Bob and Weave

Bob and Weave
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	47
Episode Number	13/15 (695)
Original Release	December 11, 2024
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Operation: Italy"
Next	"The Last Stand"
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Bob and Weave is the penultimate episode of Survivor 47. It was advertised as the first part of a two-part season finale alongside "The Last Stand".

Story

“	It's double the immunity challenges and double the tribal councils in part one of the two-part season 47 finale. Castaways must do damage control after Operation Italy's success.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Jeff Probst opens the episode by summarizing the season up until Caroline's blindside at the final seven, and reintroduces the final six castaways and their journeys so far in the season.

Night 22

The Beka tribe returns from a major blindside at Tribal Council. The remnants of the Underdog Alliance nurse their wounds and express their disdain for Andy's flip, while the "Operation: Italy" co-conspirators celebrate their success. Hoping to cut their losses, Teeny decides to jump ship and align with Andy, Genevieve and Sam.

	Sue	“	Tribal really sucked tonight. Caroline was blindsided, so, I lost my only Tuku member left. I'm just so bummed. Thank god that I have an idol, because I'm in trouble. Andy was supposed to be working with myself, Rachel, Caroline and Teeny, but Andy freakin' flipped. So right now, I want to rip Andy's head off his shoulders. Ugh. So frustrated. So frustrated.	”

	Andy	“	Tribal was incredible. Operation: Italy. It went off to perfection. And to sit here having pulled off the biggest move of the season, this is the feeling you want when you come out here. Like, I'm playing Survivor for real. I'm actually doing it, and… (laughs)	”

	Genevieve	“	Tonight, Sam and I were both on the chopping block, so, by all accounts, I should not be sitting here today to speak about the success of Operation: Italy. It was such a long shot, but it worked.	”

	Teeny	“	It is safe to say that not one single thing went the way I thought it was going to go at Tribal Council. Me, Rachel and Sue all look like idiots because we had a plan. And Andy flipped on us. And so, we need to talk right now. Because what the hell, Andy? That was insane to do.	”

	Andy	“	I know I need to do damage control. Teeny is feeling like I have joined Genevieve and Sam in a grand conspiracy to take over the game. That is true. But no, no, no, we can't let her believe that.	”

	Sam	“	Right now, there's six of us left in the game. That makes it extra important for us to recruit Teeny as a majority vote. Fortunately, Teeny's kind of, like, confused about what happened. And so, we play it off like it was this happy accident.	”

	Sam	“	I think Teeny, right now, is in panic mode, and she's very vulnerable, and so, Teeny bought it every single step of the way. So, it was… chef's kiss.	”

	Teeny	“	At this point, I have no idea what my way to the end is anymore. I don't trust anybody anymore. And with six people left, there's really nowhere to hide. Even though me and Rachel were working together, she is the biggest challenge threat at this point, and she's the biggest fire threat at the final four. So, my brain does make a switch. I do want to work with Sam and Genevieve and Andy to get Rachel out of this game. This is really a moment of having to jump ship and adapt in Survivor.	”

Rachel realizes that Teeny is not with herself and Sue at camp, and sneaks off to eavesdrop on the conversation between the new majority alliance. She learns that her tribemates view her as a threat and hope to take her out at the next available opportunity.

	Rachel	“	So, when we got back from Tribal, Andy, Teeny, Sam and Genevieve take off. And I just felt like, in that moment, I needed to know what was going on, and I followed them. I think one of the things that you can't grasp at home, because you always see the, like, infrared camera, and, you know, it feels like there's got to be a flashlight somewhere, but you can't see anything. It's dark. It's pitch black. I mean, I couldn't see them. I could only hear them. So I'm following their voices. And I basically crawl on my belly underneath a bush right next to them, and I just listen to their entire conversation.	”

	Rachel	“	So I find out so much. I learn that they're all gunning for me. I hear my name. I hear, 'she cannot win tomorrow, anybody but her.' I found out Genevieve does have an idol, and that she has balls of steel to have not played it yet. And finally, when Teeny told Sam and Genevieve about my advantage, that's when I knew that I didn't have Teeny. But the good news is that they don't know I have an idol, which is brilliant in the sense that they will never see an idol coming from me.	”

	Rachel	“	And so, with this information, I have more legs in this game than anybody at camp realizes, and I can hopefully turn this game around.	”

