- There we go, there we go. - Ah!
- (cheering) - Fire, baby!
Aah!
PROBST: Previously on Survivor...
VENUS: All of a sudden, I have a rock-solid alliance.
I'm feel pumped.
KENZIE: I woke up this morning with an idea
that we could make
a fake idol
and make Jess think she has a real idol.
I'm trying to help.
I have Jess on one side.
I have Kenzie on the other side.
So I know one of the two
that I want to go home
will exit tonight.
Bhanu, you appear to be very forthcoming
about who you're tight with. So, how about Jess?
Playing this for yourself?
Yeah. Going to play it for myself.
- For yourself? Okay. - Yeah.
This is...
not a hidden immunity idol.
(both laughing)
Second person voted out of Survivor 46: Jess.
Oh, man.
The tribe has spoken.
- Q: That was a fun Tribal. - TIFFANY: Yeah.
- KENZIE: It was lively. - TIFFANY: It sure was.
BHANU: I felt so naive.
- I really did. - TIFFANY: Why?
BHANU: Where did she get the idol from?
We just snipped it off of D.J.'s water bottle.
When we got back to camp,
I feel like we had a little bit of explaining to do.
Bhanu didn't know anything about the fake idol,
and we had to frame it
so that, like, it was all in his best interest.
We didn't want to tell you until we got back to camp
because we didn't want you to accidentally blurt it out.
Q: You got to think about it now.
Let's say if that idol was real.
She wrote your name down, so...
She wrote my name down?
- Yes. - Q: Yeah.
BHANU: She said that everyone's writing my name down?
Q: No, she wrote your name down.
KENZIE: We all voted Jess.
- We all voted for Jess. - Q: We all voted Jess.
And she voted for you.
That's why we gave her that fake idol.
KENZIE: So that she wouldn't play her Shot in the Dark.
Q: So she wouldn't play that Shot in the Dark.
BHANU: I'm so glad that I'm still on the island.
So... namaste to that. (laughs)
But I could be the next person going home because
Kenzie, Q and Tiffany are pulling
all their master tricks.
They played it in such a way
that Jess plays the fake hidden humidity idol
rather than the Shot in the Dark.
And she writes a name, and guess whose name she wrote.
Jess said that I'm her best friend, and she wrote my name.
(laughs)
Survivor it is.
Q: That's why it's so critical at Tribal.
We got to watch what we say and when we say things.
Mm-hmm.
Q: Tribal is not over until Jeff...
KENZIE: Reads the votes and snuffs somebody's torch.
Q: Reads the vote and snuff the torch.
So just because we're at Tribal don't mean
now is the time to air it out, you know?
TIFFANY: You can totally lie to Jeff.
- It's okay. - (Bhanu sighs) - KENZIE: Or just, like,
- not saying anything at all. - TIFFANY: Or just...
I was about to say, "Or just keep quiet."
- KENZIE: If you don't want to lie, - You can't lie,
- just don't say nothing. - don't say anything.
BHANU: They're saying like, "Oh, you don't have to,
"like, give honest answers to Jeff Probst.
You can just give him any kind of crap."
But I can't do that.
They said that you should
know when to-- what is it--
when to show, when to shot?
Something like that. I don't know what that proverb.
Something... you know... Fold?
Ah. You have to know when to...
when to fold, when to hold.
I'm not an actor.
I can't do that.
(sniffles) Yeah.
So that's where I'm at. (laughs)
♪ ♪
(birdsong)
KENZIE: We are probably going down in Survivor history
as, like, one of the roughest starts in the new era.
We haven't won anything.
We still don't have a fire.
We're getting rained on, the shelter has holes in it.
We found this rock wall overhang.
Here's a ton of dirt, and we slept here.
Like, that's where Yanu is at.
I'm gonna walk back to camp and get my water...
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
- What's going on? - Okay.
- I didn't sleep, that's all. - Yeah?
Yeah.
It was raining all night.
I didn't sleep a wink.
And I'm paranoid because those three--
all three of them are in a tight alliance,
and if we don't win
the next immunity challenge, I'll be going home.
They have so many tricks in their hats to pull.
They're very good at this.
All three are masterminds.
One mind versus three.
The only way to save myself
is to find a hidden immunity idol so I can move forward.
It's not here.
Where can I find this idol?
It can be under many of these coconuts.
I've been looking for the idol pretty much the whole time
I've been on this island.
So many coconuts.
And I don't have any luck.
I have to turn all these coconuts upside down.
I don't know.
This is so frustrating.
I want to play the game, and...
I'm hitting a wall all the time.
(groans)
BHANU: Can I have a heart-to-heart with you?
KENZIE: What's wrong?
I want to stay in this game,
but it seems like, you know,
my name is on the chopping block next.
And that's why I'm asking, like,
if there is any way that I can work with you.
I mean, I'm open to hearing plans, for sure.
I-I don't have any, and I'm not throwing any names out there.
I'm just asking, like...
Do you see how that's kind of hard
for me to work with, though?
Bhanu is not playing,
is what Banu is doing wrong.
He doesn't have a strategic bone in his sweet little body.
I feel so alone.
I don't know what to do. (sniffles)
I need some help, Kenzie.
KENZIE: He loves the game, he loves to watch it,
but it's different to play it.
I think he just came out here with a good attitude,
which is appreciated, definitely,
but it's not a long-term thing that's gonna get you far,
especially now, in the new era.
Like, we only have 26 days.
People are dropping like flies and right now, it's us.
Loyalty is very important in regular life and Survivor,
but you also have to come up with some plan
for people to be able to work with.
BHANU: Always sweet Kenzie-- how she portrays herself--
she's like this mermaid...
dragon.
Mermaid up until here,
but she's hiding under the rocks.
She's like a very beautiful, sweet, kind mermaid.
But when you look behind the rock,
it's a big dragon tail.
That's Kenzie.
I said, like, "Hey, can I work with you?"
And she's like, "Yeah, I can work with you,
"but you have to tell me the plan.
"So if you have a plan, then let me know
and then we can work on it."
Mermaid... dragon.
Remember that.
I don't know where my-my position is in the tribe.
Here's the deal. I want to keep you around because
I know for a fact
that you're a loyal person and a loyal vote.
I would rather have somebody that's loyal
that I can coach you up to say, at Tribal Council,
"This is what you say."
