We need to talk to Gabler real quick.
SAMI: So at Tribal Council, it was pretty straightforward.
Everybody wanted to vote out Jeanine
because it was the easy and simple vote.
But this is not what I wanted to do.
I didn't have the numbers to take
somebody else out, but it's, like,
I'm ready to change this game up. I'm ready to shake up
this game at this point, and we got to start picking off
the people that are at the top.
Gabler. Here.
-Come talk with me and Sami real quick. -GABLER: Yeah.
SAMI: Owen is the only person who was left out of the vote again.
And so, I had to make sure he knows I'm willing
to work with him going forward.
Here's what happened.
I was at the well with Sami and James.
-I said, "If it's Jeanine, just tell me. I'll do it." -Yeah.
They said, "Nope. It's Ryan."
I am kind of pissed with James because he lied to my face
minutes before Tribal, told me to vote for Ryan.
If it's Jeanine, you can tell me, and I won't say a word.
-JAMES: We're voting Ryan, and it is what it is. -Okay. Cool.
I was supposed to go with Owen, but then James...
-OWEN: James insisted on coming. -He insisted on coming.
-OWEN: And then... -Because all day he's been watching me.
He doesn't want me to tell Owen.
He wants to leave Owen out of it.
OWEN: Jeanine is not
who I wanted to see going home, but I'm very grateful that
Gabler told me at literally the last second
where the votes were going.
He lied to my face.
SAMI: I'm telling you, bro, James is the only one
that didn't want you to know.
They wanted you to know, but everybody
was too scared to do it because...
Every ... scared of this guy.
Who the ... does he think he is?
-GABLER: Bro, he's so arrogant. -SAMI: Bro...
-He's not the ... Godfather. -They want to get...
OWEN: James wanted me left out of this vote,
and I'm just freaking sick of it.
Like, you're not the Godfather, dude. Like, it's...
He's driving me insane, and it's time to get him out.
JAMES: Okay.
Owen's mad at me for being left out of the vote.
When we got back, I'm like, you know,
"What's up, Owen?" He's like, "What?"
And I'm like, "You want to talk?" "No."
Owen is not on my side.
I was like, "Owen." He's like, "What?"
I'm like, "You want to talk?" He's like, "No."
I'm just like...
Owen voted for me before, so I don't trust him.
And at Tribal Council, Jeff was saying,
"What's the social contract?"
The social contract is if you break trust with James,
you go home.
♪
Come on in.
♪
Feast your eyes on what awaits you.
[Owen chuckles]
-On day 17 of Survivor 43. -[Cassidy whoops]
-Yes. -[chuckles]
All right.
Day 17.
[whoops]
-PROBST: Shall we get into? -Yes, sir.
First things first, Owen, got to take back the necklace.
-I know you don't want me to. -No, I don't.
-[clicks tongue] Thank you. - Thank you.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge, you're gonna hold onto a handle,
clamping a ball between a set of jaws.
If at any point you lower that handle,
your ball will drop, and you're out.
There is a twist to today's challenge.
[Karla gasps]
PROBST: Ten players.
We're gonna divide into two teams of five,
which means one person from each team will win immunity.
Oh, damn.
-NOELLE: Ooh. -So there are two immunity necklaces.
-Oh, damn. -Ooh-la, baby.
PROBST: Both groups will go to Tribal Council separately
-and vote somebody out. -Oh, man.
PROBST: So two winners, two people going home.
In addition, the last person left standing
for the entire challenge earns reward for their team of five.
-Want to know what you're playing for? -Yes, sir.
PROBST: I think you're gonna like it.
It's a little do-it-yourself PB and J.
-[gasping] -[whoops]
Brah.
In addition, you also get the advantage--
the winning five-- of going to Tribal Council last.
So you get to see what happens
at the first Tribal Council.
A lot going on on day 17, Survivor 43.
We'll draw for teams and we'll get started.
Let's do this.
♪
All right, we have our two teams. Let's take a look.
On the red side, we have Cassidy, Jesse,
Gabler, Ryan and Cody.
One of the five of you will win immunity.
On the blue side, we have Owen, Sami,
Noelle, Karla, James.
One of the five of you will win immunity.
And one person's going to earn reward in the form of PB and J
and going to Tribal Council last.
All right, everybody put your palms under your handle.
I'm gonna count you in to lift up.
When you lift up, you'll release the ball.
Here we go.
Three, two, one.
Everybody lift up.
This challenge is on.
♪
It doesn't look like much
until you're the one holding the handle.
You have to keep pressure on your handle
because that's what's keeping the ball trapped.
Your hands cannot come off of the bar.
Karla working with one bad hand,
trying to keep it together.
Little tiny injuries can really impact a challenge.
♪
Jesse can't recover. Jesse's out.
No shot at immunity.
Jesse on the bench. We're down to four for Red.
Everybody from Blue still alive.
Noelle, her ball moves a little. That's how fast it happens.
Cassidy.
Ball drops a little, but she saves it.
Cassidy drops. She's out.
Red is down to three-- Gabler, Ryan and Cody.
Everybody from Blue is still in it.
Noelle can't hang.
She's out. Our first casualty from Blue.
Blue is now down to four--
Owen, Sami, Karla and James.
James, out of nowhere. That's how it goes, James.
James frustrated.
You can't imagine it could be this difficult.
One moment of letting off tension on that handle.
That ball's ready to drop.
Gabler drops.
He's out. We're down to two for Red.
-NOELLE: Let's go. -PROBST: It is Ryan and Cody with immunity on the line.
NOELLE: I'll keep you guys updated.
PROBST: It is Owen, Sami and Karla for Blue.
Got to give Karla credit knowing the pain that hand is in.
Karla, you're inspiring me right now, broke finger and all, yo.
♪
PROBST: Owen, one little slip.
-And there it is. Owen's out. -GABLER: Ryan, stay focused. Stay focused, buddy...
We're down to two showdowns.
In Red, the showdown is Ryan versus Cody.
In Blue, it is Sami versus Karla.
NOELLE: Stay focused. Stay focused.
Sami, Karla, get us some PB and J.
Battle time. Here you go.
Day 17, Survivor 43, this is what it's about.
Way to go, big boys. Stay in there. Focus.
What about the big girls, huh?
-GABLER: You, too. -OWEN: Yeah, Karla.
You got it, Karla.
JAMES: Show 'em how it's done, Karla.
♪
PROBST: Been up there ten minutes.
JAMES: Push through, Karla.
PROBST: I know it feels like ten hours.
All you have to do is outlast the other person.
-PROBST: Sami doesn't even see it happening. -Good job!
-[cheering] -Karla wins! Stay alive, Karla!
-Stay in it! -JAMES: Hang in there, Karla!
-PROBST: Sami dropped and had no knowledge -Wow.
the ball was even moving.
Karla has won immunity.
She's now fighting for a reward as well,
between Ryan and Cody.
-GABLER: Hold still, guys. -PROBST: It's a reminder,
on any given day, anything can happen.
♪
Ryan with a little bit of a slip.
Karla hunched over.
[Karla sighs]
PROBST: Karla, you're out.
-Great effort by Karla. -Yes. -Peanut butter.
-OWEN: Hey, great work, Karla. -PROBST: Hung in there for a long time.
Immunity is yours.
This means that the reward will be going to Red.
-Proud of you, boys. -PROBST: Now it's just a question
of who will have immunity
while they're eating their PB and J.
-Rockin' Ryan and Cowboy Cody. -[Ryan whoops]
Another battle.
Stay on fire, brah.
[whoops]
PROBST: It is Ryan and Cody, side by side.
Huge immunity on the line.
OWEN: Dig deep, boys.
GABLER: Amazing, gentlemen.
Ryan with another little bit of movement.
Both digging, you can see it.
You can see the body.
You can see the intensity.
Ryan's ball moves a little more.
Cody is right where he started.
He has not had any slips.
If you lose your concentration
for a nanosecond,
that ball is on the move.
♪
Ryan drops. He's out.
-Cody wins his first individual immunity. -Yahoo! Yes!
-PROBST: Safe tonight at Tribal Council. -Ha. Right there, man.
-Along with Karla. -CODY: Yeah, baby.
PROBST: Has also earned PB and J
and will go to Tribal last. Huge effort.
NOELLE: Good job, boys.
PROBST: Cody, come on over.
-Right here. Well done, brother. -[exhales sharply]
Mahalos.
Cody, safe tonight at Tribal Council,
cannot be voted out of this game.
You will live to see day 18.
In addition, you earned for the five
a little do-it-yourself PB and J.
-And well done. Head back. -Mahalos.
-Thank you, Cody. -PROBST: Karla, come on over.
-Karla! -Get that thing, yeah!
-Now, you feel the love? -Yeah.
-Is it because people love you? -CASSIDY: Good job, Karla.
Is it because they appreciate the injury
-and that you're fighting from pain? What is it? -I... [laughs softly]
I mean, I-I think it's both.
