♪ ♪
I'm happy to see everybody.
-Yeah, let me... Yeah. -Here.
Bring it.
Going into Tribal,
I thought I was not gonna make it.
Like, I thought, this is it for me, you know?
There were only five of us voting,
and it's either Matt or me because Ratu is all together.
Then Heidi has this advantage that she can control that vote.
I'm going to take Lauren's vote,
and I want Lauren to vote for Yam Yam.
YAM YAM: Luckily, her advantage didn't change the vote,
and Matt went home.
Matt, the tribe has spoken.
And I'm still here.
Thank you. Yeah.
I know.
YAM YAM: As of right now, I've been
at every Tribal Council except two of them,
and I've survived all of them.
I guess I'm that cat with nine lives, you know?
CAROLYN: It would have been hard either way.
I would have cried. If I were you, I would have cried.
-FRANNIE: Yeah. -That's how I felt at Tribal.
-YAM YAM: It was a very emotional Tribal. -Yeah.
Worst possible outcome happened at Tribal Council.
Matt, my best friend out here
and my closest ally in this game, got voted out.
And...
now that he's gone, I feel like I've been marooned
with nothing all over again.
Oh, I know.
FRANNIE: I feel like Matt felt like
home to me here.
[crying]: And to watch him at Tribal,
and see...
how... scared he was,
and how alone he felt
and to watch him go and to know that
that's now how I'm feeling...
It was so hard.
That's exactly...
I know.
We have to, so...
Yeah.
BRANDON: We voted Matt out because
we know that him and Frannie are very close, and
that was something we wanted to break apart.
We wanted to take another person away from Soka
so that we could have control of the numbers
in our-in our own way.
-HEIDI: Here is the thing. -YAM YAM: Mm-hmm.
-I wasn't gonna steal yours. -Mm-hmm.
I wasn't gonna steal Matt's.
-Mm-hmm. -So, my only thing was,
how can I not ruffle feathers
-too much with Ratu? -Yeah.
And it was clear from everything they said,
they were going for Matty.
Sitting there at the Tribal Council, I knew
I had my advantage, and I knew
I couldn't change the outcome of what was happening.
So, I tried to use it the best way
without making too many enemies, and
I could use Yam Yam's number.
So I had to really try to gain some trust with him.
In my head, I was like,
"I'm gonna steal Lauren's 'cause she has two."
-Mm-hmm. -If their plan is something different,
-she can use her second one. -A second. A second.
HEIDI: Right now,
there's three Tika, three Soka,
but there's four Ratu with a lot of currency.
We all know that Lauren has an extra vote,
and there's a rumor that Jaime has an idol.
Kane is very strategic and very smart,
and Brandon is a physical threat.
So, they are very strong.
-I think us, the misfits, -Yeah.
-have to come up with a plan to survive, -Yeah.
because they're gonna start picking us one by one.
-YAM YAM: Yeah. -HEIDI: So I'm gonna need to pair up
-with you, Carolyn, -Mm-hmm.
-you know, Carson, -Mm-hmm.
in some capacity. -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Tonight,
I really for sure thought I was going home,
but now the game is changing,
and the Tika three-- Carolyn, Carson
and I-- are in the middle.
Everybody wants our votes.
CARSON: I know.
Yeah.
There's definitely a war between Soka and Ratu.
Tika members are the Three Stooges.
Nobody thinks we're the strategists here.
Nobody thinks we're the power players.
-Totally. Me too. Exactly. -Okay.
-And keep them against each other. -Mm-hmm.
That's exactly what we need to do.
At this point, Soka
and Ratu are underestimating the Tika Three.
They're continuing to battle against each other, and
that puts Tika in a very powerful position.
Oh, geez.
Feel like I was definitely on the outs
when I first got here, but now,
we're in that good middle position, and
I'm gonna keep trying to just be underestimated
and looked at like I am just the turkey of the tribe.
-Figure it out, yeah. -You know?
KANE: Right now, my Ratu members are strong,
and seems like we have a good relationship
with the Tika Three.
So, this game is just wide open for us now.
-Yeah. Yeah. -Um, yeah.
You know, my slogan coming out here was,
"Don't get cocky, kid,"
because that's when bad things happen.
But it's really hard right now.
It is our game to lose.
If it is not a Ratu member who wins this game,
we messed that up.
