DESHAWN: You guys got messy, again, for the second
-Tribal in a row. -I've been...
Just do what we said we were gonna do.
I don't understand it.
-And I was like, "Really." -Heather, Heather,
-I love you to pieces. -"Sit down and be quiet."
Heather, Heather, Heather, I love you to pieces,
but right now I just need a minute.
-Got it, but... -What you did-- it was... it was a little messy.
All right? So I just need a minute.
Tribal Council was
absolutely a train wreck.
The plan was picture perfect, but Heather stands up,
and she whispers in a few different people's ear,
blows up the entire thing, and then Shan says, "Vote Heather."
I didn't want to vote Heather, so I said no,
and she jumped down my throat.
So now Shan is starting
to step on my toes.
You're starting to get in the way of my million dollars,
so that started to piss me off a lot.
Every time that she has an opinion,
like, "Let's vote Heather,"
y'all sitting there looking like y'all have nothing to say.
-Well... hold up. -Why does nobody speak up?
SHAN: It was like a whole dramatic moment.
It just didn't have to be all that.
Why am I bending backwards for this dude?
He's more loyal and more with them
than he is here, and that... I don't understand that.
Everybody was like,
"Yes, let's vote Heather," except for Deshawn.
So we go back
to the original plan because that's what Deshawn wanted.
Then he pouts, then he sulks.
That, to me, is immature, so
I just can't with Deshawn anymore.
Shan is like a bulldozer when it comes to her strategy.
I don't like to let people tell me what to do in this game.
I came here to play,
and I'm not gonna stop playing now
because Shan is telling the group what to do.
It's just not gonna happen.
-I... -This isn't your Survivor.
I'm gonna play it the way I want to play it.
Like, I wish I would leave this show because
I freaking made the decision
that you wanted me to make, haphazardly.
-You didn't think about it. -Yeah. I...
-And now look at you-- egg on your face. I'm done. -Yeah.
EVVIE: Coming back from Tribal Council,
there were fireworks here on our beach.
And that's fine with me because
things are gonna shake up around here.
-ERIKA: Well, I was like... -EVVIE: Chaos doesn't
help the people in power.
Chaos helps the bottom people.
So this cast is amazing for me.
♪
LIANA: Oh, look at this beautiful sun.
ERIKA: These are the moments we have to enjoy
-despite the craziness. -LIANA: Yup.
It was not the way things was supposed to go.
And I have to apologize to you that I have to realize
I got to push through when people don't communicate with me
the way I need them to communicate.
So there is validity to your points.
So I am... I'm sorry that you don't
feel always heard by me. That's something
that I want to work on, even in this game.
I want you to feel always heard.
It was a good talk that Deshawn and I had.
I'm glad that we were able to kind of repair that a bit, and
I don't want to seem like I'm the one calling all the shots,
so, you know, I need to listen to all the opinions, but also,
getting the way I want the vote to go.
-Uh... -And I can tell you, Erika more so than Heather
'cause Erika's the mastermind.
-Um... yeah. -I don't trust Erika and Heather.
DESHAWN: I was just trying to smooth things over with Shan,
but yet again, she was just kind of telling me what to do. Like,
she has very little tact.
I think that the group of Ricard, Shan, Liana, Danny,
and I guess myself-- finicky--
I think the group is already dissipating.
-...it's, like, back and forth. We can communicate. -Yes, yes.
-I don't... -I know.
DESHAWN: So right now I'm just trying
to play the middle.
I have to have conversations with Evvie because
I feel like we can do some damage together.
-And likewise. -Yeah.
-Deal... -Deal...
-How many is that? -This will be 17.
Just want to tell you I'm not upset with you or something.
Okay? It's a... That's... Yesterday is gone.
Today is a new day.
I did not write your name.
Okay. And you throw my name under the bus for sure.
Okay, that's fine.
Yeah, I know. You don't believe...
-I did not write your name. -XANDER: I know
for a fact that Heather didn't vote
for Naseer because it was me, but
I'm keeping my mouth shut.
It's great to stir up chaos when you're on the bottom.
It's perfect that they're fighting with each other.
-I was like, "Something is wrong." -Do I buy that? I don't.
I don't buy it.
What part don't you buy?
I don't buy anything that you say now.
It doesn't matter.
Ask Evvie who she was told to vote for.
Here, Evvie. Can I ask you a question?