You've looked at past seasons,
look at Boston Rob's season.
He had a Phillip. You're my Phillip.
I know you're gonna be a loyal soldier.
You're gonna be there. You're not gonna flip-flop.
You can listen to information,
but you're not gonna flip on me.
That's what I want to take, bub.
I knew Bhanu was having a hard time,
but what I don't want him to do is get so wrapped up
in his mind that we're against him
and he gives up.
So I had to reassure Bhanu that we're in this together,
and if push comes to shove,
we just have to make sure that we're on the same page.
It is going to be an uphill battle
to get our foot back into this game.
But if you can connect with folks
like how you were at camp with us,
you have a great shot at winning.
- You see what I'm saying? - But I cannot win.
- Anybody can win. - I'm a wackadoodle
- and, like... - Wackadoodles win.
Get the confidence within.
You can win, just like I can win.
So, cheer up. We're good.
- Thank you, Coach. - Yes, sir.
BHANU: That's a really, really good talk.
However, what if the girls came up with that idea?
Because even last night,
the girls came up with the fake immunity idol thing.
So what they're trying to do is...
I don't have to play
my Shot in the Dark
so they can... they can vote me off.
That's what they wanted to do.
Or maybe Q
is really...
He like... he likes me.
I don't know.
How will I know?
That's how smart those three are.
♪ ♪
JEM (sing-songy): We're going on a field trip.
Going to find some idols.
CHARLIE: Oh, idol, where are you?
Where do you live?
MORIAH: This morning, we all agree
to go on an idol hunt together.
Aah!
The thing with a group idol hunt is
you're half hunting for idols
and you're half hunting for pocket clumps.
You got one eye on the ground
and you got one eye on the person next to you looking.
- Did you find it? - No. - No.
Off the beaten path, eh?
I got stuck in a tree once as a kid.
BEN: No bueno, dude.
(laughs) I was like, "It's not. It's a leaf."
Big old nothing. Big old goose egg out here.
Charlie, did we go that way already?
I really think, like, this tree looks promising.
CHARLIE: The group idol hunts-- they feel a little fake.
I guarantee you,
if anyone out here could find an idol or advantage
on their own and in secret,
they're gonna keep it to themselves.
JEM: Keep looking. We'll find it.
CHARLIE: I want that
to be Charlie's idol. I want that to be mine.
JEM: This is such a unique tree.
I feel like it has to be one in here.
CHARLIE: If I find something, I don't want anyone
to hear me screech or see the sparkle
in my eye when I know that I have that extra
little safety in that little, little pouch.
JEM: I spot the Beware Advantage.
I grabbed it and I immediately stuck it in my pants.
And Charlie's right next to me,
so I had to tell myself like, "Calm down."
My heart was like this 'cause I was so scared in that moment.
Come on, little idol.
JEM: I think I pulled it off 'cause
everybody was still idol hunting like crazy.
In the back of my mind,
I was like, "What did I just,
like, literally shove down my pants?"
I was like, "I want to read it. I want to read it so bad."
Oh, my God.
I hope that it's a simple process.
I want to go, like, dig it up and find out,
but I don't want anybody to know.
I'll go tonight. I don't care if it's dark and I can't see.
At least I know where I have to go.
Finally, it gets pitch dark.
We're laying around, and I look to see if everybody is asleep.
(snoring)
I heard Tim start snoring.
So, this is the perfect golden opportunity
to slip away silently.
(snoring)
My heart's beating, like, really superfast
because I don't want to get caught
'cause that's gonna paint, like, a target on my back.
But to play this game,
you have to be tough and you have to take
every advantage that you have
in order to, like, propel you further.
So I start digging. I can't see anything.
Like, literally, it's so pitch black.
And then, I move some more. Like, I dig really deep.
And then, I feel a box.
My heart just dropped. It's a freaking lockbox.
And then, I saw a scroll attached to it.
Then it says...
"The location of the key will remain a mystery
until after your tribe loses a future immunity challenge."
"Until you have taken possession of the idol,
you cannot vote at Tribal Council."
Oh, my God.
What the hell did you get yourself into, Jem?
I just want that idol so bad,
like, now more than ever 'cause I need it to restore my vote.
(chopping)
What is this man doing now?
LIZ: You're gonna make a bed right here?
Oh, I believe you.
Hunter is Survivor MacGyver.
Anything that comes to his brain
or that the tribe needs, he can do.
SODA: Where does he get this stuff from?
Must just run in the family,
like, the outdoor lifestyle. You know?
He actually doesn't need to talk that much strategy right now
because he has strength and we want to keep winning.
So, no one wants to get rid of him.
- (creak) - SODA: Oh, it made a bed sound.
(laughing): It made a bed sound.
LIZ: I feel like he's here because
he just loves the adventure of it all.
HUNTER: I love that people think
I'm just here to help the tribe.
I'm a very intelligent individual
and I don't want people to know that.
I want to keep that inside.
When I was growing up, I was always good at school.
I graduated college early.
I had direct admissions into medical school.
I had a full-ride scholarship.
But as I was getting set up to go to medical school,
I got the opportunity to substitute teach
for my sister in my hometown.
I had just seen Survivor. I fell in love with it.
And I said, "I want to build a challenge for the kids
"before I go off to medical school.
It'll be my last big thing to plan before I go."
But being in the classroom
and being with the kids day in and day out and having kids
come to me and say, "I really enjoyed that."
I was like, "Wow. This just feels right."
And so I changed
from the full-ride scholarship to medical school.
My parents lost their minds, but I came back
and I chose to teach.
I also don't think I want to advertise that, "Hey,
I build challenges in my backyard."
This is what my house looks like.
It's full of puzzles and stuff left over
from previous challenges that I've done.
The drop-down puzzles, tiles for building towers,
more puzzles, replicas of puzzles,
more pieces of puzzles,
sandbags thrown, more stacks of puzzles,
more puzzles.
So, yes, I am a superfan,
but it seems like a silly thing to share.
Uh, it-it's like-it's like painting a target on my back.
Oh, Hunter.
Wow. Make me a Tempur-Pedic.
VENUS: Hunter is just...
We see him every season.
You know, there's always that one big buff guy.
"I'm the provider. You can't vote me out."
