Nobody's Gonna Break Me Down (Part 2)

Nobody's Gonna Break Me Down (Part 2) is the second part of the third episode of Survivor: Vietnam.

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Phu Quy
As the tables turn on the Phú Quý tribe’s winning streak. The ten members of the tribe are walking back to camp knowing that they will be attending Tribal Council for the first time. Altogether in the shelter, they begin discussing their challenge loss.

Joseph (to Tim): Tim I know how that challenge, was particularly difficult on you.

Tim (nervously chuckling): Yeah, it was brutal.

Mark (to the tribe): I’m just glad that everybody pulled their own, and did their best. That’s all we could’ve asked for. It sucks that we gotta send one person home, but it’s part of the game.

Joseph nods his head in approval with Mark’s statement as Sebastian is seen about to exit the shelter.

Sebastian (to the tribe): If you ask me, it’s all about keeping the tribe strong. Food for thought.

Sebastian proceeds to walk away, with Rebecca later walking out of the shelter and catching up with Sebastian. This leaves the eight remaining members of the tribe in the shelter, or surrounding the shelter.

Mark (shaking his head): I sometimes don’t understand the two of them. It’s like they’re carrying a big sign around that says “Hey, idiots. Vote us out or something”.

Tim (to Mark): Digging their own graves, is what they’re doin’.

After Tim’s comment, we can hear a confessional from Mark, who is standing up and stretching.

"phu quy"

- Tonight, we gotta decide who we’re gonna get rid of. You would expect the first vote to be the easiest vote, but I think everybody is thinking about strategy. We all know that Sebastian has an immunity idol, so we’re probably not gonna be able to get rid of him tonight. But, Sebastian & Rebecca are social outcasts right now on this tribe, and rightfully so. They’ve isolated themselves so far from the group, that the question has to be asked as to whether we should vote one of them out tonight.

We can see Mark & Tim sitting by the fire, discussing tonight’s upcoming vote. Everyone else has gone their separate ways.

Mark (to Tim): You probably have to be aware of your likely chances of, not coming back here tonight, right?

Tim (nodding his head): Absolutely.

Mark (to Tim): What I’m thinking is this. Sebastian, although he’s erratic, and we both agree that he’s the number one target in general, in our alliance, he can’t go home tonight. He can’t go home because he’s got the idol. I’m not willing to risk casting all of our votes on Sebastian, and then him whipping out his idol, and you potentially going home.

Tim (to Mark): So, do you think we should vote Becca out instead?

Mark (to Tim): That’s the thing. Rebecca is pretty much a minion to whatever Sebastian does. She’s so far up his ass that they qualify as a human centipede. (Tim chuckles) So, I’m thinking the best option right now – as it would get rid of an ally of Sebastian’s, and it would get rid of arguably a big strategic threat, is casting our votes tonight, for Daniel.

The music proceeds to intensify as a camera shot of Daniel laughing in the beach is being shown.

Mark (to Tim): Daniel told me yesterday some things that, I’m very wary of from a strategic point of view. He pretty much told me, “Sebastian would be an idiot to keep that idol now. He’s gotta play it, he’s gotta play it, Mark”. I don’t know about you, but that’s a tell-tell sign right there that he’s playing it tonight.

Tim (to Mark): But you can’t just assume that though. Dan’s smart; he’s got what it takes to butter you up and think that his alliance is gonna do something, when it really won’t.

Mark (to Tim): I don’t know about that Tim. He also was talking about Rebecca, and how she’s a lapdog to him too.

Tim (shrugs his shoulders): I don’t know, man. He always seems like he’s hidin’ something.

Mark (to Tim): If he is hiding something, don’t you think that’s the best reason to get rid of him? With Sebastian, we got someone who’s showing his cards to us openly, who we know is an irrational player, and we can probably use him down the road if we pick off his allies, to our advantage. Daniel’s not that type of person, and he’s gonna be spearheading a lot of these votes if we keep him around for much longer.

Tim (nodding his head): I mean, you know my ass is on the line tonight, so I’ll pretty much do whatever you folks tell me to do. (chuckling)

Mark (to Tim): Well I’m just putting it out there that Daniel’s a very threatening player. But I’ll let you know what the ultimate plan is before we got to Tribal tonight.

Tim (to Mark): Yeah, I guess.

After the conversation that Mark & Tim have about the upcoming vote, a moment of silence is shown between the two of them, before Tim decides to revive the conversation, and take it to a different place of thought.

Tim (laughing): Y’know, I’ll be honest with you. I always thought Sebastian was a homosexual.

Mark (nervously chuckling): And what made you think that?

Tim (to Mark): Well you know how them guys are. They like to buddy up with all the girls and stuff, and most homosexuals I know are very emotional. They like to pout a lot of the times, when things don’t go your way, and I think a lot of that is due to y’know, the modern-day media pampering to these guys. You know what I’m saying?

Mark (concerned): No, I don’t know what you’re saying.

Tim (to Mark): Well, I know that back in my day (Mark subtly rolls his eyes), all of us boys would be working hard day in and day out. The liberal media y’know, is telling our modern day boys that it’s okay not to work hard, and that the workers, especially in this country, will just give you whatever you want. That’s why he keeps throwing fits; it’s cause he’s used to getting what he wants. He’s just not a natural person I guess.

Mark (to Tim): Wait, are you saying because you think he’s gay, that he isn’t natural?