-Yes. Yes. -When I asked you on your shoulder,
knocked on your shoulder,
-I said "Who are you...?" -Oh, yeah.
At Tribal, you said, "Vote Naseer."
I-I didn't say, "Vote for him." I said... You said, "Naseer."
HEATHER: Last Tribal, I got caught trying to scramble.
-Wow. -HEATHER: Oh, it totally backfired.
I ended up with a big old... on my back.
So, yeah, yeah, I got... I got
a little lecture today.
-Got it. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
[groans]
What a lovely family.
NASEER: Oh, that looks good.
-SHAN: Bon appétit. -EVVIE: Amazing.
Uh, I'm so excited.
ERIKA: So you lost, like, hearing in your right side,
like, not when you were born. It was, like,
-something that happened. -Yeah. -Okay.
-So do you normally, like, wear your hearing aids? -No.
Because of my job, there's so much
ambient noise, it's really hard for me.
I don't really wear it often, but...
Oh, I'm fully deaf in my right ear, and I read lips.
-Wow. -Wow.
RICARD: Most people don't realize
I'm hard of hearing, but
since I was a kid, I've been
fully deaf in my right ear.
At times, that can be very frustrating and very annoying.
It-it just made me scared coming into the game.
[indistinct, muffled chatter]
EVVIE: Where's the button?
[indistinct, muffled chatter]
Good-good for you. I'm okay.
But I'm really thriving.
[indistinct, muffled chatter]
That went in and it'll be like, "Poof."
And then you want some, like, rice to cool it down, too.
RICARD: Reading body language and reading lips--
I tune out everything else, and I just see it all,
like, appearing in front of me.
This game is really testing me, but I've really been blossoming.
I think I'm just kicking ass, and it just makes me think
maybe I can be the first hard-of-hearing winner.
And I'm in a really good spot Day 17.
SHAN: I felt like, for the first time last night,
I just knocked out
-and was... -DANNY: It went long.
-SHAN: Yeah. -But, yeah, day 17.
-Right? -EVVIE: Just think there...
SHAN: Yeah.
ERIKA: Like, are you serious?
You don't even see that we're, like,
-right there? -I guess they think
that, like, all the people on the bottom are so scattered
that we could never work together.
-LIANA: Yeah. -Oh, yeah.
-Oh, yes. -SHAN: Yes, yes, yes.
Not and, like, be low-key.
I don't trust Erika, not with some...
-There's something off there. -Right.
You think maybe we should be voting either Shan or Ricard?
-Maybe. -Like, could we do...?
Could we pull in Naseer as a number and tell him
-we're voting Erika and Xander? -LIANA: Yeah.
Xander's been a problem for me for a really long time.
He continues to make it this far with the idol in his pocket.
It just makes it
more apparent how much of a threat
he is in this game and how much he does need to go.
What if we did...
I think it's better.
Everyone's obsessed with Xander
because he's got the idol, but
I want to get rid of Erika.
I feel like she's probably one of the smarter players
in the game, and I don't trust her.
Not even a little bit.
Come on in.
All right, let's get to today's immunity challenge.
First things first, Evvie. Take back the necklace.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge, you're going to balance
on a very narrow perch with your hands
holding onto a handle behind your head.
If at any point, a hand comes off the handle
or a foot comes off the perch...
you're out.
And to make it a little more interesting,
today, we're going to divide you into two groups.
-Oh, my gosh. -PROBST: So,
two people will win immunity, be safe.
Both groups will go to Tribal Council
-separately and vote somebody out. -EVVIE: Ah, man.
-[others murmuring] -So two winners,
-two people going home. -Oh, gosh.
In addition, playing for reward.
Want to know what you're playing for?
-[whooping] -XANDER: Let's see it.
PROBST: The last person left standing
in the challenge not only earns immunity for themselves,
but you earn chicken and beef stew
-for your group... -Oh, man.
to be enjoyed back at camp.
We're going to draw for spots to see which group you're in,
and we'll get started.
Gonna be a good one.
[whooping]
♪
All right, everybody, take your spots.
Get your feet up on the perch
and your hands behind the handle.
Your feet are facing out.
[soft groans]
PROBST: Everybody get comfortable.
-Ready? -Heather's ready. Is everybody ready?
-Mm-hmm. -Yup. -Yup.