And as a person, I think
Hunter's, like, a really sweet dude.
But also, I can see right through that facade.
Tevin and Hunter are running this game
and if you don't see that, then...
Hunter is running this game?
- You don't think so? - No.
- Do you? - I-I can't see your perspective
unless you provide your perspective.
I'm asking you for your, you know?
Uh, my perspective is I'm not blind.
If you just look around, who has the greatest link
with as many people?
Hunter has Tevin on lock. He has that connection.
I want Hunter out because I feel like
he has too many links with too many people,
and we need to break that chain immediately.
♪ ♪
- Yo, Randen. - What's up, man?
How are you?
The weather was terrible last night,
so we all decided to sleep in the shelter we built.
In the middle of the night, I felt,
like, a sharp sensation, like a...
it was like a zap.
And I realized that I was limp on my right side.
Dude, I don't have a sense...
Like, I can't grip anything with my right arm.
- Oh, my God. - So...
I mean...
All right, so, uh, this morning, I got up
and I noticed that I had, like, a tingly feeling, a prickle,
like, a prickly feeling in my leg
and on my arm from here to my... from... to my fingers.
I was swinging my arms, trying to stretch,
figure it's just bad sleeping, you know, but
I can't grip with my right hand.
So, immediately,
I'm scared, you know, because I know we have a challenge
And I really never wanted to sit out a challenge.
I'm gonna have medical took a look at it.
I've never experienced something like this, ever.
This is my worst nightmare.
I need my arms.
- DR. WILL: So, it's this bit here? - Yeah, that is numb.
- That is, like, a numb... Straight numb. - Just there? There?
- And how about this side here? - I don't feel that at all.
No sensation at all?
RANDEN: Out here, everybody has to do something.
You have to pull your weight.
So, something like this--
it can be a liability.
People look at you like, "Well, what are you useful for, then?"
What am I gonna do, a running challenge?
Our kind of working diagnosis at the moment is
you've got a trapped nerve, maybe lower down in the arm.
It could potentially be in the neck.
It's really hard to-to tell at the moment.
I understand that this is not gonna help me do a challenge.
I think that's sensible. I think we do need to keep a close eye
on you and see what direction things move in.
Okay.
- See you. - Nice to see you, too.
RANDEN: I'm the kind of guy that wants
to face things head on, and
I just want to heal so I can compete.
I hope that today when I rest, that it gets better
because the tribe game
is teamwork.
And now I'm kind of a liability.
♪ ♪
Come on in.
Nami and Siga, getting your first look
at the new Yanu tribe.
Jess voted out
- at the last Tribal Council. - (gasping)
I told y'all.
All right, shall we get to today's immunity challenge?
- (all voice assent) - (whooping) - PROBST: First things first.
Got to take back the idols.
Thank you, Liz.
- Bye, Frodo. - Thanks, Jem.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge you're gonna
leap into the ocean,
then climb up and over a stack of crates.
You must then work together to get over
a rolling barrel,
then up a net ramp.
When you reach the beach, you'll dig up sandbags
and attempt to land them on a series of targets.
The first two tribes to finish
win immunity, safe from the vote.
In addition, you're playing for reward.
(cheering)
Want to know what you're playing for?
- (all voicing assent) - PB and J!
First tribe to finish--
a massive Survivor toolkit
- Oh, a tarp. A tarp! - and a large tarp.
- Tarp! Tarp. - Tarp.
Second tribe to finish--
- smaller toolkit and a smaller tarp. - MORIAH: (whoops) Tarp!
- There's nails in there, bro. - Worth playing for?
- (all voicing assent) - Oh, yeah. - PROBST: All right.
Losers: Tribal Council, where somebody will be
the third person voted out of Survivor 46.
And as a penalty for losing,
I will keep your flint. Yanu,
you are still trying to earn yours.
Sit-outs. Siga, two people sitting out,
cannot be the same person,
which means Moriah must participate.
Maria and Jem gonna take a sit-out for Siga.
Nami, two people sitting out. It cannot be Liz.
- She must compete. - I think it's long...
Who are gonna be the sit-outs?
- SODA: Do you want to go? - I'm comfortable. You go.
- I'm sitting out, Jeff. - SODA: Okay.
PROBST: Randen and Soda.
All right, sit-outs, take a spot on the bench. Everybody else,
give you a minute to strategize.
- We'll get it on. Let's do it! - (applause)
♪ ♪
All right, here we go.
For immunity and reward.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Got to swim out to the platform,
go up and over those crates.
Everybody in the water.
- Come on. - PROBST: Yanu still looking
for their first win of the season.
Gonna be Bhanu up first.
Here goes Tim for Siga. That's how you do it!
Here comes Ben for Siga.
- Okay. - Come on!
- TEVIN: We're good, we're good. - PROBST: Q in the water.
Here comes Charlie.
Nami taking a long time at the crate.
That ocean is moving everything around,
making it very difficult.
Got to get everybody to the barrel.
Pick it up! Let's go!
We got this, we got this. Go, go, go.
PROBST: Liz finally in the water. There goes Venus.
Let's go.
PROBST: There goes Tevin.
Nami in an unfamiliar spot:
dead last.
Now you've got to work together
to get over that barrel.
The most difficult part of the challenge right here.
That barrel's gonna move the other way,
pull you back down.
- There we go. - PROBST: Tim is over for Siga.
It's Siga in the lead.
- Q trying to get over for Yanu. - MARIA: Come on, Siga!
- PROBST: Q is over. - SODA: Come on, Nami.
- You're in this. - PROBST: Nami's at their barrel.
- They can start working on it. - We're good.
This requires a lot of communication
- and everybody working together. - I got you. I got you. Push.
PROBST: There goes Ben for Siga.
- Go, Siga! - PROBST: Siga has
two people over the barrel now.
- There goes Kenzie. - Yes.
PROBST: There goes Moriah for Siga.
- SODA: Nami, let's go! - PROBST: Nami still a big goose egg.
Nobody's gotten over that barrel.
Charlie now the remaining tribe member for Siga.
This is where it gets really tricky.
- Fly! - PROBST: There goes Bhanu for Yanu.
Look at that. Yanu's in this challenge.
TIM: I got it. Go, go, go!
PROBST: They've got Charlie. You're good, Siga!
Siga can head up to the net ramp.
