Never So Simple

Never So Simple is the fifth episode of Survivor: Calamian Islands

Challenges
Reward Challenge: Rove, Rove, Rove Your Boat The teams must go out in a boat to retrieve paddles with letters on them. The first team to come back with all the paddles and use them to figure a common Survivor phrase ("Worth playing for"), wins reward. Reward: A BBQ with meats, vegetables and spices. Winner: TBA

Immunity Challenge: Phoenix Rises Each tribe will send out three members on a canoe to recover a statue from underwater. They must then return to the beach, where the tribe will attach the statue to a platform. One member will then pull in five keys with a grappling hook. They then unlock the platform and then hoist the platform up to release the flag. First tribe to do so wins. Winner: TBA

Previously On Survivor...
Previously on Survivor... After a shocking blindside George, Todd and Nel suddenly found themselves on the bottom. Whilst Nel worked on getting herself back into the majority, 'I'm with you guys, one hundred percent', the challenge losses finally got to Todd, and he let his temper get the better of him, 'give me the f**king pot!', securing himself as on the bottom, 'if he's gonna keep acting like a toddler, he can't stay here'. Meanwhile, at Malcapuya, Chase revealed his immunity idol to Katie, 'I have an idol' and news of his advantage quickly spread around the camp 'I've lost about half my trust with him', 'I intend to either control Chase with this knowledge or flush the idol'. Fortunately for Chase, Malcapuya went on to win the immunity challenge and at Busuanga everyone seemed prepared to get rid of their weakest link, 'There is absolutely no question, Todd is going home'. However, knowing Brandon didn't trust Nel's loyalty, George persuaded Brandon and Gwen to change their votes 'we have to be voting along the lines of who we trust and that they can't trust Nel'. Todd was spared and a shcoked Nel was blindsided, 'Nel... the tribe has spoken.' Twelve are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Night 12
Once again the camera settles down to watch the Busuanga tribe walk back to camp and place their torches down.

As the castaways stand around the fire Todd speaks up.

Todd: Good that you all saw that she was not helpful to our tribe tonight.

No one says anything at all, Ruth frowns and Brandon raises his eyebrows in surprise.

Brandon (uncertain): Yeah...

The camera switches views to the moon and then back down to the beach later that night where Gwen and Ruth are walking along the beach.

The two find a place to sit on the beach underneath and overhanging branch.

Ruth: So... that was some blindside.

Gwen (nodding): Yeah... I'm sorry that we didn't tell you, it was a really last minute conversation.

Ruth: You had plenty of opportunities, I mean, I just... please just let me know next time.

Gwen: We will, I swear, we would've told you if we could. We still trust you and we still want to work with you.

Ruth: Alright... I still want to move forward with you and Brandon but I would really appreciate it if you didn't leave me hanging on the next vote.

Gwen: We won't. I promise you, we want to work with you one hundred percent.

The camera cuts out.