Blue chooses sweat also. Trip 1: Put their pots on wood to help carry. It breaks.
Green gets fire, but has trouble maintaining it.
Blue hustles....and surprisingly enough, they get it done! BUT they learn Nassar wasn't happy about catching them searching for idols.
Immunity Challenge: Obstacle and puzzle
*eye roll* Ricard says he's not comfortable with 'Come on in guys', and Jeff agrees to drop the 'guys'. Did Jeff take sensitivity training?
Jeff introduces the Shot-in-the-Dark
WOW....only ONE tribe wins Immunity?
Blue to the sled 1st, followed by Green
Yellow moving their sled 1st
Yellow and Green hoisting up to the puzzle
Green on the puzzle
Blue catches up to Yellow
Yellow hadn't emptied all their puzzle pieces
Blue wins!!!
Tiffany walks right by the Beware Advantage
Brad's big mouth tells Sara and Shan it could be either one; he wants to keep JD.
Sara: "He's playing Survivor 2000, not 2021!"
Tribal Council: Yellow: Tiffany or Abraham? Green: JD or Sara?
Yellow: Liana, get your hair out of your eyes, please??
Evvie looks as if she's wearing a yellow tux...
Xander learns he has an extra vote!
Abraham voted out, 4-2(Tiffany)
Green: JD risked his vote and earned an extra vote!
Sara voted out, 4-1 (Ricard)-1 (Brad)
I like Ricard's script and hope he continues to use it, rather than print!
Ep 2:
Green: Brad spies on JD and Ricard and hears them talking about him. Shan tells Ricard.
Yellow: Xander finds the Beware Advantage! Tells Evvie and Voce. BUT, Evvie spills the beans to Tiff and Lianna. Can't people keep their damn mouths SHUT??? I LIKE Xander! But now he can't vote until Blue and Green say their phrases at the Immunity Challenge.
Immunity Challenge: Water Obstacle and sea turtle puzzle; fishing gear
Xander says his phrase....crickets
Now doing 2 winners!
Yellow to the buoy 1st; can't get it
Blue got theirs, followed by Yellow
Yellow can't get across the beam
Blue on the puzzle 1st
Green on the puzzle
FINALLY Tiff gets across!
Yellow NOW on the puzzle!
Blue wins!!!
Green wins!!!
Journey: Evvie and DeShawn
Risk or No Risk:
Evie says she'll protect and let DeShawn risk, and he'll get the extra vote.
She also tells him about Xander finding the Beware Advantage, but not details
Evie protects
DeShawn risks.
Tiff, you/re being one of those stupid players who OVERTHINK things!! HIS IDOL ISN'T ACTIVATED YET!! OMG....just get her out already....THANK YOU EVVIE for seeing the light!
Tribal Council: Xander or Tiff? (please be Tiff; she's out of gas. Besides, X's cute!)
Liana, GET YOUR HAIR OUT OF YOUR EYES!!!!
Damn....they voted out Voce??? 3-1 (Tiff)
He also struggled on the beam, but not as much as Tiff! *eye roll*
Xander lost his vote
Ep 3:
Liana MISSES the Beware Advantage to her left at the fire! Oh no.....does Tiff find it?
She does. She has to sneak out of camp and go on a journey.
Over at Green, Brad's got his back to the BA, but then finds it. Same as Tiff'sr
He also finds the other BA. He tells Genie about it, then realizes Xander has his! Tell Shan about it.
Over at Blue, Naseer is scheming. Sydney finds the BA! Did SHE just bury it?
Journey: Tarp or Steal-A-Vote?
If all 3 say tarp, they all get tarps.
If vote is split, the one with tarp gets nothing, and the others get the steal.
If all 3 say steal, they all lose their vote.
Brad steals
Syd chooses tarp
Tiff chooses tarp
Immunity Challenge: Water obstacle, tossing sandbags on tiny discs; Fruit reward!
Blue to the rope bridge 1st
Blue to the sandbags 1st
Blue has their bag
Green has their bag
Yellow has theirs!
Yellow lands 1st bag!
Blue lands one!
Yellow has 2...then 3....
Blue lands 2nd and 3rd
Brad ties it up
Blue wins!
Yellow wins!!!!