- SODA: Let's go, Liz! - PROBST: Liz is over.
Let's go, Nami! You got this!
- You guys got to get ready. - No, no, we're good.
TEVIN: That's right, you're so good. Y'all are doing great.
PROBST: There goes Tiff!
You're good, Yanu!
Get to that net ramp.
Keep moving. It is Siga in the lead.
Yanu is not in last.
- Push it, Venus! - Come on, Venus! Got to roll it.
PROBST: Venus is over for Nami.
- MARIA: Come on, let's do it! - PROBST: You're good!
- Start digging. - JEM: Go, guys. Go!
PROBST: Here comes Yanu.
There goes Kenzie and Q.
You guys got this, Siga! You've got this!
MARIA: Yeah, Nami.
All right, ready? One, two, three.
Yes!
Wow!
Tevin pulls Hunter!
What a move by Nami.
- That's how you do it! - PROBST: That was a one-two punch.
That might get Nami back in it.
Q and Kenzie are literally walking up the beach.
Seven days of fatigue on Survivor.
It is Siga digging. Now Yanu can dig.
Nami still in the water, trying to get back.
You need to pick it up!
- Let's go, Nami! You're in it! - Come on, Nami, let's go!
PROBST: Can they make up the time?
Siga has their sandbags.
You got to get them all out before you can start throwing.
- SODA: You're in it, Nami. - PROBST: There goes Hunter.
Liz is over,
Venus is over, Tevin's over.
SODA: Push!
Let's go, Nami!
JEM: Come on, Siga! We got this, Siga! We got this, Siga!
It's gonna be Moriah tossing bags.
(indistinct chatter)
PROBST: Yanu has their sandbags.
- SODA: Let's go, my babies. - You're good! Start digging!
SODA: Take a breath, loves of my life. You're in it.
PROBST: Here comes Bhanu in for Yanu.
Ben now gonna give it a shot for Siga.
Y'all are so in this.
PROBST: Still nobody with any bags landed.
That is good news for Nami.
- Yes! Yes! - Yes!
Come on and land it! Keep going!
PROBST: Nami has their sandbags.
Got to get 'em untied and emptied.
Nami is back in this challenge
as Yanu and Siga have yet to land a single bag.
Bhanu misses. Charlie misses.
- There goes Hunter. - SODA: I believe in you.
PROBST: We are dead even right now.
- Yes! - Yes! - PROBST: And Hunter lands
with his first toss,
the first bag.
- It is now Nami back in the lead. - RANDEN: Good shot.
- Hunter, get it! - There you go.
Hunter has a second bag for Nami.
Hunter with another... Nice touch. On and off.
Hunter has got this figured out. That is three in a row.
- JEM: Charlie, you got this! - PROBST: Q feeling the pressure.
Charlie feeling the pressure.
SODA: You got it, baby.
PROBST: Nami was in dead last,
and they are now decidedly in the lead.
And there is number four for Nami.
Still nothing for the other two tribes.
- Oh, I got it! - PROBST: Tiff lands the first one for Yanu.
Hunter for the win.
- (cheering) - There it is! Nami wins immunity,
once again safe from the vote.
An amazing performance by Hunter.
We are looking for one more.
It is now Siga and Yanu.
Yanu in the lead with one.
Q coming back in, trying to land number two.
Q, slice it!
Charlie has the first one for Siga. We are tied, one-one.
Five bags total.
Somebody gets hot, this could be over quickly.
Yes!
PROBST: Could it be Charlie? He lands a second for Siga.
It is now Siga in the lead and Yanu trailing.
- Yes! Yes! - Yes.
Q sticks the second for Yanu.
We're tied again, two-two.
Charlie trying to land the third.
And he does. Siga back in the lead with three.
Q.
- Oh, Q knocks one off. - Oh, no!
Now it's Tiff back in, trying to make up something for Yanu.
- KENZIE: Yes, yes, yes, yes! - PROBST: And Tiff gets hot.
- Tiff lands a second. - You got this, Charlie!
- (whooping) - PROBST: Charlie has the fourth for Siga.
Can he close it out?
Just misses.
Tiff lands a third.
Who's gonna pull it out?
It's Charlie and Tiff right now.
Charlie just misses.
Tiff just misses.
Q back in now for Yanu. Siga down to their last bag.
Q trying to tie it up. Charlie trying to win it.
Q lands the fourth for Yanu.
We are tied again.
Charlie and Q trying to be the hero for their tribe.
- BEN: There it is, Charlie. - PROBST: You win it
for your tribe
or you lose it for your tribe.
(overlapping chatter)
Right there.
- Charlie does it for Siga! - (cheering)
Siga pulls it out, sending Yanu
back to Tribal Council
- for the third straight time - Aah!
this season.
And it's all there on the faces of Yanu--
absolute despair at another loss.
We were so close.
Q.
KENZIE: You gave it your all.
You were so close.
Nami, congratulations.
- The winning streak continues. - (cheering)
Ow, ow!
Nobody going home from Nami.
Siga, once again, immunity is yours.
Nobody going home from Siga.
Before I send you out of here,
we have a journey scheduled for you today.
Nami, you're in charge of who goes.
You're gonna choose one person from your tribe,
one person from Siga and one person from Yanu.
So, first tell me who's going from your tribe.
- Liz. - Liz is going. - PROBST: All right.
So Liz is going. All right. Who from Siga's
gonna go on this journey?
I'm gonna go with Ben.
- Who's gonna go from Yanu? - Bhanu.
PROBST: All right, Liz, Ben and Bhanu,
grab your stuff, head out. Boat's waiting for you.
You will return back to your camp before Tribal.
- Be safe. - Love you.
Have fun.
PROBST: All right, Siga, Nami,
no Tribal Council, nobody going home.
Your reward will be waiting for you back at camp.
Grab your stuff, head out. Enjoy the night off.
- Thank you, Jeff. - Thank you, Jeff.
All right, Yanu, nothing to say.
Seven days already without flint.
I'm keeping it. Sorry for you.
You'll have another chance
to win it back at your next immunity challenge.
Grab your stuff, head out.
See you tonight at Tribal.
- See you later, Jeff. - PROBST: See you later.
TIFFANY: Bhanu is absolutely, 100%, unequivocally
the worst person that could have gone on that journey.