Let's not waste any time. This challenge is on.
Two groups.
It is Erika, Shan,
Ricard, Naseer and Heather competing against each other.
In the other group, we have Deshawn,
Evvie, Liana, Xander and Danny.
One person from each group will be going home.
This is about pain management 'cause it's gonna hurt.
[wooden creaking]
I've watched people do this over the years.
I know it's hurting already.
This is not a comfortable spot.
Everybody hurts in this challenge.
You just keep fighting because
you never know when the person next to you is going to drop.
-Jeff. -PROBST: Evvie drops out.
You can take a spot on the bench over here.
Evvie-- first out.
Ooh.
-[wooden creaking] -PROBST: Shan literally
shaking, but still up there.
[Heather exhales sharply]
-Oh, God. -PROBST: Heather drops.
Liana drops.
-Oh! -Shan drops. -EVVIE: You got it, Xander.
PROBST: Shan is out, and just like that,
we're down to three in yellow.
It's Erika, Ricard and Naseer.
And we're three on blue--
Deshawn, Xander and Danny.
-Ooh. -LIANA: You got it, Danny.
I'm not dropping.
-I'm not, either. -[laughs]
Guys, I can stay two hours if you want.
-Let's do it. -NASEER: Let's do it.
SHAN: You're looking great, guys.
HEATHER: Good job, guys.
You're looking great, Naseer.
[rattling]
-PROBST: Danny suddenly drops. -[groans]
He went until he could not anymore.
We're down to two in blue.
It is Deshawn and Xander, fighting for immunity, and it is
Erika, Ricard and Naseer for yellow.
SHAN: You got it, Ricard.
-You got it. -[wooden creaking]
PROBST: Ricard drops out and into the sand.
-EVVIE: Good job, Ricard. -DANNY: Yeah, Ricard. Good job.
-LIANA: Good job. -PROBST: We're down
to a showdown on yellow and blue.
It is a showdown between Erika and Naseer,
and a showdown between Deshawn and Xander.
The stew! The stew!
PROBST: Immunity andstew on the line.
Bring it home, Naseer. You got it.
-I promise you. -PROBST: You'll be a hero who is safe.
Best place to be in this game.
SHAN: Hold on, Naseer.
I can't feel my right hand.
-Naseer, calm, maintain. -Hold on.
-Calm down. -PROBST: Naseer really struggling.
-No, I'm not, Jeff. -Naseer, get your hand
-on the back of that, not the cap. -I can't feel it.
Sorry. You got to move it, or I'll call you out.
PROBST: On the back of it. Your hand, right hand.
-I can't feel it. -PROBST: Naseer is out. Don't drop.
-Erika wins individual immunity. -[indistinct chatter]
Erika is safe tonight at her Tribal Council.
She's now trying to win chicken and beef Stew.
She can't do it.
ERIKA: I'm sorry, guys, sorry.
-Keep grinding. -Erika is safe, but we now know
that blue will have chicken and beef stew.
Oh, hey, we got the stew, man.
-We got it. -PROBST: The question is,
who will have the immunity necklace
while they are enjoying it?
-We're feasting for sure. -Yup.
-I'm sorry I couldn't go on, guys. -No, it's okay.
It's okay. You hung up there as a girl.
-You did so good. -PROBST: Deshawn fighting
through obvious pain, but he is fighting through it.
ERIKA: You're both looking good.
-Keep going. -PROBST: Five feet to his left--
Xander.
PROBST: Xander's body's starting
to shake a little bit, starting to twitch.
Yeah.
[wooden creaking]
It's the last showdown-- Deshawn and Xander.
-For immunity. -NASEER: Doing good, boys.
ERIKA: Keep going, boys.
-Keep going. -[wooden creaking]
-Come on, Deshawn. -Keep going. -Doing great.
PROBST: Xander's fighting through it, still twitching
but still strong.
When you win Survivor,
you can look back and say, "I earned
-every minute in this game." -[groans softly]
"Even challenges I didn't win, I gave everything in the tank."
ERIKA: Keep going. Keep going.
-LIANA: You got it, guys. -You guys have
all you need to win. Keep going.
-PROBST: You're at 33 minutes. -SHAN: You got it.
You got it, Deshawn. You've got it, Xander.
-ERIKA: Keep going, guys. -SHAN: Looking great.
You guys are both looking great up there.