I mean, I-I am capable of things
that I never thought I'd be capable of.
I was ready to give up, but the moment that I realized
that I could, I stayed and I pushed through it.
Well done. The result is you are safe tonight at Tribal Council.
You cannot be voted out of this game.
-All right. -All right. Head back.
Necklace looks so good on you.
-So good on you... -PROBST: All right, here's how it's gonna go.
The five who lost are gonna go back to Vesi beach.
No rice, no personal items, nothing.
That's where you're gonna figure out who's going home tonight.
I'll see you at Tribal Council first.
Gabler, Ryan, Cassidy, Cody, Jesse,
you'll go back to your camp,
where you have at least the luxury of a shelter,
and you'll go to Tribal Council last.
Grab your stuff, head out. I'll see you tonight at Tribal.
-Thank you, Jeff. -Thanks, Jeff.
I was able to pull off a win.
And given the fact that I still have stitches in my hand,
the odds are stacked against me.
So it just feels wonderful.
But it's also beyond
what I ever imagined would happen to me.
And it's all because of the power of
believing and trusting in me.
This adventure could be yours. Apply to be on Survivor.
♪
[whoops]
Ah.
[sighs]
RYAN: PB and J!
Feels good.
♪ Peanut butter jelly time♪ ♪ Peanut butter jelly time♪
I finally won immunity.
Obviously, it's a checklist for everybody.
That's-that's the biggest win in a competition I've had
on the biggest stage I've ever been on.
And it came with food.
-Cheers, y'all. -Thank you, man. -Cheers.
RYAN: Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Man. Nice job, team.
CODY: This is so huge for moving forward, man.
-CASSIDY: I know. -CODY: Like... -GABLER: Big time.
Once we got back to camp,
obviously our very first priority is to break bread,
fill our tummies with nutrients and good food.
Our bodies are just eating this up.
I know.
GABLER: But we're in groups of five,
and there's fewer places to hide. So
once the food was gone, the game is on.
Yeah.
That way, 'cause, you know,
obviously I wouldn't tell her me.
So it has to be you.
It has to be you. And you say me.
RYAN: I've been trying to vote out Cassidy for a very long time.
And I can't really trust her.
The first time I tried it, um, trying to get Cass out,
it didn't really work for me.
But I think right now is the best time to strike.
Yeah, that's what you guys are thinking?
Karla, James, Cass.
RYAN: Right now, the game plan
is to break up the Coco tribe.
I don't want to be told,
"Oh, you rode Coco's coattails."
I'd rather say, "No, I broke up Coco
when Coco was ready to break up."
I cracked that coconut open.
CASSIDY: All right, so, what are we thinking, folks?
-Ryan. Me, too. -Yeah?
No, I... Like, my thing is, like,
I don't have, like, a for-sure.
Like, I don't know exactly what I'm doing.
I-I've obviously spent a lot of really nice time with you.
My whole thing is, like, I want to be here
-with people that I like. -CASSIDY: Yeah.
-I want to have conversations with everyone -Yeah.
-before I, like, start saying, "Yeah, let's do this." -Okay.
I think if us three stick together,
-then that means we have the numbers. -CODY: Yeah.
CASSIDY: I'm definitely worried about tonight.
I want to believe Cody and Jesse,
and I think that they are on my side,
but you never know.
If Ryan's trying to make a big move right now,
um, yeah, they could be coming after me.
I know that if we voted Ryan out now
the other side would not be mad.
And plus, I like it when everyone...
Yeah, I-I need to find people that are willing to really
-work with me, because... -Yeah.
-And we've already built trust. -Yeah.
CASSIDY: This game never stops.
It is completely exhausting,
and so it takes a lot to keep that fight alive.
But, I mean, I'm not gonna let that fight go out in me.
Being onSurvivor is what I've dreamed about
since I was a little kid.
When it's really hard out here,
I draw strength from my family and my brothers,
who are so proud of me out here playing this game.
And I draw strength from my sister,
who passed away a couple years ago and...
[sniffles] grew up watching the show with me.
I know that, like, her spirit's with me.
And so, in moments like this,
when I'm feeling really down and depleted
and kind of a little bit scared,
I always say a prayer and I kiss my necklace.
It has my sister's ashes in it.
I'm out here for her, to honor her,
and that's why I don't give up in this game.
I am putting a lot of trust in Cody and Jesse tonight
to vote Ryan out, but I've been on the right side of the vote
for the entire game.
And everybody who's come after me in this game
I've sent home successfully,
so I'm just hoping that it's Ryan tonight.
