Blood Is Thicker than Anything

Blood Is Thicker Than Anything is the premiere episode of.

"Day 0"
At sundown, the couples are dropped off at 10 different locations. They spend the night together as they await their greeting from Jeff Probst in the morning, the actual "Day 1" of the competition.

Day 1
Each pair of loved ones is brought down to the beach to meet up with Jeff. Jeff reveals that the loved ones will be competing on different tribes. He then instructs the tribes to vote out one of their members right from the start. The returnees vote out Candice, while the new contestants voted out Laura B. He states that they will be sent to redemption island. Jeff gives John, Candice's husband the offer to switch with their loved one and go to redemption island in their place. He gives the same offer to Rupert, but only Rupert swaps, putting Laura B. on the returnees tribe (Galangal).

Back at the Galangal camp, Laura B. tries to prove her worth to the tribe, knowing that if she doesn't do we'll she would be voted out quickly. Tyson starts a fire and the tribe sets up camp fairly easily. Monica wonders if Colton has changed since the last time she played with him on one world.

Meanwhile, at the Tadhana camp, the newbies struggled to make fire and set up a shelter. Brad made multiple alliances with the four other guys on the tribe, trying to pull them all together into a voting block. Vitas revealed his past to his fellow tribe mates and hoped that it wouldn't affect his reputation.

That night, Colton explained to everyone that he was trying to change from the last time he played the game.

Reward/Immunity
Challenge: Blue Lagoon Bustle

Tribes start out on the beach, on "go" 6 players from each tribe run into the ocean, swim out to a net obstacle, climb over, go over a barrel roll, swim to crate staircase and jump off, swim to tribal boat, dive down and untie a series of knots, paddle back to shore, carry chest to puzzle station, three players from each tribe solves their tribe's puzzle which is a captain's wheel. First tribe to extend the flag using the wheel, wins.

Reward: Tribal Immunity and flint Winner: Galang

Redemption Island Duel
There was no Redemption Island Duel as it is the first episode.

Trivia

 * The title of the episode was said by Rupert about switching places with his wife at the Redemption Island.
 * Rupert switching places with his wife marks the first time a contestant is sent to Redemption Island without getting voted off.
 * This was the first time a tribe of returning players wins the first Immunity Challenge against a tribe of new players, as the and  had the tribe of new contestants win this challenge.
 * With this episode, Candice Cody becomes the second castaway overall to experience both Exile Island and Redemption Island, following Ozzy Lusth.