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♪ ♪

[Zoom ringing]

- MITCH: Yes, sir. - MAN: So, I have a question.

How does it feel

to be on season 48 of Survivor?

...

No way!

Are you kidding me?

Let's go!

WOMAN: Congratulations. You made it on season 48.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

WOMAN 2: How would you like to be on season 48?

- No way! - Yes.

Oh, my God.

Get the ... out of here.

Let's go!

Yes, yes!

I'm so sorry.

This body will be in Fiji?

MAN: Congratulations.

You did it.

- How's it feel? - Aah! - [laughs]

Oh, my God. This is happening.

WOMAN: Congratulations. You made it to season 48.

You're on the show.

Are you serious about me?

[cries]

Oh.

♪ ♪

JOE: I'm a fire captain.

And the adrenaline running into a fire

or a burning building-- it's a life-or-death situation.

You really have to be on point

and use that adrenaline to your advantage.

And that is really what drives you to do good.

You want to be in that situation,

and honestly, when the calls come in,

I want to be the person you call.

SAI: Oh, my gosh.

What is a South Philly girl doing in Fiji?

But that's

the exciting part. It's the unknown.

Like, what am I gonna do when I get out there?

You honestly will never know

what's gonna come out of my mouth.

The lack of filter-- it gets me in trouble sometime...

A lot of the times, it gets me in trouble.

EVA: I'm used to being in a big

male-dominated, uh, area.

I'm a physicist and an engineer,

and at Georgia Tech, I was the first and only girl

to play on the men's club hockey team.

So, this does not scare me at all.

I'm gonna battle my ass off and I'm gonna beat them.

PROBST: These 18 strangers will be abandoned

in the islands of Fiji.

CEDREK: It's time to play.

It's time to, as my son said,

ball out, whatever that means.

PROBST: They must learn to adapt or they'll be voted out.

CHARITY: Being a flight attendant, I have to deal

with thousands of personalities.

So, I have played Survivor in a metal tube

for nine years, baby.

PROBST: In the end, only one will remain

to claim the million-dollar prize.

DAVID: I want to be the hero. I have no problem

waving a giant sign, be like, "You need to worry about me."

Who will have what it takes to outwit,

outplay and outlast all the rest?

This is Survivor 48.

[whooping]

Come on in.

[chuckling]

Aah!

Aah! Damn.

SHAUHIN: I have imagined the feeling

of playing Survivor for a very long time.

Everybody is

like a pack of wild dogs

being held back by their leashes.

You're all sizing each other up.

[whooping]

And you look to another tribe,

and it's like,

"Aah!

I'm going to eat your lunch."

Welcome to Survivor 48.

[whooping, cheering]

- Respect. - Let's go.

- [whooping] - Let's go.

That might be

the best initial reaction I've ever heard.

Look at you all.

[whooping, cheering]

Let's go!

Let's go, Jeff. Let's go, Jeff.

So, let's talk about this. Here we go.

We've got 18 strangers,

different walks of life, different generations,

different education, different occupations,

different belief systems,

different work ethic.

But you all have one thing in common.

From the comfort of your couch,

you all heard the call of Survivor,

and you answered it.

And you left your ordinary world behind.

And here you are on a tiny piece of land

in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean

in the Mamanuca Islands of beautiful Fiji.

So, let's explore how you got here.

In the middle. What's your name?

It's Mitch.

Mitch, when did you first really hear the call and say,

-"I'm gonna apply?" - Yeah.

[haltingly]: So, growing up as a person

who has a speech impediment,

um, I remember

watching Survivor: Amazon,

and there was a contestant on the show

who also had

her own struggle.

And it's like, "Wow. Here's someone out here,

"playing Survivor

who also struggles with something, and..."

But Mitch, that was The Amazon.

- That was years ago. - [laughing]

- What took you so long? - MITCH: Hey.

Listen, Jeff, I've been trying to get out here

for the last 20 years.

[laughing]

- PROBST: We're glad you're here. - Wow.

Woman in the front.

Hi, Jeff. How are you? My name's Chrissy.

Chrissy, give me your Survivor story in terms of

when you finally decided,

"I think I need to take a shot at this."

Well, I've been watching since day one.

I was 30 years old when your first episode aired,

so I'm a little older,

and I was literally laying at home in my pajamas

eating my M&M peanuts.

