Drop A Truth Bomb

Drop A Truth Bomb is the eighth episode of Survivor: Cape Verde

Challenges
Immunity Challenge: Will It Go Round Using centrifugal force, the castaways must keep a ball spinning within a wheel as they stand on individual balance beams. At regular intervals, the castaways will be made to step forward onto narrower parts of the beam. If at any point the ball drops, the castaway loses the challenge. The last castaway with a spinning ball wins. Winner: 

Previously On Survivor
''After surviving the rock draw, Billy managed to find the Alto Mira idol. Facing Tribal Council, Kelly went to work on flipping Wilma and it worked. – “Adrian, the tribe has spoken.” – Thirteen are left, who will be voted out tonight? ''

Night 18
We fade in to the Zaranha tribe as they return from Tribal Council, where Adrian was blindsided. Carla still looks a bit freaked out as Kelly hugs Wilma.

Kelly:  Thank you so, so, so, so much. I promise you won’t regret it.

Wilma:  I know I won’t.

"Zaranha"

- Tribal went perfectly. I’m still in shock I managed to pull it off. Adrian is finally out of this game and out of my life and I didn’t even have to use my hidden immunity idol! But the first thing I gotta do is try to pull in Carla. She’s probably worried about how Tribal went so I just need to reassure her that I still want to work with her even though she voted for me. The women have the numbers, let’s run with it.

We then cut to the four women standing around the fire. Carla has her arms crossed and looks towards Wilma.

Carla:  Can I just ask, Wilma. Why did you flip?

Wilma:  Adrian has been trying to get me out since the first day. I know you two were close Carla, but I couldn’t risk going into a merge situation with him around.

Carla:  So I guess it’s me next?

Kelly:  Carla, we don’t want you to go anywhere. We’re most likely merging tomorrow so if us four can just stick together, we can make a run with his game. But we need to be loyal to one another. I don’t care that you wrote my name down, just promise it won’t happen again, ok?

Carla:  Ok.

"Zaranha"

- Tribal was a disaster. I lost my goat and it looks like I’m on the bottom of the tribe. Kelly says I’m not but you can never be too sure. I just have to sit and pray that the merge is coming up or I’m gonna be seeing Riley a lot sooner than I wanted to.

*intro plays*

Alto Mira
After the intro, we see both Billy and Sara laying down on the beach. Sara has her buff covering her eyes as she naps while Billy watches the ocean. We cut to two boats, one carrying the Corvo tribe and the other carrying the Zaranha, soaring across the water towards the Alto Mira camp. Billy quickly sees this and jumps up.

Billy:  Holy s**t.

Sara lets out a frightened yelp when Billy jumps up.

Sara:  What!? What!?

Billy:  We’re f**king merging!

Sara:  What!

Sara looks towards the ocean and sees the boats. She jumps up and beacons the other three members of Alto Mira to join them.

"maresia"

- This morning, I saw two boats with the other two tribes riding in towards our beach and in my mind, I knew instantly it was the merge. This is the moment you dream about when you’re watching the show and now I finally made it. So now that the game is really starting to begin, I can’t screw it up.

After Billy’s confessional, we see the two tribes getting off the boat and greeting one another, all happy to have made the merge. Asia is seen hugging Kelly and Sara, with Sara kissing Asia on the forehead.

Sara:  You have no idea how glad I am to see you guys.

Asia:  Girl, you need to hear the stuff that went down on Corvo beach.

Sara:  Ohh, I can’t wait.

"maresia"

- I’m happy about making the merge but I’m even more excited to be reunited with Sara and Kelly. Those were the two I was tight with before the swap and I’m hoping that nothing has changed between us three and we can continue on working together. At the same time, I want to be a lot more open with these new people. During the whole Kacey situation, Ry had my back and shared stories with me that completely changed my view of him so I’m hoping that telling the former Zaranha about myself will hopefully change their view about my community.

After Asia’s confessional, we see everyone setting up the merge picnic by the shelter. We get quick shots of people like Wilma and Dana talking and Kelly listening to Michelle ramble on before cutting to Asia standing up.

Asia:  So, I just want to get this out of the way. I do want to thank Ry for giving me the courage to do this so here we go. Back during the Tribal Kacey left, she tried to use who I am against me. I am actually a transgender woman. The people from Corvo already know and Ry knows because Kacey tried to use that against me. I really hope you guys see me as me and get to know me.