Tim (to Mark): Well, I’m saying that the modern day gay people might not be as natural as those back then, because they’re pampered to easily.

Mark (annoyed): And what makes gay people, in your own words, “unnatural”?

Tim (to Mark): I already told you man. I always thought being gay had to be a result of what you went through. You don’t get born and then say, “I like penis”, or something like that. It’s gotta be because of the things that you’re taught. When you’re taught that you can be pampered and assisted whenever, you tend to behave like y’know, a pansy little girl sometimes, when things don’t go your way.

Mark (chewing on coconut): You know, for someone who awfully hates stereotypes, this is definitely a pot and kettle type argument you’re supporting.

Tim (to Mark): So, that’s just my philosophy. It just doesn’t seem natural for a guy like Sebastian, but who knows, maybe he’s as straight as a toothpick or something. We don’t know, and honestly, I got no problem with homosexuals as long as they don’t hit on me or anything.

Mark (to Tim): I don’t think you’ll have that problem, buddy.

"phu quy"

- For the life of me, I’ll never understand how Tim manages to equate Sebastian’s behavior, to the gay and lesbian community. I’m straight, my children are straight, the closest thing to LGBT that’s in my family would be my niece, but, you don’t have to know a member of the LGBT community, to understand that everyone should be allowed to be who they are. Nobody cares if Sebastian’s gay or straight, but to Tim apparently, if someone’s gay, it’s “unnatural”. That’s just ridiculous to me, and Tim should be a lucky man that I was the only one who heard that, and not someone like Sebastian or Joe. Tim’s got a pretty huge target on his back right now, because he arguably cost us the challenge today, and I wouldn’t be throwing comments like that out there, to a diverse tribe like ours. I hope Tim can just shut up for the rest of the day, so that we can get to Tribal Council, and maybe, just maybe, he’ll make it through to tomorrow.

The camera transitions to Joseph, Mark, and Tim, conversing with Amanda & Andra about the upcoming vote.

Mark (to the group): I think tonight’s gonna be a very complicated vote, and probably what I’m gonna offer to you guys, isn’t gonna do much to disprove of that.

Andra (to Mark): What’s up?

Mark (to the group): Well, we all know that Sebastian has an idol. It’s pretty much inevitable that he’d either play it for himself, or for his closest ally, and that would be Rebecca, correct?

Everyone proceeds to nod their head at Mark’s question.

Mark (to the group): So, what I’m thinking is, we have to be able to get rid of one of the members of the other alliance, and honestly, there’s only one choice that we have right now, that would not only cripple Sebastian and Rebecca’s games, but also get rid of, who I think would be the biggest strategic threat in that alliance. That choice would have to be voting Daniel out.

Amanda (agreeing with Mark): Daniel is very sneaky, and he’s probably the most socially conscious person in that group of four.

Mark (to Amanda): Exactly. That’s why he needs to go home tonight.

Andra (to Mark): He is not gonna play his idol on Dan, I doubt that.

Joseph (shaking his head): He wouldn’t.

Mark (to the group): We just gotta make sure that the votes are in our favor. I’m thinking that we split the votes tonight between Dan & Rebecca. This way, in the event that Sebastian does play his idol on someone else, we’re covered for tonight’s vote.

Andra (to Mark): Who would be voting for who?

Mark (to the group): I’m thinking guys vote for Dan, and girls vote for Rebecca.

Andra (confused): What about Danielle?

Mark (to Andra): You girls can convince her easily to vote for Dan or for Rebecca. You guys know her more closely than Rebecca does, and I’m sure she’ll vote with us if she knows that we have the numbers.

Andra (concerned): Are you sure she’s gonna vote with us?

Mark (to Andra): I’m 100% confident in that, and I’m aligned with Cynthia. So, I can get her to vote Dan or Rebecca, and that gives us a solid seven.

Tim (to the group): I’m almost certain they’re writing my name down tonight.

Joseph (to Mark): If they ask us who we’re voting for, who do we say?

Mark (to Joseph): Tell them that you’re voting Tim, because it makes no sense to throw someone under the bus that they probably aren’t targeting.

Tim (nodding his head): I’m cool with that.

"phu quy"

- Tonight’s plans are a little all over the place. Ever since Sebastian’s idol was revealed, we’ve been scattered on who we’re gonna vote for. Now that we gotta vote someone out, and since my ass is on the line tonight, I kind of gotta put my trust in Mark, Joe, and the girls. They’re the ones who are gonna keep me from getting the boot right now. As long as I’m safe, and as long as we can get rid of one of the other alliance’s members, I’ll consider it a good night.

Mark (to the group): Us five have to be totally committed to each other, that we won’t betray each other, and that nobody’s left behind.

Amanda (to Mark): I’m totally on board.

Andra (nodding her head): Same.

"phu quy"

- Right now, our plan is to split the votes between Daniel & Rebecca. Myself, Andra, and Danielle, are gonna vote for Rebecca, and Cynthia, Mark, Joe, and Tim, are gonna vote for Daniel. We assume that Rebecca, Sebastian, and Daniel, will be voting for Tim. But, Sebastian’s got his idol, and we have no clue who he would play it on tonight, or if he’s planning to play his idol at all. We can’t risk all of us putting our votes on one person, so in order to be solid as a group right now – the group being the seven of us that aren’t Daniel, Rebecca, or Sebastian – we have to split our votes.