Ooh. Those look good. Dang!
Thank you so much, Carolyn. This is really good.
-Yeah, for real. -CAROLYN: Yeah, team effort, for real.
-DANNY: Are they dead? -CAROLYN: Yeah.
They've been boiling for a while.
CAROLYN: Those are good. Those are, like,
-bright red, though, right? -HEIDI: Yeah, they look good.
FRANNIE: Yeah. The lemon is...
CAROLYN: But, like, you got to have the lemon.
-HEIDI: I agree. -CAROLYN: You have to.
HEIDI: You make them even better.
[retching]
Is he okay? Was he throwing up?
CARSON: This morning, I wake up, and
my stomach is just churning,
and I just have to throw up, like, in the bushes.
It's, like, the reward
of the peanut butter-jellies yesterday came with a curse,
and I just get sick.
I feel bad 'cause I'm, like, I feel like people think...
No, they all know. Everyone knows this is not like you
to, like, be over here saying that you're not feeling well.
Don't even... Everyone loves you,
and they're worried about you.
This isn't like you, so just chill. You're good, Carson.
CARSON: Coming out onSurvivor, I knew
there was going to be, like, terrible days, but
this is definitely a low for me,
[voice breaking]: and I'm just trying to push through.
JAIME: Okay, so we got some tree mail.
[all cheering, exclaiming]
Let's see what it says. Okay.
"Today there is only one necklace..."
Oh.
-FRANNIE: Oh. -Wow.
It sounds like we are, yeah.
Heidi, how do you feel about us as a pair?
-I'm... I love it. -Okay.
-Let's do it. I have no idea what it is. -Yeah, yeah.
FRANNIE: So we get a tree mail that says that there's going
to be some sort of an immunity challenge today.
But before leaving camp, we have to divide into pairs.
I don't mind. I just feel horrible
for whoever is paired with me.
CAROLYN: I'll be with Carson. I'll carry him on my back.
HEIDI: You okay with that?
Yes, abso... I'm with Carson.
FRANNIE: Where things get tricky is, we don't know
if these pairs
are duos that will compete together,
or that will compete against each other.
LAUREN: It's us four right here.
It's us four. We got to pick, so I really don't care.
I just know I'm gonna be the weaker link, so...
I am so worried because
my energy is low.
I haven't been eating.
So I know nobody
is going to want to work with me.
And that means we're together, Danny. -DANNY: Yeah.
LAUREN: So I feel great going into the challenge with Danny.
He may not feel as great going into the challenge with me.
-All right, you good with that? -100%.
-All right, cool. -Yeah.
-Good. -Yeah.
DANNY: I wind up getting stuck with Lauren. Yesterday,
I was saying, "Hey, man, let's-let's vote out Lauren."
You know, that's the beauty of Survivor, man. You guys are...
You're gunning for each other one moment, next moment,
you're brothers and sisters in arms, but
I mean, I'm still saying let's vote out Lauren.
Come on in.
♪ ♪
Day 15.
Eight people gone from this game.
You are all still here.
All right, let's get to today's immunity challenge.
First things first.
Got to take back the necklaces.
-Thank you. -Sir.
Thank you.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
All right, this morning in tree mail,
you were instructed to divide into pairs.
-Kane, how did that go? -So when I first saw
"Divide into pairs," I had a little bit of, like,
immediate anxiety, like, I was back in high school,
and it was just gonna be a scramble for desk buddies.
But I think everyone kind... We were all in a group.
Everyone just kind of took a second,
made eyes, and we split into groups, so...
The-the big variable was Carson
'cause he's not feeling well today.
-Carson, what's going on with you? -Well,
I was sleeping, and then all of a sudden, like,
throughout the night, I just woke up
and had to go and go in the bushes and throw up, and,
um, and so I did that about eight more times.
I don't know where that came from.
It was one of the worst nights I've ever had in my life.
And so, this morning, there was a lot of talk about, like,
"Well, who's gonna be with Carson?"
Um, and so, it was just really amazing to see
everyone around me.
They were pretty much all willing to be a pair with me.
And so, that was a really, like, heartwarming feeling.
All right, so let's get into pairs.
Let me see what happened.
[laughing]
LAUREN: I'll scoot down.
PROBST: So we've got Kane and Brandon,
Frannie and Yam Yam,
Carolyn with Carson,
Danny and Lauren,
and Heidi and Jaime.