Asia gets a round of applause from everyone as we focus on Danny, who seems a bit shocked by Asia’s revelation.

"maresia"

- Asia told us that she is actually transgender. It was quite a shock. I never really encountered anyone from the transgendered community before as I live in a really conservative town where they aren’t very accepting of it. However, I don’t want to cast judgment on Asia as I barely know her so hopefully the two of us can talk sometime soon in the future because I would like to know more about her.

After Danny’s confessional, we cut to a small bird in a tree as it overlooks Billy and Bucky walking through the woods.

Billy:  Great to finally be reunited with you, my friend.

Bucky (Chuckling):  Same to you.

Billy:  This is a dream come true. We have the numbers, dude.

"maresia"

- Now that we’re merged, this would usually be the time where we would start scrambling in order to get the ball rolling for a majority alliance. We don’t need to do that this time since the original Corvo are coming into the merge eight strong. I still have my original alliance of six, which is me, Kelly, Asia, Bucky, Lou, and Sara and we have our extra votes in Carter and Michelle. If the eight of us can just stay strong through these first five votes, we have the final eight locked up.

Billy: We should probably get the group together to discuss the first few votes.

Bucky:  I think so too.

We then get a montage of Billy and Bucky gathering all the former Corvo people from camp to go into the woods. Dana watches with her former tribe in the shelter as Carter and Bucky walk off into the woods.

Dana: They are making it so freaking obvious.

Wilma:  Mm-hmm.

"maresia"

- We’re not here even an hour before Billy and Bucky are swooping up every single Corvo into the woods. It’s obvious he’s trying to pull them all together so they can have an easy majority, he’s as transparent as glass.

True to Dana’s statement, the eight former Corvo are all together by the water well, surrounding it as they discuss strategy.

Carter: So who we thinking first?

Billy:  I think we should take out the two guys first.

We quickly cut to Danny and Ry laying down in the shelter before returning back to the eight.

Billy:  They’re gonna be the strongest in these immunity challenges so taking them out right away is extremely important.

Bucky:  Plus I don’t see the girls beating us at immunity.

Billy:  No way.

Sara rolls her eyes while Kelly chuckles.

Billy:  Who do we vote first though? Maybe Ry?

Sara:  He does seem like the stronger of the two.

Carter:  He won all those challenges for us. He’s packing some major skills, bros.

Billy:  So it’s settled? Ry?

Kelly:  Sure.

Sara:  I’m fine with it.

"maresia"

- Billy likes to be in charge, he likes to be the one running things. That’s his ego and it will be the downfall of him. I’m on board for getting Ry out because it’s an easy vote, we can keep the waters calm for a few days, and we can keep up the illusion of Corvo strong for a few days until we blindside the guys. So Billy best grow eyes in the back of his head because the knives are coming his way real soon.

We get a shot of a confident Billy before we cut back to camp. We see Ry sitting by himself as he watches the Corvo Eight return from their strategy session. He takes a deep breath before looking out onto the setting sun.

"maresia"

- The camp is quite clearly divided. It’s still Democrats vs Republicans in Corvo’s eyes and they don’t care because they have the majority. I know of the five in the minority, my head is for sure on the chopping block. Guess I worked a little too hard in those immunity challenges to keep myself in the game, heh. But I’m no quitter. I’m gonna give it my all and if I have to go out, I’m gonna go out giving this everything I got.

After Ry’s confessional, we go to commercial.

Day 20
We return from commercial to see the rising sun against a red sky. We cut to the beach where Asia and Danny are sitting at the edge of the beach, watching the sun raise.

Asia:  You really don’t get this in the big city, too many buildings.

Danny: You really don’t.

"maresia"

- I’m getting to spend more time with Asia and really getting to know her on a personal level. It’s what makes this game very enjoyable for me, being able to meet people outside of your normal life. As a priest, I’m seen as being against the LGBT community. However, I do see myself as a bit more open minded than most Catholics and I want Asia to know this.

Danny: So, if I may ask, how did you know you were trans?

Asia:  I wanna say around…ten or so, I started getting the feeling that something wasn’t…right, per say. After a few years, I realized that I was female and my parents were not happy. I’m basically the black sheep of my whole family.

Danny:  That’s terrible.

Asia:  It was.