Bhanu can't keep his mouth shut.
I'm just wondering what information
he's giving up to this other tribe.
And I really hope Bhanu doesn't get some type of advantage
because that's gonna make that ten times harder
for us to get him out.
Survivor is still going strong in its third decade
because of the people who apply to play.
If this adventure sounds fun to you,
I'd love to see you out on the island.
♪ ♪
All right, who brought the bad karma
to this situation?
Shocking turn of events, Survivor fans.
Yanu got their ass beat again.
(laughs)
We lost again.
How? I don't know.
Everything was going so right and it still went wrong.
But at this point, losing feels expected for us.
Also, out of all the friggin' people
that get picked to go on the journey,
the one who we want to vote out.
And I guarantee you his ass is up there giving it up.
"Yeah, me and Tiff are in line.
"And me and Q is number one.
- Me and Kenzie..." -"And they all played a fake idol against Jess."
- He's spilling our whole game. - I know. I know
he is up there giving it up, bro.
KENZIE: Bhanu getting picked to go on the journey
was just another typical
Yanu bad luck situation.
The one thing we don't want to happen happens.
It's almost like this is
some weird Survivor karmic curse that we have.
I don't know what's going on.
What is wrong with us?
That's on me.
- I-I'm telling y'all. - BOTH: No, it's not.
- Stop. - No, it's not on you.
- No, it's not. - Q: Listen, we're...
I was put in the spotlight
to deliver for my tribe,
and I let 'em down big time.
I choked at the end and I didn't get it done.
Now my tribe has to go back to Tribal Council
and, you know, I feel horrible.
Horrible.
As a former Division I athlete,
I'm built for moments like this.
I'm very, very tough on myself
because I understand that I can do better.
Time to be clutch.
You weren't clutch, bro.
You weren't clutch at all, bro.
One bag.
Bro, you couldn't sink one bag.
You screwed up.
Why should they go home? Why should you stay?
It takes me back to a time
when I was in high school.
I was the star player or supposed to be the star player,
and I fumbled
- with a minute left in the game. - (crowd groaning)
- (whistle blows) - And the other team picks it up and win.
That following Monday, it was huge in the newspaper.
"Burdette fumbles."
That's a bad feeling.
And that is how I'm feeling right now.
In this game, this was my lowest moment.
So now I feel like it's up to me
to make up for it.
I fumbled today, you know?
And it don't feel good, you know?
- It's-it's tough on me. - But it's a bizarre thing.
- Q: I know. It was. - Like, no one has ever... You couldn't practice that.
- But it's not about practice. - Yeah.
It's about execution.
He didn't practice, either.
And when the time got down,
and it was crunch,
he clocked in
and I didn't deliver.
And for me, that's not-that's not acceptable.
So, tonight at Tribal,
I'd rather it be me than, like, somebody like Bhanu.
(scoffs)
Q, surprisingly, became a martyr
and was like, "Vote me out."
And I can't get a read on it.
It's not his personality, but it is. It's very confusing.
That's what's so crazy about this game. Like...
You don't know what to believe. You don't know who to trust.
It's so bonkers.
Q: I'm serious about this, though.
You go on in the game. Seriously.
I'm-I'm being deadass. I'm deadass.
Especially after today's performance, you know?
Oh, give me a break with the ... self-deprecation.
You know damn well I'm not voting you.
Q doesn't handle these losses well.
I think it's because, like, he has this invisible pressure
that he's putting on himself,
because everybody's looking--
well, I'm not looking to him for guidance--
but other people are looking to him for guidance.
Like, "Oh, yeah, Coach. Tell us the game plan,"
which I think is stupid and silly, anyway.
Why does my road always have to be the hardest?
TIFFANY: Why are y'all letting somebody coach you through this game
that you're supposed to be playing for yourself?
I think that's dumb. I already have a plan.
My plan is to vote Bhanu.
And fingers crossed that he doesn't come back to camp
with an idol in his pocket.
♪ ♪
Thank you.
I'm so excited.
I'm going on the journey with Bhanu and Ben.
Hi, friends.
What's up, crew?
My goal is just to see
what is really going on at Yanu. (chuckles)
I'm so curious.
Hey, Bhanu, if I may just say something
before we start chilling.
I see you putting in the heart.
- Yes. - I see you giving your all.
Great players have come back from far worse,
and I don't want you to think
that's indicative of the game you're playing,
the situation you're in. And who knows?
We might be able to turn that around for you right now.
- But I'm stoked to be here with all three of us, all right? - Yeah.
I was just thinking, it's day seven.
Like, congratulations, guys.
Thank you.
When I prayed this morning, was giving gratitude.
I asked God, like, you know, "Show me a sign
that you exist, that you're listening to me."
And there you go, the journey.
Bhanu, you want to read?
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
(sighs)
LIZ: What?
Ooh.
- No. - (exhales sharply)
Talk about things that do not rock.
Literally.
- (laughs) - Okay? (chuckles)
Yeah, this is wild.
So what does it mean? The white rock sits out?
- Yeah. So, you-you get... - Yeah. So only
- two people move on. - You don't get to do anything.
This is the end.
Bhanu, are you guys okay?
I...
No, I think, um, tonight's gonna be my last Tribal.
Tonight's gonna be my last, and that's how it's been for me.
Would you like a hug?
- Okay. - Come on, buddy.
(Bhanu sniffles)
Just remember, you still have a Shot in the Dark, too.
- And you still might win an advantage. - LIZ: And...
- Yeah, who knows? I mean... - It's, uh...
I'm always on the out and not in any strategy discussions.
Tiffany and Q are really tight.
- Amen. I can see that. - Yeah.
- You can see that. Everyone can see that. - Yeah.
And Kenzie's a mastermind.
- Kenzie is running the show at our camp. - Oh.
Kenzie's the one who's actually,
like, influencing Tiffany.
LIZ: The brains?
BHANU: Yeah, she's the brain.
Whatever order she wanted, that's happening.
And tonight, it's me, because, of course, she...
she wants to stay in the game.
And-and Tiffany and Q-- they don't vote for each other.
So that-that's my position.
LIZ: Bhanu has a meltdown, so we just let him unravel
and he tells us everything.
It is a gold mine of information.
So I just stay quiet
and I just let him talk.