And you were standing there with your arms wide open,

and you're like, "Apply now." And I'm like,

"He's talking to me." So, I pull out my phone, and I'm like,

"Boop, boop, boop, boop."

Never thought somebody like me'd

be on the beach right now talking to you.

- Love it. Glad you're here. - CHRISSY: Thank you.

Guy in the front.

There's a theme here saying,

when you finally heard that call to action,

it was because you believed I was talking to you.

Was that the case for you? And what's your name?

My name is Kevin, and absolutely.

I started watching with my dad at a really young age.

Uh, what really got me excited about Survivor

was season 13, Cook Islands,

when I watched Yul Kwon, and

I saw someone who looked like me.

And he wasn't just smart. He was buff

and he was talented and he was strategic.

And ever since then, I was like,

"I'm gonna try to get on the show, but

I'm so weak and I'm so small."

But when I saw David vs. Goliath,

season 37, that's when I said, "Okay,

"the Davids are out here.

They're surviving. Why can't I do it?" And,

not gonna lie-- when I first came out on the beach,

I thought it was David vs. Goliath again.

- [laughing] - There are some big,

giant behemoths here, but it's okay.

'Cause you know what? We're good, too.

- [applause] - [snorts] - PROBST: All right.

So, let's review. Here's what we've learned.

The call can come in a lot of different ways,

in a lot of different times,

and stir a lot of different emotions,

but the result is you're all now here,

literally standing at the threshold

of your adventure. And from this point forward,

every step you take,

every action you make, will define your journey.

This is where fear can start to arise.

So, you got to make a big decision, philosophically.

"Am I going to commit and attack this game

or am I gonna hesitate and risk getting left behind?"

And here's the rub with all of this.

Just because you attack the game

doesn't mean you'll be successful.

You can still fail.

But failure in the pursuit

of something amazing--

that's admirable, that's worthy,

that's worth getting up off the couch

and leaving your ordinary world behind.

Failure due to fear--

why even bother?

- [whoops] - Mm-hmm. - PROBST: All right.

Shall we get to tribe names?

[all voicing assent]

On this end, wearing orange: Civa.

- You represent the sun. - [cheering, whooping]

In the middle, you are Vula.

[cheering]

You represent the moon.

And on the end, in purple: Lagi.

TRIBE: Lagi!

[whooping]

You represent the entire sky.

All right, are you ready to get to your first test

- as new tribes? - Yeah. - JOE: Get it on.

PROBST: For your marooning challenge,

two tribe members are gonna race

down the beach,

crawl under a muddy net,

retrieve a very heavy chest and bring it back.

Once you have it, the next two go.

Once you have all three chests,

three tribe members will race back down the beach,

back under the muddy net, and work together

to get to the top of a steep ramp to collect a key.

You'll then use that key to unlock your chest

and retrieve three sandbags.

The three remaining tribe members

will then race to land their sandbags

on three different targets.

First tribe to finish earns their camp supplies.

You know what it is.

A pot, a machete and a flint.

It is not much, but out here, it is everything.

The two losing tribes will have to try

to earn it another way.

PROBST: All right, are you ready

to take your first step

- into your adventure? - [all voicing assent]

Follow me.

[whooping]

All right. This season is ready to go.

Sun's out, guns out, Jeff. Sun's out, guns out.

For tribe supplies.

Here we go. Survivors ready?

We got this.

- Go. - [overlapping shouting]

It's Mitch and Chrissy for Civa,

Mary and Kevin for Vula,

Bianca and Joe for Lagi.

- [shouting] - Get dirty.

CHARITY: Yeah!

Yep.

- CHARITY: Let's go! - PROBST: That's how you do it.

Got to dig through that mud, crawl.

Here. Come on, come on.

- PROBST: Mitch is out first for Civa. - Come on, come on, come on.

KAMILLA: Come on.

[groans]

- Joe's out for Lagi. - Come on. Come on, let's go.

We got it.

Bianca and Joe coming back with that first chest.

- You got it. - PROBST: They are heavier than you think.

[overlapping shouting]

Let's go.

They're coming.

Let's go.

PROBST: These chests weigh a lot.

Several hundred pounds.

Got to get that chest all the way back.

Get in there. You're good. Go.

Shauhin and Eva now for Lagi.