"maresia"

- Getting to talk to Danny was good. I thought he would not like me at all due to the fact he’s a priest and I’m trans but we talked for a good two hours about life, no game. I saw Danny for who he is, a caring, loving person. I instantly knew I could trust him with pretty much anything and if I ever need to confide in someone, I now have Danny to be that person.

Asia:  But life is good now. I live with my girlfriend, Casey, and I’m doing very well with my job.

Danny:  That’s fantastic to hear. Maybe your parents will see this and have a change of heart about you.

Asia:  Maybe.

"maresia"

- Getting to know Asia has been one of the best parts about this game. She’s a sweetheart and getting to know her struggles in life gave me a new appreciation for my upbringing. I know she’s gonna do a lot of good in this world and I hope people give her the chance to be herself that she deserves.

After Danny’s confessional, we cut to a sleeping Kelly in the shelter. Right next to her is Michelle, who is seen giving a death glare to a laughing Carter. She rolls her eyes before turning to Kelly.

"maresia"

- During the swap, Kelly let me know some important information. According to her, Carter was never fully loyal to me and wanted to put the blame on me for every move we were gonna make. I want nothing to do with him and everyone basically decided on voting out Ry next, but I don’t want to do that. I want Carter to go first and I’m gonna make sure that happens.

Michelle pats Kelly on the shoulder to wake her up. Kelly opens her eyes a bit and once she sees it is Michelle who is trying to wake her up, she turns back around and closes her eyes. Michelle keeps pestering Kelly until the latter finally gets up.

Kelly (Annoyed):  Jesus, what? I’m up.

Michelle:  I just want to talk about the vote tomorrow.

Upon hearing Michelle wants to talk about the vote, Kelly let’s out an annoyed sigh and lays back down. She looks up at the roof of the shelter as Michelle continues, oblivious to the fact Kelly is annoyed with her.

Michelle:  I think we should focus on getting Carter out first. He’s a physical threat and he is out to get me. You know he has thrown me under the bus. I can’t have him in this game.

"maresia"

- So I’m trying to nap and Michelle, like the idiot she is, decides this is a perfect time to wake me up and lecture me on why Carter should go first. I was so pissed off, this girl has no idea what she’s even doing out here. Like I’m so sick of her. But everyone knows she’s an idiot so it’s better for me to keep her til the end so I can win. But if she’s gonna try and change the vote from Ry to Carter, I need to set her straight because I have a gameplan in my head and I’m not letting her screw it all up.

Kelly:  Michelle, Carter is no threat to us. Ry is a social, strategic, and physical threat. People like him and would vote for him to win. No one likes Carter, he can’t win. Out of all the guys, he is the least threatening so there’s no point to getting him out now. It’s gotta be Ry, Billy, Bucky, Danny, and Carter in that order.

Michelle:  But-

Kelly:  No but. We have a course and we’re gonna stick to it. Ok?

Michelle (Defeated):  Ok.

Kelly:  Good, now I’m going back to sleep.

Kelly rolls over and falls back asleep.

"maresia"

- Kelly didn’t go for my plan and she brought up some good points on why Carter shouldn’t go yet. It just sucks because I hate him and I want him out of the game but Kelly hasn’t steered me wrong in this game yet so I’m gonna stick by her til the end.

After Michelle’s confessional, we cut to both Bucky and Billy taking a walk down the beach. As they do, Bucky takes a look around his surroundings and he sees Sara with Dana, Wilma, Carla, and Asia all talking with one another, with Michelle soon joining those three.

"maresia"

- Since we merged, I’ve had this gut feeling that things are looking a bit too good for us. On paper, it seems simple. The eight original Corvo all come together to knock out the original Zaranha, but ever since we merged, the girls have all been talking with one another nonstop. I don’t think I’ve actually heard from Kelly once since we merged because she’s with Wilma and Carla all the time. So I can’t help but feel, in the back of my mind, that the girls are coming together to form a girls alliance.

Bucky:  Tell you the truth dude, I think we’re being played.

Billy: What do you mean?

Bucky:  The girls spend more time with each other than with us. I just have this feeling that they’re together and they’re just using us for the time being.

Billy:  I think you’re paranoid, man.

Bucky:  Dude, Kelly hasn’t spoken a single word to me since we got back together. Sara is always with Dana even though you said they voted each other at your Tribal. Open your eyes.

Billy:  My eyes are open, they’re just pandering for jury votes. That’s all.

