Loose lips sink ships when one castaway’s frustrations put a wedge between them and their tribe. A shared meal breeds connection between tribemates as they discuss race and heritage. Then, an emotional immunity challenge brings two adversaries closer than ever imagined.
So, my… number one ally in this game, Thomas, went home because… Kyle had an idol. I didn't think he did, and that's my fault. California Girls didn't even last one Tribal, man. It's such a bummer. It's such a good alliance.
Kamilla and I pretty much just put on a master class in deception. They did not see this coming at all. They even went through my bag, and somehow didn't find the idol that was tucked away in my shoe. So I'm pretty pumped about it. And it was all because I put on my acting hat with Kamilla and convinced them that we're not that tight. And it worked.
I'm trying to do damage control. Because if we come back to Tribal Council, we don't have Kamilla's Extra Vote that I unfortunately had to burn tonight. Plus, without the immunity idol, I'm vulnerable, because now we're in this situation where there's a 2-2 deadlock. And that's really scary.
It's amazing to pull off my first Survivor blindside. I had to play it cool on the outside for Shauhin and Joe, but on the inside, like, I just had the biggest smile on my face. And I'm just so happy that both of us survived another day. So, moving forward, we don't want them to know that we are actually in an alliance. And so I'm gonna put, like, my best acting face on and keep playing this game hard.
Nobody enjoys getting beat, and, honestly, we got stomped. I don't know what Sai was thinking but, girl, be quiet. You can have an opinion and you don't have to openly share it.
Oh, my God. Thomas is gone. Thomas was my number one, and I'm literally, like, doing everything I can to get to the merge, and my number one isn't even gonna be there. So, it sucks. However, with Thomas going home, it makes me way less of a threat. So this is that part of the game where it's, like, I have to make new relationships here and I have to trust new people and I have to play my game.
Sai's getting on my nerves. She's tired, so she didn't even do the challenge today. And the first thing she did was grab a piece of fruit when she came in. I mean, to me, that's, like, ridiculous. It's not right. When you don't have food, you don't have anything, the little things will annoy you. I just think that, with the comments she makes and-and just the way she is around camp, she's digging her own hole.
We learned a lot at the challenge. The fact that Thomas went home–it changes everything. The original plan was to take out Bianca because we wanted to weaken the old Lagi tribe, but now with Thomas gone, we have a little bit more flexibility. At this point, Sai is causing so much chaos that there is really no way that I want to work with Sai moving forward. And I genuinely enjoy Bianca as a person. She's just good people.
Mitch is telling me they want to work with me to vote Sai out. I was like… Like, my jaw dropped to the ground. This friction is beautiful for me. Sai… she is just driving Chrissy up a wall. However, Sai also told me that she wants to work with me. And options are everything in this game, especially because of that godforsaken journey. I don't have a vote.
Chrissy is my biggest red flag. She's used to telling people what to do, and I can't have that. So I want to use Bianca, me and Cedrek's vote to get rid of Chrissy. Yes, with Cedrek, the trust was lost at our last Tribal Council, when he voted for me, but even though I don't fully trust him, for the sake of getting off of this beach and to the merge, I need a number. He's a number. And Bianca–we've already discussed working together. So I just have to make sure that she's locked in. Then, I can do whatever the hell I want to do.
Walking into the sanctuary, I don't even think anything's going on in my head, but a lot is going on in my stomach. Just to see everything laid out, and that there are coffees and teas and milk for David, all of us slip into heaven when we go in there.
Every day, I, like, have to have milk. It's just my go-to. It's my comfort. So when I see that jug of milk, I'm like, 'no way.' I don't think I've ever felt such a high. I really don't. That was probably the best glass of milk I've ever had. I could tell it was whole milk, which is my favorite thing. It's no two-percent crap. So thank you, Jeff. I'm like pop eye now. Like, I'm ready to go. Like, bring on the Immunity Challenge.