JD doesn't realize his note about his extra vote is sticking out and has to come clean. Gives it to Shan to show trust.
Tribal Council: JD or Brad?
Did Brad put his non-vote in the bucket?
Brad voted out WITH HIS ADVANTAGES 3-1
Ep 4:
Just realized Xander reminds me of BB Tyler!
Green: Genie is PISSED that she was left out of the Brad vote!
JD's bewildered as to how Shan knew about Brad's advantage, but made him feel guilty about his. Shan gives him his extra vote back IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!
Reward Challenge: Obstacle, landing balls on a perch; expert advice and fish to share
Yellow through 1st, followed by Green
Heather for blue struggling. Finally getting in the track, but can't catch it.
Green wins! Gets the expert advice
Yellow wins!!! Gets the fish
Awwww....Yellow tribe gets to see sea turtle babies emerge from their nest and head into the ocean!
At Green, their expert Nathan shows them how to shimmy up a tree to get coconut and open it. Then gets 3 fish and shows them how to cook it with the coconut milk.
Oh jeez....Erica tells DeShawn she thinks Syd needs to go....then he goes to Syd and TELLS her! Then Syd is all 'I'm good looking; smart; tough player..." Well, if it does come down to you or her, I know Erica WINS, so you're gone, chic,
DeShawn wants to throw the challenge to get Erica out? Not happening, dude. She wins your season.
Immunity Challenge: Water Obstacle, push logs through a tunnel, and land 3 rings on a target
Green gets to the bag 1st
Blue and Green side by side
Blue on land first, but trying to throw it
Blue on the tunnel....
Blue looking for a key...DeShawn says if he finds it, he's tossing it away, but Erica finds it!
Yellow finds the key and lands one, followed by Green
DeShawn still throwing it
Naseer swaps him out and lands 2
Yellow wins!
Green with #2....
Naseer gets 3rd! Blue wins!
Tribal Council: JD or Genie?
Genie considers using her shot in the dark
JD gives Shan his extra vote again, for trust.
Shan considers using his extra vote against him
Genie didn't play it!
JD voted out, 3-1, and is SHOCKED.
Ep 5:
Genie finds the Beware Advantage, but Shan convinces her to leave it alone until Blue finds theirs.
BUT, Shan opens it, reads it, learns the phrase, and wraps Ricard's bracelet in it. She also gives her extra vote to Ricard, since she's now lost hers.
Liane and Tiff go through Xander's bag and finds his advantages and want to vote him out.
Xander comes clean to Tiff, but since she already KNOWS the truth, won't work with him.
Immunity Challenge: Obstacle and firing sandbags at targets; Tarps!
Naseer says his phrase with the others....the idol is ACTIVATED!!
Blue to the knots first
Yellow and Green right behind
Blue has the key; releases the coconuts
Blue hits one
Yellow with one
Yellow wins!!!
Blue wins!!
Journey: Shan and Liana
Risk or No Risk:
Shan plays it safe
Liana risks it and gets the Knowledge Is Power advantage:) Please don't use it on Xander...
Ricard refuses to give Shan's extra vote back, frustrating her. He also tells her to play the idol if she doesn't trust him, which she does NOT want to do. He feels she wants her vote back to blindside him.
Tribal Council: Shan, Ricard, or Genie?
Genie voted out, 2-1 (Ricard) Whew, b/c if Shan had gone, she has the REAL idol for the 3-way! the fake one is still in its wrapper and hidden!
Ep 6: Merge!
Ricard gives Shan back her vote
Step 1: Earn Your Merge:
Immunity Challenge Pt 1: Dig up a huge boulder, roll it through obstacles, then solve word puzzle. Merge Buff and feast
Blue: Danny, Ricard, Sydney, DeShawn, and Evvie
Yellow: Xander, Heather, Liana, Shan, and Tiffany
Gray: Naseer and Erica (will not compete, and fate decided after the challenge) I already know Erica goes to Exile Island and turns back time!
Blue gets their boulder free!
Blue has 1st key
Yellow has their boulder free!
Blue has 2nd
Yellow has 1st
Blue is on the platform
Blue on the puzzle
Yellow on the platform and puzzle!
Blue wins!! Chooses Naseer to join them, sending Erica to Exile Island
Erica gets her fire going and sees she has rice and water.
