Kolovai returned to camp from their third consecutive Tribal Council. Hayden told the tribe that they had to do anything in order to win the next challenge in the event they did not merge.
"I don't know what to expect anymore", Jaclyn stated in a confessional. "All I can hope for is a merge". Jaclyn proceeded to discuss her thoughts surrounding Tribal Council, having felt a sense of guilt for not having played her idol on Ciera. "I didn't expect Hayden to have done what he did."
Kass and Hayden held a quick meeting by the shelter that night with Kass having informed Hayden that they'd be on the right track going into the merge without Ciera present. "I may have gotten my way, but Hayden's soon going to find out that everything I told him about Tony being in an alliance with Brad and Vytas was a total fabrication", Kass privately remarked the next morning. "I'm going to have some explaining to do."
At Otuhaka, the tribe awoke to obtain tree-mail, stating that they would be receiving visitors shortly. They were all excited for the merge, a new beginning. At Kolovai, the tribe received tree-mail with all the supplies needed for a feast in a large crate, with a note attached telling them that they would be staying at the Otuhaka camp for the remainder of the game. "We're merging", Trish screamed out, as the Kolovai tribe also showed their display of happiness. The tribe gathered their belongings, and begun rowing out to the Otuhaka camp.
Back at Otuhaka, the tribe awaited for the arrival of the Kolovai 4 by the beach. They noticed Ciera gone. "Ciera's gone", Vytas whispered to Brad. Vytas later explained that he was hoping to have brought Ciera into their alliance, "but assuming that tribe boundaries continue to develop by season, we can hopefully expect to bring Hayden and Jaclyn in with us", he also remarked.
The two tribes greeted, with hugs exchanged and conversation ensued. The tribe opened the crate containing their merge feast by the fire, and begun to dig in. They also pulled out a fresh set of dark blue merge buffs, along with all the utensils they needed to design their tribe flag.
"The one thing I know about a merge feast, is that there is bound to be a clue to a new hidden immunity idol!", Tony expressed in a confessional, stating that it had been the only thing going through his mind. Keith took a bite into a rolled wafer cookie when he felt himself chewing on a piece of paper.
"I looked down, and I see a piece of paper inside this cookie contraption, whatever it was!", Keith privately exclaimed, stating afterwards that he gently slid the entire wafer into his pant pocket without anybody having seen. "Now that was some slick business", he concluded.
After the feast, Hayden met with Brad and Vytas up the beach, all three of them surprised to have gotten this far together. Hayden immediately confronted them about what Kass had told him concerning Tony, having asked them whether the alliance was on. Vytas looked at Brad in confusion, asking Hayden about which alliance he was referring to. Hayden went on to explain the "Brad/Vytas/Tony/Sarah" alliance, which Kass had told him Tony had told her during the camp raid. Brad and Vytas stopped in silence. "...We're going to have some problems", Vytas said.
Meanwhile, Natalie and Jaclyn began working on their tribe flag, with their new tribe name being KOHATAPU, a combination of all three starter tribes. Without further ado, the girls also took the opportunity to talk brief strategy.
"I'm so glad to finally be on the same tribe as you", Jaclyn almost immediately told her, with Natalie having asked where Jaclyn was in terms of her tribe. Jaclyn explained the events that had gone down at Kolovai, with Hayden just recently having flipped on their alliance with Ciera. Natalie then proceeded to inform Jaclyn on her alliance with Brad, Vytas, and Jeremy, and that they were hoping to have her (Jaclyn) and Hayden come on board with them to rally against the Cagayan players + Keith.
However, hearing that Hayden had flipped to Kass and Trish at Kolovai worried Natalie, having wondered who Hayden would now remain loyal to at the merge. "I think any relationship I had with Hayden is still salvageable", Jaclyn affirmed, "but we'll just have to work on getting him back". The girls finished the intricate details of their flag, and proceeded to eat more food.
Later that afternoon, Hayden had found out from Brad and Vytas that everything Kass had told him before the last Tribal was false.
"Wow, I feel like a complete idiot", Hayden described in his confessional, expressing sorrow for being the reason Ciera had been voted out.