Amanda (smiling): What do we name our group? (laughing)

Joseph (to the group): Let’s call ourselves the “Rolling Thunder”. It’s the operation name used during the Vietnam War. Not to mention, Rolling Thunder lasted for a long time, like this alliance should.

Mark (chuckling): Yeah, sure. Rolling Thunder it is?

Most of the group seems to be okay with the idea of naming their unofficial alliance, the “Rolling Thunder”. Following the awkward silence after Joseph’s name recommendation, the swimming instructor chimes in once more to clarify the namesake.

Joseph (to the group): Let’s also hope that unlike Operation Rolling Thunder, this alliance isn’t a failure.

The group of five laugh at Joseph’s comment before we hear a confessional from Joseph.

"phu quy"

- I am very much on board with getting rid of Daniel. I don’t have anything personal against him, but he’s not only aligned with our biggest competition right now – Sebastian – but he’s also intelligent, and he knows how to play this game. I think all of us were in agreement, that, we can’t allow him to skate past these next couple votes. If we give him too much time, he’ll use it to his advantage and strategize his way to the million. I don’t think any of us want that to happen. Splitting the votes is always a risky decision, but I’m willing to do it if it means taking out a big threat.

The camera proceeds to transition to a beach scene, with Amanda & Andra talking on the beach, before Cynthia quickly joins them. Before the girls can say anything, Cynthia quickly starts their conversation.

Cynthia (to the girls): I just wanted to let you know that I’m sorry for lashing out at the two of you yesterday. It was immature of me, and I apologize. I shouldn’t have done that.

Amanda (to Cynthia): It’s fine Cynthia, no worries.

Andra (to Cynthia): Yeah, we understand. It’s no big deal.

Cynthia (to the girls): Are you sure? I just don’t wanna seem like this negative person all the time, and I feel like I did that yesterday.

Amanda (to Cynthia): Honestly, we all are like that sometimes. I can get really crabby when I’m in a bad mood, trust me. I completely understand everything, and, we’ll promise to include you more on everything.

Cynthia (smiling): Thank you Amanda.

"phu quy"

- After we lost the challenge, I knew that I might be in a little bit of hot water with my attitude, and so, I wanted to make amends with the girls on what happened the day before. Part of it was for strategic purposes, as I know that I can be perceived as an easy target right now, but I also did it because, this challenge loss was a wake-up call for me. I have to be less negative, at least less openly negative, if I want to win this competition. My social relationships are tied to Mark, Joe, Tim, and that’s about it. I need to start making more relationships in this game, because right now, I’m not doing the best job at a social game.

Cynthia (to Andra): Andra, are you okay with that too?

Andra (to Cynthia): With what?

Cynthia (to Andra): With my apology?

Andra (nodding her head): Oh definitely. I’m on the same boat with Amanda, if you need anything, just ask us.

Cynthia (smiling): Well that’s awfully nice of you two. To be honest, the last thing I want to have happen to me is I get perceived as this bossy lady and get vote –

Cynthia looks up to see Rebecca & Sebastian walking towards the three girls, and Rebecca kneels to begin a five-person conversation.

Rebecca (to the girls): I assume y’all wouldn’t mind if we barge in for a few minutes, if that’s okay?

Amanda (to Rebecca): What’s up?

Rebecca (to the girls): We have a proposal for you three, if you don’t mind.

All three girls seem “open” to hearing what Rebecca & Sebastian have to offer. As a standing Sebastian begins talking strategy for the upcoming Tribal Council vote, Amanda & Andra look at each other nervously.

Sebastian (to the girls): The four of us realize, that we have a lot of work to do if we want to make it further in the game. But, I have my idol, and you all know that I’m probably playing it for Rebecca. (Rebecca nods her head) She’s in danger as much as anyone else, and it’s probably the best thing if I play it for her tonight.

Andra subtly looks at Amanda, with a baffled expression, wondering why Sebastian would openly state who he’d play a Hidden Immunity Idol for.

Sebastian (to the group): I don’t want to have to do it. But, I know that y’all are kind of in the middle on the vote. I know that the boys over there are gonna try and tell you to vote one of us out, and that’s fine. But what I’m gonna offer you guys, is much more of a beneficial offer than what Mark’s probably putting on the table, or what Joe’s probably putting on the table.

Andra (to Sebastian): Dish it out.

Sebastian (to the group): Well, we all know that my biggest target right now is Tim. He’s the one who backstabbed me, and broke my trust. So, I want him gone more than anything. He’s also our weakest link, and I’m sure you, Andra, would attest to that today at the challenge.

Andra (nodding her head): Oh yeah.

Sebastian (to the group): But, we also need to keep in mind, how much of a strategic threat, Mark is. Mark can easily win this game, and I don’t want him getting any kind of majority in this tribe. He’s way too manipulative, for any of us to believe that he’s the best person to work with right now. So, I think that the best option for us to do, is to split our votes between the two of them.

Amanda (nodding her head): Uh-huh.

Rebecca (to the girls): We were thinking that, the four of us – Me, Sebastian, Daniel, and Danielle – vote for Tim. And to split the votes, the three of you girls will vote for Mark. I think it’s the best way that we all stay together as a group right now.

Cynthia (to Rebecca): Are you sure that Mark’s the best choice though?

Rebecca (to Cynthia): I –

Sebastian (interrupting Rebecca): Absolutely he is. We think that he doesn’t have an idol, but how do we know that for certain unless we put pressure on him to play one? He could’ve easily taken an idol a few days ago for crying out loud.

