Now's my Time to Shine!

This is the fifth episode of Survivor: Seychelles.

Challenges
Duel: Over-Extended

Contestants place a wooden statue on top of a pole. At regular intervals, contestants will add another section of pole, to increase difficulty. If the statue falls off, that person is eliminated. Last person with their statue on top of the pole wins.

Winners(in order of finish): Lexi and Jayson

Immunity Challenge: Block it Out

A pair of castaways from each tribe would swim out into the ocean to retrieve one of four crates with a different color on each face of a crate. Between the beach and crates would be a "battle zone" marked off by four flags. Within this zone, an opposing tribe member would try to prevent the two castaways from crossing the zone and reaching the crate. Once the two castaways crossed the zone, they would bring a crate back to the beach, and a second pair of castaways would go out to retrieve another crate. Once all four crates were retrieved, the crates would need to be stacked so that one color didn't show more than once on each column. The first tribe to complete the puzzle would win.

Winner: TBA

Night 11
The scene opens with intense and ominous music playing as Lexi, the jewelry designer from New Jersey, angrily makes her way across the shoreline of Redemption Island. It can be seen in her face how much she is fuming about the fact that she was blindsided at the last Tribal Council.

Lexi slams her torch against the side of the hut near where Jayson and Terrell are sleeping. This wakes them up as they look and see an angry and annoyed Lexi staring down at them.

Jayson(Straining his eyes): Lexi? Is that you?

Lexi(Angrily): Yeah, it's me. It's f**king me!

Terrell: I can tell by your expression that it was another blindside tonight.

Lexi(Sarcastically): Gee, what made ya think so?

Lexi rolls her eyes as Jayson and Terrell look at each other, smile, and shake their heads at Lexi's volatile behavior.

Terrell: So why don't you tell us what all happened.

Lexi: Simple. The two girls on my tribe said that they would vote for Dillan and then they went and voted for me. F**king bitches.

Jayson(Smiling): Really?

Lexi: Yeah! And I even had a f**king alliance with one of them. God, all I want to do is smash their f**king faces in!

Jayson snickers as Lexi continues to rant about her disdain for her former tribemates.

The camera shows the three castaways finally heading to bed as it is focused on Lexi before it is transitioned to the Praslin camp.

Praslin
The ominous music continues to play as the new Praslin tribe is arriving back to their camp in the dead of night. Dillan can be seen hugging Bri and Valli as thanks for staying loyal to him and voting off Lexi.

"praslin"

- Tonight was a close one, that's for sure. I almost thought that it might actually go to rocks, but Bri came through for us and switched her vote at the last possible second. I'm not mad though, I mean, she voted with us! And that's all that really matters. So now, not only is my biggest enemy on the tribe sitting on Redemption Island, but I am also running the tribe. Things really can't get better than this.(Smiling)

The scene switches to Bri and Jerome sitting by the fire by themselves as the others have either gone down to the beach for a bit or are already sleeping.

"praslin"

- I did switch my vote on Lexi tonight. Do I care? No. Not at all. Lexi was annoying as hell and I'm happy that I get one night without her loud, aggravating, voice in my ear. But, of course, Jerome was left out of the plan. And I can already tell that he's pissed. Part of me just wants to let him be pissed so that I can vote him out in three days, but the angel in me says that doing damage control might be a smarter idea. Guess Angel Bri is gonna have to come out of her shell for a little bit tonight.(Smiling)

Jerome: So what happened back there? Why'd you flip?

Bri: Listen, here's where my head was at. You and Lexi were obviously a couple.

Jerome tries to speak up but Bri shushes him.

Bri(Cutting him off): Just let me explain before you say anything. I knew you two were a pair, and that I was your third wheel. And ultimately, when it was revealed that Valli hadn't voted with us, I didn't want to risk my life in the game on Lexi. I'd rather still be in the game and I'm sure you would too.

