User blog comment:MightyUke416/Survivor: Djibouti - Ultra Mighty JTS/@comment-25201371-20180217191956/@comment-26485526-20180217210724

If you saw Survivor: Panama - Exile Island, Thurman was evacuated for the same reason that Bruce was. He was extremely bunged up, had bad stomach cramps, and was unable to go to the bathroom for close to a week. Eventually, his pain was bad enough that medical had to be called in, and they chose to take him to the hospital. Unfortunately for him, this was at a point where he was safely in the majority and had close bonds with Jaxon and Sergio.

Heidi and Sergio were a close pair for the entire game, to the point where you could call them a "showmance." The two bonded instantly seeing as though they both were self-proclaimed "freaks." Soon, they pulled in Raul, and then Imani to form an alliance of 4. At their first tribal, their initial plan was to try and pull in swing votes, Errol and Patric, to vote out Daisy for being the weak link in challenges. However, Patric's overplaying made him the easy vote, and he was voted out 9-1. By the next vote they (especially Sergio) grew closer to Zabrina, while Errol bonded with Daisy. Fearing that Errol would side with the opposing alliance, Heidi promised Zabrina final 3, which convinced her to flip and blindside Daisy, putting them in the majority (and kick-starting Zabrina's rivalry with Logan).

While Heidi & Sergio were separated at the swap, Sergio formed a close friendship with Thurman, who was trying to keep his original tribe together. Jomel and Jennifer however, didn't trust each other, which led Thurman to drift closer to his more level-headed new tribe mates, namely Sergio. At their only Tribal Council post -swap, Sergio joined his other tribe-mates in voting Jennifer out 4-1.

Meanwhile, Heidi developed a close bond with Pearl on her tribe. However, Adam's paranoia led to him and Pearl having a falling out, which. As a result of this, Adam played his idol, blindsiding Pearl.

Come the merge, Heidi and Sergio re-aligned and got themselves into the majority. Heidi's initial plan was to secretly try and get the 5 original Khor Angars back together, but that plan fell apart when Raul was determined to save Eve (who he grew close with post-swap). Heidi & Sergio then joined an alliance of 6 with Raul, Eve, Thurman, and Jaxon, who (alongside Ashleigh & Adam), blindsided Errol.

From there, the two of them faded into the background and let the bigger personalities take each other out, while remaining safely in the majority. The two weren't targeted until the final 6 when Sergio won immunity, and Jomel made Adam realize that there were 2 solid couples in the game (Heidi & Sergio; Eve & Raul). Sensing that votes were coming her way, Heidi played her idol at the final 6. Heidi & Sergio voted for Raul, thinking that Eve was more likely to have one. They were wrong as Raul played his idol, causing a null vote. Heidi idol & Sergio's immunity kept them both safe that round. But by that point, their showmance was out in the open, and Sergio was the next to go after Jomel won immunity. At the next vote, Heidi painted both Jomel & Raul as bigger threats to win, securing herself a spot at the FTC.

The jury was conflicted about their opinion of Heidi, some respected her strong strategic game, but others felt that she was too close to Sergio, and either accused her of riding his coat-tails (which wasn't the case, the two made decisions 50/50), while others simply said they couldn't distinguish her game from his. It was also at FTC where the jury made it clear that Sergio had the stronger social game of the two as Heidi was also criticized for being a bit cold and stand-offish at times.

Heidi managed to win the votes of Sergio, Ashleigh, Imani, and Errol, but it was not enough to defeat Raul, who won the other five.