This is Gonna Get Ugly

This is Gonna Get Ugly is the second episode of Survivor: Japan - Civil War.

Previously on Survivor...
Twenty castaways arrived in Japan via motorboat. Jeff singled out the oldest contestants, Lawrence and Donna, and made them the Daimyos of their respective tribes, and had them do a schoolyard pick to determine tribal affiliations. Lawrence, the Daimyo of Ashikaga, wanted more experience on his tribe, and only selected three castaways under the age of 30. Donna, the Daimyo of Kamakura, focused on picking stronger challenge competitors. At Ashikaga, Patton promptly grew power-hungry and plotted to get rid of Lawrence, who targeted Beth for being a liability due to her sudden sickness. At Kamakura, Donna ran a tight ship, irking Chuck and Tyler. The former formed an alliance with Dave and was blackmailed about it by Reyna. At the combined reward and immunity challenge, the tribes remained neck-and-neck before Kamakura pulled away at the puzzle, winning. Not wanting any part of Patton's attempt at a coup d'état, Hannah alerted Kyle and Landon, who devised a scheme to sway one of Patton's allies to vote for Shannon, ensuring that Beth would be voted out by plurality. Their plan came into fruition, and Beth was voted out in a 5-4-1-1 vote. Nineteen are left. Who will be voted out next?

Challenges
Reward Challenge: Two castaways from each tribe will race to a designated lane on the beach and start digging for a bag. Once they find it, they must race back to the mat to score a point for their tribe. The first tribe to three points wins.

Reward: Blankets, pillows, a hammock, and a tarp.

Immunity Challenge: In a series of one-on-one matchups, the castaways will battle sumo style, attempting to knock each other into the water with padded bags. Each win in an individual matchup is worth one point. The first tribe to five points wins immunity.

Night 3
Ashikaga somberly returns to their camp.

Landon: Poor Beth.

Shannon: That really sucked.

Patton, however, has other things on his mind than mourning for a castaway who has just been voted out.

"black"

- The moment I saw that vote for Shannon, I just knew that one of my so-called "allies" had ruined my plan. Beth isn't that stupid, and Shannon can't vote for herself. It must have been either Phoebe or Jasmine. I may have to put my coup on hold to make an example out of people who ruin my plans. Mark my words; whichever one of those two voted for Shannon will go home next.

He sees Jasmine and pulls her aside, whispering harshly.

Patton: Did you vote for Shannon? I figure it was either you or Phoebe.

Jasmine: Yeah, I voted for her.

Patton: But why? Nobody was targeting Shannon. You just wasted your own vote.

Jasmine: I was beginning to have doubts about your motives, so I switched my vote.

"black"

- So Patton just randomly confronts me after Tribal Council, accusing me of switching my vote, which I did. After talking to Kyle before Tribal Council, I began to question whether or not Patton really had the tribe's best interests in mind, but Kyle didn't want me to make it known that I had abandoned the plan, so he suggested that I switch my vote to Shannon, probably the next weakest person on this tribe, instead. I'm already thinking I may have made a tremendous mistake.

Patton: I only have the best interests of the tribe in mind. It's too early for me to get selfish in this game.

Jasmine: I'm not buying it.

"black"

- Not only does Jasmine switch her vote, but she also questions my motives. And when I try to defend myself, she quickly catches on to the fact that everything I had just said to her was total BS. I can't let her stay too long. She's a threat because she's on to me.

Meanwhile, Kyle, Landon, and Hannah get into a separate group not too far from the camp, congratulating themselves on the success of their unorthodox plan.

Hannah: That was brilliant, Kyle. It really did work!

Kyle: Hey, don't forget that it was Landon's idea. All I did was sell it to Jasmine.

"black"

- I really liked working with Kyle and Hannah the first time. They're not just writing me off as some kid trying to integrate himself with the grown-ups or whatever. I like them as people, and I like them as allies in this game.

Landon: Guys, I've been thinking, maybe we can keep this up. I'd like for the three of us to go to the end. What do you say?

Kyle: That would be awesome. Let's do it.

Hannah: Count me in!

"black"

- It's me, Kyle, and Landon against the world now. These next 36 days are going to be awesome.

Kamakura
While Donna is directing the work around camp, John has volunteered to go collect tree mail. He brings along a reluctant Tyler. Getting paddled in the head by Landon is still fresh in John's mind.

John: I really don't like that Landon kid. Only a punk would hit somebody in the head with a canoe paddle like he did.

Tyler: Don't forget about that blonde southern chick who kneed me in the balls. That was low. That should have been a foul.

John: I know, right? That tribe just doesn't know how to win a fair game. That's why they were cheating in the challenge last time. And yet we still beat them!