Day 23

	Sue	“	In the early morning, I woke up, and I'm feeling a little broken. I'm just like, 'Oh, my God. Like, put me out of my misery.' Ugggh, my poor Caroline. I lost my girl. It freakin' sucks to lose my last number one. I'm devastated, but in the same breath, it's something else I just got to suck up and just stand up and start playing the game hard.	”

	Sue	“	I have an idol, but I want to find another idol. I want to find an advantage. I want to still keep searching. I just have to believe that there's one more thing out there. I'm looking for a miracle. Yeah, on Survivor. Is that possible? Is it possible to find a miracle on Survivor?	”

	Sue	“	Rachel shows up. She says, 'Don't worry. I have the idol.' And I'm like, 'Oh, my God.' So now I know her secret. She has a Block-a-Vote advantage and she has an idol. I feel I've-I've built a good alliance with Rachel. I trust her. She's shared so much with me. But I'm not sharing that I have an idol, too, because everybody wants her out, so, I might be able to hold it one more day.	”

	Rachel	“	It was scary to tell Sue about the idol, but at this point, I need Sue. I have nobody else in this game, and if I'm gonna pull off anything, I need her trust. And so, I tell her my plan. We have to pretend like Teeny is still with us. We have to act like we have no idea that she has flipped. I just want to make them feel comfortable so they don't know I have an idol, and I would kind of just be able to, like, smoke 'em. I need immunity today so badly.	”

	Rachel	“	If I win today, I think I can get to the end of this game because then I can use my idol at the final five. People, like, assume that I would be down and upset about my place in this game, and yet, I am sitting here with a grin on my face, so excited to just see if I am able to, like, just shift these pieces into place to get the result I want. And so, I'm either gonna smash this out of the water or I'm gonna, like, flail in the water and drown trying.	”

	Rachel	“	Genevieve beat me. So, the majority of the votes are going to fall on me tonight. But I have a Block-a-Vote, and if I play my idol, Sue and I get to decide who goes home. There is, like, a pleasure in the fact that Sue and I have this power over this larger group today.	”

	Genevieve	“	I win this immunity challenge, which I am thrilled about. Never doubted myself. Jk. Doubted myself the whole time, but pulled it out, and I'm very proud.	”

	Genevieve	“	My main objective is, have a nice time with these two women that I have had up-and-down relationships with throughout the game. I need to convince them that Rachel's the biggest target to everyone, and I don't want to push too aggressively at this point.	”

	Sue	“	Genevieve and Teeny are going for Rachel, but I know she has an idol. She's playing her idol. So whoever Rachel and I decide to vote for will go home tonight.	”

	Teeny	“	Because I had a little red wine in my system, I told Sue that Genevieve has an idol. And instantly, I'm just face-palming myself. And I just started to be in good with Genevieve again. So, I know I made a mistake. I've revealed myself as the 23-year-old I am in that I can't get a few drinks in me without spilling the secrets that are really, really important to people in this game.	”

	Genevieve	“	Teeny has now let my idol secret spill to Sue. I don't care. It's not an idol. But the more people that think it is, the better for my game. I mean, I should be thanking you. This is amazing for my game. Great job. Keep it up. I'll give you a refill here. Tell her more about how real this fake idol is. Go for it. There's an undeniable amount of good fortune hitting me on Day 23.	”

	Sam	“	It's three Gata members.. me, Andy and Rachel sitting on a beach, Day 23. We've all kind of been on this roller coaster of a game, weaving in and out of one another, coming after one another, trying to work in harmony. And so, this is an opportunity with Rachel to clear the air, to lay out all my cards.	”

	Sam	“	Today was the first time in the game that I've been very direct with somebody about where my vote was gonna go. And you're always hesitant in Survivor to, like, let your target know that they're your target. That could backfire on you. But in the moment, it just kind of felt right to me. It felt like the closing of the book of Gata.	”

	Rachel	“	Just sitting there with these two guys who I've been with since Day 1, it's a little bittersweet.	”

	Rachel	“	There's, like, a brotherly sense to them, right? We've been here for 23 days, but it genuinely feels like I've known these guys for, like, at least a year or two at this point. And so, I think today, it just kind of all hit. But at the same time, it's just kind of this really funny dynamic where I'm kind of, like, playing into my, you know, 'imminent death.' And yet, I know I'm not dying tonight. I'm gonna be waking up here tomorrow and one of them won't be. But if I do not have to play this idol tonight, I get to play it tomorrow and guarantee myself fire, which is even better for me. And so, I want to connect with Andy. I want to be real with Andy, and I want him to kind of try and see my perspective and see why Sam is a better vote than me tonight.	”