Rebecca (to the group): So there will be 4 votes for Tim and 3 for Mark. Tim goes home, and we lose our weakest person right now.

Sebastian (smiling): And then at the next vote, we can easily pick Mark off. Are you guys on board with that?

Amanda (to Sebastian): I think that’s a good offer.

Cynthia: I’m gonna hate voting for Mark right now, but I do know that it’s the best for all of us.

Rebecca (to Andra): You too, Andra?

Andra (to Rebecca): I mean, I think that it’s a smart move for the seven of us, and if Mark or Tim’s gotta go, then they gotta go. I’m not gonna make any promises right now, and you gotta understand that it is very weird to have proposals being laid out right before a vote, but I will definitely keep it in the back of my mind.

Sebastian (smiling to Andra): That’s all we can ask of you guys. Just remember our offer right now. I guarantee you that it’s much better than whatever Mark’s promising you.

As Sebastian walks away, Rebecca blows a kiss towards the three other girls before joining him back at the shelter. We can see Andra visibly annoyed as she lays back down.

"phu quy"

- Sebastian has got to be the most arrogant and problematic person on this island. He’s isolated himself from the tribe for eight straight days and he expects me to be on board with a plan that his dumb ass spent two minutes coming up with to save him and Rebecca? Hell no. I understand why they’re scrambling right now, and gunning for Mark and Tim. But, I don’t understand why they’re coming up to me, asking me for a vote, when days ago, you tried to get into an alliance with me before, without showing me your idol. The logic behind their gameplay amazes me, and I’ll be damned if Amanda or Cynthia decides to drink the yellow-flavored Kool-Aid that they’re selling us.

As the sky slowly begins to set into dusk, we can see eight people packing their stuff into bags. The only two who aren’t doing such actions, are Andra & Danielle. Instead, the two of them are talking near the forest.

Andra (to Danielle): I’m very concerned about tonight’s vote.

Danielle (to Andra): I don’t know what you want me to do. Nobody came up to me for a vote since we got back here.

Andra (to Danielle): I know who you guys are probably voting for.

Danielle: Tim?

Andra nods her head, knowing that the alliance of Daniel, Danielle, Rebecca, and Sebastian have their votes set on Tim.

Danielle (to Andra): I’m gonna be completely honest with you, Tim, he’s the weakest link right now, but he wasn’t gonna be my first choice for the vote.

Andra (raises an eyebrow): Really?

Danielle (to Andra): Yes. Sebastian is a loose cannon right now. I don’t think I can trust him.

Andra (to Danielle): Me neither.

Danielle (to Andra): Was there some way you guys were going to get Sebastian to keep his idol, and we could just vote him out?

Andra grows worried over the question that Danielle asks her, before Danielle adds on to her previous question.

Danielle (to Andra): Because Sebastian’s just driving us into a deeper hole.

Andra: Who is “us”?

Danielle (to Andra): I was thinking that, after we get rid of Sebastian, us younger people – me, you, Dan, Rebecca, and we could probably get in Amanda if we really wanted – could run this tribe. The other four of them would be toast.

Andra (nodding her head): I see.

"phu quy"

- My plan’s to approach Danielle, and get her on board with our plan of splitting the votes tonight, between Daniel and Rebecca. Voting out Sebastian tonight is too risky of a decision for us to make, and I’d rather him flush his idol out tonight, then us casting all of our votes on him, and then Tim probably going home, or even worse, Mark going home. But, Danielle’s telling me that she wants to get rid of Sebastian. That would be a good thing if he didn’t have the idol. She wants to keep herself, Dan, and Rebecca, and then allegedly “recruit” me and Amanda, for a final five alliance. There is so much wrong with that proposal: first off, me and Amanda are only two people, and the three of them are in the majority that way. We’re pretty much sitting ducks, and I wasn’t gonna accept that offer. I had to do what I needed to do, to get her on board with this plan, without kowtowing to her idea of an “alliance”. We need her to make this vote work out, because if it doesn’t, one of us is going home.

Andra (to Danielle): I’m gonna be straight up with you. This is the no-nonsense part of me talking, I don’t buy that idea. You’re pretty much offering me and my friend a deal that puts us in the minority, and the three of you guys in the majority. Not to mention, I can’t vote Sebastian tonight. He’s destined to either play his idol for himself or Rebecca. So, let me make this perfectly clear, there’s only two ways we’re gonna be voting tonight. We’re splitting our votes between Dan and Rebecca.

Danielle seems surprised, beginning with Andra’s proposal to throw Daniel’s name out there first.

Danielle (to Andra): But he –

Andra (interrupting Danielle): I know he’s your friend, but he’s also the biggest threat to all of us in the game. The guy is smart, he’s working everybody in that alliance, including you. He’s the reason why we’re deflecting our votes from Sebastian to him tonight. And what we need to have happen, is for you to vote for Daniel, or else this entire plan is gonna backfire for all of us.

Danielle nods her head, although concerned at Andra’s plans for tonight.

Andra (to Danielle): Myself, Rebecca, and Cynthia, are gonna be voting for Rebecca. The boys in our group will be voting for Daniel. You could easily tell Daniel right now that we’re voting for him. You have every right to tell me “you know what, this is a terrible idea”, and send Tim or Mark packing tonight. But I will let you know that if you do that, we all will be coming after you guys. Worse case scenario, this tribe’s 5-4 tomorrow, and when that happens, and when Sebastian’s idol gets wasted on himself, you have no idol, you have no majority, you have no chance of winning.