KARLA: This is so surreal.
I'm really proud of myself.
Day-one Karla would never believe this.
I won individual immunity.
And it just feels wonderful to kind of...
to be able to wear this,
-[grunts] -because it guarantees
that I make it to the final eight.
I'm a freaking badass.
-NOELLE: Welcome home. -OWEN: Not a bad shelter.
KARLA: Jeff tells us that we have to go over to the Vesi camp.
So we're stuck at Vesi until Tribal.
Great job, Karla.
-That was hard. -Thank you.
NOELLE: Great job, Karla.
[James chuckles]
KARLA: James is a crucial part of my alliance,
and I know he wants to vote out Owen.
No, sorry. My-my thing is full.
Owen isn't really part of my alliance.
So tonight, I'm voting for Owen.
But I do have to be careful,
because once you have to vote one person out of five,
that's when it gets dangerous.
So you better be ready and hope that you
can trust the group that you are in.
So...
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. For sure. -SAMI: Oh, yeah.
NOELLE: I think he's gonna go for James.
-A hundred percent. -KARLA: Yeah.
And he's gonna try to sway me and you.
So we-we need to talk to him
and make sure that he's feeling comfortable,
-so he doesn't play Shot in the Dark. -SAMI: Yeah.
-That's the biggest thing. -SAMI: Yeah.
So, you good with that plan?
KARLA: Makes sense to me. I mean... Simple.
Owen is gonna be going home,
and I think he knows exactly what's about to happen.
And that's-that's a really...
...crappy place to be in, I think.
So what are you thinking?
I feel like it is what it is.
OWEN: So who are you voting for?
-Okay. -I'm not trying to give you...
No. Like...
What am I supposed to do, James?
-I'm not... -How else am I supposed to prove that I can work with you?
-I did what you told me to do. -So, so...
Two minutes before Tribal, you told me to vote for Ryan.
-I ... voted for Ryan, dude. -Right.
So, so, let's-let'’s calm... Like, I'm, I get...
Don't tell me to ... calm down.
-I'm not telling you to... Bro. -I did what you told me to do,
-and it was the wrong thing to do. -Hey. No, no, no.
-What am I supposed to believe? -It was the right thing to do,
'cause that's what we asked you to do.
OWEN: Who does this guy think he is?
To me, he's implying I am getting votes.
It's this mafioso-style bullcrap.
-You know what I'm saying? Like... -Sure.
And I'm just, I'm tired of it,
and I'm nearing my breaking point.
So there's nine people on the vote,
and you're just mad at me?
You're the one I talked to two minutes before Tribal.
Sami was there, too.
You-- I said, "Tell me."
Sami was there, too, bro. Like, so I'm saying...
You're the one who f... Like, Sami and I were gonna go.
Who knows what he would have told me if you hadn't
butted your way into that conversation.
You're... So everything is my fault?
-Yeah. In my brain. -Okay.
-So, so, so... -I asked you what I'm supposed to do.
-So, so... -I did what you told me.
Everything's my fault.
-Ah, get over yourself. -Hey, man, like...
-Everything's my fault. -KARLA: Is this for real?
-OWEN: Yeah. -KARLA: What happened?
Yesterday at the well,
I asked him right before Tribal,
I said, "If it's Jeanine, tell me. I will vote for Jeanine."
-And I told you Ryan. -And he sold me Ryan.
And what did you do at the first Tribal Council after the merge?
-Put my name down, right? -Yeah.
What'd you do the next time? Put my name down, right?
OWEN: No, I put Ryan's name down the next time.
You put my name down the first time. Did you tell me
you put my name down the first time you did it?
-No. -What's worse?
-OWEN: No. -What-what's worse?
-Like, on the scheme of things. No, no, no. -But you...
On the scheme of things, what's worse?
Writing someone's name down or telling them a vote?
-What? -It's good.
JAMES: Owen is upset at his predicament,
but also mad at me, even though he wrote my name down
at two previous Tribal Councils.
The second the pressure hits, you start cursing people out
and acting a little hissy fit.
I hate that stuff, yo.
I know.
Truth be told, I feel like we should just go in there,
put the votes on Owen and call it a day.
-Make it quick. -Exactly.
I have no sympathy for the guy
and I have the numbers, so he can go home.
♪
-We are at eight, right? -We, yeah.
Who do we ride or die with? 'Cause if we can get
-the numbers on the next vote, we're sitting ... pretty. -Yeah.
Tonight is extremely important.
We have this five-five split Tribal Council,
and right now, it's between Ryan and Cassidy.