PROBST: That a way to fight, you guys.
-SHAN: Oh! -PROBST: Deshawn drops out.
Xander wins individual immunity and reward for his group.
What an effort. Take a break
-in the sand if you need it. -Good job, guys.
Both guys trying to find their bodies again.
[applause]
Huge effort.
-Man, if I can get my arms around you. -Oh, man.
-PROBST: Wow. -[laughing]: Oh, my gosh.
-PROBST: Wow. -LIANA: Wow.
Erika, come on over.
Oh, my gosh. Dream come true.
Oh, my gosh. I've just dreamed of this moment
-since I was a kid. -Congratulations.
You fought hard. You've earned individual immunity.
You are not going home tonight. Head back to your group because
-somebody is going home. -ERIKA: Thanks, Jeff.
Xander, come on over.
SHAN: Xander.
-Good job, Xander. -PROBST: I was gonna say,
"Did you dream of this as a kid?"
But you kind of are still a young man.
Yeah, I mean, oh, my God, to have this moment.
And, like, this challenge
I've dreamed of so many nights. Since it's aired,
-like, this is made for me. -PROBST: Congrats.
Go ahead and head back, Xander.
Good job.
PROBST: Heather, Naseer, Shan,
Ricard, one of you going home tonight.
You know it won't be Erika.
You're gonna go now to the old Ua camp.
Grab your stuff, head out.
We'll see you tonight at Tribal Council.
You will go first and vote somebody out.
And then go back to our real camp?
Then you go back to your real camp.
-RICARD: Okay. -Okay, that's good.
Xander, Evvie, Liana,
Danny, Deshawn, you will go to Tribal Council second.
Grab your stuff, head back to camp.
-Enjoy your well-earned reward. -Thanks, Jeff.
LIANA: The fact that Xander won today, I mean, it's just, like,
so bad.
He knows he has power
on his neck, and that's not good for my game.
Every single draw, it's like I'm with Xander.
I'm like, what is going on with this kid?
Like, can I get some space?"
EVVIE: Oh, my God. This is so...
Look how much food this is
for the five of us.
It's also perfect 'cause you always talk about stew.
-EVVIE: Yeah. -XANDER: I know.
This is, like, all I've been dreaming about.
I have been dreaming of stew.
And, aw, it hit the spot.
It does look good.
-Are you ready to dig in? -It does.
XANDER: I can't imagine a better day. I have immunity.
I also have an idol, and
now that the numbers are down to five,
this is a huge opportunity for me
to take out the big dogs on the top. Exactly what
I've wanted to, or...
[burps]
Still digesting that stew. [laughs]
This is so ... good.
It's unbelievable.
EVVIE: Initially just looking at the group,
I thought that for sure I would be in trouble.
But the reality is, Deshawn is really out
on the power group, so I think for sure I have Deshawn, but
Xander-- he and I have had a bumpy road,
especially the last couple days.
So if Deshawn is with me
and Xander's with me, I should be fine.
I mean...
EVVIE: Liana.
Yeah.
Liana's someone
who's almost a minion to Shan,
and that's so dangerous.
Not only that. She has no trust in me.
She wants me gone. So,
Liana would be fantastic for me to get rid of.
Yes.
DANNY: It's a simple vote. Evvie is going home tonight.
Fortunately,
the luck of the draw gave us three people
that are in our alliance--
me, Deshawn and Liana.
With only five people,
we have the power, uh, in this vote.
-This is the chance. -I know.
For me tonight, I'm definitely writing Evvie,
but my biggest worry is Xander has an idol.
If he were to potentially play it for Evvie,
that could be a huge problem. I could go home tonight.
What are you thinking?
I want to hear the name that you have.
Most threatening-- between Evvie and Deshawn.
XANDER: Between Evvie and Deshawn?
-LIANA: Yeah. -Everybody
wants Evvie out, though.
-She's not someone we have to worry about. -Okay.
I don't know.
The hesitancy is, you do have your idol.
-Yeah. -So...
I'm definitely... I'm... I'll have you know I'm considering.
I woke up on the bottom.
Now I'm the prom king, and everybody wants to take me aside
and give me advice in the game.
Like...
-You would do that? -Well, I mean, not to you.
It's a little funny to me that Liana feels
in a place to make demands.
She's got a big target on her back,
and she knows it. Liana has shown her cards,
and I'm ready to expose them.