Liana clues Shan in on her advantage, then has to tell Tiff about it.
Meanwhile on Exile Island, Jeff arrives and explains the hourglass he brought.
Erica smashes it!
Ep 7:
Erika resets the game! The six are PISSED! They were already scheming to vote her out, so kudos Erika! (I've been spelling her name wrong)
The others are THRILLED!
Immunity Challenge Pt 2: Using only feet, free blocks, stack them, put flag in center
Syd and Evvie side by side
Evvie just has to get her flag....knocks off one
Ricard gets his flag in before Syd!
People want Evvie out; Xander and Tiff learn about Liana's advantage.
Dude, give Evvie your idol! Oops....Liana found out about Xander knowing.
Xander and Evvie tell Liana Xan's keeping it, in order to make a splash
Tribal Council: Evvie or DeShawn? Or Syd?
Again, LIANA.....PUT YOUR BRAIDS BEHIND YOUR EARS!!!!!!!!
LMAO! WTG Xander!!! Gave his extra vote AND the idol to Tiffany, then when Liana asked if he had an idol, he replied, "No, but you can have this fake one." Whoot!!!!
With the knowledge 'Evvie' has the idol, the scrambling begins again. Who will it be?
Syd plays her shot in the dark.....Not Safe
Tiff doesn't play it for Evvie....
Sydney voted out, 5-4 (Evvie)-3 (DeShawn)
Fully Merged!
Ep 8:
Reward Challenge: Advantage hidden under sit out bench Dive into water, release puzzle pieces, put into boat, pull yourself to the platform and solve a pyramid puzzle; Grilled Cheese and chips:)
Blue: Ricard, Danny, Erica, Naseer, DeShaun
Yellow: Liana, Shan, Heather,, Tiffany, Evvie
Gray: Erika again, but Xander swaps out with her.
Yellow in the lead; Xander casually looking, but not finding the advantage
Blue gets their puzzle together first!
Ricard pisses off Shan when he returns from reward and takes a slice of papaya..
Immunity Challenge: Balance on toes with block of wood on your head, pressing against the top of a structure. CHOICE: Who's willing to opt out for rice?
Shan, Naseer, Xander, Ricard sit out
Deshawn, Erika, and Tiff out right away
Danny drops
Liana drops at the 3 min mark
Heather drops
Evvie wins! 4 mins
Tribal Council: Xander, Tiffany, or Heather?
Xan, now it's YOUR turn to get your hair out of your eyes. Thank you!!!
Tiffany voted out, 6-2 (Heather)-2 (Xander)-1(Naseer)
Ep 9:
Fireworks erupt at camp! DeShawn's pissed at Shan; Shan's pissed off at DeShawn.
Immunity Challenge: Endurance. Standing on a narrow perch with your hands on handles behind your head. 2 people going home. Chicken and BeefStew for reward
Blue: DeShawn, Evvie, Liana, Xander, Danny
Yellow: Erika, Shan, Ricard, Naseer, Heather
Evvie drops at 10 min mark
Heather, Liana, and Shan drop
Danny drops
Ricard drops
Naseer is out
Erica wins for Yellow, but drops
DeShawn drops at 33 min mark
Xander wins!
Blue wins reward!
Ricard is finally seeing Shan's true colors! "It's her way or no way"
Now I understand his quietness; he's deaf in his right ear, so he relies on lip-reading and body language!
Tribal Council #1: Naseer or Heather?
Tie: Revote: Shan split her vote and extra vote!
Naseer voted out, 3-0
Tribal Council #2: Evvie or Liana?
I just want to reach out and put Liana's braids behind her ears!!! Those braids in front of her face are SO DISTRACTING!!!!
Evvie voted out, 3-2 (Liana)
Ep 10:
I'm seeing BB flashback to the Cookout Alliance.....I feel Shan, Liana, Danny, and DeShawn are turning this into a race war.....Dude, there HAS been black winners, Asian winners, red-blooded American winners. I don't think players think 'Oh, we got to get out the minorities 1st!'.....it's more GAME PLAY! But then again, what do I know? There might be some unconscious bias on my part, and I consider myself a very open-minded person who, after a while, the color of your skin makes no difference to me, once I get to know you!
Reward Challenge: Obstacles while tethered to a rope and star puzzle; pizza at the Sanctuary and spend the night!