We only have a say in, like,
these five people here.
But that's not to say that these five people
don't have relationships back at the other Tribal Council.
So even though it's only us five,
it's gonna have a huge impact
on, like, our relationships going forward.
And so, we have to weigh that out.
Okay. So what are the benefits of keeping
-Ryan? -CODY: Ryan's a good shield.
-JESSE: Good shield. -I think he's
kind of just a free agent all the time.
JESSE: If we take out Cass,
James and Karla would not be happy, right?
-That's part of... -Karla would definitely not be happy.
They would not be happy.
If we get rid of Cassidy,
we potentially make, like, James and Karla very angry.
They feel like she's a part of their alliance,
and me and Cody have, you know, voted with them twice now.
But on the other hand, she's super social, super strategic.
So that's a little bit concerning.
If we send Ryan home,
we're sending a challenge beast home,
which is good for me,
but Ryan isn't a strategic threat. And so
it's a tough one.
But also, here, we have an advantage.
We have the advantage of going to Tribal...
-after them. -To know who, yeah.
JESSE: So we will know who's sitting there on the jury.
But we also have to consider, like,
we're in the lucky position of we get to see
who they send home.
And so that can impact our decision, too.
If it is Owen, then maybe we'd want to keep trust with James
and get rid of Ryan and keep Cass.
You know what I'm saying?
If it's James, maybe we just cut Cass,
because then Karla's on her own completely.
I don't know how you feel.
I-I... This is a huge vote.
-Yeah. -This is a huge vote,
-because we got to get our numbers lined up. -Yeah.
CODY: This is a super crucial vote.
'Cause at this point, I think,
you know, people are starting to think
of their final three, their final five, their final...
You know, it's getting to that part of the game where
you got to decide who your alliance is gonna be
and make it strong now because
this vote is about setting up the final stages of this game.
So how do we tell Gabler how this works?
-I think we just tell Gabler how we're gonna do it. -Yeah.
Just say, like...
I've always liked Gabler.
He's been a pretty straight shooter this whole time,
and he's a free agent that will be loyal.
And that's somebody I want to pick up.
Deal.
-100%. 100%, right here. -Yeah?
GABLER: Deal.
Cody approached me and said, "I think we can work together."
That's music to my ears, 'cause I'm thinking the same thing.
I think I've positioned myself pretty well
17 days in,
where people are approaching me,
and that is so crucial going into this point in the game.
CODY: I don't know what's gonna happen between Ryan and Cass.
I haven't decided where our vote's gonna go.
-I don't think Jesse has. -GABLER: Okay.
-Uh, obviously we know where Ryan and Cass' is going. Um... -Okay.
I think it's gonna depend on who's out in the other vote.
GABLER: Yeah.
But I want to be 100%, like, ride or ... die, bro.
-Let's do it. -Like, I want all of us together, like...
CODY: Now that Gabler is a rock-solid pair with us,
myself, Gabler and Jesse are driving the decision tonight.
I don't know if it's gonna be Ryan or Cassidy,
but I think if tonight's vote goes accordingly,
we're on the freaking Autobahn to the million dollars.
♪
...plays a Shot in the Dark, we have a backup plan.
-Oh. -So...
-So he can't play Shot in the Dark? -Exactly.
-Makes sense. -You good with that?
-Yeah, that makes sense. -So just in case.
This whole time I've been telling people, "Vote Owen out,"
but I am not gonna do that.
I've been wanting to get James out of this game.
I mean, he has Cass and he has Karla in his back pocket.
He's the one
that's kind of running everything.
-So you're good with that? Okay. Okay. -Yeah. That's fine.
My plan is to make James
feel comfortable enough to not play
his Knowledge Is Power.
Okay cool. That makes sense.
I woke up this morning wanting to make a big move.
I have a Steal a Vote Advantage, and I'm hoping
that I can pull off a major blindside on James.
This is what we're doing.
Okay.
Yeah.
-This is perfect. -Yeah.
-This is... -But yeah, I trust you.
God bless her. I love that girl.
The plan is to use Noelle's Steal a Vote
against me, but to not vote against me.
And this is to provide the smoke screen
so that James does not use his Knowledge Is Power.
I know James is voting for me,
but Sami, Noelle and myself
will turn the tables and vote out James.
Okay, so if me and you aren't on the same vote tonight,
that's not what I want.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. Same. Yeah, I know. -That's what I'm saying.
'Cause obviously we know who the-the two people who
are, you know, going to write each other's name down.
