My Second Chance

This is the premiere of Survivor: Russia

Challenges
Reward/Immunity Challenge: Ladder Daze The tribes will race down a ramp and go through an obstacle where they will make their way to a large wooden crate, which contains a ladder. They will then choose to open the crate by using keys to unlock locks or they can untie knots. Both methods will release the ladder. Once they have the ladder free, they will use it to go up, across, and down a tall platform and through another series of obstacles. They will then use the ladder to make their biggest decision in the challenge of which puzzle to solve. There are three choices. The first puzzle has only five pieces, but it requires a person to see the big picture. The second puzzle has ten pieces in it and requires a person to see things more visually. The third puzzle has the most pieces at fifty, but it is also the most straight forward. All of these puzzles average the same amount of time to finish. If the right person is put on the right puzzle, they will finish must faster than average. The first two tribes to finish their puzzle win immunity. Reward: Fire making kit (1st place); flint (2nd place) Winner (In Order Of Finish): 

Day 1
The scene fades into a large body of water as the camera pans up to reveal a large fishing boat. We see a group of new players, divided into three groups of five, all ready to begin the adventure of a lifetime. We then see Probst, driving a speedboat as he addresses the audience.

Jeff: We're here in the remote islands of Russia where fifteen people are ready to begin the adventure of a lifetime! They have already been divided into three tribes!

We then see shots of the three tribes before the camera settles on the Komi tribe. We see shots of Glenn, Madison, and William.

Jeff: The red tribe, Komi, consists of a judge, a model, and a bar owner.

The camera settles on the Sahka tribe. We then see shots of Charley, Nick, and Victor.

Jeff: The blue tribe, Sahka, consists of a law student, garbage man, and photographer.

The camera settles on the Tuva tribe and shows shots of Gordan, Max, and Sasha.

Jeff: The white tribe, Tuva, consists of a prison guard, an accountant, and a personal trainer.

"tuva"

- Being a personal trainer, I get to interact with people from all different walks of life. I feel like that has readied me to go deep in this game.

"tuva"

- Every day, I'm thinkin'. And this is a game where you always have to think three steps ahead so I feel like I have an advantage over the others already.

"tuva"

- I'm gonna run this game. I am a mastermind and these chumps have no idea what's in store.

We see a wide shot of the fifteen newbies.

Jeff: However, they are not alone.

We then cut to another speedboat. Carrying Jeffery from Survivor: Gonave Island, Jamie from Survivor: Gennargentu, and Freddy from Survivor: Panama - Anarchy. They don't look at each other and are ready to begin their second chance.

Jeff: In Gonave Island,, Jeffery was in the majority alliance. However, a broken arm forced him out of the game.

Jeff: Jamie ran the game in Gennargentu. But an infection caused by a fish hook caused her downfall

"tuva"

- Last time was an embarrassment. Now I'm back and I'm gonna cause some havoc. No one will see it coming.

Jeff: Freddy was seen as a physical beast in Panama but stomach pains took him out of the game.

We see Jeff still on the speedboat.

Jeff: It is the ultimate challenge! Eighteen strangers forced to work together! They must learn to adapt or they'll be voted out! In the end, only one will be left standing to claim the million dollar prize! Thirty-nine days, eighteen people, one survivor!

After Jeff is done his intro, he speeds away as the camera pans out to reveal the island the players will be living on. The intro then plays and the camera fades to the fishing boat. The boat stops as Jeff begins to pull in. He stops his boat and steps onto the fishing boat.

Jeff: Welcome to Survivor: Russia!

The fifteen cheer as Jeff continues.

Jeff: Now as we all know, Survivor is a tough game. Woman with the read hair.

Jeff points to the Komi tribe.

Katie: I'm Katie.

Jeff: Katie, what's the worst injury you've seen on this show?

Katie: This girl was out fishing and the hook got caught in her hand. And it just swelled up.

