The New Me

This is the premiere episode of Survivor: Sri Lanka

Challenges
Reward/Immunity Challenge: Smash and Grab A given number of tribe-members must swim out to a platform and climb up to a high platform. They take a club and jump out over the water, attempting to smash a tile which holds a key. Upon retrieving the key, they return to shore and the next contestant begins the circuit. Once all keys have been retrieved, the remaining tribemates use the keys to unlock a box and complete the final phase of the challenge: a puzzle, winners win tarp and building supplies. Winner: ?

Day 1
A truck full of ten strangers bounces onto a road as Jeff Probst stands at the front.

The camera shows several people.

The truck stops and everyone gets off, they walk through a temple as they approach a mat. Jeff: Stand on the orange mat.

Jeff: Welcome to Survivor: Sri Lanka! You guys are Kannaki, named after a temple here. Everyone cheers and Jeff waits until they've settled down. Jeff: Ready to see who you're playing against? Everyone yells yes as the first person walks out. Jeff: From Survivor: Guanica... Violet! Violet walks out as everyone cheers her on. Violet: Oh you guys... Jeff: From Survivor: Guanica too, Tom! Everyone cheers as Tom walks on. "kannaki"

- Tom reminds me of my grandpa, he's just awesome.

Jeff: From Campeche here's Jackson! Jackson walks on while people clap for him. "velayutha"

- Since being on Survivor: Campeche, I went onto to compete in several other game shows, I won $10,000 on Wheel of Fortune, $32,450 on Jeopardy, and got 3rd place in Wipeout, you could call me a reality tv show star.

Jeff: Also from Campeche, Anabelle! Anabelle walks on smiling as people clap. Jeff: Taylor form Survivor: Pará! Taylor walks on and everyone cheers. Jeff: Marcy from Campeche! Marcy walks on to applause. Jeff: Ethan! Ethan walks in on mixed reviews from the Fans. "velayutha"

- Well wasn't that a warm welcome! It's OK, it doesn't bother me too much, I have a long time to change their opinion on me.

Jeff: Stephen from Guanica! Stephen walks in and people clap loudly. "kannaki"

- Stephen is a gamer, he needs to go ASAP.

Jeff: From Guanica Cassandra! Cassandra enters to an overwhelming negative response. "velayutha"

- I enter, to boos! Like come on, do you really know me! I've changed! I'm the new me! I am nice Cassandra. I took the constructive criticism from my first time out, and I'm going to do what gets me to the end.

Jeff: And finally, from Pará, Elisabeth! Elisabeth enters and everyone looks confused. Cora: Are you sure she was on the show! Elisabeth looks Cora in the eye and smiles as she walks to the mat. "velayutha"

- Ok, so we left a week before the merge in Pará aired, I literally only had one confessional that entire time! These people don't know who the heck I am, but I don't really care. I'm going to go out there, and I'm going to do what I failed to do the first time. Win.

Jeff: Well that's everyone! Favorites, you're Velayutha, named after a local temple. Here's your maps, go there and get busy building a shelter, you're going to want to start soon, it's going to rain any minute.

Camp
Velayutha arrives first and celebrates. Ethan: To long life! As they start to build a shelter Kannaki enters. Josh: WOAH! What are you guys doing here! Marcy: Come on, let's go check tree mail. "kannaki"

- So we enter camp, and here's the fans! I almost had a heart attack and died there on the spot! This is a dream came true.

Cora and Marcy are walking to tree mail together. Cora: I just loved you in Campeche, I dyed my hair pink just like yours! Marcy: That's great... "velayutha"

- Some of these fans, don't have any boundaries, *laughs*, it's just so funny because I never thought I'd be a mini celebrity!

They grab the tree mail and head back to camp. Mean while at camp, the guys are building one big shelter. Violet: Do you guys honestly think we're going to all be sleeping in one shelter? Cassandra: Don't be such a Debbie Downer! Violet: Do you know me? Marcy and Cora finally enter with the tree mail. Marcy: Guys! Tree Mail! Everyone gathers around as Cora reads tree mail. Cora: This is exile island, it will come in play sooner then you think, until your first challenge, all of you will be on one beach, fans, take this time to get to know your favorite, or least favorite players. "kannaki"

- We're spending the night with them! Oh my gosh! This is amazing. I have a detail blog post about each of these peoples and their flaws in this game! Advantage much? Heck yeah!

Elisabeth and Cassandra are walking around getting to know the island. Elisabeth: Do you think the idol is hidden here? Cassandra: Probably, do you want to look? Elisabeth: You know it! "velayutha"

- I'm coming in here guns ablazing, no one knows me in all honesty! So that's the best news ever! I can do and say whatever, and people will buy it! I'm so happy to be here. I already have a good trust in Cassandra, and we're a tight alliance, till the end.

Several montages of Elisabeth and Cassandra trying to find the idol are shown with no luck. "velayutha"

- We looked and looked and looked and looked, but no luck! Oh well, what am I going to do about it? I'm just going to wait for a clue, because right now, it could be on the moon for all I know!