-Yes. -Obviously.
-What's-what's... -What's the best deal here?
Yeah.
I think Owen is the easiest option for us moving forward,
because James, he's definitely with us.
-Does that make sense? -100%.
Owen and Noelle believe that I'm ready to take out James,
but Karla's opinion matters more to me
than anybody else's does right now.
Karla doesn't want Owen in the game,
and I want to work with Karla.
And as much as I love James,
it just makes the most sense to get rid of him.
So I need to convince Karla
that this is the right thing to do.
You got to listen to me, you got to listen good.
KARLA: What?
SAMI: I think it could be James.
What's the reason?
You trust me or James more?
-Why? -I know it sounds crazy.
It iscrazy.
The plan is to vote Owen out,
but then, all of a sudden, Sami's like,
"What about James?"
That just doesn't sit well with me.
How bad would it be if James was not here?
It's gonna be bad. We're gonna go against a majority
that's gonna be like, "Why the ... did y'all vote James out?"
If the vote goes with James,
I don't think it's gonna be that bad.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
Owen is expendable because he has nothing.
And Owen and Noelle,
they don't have the Steal a Vote anymore,
because she's gonna use it tonight.
We will not have another time
where there's not chaos going around.
KARLA: Sami kind of makes sense.
James is a strategic player.
Everyone believes that
he's been calling all the shots.
However, James is really valuable right now.
And why would I get rid of one of my numbers?
If we go with Owen, Owen's a simple vote,
in the sense that he's already been on the bottom.
But I'm in a decision-making position
because I'm safe tonight,
and I have Sami voting with me.
So I want to make the decision that
works best for me, but also works best
for the future of the people that I say
I'm gonna work with.
♪
PROBST: All right. So let's recap.
Karla, you win immunity.
-Yes. Thank you. -PROBST: Congratulations.
But in addition, as a penalty for losing,
you all got sent back to Vesi.
Owen, what was your reaction?
OWEN: It's just like an extra kick in the backside.
Like, not have rice, have underripe papaya.
Cody's peed all over that camp.
Like, it's really just...
It was a pretty crappy afternoon.
James, that's a fair response.
This game is punishing.
Jeff, I feel like losing in this game,
like not eating in this game
and the frustration of this game can get to everybody.
And I feel like there was frustration
back at the beach, and, you know,
that happens with this game.
PROBST: Sami, are you aware of what James is alluding to?
-Yeah, I'm aware of what James is alluding to. -[laughs]
SAMI: Uh, in terms of frustrations.
PROBST: What happened?
Um, Owen went off to the water well,
and James followed him, and then there was a little bit
of back and forth going on when they came back.
I think that the two of these guys,
they just have a lot of mutual respect for each other...
...but they just can't get along in the game.
We were able to have civil conversations
throughout the rest of the day.
PROBST: Owen, Sami's answer sounded like a coach.
-Yeah. [laughs] -He's got a couple of high-priced players
that he wants to stay on the team. He's like, "You know,
-there's just differences. They work it out." -[laughs]
So is this an argument or just a discussion?
I was definitely upset, disappointed,
frustrated after being left out of the vote last night,
when Jeanine went home.
I felt that James had a big part in that.
He told me to do a certain thing,
and that ended up not being what happened.
So today I was just airing some of my frustrations,
and I just ended up kind of losing my cool a bit,
raising my voice when I probably shouldn't have.
PROBST: Okay, so wait. Now, hang on.
That sounds like there was
a little more to it than just a conversation.
-No, there was yelling. There was yelling. -Yeah, there was...
I mean, I'm trying to eat frickin' ripe papaya
without a machete, and I'm chewing into it.
Then all of a sudden, I hear these two yelling,
-coming back from the water well. -Yeah.
And James throwing up his hands saying,
-"There's nothing I can do." And Owen... -[laughs]
NOELLE: Owen basically kind of giving him a little swear,
-like, "... off." -Here's what happened, Jeff.
So, we're talking at the well. I'm getting frustrated at James,
given the Jeanine Tribal Council.
I'm saying, "What else can I do to prove to you
"that I'm open for business?
You told me to vote for Ryan. I voted for Ryan."
I asked you to vote for Ryan, and that was a form of trust.
And you did that, and you-you had my trust.
You're frustrated because you feel like
you're in a bad spot in this game,
and you were frustrated and you let it out.
And I'm sorry you did that, but don't act like it was my fault.
You were following me back after I tried to end
-the conversation, and you were trying to talk to me -I was walking...
-All right, we're done. -after I said, "We're done talking."