XANDER: They've got such an interesting dynamic.
EVVIE: Uh, on the other group-- I know, I was thinking about that.
-Would be Naseer and, uh, Shan. -Yeah, Shan.
-EVVIE: Right? -XANDER: Both have idols.
-DESHAWN: Yeah. -EVVIE: Yeah.
EVVIE: And Shan and Ricard together.
XANDER: But Erika and Heather are really close. -EVVIE: Right.
XANDER: And then that leaves Naseer,
and he's such a wild card.
SHAN: Well, it sucks being back at Ua.
Man, our camp is much better.
-I hate it here. -SHAN: I hate this camp.
Erika winning was a bad thing
for my game because I did want her out.
-Heather, do you want to go pick some limes? Okay. -Yeah.
SHAN: So maybe this is an opportunity to get Heather out
because Heather is an ally to Erika.
Well, I know Ricard and I are a solid two,
and we've been working with you. I mean,
it's three votes on Heather.
-Okay. -And if we need to,
I have an extra vote I can put on her.
Okay, and I don't want you to waste your idol.
I don't want you to waste yours, either.
That's what I'm saying. Stick together.
NASEER: I feel amazing. Heather will be going home.
Plus, I have
an hidden immunity idol.
I have everything that I want for tonight.
I'm like cool like cucumber
no matter what situation is happening.
-Mom, I'm sorry. -HEATHER: What?
Wow.
These two are my closest ally.
ERIKA: There must be, like, something else we can do.
Yeah, but you just have one idol?
-Yeah. -Would you play that for Heather?
Yeah. No way.
-No? -So I have to take care
-of myself, you know? -Mm-hmm.
-Got it. -ERIKA: Naseer seems confident
it's going to be an easy vote, and Heather's going home.
It is a bit of a heartbreaker for me because
it's no secret to anyone that Heather and I are close.
I really am saying, do what you need to do.
-There will be no hard feelings. -Yeah.
-I'm ready to talk about that. -I'm-I'm not voting for you.
Okay. I understand. [stammers] I get it.
-Who? Naseer? -Naseer. Yeah.
So I would love to get rid of Naseer,
or I was hoping that, like,
maybe there's the chance to vote out Shan.
The problem is, there's
so much power concentrated with the people
who are here, knowing that Naseer has an idol,
Shan has so many advantages.
It seems like there's not a lot of options.
I really did want to split up Shan and Liana,
but I'm hoping, on the other side,
-they take out Liana. -I hope they do.
-We were talking things out. -Yeah?
I just feel like you guys have been...
...with Shan and Ricard and Liana.
I don't even feel like I'm in it,
and I don't want to be in it,
because I want to play my own endgame.
DESHAWN: Whoa. Are you serious?
Xander's telling me Liana
tried to flip the vote on me,
but I don't know if that's the truth.
But at the end of the day, I'm gonna be at the top,
and that's not even me trying to be funny.
It's just me being real.
Like, I've put myself perfectly in the middle.
If there's a move that you guys
want to make that I could help you with,
I'm down to do that.
XANDER: I'm willing to say right here now...
Let's do it. Done?
-Yeah, let's make it tomorrow. -Do it, please.
Evvie and I had made a deal
before we even knew that we were splitting into this five,
and we said we were going to protect each other.
-Okay. Okay. -Yeah.
DESHAWN: But if I take out Liana,
there are gonna be repercussions from the power alliance,
and then that could put me in a compromising position.
'Cause right now they think we're still together.
DESHAWN: This is where the rubber hits the road.
I want to play my game ofSurvivor,
and as long as Xander doesn't play his idol,
I'm the one deciding who goes home tonight.
I'm ready to work with you, and if you say you want to do it,
-Yeah. -...then I'm with you.
-Yeah. -I just want to give you my thoughts.
-Oh, Evvie? Tonight? -Yes. Yes.
When-when else will we have the opportunity to get her out?
XANDER: I was really convinced that Danny and Deshawn were ready
to work with me, but Danny seems kind of wishy-washy,
telling me
Evvie would be a better move.
Just think about it. I'm willing to do whatever you want to do.
XANDER: And that scares me because
they could work together to try
and blindside her and pull some big move.
And I'm gonna have to try and stop that.
So, maybe I should play my idol for Evvie
because this Tribal is crucial for the rest of my game.