Vytas stated in his confessional that either "Kass is full of sh*t", or "Tony is an amazing liar", but that he didn't care since they had a majority. Vytas reminded him that it hadn't meant the end of the world as Brad and Vytas' true alliance stood with Natalie and Jeremy, and with the inclusion of Jaclyn and Hayden, they would hold a 6-5 majority. "Hayden thinks hes made a huge blunder when in reality, everything's fine. We should have the numbers. The only thing we need to worry about now are idols", Vytas said.
The next morning, Hayden went on a walk with Jaclyn down the beach where he apologized for everything that had transpired at the Ciera vote, letting Jaclyn in on the lie Kass had told him. "That is the lie of the century", Jaclyn reacted, "and it really saved her butt." Hayden asked Jaclyn whether she was confident with the Otuhaka 4 (Natalie/Jeremy/Brad/Vytas), with Jaclyn having responded in a positive manner, having replied that she had connections with Natalie and Jeremy, and that he (Hayden) had connections with Brad and Vytas. "That makes us the center", she concluded. The two agreed that sticking with the Otuhaka alliance was the right choice.
Trish, Tony and Sarah met up that morning to discuss what they were going to do. Trish expressed her worries of them only having had four numbers (her and Tony along with Sarah, and apparently Kass). Tony told Trish that he was confident in Keith, and that he would vote with their side as he was ostracized out by the Jeremy faction. Before either of them could even discuss the potential of flipping someone over to gain a 1-number majority, they were joined by Vytas.
Vytas informed Tony on the "Kass lie" that had been circulating around camp, in which Tony had supposedly told Kass about a Tony/Brad/Vytas alliance during the camp raid, and in which the only way Hayden would be allowed entrance in essentially was if he voted Ciera out at Tribal Council. Tony's eyes widened as Trish screamed out, "So THAT'S how she got him to flip!", referring to Kass having gotten Hayden to vote Ciera out over her (Trish). Sarah looked on with a nervous expression on her face. "Trish, relax", Tony immediately warned.
"So this crazy woman is making up alliances that don't even exist!", Tony shouted in his confessional. "I barely have a single ally, and I'm still about to lose one!", he remarked, referring to Kass.
Vytas met up with Brad and Jeremy thereafter, having informed them that he had told Tony about the "Kass lie". The three men agreed that anything that would drive a wedge between the other alliance, they were all for. "I don't even know what's going on", Jeremy confessed in a confessional. "Something about Kass lying, and all this mumbo jumbo, and I'm like, what'd you expect!? It's KASS!"
Right after their talk with Vytas, Tony immediately confronted Kass. Kass had stated in a confessional that she had been trying to avoid as much interaction as possible, since for the first time in a long while, she genuinely did not know what to do concerning the lie she had told Hayden in order to get his vote.
"Are you crazy?", Tony asked Kass. "Tony, this time you relax", Trish warned. Kass looked up, having stared Tony dead-on, with Tony continuing to angrily confront Kass about her having dragged his name into a "bunch of lies".
Trish received the following confessional expressing her thoughts. "Here we go. You know when Kass looks at you like a lost puppy, but an angry lost puppy with a ton of hate building up inside, you know that she's going to have a tantrum... And just when I thought Kass and I could actually be friends."
Kass told Tony that she did not appreciate him attacking her the way he had, and the only reason she had fabricated the lie in the first place was for her and Trish to survive the vote and have his (Tony's) back at the merge.
Sarah continued to look on nervously. "I definitely don't think Tony handled the situation properly", she expressed in her confessional. "With Kass you got to be gentle, not loud and abrasive."
"You know what Kass, I give up", Tony remarked before walking off. There was a long silence between the three remaining women before Kass spoke up, "jackass", referring to Tony. Trish looked at Sarah nervously, knowing they were in trouble.
In the next shot, the tribe had arrived to their first immunity challenge as a new tribe. Jeff revealed the new individual immunity necklace, and after a close battle of endurance,
Brad won the first individual immunity, guaranteed a one in ten shot at winning the game. The tribe then headed back to camp after Jeff had told them he would be seeing them that night.