	Andy	“	It's very clear that the conventional long-running narrative is that I am not a threat, and Sam is a threat, because he is someone who can definitely garner a lot of jury votes in the end of the game.	”

	Andy	“	I'm sick of it. I'm sick of being underestimated in this game, because you just want to be out here, and you want to be known as a capable player. I've gained a lot of confidence in my decision-making, but I can kind of maybe feel the pressure of how important this vote is for my game. At this point, I need my perception to turn. So, I'm closing zero doors right now. Absolutely zero doors, and I don't know what I'm gonna do.	”

	Genevieve	“	Coming back to camp, I need to make sure that the obvious, easy vote of Rachel stays the vote. And the thing that worries me is when things feel obvious and easy, that's when players think 'maybe now is a good time to do something,' you know? And I want to make sure everyone knows, 'tonight, let's not do something crazy. Let's just do Rachel.'	”

	Sam	“	Right now, I feel very uneasy. I think I'm Rachel's target tonight. I think Rachel's coming after me. She doesn't realize how big of a threat Andy is right now, and Genevieve is immune, so, I think if there's a hiccup tonight, I'm in a lot of trouble.	”

	Andy	“	The logistics of Rachel's pitch are pretty clear. With her block a vote advantage, you do the numbers, it's not hard to see that Rachel just needs two people on her side, and she believes she has Sue already. So if she could just swing just me, just little old me, over to her, then we can become the majority on a final five. Now… that's interesting. If I look at this game so far, I've been on a real hot streak, and I've been pulling off really cool moves that I could sell to a jury. And so, what if I go with Rachel and Sue? What if I knock someone out that I've been working with very recently? I mean, that's a pretty bold move. This decision is, like, it's game-breaking if it's not correct. And if I make the right decision, I think I'm ready to just keep hitting my stride, and… and go on to win this game.	”

	Sue	“	My loyalty to Rachel is real, and so, I'm gonna go with what she wants to do. Every single person thinks that Rachel is absolutely going home.	”

	Sue	“	Meanwhile, I know she has an idol, and I know she's gonna freakin' burn them so bad.	”

	Rachel	“	I know I'm not going home tonight, but clearly, everyone thinks I don't have anything, and so, I allow Andy to tell me all about his game and how he's been playing. I would guess that this approach from Andy is coming from a place of jury management. He thinks that I'm heading to the jury next. And hearing Andy kind of talk about himself, it does give me pause. I started seeing him as more of a threat than I was giving him credit for. Andy is trying to win me over, but instead it actually just made me question whether Andy was a better option to go home tonight than Sam. On the one hand, Sam has played a good game. He's also the half of this Genevieve-Sam impenetrable duo, and that's dangerous for my endgame. On the other hand, I think Andy is playing a much better game than anyone is giving him credit for. Andy has pulled the wool over my eyes three times in this game, and I've fallen for it every time. So he is doing something right. This vote is very important because I'm choosing the second to last member of the jury. And the fun part of this is that I know I'm not actually going home tonight and that they don't know that one of them is going home. I have the most power that I could possibly have in this game right now.	”

Night 23

	Rachel	“	That was a huge Tribal for me. I finally was the one that knew what was going on, and basically, no one else did. And it was fun. Like, I had a blast with it.	”

	Rachel	“	The emotion during that tribal was mostly just, like, glee. We had my funeral procession and little did they know that I had an idol in my pocket, and I would wake up on this beach tomorrow.	”

	Genevieve	“	My idol is totally fake, and only Sam is left in the game that knows it is fake. So, I guess the age-old advice of 'fake it till you make it' can even work in Survivor. You just have to fan those flames a little bit, and before you know it, everyone's believing you've got an idol.	”

	Rachel	“	Genevieve and I have kind of been dancing around each other. We both recognized each other the second we merged. I never trusted her and she never trusted me because I think like just recognized like, and we just knew that we were gonna be adversaries in this game.	”

	Genevieve	“	Rachel and I don't bother hiding the fact that we want each other out. I definitely look at her as someone who I don't want to sit next to. I think she will win the game, and it sounds like she may feel similarly about me. And so, it really is one of those situations where this island isn't big enough for the both of us. And so, it's Genevieve vs. Rachel.	”

