This is the third episode of Serdtse Afriki.
Story[]
Day 8[]
At the Sand tribe, early in the morning, Roman Lebedev tries to catch a cow with a rope and milk it. However, Vitaly Ratnikov and Samir Makhmudov are annoyed that he is making them get up early and do tasks that they find meaningless. Tutuko, the Sand tribe's guide, says that he convinced Roman that the cows had owners from the neighboring village, meaning they shouldn't be caught and eaten.
On River, the next guest is revealed to be Posledniy Geroy 5: Superigra castaway Svetlana Svetikova. After walking through the forest, she gets the tribe's attention by throwing a knife into a tree. The tribe members welcome her.
The castaways meet for the Reward Challenge. Host Aleksandr Domogarov states that only men will compete in the challenge. However, since there are three men in the River tribe and five men in the Sand tribe, Aleksandr asks River to choose a man from Sand to join them. The River tribe selects Vitaly. Aleksandr then asks the Sand tribe to choose a woman from River to join them, and they pick Rada Razborkis. After the switch, the new tribes are as follows:
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The tribes fight head to head for the reward: a bath with rose petals. The challenge is very close, coming down to the final round. Conan Alexeev faces off against Alexey Kuzkin, and the latter wins the challenge for the Sand tribe. Linda Hevard-Mills is selected by her tribe for the reward. Aleksandr then asks Linda to pick a male from River for the reward, and she chooses Vitaly. It's announced that Zulus have decided to host the tribe who won the challenge. The Sand tribe goes to the Zulu village, while the narrowly defeated River returns to their camp.
After the Sand tribemates arrive at the village, they clap and sing with the Zulus. They meet their new guest, Andrey Malakhov, dressed like a Zulu. The natives believe Andrey M. is a wealthy man and offer him cows, wooing a Zulu girl. Despite Andrey M. telling the Zulu women he has a car and an apartment, they don't understand him. He is then introduced to a Zulu to be his bride. Andrey M. accepts and hugs her. It is made clear that this is a party to have fun rather than a wedding.
Meanwhile, the Zulus listen to the opinions of the guides as to which of the castaways is worthy of receiving individual immunity from potential elimination. The wooden figurines of the castaways get necklaces put on them.
Day 9[]
At Sand, the tribe doesn't understand what to do since they have no leader. Rada calls the tribe divided due to there being more people who are playing as individuals. Roman states that he's tired of distributing responsibilities in the tribe. Andrey M. is confused by the disorganization of Sand, claiming that no one in the tribe wants to take the initiative. He thinks the tribemates should communicate and work more. After a conversation with Lyubov Glazkova, Andrey M. realizes that, while she isn't ordering the others to do so, she is contributing to the tribe.

At the River tribe, the castaways work on their shelter. Conan becomes very emotional that Rada was swapped to the Sand. After going to the Wishing Tree, he asks for her to return to the tribe. Vitaly decides to give up his bath reward to Conan, which the latter accepts. After some persuasion, Linda also gives up her reward to let Rada be with Conan.
Back at the Sand tribe, the castaways go chasing after some cows, and Alexey talks about their attempts at catching them. Andrey M. discusses the dynamics within the tribe, namely the bond between Lyubov and Vladimir Varzanov. Roman rubs his fellow tribemates the wrong way when he advises them to go to bed on time. The tribe also discusses creating a toilet. Samir states he is ready to vote off Vladimir V., considering him a non-team player. Rada talks about her former River tribe.
On River, Olga Shakira talks to her family members via phone. Elena Ivankova has started to take Olga Sh.'s role of working in the kitchen. By the river's shore, Elena and Svetlana wash dishes and discuss voting at the next Tribal Council. Elena, who is uneasy about her position in the tribe, states that she will vote against Olga Sh.
Led by the Zulus, Conan arrives at the reward blindfolded, much to Rada's excitement. Conan shaves in the mirror while Rada takes a bath. She pleads with him not to take her back to the River tribe. After Conan bathes, he carries Rada in his arms.
Both tribes arrive at the third Immunity Challenge, Jail Break. While competing, River fails to catch the keys with grappling hooks. The Sand tribe claims immunity once again, sending the River tribe to Tribal Council for the third time in a row.
At River, Lena Pinchuk expresses her frustration with the tribe's losing streak. Vitaly tries to keep his head up, saying that team spirit is more important than winning challenges.
Back at the Sand tribe, everyone celebrates winning another Immunity Challenge by singing.

After River arrives at Tribal Council, Aleksandr asks why they've been losing every Immunity Challenge thus far. The vote ends up being an erratic 3-3-2 vote between Nikolai Demin and Olga Sh. It's revealed that the Zulus have given their immunity to Vladimir V. Aleksandr states that in the event of a tied vote, it is up to the Zulu guests to decide who gets eliminated from the game. The Zulus decide to save Nikolai and eliminate Olga Sh. After bidding her tribe farewell, her torch gets snuffed, and Olga Sh. leaves.
Challenges[]
Challenge: Battle on Indugu
Men will have to fight on the sticks with paint and shields, everyone chooses an opponent for himself, the leader of the Zulu tribe will be the judge. The tribe to reach a more number of points would win.
Reward: A bath with rose petals
Winner: Sand
Challenge: Jail Break
The tribes must work together to make their way through three locked cages by untying planks, using grappling hooks to retrieve eight keys, then reach the last grate, open the hatch and get immunity. The first tribe to crawl through the three cages to safety would win.
Winner: Sand
Tribal Council[]
Voting Confessionals[]
Voting Confessionals are translated from Russian into English
![]() Dmitry Mak. |
“ | (voting against Elena) Lena, this choice was tough, but I think this is the best choice for the tribe. | ” |
![]() Olga Sh. |
“ | (voting against Nikolai) It's tough for me to play with this person and to be on the same team with him. | ” |
![]() Conan |
“ | (voting against Elena) Lena, I love you so much, I really like you as a person, but I like it more when Shakira is in charge of the kitchen. | ” |
![]() Svetlana |
“ | (voting against Olga Sh.) I'm voting for Olya because it seems to me that she is putting pressure on the tribe. | ” |
![]() Nikolai |
“ | (voting against Olga Sh.) Olya, it's you because you are too much of a good person. | ” |
![]() Elena |
“ | (voting against Olga Sh.) Olga, you and I are probably cramped in the same kitchen. | ” |
![]() Vitaly |
“ | (voting against Nikolai) Sorry, Kolya, but it's you tonight. | ” |
![]() Lena |
“ | (voting against Nikolai) Kolya, it's you because you began to bring discord to our tribe and quarrel with my friends. Sorry. | ” |
Final Words[]
Final words are translated from Russian into English.
![]() Olga Sh. |
“ | We had a good team and good relations between people. I really would not want any big changes to begin in the team, because quarrels will begin. I think for many people in the tribe, as well as for me, my elimination definitely turned out to be a disappointment. I really want to get back into the game, so I hope so. I am the person whose hope dies last. I'll be back here anyway. | ” |
Still in the Running[]
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Trivia[]
References[]
Serdtse Afriki Episodes |
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Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 5 · Episode 6 · Episode 7 · Episode 8 · Episode 9 · Episode 10 · Episode 11 · Episode 12 · Episode 13 · Episode 14 · Episode 15 |