Danielle seems surprised by Andra’s perceived ultimatum towards her.

Andra (to Danielle): Just keep that in your head for tonight.

Andra proceeds to blow her a kiss before the two of them proceed to walk back to camp, where everybody else is at. As they’re packing up, one last confessional is heard from Danielle.

"phu quy"

- What I think I got from my conversation with Andra, is that she is very picky with how she wants things to go. She never really gave me a chance to respond to her argument, and she basically just told me, “we’re voting for Daniel. Don’t ask any questions”. Daniel is one of my closest friends out here; he’s probably the least problematic person in our alliance. But from an individual point of view, her decision makes a lot of sense right now. Daniel is very calculated, and he could run this game if we allow him to. I work as an FBI agent, and my whole job is devoted to deciphering what’s going on and stopping it if it’s wrong. If most of the tribe, plans to vote for Daniel, I don’t know if there’s much I can do to stop it. I’m going into tonight’s Tribal with my vote undecided. The decision to vote for Daniel is a very smart one for me to make I think, although it will weaken my chances of aligning with Sebastian and Rebecca. However, I’ve also built a strong social connection with Daniel, and an alliance with Rebecca & Sebastian, that betraying them at the first vote might just expose my game. So, I don’t know what I’m going to do tonight. I’m just praying to the Survivor gods that whatever decision I make, won’t come back to bite me.

As the ten members of Phú Quý have their belongings with them, and are heading out of their camp for the first time to head to Tribal Council, we head into one final commercial break.

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Tribal Council
When we return from the commercial break, several scenes of the entrance to Tribal Council are shown, before the subtle music that plays in the background grows bigger and louder for everyone to hear. A violin in the background is perhaps the most noticeable to hear, as it is the main catalyst for the intense Tribal Council music. Shortly after, we can see the group of tribe members from Phú Quý walking to Tribal. The group is led by Joseph, who is carrying his bag, as well as Tim’s bag, as Tim is right behind him. Before we know it, all of them are standing in front of Jeff Probst, ready to begin the inaugural Tribal Council ritual.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): Behind each of you is a torch, go ahead and grab one, approach a flame. Dip it in and get fire.

Several tribe members do so while in awe of the scenery of their first Tribal Council. All of them, who have seen the show before, know that they will become a part of the “Survivor family”. We can notably see Danielle, Mark, and Sebastian grabbing the torches.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): This is part of the ritual at Tribal Council, because in this game, fire represents your life. As long as you have fire, you’re still in the game. When your fire is gone, so are you. Unfortunately, that will be the case for one of you tonight.

As everyone is setting their stuff down and sitting down on the uncomfortable stumps that are the Tribal seats, Jeff Probst begins the questioning process.

Jeff Probst: Tim, I wanna first ask you. When we first started this game eight days ago, you were automatically listed as one of the weakest people. Now that we’re at the first Tribal Council, and given your performance today at the challenge, do you believe public perception of you has changed at all?

Tim (to Jeff): I would hope so, Jeff. But, I know that for the last few days, I’ve been carrying a large target on my back. Today’s Immunity Challenge didn’t really help none either, and I do expect to get votes tonight.

Jeff Probst (to Tim): Based off of what?

Tim (to Jeff): Based off of both my challenge performance today, and because I got myself in a sticky situation with some people on this tribe. A few days back, I was ruffling through some stuff, and I found that, there was an idol in somebody’s bag. Unfortunately, we haven’t been the best of friends ever since then.

Jeff Probst (to Tim): Who would that person be?

Sebastian immediately raises his hand, and quickly after Tim points to Sebastian, who is seated right behind him.

Jeff Probst (to Sebastian): And Sebastian, has the relationship between you and Tim ever gotten better following this incident?

Sebastian (shaking his head): Not at all. Tim and I are pretty much at odds with each other. We’re not only two completely different people, from two different ways of life, but I viewed what he did as a betrayal. Everyone got to see my “prized possession” (everyone seems to chuckle), and I’m not too happy about it. I’m still kind of pissed off to tell you the truth.

Jeff Probst (to Sebastian): Do you view it as a betrayal of trust?

Sebastian (to Jeff): Everybody knows that I was wanting to align myself with Tim from the get-go, most notably because he’d be a good scapegoat for me, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. But, when he revealed my idol to everybody, and started saying that I was a liar several days ago, that hope was quickly destroyed. Myself, and a few others, are not only feeling like we have our backs against the wall because of what Tim did, but we also feel like we have been betrayed by him.

Jeff Probst (to Sebastian): Who else feels like they have their backs against the wall?

Sebastian (to Jeff): Myself, Rebecca, and Daniel, and Danielle. We’re all in a supposed minority right now, and we got some people in the majority like Tim, who not only cost us the challenge, but don’t deserve to be safe right now.

Tim (to Jeff): Jeff, this is what he does best (referring to Sebastian). He likes to play victim whenever things aren’t going his way. I admit that I didn’t trust him at all, and that’s why I found his idol. He tried to get into an alliance with me and Andra, and it didn’t work. He lied to the both of us about how we’d be safe if we aligned with them, when actually, he was telling his cronies like Rebecca and Dan, that he had the idol, and wanted to get rid of Mark.

Rebecca (interjecting): We could’ve easily gone through with that plan had you not have snuck in on our stuff. We were keeping the idol there for other reasons.