STAR: You got this. Yeah, let's go.

You're good. Go.

Gonna be Kyle and Charity.

[overlapping shouting]

You're good. Go.

I'm gonna help you.

- Are you okay? - [groans]

Man.

PROBST: Here comes Cedrek and Sai now, in the mud.

- Go on, you're good. Next. - Let's go.

Lagi heading out for their third chest.

Drop it. You're good.

[overlapping shouting]

Kamilla and David now out for Civa

looking for that third chest.

You're good. Got the second chest.

Here comes Justin, Stephanie for Vula.

Holy mother of...

You okay?

You wanted Survivor, this is it,

- right here. - KAMILLA: This is it!

Get through that mud. David's through.

Kamilla's through. Get that third chest.

BIANCA: Drop that. Amazing. Go, go, go, go, go!

PROBST: Lagi has their third chest.

Now you're heading back out to get the key.

Here comes Kamilla and David.

- Oh. - Oh.

- What-what-- Oh. - KYLE: Good job, good job,

- keep working. - That chest is heavy.

Lagi now working through the mud to go get the key.

Got to get up that ramp now.

Civa, you're good.

[overlapping chatter]

Vula, you're good. Go!

Gonna be Kyle, Charity,

Kamilla heading back out for Civa.

It's gonna be Mary, Cedrek

and Justin heading back out for Vula.

Lagi to the wall first.

- JOE: Three. - PROBST: Eva.

- JOE: Nice. - PROBST: Wow.

That is how you do it correctly.

You can use those sandbags now to help.

You got to get everybody to the top

before you work on the key.

Already feeling the exhaustion,

day one of Survivor 48.

EVA: You got this.

PROBST: Bianca now up for Lagi.

Yeah.

PROBST: And here comes Joe.

[Joe groans]

PROBST: Wow.

Lagi doing a nice job, pulling Joe up.

Everybody's still in this.

It's gonna be Joe with the pole trying to knock off those keys.

Right there.

- Yes! - He's got it with one toss.

It is Lagi in the lead.

Come on, Civa!

PROBST: Civa now working

to get Kyle up their wall.

STEPHANIE: Yes, Vula!

PROBST: Mary up first for Vula.

Let's go!

Grab the key, grab the key.

They've got their key. Head back.

Great job.

Nice going.

PROBST: Thomas working on the locks for Lagi.

You're looking for three sandbags, one in each chest.

Okay, let's go, let's go.

CHARITY: Watch out, watch out.

Thomas has the sandbags.

Start looking for that first one.

Let's go, Thomas. Light and easy.

PROBST: Thomas with a nice touch. Thomas with another toss.

- Yeah. Good job. - Go, Star.

You got this, Star. You got this.

PROBST: It is now Star in for Lagi,

trying to land her first sandbag.

- Come on, guys! - PROBST: Kyle trying to get up for Civa.

Cedrek trying to get up for Vula.

[grunting]

♪ ♪

[panting]

PROBST: Cedrek really struggling.

You may have to rethink your strategy.

Let's go. Take your time.

- Right there! Right there! - PROBST: Lagi lands

- their first sandbag. - SHAUHIN: Yes! Yes.

STEPHANIE: Let's go, Cedrek!

PROBST: They're trying to get Cedrek up for Vula.

Civa has everybody up.

Civa now can start working on their keys.

It's gonna be Kyle trying to flick 'em off.

You're good! Let's go!

Civa trying to get back in this.

Vula dead last.

STEPHANIE: Let's go, Ced!

PROBST: Thomas still working for that second sandbag.

There's a second bag!

It comes down to Shauhin.

Can he land it for the win?

We got this, guys. We got this.

[cheering]

There it is! Shauhin lands it!

Let's go!

PROBST: Lagi wins tribe supplies

straight out of the gate on Survivor 48.

Wow.

What an effort by everybody.

All right. Lagi, congratulations.

Out of the gate, first victory.

Tribe supplies waiting for you back at camp.

Grab your stuff, head out. Got a map to your new camp.

Boat'll take you there. Come on this way.

[whooping]

Down the beach, follow the flags.

- Follow the flags. - [whooping]

[indistinct chatter]

All right, Vula, Civa, good effort.

Came up short.

No tribe supplies at this point.

You're gonna have to try to earn them a different way.