(sobbing): I need a miracle.
LIZ: And unless he is
Leonardo DiCaprio,
I cannot not believe this man.
BEN: This is a game of emotions.
So don't be hard on yourself for being emotional.
Make that your fuel.
They say that I'm not strategic.
They say that I'm-I'm only emotional, and I'm a fool.
- That's all I am. - They said that?
BEN: That does not rock.
- Oh, my gosh. That's just mean. - BHANU: (sniffles) Yeah.
- BEN: Strategies are working. - BHANU: They said,
"You have to know when to hold and when to fold."
I said, like, you know, "I'm playing with my heart."
I'm not strategic,
but my poi... my point being on Survivor
is not to win a million dollars.
I want to win a million hearts.
- That's more important to me. - Oh.
So I'm here for that journey and not for the money.
And everyone knows about that.
Well, here's one heart.
Here's another, dude.
Like Bhanu said, "I didn't come to win a million dollars.
I came to win a million hearts."
A little corny, but, like, when you're raw like that,
it hits. You know what I'm saying?
That's like an Oasis line, for sure, okay?
"A million hearts" on three.
One, two, three.
ALL: A million hearts.
- All right, Bhanu. - Go for it.
BHANU: I'm hoping for a white rock,
because if I lose my vote,
I can't play the Shot in the Dark.
So I want to play it safe tonight.
This is it.
♪ ♪
(sighs)
BEN: So everybody's got to draw rocks.
The one white rock will go home. No risk, no reward.
The blue rocks have a chance to compete for an advantage,
but if they fail,
they lose their vote at their next Tribal Council.
LIZ: This is it.
Look at that.
♪ ♪
All right.
The universe always finds a way, dude, okay?
LIZ: Good luck, guys.
BHANU: Liz, Ben and I-- we put our hands in the bag,
and guess what rock I drew. Blue.
I need to win an advantage more than anybody.
If I can get an advantage,
I can change the course of the game.
The tides can shift.
I just need that blessing.
Maybe this is it.
(exhales) It's hard when you can't
listen to Van Halen for a week.
Sometimes you can't look to, like, an idol
like Nicolas Cage for your answers.
You just got to take that jump
and do it for yourself, you know?
All right.
(exhales sharply)
Let's do this.
Nope. Already not it.
You're given all these different shapes of blocks
to form a perfect cube.
You know, like, three little squares
and then four or five big squares.
The puzzle's fun.
Problem is you're only given until the timer runs out.
Are these all the same?
You know, I practice a lot of Survivor puzzles at home,
but in person, these puzzles are... Ugh!
(sighs)
What am I doing wrong?
Well...
Aah!
Things that do not rock:
these giant blocks.
Oh, shoot.
It has to be like this.
That's a cube.
(sighs)
Oh...
No.
God, please help me.
I'm panicking now.
(sighs)
(sniffles)
(breathing sharply)
That's it.
My journey ends here. (sniffles)
That's it. My journey ends.
(exhales sharply)
♪ ♪
Done.
(sighs)
BHANU: I couldn't complete the puzzle.
I tried different variations, permutations,
but I-I just couldn't figure it out.
And I lost my vote.
I lost the advantage.
I have nothing tonight.
I couldn't save myself.
I'm going home tonight.
That's for sure.
With no vote, you can't play the Shot in the Dark.
So I think I'm in a...
I'm in a deep, deep, deep, deep trouble.
Oh!
(sniffling)
♪ ♪
CHARLIE: Oh, I can't wait to get this tarp on.
That is coming together.
Yeah, this is looking a lot better.
JEM: Ben is probably eating swell right now, y'all.
- Is that a boat? - It's Ben.
- Oh, it's Ben. Perfect. - It's Ben!
CHARLIE: Ben!
(squawks)
TEVIN: I think that's Liz.
(overlapping chatter)
Liz!
We love you!
- Trip. - Uh-huh.
Yeah!
BEN: Immediately, my mind is racing.
How am I gonna sell this back at camp?
'Sup, gang?
Even though I don't have a vote I still have
an advantage because
the intel I get is out of control.
Gather 'round, friends.
- We will gather on the beach over there. - Oh, story time.
I have a tale to tell.
- Okay, first things first, right? - Yeah.
BEN: Bhanu's, like, clearly hurting.
And I gave him, like, a speech. I was like,
"Yo, dude, like, people have come back from far worse."
- And he just, like, started crying. - Aw.
Sobbed, and he literally, like, screamed to God,
"I need a miracle. I'm going home tonight." - VENUS: Aw. Aw.
- Aw... - I could see it in his face...
- LIZ: Yeah. - TEVIN: That is sad.
- He says Q and Tiff are their own thing. - Yeah.
But, like, Kenzie's getting away with murder.
Kenzie is the one behind them
telling them what to do.
Because she's a mastermind, he said.
He said, "I don't know why they're listening to her."
And it was, like, intense, 'cause, like,
- he thinks he's gonna go tonight. - Whoa.
BEN: Yeah.
- Good intel, Ben. Let's go. - Yeah, good job.
- I said the least, bro, about us... - (Charlie laughs)
Nobody questioned it.
I'm somebody that I think
when in life you get given challenges,
you can only mull about it for so long.
So I'm not gonna sit and think about not having a vote.
I'm gonna think about it, like,
"All right, how am I gonna strategize?"
And then we had to go to a table,
and you remember the circular thing?
It was like the two circles and you had to count the circles.
- Oh, yeah. - Yeah.
They did the same thing, but with cubes.
They didn't tell me my answer, but I don't know,
I'm an art student, so I think I did okay,
but I won't know until, um, the next Tribal.
You know, I hate lying,
but, uh, I don't want to tell my tribe that I don't
have a vote yet, because the cracks haven't shown yet.
But if somebody says they don't have a vote,
they're easily gonna be like, "Yo,
person without a vote's got to be the one to go."
- What's at stake? - BEN: What's at stake is
either have an advantage in the next vote or I lose my vote.
- Oh. Wow. - CHARLIE: Wow. - BEN: Yeah.
- Do you know who got what rock? - So who got the white rock? - BEN: Liz.
- Liz ended up getting it. - BEN: Yeah. - JEM: She ended up getting it?
- No, she didn't compete. - CHARLIE: She gets nothing.