Jeff: Survivor really is a hard game. Sometimes people get taken out because of injuries. This season, we brought back three of them to play once more.

The second speedboat, carrying the returnees, shows up. The fifteen newbies look to see who has come back. Soon the speedboat pulls up and the returnees board one at a time.

Jeff: From Survivor: Gonave Island, Jeffery. From Survivor: Gennargentu, Jamie. And from Survivor: Panama - Anarchy, Freddy.

The returnees get a large amount of applause before Jeff turns to them.

Jeff: You guys have already been divided into tribes. Jeffery, you're on Komi.

Jeff gives Jeffery a bag as he joins Komi.

Jeff then gives Jamie a bag.

Jeff: Jamie, you are on Tuva. Go join your new tribe.

Jamie rushes over and is welcomed with open arms.

Jeff: That means Freddy, you're on Sahka.

Jeff gives Freddy his bag and he joins Sahka. Nick gives him a high five.

After Freddy puts his buff around his neck, he turns back to Jeff.

Jeff: Now before we let you go, you have two minutes to salvage anything you can get off this boat. Once the two minutes are up, you have to get on your rafts and head on out.

Intense music plays as we see various shots of the castaways.

Jeff: This is essentially your first challenge as new tribes.

Jamie fixes her hair so it doesn't get in her way while William rolls up his sleeves.

Jeff: Go!

The eighteen rush to gather whatever they can. Freddy rushes to the top to grab a large crate of fruits and tosses it to Victor. Gordan chops the raft down as Jamie jumps in the water to catch anything thrown to her. Lisa and William manage to catch two chickens as Jeffery gets the raft off the boat and in the water. Freddy gets his raft down as he tosses the fruit crate onto the raft.

We see people begin to jump off the boat and towards their raft as some stay on to gather any additional supplies.

Jeff: You have fifteen seconds left! Gather what you can and head on out!

Jacob throws a chicken down to Jamie and she catches it. The chicken goes wild, freaking Jamie out.

Jamie: Oh f--k!

Jeff: Time's up! Head on out!

Everyone jumps off and begins to ride on their raft to their camp. The scene fades to the Tuva camp. The six tribe members row to their beach and make their way to their flag.

Jamie: Well, we're home!

Max: This is incredibly surreal.

"tuva"

- Coming back, I'm a bit nervous. There's always a target on a returning players back because they can be seen as having an advantage over the other players. But right now, I just need to do my best to get myself in this group.

Max: So Jamie, what should we do?

Jacob (Jokingly): Yeah, you're the leader after all!

Jamie (Chuckles nervously): Oh man. Um, I think we should use our raft as a shelter floor since it's basically done and we can just work around it.

Gordan: Sounds good to me.

Sarah: Yeah, let's get to work.

We see a montage of the Tuva tribe working. Jamie and Gordan carry the raft to shore as everyone else gets stuff to use for a roof and a stand.

"tuva"

- So far though, everyone has been very open to me being here so I hope to carry that through the game.

We then see Gordan and Jamie working on the shelter while everyone else is working around camp. Gordon gives Jamie a stern look.

Gordan: I'm telling you right now, you have my full loyalty.

Jamie (Taken back): What?

Gordan: I'm willing to work with you throughout this entire game. You have my full allegiance.

Jamie: Well I appreciate it.

"tuva"

- As a former marine, loyalty is a big part of my life. So when I told Jamie I'm loyal to her to the end, I meant it. Anyone who breaks loyalty, in my opinion, is a low-life human being.

"tuva"

- Not even five minutes in, Gordan tells me I have his loyalty. It's nice to know I have someone who is willing to work with me but I'm not sure I can fully trust him. We'll just have to see.

The scene changes to Sasha and Max in the woods. They walk up to treemail and open it up.

Max: Well here's treemail.

Sasha: It's an ugly lookin' thing.

Max (Laughs): Yeah.

Sasha: So, what do you think about having Jamie here?

Max: I don't know, it's kind of odd.