Liana through the 1st barrier
Ricard on the puzzle 1st
Ricard wins! Chooses Shan, Heather, and Xander
Immunity Challenge: Balancing balls on a pole
Liana drops
Danny drops
Erica drops at the 2nd section of beam
Heather drops
Shan drops at the 3rd section of beam
DeShawn drops
Xander drops
Ricard wins! And there goes Danny and DeShawn's plan to vote him out...
Oh HELL YES, Ricard! Get Shan out!
Tribal Council: Shan or Liana? I know it's NOT Erika, like Danny wants.
Tie between Shan and Liana. Revote.
Shan voted out, 6-0
Ep 11:
Liana is PISSED!
Immunity Challenge: Balancing a ball on cylanders between handles
Jeff explains about the Do or Die challenge.
1st person to fall out plays Do or Die.
Choices about who's playing and who's not?
Heather and Liana sit out
I know DeShawn drops 1st! (Didn't even last 3 seconds!)
Erica drops out near the end of 2nd round
Ricard and Xander drop at the same time
Danny wins!!
Tribal Council: Do Or Die: DeShawn picks the safe one! Ricard or Liana?
THANK YOU LIANA FOR PULLING YOUR HAIR BACK!!!!
Liana's voted out 5-3 (Ricard) Whoot! Here's hoping I don't have to look ar her hair in her face again!!
Xander used his extra vote!
Ep 12:
*Light bulb moment* They're talking about BLM and the George Floyd incident. THAT'S what DeShawn was alluding to in the previous episode!
Yup, Caucasian players don't even blink when voting out one of 'their own', but apparently POC do??? I guess that's one of the differences...and Erika, sweetie, you win this season, as does Maryanne in 42:)
Reward Challenge: Collecting 3 buoys and tossing them into 3 baskets; chicken and veggies or cookies/cake!
Blue: Ricard, Heather, Danny
Yellow: Xander, Erika, DeShawn
Yellow in lead with one buoy
Blue in the lead with two buoys
Everyone shooting...
Yellow with one!
Blue with one!
Yellow with 2nd!
Yellow wins! Chooses the protein:)
DeShawn, Erica, and Xander consider going to the end together
Did Danny find the idol? Ricard suspects so.....
Immunity Challenge: Unspooling rope; obstacle; word puzzle
Danny, then Xander, Ricard out front
Danny to the balance beam 1st
Ricard across first
Xander across 2nd
Ricard wins!
There goes voting him out this time....
Tribal Council: Danny or DeShawn?
Tie, Revote
Danny voted out, 4-0
Finale:
Final Advantage Clue: Xander gets the clue 1st, followed by Ricard and DeShawn.
Erika finds it!
Immunity Challenge #1: Obstacle, puzzle; steak, veggies, bread, and wine
Erika's rope ladder will already have 4 rungs
Erika in the lead
Erika reaching the 2nd ladder
Ricard 2nd
Erika on the puzzle.....followed by Ricard
Everyone now on the puzzle
Ricard has a piece on the floor
Erika wins! Takes Heather on reward
I actually like Ricard. He's been quiet, not saying much to ruffle feathers, and now he reveals he's going to be a father again any day now? He gave up seeing the birth of his child to play the game. He has kind eyes and a great smile.
Okay dude....don't get cocky....
Xander's considering playing the idol for Ricard. WOW....
I would LOVE to see both Xander and Ricard back for 50.
Tribal Council #1: Ricard or DeShawn?
WOW.....thought Xander was going to play his idol for Ricard!
Ricard voted out, 4-1 (DeShawn)
Immunity Challenge #2: Stacking word puzzle on wobbly platform (looks like a viking longboat!)
Erika and Xander is the lead with 4 blocks....but Erika drops
Xander places his last block....and wins!!!
Fire Practice: Heather makes fire; DeShawn can't do it; Erika struggles. Xander is torn as to what to do, after making a snap decision! Will he stick to it and take Erika to the end?
DeShawn gets a flame while Heather still trying....
DeShawn smothered his; has to start over.
DS gets his flame....
Shan, enough already......someone like you wins NEXT SEASON! I get it; you don't know it.
And couldn't you find anything better to wear than those stupid ripped jeans with half the leg out?