Jerome: Yeah, but now we're down in numbers. Dillan has Karson and Valli wrapped around his finger and I don't see any of them fracturing any time soon. At least we would've had a chance with Lexi.

Lexi: I'm sorry, Jerry, but I had to do what I had to do. Keeping Lexi here is not worth me potentially going home. If you want to work together, then I'm on board. But if you don't, then I'll gladly wave goodbye.

Bri gets up and leaves as Jerome rolls his eyes and groans.

"praslin"

- Bri is such a freaking coward. She talks like she's all that, but her actions say everything about her. She got scared tonight so she took the easy way out and backstabbed me and Lexi, and now I'm left all by myself. I don't know what she;s thinking, though. she's gone from an alliance of three to an alliance of four and her chances of going far are basically sunk since no one on this tribe gives a f**k about her anymore.(Rolling his eyes)

Jerome is then seen sitting on the beach all by his lonesome as he starts to go over everything in his head.

"praslin"

- I've never had this feeling before. The feeling of being completely alone with no one to talk to or go to. Thanks to Bri, I've been put into the worst position on this tribe and I see very little outcomes where I make it out of here alive. But there's always hope. I'm not gonna back down no matter how hard it gets and you better believe that if I'm gonna go down, I'm gonna ruin everyone else on my way down.(Smirking)

The scene focuses on Jerome sitting by the shore of the ocean before the intro is cued in.



Day 12
An overhead view of Redemption Island is shown before the camera zooms in and shows us various shots of the impending duel that is about to take place. Probst is seen standing towards the exit as he starts calling the tribes in one by one.

Probst: Come on in, guys!

Both the Lazare and Cachée tribes walk into the Redemption arena with excited smiles on their faces as they sit and await for Probst to call in the Praslin tribe.

Probst: Cachée and Lazare both getting your first look at the new Praslin tribe, Lexi voted out at the last Tribal Council.

A few surprised faces are shown as most people expected one of the two weaker girls to go. Dillan looks to Karson and smirks at the fact that they've surprised the other tribes with their decision to blindside Lexi. Jerome shakes his head and groans as Probst speaks up once again.

Probst: We'll now bring in the competitors for today's duel.

Terrell, Jayson, and Lexi are seen walking, in that order, into the arena with their snuffed torches in hand. Lexi gives an extremely angry and dirty look towards her former tribemates before walking over, setting down her torch, and looking straight on at Jeff as she rolls her eyes at the reality that she, Jayson, and Terrell are here.

Probst(Smirking): Well, Lexi, if looks could kill, I'd say the whole Praslin tribe would be dead right now.

Lexi smiles widely as a few laughs and giggles are let out from the other two tribes.

Probst: Upset about being voted out?

Lexi(Trying to maintain her composure): I am, Jeff. I am. I don't think that them voting me out was the smart choice they thought it was. Especially since the two biggest trolls are still sitting pretty over there.

Bri rolls her eyes as she already knows what is coming.

Probst: And who would those people be?

Lexi(Looking over towards them with a cocky smile): Dillan and Bri.

Dillan smiles back as Bri doesn't even look Lexi in the face. Jerome smirks to himself at Dillan and Bri getting called out as all the eyes in the arena turn towards them for a response.

Dillan(Smiling): The only person who was a troll was you and your big mouth!

Lexi: Yeah, right! I'm not the creepy old man who's alligning with the two twenty year-old blonde chicks!

Fawn's mouth drops as Abner can hardly believe what he is hearing. Serenity is seen sighing at the fact that another bitter dueler has entered the arena. Valli speaks up as a result of Lexi's accusation.

Valli: That's not it at all! All of us were just done with your bad attitude around camp and...

Lexi(Cutting her off): Shut the f**k up, Valli! No one cares about your opinion anyway you useless piece of s**t!

Valli stops talking and breathes in deeply, trying to hold back the tears. Lina and Amanda look at each other in shock as Jayson secretly smiles at the extremity of Lexi's outburst.