All right, let's get to today's challenge.
Today's challenge is gonna move quickly.
It's gonna run in three stages.
Players will be eliminated
in each stage.
So, in order to make the next stage,
you got to make the cut.
Here's how it works. For the first stage,
you're gonna crawl, one person at a time,
through a twisted, muddy net.
Then dig up planks, race back to your mat.
First four pairs
to get back to their mat and plant their flag
move on to the next round.
The last pair is out. That's it.
No shot at immunity. For the next stage,
you'll race up a cargo net
and use those planks to cross a rope bridge.
You got to get both players and all three planks
to the other side. Then you slide
down the wall, race to your mat.
The first two pairs
to finish move on to the final round.
The last two pairs-- you're out.
No shot at immunity.
For the final round, pairs are gone.
It will now be four individuals.
You will use your arms to brace against two walls
while your feet are perched on narrow footholds.
It's painful.
When you drop, you're out.
Last person left standing wins immunity,
guaranteed a spot in the final nine.
Losers-- Tribal Council, where somebody
will be the ninth person voted out
and the second member of our jury.
All right, let's draw for spots.
Get it on.
Here we go.
Stage one-- for immunity.
Four pairs will move on.
The last pair is out.
Survivors ready?
Go! Gonna be Carolyn, Yam Yam, Kane, Jaime
and Danny. Danny whipping through it.
-LAUREN: Good job, Danny. -But now you hit the twist.
Push, push, push. You got it, girl.
-Breathe. -BRANDON: Keep going, Kane.
LAUREN: You've got this, Danny.
FRANNIE: You got it, Yam Yam. You've got it. Stay calm.
-This is tougher than it looks. -[Carolyn screams]
Oh, my God!
Carolyn, you're doing great.
[yelling]
PROBST: You've got to get through the twisted net.
Ow!
And it will stay twisted for the next person.
-Yeah, uh-huh, that's the right way. -[Carolyn yells]
Carson trying to help. Doesn't even have a voice to yell.
[Carolyn yells]
-CARSON: Good job, Carolyn. -[yelling]
HEIDI: You got to keep rolling, baby.
LAUREN: Keep it up, Danny.
Danny is really fighting it.
Danny is making his way.
Danny's gonna be first through. Get to the mat.
-You're good. Go, Lauren. -Let's go, baby. -[Lauren yells]
PROBST: It is Danny through. Here comes Lauren.
FRANNIE: Good, Yam Yam. Yes.
Yam Yam doing a nice job. He knew how to get through this.
He twisted his body. You're good, Frannie. Go.
-[whooping] -PROBST: Kane is through.
-Brandon's now on. -[whooping]
PROBST: Jaime's stuck.
It looks so simple.
"I'll just whip through that." No.
-You got to work. -You got it, girl.
-PROBST: Carolyn is all knotted up. -[yelling]
She's been in the same spot.
You got to twist to get through this.
Oh, my God.
You got it, Carolyn. Don't worry about it.
[Carolyn yells]
Frannie's through.
-Go. Start digging. -There you go. You're through.
-You're through. You're through. -Brandon is through.
-You're good. Start digging. -Thank you.
-[whooping] -Yes.
You're looking for planks.
HEIDI: Don't stop. Don't stop.
PROBST: Jaime's fighting, twisting.
Oh, my God.
-Jaime is finally through. -HEIDI: Yes, yes.
Go, Heidi.
-It's now Heidi working. -You got it, Heidi.
DANNY: You got it. Come on. You're right there.
-Look at that, Lauren. That's how you do it. -Let's go.
Let's go. Let's go, girl. Let's go. Let's go.
-You're good. Start digging. -CAROLYN: Oh, my God.
We've got three pairs
that are looking very good. We're looking for one more.
[yelling]
PROBST: Carolyn has been in dead last this entire challenge.
-She cannot figure it out. -CARSON: Carolyn, um,
I think they were using the rope
and then, twisting their body with it.
What?
There you go, Heidi, yes.
Heidi is through. You're good. Start digging.
You got to get your planks back and plant your flag.
[whooping]
-Kane and Brandon have theirs. -Thank you.
-Plant that flag. You're good. -[whooping] -Yeah!
That's what I'm talking about, baby. Good job.
-That's what I'm talking about. -Brandon and Kane are moving on.