SHAN: What do you think is gonna happen
on the other side tonight?
We never know in this game 'cause Xander--
he has the idol. He may play to Evvie.
-Yeah, we never know -RICARD: We'll just see.
It doesn't even affect our plan.
-SHAN: Yeah. -Yeah.
Everyone has this huge target for Heather,
and I'm baffled by it. She has no advantages.
She has no idol,
and yet everyone's focusing their attention on her.
And so, I have to focus on an actual threat.
-They are going to vote you. -Mm-hmm.
But they both have idols.
-Yeah. Yup. -Okay, that's scary, but
I think Naseer is the bigger threat,
and I need to make Naseer feel so comfortable
-that he doesn't play his idol tonight. -Yes.
And I think that really is a possibility.
-It needs to be that it's me to make him feel good. -Yeah. Yeah.
-Yeah. -Yeah. I'm sorry. -No, I'm... I agree.
RICARD: If we make him feel really safe,
-he's gone. -Mm-hmm.
HEATHER: Oh, my God! This is epic.
Going into Tribal tonight, I got to try to do the poker face
and just convince Naseer I'm sad that I'm going home because
if Naseer plays his idol, the votes are left on me.
If I need to get voted out, I'm okay.
Like, I know I'm at the very, very bottom.
Yeah.
HEATHER: Ricard has come up with this great plan,
and I'm hopeful everybody will do their part to make it happen.
Those two are going to be voting Naseer,
and we use the extra vote on Naseer, but...
-Yeah, it's two-three. -...we need to make sure
there's a Heather vote out there.
And we need to make sure there's enough of them
in case they do try anything sneaky.
So then we're all gonna vote who?
Naseer, and then he's gone.
Then we're fine.
I want to vote Heather's ass out.
No! Heather makes no sense, Shan.
Absolutely none. She has nothing.
She has no alliance except Erika.
She has no advantages. Naseer has an idol.
-Because I don't trust Heather and Erika. -I don't care.
That doesn't make sense.
But can I have the extra vote to do this?
Well, I'll cast the extra vote.
Will you?
I will cast the extra vote...
To take out Naseer?
I don't know. I-I just don't know if I can trust Erika.
This is very, very risky because
I don't trust Erika and Heather.
I just get the hibbity jibbities.
Like, I just don't get the best vibe.
I just don't... I just want to make sure
it's not gonna turn on me or Ricard.
Well, it might, but...
SHAN: I feel like Naseer is another number for me.
And so, the easy move would be
to just cast all the votes on Heather
and even maybe save the extra vote
for a little bit further down the road.
That is you making a decision.
That's not how this game is supposed to go.
It's not what one person wants. It... it is...
Uh, uh, I don't know if that's...
I don't know if I completely agree with that.
I feel like everybody's doing that in their own way.
RICARD: It's complicated with Shan. I know she has my back.
But that doesn't necessarily mean
she's gonna follow through with the plan
because it has to be her way
all the time.
And it does not make sense to get Heather out tonight.
If not, I will literally kill you guys.
RICARD: Naseer, to me, is the biggest threat, but
I have the most high-maintenance alliance ever.
If Shan is not willing to budge on her stance,
then Heather could be bye-bye.
♪
PROBST: All right, so, Ricard, after the challenge,
you guys were sent back to Ua.
-Which sucks. -[laughter] -It's just awful.
-PROBST: Do you even care
that you're there? Does it just become about,
"What are we gonna do? There's only five people,
-and Erika's safe"? -RICARD: I mean,
Shan and myself have clearly been together
since the very beginning, and we've been very close
with Naseer, and Erika is clearly safe.
And so, there seems to be a more clear-cut choice.
PROBST: Heather, does this ring true that
you could be a very easy vote tonight?
I amthe easy vote tonight.
You know, I'm still hopeful there's going to be a miracle,
and some idol is going to just fall out of the sky.
Cue the idol.
Oh, my God.
Oh.
[laughs]
-Didn't work, did it? -PROBST: What's the move?
If you feel you're on the bottom,
do you just hold, or do you try to make a move?
I-I... I don't have a-a person
that I could point to at this point
because I don't have the goodies to keep me safe.
I don't have the idol, I don't have the extra vote.
-It's just me right now. -ERIKA: I mean, it's not like
we laid down our swords.