Back at camp, Kass expressed her thoughts about the entire situation concerning her lie. "You know what, Tony didn't have the right to talk to me how he did. And why should I be with a group of people who feel uneasy around me?", she questioned. Kass proceeded to approach Natalie and Jeremy, informing them on a situation where she would flip in order to work with them. "Tony rubbed me the wrong way, and I know Trish and Sarah don't feel good with me." Kass caught Nat & Jeremy off guard, both quickly reassuring Kass that she could trust them. "Kass, flipping? Shocker!", Natalie privately vocalized as Jeremy explained how huge it was that Kass was willing to flip since it would give his alliance enough numbers to split the vote.
Meanwhile, Trish and Sarah talked by tree-mail.
"What are we going to do about Kass?", Sarah nervously questioned.
"There is no way we are letting her flip Sarah", Trish remarked. Trish proceeded to tell Sarah that she had to keep an eye out on Kass, occasionally buttering her up. "I've had to deal with her for the past week, it's your turn."
"I've never had the 'privilege' of having to appease Kass", Sarah explained in a confessional. "I mean, did I seriously need to get babysitting lessons before having come out here again?". Sarah sat with Kass by the river at the back of their camp in shear silence. "And let me tell you, it was awwwkward", Sarah mentioned. "She was giving me complete silent treatment... We've lost her".
Meanwhile, Natalie and Jeremy gathered the alliance with Brad, Vytas, Jaclyn, and Hayden. Jeremy had informed the group that Kass expressed her desire to flip. Brad questioned whether Kass was being truthful, but the group agreed that they had to trust her regardless, and split the vote in the event Tony had an idol. "Girls vote Sarah, guys vote Tony. Keith will be our fourth vote against Sarah", Jeremy announced. Brad and Vytas explained their concerns about Keith, with Natalie still doubting whether they legitimately held Keith's vote. Jeremy explained his confidence with Keith, so the group agreed to split votes such as.
As Jeremy held his alliance meeting, Tony had regathered Trish and Sarah, with Sarah filling them in on their fear of loosing Kass having become a reality fast. "That's okay, because I have an idol", Tony announced to the girls. "No way", Trish yelped out. The girls were pleasantly surprised. Tony continued to mention that the key to their survival, would lie in Keith.
Tony received the following confessional explaining that what they had to do was get Keith to find out what the majority alliance was doing, likely splitting the vote, and then him (Tony) playing the idol on the person that would be receiving 4 votes from the majority since the majority only held 7 votes to begin with. Tony proceeded to inform Keith of his plan, with Keith having remarked that he wasn't aware of the majority vote, but that Jeremy had promised to fill him in. Tony then sent Keith off to find Jeremy.
In the following scene, Keith asked Jeremy about the vote, with Jeremy having explained that the plan was for him (Keith), Kass, Natalie and Jaclyn to vote for Sarah, with the rest of the guys (him/Brad/Vytas/Hayden), to vote for Tony. Keith thanked Jeremy on giving him an opportunity in the game, having informed Jeremy that he "wasn't going to let him down".
Keith proceeded to have himself a laugh in his confessional. "Jeremy is such a fool, he fell for every word I told him! I'm like, the Survivor double agent!!! Who would have everrr' expected!?", Keith cried out.
Keith scurried back over to Tony, telling him that he (Tony) would be receiving 4 votes from the majority alliance. Keith and Tony both celebrated their amassing of information, with Tony declaring that "they were going to the Final 3!".
As the tribe prepared to leave for Tribal Council, Tony remained confident that him properly playing his idol that night would send home who his alliance of Keith, Trish and Sarah had wanted. Vytas received the following confessional, explaining his distrust of Keith.
"To be honest, I want Tony to stay in this game. But if I flip my vote to Sarah, there's the possibility I anger my entire alliance. But whose a better shield than Tony?", Vytas commented, as the camera shot changed to that of the tribe heading to Tribal Council.
After the tribe remained seated, Jeff brought in the jury, with Ciera having entered, eying Hayden the whole way. Almost immediately, "Kass' lie" was re-exposed among the tribe, with Kass having maintained her position that it was the reason she had survived the last Tribal, with Ciera sitting on the Jury in shock. Kass proceeded to explain that Tony would regret his decision to "forcefully corner her". Trish, who at that point had enough, erupted at Kass, having yelled out that Tony hadn't cornered her and that Kass was over-exaggerating the situation.