Day 24

	Sam	“	As happy as I am to have made it through Tribal Council, I am so irritated that Rachel is still in this game. I have been targeting her for days and days now, and she's still here. Because Rachel played an idol, I have to think there is one out here somewhere. And I know, for me, I can't let Rachel get it.	”

	Sue	“	Everyone is thinking that there is another idol out there, and I'm, like, the smart one, keeping my mouth shut that I have a Hidden Immunity Idol. This has been my theme this whole time from Day 1. I know everyone's gonna freakin' underestimate me. And none of 'em would even think that I would have an idol. I freakin' made it to the final five with an idol in my pocket. Isn't it crazy? Isn't this freakin' crazy?	”

	Genevieve	“	I genuinely love this battle with Rachel. To have Rachel and I as, like, two sort of similar professional women in their thirties going against each other - it makes me feel really good about season 47 of Survivor.	”

	Genevieve	“	It's a little awkward when I have to kind of follow her around camp because if she finds an idol, it's gonna be a problem for me. So, babysitting Rachel feels a little icky. I hate having to do it to her, but I'm pretty open about the fact that, 'I'm sorry, Rachel. I have to follow you everywhere and make sure you lose today and vote you out.'	”

	Rachel	“	Genevieve and I will be going head-to-head, but I'm happy to have somebody that I feel like I really genuinely respect to, like, showdown with in this game. We are going to clash, and we're gonna see who comes out alive.	”

	Sue	“	I'm very annoyed at Rachel and Genevieve literally thinking they're the big threats, they're the big dogs. How they've done this, how they've done that, and they're just ready to duke it out together. There's three other people still in existence here. Like, what about us?	”

	Sam	“	Genevieve and Rachel have been talking about how they're the two best players, one of them is surely gonna win the season. Okay, we'll see about that. If I have anything to say about it, that's not gonna happen.	”

	Genevieve	“	I'm incredibly bummed that Rachel has won the challenge. Had anyone else won, she would have been going home tonight. And now that's not happening. So the best thing I can think of is: I've got this fake idol that everyone is afraid is real. So, it's not over yet. It's not over yet.	”

	Rachel	“	Oh my God, I won immunity when I needed it so badly. The last couple days, I've been carrying around this rivalry between Genevieve and me. And knowing that she's secure tonight with her idol and knowing that I was backed completely into a corner, drove me today to get it done.	”

	Sam	“	Rachel wins immunity, her third win. The most defeating of them all to this point. Rachel's got her ticket to the final four, and my path to winning this game got a lot more complicated. If everybody believes Genevieve is safe, I'm probably the most likely target. But I know Genevieve's idol is fake, because I helped her make it. And so, as close as I am with Genevieve, with Rachel immune, Genevieve has to go tonight.	”

	Sam	“	I can tell Teeny's mind is melting. I see her realize in real time, 'Oh crap. I've known nothing about what's actually going on in this game.' I see confusion, I see betrayal, I see fear. And that's kind of the exact reaction I'm hoping for. I'm hoping that Teeny will feel so betrayed by Genevieve, so thankful to me for finally coming clean that there will be no doubt in her mind what has to happen. Genevieve has to go home.	”

	Teeny	“	Wow! I actually can't even get myself to think straight. My brain can't catch up to all the things that I need to unlearn about what I thought was going on. There was no clue under a pizza slice. Genevieve's idol is fake. It was never real. I'm literally rewinding the tapes on every conversation that I've had, and every opportunity that I've let Genevieve trick me and trick me. And it goes all the way back to… Genevieve voting out Kishan. Then Genevieve decided to get Sol out. Then Sam, Andy and Genevieve concocted one of the most intricate missions of this game: Operation: Italy… Fooling me and getting Caroline out. And I fell into every single trap. How could I have been so stupid? If her idol is fake, and I've been granted the knowledge of that, I would be a fool not to eliminate Genevieve and end this chapter of her fooling me with me getting the last word.	”

	Rachel	“	It's just a little bit fishy. If Genevieve's idol is fake and Sam wants us to load our votes onto Genevieve, that would leave Sue, myself and Teeny voting for Genevieve. Which means that if the idol is actually real, and Genevieve plays her idol on herself, now whoever Genevieve and Sam voted for is voted out.	”

	Sue	“	I don't believe it. There's a big chance this whole thing is a ruse, and Genevieve's idol is real. But I'm protected tonight. I have my idol. So myself, Rachel and Teeny will make the decision. Genevieve or Sam go home tonight.	”