Here's how it's gonna work.

Each tribe is gonna choose one person to leave here.

You will travel together, and you will have a chance

to earn tribe supplies for your tribe.

Vula, who's it gonna be?

Kev, do you want to go?

- Yeah. - Yeah. I think you deserve this.

I...

All right, need a decision, Vula. Who's it gonna be?

- It's me. - PROBST: So, Kevin is going to go for Vula.

Over here. Civa.

- It's gonna be me. Jeff. - PROBST: All right.

Kevin and Kyle, head out.

[overlapping chatter]

CHRISSY: You've got this, Civa.

- Got this. - You got it, Kyle. - Follow the flags.

Good luck.

All right, Vula, grab your stuff, head out.

Yeah, let me get this now.

Let's go, Vula. Down the beach.

Here's a map to your new home.

All right, Civa, head out. Here's a map to your new home.

- Thank you. - Survivor 48 is officially on.

KEVIN: Once I hurt my shoulder, I felt like

I wasn't able to give it my all.

So, in my mind, I'm thinking

there's only one opportunity right now

for your tribe to think of you as an asset.

So, I either am going to fail again

and it'll be the worst opening of my Survivor journey,

or I can change my fate around.

[shouting, whooping]

SHAUHIN: On the way to our island,

our new home, covered in mud,

screaming at the top of our lungs

'cause we just won the marooning challenge

on Season 48 is an all-time memory.

We won!

- Yeah! - We won! We won!

SHAUHIN: It's knowing

that you're living one of the best days of your life

while you're in the best day of your life.

- Hi. I'm Eva. - Hi, Eva.

So, I grew up playing hockey my whole life.

Um, there just isn't women's hockey in the South.

THOMAS: I think first impressions

go so far in this game.

So, like, I'm looking at everybody

and I'm just trying to figure out

who they are so then I could filter

my story and what I was saying

to fit the tribe appropriately.

- Okay. Hi. I'm Thomas. - Hi, Thomas.

I work in music.

- I'm a music publisher. - Ooh.

THOMAS: I felt like there was a lot of pressure,

especially because when I look at my tribe, you have Joe,

who's, like, this enormous firefighter.

You have Shauhin.

He's in shape. He's-he's very confident.

Then we have a female hockey player

who plays hockey on the boys' team.

And then you have Star, who is a literal basketball player.

And then, it's, like, me and Bianca.

So, it's like, you're instantly looking at everybody.

You're going, "Oh, no.

Am I the weakest link?"

- Yo. - We got a boat.

And a pot and machete and we got our bags.

THOMAS: I am not very strong, but

I can bond with pretty much anyone.

JOE: Do we form this

on the ground, and then,

raise it up, or do we leave...

'Cause how do we attach that? Do we just scoot it to the side?

- Yeah. - THOMAS: Listen,

as a music publisher,

- this is my area of expertise. - [laughs]

THOMAS: Me and Shauhin

and Joe-- we're

just bonding in a way that I would never expect me

and two straight dudes to do.

Like, who am I? What am I doing?

- How's it going, guys? - THOMAS: Good.

THOMAS: But I also get good vibes from Bianca.

I love her.

Dude, dude.

Yes. No. Same, same.

Same, same.

I came here knowing I was gonna play a social game.

Like, that's who I am. That's my strategy out the gate.

And I got a great one-on-one vibe with Thomas.

It clicked. Like, I knew I really wanted to work with him.

You, like, look... How?

Like, you look amazing.

Best dressed Survivor. Fresh, clean.

Where's the spa?

I knew

I had to find a day one,

because a day one can get you to the end.

I'm so happy you're here.

- THOMAS: Me too. - Yay!

♪ ♪

DAVID: All right.

[laughing]

All right.

Oh, I feel so much better.

- Oh, my gosh. - MITCH: I have, uh...

been waiting to do this for a long time.

KAMILLA: This is insane.

I've wanted to do this since I was, like, nine.

And now, finally,

I get to run around, I get to cause chaos,

and I get to have fun while doing it.

It's a luxury I don't need right now is a shirt.

Um, so do we have a game plan for the rest of the afternoon?

DAVID: Let's go-- I say we go find out where the well is

and then, we do, like, a quick walk-around.

Don't know about you guys, I feel pretty good

about our tribe.

And honest, me too, but...