We're looking for three more pairs.
[Carolyn yells]
-CARSON: You got this. -[Carolyn screams]
PROBST: Lauren and Danny make quick work of their planks.
You're good. You're moving on.
Looking for two more. There it is.
Frannie and Yam Yam have their planks.
We're looking for the final pair.
[Carolyn screaming]
Carolyn not giving up,
but she is a long way from getting out.
FRANNIE: Carolyn, you never stop.
DANNY: Keep rolling, Carolyn.
Gator roll, gator roll!
-PROBST: That's it, Carolyn. Keep going. -Ow!
Can she get out before Heidi and Jaime get their planks?
-That's the question. -You got it.
-YAM YAM: No. One more. -HEIDI: Say when. Yes!
Look at that. That's a Survivor right there.
-YAM YAM: You're amazing. -You never give up on Survivor.
JAIME: So proud of you.
PROBST: Carson gonna go for it even though he's sick.
Got it?
PROBST: Heidi and Jaime have their planks.
-Got it. -Get back and plant that flag.
There's our fourth pair moving on. It's gonna be
Danny, Lauren,
Yam Yam, Frannie, Brandon, Kane
-and Heidi, Jaime. -One at a time.
The last pair-- Carolyn and Carson-- will not move on.
No shot at immunity.
PROBST: All right, we are moving on.
I'm gonna tell you one more time
'cause I know it's day 15. You run up.
When you get up there, untie your planks.
You got to get all three planks
and your bodies to the other side.
If anybody drops or a plank falls, you start over.
Two pairs will move on to the final round.
Survivors ready?
Go!
This challenge is back on. You got to get up that cargo net
as fast as possible.
It's Danny and Lauren, Kane and Brandon.
Here goes Frannie and Yam Yam.
Heidi and Jaime are up.
Now you're untying your planks.
This is gonna come down to this right here.
This is where this challenge is won or lost.
It is Kane and Brandon, Yam Yam and Frannie,
Danny and Lauren already on the rope bridge.
Heidi and Jaime are last to get their planks free.
Now it comes down to plank management.
HEIDI: That's it-- far. Put it far. Put it far.
PROBST: How close are your planks?
How far are your steps?
It's Kane and Brandon in the lead.
Here goes Yam Yam and Frannie.
PROBST: Danny and Lauren working side by side.
They've got a different strategy.
They're going sideways.
Kane and Brandon going straight on.
Here comes Jaime and Heidi.
PROBST: You got to keep moving, ladies. Let's go!
Day 15-- Tribal Council tonight.
Kane and Brandon looking very good.
Danny and Lauren looking very good.
Kane and Brandon are across. Get that last plank.
You're good. Go down, get to your mat.
Kane and Brandon, you're moving on.
-Boom! -Ah! Let's go!
Let's go, dude.
We're looking for one more pair.
Danny and Lauren, you're good.
-Drop. Don't need the planks. -Go.
PROBST: Danny and Lauren are moving on. There we go.
Yeah!
PROBST: Our final four will be
Lauren, Danny, Brandon and Kane.
Good job, guys.
Out of this--
Yam Yam and Frannie,
-Heidi and Jaime. -Good job, baby.
And we'll get it set up for this final round.
You're no longer pairs.
You're now gonna be individuals.
Who once was your partner
is now your competitor.
It's the adventure of a lifetime, and it could be yours.
Apply to be on Survivor.
Good luck. Made it to the final stage.
Now somebody's gonna win it.
Everybody move up into that first position.
You can use the footholds to get up there.
You're going to the highest part.
It's been a fast transition from stage one
to stage two to stage three.
You're still breathing heavy
from everything you've been doing, and now, you've got
to take all that energy...
get super focused.
All right, here we go.
This challenge is on.
This is about pain,
absolute pain tolerance.
It is going to hurt.
Every time you move down,
that foothold gets more narrow.
Puts more pressure on your foot.
Then you start relying a little more on your upper body.
At a certain point, you go numb.
One minute left in this round.
So just start thinking how you're gonna transition down,
because you're gonna be moving down that wall,
using your arms to brace you
while your feet find their new settling point
on that next lower perch.
It's a live transition, which means
if you slip and you drop, you're out.
♪ ♪
All right, it's time to move
to the next narrow perch for your feet.
