It's Primitive Nature

This is the second episode of Survivor: Canada

Previously On Survivor...

 * Eighteen brand new castaways from all walks of life began a game like no other. Immediately they were tested in their first competition, which held high stakes. Liza and Merv were declared the winners, and became tribal captains. Unfortunately it was Jannah and Darren who finished last, and were eliminated.
 * At Chippewa things were off to a quick and easy start, while Nakota had difficulties with their tribes unity.
 * At the immunity challenge both tribes proved to be evenly matched, but it was Chippewa who proved victorious. At tribal council Whitney and Ariana layed it all out on the line, calling Danielle out for her nasty attitude toward them. However when the votes were revealed it was Ariana who was forced to leave the island.

Fifteen are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Nakota
Nakota's canoe reaches the mainland shore, and the seven remaining members fumble their way up toward their shelter. Whitney struts her way from the boat with attitude, a certain swagger that just evokes anger. Everyone else remains quiet, and makes sure to maintain their distance

Whitney reaches camp ahead of everyone else, and smashes her bag down to the ground in a fit of frustration. Danielle sees this from a distance and does nothing but giggle and shake her head. Merv looks to her, and Danielle mouths the word "tantrum" back to him. Merv just smiles and under his breath says, "Oh to be five years old again."

Whitney sits in the opening of the shelter, and just stares into the flames of the fire, seemingly in a trance, acknowledging nothing and nobody. After standing around in silence people make their way off in pairs to talk individually. Off in the high grasses, out of sight of camp, Danielle stands with her arms crossed while talking with Merv.

Danielle: Who voted for Whitney? I had two votes, so it had to be someone within the six.

Merv: I'm certain it was Ben, he approached me before the vote and tried to sway me.

Danielle: Why on earth would he do that?

Merv: He thought the decision to get rid of Ariana was irrational, because he thought Whitney was the weak link.

Chippewa
It's morning and the birds fly from tree to tree while singing their songs. It's rise and shine, as there's no way to sleep with the music of nature ringing in their ears. Jaxon sits up and with a yawn he stretches his arms, then gets out of bed and prepares for the day ahead. Morning routine at the Chippewa tribe consists of eating their morning rice, then heading to the shoreline to scrub their faces with sand and mud.

Hazel puts her hair into a ponytail, adjusts her glasses, then continues to slowly eat her mushy rice. She and Meredith are the last two still eating, as everyone else has finished and moved on with their morning.

Hazel: What do you think?

Meredith: Of what?

Hazel: Of everything in general.

Meredith: Well, I'm enjoying myself, everyone is really nice. However I didn't come here to camp, and truth be told, I think I'd be in danger if we were to lose a challenge. I don't think you'd have to worry, it would be me sweating. But after me it would definitely be yourself and Michele in the hot seat.

Meredith throws the idea she had once pitched to Michele, to Hazel. Once she hears what Meredith has to say, Hazel compares the idea to Dana and Esther of Survivor: Kenya. Meredith affirms that, that's the idea she was going for. Hazel takes a second to ponder the thought, as she does so she scrunches her mouth off to one corner, then breaks the silence.

Hazel (counting votes on her fingers) (Whispering): If we were to replicate the Elders Alliance from last season, we'd have Myself, You, Jeffrey, and Michele. That's four, that's half of our tribe. With that many people, we would be able to sway a few others and convince them that it's just what the tribe's doing, and not that there's ulterior motives behind it.

Meredith: My only concern is that I tried talking to Michele, and she didn't seem to want to rock the boat.

Hazel: As an older female, Michele needs to be willing to make a move. If she doesn't, we'll be the first three picked off our tribe. I'm hoping perhaps with more than just you behind the idea that she'd agree, and the idea will take off.

Meredith: Oh my goodness, so you're in?!

With an innocent giggle, Hazel confirms her involvement in Meredith's plan. Meredith gives Hazel a wink in response, then stands and walks away. Now that she officially has a deal with Hazel, she wants to be seen alone with her as little as possible.

Meanwhile Henrik and Liza are both down relaxing at the beach, staring out at the scenery. The lake, the mountains, the forests, a cluster of mother nature, all within their small vision of sight. A group of three deer graze in the field on the opposite shore, while wild trout jump from the currents below the waters surface.

The view is enough to bring tears to Henrik's eyes.

Being from South Africa, Henrik's used to a harder way of life. He may have made a life for himself in America, but he hadn't always lived such a fortunate lifestyle. Growing up in Johannesburg, he had a tough childhood. He was the father-figure to his two younger siblings, as his dad had lost his life while Henrik was just a boy. He needed to help his mother support his family, and that's exactly what he did. He was raised knowing everything in life as a struggle, and anything worth having you had to work for. Including living in a less than suitable apartment. Seeing the untouched beauty of Canada's Banff Nation Park is something he'd never be able to put into words. He already considers himself so blessed based on the childhood he has emerged from, that being presented with opportunities like Survivor are just extremely humbling and leave him feeling incredibly fortunate.