Too much testosterone. I'm done with it.
PROBST: So I think I understand what happened.
Tell me if I got this right. Owen, you're frustrated because
James said vote Ryan, and you did, but that wasn't the vote.
And James is saying, "You want to earn my trust.
"You did. You voted Ryan.
It wasn't the vote, but you were trustworthy to me."
-Is that right, James? -JAMES: Correct.
And I feel like trust
is the key currency in this social contract,
as you said, that's Survivorright now.
Last Tribal's vote showed trust.
And I feel like we'll leave this Tribal
with more trust moving forward.
PROBST: Okay, so you're at Vesi beach.
You've only got five people.
You don't know what's happening on the other beach,
but now you have to get down to the vote.
So, Karla, what did you feel was happening?
KARLA: It's-it's hard in this game, even for myself.
Like, I-I have an immunity right now,
but I don't know if what people
are telling me is the truth or is a lie.
I've learned today that you really have
to trust in yourself first, and go with that feeling,
and hopefully you continue to move forward.
James, how much talk was there-- or maybe none at all--
about how one advantage tonight with only five people
could flip everything?
I think, on the talk about advantages,
that one advantage can really make a situation very simple
and shore up trust and help everybody move forward.
PROBST: That's interesting, Noelle.
That's a way of looking at it as a positive thing.
The other side of an advantage is, "Oh, if somebody has one,
they could disrupt my plan,"
which would be a negative thing.
It is really difficult to find something of an advantage
or an idol and not tell anybody.
You have to kind of use them in your favor,
and you have to be like, "Listen,
"I'm putting this in with our alliance.
"I'm using this with us. I hope I can gain your trust.
Like, this isn't just for me. This is for us."
That's what the basis is for me moving forward
to make alliances stronger the best that I can.
All right, it is...
Time to vote, right?
You have an advantage?
NOELLE: I have an advantage, Jeff.
PROBST: All right, read the advantage.
NOELLE: All right.
"Congratulations. You made a risky decision and it worked.
"This advantage allows you to steal a vote
"from another player at Tribal Council.
"The player whose vote you steal will not vote.
Instead, you will cast a second vote."
PROBST: All right. So, you have the opportunity
to take somebody's vote and make it yours.
Whose vote are you going to steal?
I'm stealing Owen's.
PROBST: All right. Owen, you're nodding.
Well, I was on the journey with Noelle and James,
ironically enough, back on day four.
She felt she was on the bottom at Vesi,
so we both extended the olive branch and let her
take the advantage that day, and, uh...
We'll see what happens.
All right, so you are stealing Owen's vote.
Owen, you will not vote.
Noelle, when you go up, you will vote twice.
Okay.
PROBST: All right. James, you're up.
♪
[sighs] My gosh, bro.
♪
If anybody has an advantage or an idol
and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.
Okay, I'll read the votes.
First vote, Owen.
James. One vote Owen, one vote James.
♪
James. That's two votes James, one vote Owen.
Oh, baby.
Ninth person voted out and the second member of our jury...
James.
That's three. That's enough. You need to bring me a torch.
JAMES: Woo-hoo. Good move, guys.
Like, for real, man.
Man.
I'll take that as respect, though.
Yeah, that's a sign of respect.
[scoffs] See how far y'all get now.
[laughs]
-Thank you, Jeff. -PROBST: James,
-the tribe has spoken. -Cool beans.
PROBST: Take a seat on the jury.
♪
You can grab your torches, head back to camp.
We'll bring in the next group.
Good night, Jeff.
I had a great time out here.
I played the best game I could play.
I wouldn't trade this experience for anything in the world.
I feel like people thought that if I made it
past this vote, they would have no other chance
to get me out, but I wasn't a big fish to fry.
PROBST: All right, let's start with the obvious.
Big part of the advantage is you get to come second
and see what the other five did.
You see James on the jury.
Jesse, surprised?
Or is it impossible to know what was going on?
JESSE: I'm a little bit shocked.
James seemed to have a lot going for him in the game,
and I know he had an advantage-- Knowledge Is Power--
and there were some advantages at play in the last Tribal,
so I thought he might be able to, like,
make a move and didn't expect to see him over there.
Ryan, are you surprised by this result?
Uh, yeah, I wasn't expecting him over there.
What's gonna happen when you go back to camp?
RYAN: For me, I'm gonna want to talk to everybody
that was at the last Tribal, the Tribal before us.
I really want to see where everybody lies,
what really happened, so I can understand
who's making moves, who's shaking things up,
because there were some alliances
that James was a part of
that is now really shattered a little bit without him there.