You can't grab the outside of the frame,
but use your body how you need to
and get your feet on there and get settled again.
Everybody is good. Great transition.
-Everybody's still alive. -[whooping]
[whooping]
PROBST: It's already hurting.
Danny, Lauren,
Brandon and Kane
on day 15, fighting for immunity.
[Frannie laughs]
PROBST: Everybody's still looking really good.
Whatever you're doing, whatever you're thinking about,
it's working.
This is not easy just because it's only stage two.
Stage one was hard.
Stage three is gonna be a lot more difficult.
All right, everybody, start
-making your move. -HEIDI: Slow and steady.
PROBST: Down to the third stage
-of this challenge. -JAIME: Nice and easy.
FRANNIE: You got it.
PROBST: This is a live transition.
-If you fall, you are out. -JAIME: Perfect.
-YAM YAM: Good job. Good job. -HEIDI: Slow and steady.
FRANNIE: You got it. -PROBST: Kane trying to get
that foot down.
FRANNIE: Keep breathing, everybody.
-HEIDI: Great job. -YAM YAM: Look amazing, everybody.
Everybody's good. Nice job.
-Yes! -[whooping]
PROBST: Successful transition to stage three.
FRANNIE: Y'all got it. Keep breathing.
HEIDI: Stay strong.
[wooden creaking]
PROBST: Kane can't do it anymore.
-CARSON: Good job, Kane. -PROBST: You can see the pain.
He just gave out.
Huge effort.
We are down to three. It is Danny,
-Lauren and Brandon. -[overlapping chatter]
Kane, when you can, wobble over to the bench.
Nothing about that feels good.
-CAROLYN: Love your hair like that. -Good job.
PROBST: Brandon's former partner is out.
Like so many endurance challenges,
this will end when somebody just drops.
It'll probably be sudden.
FRANNIE: Y'all got it.
PROBST: Brandon drops. He can't
-take it anymore. -Good job, Brandon.
And we are down to two. We got a showdown,
-and they're side by side. -FRANNIE: Good job, Brandon.
PROBST: Danny and Lauren were former partners
that relied on each other to get to this spot.
And just like in the game, you now got
to outlast the other.
One of you is gonna wear that necklace tonight.
Don't lose your focus.
Channel whatever you need to.
Jeff?
Danny.
[passes wind squeakily]
[laughter]
PROBST: That was nice.
Well timed.
[laughing]
So glad I'm not up there.
[laughs]
It is Danny and Lauren
in a three-stage, single-day challenge.
And it shows in their bodies, in their faces,
in their expressions.
Covered in mud, exhausted.
But with that necklace, boy, will you sleep well tonight.
All right, we're gonna make our move to that final stage.
Before you move, let me remind you,
it is a live transition.
That foothold is so narrow
that it's barely enough
for your foot to get any kind of an edge.
-HEIDI: You guys are looking great. -[whooping]
PROBST: It could be over fast.
You might only need to be up there ten seconds,
so lock into it.
Your time starts now.
Start making your move.
-YAM YAM: Take your time. -PROBST: This is it.
You've got to successfully make the transition.
HEIDI: You got to make it.
PROBST: There goes Lauren.
-There goes Danny. -CARSON: You got it.
PROBST: You're both doing great. -YAM YAM: Good job, good job.
You've both done it. You're good.
-[cheering, whooping] -We're into
the final stage of this challenge.
Now you got to dig. You've really got to dig.
-This hurts. -YAM YAM: Don't think about the pain.
There's nowhere for your foot. That is a sliver of wood.
Keep fighting. Keep fighting.
-YAM YAM: Keep it. You got it. -PROBST: Whatever it takes.
What are you trying to prove
-to yourself? -YAM YAM: Keep going.
PROBST: What do you want your kids to see?
-HEIDI: You're so strong. -YAM YAM: Yes.
-PROBST: Danny drops. -[Lauren yelling]
Lauren wins individual immunity.
-Oh, my God! Oh, my God. -Unbelievable performance.
Once again, Survivorsurprises.
You freaking did it.
HEIDI: That was amazing.
That was freaking awesome.
My kids are gonna be so proud.
My kids at school and my own kids.
Like, that was freaking awesome.
-Lauren, come over here. -[whooping]
Wow. Right here.
-Unbelievable performance. -Unbelievable.
-PROBST: You surprised yourself? -LAUREN: Yes. That's...
