Full Effect

This is the eighth episode of Survivor: Kamome Island

Challenges
Immunity Challenge: Wrist Assured Castaways hold on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it. At the end of the rope is a bucket that contains 25% of their body weight. As the challenge goes on, the rope will begin to unspool, making it harder to keep the bucket in the air. The last man and woman remaining in the challenge will win Individual Immunity. Winner:

Night 18
Carly, Gerard, Ben, and Andrea return to camp joyful while Ally comes back confused. Ally demands to know why she flipped. Andrea says she explained everything in her rant against J.T. and that he treated her with no respect. Ally, fuming, goes to the shelter to lay down.

"senshi"

- Tonight, I was blindsided. J.T. was my closest ally and now he’s done. I have to hope a merge is next or else I’m toast.

At Sento-Ki, Luke and Kenneth approach Walker and Heather. Luke explains the situation about the six person alliance with three people from each tribes to Walker and tries to comfort Heather with the idea. Heather finally fully agrees with the idea and shakes Kenneth’s hand. Walker, however, restates his allegiance to J.T. and says he plans on going back to him at the merge. Luke states that J.T. was most likely voted out while Walker disagrees, saying ‘J.T. knows how to get himself out of any situation.’ Kenneth rolls his eyes.

"sento-ki"

- I can see why Luke wants this guy in the alliance, he’s blindly loyal. I hope J.T. was the one sent packing tonight because if he’s gone, Walker will run to us.

Day 19
At Senshi, a Japanese man rides in on a boat with a note in his hand. Ally takes the note and reads it out loud. The note states that they would have to pack up their things and go to the Sento-Ki beach for the two tribes have merged. The five celebrate making it far into the game as they begin to take everything down.

"senshi"

- I’m ecstatic the merge is here. It gives me new life in the game.

Gerard and Ben regroup. Ben asks if they will see where Kenneth’s loyalties lie at and if they can get into a new alliance. Gerard says it would be their best option.

"senshi"

- Kenneth, Ben and I have a deal to go to FTC together but we’re three people against nine others. We need to see what deals Kenneth made on his new tribe and see if we can squeeze in them.

At Sento-Ki, Kim happily jumps for joy as she brings treemail, which announces the merge. Walker says he is excited to be reunited with J.T. and Ally, which causes Luke to roll his eyes.

"senshi"

- I haven’t seen someone so blind since Cody was with Derrick in Big Brother.

The boat containing the Senshi members arrive and Walker and Luke are surprised to see J.T. is gone. Luke has a grin of satisfaction on his face. The two tribes then get introductions over with as Gerard puts the picnic basket full of food down. As they eat, Walker whispers to Luke that he is now with him in his alliance.

When discussing a tribe name, Kim suggests the name Hotei, which is the god of happiness. Everyone agrees and Hotei becomes the official name. Carter and Andrea hug each other, happy to see that the other had made the merge. Andrea tells Carter what happened at the last Tribal Council, causing him to go into endless laughter. Gerard and Ben meet up with Kenneth and ask him what deals were put into place. Kenneth tells them about his alliance with Luke, Heather and Walker and that the three of them agree’d to go to the final six with him, Gerard and Ben. Ben and Gerard like the idea. Kenneth even goes as far as telling them about how much of a loyal sheep Walker is and could possibly use him to gain majority over Luke and Heather.

Gerard asks who they should target first and Kenneth suggests Kim, saying she is a strategic and physical threat and will win if she gets to the end. Ben and Gerard agree.

Luke, Heather and Walker approach the three and Kenneth informs them that Gerard and Ben have agreed to the alliance. Luke asks if they have an initial target in mind and Ben says Kim is their main target. Heather asks if there is a backup target in case Kim wins immunity. Luke says that it should be either Carter or Andrea since it would be easy to convince the others to vote them off. Gerard agrees.

Around camp, Ally is ignored by the others. She tries to talk to Carly, who is painting the flag, but she brushes her off. When Ally asks why she is ignored, Carly gets up and tells her that she treated no one with any respect and now that her ally is gone, only now is she trying to be kind and no one buys it.

Walker joins up with Ally and asks her how J.T. went home. Ally explains that Andrea was originally with them and got mad at J.T. for saying stuff about her and got everyone to vote him out. Ally says she appreciates Walker’s loyalty to her and hopes they go to the end together.

Kim and Ben then talk at the well and says it’s great to be reunited with him. Kim tells Ben that Carter flipped on them and she was the next to go. Ben says Carter is the next to go since tribal lines are pretty much dead. Kim agrees and tells Ben she wants to go to the end with him. Ben agrees, only to keep Kim from being suspicious.