"maresia"

- Bucky is worried about the girls, but I’m not. We had such loyalty on Corvo that it can’t be broken. We’re all like a family and we would be ok with any of us winning at the end. I think Bucky is just paranoid, that’s the only thing that makes sense. It would be idiotic for the girls to flip on us because they wouldn’t win at the end.

Billy:  Relax dude, we’re fine.

Bucky shakes his head, clearly annoyed, before we cut to Carter and Ry by the fire. Carter is seen poking it to keep it lit while Ry simply watches.

Ry: So is it me?

Carter:  Hmm?

Ry:  The vote. Is it me?

Carter:  I-I don’t know dude, things change all the time.

Ry:  So are we still together because you know Bucky doesn’t like you and if Bucky doesn’t like you, there’s a good chance the rest of your tribe doesn’t like you.

Carter nods.

"maresia"

- Ry and I were chatting and he was giving me his pitch on why I should flip. He makes a lot of good points but at the end of the day, I feel a lot safer with the people I started out with. Yeah, they might not like me, but I barely know the dudes from Zaranha. So I like Ry, but my gut is telling me to stick with Corvo and my gut has never done me wrong.

Carter:  I just think it’s bad for me to switch things up. I’d rather take the easy road. Sorry, bro.

Ry looks extremely annoyed and turns to the fire, not saying a word.

"maresia"

- Carter is basically too much of a chicken to keep his word to me, even though his tribe hates him. I’m back at square one and if I lose tomorrow, I go home. I’ve worked too damn hard to just give up. I’m gonna win immunity and I’m gonna pull off the best comeback you have ever seen. Just watch.

After Ry’s confessional, we go to commercial.

Immunity Challenge
We come back from commercial to the first individual immunity challenge of the season. After we see the thirteen stations, we cut to Probst.

Jeff:  Come on in, guys!

The merged tribe come into their next challenge as Billy carries the immunity idol. Once they step onto the light blue mat, Billy hands Jeff the idol and the host begins to go over the challenge. At the start, Michelle is barely able to keep her balance and is out fifteen seconds into the challenge, followed by Lou not even five seconds later. Everyone else manages to make it past the first interval and move down the beam. During the transition, Asia drops and joins Lou and Michelle on the sit out bench. After another two minutes, Wilma’s ball flies out of her hoop, eliminating her. The final nine get past the next interval and move down their beam more. Sara is seen starting to struggle and she falls off her beam, followed quickly by Bucky, leaving Carla, Billy, Danny, Kelly, Dana, Ry, and Carter battling for immunity. A bug flies into Dana’s eye, distracting her enough to where she falls off her beam. She is quickly followed by both Carla and Billy. Kelly, Ry, Danny, and Carter Kelly, seeing the three men battle it out, decides to voluntarily drop out. When asked why by Probst, Kelly lies and says the guys would obviously beat her. The three remaining men step down their beam one last time. As they do, Ry slips and falls off his beam. As Ry tosses his ball to the ground, dejected, we see Billy and Bucky give each other a fist bump, happy to see Ry fail. This leaves Carter and Danny battling it out. After a few minutes, Carter’s ball falls out of the hoop, giving Danny the first individual immunity of the season. After a small celebration from Danny, we cut to Jeff addressing the tribe.

Jeff:  Danny, come on over.

Danny walks over to Jeff, who places the necklace on the priest.

Jeff:  With this around your neck, you are guaranteed a spot in the final twelve. As for the rest of you, one of you going home tonight. You have the afternoon to think about it, head on out.

As Danny rejoins the tribe and they leave the challenge, we focus on Billy.

"maresia"

- Ry lost, so now we get to send him home. Danny proved to be a dominant force in that challenge, so I am a bit worried he could go on a run. However, I can’t focus on that, I just need to focus on getting Ry out of this game.

After Billy’s confessional, we go to commercial.

Maresia
We return from commercial to the Maresia tribe returning from the immunity challenge. With Danny in the front, he leads the tribe back into camp. He takes the immunity necklace off as Carter pats him on the back to congratulate him on his win.

Danny: Was close, man.

Carter:  It was!

"maresia"

- Couldn’t pull it out today, but it’s all good, man. We still got Ry to vote out. It sucks because I like the guy and I wanted to work with him, but I went back to my numbers because it’s easy so hopefully I don’t pay the price for it. (Chuckles)

We see Asia hugging Danny, congratulating him on his win.

Asia: Old man showing off his skills.

Danny (Chuckling): I ain’t that old!