Um, I never thought I would win any immunity, so,
it's so cool. Like,
this is, like, a bucket list item,
and it's the coolest thing ever.
-Lauren, you are safe. -I want Jeff to give me a hug.
I'll give you a hug. Well, both. Let me put this on.
Now I'll give you a hug.
-All the mud-- you can take it off, Jeff. -I'll take it all.
I love being a part of these moments.
-Yay! -Where are you going?
-I want... -I don't know. I don't know what to do.
I'm like, "Aah!"
-I don't know. I'm excited. -PROBST: Lauren, guaranteed
a spot in the final nine.
You'll live to see day 16.
You are not going home.
As for the rest of you,
after 15 days, somebody will be
the ninth person voted out of Survivor44,
become the second member of our jury.
Grab your stuff, head out. See you tonight at Tribal Council.
-Congrats. -Thank you. -YAM YAM: Good job.
DANNY: I probably would have been gunning
for Lauren if she didn't win, but she took the whole thing,
beat my ass.
So, I have to change my plans,
and the logical decision is
we need to take someone from Ratu out.
They're running away with the game right now.
If somebody doesn't make a move now,
this game's gonna play you, and you got to play the game.
-CARSON: Great job, Lauren. -CAROLYN: Good job, girl.
DANNY: Yeah, the boys are gonna be proud of you, Lauren.
[indistinct, quiet chatter]
HEIDI: It's like brown spots around every single one of us.
-BRANDON: I got so many cuts on my body now. -Oh, man, my...
My body's stinging from this all getting
in my little cuts that I got.
YAM YAM: We get back to camp muddy as hell, and everybody's,
like, trying to do a little small talk, but
everybody's, like, giving eyes to each other.
Like, "Well, who are we gonna vote for?"
Nobody's looking at me. I'm worried again.
Oh, my God. Here we go again.
Another Tribal Council with no immunity.
BRANDON: Ratu right now-- we have the numbers.
Me, Jaime, Lauren,
Kane and Carson.
We are strong right now, and we are kind of
dictating the way this game is being played.
So...
-Yup. -BRANDON: I like that, yeah.
We decide that we want to put Frannie, so we're just trying
to check all of our boxes.
-No. -No, we're not.
Looking right at you. No, we're not going for you.
Okay.
BRANDON: Carolyn and Yam Yam are definitely numbers
to help us, and I feel like
Carolyn is gonna go wherever Yam Yam goes.
And right, now Yam Yam,
I would hope, feels some sort of allegiance to us
since we've kept him in this game.
What are you... what are you thinking?
I am down with whatever name you guys tell me, you know?
DANNY: Okay.
Yeah. I'm.... I'm cool... I'm cool with that.
BRANDON: I feel like everybody's kind of
all-in on Frannie.
She's very intelligent.
She's a very strong physical player.
So, it would just make sense to get her out of the game, and
that's just another threat that we don't have to worry about.
-This is our only shot. -Yeah.
Like, we have to go hard or go home.
Yeah, that's what I feel right now. And now I'm gonna...
So, it has to be the three of us with the three of Tika.
Ratu's plan is to convince everyone to vote Frannie.
I thought about it. I considered it,
but this is the time for me
to try to make my own plan
because we have three Soka and three Tika.
Six is better than their four.
If we stick together with numbers,
then we have the power to vote someone else.
I know you like Brandon, but
-he's probably the most dangerous. -No, no, no. I'm... No.
-I knew it. -So...
Okay. Yam Yam is the biggest person that we need to convince.
We are going to try it because
if we're gonna go out this game, we're gonna
go out swinging, but it has to be a blindside.
This is a fake one. You have to understand this.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
If the three of you, with Carson,
and the three of us, there's six of us.
We can take one of them out.
We will be stupid not doing that now.
Who...?
YAM YAM: Ratu's trying to stay in power.
Soka is trying to survive.
And Tika-- we're in the middle,
so everybody wants our votes.
Do we want to win or do we want to be goats?
Yam Yam, what do you think about it?
I need to talk to Carson before we go to Tribal
because what's gonna
dictate the vote is what we do.
We don't need to make a move that's gonna ruin our games.
-Okay. Heidi's coming. -Heidi. Okay. Well, that's fine.
YAM YAM: Come, come.
CARSON: No, come on, Heidi.