"Wouldn't you be mad if someone made up a vicious lie that YOU were in an alliance that didn't exist, Jeff?", Trish had asked him. Jeff shrugged his shoulders. "And just when I thought we were making progress, she goes berserk", Kass proceeded to point out in reference to Trish.
Tony interrupted the exchange by explaining to the tribe that he "wasn't going nowhere". Jeff asked whether Tony had a new "bag of tricks", with Tony having pulled out an idol. "You think I'd come to Tribal without one?", he remarked. Natalie and Jeremy looked at each other while Trish smiled. Vytas shook his head. "I think I've seen enough", Jeff said, as he started the vote.
The tribe voted.
Jeff: If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so.
Tony immediately stood up and announced that he was playing the idol on himself. The majority alliance began to move in their seats, while Keith sat in confidence. Jeff announced that Tony's idol was in fact a real idol and any votes cast for Tony would not count.
And with vote after vote, Jeff read off the majority's votes against Sarah.
Eighth person voted out of Survivor All-Stars, and the second member of our Jury,
Sarah.
"Wow, you guys have done it to me again", Sarah remarked. Kass smiled. Tony looked confused, as did Keith. Keith shrugged at Tony, who had given him a look of suspicion.
Jeff proceed to snuff Sarah's torch, as she left Tribal Council.
Jeff announced that the tribe was clearly divided and it was all up to them to see what they would do about their divide. The tribe grabbed their torches and headed back to camp.
Next time, on SURVIVOR.
Jeremy begins to point fingers.
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Vytas (confessional): Does Jeremy not realize that I saved our alliance by flipping my vote?
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And search for the idol ensues.
I knew Vytas wouldn't go invisible this time again. Anyways the move was well calculated on both parts, Tony playing the idol on who would potentially get 4 votes and Vytas untrusting Keith
My Power Rankings (I thought this would be fun even if you're not paying attention to -edits-)
1. Vytas - Vytas has been shown in almost every episode and has been an integral part of every vote he has attended (switching to get rid of Katie, switching to save Natalie and get rid of Sarah). He is in a good position and I think he will go deep
2. Natalie - It seems as if Natalie and Jeremy have swapped positions, with Natalie getting a lot of attention while Jeremy is being ignored. She seems to have received a very consistent edit throughout the entirety of the season, but I fear her fate will be just like her counterparts in SJDS
3. Jaclyn - Jaclyn bounced back from losing her closest ally and reeled back Hayden from the clutches of Kass. She's been shown to be a savvy strategic player and is not being targeted as of right now. If Jaclyn's edit continues like this I could see her as a threat to WIN
4. Hayden - Hayden was much higher after last episode, but he was shown to be gullible and foolish after falling for Kass' lie. However, he is being portrayed in a positive light and like Jaclyn, seems to be in a swing position. Hayden should be going nowhere.
5. Keith - Keith has been shown to be strategic enough to fool Jeremy and has an idol clue in his pocket! If he can keep his bag secure this time, he is in the best position of the minority to have a chance to win
6. Kass - Kass has had a conflicting edit. She was shown to have taken strides to improve by making an alliance with Trish, but then completely reverted to old motives when she flipped at the merge episode AGAIN! Everyone knows how sneaky she is yet no one wants to do anything about it. I see Kass sticking around for a while before everyone eventually takes her out.
7. Trish - Trish has been identified as a MASSIVE threat for the majority of the pre-merge, and I don't see it stopping. I believe that eventually her feud with Kass will get the better of her just like her original season and take her OUT.
8. Tony - He is in deep trouble and I don't see a way out for poor Tony. His edit hasn't been OVERLY strong throughout the season and his trump card is gone, as well as one of his close allys. I see a early merge boot for Tony.
9. Jeremy - His OTTN edit is coming, and I cannot WAIT. He seems to be overshadowed by Natalie in his pair, but hopefully next episode increases his chances. Being stumped by KEITH of all people doesn't help him either
10. Brad - Brad's edit was good at the start when he was paired with Jeremy, but since then he has faded into almost complete nothingness. He had no confessionals this episode or the last (I believe) and is only shown in group situations or as an extension of Vytas. Brad will probably fall as the result of a blindside made by a bigger player
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