Tim (rolling his eyes): And what other reasons were there other than that you guys were gonna be 4 strong and we were just gonna be on the bottom?

Rebecca (annoyed): We kept the idol there so that Mark would be the target! It’s not rocket science.

Tim (to Rebecca): That is such bullsh*t, you guys could’ve easily told us, and we could’ve been like, “Yeah, we can vote Mark out”, but you didn’t. You hid it from us so that we could’ve believed your bullsh*t lie that Mark had an idol. Now that your lie’s been exposed, you want to get rid of me for finding out the damn truth! I’m on the block because I found out the truth about you and Sebastian!

Rebecca (shaking her head): You can believe what you wanna believe, Tim. You’re on the block because you betrayed us, and there’s nothing you can do to spin it any other way.

Mark is seen subtly smiling at this entire argument, which catches Jeff Probst’s attention.

Jeff Probst (to Mark): Mark, you are visibly trying to hide your reactions during this debate. Your name’s been brought up several times as a potential target, so what’s going through your mind?

Mark (to Jeff): I’m just glad that I’m not in the position that Rebecca, Sebastian, or Tim is in right now. The first time my name was brought up, Sebastian tried to throw me under the bus for having an idol. Now that we know that he was fabricating that accusation, he’s resorted to trying to throw Tim under the bus. It’s very difficult for me to buy Sebastian’s story right now, especially when it’s evident that he tried to hide his idol from his own alliance. If I had a group of six supporting me, and I had an idol, I probably wouldn’t hide it from them, but instead, I would show it to them as a sign of trust. It just doesn’t seem like common sense for him to have kept it to himself, and to Rebecca, unless he and Rebecca are the only two people he’s looking out for.

Tim (to Mark): (claps his hands) Thank you!

Jeff Probst (to Rebecca): Rebecca, you keep bringing up the argument that it was a sign of betrayal for Tim to look through Sebastian’s stuff. But how come it isn't a betrayal then for you to not disclose of a Hidden Immunity Idol to your allies?

Rebecca (to Jeff): We weren’t trying to hide the idol from Tim. We were going to show him eventually, and then use it as a way to get rid of Mark. However, a paranoid Tim just decides to ravage through our stuff because he doesn’t want to go through with our plan, and this entire plan blows up in our faces.

Tim (shaking his head): You weren’t gonna show me, and you sure as hell weren’t gonna show Andra. Cut that crap out.

Jeff Probst (to Daniel): Daniel, with all the tension in the tribe, over idols, and alliances, and who’s going home, what’s your opinion on what’s going on at camp right now?

Daniel (to Jeff): Um, I think that Mark laid out a pretty good argument for himself. I can understand his point right now on why Tim might be upset at Rebecca & Sebastian. But I can’t sit here and say that Rebecca didn’t make a good case for herself either. Rebecca and Sebastian wanted to get into an alliance with Tim, and of course, my name was thrown into the mix along with Andra’s & Danielle’s, but the way that both sides went about with it, was not the way that I would be conducting alliances if I were spearheading any.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): Let’s get into the subject of social relationships? Amanda, when we’re this early in the game, do you believe that the social relationships you make in the early stage of the game will be the same relationships you have in the end of the game?

Amanda (to Jeff): Yes, and no. For example, I feel like Rebecca & Sebastian, and even Dan & Danielle, for that matter, have developed really close bonds that might last the entire game.

Andra subtly looks over at Danielle, who is to her left, and then looks back at Jeff.

Amanda (continuing her answer): But I also think that those who might have not been as socially active with others, like Cynthia and Daniel, have room for improvement, and can improve within the next few days.

Jeff Probst (to Amanda): What about Cynthia makes her socially inactive?

Amanda: When Cynthia talks with us, especially towards us women, she tends to be very negative towards us. For example, when we were catching fish or when Joe caught a shark one day, she got very upset because it was a shark, and I think it rubbed a lot of us the wrong way, since it was just an emotional meltdown out of nowhere. Yesterday, when me and the girls were in the ocean, she kind of got cranky whenever she wasn’t “invited”, although she never told us that she wanted to go swimming. So, those types of outbursts, make her very much a wild card down the road, if she keeps behaving like that. I’m not saying she’s a target at this point, but she does like to hang around with a specific group of people, and it could make anyone nervous down the road.

Jeff Probst (to Cynthia): Cynthia, let me give you a chance to respond. Is that a fair statement by Amanda?

Cynthia (to Jeff): I mean, I went over to Amanda today, and Andra, and told them I was sorry for the outburst. I know that sometimes I can be cranky and not be the nicest of people on the tribe. But I feel, um, especially since yesterday, that I’ve improved socially, and I hope that I can build stronger relationships with the tribe as I move forward in the game.

Amanda: But Jeff, the reason why people are concerned is because we are this early in the game, and when Cynthia is behaving like this, right before our first vote, it’s understandable that some people might be weary of Cynthia, especially when she decides to apologize, just after we lost immunity.

Cynthia (to Amanda): But, I’ve been honest with you guys, and I’ve said how sorry I was.

Amanda (nodding her head): I understand, Cynthia. But we both know there’s a lot of room for improvement on your part, and on our parts to make this tribe more inclusive.

Jeff Probst (to Cynthia): Cynthia, can you understand where Amanda might be coming from?

Cynthia (nodding her head): I guess. We do need to be more inclusive in this tribe. The division between the two major alliances surely won’t help, but I also don’t think I should be the only one called out on that, with all due respect.

