwhile, Kass sat in the shelter along with the rest of her tribe-mates, as they watched Trish and LJ converse from a few feet away. Kass immediately begun telling the rest of her tribe about the 'awful' things Trish had said to her pre-season, mostly including attacks toward her daughter and her husband.
Trish's head immediately spun around, glaring at Kass. "You've got to be kidding me", Trish yelped. "I'm only telling people how you really are, Trish, so they're not blinded by your nice act.", Kass responded. Jaclyn, who was sitting right next to Kass, scooted over, as Trish begun going off on Kass, with Kass having sat in the shelter, smirking.
"Things are definitely awkward", Jaclyn stated in a confessional, as the entire tribe looked on nervously as Trish went off on Kass. The camera zoomed in on Josh. "I mean, we're all sitting here, barely having gotten to know each other too well as these two middle-aged women begin arguing", Josh stated. "And I thought Missy was bad."
Trish concluded the argument by telling Kass that "she's had it up to here", and stormed off into the jungle. There was a long pause of silence.
"It hasn't even been 5 minutes, and Trish has already had her first tantrum", Kass stated in a confessional. She followed by stating that she was glad for it as hopefully it had shown the rest of her tribe how immature Trish truly was. "Trish and I, we're like oil and water, we're just never going to get along", Kass concluded.
Meanwhile, at Otuhaka, Brad met up with Jeremy in the water, with Jeremy having told him of his plans. Brad let Jeremy know that he had no problem with Vytas and that he was eager to get to know Natalie. They shook hands, and agreed to stick together.
Meanwhile, Sarah and Tony were by the shelter, with Tony chopping coconuts while warning Sarah that they were at the bottom. "We have no choice but to stick together", Tony let her know. Sarah expressed her frustrations about not being in too great of a position on her new tribe either. "I just can't seem to get a break. It looks like I'm going to have to keep fighting", she declared. Keith walked by, and Tony immediately pointed out Jeremy by the water conversing with Brad. "You see what's happenin', Keith? Jeremy is already building up an alliance, and do you think any of us three gon' be included? No way!", Tony exclaimed as he resumed chopping coconuts.
Keith stated in a confessional that nothing had changed from his past Survivor experience. "Once again, I don't got no allies. I'm pretty much alone, but hey, I'm used to it.", Keith proclaimed. Sarah looked on nervously as Natalie joined Brad and Jeremy in the water. "My new focus is to somehow get into the good graces of this tribe. I'm not ready to go home", Sarah declared.
Back at Kolovai, tension had died down from the previous fight between Kass and Trish, as Hayden and Ciera finally reunited in the jungle. Hayden filled Ciera in on the happenings from his previous tribe, stating that he was aligned with Jaclyn, and that they could use Kass as their goat. "Absolutely!", Ciera proclaimed.
"The great thing about this tribe is that nobody here knows I have a hidden Immunity Idol", Ciera stated in a confessional. "Hayden already having allies that I can work with is great news, but I need to get even closer with Jaclyn so she knows that she can fully trust me."
Later that day, Ciera and Jaclyn walked down the beach, talking about their alliance as Ciera pulled out her idol. "I have an idol", Ciera affirmed, explaining how she had received it from her tribe and that Jaclyn was the only person from outside her original tribe who knew she had it. "Even Hayden doesn't know", she added, as Jaclyn looked on in astonishment. Ciera stated that her reasoning behind showing Jaclyn the idol is so that Jaclyn completely trusts her. "If I want to build relationships with brand new allies, I can't keep any secrets", Ciera said. Jaclyn received the following confessional about how she felt good with Ciera, but was surprised she had shown Jaclyn her idol. "If I was her, I wouldn't have revealed my idol", Jaclyn claimed, "And with that, my idol is going to remain a secret."
Trish and LJ arrived with tree-mail, announcing that an immunity challenge was coming up. The tribes set out to their first immunity challenge as new tribes.
In a close race, the physically stronger Otuhaka pulled out a win, sending Kolovai to their first Tribal Council as a new tribe.
"Ciera, LJ, Kass, Hayden, Jaclyn, Josh, Trish, one of you will be voted out tonight", Jeff proclaimed, sending both tribes back to camp, congratulating Otuhaka on their win.