Tyler: Well, you know what they say about karma.

John: Ha-ha, yeah really.

"kamikura"

- On our way to collect tree mail, me and Tyler started commiserating about Ashikaga's dirty play in the last challenge. If I see any of that from them in this upcoming challenge, especially from Landon, I'm gonna go medieval on some asses. If they want a dirty game, I'll give them one.

A few minutes later, they return to camp with a note about the upcoming reward challenge. After Donna reads the note aloud to the rest of the tribe, Kamakura departs.

Reward Challenge
"Jeff Probst: Come on in, guys!"

Both tribes enter the reward challenge area on the beach.

"Jeff Probst: Kamakura, get your first look at the new Ashikaga tribe. Beth was voted off at last night's tribal council."

Nobody on Kamakura seems phased or even surprised by the information.

"Jeff Probst: Welcome to today's reward challenge. Here's how this is going to work. In pairs, you will race to the designated area on the other end of the beach and start digging for a bag. Once you find it, you must get the bag to your tribe's mat, scoring a point for your tribe. The first tribe to three points wins reward. Do you want to know what you're playing for?"

Naturally, both tribes want to know what's at stake. Jeff pulls the cover off the reward.

"Jeff Probst: The winner of today's reward challenge will receive comfort in the form of blankets, pillows, a hammock, and a tarp. Worth playing for?"

The castaways respond in the affirmative.

Jeff Probst: Okay, for this challenge to work, both tribes will have to sit people out. Lawrence, you must sit one person from your tribe out of this challenge. Who's it going to be?

Lawrence: Even when I was young, I was never good at this sort of thing. I'll sit out.

Jeff Probst: Donna, your tribe must sit out a man and a woman. Who do you choose to sit out?

Donna: Patrick and Reyna will sit this one out.

Jeff Probst: Alright, Lawrence, Patrick, and Reyna, take a spot on the bench. I'll give you all a minute to strategize.

A few minutes later, the matchups are decided and the challenge begins.

"Jeff Probst: Alright! First round: Phoebe and Jasmine for Ashikaga versus Donna and Lisa for Kamakura. Survivors ready...go!"

Jasmine, the most athletic of the four women, is the first to arrive at the designated area, but is quickly tackled by Lisa, who restrains her, preventing her from digging. Phoebe and Donna both arrive at about the same time and start digging for the bag. Donna finds it, but gets into a tug-of-war match with Phoebe. Lisa lets go of Jasmine to help Donna, and manages to take possession of the bag. She dodges a tackle by Jasmine and throws the bag like a football to Donna, who catches it only to be tackled by Phoebe. Jasmine and Lisa race to Donna, with Jasmine winning and snatching the bag from her, but is promptly tackled from behind by Lisa. Thinking quickly, Jasmine passes the bag backwards to Phoebe. Donna intercepts it, but Phoebe knocks it out of her hands. Jasmine once again breaks free from Lisa, takes the bag, and outruns Lisa to the other side, easily making it to Ashikaga's mat.

"Jeff Probst: Jasmine scores a point for Ashikaga! Ashikaga: one, Kamakura: zero."

Ashikaga celebrates briefly while Lisa shakes her head in irritation.

"Jeff Probst: Alright! Second round: Bryce and Landon for Ashikaga versus John and Tyler for Kamakura. Survivors ready...go!"

The youngest men from both tribes all run to the designated area. Tyler is the first to get there and quickly begins to dig, only to be shoved out of the way by Bryce, who nearly uncovers the bag before Tyler recovers and tackles him. Landon does the rest of the digging and gets up to start sprinting, but sustains a violent hit from John, jarring the bag out of his hands. Bryce and Tyler race to the now loose bag, with Bryce narrowly getting to it and dodging an attempted tackle by Tyler. He takes off running only to be caught by John, who grabs his ankle, causing him to trip and drop the bag. Tyler, John, and Landon all run up to the bag. Landon, coming up from behind, shoves Tyler into John, knocking them both down. However, Tyler trips Landon, causing him to land on his face. John recovers quickly, picking up the bag and taking off running. Bryce pursues him, but fails to catch him in time.

Jeff Probst: John scores a point for Kamakura. We are tied. Ashikaga: one, Kamakura: one.

John (to Tyler): Landon's still a punk. He and I still aren't settled.

Tyler: I know.

"kamikura"

- More proof that Ashikaga plays dirty: Landon totally threw Tyler at me. I mean, come on! He's a human being! Not a ragdoll! Know the difference!

"Jeff Probst: Alright! Third round: Shannon and Hannah for Ashikaga versus Katie and Emma for Kamakura. Survivors ready...go!"