Like, Heather and I are a pair. We pitched to everyone.
"Like, we're two votes, if you want to do something."
But the problem is,
everyone knows where the advantages are.
And the advantages are not with Heather and I.
So I think if you're not someone with an advantage,
it actually creates, like, all these obstacles for you.
Why does everybody know what everybody has?
We know we had to activate-- it was a three-way activate.
NASEER: Activate a three-way shared idol, so,
I do have an hidden immunity idol.
And we've worked hard to get that power.
I don't want to give up that power to save someone else
'cause maybe I may need to use for myself.
PROBST: Shan, often when people know you have an idol,
you're worried they're going to come for you
because they want you to play it.
-Yeah. -But it sounds like
this group has a different
maybe approach this season.
I-I mean, it-it seems like there's an obvious
decision to make tonight,
because Naseer, myself and Ricard
have been voting together.
But at the same time,
I feel just as much at risk.
You know, the only person that's safe tonight is Erika.
Ricard, any time there's a small group like this,
it is dangerous.
But every time there's a dangerous situation,
for someone there's opportunity.
What's complicated with this particular season--
it's not very easy to say,
"Oh, this person has an idol. Let's vote them out."
The reality is,
the three of us have three advantages in this game.
And you're gonna make the same argument to all of us saying,
"Oh, I can't say, vote this person out
"'cause they have an idol 'cause you have an idol.
And I can't say that to you 'cause you have an advantage."
It's just a hard day, hard day.
It's a hard day for everybody.
Why is it hard for you, Naseer?
'Cause Heather and I-- we had a relationship.
Like, from the beginning, it's like on a roller coaster.
But I approached her 'cause I'm still learning.
There's a lot to learn. So, she's a great teacher,
and I really respect her like mother.
But that person is about to leave.
That is hard.
[groans]
It's okay.
PROBST: What just came on?
What emotion just hit?
I'm here because I wanted to do this for 20 years.
Right from the beginning,
I was going to start at the bottom,
you know, because I'm older and these disadvantages.
And I came out here, and
every day has gotten better, and I've learned something else
about myself and about other people.
And I'm proud that I've made it this far.
Can't wait for my kids to see this.
I really am proud of myself.
PROBST: On that note, it is time to vote.
Ricard, you're up.
♪
Sorry, Mama.
I'll go tally the votes.
All right, if anybody has an advantage
or hidden immunity idol,
and you want to play it,
now would be the time to do so.
Okay, I'll read the votes.
First vote--
Heather.
Naseer. One vote-- Heather, one vote-- Naseer.
Heather. Two votes-- Heather, one vote-- Naseer.
♪
Heather. Three votes-- Heather, one vote-- Naseer.
Naseer. That's two votes-- Naseer,
three votes-- Heather, one vote left.
Naseer. We're tied.
Three votes-- Heather, three votes-- Naseer.
♪
Here's what we're gonna do. We're gonna revote.
You can only vote for Heather or Naseer.
Heather and Naseer, you can only vote for each other,
so you won't vote. Ricard, you're up.
Will you come grab this?
♪
I'll go tally the votes.
♪
I'll read the votes.
♪
First vote-- Naseer.
♪
Naseer.
-♪ -Ninth person voted out,
and the second member of our jury--
Naseer. Naseer, you need to bring your torch.
Good playing with you guys.
-Good playing with you, too. -Thank you.
-Thank you for everything, Naseer.
♪
Naseer, the tribe has spoken.
You can take your spot on the jury next to Tiffany.
-Good job, guys. Bye. -Good job, Naseer.
Thank you.
Grab your torches, head back to camp.
We'll bring in the next group.
♪
Bye, guys.
Unfortunately, I was blindsided.
But did I enjoy every single moment here?
Absolutely, 100%.
It was my dream to be onSurvivor
and to enjoySurvivor.
And I did it every single moment I'm here.
♪
PROBST: Getting your first look
at what just happened--
Naseer voted out.
Wow.
-That's crazy. -PROBST: Danny,
that's how real the game is, how fast you can be out.
He was sitting in one of these seats just a few minutes ago.
DANNY: It's-it's very nerve-racking.
I think we all would have bet
that Naseer would have played his idol
tonight and been safe,
but a lot of us don't have protection here.
Xander's the only person who's for sure not going home.
PROBST: So, Xander, not only do you win
immunity for yourself,
but you win chicken and beef stew.