Only the people who competed were at risk for losing.
- So Bhanu might lose his vote. - BEN: Yeah, but I don't know.
There's a chance he could have won today's advantage.
KENZIE: Oh!
- Look who it is. - Look who's back. - Uh-oh.
KENZIE: How was it?
It was okay.
- TIFFANY: What'd you do? - KENZIE: What happened?
Why you look so sad? You just went on a journey.
It should have been fun.
Nothing exciting happened.
Well, um, it's not like what Jelinsky described.
This time, it said, "you guys have to draw three rocks.
"One is a white rock, two blue rocks.
"If you draw a blue rock, then you have to do something
and then you win, maybe, an immunity"
or something like that.
If you drew a white rock, then you have to go home.
Like, go to the camp.
- KENZIE: Okay. - BHANU: So we did it. - You drew the white rock?
- That's right. - TIFFANY: Damn, daddy.
And then, yeah, I just came back, and...
that's about the tea.
KENZIE: Of course, in typical Yanu fashion,
he gets nothing, which works for us,
because we didn't want him to have anything.
He drew the white rock.
He doesn't have anything.
Great for the plan,
but it is also just hilarious
that, once again, Yanu loses another thing
and gives something else to the other tribe.
Did they ask you about, like,
what you think is gonna happen tonight?
I said my name is gonna be on the chopping block,
because that's inevitable,
and, um...
Okay.
Well, thanks for the tea. That was juicy.
The real tea is what he gave them about us.
I feel like there was more
that he might have given them, but
it doesn't seem like he got any
type of advantage or whatever from
the journey, which is a good thing.
So now it's not a possibility.
It's a definite.
Bhanu's going home tonight.
Q: So you didn't have to lose your vote or anything
with the white rock?
- No? - What do you think?
You lost your vote?
I didn't want to tell in front of them,
- but I-I cannot lie to you, man. It's, like... - Okay.
No, no, no, no, I'm-I'm with you.
Bhanu is just in a world of his own.
This is too much for him.
He has a passion for the game
but he doesn't understand the game.
So he needs a guy like me to help him,
because, right now, Tiff and Kenzie--
they're 100% in
with sending Bhanu home.
But I have a different plan.
I tell you,
we have, in this game, we have liabilities
and we have threats.
In this game, we want to get rid of the threats
and help the liability become an asset,
which I think that's what you can be.
I want Bhanu to stay.
In my world,
a liability can be an asset
if you use it the right way.
And I think
Bhanu is the liability,
but I can control that liability.
We're not...
Kenzie is a threat.
A threat can never be used to your favor.
At some point it's gonna come up and bite.
So, for me, I want Bhanu to stay in this game
and for Kenzie to go home.
I'm willing to put in so much effort
to helping you become the better player.
I think once Tiff understands how much time
that I'm willing to put in with you,
she will change her vote to Kenzie.
Kenzie'll go home.
BHANU: My game tonight
rests in Q's able hands.
Put it on me. I promise I'll fix it.
- Okay? I got you covered. - Bro.
How much he can do, I don't know, but I still
believe in miracles.
So let's see.
- Hear me out. - Okay.
I've thought about it. Bhanu will
always vote with us.
He's gonna vote wherever we tell him.
We don't know what Kenzie's gonna do with herself
once she get around other people.
This dude will play the game
that we want him to play.
Kenzie is gonna play Survivor.
She's gonna get over there,
she's gonna make bonds, relationships.
And if it can get her further in the game,
bro, she gonna get rid of my ass,
and she'll get rid of you to push her way forward.
Bhanu has said it over and over: "I just want to make the jury."
Kenzie wants to win.
TIFFANY: Q was actually making
really valid arguments
to the point where, like, I'm even questioning,
"Like, dang, like, maybe-maybe he could be right."
Because me, as a Survivor fan,
if I was watching somebody
play with somebody as charismatic
and charming and smart as Kenzie...
I'm really glad we met.
TIFFANY: ...I probably would be like,
"Dang. Like, maybe you do need to cut that person."
But me, being a Survivor player,
and actually having a relationship with Kenzie,
I feel like Kenzie and I are close.
And while she is savvy and smart,
I think she's on my side.
Bhanu is a liability, but Kenzie's a threat to me.
I-I agree with you about everything you said,
but I still...
My gut is telling me that it has to be Bhanu
tonight.
♪ ♪
I love to see you win
but I hate to sit down and watch.
- (chuckles) - I know.
I wish you were in the challenge
- so I didn't have to be. - RANDEN: I wanted to so...
When I saw the water, I was like, "Oh, please."
LIZ: Are they putting the tarp up up there?
They're collecting firewood.
Oh, awesome.
PROBST: Hello.
Oh, my God.
- LIZ: Hey, Doc! - RANDEN: Hey, it's Jeff.
So...
- Oh, no. - No.
Here to talk to you.
LIZ: We're sitting on the beach, talking about the challenge,
and we see Jeff
and Dr. Will approaching. And I think,
"This can't be good."
I'm sure you can guess why we're here. Randen.
It's about your arm.
I'm not gonna lie, it's not good news.
You know, before and after every challenge, we always check.
Medical comes in and gives you a look.
And Will's been monitoring it.
After today's challenge,
he did a lot more work
and research and consulted a colleague about your injury.
Why don't you share what you learned?
DR. WILL: So, Randen, when you first had this injury,
we were concerned initially that it was a pinched nerve.
And it could be anywhere from the neck
right down to the arm.
We thought it was because of sleeping
on the hard bamboo floor, and it was
lower down in the radial, what we call the radial nerve.
PROBST: And the radial nerve-- that's what allows you
- to grip and move, and... Okay. - That's right.
And we thought that your radial nerve wasn't working properly.
Essentially, you put it to sleep by sleeping on
a hard bamboo floor and that's why your wrist is not working.
The thing that's been concerning me has been
this worsening pain and tenderness in your neck.
When I consulted my colleague, who's a neurosurgeon,
her big concern was this could be a bulging disc
- in your neck, - (Soda gasps)
which presses on the nerve,
and that's, I'm afraid, a very different beast.
The radial nerve problem gets better by itself,
but a disc pressing on the nerve here may need surgery.
PROBST: And the-the obvious problem
is that Will can't do that
with the kind of assessment he can do out here.
You need an MRI.