CHRISSY: I think we have the brains and the brawn.

Oh, yes.

Coming off that first challenge,

obviously, I'm incredibly disappointed.

But our group seems the strongest

as a unit, and

I think we're gonna be okay.

David!

- DAVID: Yeah! There you go, Mitch. - CHRISSY: Mitch the man.

- Mitch the man. - Yeah.

Here, let me help you.

I'm a lieutenant on the Chicago Fire Department, and

my job is totally gonna help me out here.

I love it, honey.

CHRISSY: Not that I'm gonna boss him around or anything, but I know

how to deal with different personalities. I think

this is gonna be fun.

We can make an initial lean-to with this.

Should it be one of these dead ones?

Do you think that'd be stronger?

DAVID: I mean, I hung from it, so...

- Come on. - One. - One.

- There you go. Two. - All right.

I know. How many you want me to do?

No, I'm not gonna keep going.

Currently, I'm a stunt performer,

so I perform stunts, do high falls, fighting.

So, I literally play a superhero for a living.

And I know they're gonna see me as that character sometimes.

I can make fire with bamboo

if we don't have a flint for whatever reason, so...

You could do it without flint?

I should be able to. Yeah. I've done it quite a few times, so...

DAVID: They might see me as the hero.

They might see me as the villain.

Truth be told, sometimes, I'm both.

But out here, which one's it gonna be?

We're gonna find out.

- So, I don't drink a lot of water. - Oh, I love water.

- KAMILLA: What? - CHRISSY: Really?

- That's terrible. - I'm 38.

I think I'm doing okay.

Hopefully, my charm

has won people over enough that they can

kind of look past the muscles and see me more

than a physical challenge threat

and actually, as a valuable ally.

ALL: Cheers.

MITCH: Oh, so great.

- [laughs] - Yum, yum, yum.

♪ ♪

- ...and where you're from, where you live? - Yeah.

I am 45, and...

STEPHANIE: Hell, yeah.

"Couldn't you be, like, a brain doctor or heart doc...

You got to be a butt doctor." So...

First impression of the tribe around me

is these are an amazing group of people.

But from a physical standpoint, we are an underdog team.

CEDREK: At the challenge, Kevin

had an injury, and,

ultimately, we lost,

so, we didn't get our supplies,

and now we just have to regroup

and move forward.

Logs. Logs of bamboo?

- STEPHANIE: Yeah. - SAI: Yeah. Yeah.

STEPHANIE: I am chomping

at the bit, ready to play.

I cannot wait.

In my professional life, I get to decide

what we do, when we do, how we do it.

But out here, you try doing that,

it could put a target on your back.

I'm almost thinking maybe over here

because it's a little bit more enclosed.

MARY: Or we can take two people...

STEPHANIE: So, I

already want to practice

sitting on my hands.

I think that will be the key to my game,

is not taking action

when I might direly want to.

I feel like... I feel like you have to split it.

- You have to split it. - You have to split it.

What are we feeling?

MARY: Um... I don't know.

SAI: Oh, we can talk about,

like, my mom or some ...

Or my sister.

MARY: Yeah. Yeah.

SAI: Stephanie and Mary, these hoochie mamas

are just playing the "get to know you" game.

But I don't want to build

camaraderie around the campfire.

That's not what I'm here for.

Yes, that's a part of it,

but I need to know about the longevity of my game.

So, what I need is a core four.

SAI: Okay, so, um,

can we lock in three?

If we lose. Not saying we will.

A-And I think... Is it Kevin?

- Oh, I love him. - JUSTIN: Kevin, yeah.

- Yeah, 100%, especially early on. - SAI: Okay.

Okay. Let's keep going till we have something.

- I'll grab something. - Okay.

JUSTIN: Sai is definitely out here to play.

She seems willing to work with me, which is great.

Early on, it's-it's good to have those bonds

because no one wants

to be the first one out. No one does.

SAI: Pinky promise.

I locked my boys in like that.

I definitely hit the ground running,

and it feels like the right thing to do.

If you're gonna play this game, come out here swinging,

and I'm taking big swings because

this is my season.

♪ ♪

KYLE: Losing the challenge--

I mean, that was horrible.

One of the worst feelings ever.

Even if it wasn't technically my fault,

I still feel accountable for that.

I always viewed myself as a teammate

who would get the job done.