-By the way, Jeff, you undersold the hell out of it. -Yeah. Oh, my God.
XANDER: It was so good.
Hearty potatoes, warm broth
and carrots and onions, and that was
-exactly what we got. -PROBST: So, Deshawn,
you get back, you have this nice reward,
which is great because it's fuel.
But the bigger question is, now what?
DESHAWN: Yeah, I mean, it's unfortunate because
there are four people here who I wanted
to really work with and who I feel
like I've developed decent relationships with,
but there's nowhere to hide in this Tribal Council.
Somebody has to go home,
and unfortunately it's going to be somebody
who I actually wanted to work with in this game, so...
PROBST: So, Liana, you guys have had some crazy
Tribals so far, but this is different
'cause it's a small group. Do you feel that?
Absolutely. I think, you know, there's four of us
here on the chopping block. 25% chance of going home.
So, you know, it becomes even more real.
Like, the game is as dangerous as it's ever been.
And it's very real, and my heart is beating so fast
in my chest right now because of how real it is.
Xander, did you have more power today
because you were safe, and there's an odd number in five?
I mean, yeah. Certainly, people are going to be kissing up
to the person who does have the power.
And it's important to pay attention to which people are
actually genuine and who I want to go forward with.
PROBST: Evvie, everybody's cagey.
-Nobody's really said anything. -Right.
That seems true. [laughs]
I mean, I'm sure there's a number of plans, but
I'm, like, 75% sure
that what I think is gonna happen will happen.
Let's do that. Let's just go around the horn.
Liana, how comfortable are you
that your plan is the one that will happen tonight?
Pretty comfortable.
PROBST: How about you, Deshawn?
I'm pretty comfortable.
-How about you, Xander? -I'd say pretty comfortable.
PROBST: How about you, Danny?
Before I walked up here to Tribal,
I was pretty comfortable.
And then realization hit me once
I saw Naseer sitting up there
that you-you never really know,
and the reminder's sitting right there in front of us.
Deshawn, everybody here must be playing a very good game
because everybody's pretty sure they're right.
If all of us here are saying
that we're pretty comfortable, somebody lied
to somebody, so I think we're gonna find out,
like, who's who in the zoo when it comes
to who's telling the truth and who's not, so we'll see.
PROBST: Evvie, does that excite you that you're playing
-with people that are this good at it? -EVVIE: Absolutely.
I mean, it's like you're at the top of a roller coaster
and you, like, feel like you're gonna die.
But, like, the fun part is when at the end, you don't die.
I... you know, I've gotten to the point where I, like,
looked Survivordeath in the face
and lived, and it's freaking exhilarating.
You know? But, uh, I really think
that the thing that I think's gonna happen will happen.
-So, I just hope it happens. -PROBST: So, Deshawn,
using Evvie's analogy,
we're up here on the roller coaster then?
DESHAWN: Absolutely. We're all in this car,
this roller coaster car together, and unfortunately,
in this scenario, somebody's going to die.
On that note, it's time to vote.
Liana, you're up.
♪
I'll go tally the votes.
If anybody has an advantage or hidden immunity idol
and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.
PROBST: Okay, I'll read the votes.
First vote--
Liana.
Evvie.
Liana. That's two votes-- Liana.
♪
Evvie. We're tied. Two votes-- Liana,
two votes-- Evvie, one vote left.
Tenth person voted out, and the third member of our jury...
-Damn. -Evvie.
Damn.
All right. Good game, guys.
♪
Evvie, the tribe has spoken.
-Time for you to go. -Bye.
-Well played, guys. -Bye.
Take care.
Damn.
Good one, guys.
Grab your torches, head back to camp.
Good night.
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DESHAWN: As long as Ricard is in the game, Shan is
the most powerful player.
RICARD: Deshawn continues to lie.
It bothers me. It annoys me.
SHAN: Seeing Deshawn talk with Erika--
he's really sneaky.
Well, you know, they got me. That's Survivor.
I honestly am not exactly sure
who flipped on me, but I was living on borrowed time anyway.
You know, I did my best. I'm incredibly proud of myself.
Like, I had an absolute blast. I can't complain.
Survivor's the best game ever,
and I'm-I'm so happy I was a part of it.
Any queer kids out there-- be yourself.
You're amazing. Love yourself.
[roars]