Perception Is Not Always Reality

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Challenges
Day 37 Immunity Challenge: Balance Beam Maze The castaways would start by walking across a maze. If they fall off, they have to start back from the beginning. Once they make it to the other side, they will then go to a rope net, where they have to untie 5 bags of puzzle pieces. Once they have all their bags, they will assemble a puzzle, which will give them clues to a combination of three numbers. The first castaway to get the number sequence right and raise their respective flag color will win Immunity. Winner: Kim

Day 38 Immunity Challenge: Operation Balance Build The castaways have to attach a small wooden bowl to a prong at the end of a long pole to maneuver it through a metal structure. The structure is mounted on a spring in order to increase the difficulty. Once they have the piece through the structure, they have to sit it at the top. First castaway to stack all ten bowls on top each other will win Immunity. Winner: Kim

Behind The Scenes

 * In Alicia's check-up, the doctor tells her she lost 15 lbs. Upon arriving at Ponderosa, the Jury gives her the cold shoulder. Alicia then wants to converse with Tarzan, but the plastic surgeon shuns her. Alicia then attempts to apologize to Kat, but Kat goes on the defensive and blames her for her blindside.
 * In a Day 39 secret scene, Kim and Chelsea bathe at the water well, exhausting its remaining water. Chelsea dipped herself in the drum, and was stuck there. Kim claims she did a research about bathing using freshwater being correlated to success in an endeavour.

Other

 * This episode marks the first time in Survivor that the Final 5 has been comprised of castaways of the same gender.
 * Though this is the second all-female season finale from start-to-finish, following Stir The Pot!.
 * This episode is the first and only time in the season to have a full intro, having the whole track and a complete cast.
 * This episode marks the return of the Rites of Passage, last seen in the Survivor: Nicaragua finale, What About Me?. (The Rites of Passage of Survivor: Redemption Island was released online, while Survivor: South Pacific's Rites of Passage was never released.