We're trying to... I-I think...
You feel solid about this at all?
CARSON: It's a pretty smart power play.
Taking out a Ratu would make sense because then
it would even the playing field.
But I also have to think about,
we don't want to make enemies.
-We're just... -I'm, like, worried.
We're-we're worried. We want this to work.
but we just want to make sure it's going to before we risk...
Mm-hmm.
I hope it helps us
-in some capacity. -Okay. -Yeah.
Apparently, Danny's the one with the idol.
-CARSON: Yes. -I didn't know this before.
-Otherwise, I would have told you. -Mm-hmm.
-Yeah. -Mm-hmm. Right, right, right.
Yeah. Yeah.
To convince me to work with her,
Heidi told me that Danny has an idol,
but I'm playing everybody,
I'm playing all sides, I'm playing all options.
So, five of us vote Frannie.
YAM YAM: And I'm thinking about approaching Ratu
and telling them that Danny has an idol,
and he's gonna play it for Frannie.
After this, I'm gonna be stronger with you guys.
YAM YAM: My game plan tonight is to get through this vote
with all my alliance, and for us to have options tomorrow.
DANNY: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It is you right now, but, no, we're-we're good.
-Okay. -Okay?
So we're gonna make a big, big move.
We'll take out Brandon tonight.
Okay? Everybody's...
Everybody's voting... everybody's gonna be voting you.
Mm-hmm.
-You have it? -Yeah.
Danny, you're gonna make me cry.
I love this idea of Danny playing an idol on me,
and I really want to believe that that will happen.
But this whole Brandon plan falls apart
if just one person
doesn't believe that this six is going to work,
then it's completely shot.
Okay. No Carolyn?
-I'm open to it, okay? -Yeah.
-You wanted to include Yam Yam in the vote? -No.
Let's keep it small. Four people.
-Okay. -That way, it won't leak.
Okay, but I think Yam Yam knows the plan. Just letting you know.
Yes. Sorry.
Oh. Who-who was it? Heidi?
Yeah, but, like...
But Danny, that means that you just need to play it tonight.
I'm gonna go... I'm gonna go talk to Yam Yam.
I'm gonna... I can monitor him.
Like, literally, a security guard. I'm not joking. Um...
I don't think he'll tell them.
Ugh!
My fear is that Yam Yam tells Ratu about my plan
to take out Brandon and then they switch to vote to me.
He's a strategic and smart player, and
that is the monkey wrench in this situation.
If I go through with the plan, I'm playing my idol
for Frannie, or maybe
to be safe, I use it to protect myself.
If I could also trust the Tika tribe is voting
with us and keep the idol in my bag...
There's a lot to take in.
So, at Tribal Council, I'm definitely gonna
have my ears wide open
because at this point in the game,
it's purely being adaptable, and I'm ready to be adaptable.
♪ ♪
All right.
Let's start with where the game is right now. Kane,
the big, obvious difference is now you have a jury.
Yeah, with our handsome jury member.
And it brings another layer to the game because, I think,
you have to be playing different,
and you have to be playing visible so that
people can see what you're doing.
So I think there's a lot of people here
who are going to start skyrocketing their game.
Heidi, what's different about the games for you?
Ay. The difference is everyone is vulnerable except Lauren.
And I think before, it was, like,
six and six or five and six.
So now, the pool is bigger.
So, don't write "Heidi" on the paper today. Not yet.
That happens at the end. So I'm just hoping...
I'm just hoping I'm on
-the right side of the vote. -PROBST: Carolyn,
it's one thing to say "Be on the right side of the vote."
The question is what does that really mean?
Is it the vote tonight, or is it
a set-up vote for the next Tribal?
CAROLYN: And that's the thing. I mean,
I think of Lauren and Danny, and they started out as enemies.
And now look at them. They work together as partners.
So everything yesterday means nothing today.
Nothing ever is certain.
PROBST: So, Yam Yam,
what is the key to Survivor?
Knowing that it could change, who you're partnered with could
change, who you need to be in an alliance with could change?
Well, the key to Survivoris,
know what's going on, you know, be aware
of what's happening behind the scenes,
and there's people that we like that we don't need here.
There's people that we don't like
that we can keep here, you know?
I like all of these, I like all of these people, so,
I'm okay with keeping all of them.
Heidi, from, like, zero to ten,
how much adrenaline and anxiety was there today?
