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Persona Non Grata is the fifth episode of Survivor: Caramoan.

Story[]

Night 10[]

Day 11[]

Day 12[]

Day 13[]

Tribal Council was held at the location of the Immunity Challenge due to Bikal forfeiting the challenge. Because of the tension between the tribe (mainly Phillip Sheppard) and Brandon Hantz, Jeff Probst told the castaways that they would hold an impromptu Tribal Council, with their votes being cast verbally.

Challenges[]

Challenge: Nut Bucket
Two tribe members would each hold on a rope that is holding up large nets above the ground. Members of the rival tribe, one at a time, attempt to toss coconuts into their nets. A winner is determined if the rival tribe has dropped both of their nets.
Reward: Different meats, vegetables, wine, and seasonings.
Winner: Bikal

Challenge: Crate Outdoors
Each tribe sends two members at a time out to a field scattered with crates. Once all six crates were returned, they would be used to build a staircase. The whole tribe then had to climb the staircase.
Winner: Gota (by forfeit)

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 5:
Bikal
Voted
Against
Voter
S26 brandon t
Brandon (8 votes)
S26 andrea tS26 brenda tS26 cochran tS26 corinne t
S26 dawn tS26 erik tS26 malcolm tS26 phillip t
Andrea, Brenda, Cochran, Corinne, Dawn, Erik, Malcolm, Phillip
S26 phillip t
Phillip (1 vote)
S26 brandon t
Brandon
VOTED OUT:
S26 brandon bw
Brandon Hantz

Voting Confessionals[]

Due to the nature of the vote, no voting confessionals were made.

Final Words[]

S26 brandon bw
Brandon
My exit was nice, it was glorious. I showed them that hey, this guy's not gonna just kneel over and die. If I'm going down in a battle, I'ma throw rocks. And my army, I'm gonna go out Braveheart style. I don't regret none of it because I proved my point. I was the author of my elimination. (spits)

Still in the Running[]

 Francesca
20th
S26 francesca bw
 Allie
19th
S26 allie bw
 Hope
18th
S26 hope bw
 Shamar
17th
S26 shamar bw
 Laura
16th
S26 laura bw
 Brandon
15th
S26 brandon bw
 Andrea
Bikal
S26 andrea t
 Brenda
Bikal
S26 brenda t
 Cochran
Bikal
S26 cochran t
 Corinne
Bikal
S26 corinne t
 Dawn
Bikal
S26 dawn t
 Eddie
Gota
S26 eddie t
 Erik
Bikal
S26 erik t
 Julia
Gota
S26 julia t
 Malcolm
Bikal
S26 malcolm t
 Matt
Gota
S26 matt t
 Michael
Gota
S26 michael t
 Phillip
Bikal
S26 phillip t
 Reynold
Gota
S26 reynold t
 Sherri
Gota
S26 sherri t

Trivia[]

Secret Scenes[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • In an interview with Dalton Ross for Entertainment Weekly, Jeff Probst explained that there was security on standby to ensure the safety of the contestants. The in-game psychologist was also there to debrief Brandon. Jeff added that every contestant underwent psychological tests before they competed.[2]
  • Years after the episode aired, Erik has claimed that the vote was a formality set up by production to cover for Brandon's ejection; Erik stated that he did not have a choice in voting against Brandon.[3]

Other[]

  • This episode was voted the 25th best Survivor episode of all time in the "Top 25 Greatest Episodes of all time" poll by Survivor Oz in 2015.
  • This episode marks several records in the Survivor history:
    • This was the first time a tribe forfeited a challenge before it could be played.
    • This was the second impromptu Tribal Council ever held in the series, following "The Ultimate Shock", where Ian Rosenberger was voted out verbally by Tom Westman immediately after the Final Immunity Challenge due to the challenge ending late at night, and it being too late to attend Tribal Council.
      • However, it is the first such Tribal Council where more than one vote was verbally cast.
    • This was the first Tribal Council where the rival tribe witnessed the other tribe cast their votes.
    • This was also the first Tribal Council held in daylight.
  • Brandon was the first man voted out of this season, though not the first man eliminated as Shamar had earlier been evacuated.

References[]

Survivor: Caramoan Episodes
"She Annoys Me Greatly" · "Honey Badger" · "There's Gonna Be Hell to Pay" · "Kill or Be Killed" · "Persona Non Grata" · "Operation Thunder Dome" · "Tubby Lunchbox" · "Blindside Time" · "Cut Off the Head of the Snake" · "Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest" · "Come Over to the Dark Side" · "The Beginning of the End" · "Don't Say Anything About My Mom" · "Last Push" · "Reunion"
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