She Annoys Me Greatly

She Annoys Me Greatly is the premiere episode of.

Challenges
Reward Challenge:  Water Slaughter

Two members from each tribe would battle for a life ring. The tribe that gets one of their members to have a hand on the ring and one on their scoring pole scores a point. The first tribe that scores four wins reward.

Reward: Flint and 20 pounds of beans.

Winner: Bikal

Immunity Challenge: It's a Long Way to the Top

One by one in pairs, tribes have to make their way up a four story high tower. On each of the floors, the pairs will throw crates down the tower to reveal sandbags. Once all four levels of crates have been thrown down, one pair  will collect the sandbags and throw them into six holes. A flag will be raised when the holes are filled.

Additional Stipulation: If Gota wins, they will also receive flint. Winner: Gota

Day 1
Across the islands of Caramoan in the eastern Philippines, a boat is carrying ten Americans. These contestants have one thing in common, they are all Survivor fans. Just above them are two helicopters, containing their competition: ten former survivors from season past.

After disembarking, the "Fans" are welcomed by Jeff Probst. Jeff reveals that they are going up against previous contestants. The helicopters then land on the beach, revealing the ten returning "Favorites." Jeff then tosses their buffs: The Fans are the Gota tribe, wearing orange, while the Favorites are the Bikal tribe, wearing purple. After suiting up, the tribes square off in the first Reward Challenge, for flint and a plentiful supply of beans.

After the challenge, the tribes part ways and head to their respective camps. At Gota, Shamar expresses his disappointment for losing the challenge. "gota"

- Not being the winners was very disappointing to me. I had so much confidence in my team, so it made me realize that I don't have full control of this game, and I just have to do my best to inspire my teammates to do a better job next time.

Behind The Scenes

 * Sherri reveals that she named her son after Colby Donaldson. This somewhat confirms Jeff Probst's revelation in that due to Colby's popularity back from, a lot of new parents named their children after him.

Other

 * This is the second time that Francesca was the first castaway voted out from a season.
 * The said record beats Russell Swan 's old record of the least amount of days lasted on Survivor for a returning contestant, only surviving nine days.
 * Like in the first Fans vs Favorites, the Fans won the first Immunity Challenge.

Episode Title

 * The episode title phrase "She Annoys Me Greatly" was said by Phillip Sheppard during a confessional, referring to his conversation with Francesca Hogi.

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