Back at Kolovai, the tribe was disappointed with their Immunity loss. Trish and LJ stood by the fire. "I'm definitely worried for tonight as it wouldn't surprise me if people wanted to use Kass as a goat", Trish pointed out in a confessional, "but hopefully this tribe sees that voting Kass out tonight is the best option". Trish and LJ hugged, with LJ having wished her luck at the vote, promising to try and sway Hayden and Jaclyn.
Josh walked into camp, and Trish immediately pulled him aside, telling him that Kass had to go. "I'm hoping to trust you on this", Trish told him. Josh blankly stared at Trish and nodded his head. "So Trish just yanked me aside and demanded I vote Kass. I'm like, okay, thanks?", Josh stated in a confessional. "I don't know what I'm going to do yet."
Later that afternoon, Josh, Hayden, Jaclyn and Ciera conversed by the beach. They had agreed that Kass was voting Trish, and Trish was voting Kass, putting them four in the swing vote positions. Hayden chimed in stating that he thought Trish was a far bigger threat than Kass, with his tribe-mates somewhat agreeing. Ciera stated that the drama was great for them though as it would keep the heat off their backs. Hayden agreed and stated that they could use Kass as their goat.
"Okay, but what if we vote for LJ tonight? It would keep Kass and Trish at each others throats, with LJ, a threat, gone", Ciera vocalized. Josh immediately agreed with Ciera's thought, with Jaclyn looking excited. However, Hayden chimed in again stating that they needed LJ to win challenges, and that both Kass and Trish were exceptionally weaker. "A merge is coming soon any ways", Ciera indicated. "This is the time to get real threats out."
"I will be a Survivor genius if I pull this off", Ciera stated in a confessional. Meanwhile, Hayden vocalized his distaste for Ciera's idea stating that they needed LJ for strength.
Hayden and Jaclyn had gone on a walk, with Hayden having stated that he wasn't comfortable voting for LJ that night and that they could use him as an ally. Jaclyn privately stated that even though the idea of voting LJ out excited her, it didn't take away from the fact that Trish was a larger social threat going into a possible merge. LJ joined Hayden and Jaclyn, confirming whether they were voting for Kass that night. Hayden told LJ that he had nothing to worry about, as they continued to converse.
In a later confessional Jaclyn stated that a Trish vote would be a blindside for LJ, and an LJ vote would be a blindside for both Trish and Kass. "So ultimately, somebody is being blindsided tonight", she concluded.
The tribe got ready to leave for Tribal Council. Ciera asked Josh and Hayden whether they "were doing this". Hayden looked at Ciera nervously.
"I'd genuinely feel bad voting for LJ tonight", Hayden stated in a confessional. "I hope Ciera isn't being serious about this", he said, as the tribe headed to Tribal Council.
Kolovai arrived at Tribal Council. Jeff asked the tribe how they were getting along as a new tribe. Hayden stated that everyone seemed to get along well, with the exception of Kass and Trish. Jeff asked Trish what had happened, with Trish stating that Kass had been "spreading lies" about her, which aggravated her. Kass immediately defended herself, stating that everything she had told the tribe was true and indicative of Trish as a "vile, disgusting witch". Kass then informed Jeff about the awful things Trish had said about her husband during Cagayan, along with her having called Kass' daughter "mentally challenged". Trish immediately yelped out that she had never said any of those things, and that Kass should be ashamed for making up lies concerning her family. Ciera rolled her eyes while LJ calmed the women down. Jeff asked Jaclyn how to then approach tonight's vote with there existing such drama on the tribe. Jaclyn replied that tonight's vote was a vote to hopefully bring harmony to their tribe, which consisted of choosing between Kass or Trish.
LJ brought his torch to Jeff, who had snuffed it, and sent him off.
Jeff declared to Kolovai that in a tribe which seemed to be plagued with drama, it did not stop them from pulling off a blindside. The tribe grabbed their torches and headed back to camp.
"I mean, our tribe is stacked", Natalie stated. "And their tribe is basically full of moms, even the youngest girl is a mom." Ciera raised her hand and laughed.
idek who im rooting for i like basically everyone left but tony