Dillan(Raising his voice): That's enough, Lexi! The fact is, you're standing down there, and we're up here! There ain't nothing you can do about that!

Lexi(Turning back towards Probst): There will be if I have anything to say about it.

Valli's eyes go wide as Jayson and Terrell both look at each other and shake their heads before Probst takes control of the situation.

Probst: Alright then, are you three ready to get to today's duel?

All three nods their heads affirmatively before Probst begins to explain the rules of the duel and how it will work. Once he has done so, he tells the three that they will draw for positions and then get started. The camera zooms in and then out rapidly and soon all three of the competitors are in their respective spots that they drew. On Probst's command, all three people grab the first section of pole along with their statue and place the statue on top of the small pole, making sure it is balanced. After fifteen seconds, Probst tells them that they must take not touch the statue until the first interval is over with. All three, Jayson, Terrell, and Lexi are looking solid as they all have a good grip on their pole and are in a good position to keep their balance. Fifteen minutes goes by without any problem. Once the first interval is completed, Probst tells the three that they can put down their statues and rest their arms for a minute before they start the second interval. After a minute or two has passed, Probst instructs the three duelers to add another section of pole before putting the statue onto the top. This takes a bit more time as all three start to have trouble with keeping it balanced. But by the time that Probst is done counting down, Jayson, Lexi, and Terrell all have their statue steadily balanced on their respective poles. Probst informs them that this round will also last another fifteen minutes like the last one. A shot of the sun blazing down onto all three duelers is shown as the intesity of the heat is now apparent to everyone. Little movement is seen in this second round, although Terrell does have a bit of a scare as he almost slips up and drops his entire pole, but he is able to maintain his grip long enough to make it to the third and final interval. After another minute of break, Probst instructs all three competitors to add one more section of pole to increase the difficulty even more. Once again, fifteen seconds are given for the duelers to try and sucessfully balance their statue on their pole. All three are seen having immense difficulty as the extra length is starting to really take it's toll now. However, all three are still able to get their statue successfully balanced onto their now even longer pole. Probst announces that this round will not end until one person has dropped out and, in turn, eliminated themselves. Beads of sweat start to run down all three of the duelers faces as all of them are desperate not to be that one person who drops first and has to leave the game for good. Terrell once again starts to show signs of extreme and aggravating pain and his grip starts to loosen, causing him to struggle. Despite the heat, Lexi is still staying pretty solid while Jayson is seen also having a bit of trouble. As time goes on, it only gets worse and worse for Jayson and Terrell as both continue to have issues with keeping their pole balanced. A smirk starts to form on Lexi's face as she realizes that she is now the front-runner of the three. It starts to come down to a battle of the wills between Terrell and Jayson as it is clear that one of them will drop first. Both guys are seen struggling to stay in it with all their might, but after a long while, the camera shows one pole collapsing to the ground and the statue hitting the dirt only a second or two after that.

Probst: Lexi and Jayson win the duel and keep themselves alive in this game!

Lexi(Obnoxiously): YEAH, BABY!

Lexi throws her statue down and jumps up and down out of pure celebration. She also manages to give the finger to her old Praslin tribe in the middle of her little bragging ceremony. Jayson comes over and gives Terrell a hug as the detective is obviously tryong to keep from getting emotional that the game is finally coming to an end for him.

Probst: Terrell, out of everyone here, you've spent the most time on Redemption Island. How does it feel that your journey is coming to an end after all this time?

Terrell: It's just a hard thing to accept. I mean, I never even made it onto a tribe for God's sake! But, besides that, I had a great time on the island and I would do it over as many times as I could.

Probst nods as a few people are seen frowning and getting emotional over Terrell's exit.

Probst: Terrell, after twelve days in this game, your time in this game has come to an end. You can take your stuff and throw your buff in the urn on your way out. It is time to go.

Terrell sadly nods as he waves goodbye to everyone at the arena as he burns his buff and walks out of the arena. Lexi grins viciously at the fact that she has cost another person their spot in the game as Probst begins to address her and Jayson.

Probst: Jayson, Lexi, you both live to see another day. Congratulations on winning this duel. You both can head back to Redemption Island and await your next duel.

Both Lexi and Jayson nod as they grab their stuff and head out. On her way out, Lexi gives off a confident grin towards Dillan, Bri, and Valli, happy that she has proven them wrong and that she still showed that she has some fight in her. After those two are out of sight, Probst looks back to the three tribes.

Probst(Smiling): Well, I would dismiss all of you, but we have some business of our own to attend to now.

Caleb raises an eyebrow as Abner and Lina look at each other in confusion.

Probst: Drop your buffs, we're switching tribes!

A couple of jaws drop at this news as people like Dillan and Sebastian are seen clecnhing their eyes shut, while others, such as Amanda and Jerome, are all smiles at this news. The camera focuses on Caleb wiping his forehead out of surprise and frustration.

"cachee"

- Wow. Just when I thought that I've got this game all figured out, Jeff says we're shufflin' up the tribes. That sucks for me because over on Cachée, we were winnin'! We hadn't lost one damn challenge and to top that all off I could potentially be gettin' separated from my own alliance members. It's like it's back to day one all over again!(Nervously smiling)

The camera then focuses on Probst starting to pass out buffs that are hidden by cloth.

Probst: Here's how this is gonna work. I'm passing out a buff wrapped by cloth to each of you. It's gonna have one of two tribe colors in it: Cachée or Praslin. On my instruction, everyone will unwrap their buffs and then take a seat with their new tribes. Do not open the buffs until I have said that it is okay.

After this, Probst continues to hand out the cloth-wrapped buffs as the camera focuses on Jerome, who is giving a very happy and confident grin.

"praslin"

- This tribe switch is like a gift from God for me. I was easily the odd person out on my original tribe after Lexi left. So getting this chance to switch things up and, basically start the game over is one-hundred percent spectacular for me! I have no loyalty to anyone here besides Caleb and Sebastian, since we were in an alliance at the beginning of the game. So I would hope that I could be put on a tribe with one of them so we could team up and cause some trouble.(Grinning)

Soon enough, Probst is back in the arena and starts instructing the castaways on what to do with their unrevealed buffs.

Probst: Alright, on my go, you can all unwrap your buffs and find out your new tribe.

Probst then counts slowly from one to three until he finally tells them to go ahead. On that note, all the contestants unwrap their buffs and look to see which tribe they have been put on.

The scene shows the various castaways finding which tribe they are now on and greeting their new tribemates or celebrating that they are still with old ones. Others stay a bit more reserved as if they are not as happy about where they ended up.

Probst: Well, it seems this game has switched up once again. You guys can head on back to camp and get to know your new tribemates.

The camera shows the two new tribes exiting Redemption Island arena and heading to their new camps before the view is zoomed out and cut to a commercial break.

Praslin
Happy and joyful music starts in as the view is focused on the seven members of the new Praslin tribe making their way to camp. The group is led by Dillan, who is quickly to welcome all three newcomers upon their arrival.

Dillan(Grinning): Well, welcome to Praslin, you guys!

Some cheers and claps are heard as the group is exchanging hugs and high-fives in the celebration of being in a new group. The camera focuses on Fawn as she introduces herself to Karson and Amanda.

"praslin"

- Wow, it's amazing how fast things really can change in this game. I went from the Cachée tribe, where I was in the majority alliance and we were on a winning streak to...this!(Giggling) I mean, I literally know none of these people! Everyone here seems to have some type of connection from a previous tribe except for me. And since I am the only Cachée, I have to assume that I'm everyone's first target since we're the only group that stayed intact throughout this first portion. Ugh, why me?!(Sighing)

As they continue to be shown around camp, the members of Praslin soon discover that a small feast has been set up as a congratulations for making it this far in the game. The castaways cheer at the fact that they get food and dig in right away.

"praslin"

- When we got back to camp, we weren't really aware of what we should be expecting. I mean, we have, like, three new people that need to be welcomed somehow, but how do we do it? With a feast of course. Man, those Survivor chefs really know what they're doing! I felt like I could've just spent the rest of these twenty-seven days eating! That's how hungry I was!(Laughing)

Amanda: God, this is soooooooo yummy!

Karson: Like, can we just have this every morning?

The tribe laughs at Karson's awkwardness before Dillan decides to bring up a different topic.

Dillan(Casually): So what was life like at Cachée and Lazare for these first twelve days?

Bri(Smiling): Yeah, give us the scoop!

Fawn: Things were pretty peaceful for us. We never really did have to go to Tribal Council and we didn't have any major drama. So yeah, life at Cachée was pretty okay.

Some laughs are heard at Fawn's little rhyme as Lina starts to speak up.

Lina: Well, I wish it was like that for us, honey!

Dillan(Curiously): Really? What went on with you guys?

Lina: Basically everything, I'd assume. We had Zeke and Danielle playing right from the get-go. They practically destroyed us from the inside.

Dillan: They didn't seem too friendly or cheery when we were all together so I'd assume they weren't like that at your camp either.

Lina: Nope. Just straight volatile. That's why I'm glad we ended up with me, Abner, and Amanda. It's the closest group we could've possibly gotten out of that group.

An ominous noise is heard in the background as Amanda bites her lip while Bri starts to form a smile on her face. Dillan nods and smiles as Lina continues to gush about what went on at the Lazare camp.

"praslin"

- So my first instinct when everyone started eating was to try and bait one of these other people into giving up some info. And what do you know, Lina was just ready and willing to become that little fish who goes for the hook. She was spilling everything! And she kept mentioning how close the Lazare tribe had gotten, which in my mind is a huge red flag. Typically, in the three tribe seasons, there is always one tribe that gets picked off in the early days of the game. But the remaining members have always made it far into the game, and this time it's Lazare. So right now, with all that's going on and all that's been said, it seems like it should be Lina or Amanda who goes first.

Amanda notices the strategy that Dillan is using on Lina and tries to flip it around and use it on his tribe.

Amanda(Smiling): And how was life for you guys?

Dillan(Caught off-guard): Excuse me?

Amanda: How did Praslin fare when it came to tribe dynamics and stuff?

Dillan: As far as I'm concerned, our only problem went to Redemption Island last night.

Karson: Yeah, I think everyone was pretty much on the same page except for Lexi. She was something else, man!

Karson laughs a bit as Jerome is seen rolling his eyes.

Fawn: She certainly seemed that way today! I'm just glad that this tribe is now a Lexi-free zone.

A few more laughs and giggles are heard as Bri is seen giving off a mysterious and confident smile.

"praslin"

- As it stands, the original Praslin people have enough numbers to run this tribe. There's me, Dillan, Karson, and Jerome. Jerome I am a bit worried about because he was left out of the Lexi vote, but he'll get over it. He may be dumb, but he's not dumb enough to throw away a potential two-person alliance for one where he's four at best. And if he does, we always have Fawn for backup. Right now, the goal is to get out Amanda or Lina because we don't want any of the Lazare people to make it too far in the game. If they make the merge, no one is gonna look at them as threats and they will screw us all. So they have to be stopped, and soon!

The feast goes on for a bit before people are starting to wander around more or just relax. The camera focuses on Jerome getting up and walking to the water well with Amanda.

"praslin"

- Right now, there's this consensus that the four original Praslin are gonna stick together and get rid of the three that aren't in that group. I don't know, man, I just think that if I stick with the other three people I have here with me, then I'm done for. Dillan and Bri will have me chopped off at the knees the moment that they get the opportunity. And if anything, I want to be the one that ruins their games! Not the other way around!

At the well, Jerome starts to strike up a conversation with Amanda.

Jerome: So, how are you liking things so far?

Amanda: It's good. Your guys' camp is pretty awesome. Way better than ours was! I just wish my tribe member had tighten her lips a bit more at the feast.

Jerome: Yeah. I was pretty surprised at what she was saying. So are you and the two oldies really that tight of a three?

Amanda(Pushing her hair back): Allegedly. But when you get down to it, it's more like a tight pair of them two. Lina and Abner. And I'm just the one that got along for the ride.

Jerome(Smirking): Well, I'm with you there. Dillan forgot to mention that he and Lexi had this ongoing feud that was going on from the fourth or fifth day. And that him getting her out also made me the outsider.

Amanda(Surprised): Really?

Jerome: Yep. It was supposed to be me and the three girls voting for Dillan, but Valli switched her vote and then Bri switched on the revote, so I got cast as the odd man of the bunch thanks to those two.

Amanda: Well, there's always room for the odd man to make a move and become the top man. If you're willing that is.

Jerome(Nodding): I'm definitely considering it. Especially since I don't want to see the likes of Bri or Dillan run completely over everyone else in this game. Would chatterbox vote with you no matter what?

Amanda(Giggling): Whatever you're up for, dude. Me and her are solid with you. As long as it isn't us.

Jerome nods as Amanda pulls another bucket of water out of the well.

"praslin"

- At this point, Lina and Amanda are an option of mine. I don't know if I'm gonna fully commit to working on their side just yet, but I'm highly considering it. Especially since my only other feasible choice would be to go with Dillan's group, and I think he and his cronies have gotten more power than they deserve. It's about time I knoeck 'em down a peg.(Smirking)

The camera focuses on Jerome and Amanda coming back from the well with a few buckets of water as Bri and Dillan are both lying near the shelter. She notices them coming back and turns towards him.

Bri: I wonder how long it takes to go to the well and get water. How long do you think that takes?

Dillan(Smiling): Not that long, that's for sure.

Bri rolls her eyes and smirks as she looks back at Jerome with venom in her eyes.

"praslin"

- The only person that could possibly screw up our plan of Praslin domination is Jerome. He's still mad that Lexi went home at the last Tribal Council and he feels betrayed that I got rid of her on the revote. I don't know, apparently he had some type of affection for that Snooki or something, but I really don't care about the dating lives of New Jersey rejects. The point is is that Jerome could very well flip and vote with those other three girls if we aren't careful. So although the devil in me wants to come out, it's looking like Angel Bri is gonna have to stick around for a while if I don't want to be screwed.(Rolling her eyes)

Bri: We've gotta keep him close.

Dillan: I know. He's still reeling over Lexi going so he's really vulnerable to those two.

The camera shows Jerome chatting it up with both Lina and Amanda before coming back to Dillan and Bri's conversation.

Bri: Worst comes worst, if he does decide to switch, then we'll at least see it coming early enough so we might be able to flip Fawn instead of him. She's got, like, no one here to turn to. She's desperate.

Dillan(Nodding): Yeah. I don't think he'll be stupid enough to actually flip though. He knows he literally has no chance if he alligns with that threesome.

Bri nods at this as Dillan and her continue to explore their options.

"praslin"

- With this switch-up, we could potentially have control of this entire tribe. The fear factor at this point is Jerome. No one really knows where he stands in terms of who he's loyal to. He is original Praslin, but the Lexi vote did make him feel like an outcast and that he was next to go. But hopefully he is smart enough to see that his best chance lies with Karson, Bri, and me. Not with those two Lazare women.

The camera focuses on Jerome walking across the beach as Lina and Amanda are both making their way into the ocean for a swim before the scene is transitioned to the next day at Cachée.