Asia (Laughing): Whatever!

"maresia"

- I’m super happy for Danny since I didn’t want to see him go tonight. He makes me feel safe, like how I wish my dad made me feel. I do want to go far with Danny and I’m gonna do anything and everything to keep him safe for as long as possible.

After Asia’s confessional, we cut to the former Corvo all walking down the beach together with the former Zaranha watching. Ry rolls his eyes as we cut to Billy taking charge of the strategy talk.

Billy:  So it’s obvious what we’re gonna do tonight, right?

Kelly: Ry.

Billy:  Yep, we don’t need to talk much.

Bucky:  You think we gotta worry about an idol tonight or no?

Billy:  I don’t think so. I don’t think any of them has an idol.

Sara:  Yeah, let’s just put all our votes on Ry.

"maresia"

- Tonight, we’re gonna be voting out Ry. Billy thinks the reason we’re getting Ry out is to get rid of Zaranha’s strongest guy, to give us Democrats the best chance at getting to the final eight together. In reality, we’re getting Ry out to continue to lessen the number of men in this game so when the time comes, the girls can completely take over. Hopefully everything works out but this is Survivor, things change in a millisecond out here.

After Sara’s confessional, we cut to Michelle and Kelly walking down the beach by themselves. Michelle seems a bit antsy, wanting to get something off her chest.

Michelle: Can we please get Carter out now? He nearly won today!

Kelly:  Michelle, no, stop.

Michelle:  What?

Kelly: We can’t do Carter today; we have to stick to the Ry vote.

Michelle: My gosh, Kelly, can you listen to me?

Kelly:  I am and I fully agree with you that Carter is a massive threat. But Ry is ten times better at the game than Carter, right?

Michelle:  Right.

Kelly:  Good, now can you please drop the Carter thing?

Michelle:  Alright.

Kelly:  Good.

"maresia"

- It sucks not being heard but Kelly is my right hand woman. She respects me and I respect her so I know she’ll always have my back in this game and I’ll have hers.

After Michelle’s confessional, we cut to the former Zaranha group all sitting in the shelter. Ry watches the Corvo tribe talk throughout different parts of the beach with annoyance.

"maresia"

- I didn’t win today so I know my name is being written down tonight. But I still have a lot of game left to play and I’m not going out without a fight. The Corvo are arrogant and they’re not afraid to show it and Kelly is, in my opinion, the most arrogant of the group. I feel like if I can just play on the emotions of a few people from Corvo and get them to see Kelly as this arrogant dictator, they might swing over to my side and I’ll get a few more days of life in this game.

Dana:  Well, they made it clear where we stand.

Ry:  Honestly, we still have a card to play.

Carla:  What’s that?

Ry:  We can try to turn the vote on Kelly.

We get a quick shot of Kelly napping on the beach before we cut back to Ry.

Ry:  She’s been so smug about her position since we got here and if we can get just two people to see that, we could turn the vote around and take her out.

Danny:  Ain’t a bad plan.

Wilma:  It really isn’t. Who do you think will flip?

Ry: I can try Bucky. He seems to be the more emotional type.

Dana:  I’m fine with that.

"maresia"

- So the girls want to get Ry out and I’m fine with that, but we need to keep up the illusion that it’s still Corvo versus Zaranha so when we do blindside Billy, he goes home with the idol in his pocket. Ry suggested voting Kelly so for the plan to work, I need to go with Ry’s idea but I also need to let Kelly know so she isn’t thinking I’m going back on our alliance.

After Dana’s confessionals, we cut to Kelly still laying on the beach. Dana walks up and sits next to her.

Kelly:  What’s up?

Dana:  So Ry is going to be pushing for you tonight and to keep up the illusion we’re not together, Carla, Wilma, and I are gonna vote your way as well.

Kelly:  Do they have any idol?

Dana:  No, they don’t have any idol or advantage so you should be good tonight.

Kelly:  Alright, I’m fine with my vote total being seven.

The two girls laugh.

"maresia"

- With the former Zaranha voting me, I’m in danger of going to the jury if someone plays something on Ry. But I trust Dana when she says no one on Zaranha has any advantage of any kind so I know for a fact I’ll be coming back to camp tonight.

After Kelly’s confessional, we cut to Ry and Bucky talking a walk in the woods. Bucky has his glasses hanging from his shirt as he rubs his eyes.