I'm bad at social cues in general, but I definitely feel like I'm growing and learning. And I don't know what it is about Charity, but she comes off so fake to me. Going into the individual portion of the game, it's gonna be all about these social connections. I really have to be careful and make sure that the people I'm talking to I can trust. And, you know what, Charity? I don't trust you.
We don't win first place in the Reward Challenge, but we win second. And we get a nice little food box with pastries, doughnuts, croissants, you name it. We are at a two-two deadlock. It's a little dicey, because the narrative that Kamilla and I are spinning is still that we're not that tight. But at the end of the day, winning that challenge at least allowed us to bond a little bit further.
When I draw on hard times out here, my first thought is, my mom and my dad have been through so much worse. I am the proud son of two refugees who came here during the Iranian revolution. My dad was in the imperial air force under the shah of Iran.
At the last Tribal Council, we voted against each other, and we were definitely like, two versus two. Just two completely different groups of people going at it. And after that shared meal today, all those struggles sort of, like, bond us together. Man. I don't want to vote them out. I don't want to vote them or Kyle out.
The four of us have a clear path together, because we had a scary Tribal Council. We can just act as if we hate each other and play the middle, and no one would suspect it. And I think we can run this game.
It's hard to shift from Eva being super vulnerable and telling so many people her real-life struggles that she has to bring into this game and deal with, immediately into, 'Well, now I'm going to Tribal, and nobody knows that I don't have a vote.' And I need to get out of Tribal alive.
I knew that there would come a point in this game where I would have an episode. And now that I've gotten over the biggest reveal that I have, I don't feel embarrassed, because everyone around me was so understanding. They're nodding, they're looking at me not with pity, but seeing that I'm strong. And I felt so accepted. There's so many people who have autism and they see it as a problem, they see it, something that's wrong with them. Nothing is wrong with you. It's part of who you are. And I hope that that's the message that I can get across here. Everything I've done in my life, I've found success in, and no one would have believed that when I was a little kid. And I hope that the parents of kids with autism can look at their kid and see a little bit of me, and hopefully, that my story can inspire them to believe that their kid is an amazing human.
This game just makes you feel all types of so much emotions. For me, it all just started making sense, because I can relate, 100 percent. I have family members on the spectrum. So, with that being said, I understand her completely. I go off of trust and loyalty and what I think is friendship. And today I just had to take a step back and say, 'let me be open.'
We've known since, like, Day 3 that star had a scroll, cylinder thing of some sort that has letters and symbols based on the animal signs. Once she's revealed it, we all go on a walk around the jungle trying to decode what her scroll says.
Star couldn't figure out this Beware Advantage. And so, naturally, she comes to everyone and says, 'I have this Beware Advantage. I need to figure this out.' So there's a lot of options going through my head. I see the 'I,' I see the 'n,' I see the 'I,' I see the 'e,' I see the 't.' I see the 's.' What does it mean? I don't know, but I want to be the first to figure it out.
Once I found out that this is what needed to be done, I was like, 'I am going to figure this out.' I had some good guesses with 'inlets' and 'listen'. Or like, an 'est' word. 'Linest'. I just keep swapping the letters around and, finally, I stumbled across the word…
I gave Eva the idol because she opened it, so she earned it. Kind of like a truce. Let's work together. Me and you took 11 days, but here we are. Hey, no better time than now.
Star has given me her idol, which is huge. I never would have seen this change of events. I have an idol, I have a new ally in Star. Everything is coming together, and it's just… Like, I know Survivor has ups and downs, but I didn't realize they would come this close together. That's this game, and I feel stronger coming out of this than anything. Like, I feel supported, and I feel just ready to get after it.
Knowing I'm going to my first Tribal is absolute dread. I have a pit in my stomach. How do I convince them that I have power and a say when I don't have a vote? This is a predicament. Thank you, Jeff. Like, this is hard. But I think I have a plan.
By pitting these two sides against each other, we have two votes that go on Chrissy, we have two votes that go on Sai, and then there are no more votes. And when you revote, I'm not up for debate. It's only going to be a vote for either Chrissy or Sai. These are just risks I have to take. Like, I don't have a vote.