All right, so let's get into this five.
You had a different afternoon.
Cassidy, what was the vibe like?
CASSIDY: For me, it was glorious.
I've been dreaming about peanut butter and jelly
for, like, 12 or 13 days,
but, you know, the game doesn't stop for anybody,
so you realize, "Bam, I'm right back in the belly of the beast."
You know? And-and here we are back in a small tribe dynamic.
And the monster tonight is also hungry.
It wants two heads for the price of one.
It wants everybody front and center,
so it can pick and choose who it wants to devour tonight.
You know? Except for Cody, who's protected by the golden monkey.
-But... -[laughter]
PROBST: The golden monkey. I like it.
[Cassidy laughs]
PROBST: So, Ryan, Cassidy said it really well.
The fact that there's only five people
means there has to be some level of concern for everyone.
RYAN: I would have to definitely agree with that, Jeff.
And now when we hear our name on that vote,
-it has a lot more ring to it. -Oh, yeah.
It's a lot more dangerous,
'cause three Ryans can mean I'm out.
So it's-it's a lot scarier.
I'm not ready for you to come down here and say,
"Okay, I'm gonna read the votes."
Cassidy, what's that like when you see somebody
that you just talked to, and then they walk down
the beach with somebody else?
What are you thinking? What are the fears?
At this point, you're kind of starting to get used to it
and knowing that it's an inevitable evil,
but it is a little nerve-wracking,
because they could be talking to you,
and then going and laughing about you to another person,
and be like, "Ha, ha, they believe me about this."
So you just never know what kind of conversations
people are having. It's like,
you almost wish you had a can that you could,
like, somehow I don't know, string over there...
and listen to their conversation.
I don't know. Maybe you could get crafty, but it is tough.
It's nerve-wracking, always.
PROBST: So, Cody, you're in that great spot
where you have no concern tonight
but you still have a long-term plan,
so you still want to influence the vote.
What's the perspective, given this is the first time
you've had the necklace?
Oh, yeah. The reality of it is is I'm the man of the hour,
and everybody wants to talk to me,
and everybody wants to tell me their story.
And I'm kind of just going, "Whew.
This is a heavy position," because to your point,
I've got to look votes down the road
knowing that my vote--
in literally a 25% chance of each one of these--
is going to be heavy as to who goes home tonight.
And, um, I wouldn't give this necklace up for anything,
but it is certainly a different way to view the game, um,
when you do have this on.
Ryan, is it clear that, at least today,
that Cody was central in everything
because he has a necklace, and therefore he knows he's safe?
I noticed the conversation with Cody took a bit longer
than the conversations people had with me.
Of course, when you're not being talked to as much,
you kind of worry a little bit,
but you do get your word in with each person.
I know, me, personally, I have 30 pounds
of giant clamshells in my bag,
so if I get voted out, I get to take those home with me.
So, you know, I've been lugging that around,
just in case I'm walking out with my torch snuffed.
PROBST: How about you, Cassidy?
Yeah, I mean, it's, like, really tight numbers right now,
so if one thing goes wrong, it can blow up the whole plan.
Whatever we do tonight is going to have impacts
that will probably reverberate
throughout the rest of what we see happen in this game.
All right, it is time to vote.
Ryan, you're up.
♪
I've been left out from Coco from the beginning,
so I'm trying to get the power back.
This is the final part of my revenge plan,
and it's pretty poetic
because I know you're coming after me again.
♪
If anybody has an advantage or an idol
and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.
All right, I'll read the votes.
♪
First vote, Cassidy.
Ryan.
One vote Ryan, one vote Cassidy.
♪
Ryan.
Two votes Ryan, one vote Cassidy.
Tenth person voted out
and the third member of our jury, Ryan.
-That's three. That's enough. You need to bring your torch. -All right.
We're gonna go hungry now.
[Ryan laughs]
You got to keep 'em fed. It's your turn to fish.
Thanks, brother.
Ryan, the tribe has spoken.
Time for you to go.
Grab your torches, head back to camp.
Good night.
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Yeah.
Sami-- I can't freaking trust the guy.
The speed of the game has been absolutely relentless.
I'm feeling great about where I'm at.
I, uh, just got blindsided.
Honestly, I'm not even really disappointed.
I played as hard as I could.
I got to go fishing like I wanted.
I thought I could help people get farther
than they thought I could help them get.
So I guess they saw me more as a threat than a benefit to have.
But I'm definitely excited to see how this game goes
and how they're gonna play.