Ry:  So I know I’m a target for the vote, it’s obvious. But I just want to make my pitch to you. Kelly has been a negative cloud over this game for quite some time. She likes to rub it in our faces that she’s in power and we’re not.

Bucky: Yeah, it’s not unlike her to basically boast about her position.

Ry:  My plea is just take her out before me. It would be the noble thing to do and you’re a good guy, Bucky. You know she’s not good for you.

Bucky nods, agreeing with Ry.

"maresia"

- Ry did make some good points about Kelly. She is arrogant and condescending. Plus, I’ve had this sneaking suspicion about the girls coming together and Kelly is at the helm of that. So if Kelly goes, it could break apart a potential girls alliance and it would make my chances at winning a lot better. However, I need to convince Billy that it would be a good idea.

After Bucky’s confessional, we see both him and Billy in the shelter.

Bucky:  So Ry came up to me a little bit ago. He wants to vote Kelly.

Billy:  Why?

Bucky:  She’s been real cocky as of late, and that I agree with. Chick’s a cancer, man. Plus, I still think she’s rallying the girls up together to take us out.

Billy:  Dude, don’t be naïve.

Bucky:  Dude, I’m dead serious. I’ve seen her talk to Dana and Carla way more than she has talked to us.

Billy:  You’re paranoid, she’s not flipping. She would be the biggest idiot in the world to flip.

"maresia"

- Bucky is continuously paranoid about Kelly flipping to the Zaranha women, but I just don’t see it. She’s in my alliance and I trust her with every fiber of my being. In all honesty, I think Bucky just wants to make a big move for the sake of making a big move, but it would be idiotic to screw up the eight so he just needs to sit back and just trust the plan we set in place. At Tribal, we’re gonna drop a truth bomb and show Zaranha that they got no hope in this game.

After Billy’s confessional, we cut to Danny and Ry as the two men get ready for Tribal. Ry starts packing his bag while Danny watches.

Danny:  You don’t think they’ll flip?

Ry:  No, not a chance.

Danny shakes his head with his hands on his hips.

"maresia"

- Tonight is a pivotal vote for the Zaranha five. We came into the merge against a super majority of eight waiting to be picked off one after another. I do have my Legacy Advantage, which I can only use for myself at either tonight’s Tribal Council or at the final six Tribal Council. I have been thinking about giving Ry my individual immunity necklace, as I could be the next one on Corvo’s chopping block. If I do and I use my Legacy Advantage, we can take out Kelly and get rid of one of Corvo’s most loyal members.

Ry:  Well Danny, it was fun playing with you.

Danny:  Don’t give up, anything can happen.

Ry:  It’s gonna take a miracle to save me.

"maresia"

- However, if I do that, I become the biggest target on the tribe and I can’t guarantee myself winning immunity from here on out. I’ve searched high and low for the Alto Mira idol and haven’t found it, so I wouldn’t have that to rely on. Plus, I could ruin my relationship with Asia by completely blindsiding her. If I keep immunity, Asia could possibly help me in the long run by keeping me safe. I’m like a pendulum, just back and forth, back and forth, I haven’t completely made my decision and I don’t think I will until Tribal.

After Danny’s confessional, we see the Maresia tribe walk to Tribal Council. As the sun sets and the moon rises, the final thirteen march their way to Tribal Council, where one of them will become the first member of the Cape Verde jury. After they take their seats, Jeff begins the QnA.

Jeff: So here we are, the merge. Billy, what was it like for you, as a superfan, to make it to this stage of the game?

Billy:  It’s amazing, Jeff. I’ve been watching this show since I was a kid. Y’know I grew up on Ozzy catching fish and Boston Rob blindsiding people and that’s what I wanted to do so to make it to this point is a dream come true, especially when I have the numbers on my side.

Jeff:  Ry, Billy mentioned having the numbers. Is it still old Corvo versus old Zaranha?

Ry:  It is and I feel like I could be the one going home tonight.

Jeff:  Why’s that?

Ry:  Since the swap, I’ve been on the outside looking in. I’ve tried to make some plays with some people but they turned their back on me after getting to the merge.

Jeff:  Who are you referring to?

Ry:  Mainly Carter and Asia.

Carter and Asia look at each other while Billy smirks.

Jeff:  Carter, he called you and Asia out.

Carter:  Yeah. Ry’s getting a bit desperate so he’s gonna say what he needs to in order to survive but I don’t think I turned my back on him.