Nakota
Whitney has kept her distance from a majority of her tribe most of the day, especially Danielle, but Danielle most certainly doesn't mind. Lewis lies with Whitney in the shelter, as he's one of the only people she finds tolerable to live with. They both lay on their backs, staring at the ceiling. Whitney, who's laying to the right of Lewis, turns her head to him and asks him if he knows anything about the vote cast against her the previous night. He claims to have no idea, but says he'd assume that it was Danielle. Whitney states that, that's what she had been thinking as well.

Although he knows being seen with Whitney could be damaging to his reputation, Lewis doesn't have the heart to outcast her like the rest of the tribe has. Although he does ensure that his time with her is spent in moderation.

Later that day Danielle pulls Benjamin aside as she wishes to talk to him about last nights vote, since she is just as curious about it as Whitney. Unknowing the subject of conversation, Benjamin agrees and the two walk a little ways into the woods. Danielle checks over her shoulder to ensure nobodies around.

Danielle: I'm just going to ask you a question, and I want an honest answer. Okay?

Benjamin: Yeah, of course.

Danielle: Ben, was it you that voted for Whitney last night?

Benjamin: Yes.

Danielle (In a very stern voice): Why?

Benjamin: Because! Ariana was a lot tougher than Whitney, it made sense to keep Ariana around for tribal strength.

Danielle: Yet you never approached me about it, do you not trust me?

Benjamin: Danielle... don't be silly. I would have talked to you if the people I talked to seemed interested. However they weren't, so even if I did talk to you I didn't have the votes! Therefore there was no point to bring it to your attention.

Danielle: It just scares me that you're a little bit flakey, that's all.

Benjamin: (Sigh) You're being ridiculous right now, you're looking way too into it.

Danielle tells him that she doesn't think that she's looking too into it at all, to which Benjamin tells her that if she doesn't like his actions that she can write his name down.

Danielle: Oh really, who's the one being silly now?

Benjamin: Danielle, I'm being sarcastic. That's my sense of humor. I was completely truthful with you, I did nothing wrong. We have this six person alliance, I talked to one of our mutual allies about a plan I had. It was shot down, and therefore there was no need to continue the train on to you. That's okay, any decision being made wont be made without you. But if something has no steam behind it, and will amount to nothing, there's no need to mention it. Don't be a control freak.

Reward Challenge
Challenge: Bermuda Triangles

The castaways would stand on slanted slats on a podium over the water. At regular intervals, they would move up to a higher set of slats, making it harder to balance. After 30 minutes, the castaways would move to the top of the podium, where the last person left standing wins immunity.

- - - - - - - - Chippewa takes their place on their respective mat, and Jeff calls Nakota to follow in behind them. Nobody on the Chippewa tribe looks surprised to see Ariana has been voted out. In fact, Jeffrey can be seen nodding his head in agreement to the decision.

The castaways are informed that they'll be participating in their first individual reward challenge. Each tribe will compete against one another in two separate heats, the winner from each tribe will win reward. Jeff holds up a piece of paper that has been rolled up and tied with twine to ensure it doesn't unravel, and reveals that the prize is an advantage in the game.

The two tribes reassemble onto their mats, and Jeff calls both Benjamin and Liza forward to collect their prize. He hands both winners a rolled up note, and dismisses them back to their camps.

Chippewa
As the tribe rows their canoe to shore, Liza is beaming. A smile that reaches seemingly from ear to ear.

Arriving back to camp the members of Chippewa all take their turn to congratulate Liza, she even receives a few hugs. While everyone stands around together at camp, Liza slips away to take a second and open her note.

After walking a distance into the woods Liza hides behind a bigger tree, and opens the note. As she had suspected, it was a clue to the hidden immunity idol. The clue reveals that the idol is hidden in a box, which is buried on the beach directly under a stick stuck into the ground. The tricky part of the hunt is that it's buried on the beach on the opposite side of the lake, and Liza has no idea how she'd manage to sneak over there without seeming suspicious.

Liza pulls aside Jeffrey and Jaxon and shares with them the clue. They plan to use the clue to gain Spencer's trust, and to finally pull him into their alliance.

A timelapse of the area shows the sun soaring through the sky, and the clouds dancing through the troposphere. Spencer sits on a log with his fingertips together and his hands raised to his mouth, he sits just staring into the fire. Liza approaches him from behind and taps him on the shoulder. He turns around and she motions for him to follow her, so he does.

Liza: I want to be able to trust you, can I trust you?

Spencer: Of course you can.

Liza: Are you playing this game with anybody else?

He lies,

Spencer: Nobody has approached me at all!

Liza: Okay, well, this is me approaching you. Myself, Jaxon, and Jeffrey want to work with you. Including you into our group would be enough to take control of our team. It would almost ensure that we could all reach the merge.

Spencer: Yeah, of course. I'd be so down to play with you guys.

Liza: You would? Great!

The two shake hands to solidify their agreement.

Liza: I have something else to tell you.

Spencer: You know where the immunity idol is, don't you?

Liza: Yes! The problem is, is that it's over on the other side of the lake. We need to figure out how to get over there!

Nakota
The tribe returns to their camp from the reward challenge in which Benjamin had won.