Cedrek, a lot of the times, feels like that dog that almost doesn't know how to walk on a leash, that you're, like, dragging down the street and you're still trying to train him to walk, but for some reason, he's just not game to do it. But on this beach, for the sake of getting to the merge, I am locked in with Cedrek and Bianca. But I'm not a dummy. Cedrek voted for me twice. If he can do it once, he can do it again.
As much as I would like to get rid of Sai, it's not quite time to shake that tree yet, because at this point, Sai is probably the next person that I trust the most other than myself.
Seems like we got Cedrek on board. I absolutely trust him. He's not the type of person that will look you in the eye and lie. If he sticks with Sai, he's out of his mind. You got to let it go to play the game, you know?
So Mitch and Chrissy actually did loop Cedrek into this plan and told him we want to vote Sai out. This is great. Mitch, Chrissy, Cedrek all vote Sai. No one ever knows I don't have a vote.
I wish I could tell Cedrek, 'I don't have a vote. Can you guys all please vote for Sai and keep me here?' But I can't do that. I cannot trust that they won't just be like, 'Well, why are we keeping her here instead of you? Like, let's just get rid of you then.'
Cedrek says he is actually voting for Chrissy. That means it's a tie vote between Chrissy and Sai. Oh, my God! This game is out of control. Right now, my plan is that we get to Tribal, Mitch and Chrissy are voting Sai, Sai and Cedrek are voting Chrissy, we have to do a revote. And then I'm banking on the fact that Cedrek is going to flip and vote for Sai. I'll be really, really proud of myself if I make it through tonight, but it does worry me because I'm gonna have a lot of damage control to do when I get home. Tomorrow, Cedrek's gonna think, 'Bianca's a class-A liar. She lied through her teeth to all of us.' So… My gut says keep it to myself, and then my second gut says tell Cedrek.
To get this type of information just minutes before we're going to Tribal Council, it puts so many wheels spinning in my head, because if I stay silent, I can go along with this plan and vote out Sai or I could turn this all around back on Bianca. In one way, I'm feeling relieved that I feel like I actually know all the information. I just have to decide which one of these options makes the most sense for me and the people that I've come to trust in this game.
Challenge:Enter Sandbag Reward: Coffee and pastries at the Sanctuary (1st place); smaller platter of pastries (2nd place). Winners (in order of finish):Lagi and Vula
Challenge:48 Jump Street Additional Stipulation: The losing tribe must forfeit their flint, though they can win it back if they win the next Immunity Challenge. Winners (in order of finish):Vula and Lagi
Tribal Council[]
Tribal Council 5: Civa
Voted Against
Voter (Bianca ineligible to vote)
Bianca (2 votes)
Cedrek, Chrissy
Chrissy (1 vote)
Saiounia
Saiounia (1 vote)
Mitch
VOTED OUT: Bianca Roses
Voting Confessionals[]
After losing the challenge on the journey on Day 7, Bianca was shown reading that she had no vote at this Tribal Council. Mitch was shown writing down Saiounia's name. Chrissy's vote was not shown during her confessional.
I'm realizing what a dumb decision I made. I just screwed up. I trusted the wrong people and I made the wrong choice. I've been watching this show since I was eight, so to come out here and play this game that I love so much, this was an adventure of a lifetime. I am proud of myself for all of the fight I put up, but I'm devastated. I just wanted to play so much longer.
(Untitled):Kamilla does not want Vula to lose the upcoming Immunity Challenge.[2]
Pour L’Amour Du Lait (For The Love of Milk):David thoroughly explains why he loves milk so much.[3]
Behind the Scenes[]
On Fire with Jeff Probst[]
Other[]
This episode is the first in the season to not include the full opening credits, and the first non-premiere episode since "Absolute Banger Season" not to include the credits.
This episode was re-run on CBS on March 29, 2025, three days after its initial airing. It is the first episode to receive such a re-airing.
The episode title was said by Kyle about his and Kamilla's acting during the events of the previous episode.
