We Eat Chaos for Breakfast

This is the sixth episode and mid-season finale of Survivor: Book Smart vs. Street Smart.

With the merge in sight, everyone braces themselves for the inevitable, but are they prepared for this?

Previously on... Survivor...
At the Nanuma tribe, Ash and Joy received game changing advantages.

''As Ash opens the coconut, a sealed canister with a note attached drops. She picks it up and reads it.''

Ash (reading): Congratulations! You have found the Sole Vote Advantage. This allows you to cancel voting at Tribal Council and send home any person of your choosing.

Ash (in a confessional): If ever I'm at the bottom, I won't need to worry about scrambling to get the votes on my side, because I can just go up and be the only person voting.

Joy moves the first two numbers to 06, and to her surprise, the chest unlocks.

Joy: No (expletive) way.

She pulls out the whale tooth necklace and places it her in her bag.

Though the Makawa tribe won a huge reward...

Jeff Probst: Makawa wins the chicken reward!

Carrie: Let's go!

...they faced a bigger problem.

The hen falls out of Dakota's arms and begins to strut away.

Bernice: Looks like we're gonna have to earn our lunch!

''Bernice, carrying the fishing net, tries to toss the net over the chicken, but the speedy hen narrowly escapes.

As Carlos nears the rice container, he makes a shocking discovery.''

Carlos: I have no idea if we can eat this. (places hand in the rice sack)

Bernice: It was Valerie.

Valerie (taken aback): Me?

Bernice: Yup. Your aura and the bag's aura are a match.

Bernice and Valerie fight in front of the tribe

Bernice: All I'm saying is that it's not fair for you to shrug off your mistake–

Valerie: Mistake?

Bernice: Yes, sister. Your M-I-S-T-A-K-E. Actions speak louder than words anyways.

However, they weren't the only ones fighting.

Molly (slightly agitated): Don't worry about it. Sit down, you're stressing yourself out.

Jimmy (in a confessional): Who put her in charge?

Molly looks around and notices Jimmy, who is walking away with the eggs.

Molly: Real mature, asshole.

Jimmy: It's called a (expletive) hard boiled egg because it was boiled, and that's all it'll ever be!

Molly: Whoa, since when were you the egg expert?

Jimmy: I–I'm not saying... I never...

Molly: Sounds about right. Now, go suck an egg!

''We hear sounds of an axe striking wood. It's Molly, who is deep in the woods, hacking away at a tree.''

After losing the immunity challenge by a landslide,

Jeff Probst: Makawa, an absolute disaster in the challenge!

It looked like Carlos was next to go...

Bernice, Carrie, Dakota, and Valerie talk amongst themselves.

Bernice: We should stay women strong.

...but the Brazilian lawyer had a few tricks up his sleeves...

Carlos (in a confessional): I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's time to bring out my Brazilian charm!

...keeping the target off his back...

''Carlos hands a grilled fish to Valerie. Valerie lies on the beach while Carlos gives her a back massage.''

Valerie (in a confessional): Having someone like Carlos take care of me and attend to me makes living on this island feel like I'm at the Four Seasons.

...and finding himself a new ally.

Carlos and Carrie laugh and talk on the beach.

Carlos: We're in rough places, but I like this East Coast connection, this C-Squared sort of thing.

Carrie: C-Squared. I like that. I got your back.

Carrie (in a confessional): Carlos is the perfect person to be my #1 secret ally.

At Tribal Council, Carrie and Dakota saved Carlos, sending the sick Valerie home and blindsiding Bernice.

Bernice (standing up): Wait! I'm sorry. I didn't do it.

Valerie: Shut it, Bernice.

Jeff Probst: The tribe has spoken.

14 are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Reward Challenge
Challenge: Surf n' Smash

Jeff will release hundreds of coconuts into the sea. The tribe will then use rafts to collect the coconuts. As they bring the raft ashore, two castaways will be surfed in, one at a time, on top of the coconut raft on a surfboard. They will then bring their coconuts to a crate, and then use a mini-trampoline to bounce the coconuts in order to smash three tiki statues. First two tribes to smash all of the statues win.

Reward: Cooking utensils, herbs, spices, and kebabs (1st place); Kebabs (2nd place)

Challenge Notes:

Immunity Challenge
Challenge: Rice Race

Tribes will swim out to a boat, where they will retrieve three bags of rice. They will then have to get the bags of rice through a hole, then cross a balance beam to shore. They then have to open the bags to retrieve three balls. Using the three balls, tribe will have to get their three balls into three slots on a holey wall. The first two tribes to fill all three slots wins.

Challenge Notes:

Episode Polls
Episode 6: Who is your favorite castaway? Ash Bernice Carlos Carrie Chad Dakota Jimmy Josie Joy Justin Mei Molly Nicholas Tim Episode 6: Who is the player of the episode? Ash Bernice Carlos Carrie Chad Dakota Jimmy Josie Joy Justin Mei Molly Nicholas Tim

Trivia/Author's Notes

 * The Reward Challenge is a variation of Surf Nuts from Australian Survivor (2017).
 * The Immunity Challenge is a variation of Rice Race from Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
 * Without any spoilers, this is by far my favorite episode of the season.