For me, ten.
From the moment we finished the immunity challenge,
I was at a ten, and I'm still at a ten.
Some people may feel more comfortable than others, but
most of us are probably at a ten right now.
Jaime, how you feeling right now?
You always seem positive, but Heidi said she's at a ten.
-Where are you? -Yes, I'm at a ten at all times.
I just wear it well, so, that...
I mean, I don't wear it well.
-[laughter] -Oh!
-YAM YAM: I think you do. -JAIME: This is my ten face.
It's like you have to be
on your toes at all times, and that's what's so fun about it.
But it's like if you blink your eye, something changes.
PROBST: Brandon, is that because you just don't know
where your relationships might end?
Like, tonight might be the night when I find out,
oh, Iwas the one on the bottom?
BRANDON: Yeah. I mean, you can have a million conversations,
but it's always scary not knowing, you know,
am I on the right side or am I on the wrong side?
Am I the target or is somebody else the target?
Like, am I being told the right thing
or am I just being lied straight to my face
so I feel comfortable with what's going on?
PROBST: So, Lauren,
when a vote is happening, how do you make sure
that part of that vote is your decision so that
you're not just a floater?
I think really, for tonight, I can say that
it may be a majority vote,
you know, but I'm still thinking about my game
and thinking about it long-term.
PROBST: Danny, a majority vote is fine so long
as it's the vote you want
-to have happen. -Yeah. Being in, uh... on the wrong side
of the majority, uh, in a vote is never a good thing.
There's something to be said, though, about being on
the wrong side of the majority, and then making a comeback,
and that's something that people in the jury
kind of respect, as well. So when you're out
in this game, that's just an opportunity.
PROBST: Kane, regardless how a vote goes,
is there always an opportunity for somebody
to make that part of their résumé?
I am always trying to make sure that I am moving with intention
and that I have an intention for this vote.
So, maybe that intention is to make a flashy move.
Maybe that intention is
to build trust with some of my new friends.
So, for me, that's what the commodity
of every single vote is.
PROBST: Frannie, Kane basically said,
you could have ten different intentions.
Yeah, because we're all, like, you know, arrows
pointing in slightly different directions,
and we're gonna intersect tonight, but tomorrow,
we're spread off.
And so, every Tribal is about
trying to intersect as many points as you can,
but you have to figure out
what direction everybody's going in if you want
-to be on the right page. -Heidi, you're nodding.
HEIDI: Yes. At this interception point,
some of us will find it, some of us will not.
But the interception point today will be key,
and I think it will speak very loud
about each of our games at the moment.
PROBST: All right, it is
time to vote. Kane, you're up.
♪ ♪
I'll go tally the votes.
If anybody has an advantage
or an idol, and you want to play it,
now would be the time to do so.
I got something for you, Jeff.
-Gonna play this for Frannie. -Okay.
♪ ♪
This is a hidden immunity idol.
It's being played for Frannie.
Any votes for Frannie will not count.
All right, I'll read the votes.
First vote: Frannie.
Does not count.
Frannie. Does not count.
Brandon.
Two votes, Brandon.
Ninth person voted out and the second member of our jury:
Brandon. That's three. That's enough.
Need to bring me your torch.
Oh.
Brandon, the tribe has spoken.
-HEIDI: Good job, Brandon. -JAIME: Love you, Brandon.
-Good job, Brandon. -BRANDON: Well played, well played.
[quietly]: Oh, my God.
Grab your torches.
Head back to camp. Good night.
-Good night, Jeff. -PROBST: Good night.
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KANE: As soon as the move was made, I wasn't heartbroken.
I wasn't betrayed.
I was woken up.
PROBST: Next time onSurvivor...
DANNY: The shy part of the game is over.
CARSON: The Three Stooges are running this game.
-It's crazy. -CAROLYN: I want to vote out Danny.
I'm sick of him.
YAM YAM: You write my name down, you're dead.
Clearly, Danny had the idol. It was a great move.
I can't knock him for it.
And I'm not leaving here with any regrets.
I left no stone unturned.
I did everything that I felt that I could
to make myself proceed further in this game,
and I played as hard as I could and tried to,
you know, swing as many relationships as I could.
But in the end, you know, it'sSurvivor.
Sometimes you get caught.
They were going for the big fish and tonight they got him.
[roars]