And so, Randen, for those reasons,
out of just being very cautious about your health,
we are pulling you from the game.
You understand,
you don't want to risk something that could be serious.
No, I understand. I understand, Jeff.
I don't want to have paralysis of any kind.
You know what I mean? I got a life to live, so...
And it's unfortunate that it's an unknown.
It could be this radial nerve and you could be okay,
- but Will's been doing a lot of research - I know you have.
and trying to make sure that we take care of you,
and this is the right move.
Oh, my God.
I'm listening to every word the doc is saying.
When Jeff said he's gonna remove me from the game,
I was devastated.
I'd rather have gotten voted out, like, fighting,
you know, but, uh, sometimes there's things
that are just out of your control.
Venus, what are you feeling right now?
Honestly, I'm heartbroken for him, Jeff.
This has been an amazing journey,
and he's probably one of the most amazing people
I've ever met.
And it's gonna be hard to picture
the rest of this experience without him,
and I'm just really upset.
So, Randen, what is the feeling? You've got,
clearly, a lot of love from this group
of people you've been living with.
What's this experience been like for you?
You know, Jeff, uh,
the time I spent here, I got to know these amazing people.
You know, every day was a gift.
Nobody in my family history has ever done anything like this.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime,
and I cherish all of you.
One of you guys better win a million dollars
and keep the Nami legacy going, winning.
You know what I'm saying?
- I love all of you guys, honestly. - I love you, Randen.
- RANDEN: All right? - I love you, buddy. - Good job, dawg.
Thank you.
All right, Randen, so we have an MRI
- already scheduled for you in the morning. - Oh, that's great.
PROBST: So we need to get you out of here, transported,
so we can get this looked at.
As for the rest of you, as Survivor always does,
it continues on, and you are now a tribe of five.
All right, let's go, Randen. See you all again.
- Hope you feel better tonight. - Love you, buddy.
VENUS: My closest ally's going home with an advantage in his pocket,
and it sucks.
I'm heartbroken for him,
but I'm also very upset that the one person I could really trust
is now gone, and now I have no one.
And it just feels really ...
- Thank you, guys. - LIZ: Love you.
SODA: Love you, Randen.
Bye! We love you!
VENUS: I am at the bottom of this tribe.
My days are numbered, and I'm pretty much screwed. But
honestly, at this point, I've realized, in Survivor, you can't
predict anything.
(Bhanu crying, sniffling)
What are you crying for?
I don't want to see you like this.
I'm-I'm sorry. This...
No, I know. I know.
(sighs)
I'll be honest with you. Like...
I have not decided to write your name down.
BHANU: I told you I always respected you all,
and sometimes I call you sister,
because that-that comes from...
straight from my heart, and...
Hold up.
I know I'm interrupting.
I know you got a lot going on, but I've got news
- that's gonna impact tonight. - Yo, Jeff is here!
Hey, Q. Kenzie.
- My heart is beating so fast. - KENZIE: Mine, too.
Well, I came in clearly interrupting
a passionate conversation. I can see it in your face.
So I think what I have to tell you is going
to impact all four of you.
Randen was pulled from the game.
He's had a nerve situation. There was a lot of concern.
So for, you know, his well-being,
we had to pull him from the game,
which means one person's loss
is another person's gain.
No Tribal Council tonight.
- Nobody going home from this tribe. - Hug.
(laughing)
(excited chatter)
- Oh, my God. - See, buddy, I told you.
BHANU: My prayer's been answered.
I'm not going home tonight.
Here I am, saying my goodbyes, ready to go,
and look what happened. Miracle!
I wanted to tell you that, you know, I came here
because you inspired me to be on Survivor,
because you're my guru.
That's what brought me here.
And I never came to Survivor to win a million dollars.
I wanted to win a million hearts.
That's my focus.
So I had my speech prepared for you tonight.
(chuckles)
PROBST: No need for the speech. You might want
- to work on your gurus, but I appreciate the nice words. - (laughing)
BHANU: I've been praying all day.
And guess what?
I'm still in the game, baby.
This is the first time I'm actually, like,
smiling and laughing.
(laughs)
Q, this game is impossible to predict.
What does this moment offer this group?
Second chance, Jeff.
You just gave somebody
on this tribe a second life,
and I'm thankful.
Tiff, what's your feeling?
I'll be honest with you, like, I was really struggling,
because we've been, like, losing people
left and right.
Literally, like, I said a prayer. I'm like,
"God, this is gonna be hard tonight.
Can you please give me a sign?"
And then you walk in five minutes later.
I'm so happy, because I do not want
any more people from my tribe to go home. I really don't.
Kenzie, I think you all are on to something
with this approach that this is a victory.
I just left Randen,
who is obviously very sad,
and yet that is how Survivor works.
His pain is your joy.
KENZIE: Yeah, I mean, it... Obviously, like,
my heart goes out to him, 100%.
Like, that sucks, but
it's like our first win.
You know? Like...
I hate to relish in that, but we got to relish where we can.
You know?
Well, Survivor is full of turning points.
They often come when you least expect it.
This could be the first
positive turning point for Yanu.
It is the first positive turning point for Yanu.
BHANU: This is really a positive turn. Oh, my...
All right, I'm gonna leave the four of you
to enjoy the sunset.
It'll be a very different night.
And the game continues.
- Thank you. - TIFFANY: Thanks, Jeff.
- Thank you so much. - Okay. All right. Good luck.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Q: Kenzie got lucky.
She has no idea
how close she came to going home.
But this is a win for the Yanu tribe.
For the first time, we're not going to Tribal.
We can keep everyone together.
All four members.
One happy family.
And that feels great.
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MORIAH: We found something mysterious.
Our brains melted.
PROBST: Next time on Survivor...
We're all vibing, because I love everyone.
TEVIN: She is manipulating. Soda got to "go-da."
Huh?! Boy.
KENZIE: Bhanu needs to go.
Aah!
I am appreciative for those who looked out for me
and pulled me from the game knowing that
it could have been a spinal injury.
But the worst fear did not happen.
And, you know, my hand works now.
So I'm very thankful that I'm healthy.
Sometimes there's things that are
just out of your control.
And I got to experience a place I've never been before.
I just want to play again.
I learned my lesson. I'm sleeping on sand.
(roars)