Telenovela

Telenovela
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	43
Episode Number	12/14 (637)
Original Release	December 7, 2022
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Hiding in Plain Sight"
Next	"Snap Some Necks and Cash Some Checks"
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Telenovela is the penultimate episode of Survivor 43.

Story

“	The remaining six castaways must get the ball rolling to win the reward challenge and earn a sweet treat. Also, castaways will need to hang in there during the immunity challenge to secure their spot in the final five.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Roll With It
One castaway would be strapped into a wooden spherical cage and would have to guide two blindfolded teammates in maneuvering the cage through a series of obstacles to a labyrinth-like table maze at the end of the course. The castaway inside the cage must guide their blindfolded teammates in solving the table maze. The first team to finish the table maze wins.
Reward: A visit to the Survivor sanctuary with iced coffee and an assortment of pastries.
Winners: Blue Team (Cody Assenmacher, Karla Cruz Godoy, and Owen Knight)

Challenge: Battle of Evermore
The castaways must race through an obstacle course while collecting a bag of number tiles. Using the number tiles, they must solve a combination lock to release a key. Afterwards, they must crawl under a net and race up a ramp. At the top, they would use the key to unlock a basket of puzzle pieces, which they must use to piece together a hanging bat puzzle. The first castaway to finish their puzzle wins.
Winner: Cassidy Clark

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 13: Gaia
Voted Against	Voter
Cody (4 votes)	Cassidy, Gabler, Jesse, Owen
Karla (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	Cody (vote not counted)
Owen (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	Karla (vote not counted)
VOTED OUT: Cody Assenmacher

Voting Confessionals

Karla was shown writing Owen's name down. No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

	Cody	“	Heart is crushed, it is fricking crushed. I can't believe this just happened. My main man Jesse completely backstabbed me and it's a damn good play. I can't fault him on that, I should've known better. I'm going to continue to have the time of my life. I'll keep trucking, I'm going to keep smiling, but [raising both middle fingers] f*** you Jesse, f*** you.	”

Still in the Running

Morriah 18th	Justine 17th	Nneka 16th	Lindsay 15th	Geo 14th	Elie 13th	Dwight 12th	Jeanine 11th	James 10th
Ryan 9th	Noelle 8th	Sami 7th	Cody 6th	Cassidy Gaia	Gabler Gaia	Jesse Gaia	Karla Gaia	Owen Gaia

Trivia

Secret Scenes

• (Untitled): After losing the Reward Challenge, Cassidy Clark lets out her frustration. Mike Gabler gives her a pep talk.
• Tonight is Extremely Important: Jesse Lopez explains why he feels tonight's vote is so important with only six people left.
• Karla's Walking Stick: Cody Assenmacher makes a walking stick to help Karla Cruz Godoy get around with her injured ankle.

Other

• The Reward Challenge marks the first time Buffs from the starting tribes are used in a post-merge challenge, with the blue team wearing Coco buffs and the red team wearing Vesi buffs.
• This is the first episode since "It All Boils Down to This" where votes were negated by a Hidden Immunity Idol.
• After the events of this episode, Jesse Lopez is the last remaining member of Vesi.
• This episode was nominated for "Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program" at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.