Ry rolls his eyes.

Jeff: Sara, is the vote clear cut? It will be Ry going home?

Sara:  That’s my hope, Jeff. I mean I like the guy but he is the biggest threat on the Zaranha side. But Tribal is never clear cut. Anything can happen and there has to be an advantage out there, we just don’t know where.

We cut to Danny, who watches Sara as she speaks.

Jeff:  So Bucky, if the eight Corvo are truly together, it should make these next five votes easy.

Bucky:  It should, Jeff. But everyone has their own agenda. Some people may want to stick it out until the final eight while others may want to try to make a move against the eight in the future. It’s all about predicting what the other person is gonna do.

Jeff:  So Kelly, when will the eight fracture because the eight of you can’t get to the end together.

Kelly:  The eight is gonna fracture when there are eight left. Sucks to say but we all want to win and we have final eight locked up so why not stick to it.

Jeff: But Asia, not everyone could be thinking about Corvo strong.

Asia: Right. Y’know, flipping could be on peoples’ minds. They just need to be reminded that by flipping, you’d be pissing off a lot of people off.

Wilma:  But you’re still sending five angry jurors on their way by basically ignoring us all day.

Jeff:  Carla, have they been ignoring you five?

Carla:  Oh yeah, they’re always together and walk off without us. God forbid one of us come by, they all disperse and don’t even look at us.

The music intensifies as Billy rolls his eyes.

Jeff: Alright Danny, you have the immunity necklace. As always, you can keep it for yourself or give it to someone else.

Danny pauses and ponders a moment before giving his decision.

Danny:  I’m gonna keep it.

Jeff:  Alright, it is time to vote. Bucky, you’re up.

Bucky gets up and walks to the voting urn. Of the thirteen, Ry and Kelly have their vote and voting confessional shown. Once Sara returns to her seat, Jeff retrieves the urn.

Jeff:  If anyone has the hidden immunity idol and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so.

Everyone looks around, with the focus being on Billy, Kelly, and Wilma but none of them stand up to play their idol.

Jeff:  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.

Jeff opens the urn.

Jeff:  First vote – Kelly.

Kelly nods.

Jeff:  Ry. That’s one vote Ry, one vote Kelly.

Ry doesn’t react, he just focuses on the vote.

Jeff:  Kelly.

Kelly chuckles.

Jeff: Ry.

Danny rubs Ry’s back.

Jeff:  Kelly.

Kelly rolls her eyes.

Jeff:  Ry. That’s three votes Ry, three votes Kelly.

Ry takes a deep breath as Jeff pulls out the next vote.

Jeff:  Kelly.

Kelly looks towards Sara and smiles.

Jeff:  Ry.

Carla, Wilma, and Dana don’t really react towards the vote.

Jeff:  Kelly.

Kelly is seen looking at her nails, completely unbothered.

Jeff:  Ry. That’s five votes Ry, five votes Kelly.

Ry takes another breath while Kelly finally starts to pay attention to the votes again.

Jeff:  Ry. That’s six votes Ry, five votes Kelly.

Ry nods, accepting his fate while Kelly continues to smugly grin at the results.

Jeff:  Eighth person voted out and the first member of our jury – Ry. That’s seven and that’s enough, need to bring me your torch.

Ry nods once more, patting Danny and Wilma on the back as he gets up. Billy winks towards Bucky, confident the Corvo Eight are sticking together. Ry then places his torch in front of Jeff.

Jeff:  Ry, the tribe has spoken.

Ry:  Yep.

Jeff snuffs Ry’s torch and Ry turns to the group.

Ry:  Good luck guys, thanks for the adventure.

Everyone waves Ry goodbye, with the exception of Kelly, as he leaves Tribal Council. Jeff then turns to the tribe.

Jeff:  Well, it seems like the Corvo Eight are staying strong but that should just give the Zaranha four more motivation to fight back. Grab your torches and head on back to camp, goodnight.

As the final twelve leave Tribal Council, Ry’s final words are played. We then go straight into the next episode.

Voting Confessionals
"maresia"

- This is my best shot. You’ve been nothing but an arrogant bitch since I met you.

"maresia"

- Toodles!

Final Words
"maresia"

- This has been the adventure of a lifetime. I have no regrets and I met a lot of great people. I’m happy to have made jury at least and I’m gonna be taking my role as a juror very seriously because whoever wins the money is gonna have to earn it.

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