	Teeny	“	Rachel and Sue didn't buy it. It's hard for any of us to feel confident in making the call that we're gonna put all of our votes on Genevieve. The only thing I can think of to do to get to the bottom of it is approach Genevieve with all the information I have and give her the chance to tell me if the idol is real or if it's fake.	”

	Genevieve	“	I'm incredibly bummed that Teeny knows that my idol is fake, but perception is reality. And so, if Sue and Rachel do genuinely believe I have an idol and they believe I'll play it for myself, which means they will put votes on Sam.	”

	Teeny	“	Genevieve confirms it. I've got her. I'm gonna be able to take her out tonight if that's what I choose to do. But there is a possibility she could have another trick up her sleeve, and they've worked out this, too, and it's actually a real idol.	”

	Sue	“	I believe Genevieve's idol is fake. She's been playing us all along. She's conniving. She's actually brilliant, and she's gonna do everything under the sun to win this.	”

	Rachel	“	Something's going on. They are bluffing us. The fact that Sam is pushing this makes me think the idol's actually real. And so, it would be a gamble to vote Genevieve.	”

	Teeny	“	We've been duped so many times by these people that I don't know whether we vote Sam or Genevieve. My brain is like scrambled eggs at this point. And that's not necessarily the best state of mind to be in when making a decision that's as important as the final five boot on Survivor.	”

Challenges

• Reward/Immunity
• Immunity

Challenge: Chasing Waterfalls
Reward: Steak and cheesecake at the Survivor Sanctuary
Winner: Genevieve Mushaluk (shared with Sue Smey and Teeny Chirichillo)

Challenge: Stacked Up
Starting in the ocean, the castaways must swim to shore, dig under a log, and get to a wobbly beam. Then, while standing on the beam, castaways must use a long fork to stack six sets of balls between stands on a free-standing structure. The first castaway to complete their stack wins.
Winner: Rachel LaMont

Tribal Council

Day 23

Tribal Council 13: Beka
Voted Against	Voter (Sam's vote blocked by Rachel)
Rachel (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	Andy, Genevieve, Teeny (votes not counted)
Andy (2 votes)	Rachel, Sue
VOTED OUT: Andy Rueda

Voting Confessionals

Genevieve was shown writing down Rachel's name. Sam was shown discovering that his vote had been blocked.

	Andy	“	(voting against Rachel) Uh, you're an incredible, all-around player, entirely deserving of your threat level.	”

Final Words

	Andy	“	(laughs) I got idoled out in Survivor! But, after the start I had in this game, I have my head held high. It's just an unbelievable transformation that I've had over these 23 days, and I'm gonna take it with me, you know, for the rest of my life, definitely for the better.	”

Day 24

Tribal Council 14: Beka
Voted Against	Voter
Genevieve (3 votes)	Rachel, Sam, Sue
Sam (2 votes)	Genevieve, Teeny
Sue (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	None
VOTED OUT: Genevieve Mushaluk

Voting Confessionals

Genevieve and Sam were shown writing down each other's names. Teeny's vote was not shown during their confessional.

	Teeny	“	(voting against Sam) I don't know what to do. I'll decide in the next thirty seconds.	”

Final Words

	Genevieve	“	I just got voted out. Five is as far as I get to go in this game, but I am so proud of how I played out here. I exceeded my expectations, and my expectations were high--I wanted the million. I didn't get there, but I did better, and I'm more proud of myself than I imagined I could be.	”

Still in the Running

Jon 18th	TK 17th	Aysha 16th	Kishan 15th	Anika 14th	Rome 13th	Tiyana 12th	Sierra 11th	Sol 10th
Gabe 9th	Kyle 8th	Caroline 7th	Andy 6th	Genevieve 5th	Rachel Beka	Sam Beka	Sue Beka	Teeny Beka

Trivia

Secret Scenes

• A Million Dollar Challenge: See who is desperate to win this upcoming Immunity Challenge.
• (Untitled): Sam confesses to Genevieve that he has spilled the beans about the counterfeit nature of her idol.

On Fire with Jeff Probst

• The Beginning of the End

Other

• Differing from other penultimate episodes, this episode was treated as part one of a two-part finale, including an opening "fourth wall" break monologue from Jeff, consistent with the prior "New Era" season finale episodes thus far.
• The name of the Day 23 challenge is a reference to the TLC song Waterfalls.
• After this episode, Sam is the only remaining male contestant and Teeny is the only remaining member of the original Lavo tribe.
• The episode title comes from the Tree Mail message for the Day 23 challenge.