Jeff Probst: (nods) Daniel, you were also mentioned as a social concern for the tribe. Why do you think that is?

Daniel (to Jeff): I think it’s probably because of the lack of inclusion on everybody’s parts, frankly. I completely understand what Amanda’s point is with, people who might be more of a liability socially on the tribe. I’ve talked to some people, a little bit more than others, and I’m also in the supposed “minority alliance” right now. But I’ve always tried to keep my relationships pretty even among everyone, I’ve always tried to treat everyone equally, and I surely don’t think that, like Cynthia, I should receive significant blowback for the lack of camaraderie between all of us.

Jeff Probst (to Joseph): Joe, let’s talk about first impressions. Out of the gate, the tribe selects you as the leader of the tribe. (Joseph smiles) Do you believe you’ve lived up to your tribemates’ expectations?

Joseph (to Jeff): I certainly hope so. I’ve tried to be more of the provider around camp, and I think I’m liked by mostly everybody.

Amanda (to Jeff): (pointing to Joseph) This guy caught a shark before we even had fishing gear. That’s pretty incredible.

Joseph (laughing): I don’t think it’s that noteworthy, but thanks.

Jeff Probst (to Joseph): Joe, are you used to providing around camp.

Joseph (to Jeff): I guess. Y’know, My ancestors have a lot of history behind them, when my great-grandparents fled to the United States from Armenia, they built their shelter out of nothing, they used whatever they could find to survive. So, I’m pretty glad I have the knowledge of what it takes to survive out here. (smiling)

Jeff Probst: Let’s get back to the situation at camp, Andra, before we get to the vote, how important is this first vote to the state of the tribe?

Andra (to Jeff): Tonight’s vote is going to set the stage for what’s to come. You have several people on the chopping block tonight, you have a Hidden Immunity Idol that everyone knows about, you have chaos within the tribe in regards to alliances and relationships, and I’m willing to bet that most of us don’t even know who’s gonna be going home. It’s gonna be about loyalty and trust. If you choose to side with a good handful of the tribe, you’re probably gonna be in good hands when it comes to loyalty. However, if you choose to align yourself with two people on the outside, you’re probably gonna end up finding out where their loyalties lie – their loyalties lie within each other, and nobody else.

Following her fiery argument, she gives a cold state towards Rebecca & Sebastian, as the music begins to get even more serious. We can also see Danielle taking a deep breath as we approach the third vote of the season.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): Well this has been a very lively Tribal Council, and I cannot wait to see how it plays out. It is time to vote, Amanda, you’re up.

Amanda walks up to vote, her vote is not shown.

Mark walks up to vote, his vote is not shown.

Sebastian walks up to vote, it is revealed that he voted for Tim to be voted off the island.

"phu quy"

- You tried to blow up my game. You stabbed me in the back, and you ruined any chance of us aligning with each other. Thanks for playing.

Rebecca walks up to vote, her vote is not shown.

Cynthia walks up to vote, her vote is not shown.

Andra walks up to vote, it is revealed that she voted for Rebecca to be voted off the island.

"phu quy"

- You are not the tribe’s prima donna. (winks)

Daniel walks up to vote, it is revealed that he voted for Tim to be voted off the island, however, his confessional is not shown.

Tim walks up to vote, his vote is not shown.

'''Joseph walks up to vote. Although we don’t see who he voted for, we hear his confessional.'''

"phu quy"

- I just really wanna see that idol played.

'''Danielle is the final person to cast her vote. She is seen looking down at the parchment paper. She slowly takes the cap off of the voting marker, and taps it on the table twice. We can hear her whispering “God help me”, before the camera transitions back to the other contestants.'''

After this, Danielle is seen walking back, having cast her vote. Now that all ten votes are in the voting urn, we can see Jeff Probst looking at the tribe.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): I’ll go tally the votes.

As Jeff goes to retrieve the urn, four camera shots are shown, individually, of Rebecca, Daniel, Andra, and Mark, respectively. Afterwards, Jeff is seen returning with the urn.

Jeff Probst (eyeing Sebastian): If anybody has a Hidden Immunity Idol and you need to play it, now would be the time to do so.

Sebastian is looking at his right pant pocket, which contains the idol, as literally everybody else is eyeing him. After several seconds of silence, Sebastian looks back up at Jeff, takes a deep breath, before look on. He is indicating that he will not be playing his immunity idol.

Jeff Probst: (nods) Okay, once the votes are read, the decision is final. Person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. I’ll read the votes.

Rebecca & Sebastian are seen huddled together, with the former greatly concerned that her closest ally did not play his idol, leaving both of them at potential risk.

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First vote: MARK (1 - 0)

Mark is seemingly surprised that he has received the first vote. He looks over at Rebecca and Sebastian, whilst Cynthia looks down and takes a deep breath.

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Second Vote: TIM (1 - 1)

Tim nods his head, expecting to have received a vote at Tribal. Like Mark, he looks at Rebecca & Sebastian, before looking back at Jeff, who still has eight more votes left to read.

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Third Vote: REBECCA (1 - 1 - 1)

Sebastian holds Rebecca closer as the massage therapist is growing more worried now that she has received her first vote.

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Fourth Vote: TIM (2 - 1 - 1)

Tim is seen stroking his mustache as everybody else looks on.

