Whose Throat is Getting Slit Tonight?

This is the 11th episode of Survivor: Japan - Civil War

Previously On Survivor...
When the castaways returned to camp, Kyle confronted Bryce about his betrayal of the Ashikaga alliance, knowing that he had voted for either Hannah or Landon. Donna, who had wanted to get rid of Landon, asked who had changed their vote to Hannah. Chuck admitted he had done it, and despite his attempts to explain himself, Donna threatened to vote him out if he went against her plans again. Landon, observing this, decided to focus on pitting them against each other.

Chuck's team won the reward challenge the next day. Reyna, who was on Chuck's team, claimed that the reward, helping to deliver school supplies, toys, etc. to a local village, had changed her as a person, and that she would do more community service upon returning to America.

Back at camp, Landon approached Donna with an offer to help vote out Bryce next, followed by Chuck. His "sacrificial lamb" deal was not immediately accepted by Donna, who still wanted him gone because he was considered to be a bigger strategic threat than both Bryce and Chuck. Meanwhile, Kyle questioned Phoebe and Shannon about why they had flipped on the Ashikaga alliance, and also asked them about potentially getting rid of Donna next. Phoebe and Shannon agreed that Donna needed to be the next to go, and the former was surprised that Kyle still didn't know that they had a hidden immunity idol.

The next morning, Reyna's flirtations with Bryce concerned Landon, who instantly deemed her a bigger threat than he initially thought. Meanwhile, Kyle revealed his plans to vote out Donna to Chuck, offering to make him the new daimyo if the coup succeeded. Although he was wary of Kyle's motives, Chuck was still tempted by the offer. Patrick began asking everyone who they wanted gone next, stating in a confessional that he no longer wanted to be part of an alliance, and instead wanted to play a more mercenary strategic game. However, when Donna told him that she wanted Landon gone, he decided to stick with her "if only this time".

Landon's sacrificial lamb deal fell through the next day when Bryce won immunity. He and Kyle discussed whether to vote out Donna, a strategic threat who was weak in challenges, or Chuck, a physical threat with a weak strategic game. They could not instantly agree on what to do, so they decided to figure out what everyone else was planning. Bryce and Reyna decided to target Chuck for being a physical threat. Reyna revealed in a confessional that she planned to bring him to the end, partly because he had poor chances of winning the vote at the final tribal council. Phoebe and Shannon reaffirmed their intentions to get rid of Donna. Chuck, Donna, and Patrick all agreed to vote out Landon, but Chuck was still contemplating Kyle's offer.

At tribal council, an argument broke out when Kyle said that Bryce wasn't a team player. When Donna said that the Ashikaga alliance wouldn't be able to stand due to Kyle and Bryce's feud, Landon claimed that the Kamakura alliance couldn't stick together, either, due to Chuck and Donna's conflicting agendas. He also openly tried to turn Chuck against his alliance. In the end, the prospect of becoming the daimyo won Chuck over, and Donna was blindsided in a 6-3-2 vote. Nine are left. Who will be voted out next?

Challenges
Immunity Challenge: In the first round, each castaway must move a bag of puzzle pieces through a rope woven around a wooden beam. The first six to accomplish this move on to the second round, where they must move another bag through a series of hurdles situated above and below the water. The first three to accomplish this move on to the final round, where they must solve a puzzle. The first castaway to finish the puzzle wins immunity.

Night 27
The remaining nine castaways return to camp.

Chuck: You're all welcome.

Shannon: So you flipped on Donna?

Chuck: Yeah. I never liked her. She was a threat, anyway, so she had to go.

Kyle quickly pulls Chuck aside.

Chuck: So I'm the new daimyo? I made myself look bad to the others from Kamakura, so you owe me.

Kyle: You're the new daimyo. We and Landon are the only ones who know about this deal, and it's going to stay that way.

Chuck: Alright, that's manageable.

Back in the shelter, Phoebe and Shannon speak in hushed tones.

Shannon: I don't trust Kyle.

Phoebe: I don't trust him either. There's only one reason he could have wanted a word with Chuck in private, and that's strategy. You think he's playing both sides?

Shannon: It's probable. Maybe he made a deal with Chuck earlier. Like if he helped to vote out Donna, Chuck would become the next daimyo.

Phoebe: We'll see what happens at the reward challenges. That's when we announced the new daimyo when we voted out Lawrence and Patton.

Kasai
The next morning, Reyna and Emma go to collect tree mail.

Reyna: So are you and Landon tight?

Emma: Yeah, I think so. I'm not positive that I trust Kyle, though. I'm not sure I want to go to the end with the two of them. Landon's closer to Kyle, so I'll have to get rid of one of them sooner or later.

Reyna: Who do you want going to the end with you?

Emma: I don't know. I gotta bring one of those two with me to the end. I've betrayed enough alliances as it is. But I kinda want you coming with me to the end.

Reyna: I have a final three deal with Bryce right now. If you want to join, you can.

Emma: That's something I'll definitely have to consider.

The girls return with envelopes filled with five hundred U.S. Dollars, believing that they are about to participate in the Survivor auction. Eagerly, the castaways depart for the forest clearing where some of the challenges are held.

Survivor Auction
Jeff greets the castaways as they enter the forest challenge area, where an auction is arranged. The castaways take their seats. Before the auction begins, Kyle informs Jeff that Chuck is the new daimyo of the Kasai tribe. Jeff reminds them of the rules of the Survivor auction before officially starting the auction. The items available are, in order:


 * A bottle of sake (Bought by Chuck for $20, with nobody else really knowing what sake is.)


 * California rolls (Bought by Landon for $60.)


 * Apple pie (Bought by Phoebe for $160, after a brief bidding war with Emma. Phoebe is allowed to share it with one other castaway and, unsurprisingly, chooses Shannon.)


 * A choice between nachos with a margarita and a mystery item (Bought by Reyna for $180 after a bidding war with Kyle, who just wants the mystery item since he believes it could be something strategic. Reyna chooses the mystery item, which, to her dismay, turns out to be octopus and soy sauce.)


 * A shower (Bought by Reyna for $320 after a fierce bidding war with the other women of the tribe.)


 * A cheeseburger with fries and a soft drink (Bought by Bryce for $300 after attempts by Patrick and Shannon to buy it. Bryce admits that he usually doesn't eat such food, but is making an exception due to mostly starving over the past four weeks.)


 * Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and a glass of wine (Bought by Phoebe for $340 at the last minute before it would have gone to Chuck for $300.)


 * A note to be read at tribal council (Bought by Emma for $500 after a short, but intense, bidding war with Kyle. Right after Kyle bids $400, Emma jumps right to $500.)

Author's Notes
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage.