Suddenly, I Might Have a Chance of Survival

This is the Third episode of Survivor Madagascar - Ankaratra

Night 6 Merina
The Tribe Returns to camp

Sam: Kelly can we talk

"merina"

- I was expecting a 4-5 vote, but it ended up being a 3-6 vote, I know Lindsey and Rose wouldn’t vote each other so, Kelly was the only one who could have flipped and I feel betrayed. Kelly was my first friend on the tribe, and she went behind my back

Kelly and Sam walk together

Sam: what the hell happened

Kelly: listen man, I know you’re mad but, Lindsey, she had to go

Sam:and you didn’t even tell me

Kelly: you would have been against it

Sam: you could at least have given me a heads up

Kelly: you would have told Lindsey

Sam: of course I would,

Kelly: exactly, that would have been bad for me

Sam: but it wouldn’t have changed anything

Kelly: we don’t know that

Sam: *sigh* and I thought I could trust you

Kelly: you still can, I wanna work with you

Sam: and how do I know you won’t do the same thing again, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me

Kelly: dude, I promise, I won’t backstab you again

Sam: I’m sorry, you’ve already lost my trust

Kelly: But I want to go all the way with you

Sam: you should have thought about that before last tribal

Kelly: Sam, please

Sam walks away

Kelly: Damn it

"merina"

- I made a decision to vote out Lindsey last tribal and I feel so bad because, I betrayed the trust of my number one ally and friend in this game. I really wanna mend things with him but I don’t know how. The worst part is he’s right, I did screw him over

Day 7 Merina
Luke and Mark are talking by the well

Luke: We did it man, Lindsey’s gone, and we’re in a good spot

Mark: yeah, I guess...

Luke: *sigh* what is it

Mark: I still wanted Sam out, he’s weak as fuck

Luke: Eh, honestly dude, I don’t think we need to worry about him

Mark: we can’t win challenges with him on our tribe

Luke: you really need to take a chill pill, we don’t need to win challenges

Mark: Dude, I don’t wanna be a fucking loser

Luke: Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war

Mark: What the fuck does that even mean

Luke: by going to tribal, we’re setting our path up to the goal

Mark: but we’re losing numbers

Luke: and we’ll gain them in the future

Mark: how?

Luke: Trust me, They’ll come

"merina"

- Mark is a fucking idiot, and he really wants Sam out. He’s vital to my long term strategy but he’s also dangerous. I have to keep him on a leash like a dog, or he’s go bark at everyone and get voted out

Rose is talking to Sam

Rose: So Kelly flipped on us

Sam: yeah she admitted to it

Rose: How do you fee;

Sam: I just, can’t believe it, I feel so betrayed

Rose: I know, I’m sorry

Sam: It’s not your fault

Rose: It’s not looking good for us

Sam: Do you think we can survive this Rose: no, We’re probably next

Sam: well, I’m next, I’m the weakest person here

Rose: no, I was closest to Lindsey, so I think, I would be next

Sam: or maybe, neither of us have to be next

Rose: Wanna make one last stand

Sam: There’s nothing left to lose

Rose and Sam split up, Rose went to talk to Luke

Rose: can you be honest with me

Luke: what do you want to know

Rose: If we go to another tribal, am I next

Luke: you mean next out, I don’t know, we’re not gonna go to tribal for awhile

Rose: I was blindsided last night, what happened

Luke: Lindsey was a big threat, she had to go

Rose: Do you think I’m a threat

Luke: I’m still planning targets

Rose: Well, I think if we’re planning targets we need to split up Morton and Margaret, Duos are very dangerous

"merina"

- I feel like flipping Luke might be a possibility, since he’s a very smart guy. Morton and Margaret are a strong duo and I really don’t want them to have all of the power in this game

Luke: I see, I guess you are right, they are pretty tight

Rose: I’m planning on voting for one of them for the next tribal if you’re interested

Luke: I’ll put it into thought

Rose: thank you

Luke: alright, nice talk

"merina"

- In all honesty Rose makes a very good point, Morton and Rose being so tight isn’t great for my game, but I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it cause when push comes to shove, Morton is one of the most easily manipulated people I’ve met, and he’s a useful person for now

Sam tries to talk to Diana

Sam: So how are you feeling about the game

Diana: I’m feeling fine

Sam: are you feeling good about everyone

Diana: what do you want

Sam: I was just trying to talk to you

Diana: you wouldn’t be talking to me if you didn’t want something

Sam: I mean, I’m just trying to be friendly

Diana: I don’t care, give me your pitch or leave, I’m resting

Sam: Alright, I just wanted to say that Mortona and Margaret are a threat

Diana: I don’t care, I’m fine in the position I am

Sam: but they’re running the game

Diana: and

Sam: we need to make a move

Diana: I don’t care, please kindly fuck off

Sam: but

Diana: this conversation is over

Sam: whatever, I guess that’s your choice

Sam Leaves

"merina"

- Diana was completely unwilling to work with me and honestly, I’m really tired of her, she has such a bad attitude and I’m sick of it, I try to be polite to her and she curses at me. Maybe people might be willing to make a move against her

Day 7 Betsileo
Ryan and Jenny are talking

Ryan: hey, wanna hear a crazy idea

Jenny: what are you thinking

Ryan: what if we tried to align with dodo, so he targets someone else

"betsileo"

- Dodo is a loose cannon who no one likes, and on the surface he’s almost certainly going if any tribal happens on our tribe, but if things change, I have to be vigilant. Dodo is targeting me, but if I can get in good with him, he might switch his focus on someone else, and leave me alone.

Jenny: no, we’re not doing that

Ryan: why not

Jenny: He’s fucking crazy, he’s probably just blow it up for us

Ryan: or maybe he doesn’t

Jenny: it’s too risky

Ryan: so what, it’s a nice idea

Jenny: we’re not doing that, it’s stupid

Ryan: come on, No one’s gonna trust Dodo

Jenny: yeah but, that’s actually, a pretty good point

Ryan: wanna make that move

Jenny: fine, but you’re doing it, I’m not putting my life on the line for this

Ryan: Fair enough, off I go

"betsileo"

- Ryan wants to do some weird thing with Dodo and I don’t really care, I still want Dodo out, but if he wants to keep options open, then good, options are always good for the game

Ryan has a talk with Dodo

Dodo: you wanted a discussion

Ryan: so, you’ve been targeting me, haven’t you

Dodo: that is false

Ryan: don’t try to hide it man, multiple people have told me, you can’t keep that from me

Dodo: multiple people are capable of telling the same lie

Ryan: I trust their word more than yours

Dodo: that is truly foolish you should not-

Ryan: dude shut up, you’ve been caught red handed

Dodo: Therefore you want to target me, don’t you

Ryan: well somewhat, I’m willing to hear you out

Dodo: Do you wish to ask me anything

Ryan: Sure

Dodo: What do you want to know

Ryan: why me of all people, why did you want me out

Dodo: because taking out the strongest gives me way to power

Ryan: okayyyy, but no one liked your idea, so now you’re fucked

Dodo: I’m playing the long game, I’ll have the power in due time

Ryan: That’s not how things work

Dodo: that’s what you believe, and you will be proven wrong

Ryan: Alright then, but I’d rather not have you targeting me whenever that happens, you have any other ideas

Dodo: are you trying to make a deal with me

Ryan: I guess you could say that

Dodo: then I wager we take out Lea, she’s young and energetic, but she targeted me, so I wish to get her out

"betsileo"

- I’m considering taking out Lea instead of Ryan if there is a tribal. I think it might be easier to take Lea out in the short term, but Ryan is a much bigger threat in the long term, so now I must make a decision, take out the most powerful of the tribe, or take out a lesser threat so I can ingrane myself further.

Ryan: interesting, I’m ok with that idea, how about we shake on it

Dodo: very well, this could be the beginning of an unlikely partnership

The two shake hands

"betsileo"

- Don’t get me wrong, I still want Dodo out, but I’m not ruling out working with him for a few tribals. It all comes down to how willing Dodo is to work with me, cause I still don’t trust him, but if I ever get any crazy ideas, who knows

Dodo talks to Ronald

Ronald: anything new happen

Dodo: I was just given a rather impressive offering from Ryan

Ronald: *chuckles* wouldn’t expect him to want to work with you

Dodo: you 3 were correct he knew of my plans

Ronald: that’s not surprising, you gotta be more secret about those

Dodo: he says he’s still willing to hear me out, so I told him Lea could be a target

Ronald: Lea, I like that choice

Dodo: she was making moves against me, I could not allow that to continue, so I put her name out

Ronald: and she’s pretty social as well, I think we might have a good plan on our hands

Dodo: I still want Ryan out so that we will be in power

Ronald: of course, but keeping options open is never a bad idea

Dodo: that is a wise statement friend, I’m sure we’ll go very far together

Ronald: I would be delighted to

"betsileo"

- As crazy as dodo is he is a genuine guy at heart. He’s delusional but he’s not mean spirited or nasty, and I can’t say the same for some other people here. I would gladly take him to the end

Ryan and Jenny are talking

Ryan: I got us a deal

Jenny: so what did he say

Ryan: he wanted to take out Lea

Jenny: Not the worst thing he could have said

Ryan: So, do you want to go through with it

Jenny: I mean, if Lea went I wouldn’t be crying or anything

Ryan: Dodo isn’t really a threat when you think of it

Jenny: Who the fuck is gonna give him a million dollar

Ryan: exactly, if he went to the end it’d be an easy win

Jenny: but I don’t really want to be around him for 32 more days

Ryan: Neither do I but maybe we need to just suck it up, it’s a million dollars

Jenny: Then do you actually want to do this shit

Ryan: I don’t know, let’s think about it

Jenny: alright, but I’m leaning against it

"betsileo"

- Ryan is considering targeting Lea and at this point I just let him do whatever he wants. He has ideas all of the time, usually not the best idea, but I don’t really mind what he does as long as it doesn’t bounce back on me, cause I don’t want to deal with that shit

Reward
Reward Challenge: Dragging the River ''The tribes race across a series of obstacles on both land and water while transporting aa log before getting to a slingshot at the end of the course. Using the slingshot and the provided ammunition, the tribes attempt to knock down two targets. The first tribe to knock down both of their targets wins.''

Reward: Survivor Pizza ​​​​​​ challenge Summary:


 * Jenny and Scarlet sit out
 * The Betsileo tribe wins in a complete blowout with the help of Ryan, hitting both targets before Merina can even get to the slingshot

Day 8 Merina
The team gets back to camp

Mark: and yet another loss, great fucking tribe isn’t it

"merina"

- I don’t get why Sam is still in the game, we’ve had two opportunities to take him out, and yet we haven’t, we keep losing, we never let anything done, it’s starting to piss me off

Morton and Margaret are talking

Morton: Mark is such a downer all of a sudden

Margaret: he’s been that way for a while

Morton: well I’m sick of it

Margaret: yeah, I don’t really like his attitude

Morton: yeah like, he’s so negative

Margaret: I’m not sure that we should work with someone like that

Morton: I don’t know like, Diana’s also very negative, and we kinda need them

Margaret: I guess but I’m not sure about it, I don’t like his behavior

Morton: we’ll see what others think, we might not have the numbers

Margaret: alrighty, I’ll talk to Sam

"merina"

- I don’t like the way Mark is acting, he’s rude, he’s negative, and I don’t want that kind of environment around camp. Morton is unsure about it, so I’m gonna talk to people around camp to see what they think about taking him out

Sam has a conversation with Margaret

Margaret: I wanted to talk to you about Mark

Sam: what about him

Margaret: Do you think he’s being a positive force around camp

Sam: well, not really, he does get pretty upset all the time

Margaret: I don’t really want that around camp

Sam: Neither do I but, he is our strongest member

Margaret: but we’re losing anyway, and he’s keeping tribe moral low

Sam: I guess so, I’m fine with whatever at this point, I don’t wanna leave this game

Margaret: I understand, so if that were a plan

Sam: I’d vote that way

Margaret: alright, I’ll tell Morton

Sam: I’ll tell rose

"merina"

- Suddenly, I might have a chance of survival. Mark has been bothering people with his attitude and Margaret is not a big fan of it. I’d honestly rather take out Diana, I’m desperate so I’ll take anything I can get. If this works out I might be able to turn this game around

Rose and Sam are talking

Rose: did you find any cracks

Sam: Margaret wants to take out Mark

Rose: oh, that’s good

Sam: yeah but honestly, I think Diana should go first

Rose: We shouldn’t be picky with our choices

Sam: I know but, I’m not feeling great about Diana being here

Rose: She’s very rude, but so is Mark, I think we need to just go with Margaret’s plan

Sam: I guess so, but are we really sure they’re telling the truth

Rose: we have to just believe them for now, we really have no other choice

"merina"

- Getting rid of Mark might be my only chance of survival in this tribe. He has been bothering a lot of people, so getting people to vote him out seems doable. I’m putting a lot of faith into this plan

Margaret and Morton talk at the shelter

Margaret: I talked to Sam, he liked the idea

Morton: of course he would, he’s desperate

Margaret: so he’d be willing to do it

Morton: maybe, but, like, if he got a better opportunity, I think he’d flip

Margaret: do you think it’s a bad idea

Morton: I don’t, but, I think it might be too early to think about taking him out

Margaret: why should we wait for the chance to change the game

Morton: I love big moves and all, but I’d prefer we don’t become a target at every tribal

Margaret: you’re right, so we’re just gonna stick with Luke and Mark for now

Morton: I think so, Luke isn’t someone I wanna anger

"merina"

- Listen, Mark is a douche, but in all honesty, I need him here for now, and I don’t want to get targeted tonight so, let’s just stay the course and wait it out for a bit. The other problem with taking out Mark is Luke, he’s a good ally of mine, and I doubt he’d be down to take Mark out.

Sam is talking to Mark

"merina"

- I’m thinking maybe to keep my choices as open as possible, I have to spill a few secrets, so I’m gonna tell Mark exactly what Margaret told me. He’s gonna be pissed and turn on Margaret in a second, it’s gonna be awesome

Sam: hey Mark can we talk

Mark: what do you want

Sam: I just wanted to give you some intel you might be interested in

Mark: what the hell are you talking about

Sam: well I had a conversation with Margaret and, she doesn’t seem happy with your behavior

Mark: I behave fine

Sam: she said you gave the camp negative energy

Mark: did she really say that shit

Sam: yeah, and she wants to vote me out

Mark: fuck that shit

Mark storms off

"merina"

- Margaret is putting my name out there, well you know what bitch, I can take you out whenever I want, I’m so pissed right now, I’m the hardest working person here and this bitch wants to take me out, you know what, she should be out of this game, I don’t need her, she’s as big of a waste as Sam. we’re probably going to tribal again, and in that case she’s gone

Day 8 Betsileo
The tribe got back from camp and Reese pulls Jenny aside

Jenny: why did you wanna talk to me right after we got back

Reese: I wanted to make a deal with you

Jenny: and it couldn’t wait

Reese: No it could not

Jenny: I’m not even going to question it at this point

Reese: Good choice

Jenny: so what do you want

Reese: well i was thinkin of some sort of, final 2 deal

Jenny: Ok why couldn’t that wait

Reese: are you gonna take the deal

Jenny: of fucking course I am but, why the hell did you pull me aside right now it’s suspicious

Reese: well we have a deal then

"betsileo"

- Jenny is a good ally in the game because her personality will turn a lot of people off from her, meaning I could easily beat her in the end. If I want to win this game I need to be in a power position at all times, so I need to constantly be hustling and scrambling to keep myself in power

Jenny: Whatever, I’m returning to camp

Reese: whatever you say

"betsileo"

- Reese is starting to really piss me off, he’s getting more sporadic in his decisions, and I have no idea what he’s doing. This is the type of shit Dodo does, just making decisions on the whim with no thought of potential risks. He’s still not as bad as Dodo, but after Dodo is gone, it’s worth considering what comes next

Michelle and Lea are talking by the tree

Lea: Do you think we can trust Reese

Michelle: What’s the issue

Lea: he kinda just, pulled Jenny aside randomly

Michelle: I’d assume she’s making some sort of deal with her

Lea: and I don’t like that

Michelle: everyone is making deals with everyone

Lea: I’m not sure, this one seemed a bit sudden

Michelle: do you think Reese would flip on us

Lea: in a second

Michelle: I’ll go talk to him, see where his mind is at

"betsileo"

- In the early stages of this game I’ve been taking a back seat and letting others make the big decisions, but I need to make sure that Reese is still on the same page as us in terms of taking out Dodo if we ever attend tribal

Michelle: listen, a lot of people are curious about what you were talking to Jenny about

Reese: oh that, that was nothing, don’t worry about that

Michelle: but what was it about

Reese: I just wanted to make sure she wasn’t gonna flip

Michelle: I’m sorry but, I find that hard to believe

Reese: are you accusing me of lying

Michelle: it’s just you seem very anxious and I feel like you might be a bit paranoid

Reese: I’m not paranoid, I’m just making sure I’m safe in my situation

Michelle: It’s alright, you can just admit it

Reese: I have nothing to admit to

Michelle: I’m not trying to target you, I just want to know what you’re doing

Reese: I’ve already told everything there is to tell

Michelle: alright

"betsileo"

- God damn it, all of a sudden people are starting to doubt me, and I don’t know what to do about it. I’m a hard worker, and that’s starting to bite me in the ass, I can’t just tell Michelle the truth, making final 2 deals is suspicious. I hate this position

"betsileo"

- Reese is not giving me a strong answer in terms of what he’s doing, and that’s making me think it’s something that’s not good for me. He’s starting to become someone I can’t trust in the game, and that scares me

Lea talks to Jenny

Lea: hey did Reese make a deal with you

Jenny: no why

Lea: he just seems, really sketchy

Jenny: I know, but I think that’s just him

Lea: I’m not comfortable with it, I still think taking out Dodo should be first priority but, I’m still nervous

Jenny: Actually, I’ve been thinking the same thing

Lea: honestly, I think that Reese is a huge flight risk for whenever merge happens

Jenny: I agree

Lea: he’s probably trying to make final 3 deals with everyone

Jenny: yeah, probably

"betsileo"

- I feel like Lea is more perceptive than she likes to let on. She seems to know a lot about the game, and that’s scary, and honestly, I’m starting to think Dodo might have a point, she knows what doing, and I don’t wanna deal with that shit

Immunity
Immunity Challenge: Discy Business ''The castaways must race down a giant water slide, grabbing a ring on the way down. Once they have their ring, they must run up to a mat and they throw the ring onto a cross. The first player to get their ring on their cross scores a point for their tribe. The first tribe with five points, wins.''

Challenge Summary


 * Reese and Scoop sat out
 * First up was Ryan vs Mike - Ryan wins 1 - 0 Besileo
 * Next was Lea and Rose - Lea wins 2 - 0 Betsileo
 * Next was Jenny vs Sam - Jenny Wins 3 - 0 betsileo
 * Next was Michelle vs Kelly - Kelly wins 3 - 1 Belsileo
 * Next was Scarlet vs Diana - Scarlet wins 4 -1 Betsileo
 * Next was Dodo vs Luke - Luke Wins 4-2 Betsileo
 * Next was Ronald vs Morton - Ronald wins 5-2 Besileo wins immunity 

Camp time and Tribal link here