Sasha: Yeah, but I'm asking you because I feel like I can trust you.

Max: Yeah, I feel like I can trust you as well.

"tuva"

- Max seems trustworthy. We're both wary about having Jamie here but if it betters the tribe to keep her here, we'll keep her.

Sasha: So right now, we just let her call the shots for a bit and see what happens?

Max: Yeah, I think that's the best course because she could implode from being the leader.

Sasha: Yeah, I agree. Come on, let's get back to camp before they suspect anything.

Max: Ok.

The two leave treemail as the camera shows Sarah carrying wood towards the shelter. As she sets it down, she sees Jamie being bombarded with the other players with questions on what to do. She grows an annoyed face as she goes back into the woods.

"tuva"

- Having Jamie here is interesting. I don't know what to think of it but I don't really want a returning player to win. So, in my mind, Jamie is the first on my list.

The camera then cuts to Komi arriving to their camp. They pull their raft onto shore before walking up to their flag.

The tribe gathers around the flag to begin their discussion on what to do.

William: Alright vet, what should we do?

Jeffery (Laughs): I think we just focus on a shelter first since it could rain at any time.

Glenn: Alright, sounds like a plan.

We see another montage of Sahka working on their shelter. Madison, Lisa, and Katie all work on getting their roof made while the men work on the actual shelter part.

Lisa: It's great having Jeffery here.

Katie: I know.

Meanwhile, Madison looks over to Jeffery who is laughing with William.

Madison: I mean yeah he's great, but he had his shot at the game. I'd rather see one of the new people win over a returnee.

Lisa: I see what you mean but I feel like we should keep him around for a little bit, just to get us started.

Madison: I don't know, he could slide by if he's not gone first.

We then see Lisa and Jeffery continue to work on the shelter. Lisa looks around to see if they are alone before going up to Jeffery.

Lisa: Madison is already looking to get you out.

Jeffery (Surprised): Really?

Lisa: Yeah, but to be honest, I don't trust her. Plus you're a ray of sunshine around here so you can help boost morale.

Jeffery: Well I appreciate the compliment.

Meanwhile, William is out in the woods collecting wood to try and make a fire. He goes to a tree and pulls out a large stick. On it is a note wrapped around one of the twigs.

William: Well what do we have here?

William takes the note and unwraps it.

William: Oh, no way.

William stuffs the clue in his pants pocket before walking off. The scene then changes to the Sahka camp. Everyone is already working on the shelter. We see shots of Freddy, Nick, and Victor working on the shelter, Charley and Beth working on the roofing, while Tina barely does a thing.

We see Nick and Victor go off on their own into the woods to collect more materials. As they do, the two men discuss their plans.

Victor: Dude, the moment I saw you, I knew I had to align with you.

Nick: Same here. And now that we have Freddy, us three can run this game.

Victor: For sure.

Nick: But I don't want Freddy making the merge. Dude can win almost any challenge given to him.

Victor: No doubt. I say we just use him to get two of these chicks out and then blindside him.

Nick: Love it.

At camp, both Beth and Charley look over and see the two men return to camp with smug looks on their faces. Charley, knowing what's up, turns to Beth.

Charley: Those two are together.

Beth: Who?

Charley: The blonde dude and the guy with the cropped cut.

Beth looks over to see Victor and Nick talking and laughing.

Beth: Oh I see it.

Charley: I feel like they're gonna try and get Freddy with them so we need to talk to Tina to make it three against three.

Beth: I can talk to her soon.

Charley: Ok.

Charley looks over to the three men at the shelter as the camera fades to Tina trying to work at camp. Tina carries a large log before dropping it.

Tina: You know what, I can't do this. I'm gonna go wash up.

Tina walks to the water. Nick shoots daggers at her before speaking up.

Nick: Tina, we need a shelter.

Tina: You guys have it covered.

Tina begins to sunbathe as the camera fades to black to go to commercials.