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Fifth vote: REBECCA (2 - 2 - 1)

As Sebastian whispers “sons of bitches”, Rebecca looks on, shaking her head. Andra is seen smiling at Jeff Probst.

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Sixth Vote: TIM (3 - 2 - 1)

The camera shows Tim, biting his lip nervously, as he has the most votes out of anybody so far.

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Seventh Vote: DANIEL (3 - 2 - 1 - 1)

Daniel looks up in surprise, not expecting to receive a vote, before the camera pans to Tim showing what is supposed to be a grin on his face.

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Eighth Vote: DANIEL (3 - 2 - 2 - 1)

Now at his second vote, Daniel shakes his head, shocked that at least two people put his name up for elimination.

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Ninth Vote: DANIEL (3 - 3 - 2 - 1)

Daniel is seen dumbfounded. Now that the vote is tied between Daniel & Tim, both know that the other must receive a vote in order to prevent themselves from going home, or from the vote being tied 3-3 at the end. The camera focuses on Daniel, Rebecca, and Tim as the final vote is about to be revealed.

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Third person voted out of Survivor: Vietnam...

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Daniel... need to bring me your torch.

Shaking his head once more, Daniel remains in shock, as well as Rebecca & Sebastian, as a “#Blindside” appears on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Tim is seen smiling at the result of the vote, whilst Mark breaths a sigh at relief. Danielle looks stone-faced at Jeff Probst, while Daniel is looking around at everyone on the tribe.

Daniel (shaking his head): Wow.

Daniel proceeds to stand up to retrieve his torch following this, with Danielle looking down. Sebastian shakes his head in both anger and frustration. As Daniel is walking over to Jeff Probst he speaks to the tribe,

Daniel (to the tribe): I was not expecting that, guys, but good play.

Amanda is seen smiling, while Cynthia is also surprised at the outcome of tonight’s Tribal Council. Daniel, who is now in front of Jeff Probst, has his torch with him, knowing that his million-dollar dream is ending right in front of him.

Jeff Probst (to Daniel): Daniel, the tribe has spoken.

Daniel gives one last nod to Jeff before Jeff snuffs the philosophy student’s torch. In the blink of an eye, we go from a nice fire, to a puff of smoke, which is symbolic for Daniel’s game. Daniel cannot help but remain flabbergasted, not even looking back at any of his tribe members, including his closest allies, Rebecca & Sebastian.

Jeff Probst (to Daniel): Time for you to go.

Daniel appears as if he wants to say something to the tribe that just voted him out, however, he chooses not to, and he quietly exits the Tribal Council area without another word. As he is exiting into the night, we can see subtitles of Daniel still speaking.

Daniel (walking out): Dammit, Survivor.

Sebastian (whispering to Rebecca): I should’ve played it.

As Rebecca nods her head, responding to Sebastian’s comment to her, Jeff Probst puts his torch snuffer away, and looks back at the now nine members of Phú Quý, with a grin on this face.

Jeff Probst (to the tribe): First Tribal Council, first blindside. Whether you’re able to bounce back from a chaotic vote, or whether I see you back here in a few days is going to be up to your ability – or your inability – to work together. I cannot wait to see how things play out. Grab your torches and head back to camp. Goodnight.

As the remaining Phú Quý tribe members proceed to get their torches, and head off, we can hear Andra tapping Danielle on the shoulder.

Andra (to Danielle): Thank you. I’ll look after you.

As Danielle nods, Rebecca can be seen overhearing Andra’s comment.

Rebecca (rolling her eyes): That’s very rich.

Andra laughs before a far-view shot of the tribemates’ and their torches are shown with the ending credits on the screen. Not too long after, the screen turns to black, ending the third episode of the season.

Final Words
"phu quy"

- I’m absolutely humiliated right now. Getting blindsided is one thing, but getting blindsided with less than half of the votes, on your first Tribal Council pisses me off. I feel like I wanna cry but no tears are coming out; this was an absolute disaster from the start. Whoever voted against me, I hope they win, because it was a pretty good move. If they hadn’t voted me off right now I probably would’ve taken them to the cleaners, so props to whoever orchestrated this gem of a vote. If I had to make a change to my game, I wouldn’t align with someone like Sebastian. The guy’s a petulant child, and the only reason he didn’t get votes tonight is because people thought his dumb ass was gonna use his idol. But yeah, that’s it, I guess; it’s a hard pill to swallow right now but, I’ll be fine in the end.

After Show Polls
Who is the MVP of this episode? Andra Mark Megan

Who is the Worst Player of this episode? Cynthia Steve Tim

Who would you have voted against at Tribal Council? Amanda Andra Cynthia Daniel Danielle Joseph Mark Rebecca Sebastian Tim

Are you enjoying the season so far? Yes!

Next Time on Survivor...

 * All hell breaks loose...

“So you’re just gonna sit here like little bitches and ignore us?”

“Quit acting like you bitch asses run sh*t, y’all don’t run anything!.”


 * on both tribes.

“I don’t trust him as far as I can throw him.”

“I’m gonna slit her throat, just watch.”


 * One unlikely competitor will be a force to be reckoned with.


 * And in a double elimination episode,


 * ANYTHING


 * CAN

Jeff Probst (to everybody): Drop your buffs.

(cheering) Jeff Probst (to everybody): Not all of you are going to make it back here, alive.
 * HAPPEN.

(gasps)

Author's Notes

 * This episode title was said by Joseph Villani describing his determination to make it through this game, despite the adversity he's faced in his life outside of the game.