Boys vs Girls

Boys vs Girls is the first episode of.

Immunity
Challenge: Unchained

The tribe members were chained together and had to navigate through an obstacle course. After each station was completed, the tribes must gather a series of keys to unlock sections of a chain, which are blocking the finish line. One member of the tribe retrieved a flying fox which led to the key that unlocked the final gate for the rest of the tribe. First tribe to unlock all the sections of the chain and cross the finish line wins.

Winner: Jaburu

Story
When the sixteen castaways arrived in the Amazon, Jeff began dividing the tribes into two boats and it was revealed that for the first time the tribes would be divided by gender. Tambaqui, in blue, was the tribe of men, and Jaburu, in yellow, was the tribe of women. Both tribes were given their buffs and a map to their respective camps. As the two tribes set off in their boats the men showed no signs of trouble while Shawna struggled to untie the women's boat. At camp, Tambaqui questioned the women's survival skills and were confident they would have no trouble beating Jaburu at every challenge. At Jaburu's camp, Christy revealed to her tribe that she's deaf, surprising the women. After the immunity challenge, morale at Jaburu was high, while the men felt defeated and regretted their over-confidence. Due to his poor performance at the immunity challenge, Ryan knew he was on the chopping block. He attempted to get rid of Roger, the oldest tribe member and the most vocal. His plan failed, however, and he was sent home 4-3-1.

Final Words
"tambaqui"

- Well, guys. Here we are. I guess when I made it to 'Survivor' I knew I was in for the biggest challenge of my life and I definitely got what I came in for. I definitely got what I expected. I have learned much though. I learned how to make a shelter and more importantly, I learned alot about myself. How I perceive others and how they perceive me. You know, I thought I would be mad but for the first time I have really put things in perspective. It was a great journey. I had alot of fun. I wish you guys all the best. Good luck to the winner and we will see you around soon...and God bless.

Trivia

 * For the first time ever, the tribes have been divided by gender.
 * This was the first premiere episode to last more than 60 minutes.
 * This was the third season in a row where the first boot was a male contestant.
 * This is the only time where 3 seasons in a row had a male that was first boot.
 * This is the first season to have the Girls win the first challenge