I haven't done it so far,

so now I have to get these supplies for my tribe.

"It's day one of Survivor 48,

"and both your tribes have already

suffered their first defeat."

KEVIN: If I didn't hurt my shoulder,

I would feel very confident.

I've trained for this, I-I got the muscles.

But once I hurt my shoulder, all bets were off.

I don't want to let my tribe down, so, there's

no way I'm coming back empty-handed.

- Here we go. - Ready? One,

two, three. Go.

My approach is, take it slow and methodical.

Use your brain. You have a brain. You're smart.

I can't be going buck wild.

Yes.

Wait.

This.

Where's the key, where's the key?

Oh.

KYLE: My method is erratic.

I could not figure out where the rope was going.

I'm running like a madman.

And everything starts

to sort of fall apart for me.

[grunting]

Come on.

I'm hacking away at the coconut, and I look up,

and Kyle's actually near me.

He's confused, and he hasn't figured it out yet.

The key is in the coconut.

So, in my mind,

"Oh, I actually have a shot in this.

I'm somehow winning."

[grunting]

KYLE: Finally, once I get my machete,

I got some catching up to do. Kevin is

well ahead of me.

All right.

KYLE: As I'm running, I look over

and see that Kevin is also at his pot,

and, uh, he's trying to climb up the tree.

[grunts]

And I'm like, "Oh, my God, I'm still in this."

The parchment said,

"By any means necessary, get the pot."

KEVIN: This is not a race about physical strength.

It's about who can be the smartest

in figuring out

how to solve these obstacles the fastest.

KYLE: At this point,

I just have to muscle my way through.

Don't give up.

No. Come on.

[grunts] Yes.

KEVIN: I finally get the pot,

and I'm feeling physically dead.

But I just said to myself, "Make sure that you beat Kyle."

And I noticed Kyle was rushing, too.

He's flinging the water, and a lot of it's spilling.

So, I see him going fast, and I'm just going so slow,

and make sure I don't drop any water, and,

you know, I was filling up a lot of water.

KYLE: I can't believe it.

As I was filling up the pot,

I accidentally break the jug,

and I knew the challenge was over.

I know that I've failed again.

I failed now twice in less

than an hour.

But I look at Kevin, and I was like,

"This guy hurt himself, and he just worked his ass off.

What's the point of me just sitting there wallowing?"

Dude, I owe you big-time, man.

- All right. - KYLE: So, I just thought,

"You know, I'll go over there and help him."

This was a me-and-you effort today.

No, not at all. You got this.

KEVIN: Thanks.

Kyle helping me tells me he's a stand-up guy,

by far.

- [laughs] - Let's go.

KEVIN: And the feeling of being able to grab

these tribe supplies is the best moment of my life.

All right, Kyle, see you soon.

Good luck to you, Kevin.

I felt like a screw-up.

Usually,

when I've screwed up, it affects me,

but here, it affected everybody that I'm

gonna be playing this game with.

I let my tribe down. That sucks.

♪ ♪

Kevin?

- Kevin! - Kevin!

Yeah!

KEVIN: With my shoulder injury,

I was worried that they were gonna think

that I'm a liability, but it turns out,

my tribemates--

they're thinking I'm a hero.

I feel ready to really play this game now.

[tribemates exclaiming]

- KEVIN: This is so hot. - STEPHANIE: Yes!

[whooping]

- MARY: Wait... - SAI: Kindle, kindle, kindle.

- MARY: Where's the little one?! - JUSTIN: Small one.

SAI: Yes!

STEPHANIE: You just made fire in, like, two minutes.

MARY: If I may be honest,

this is my first time doing this.

- STEPHANIE: No, it is not. - Mm-hmm. - CEDREK: You killed it.

- STEPHANIE: No, it is not. - Mm-hmm.

So, I got the fire started, and that was pretty cool.

I don't know. Maybe I got beginner's luck,

but it was kind of easy. I'm glad

that everyone saw me make the fire.

However, I feel like

in the new era, people also don't give a ... about that.

Just because I make the first fire

doesn't mean that they're not gonna vote me out.

So, I want to make sure that I'm building trust with people.

And I don't think they want to build on this rack.

I mean, I had a good...

- I did okay with you, too. - Yeah. Okay, really?

Yeah, yeah.

Kevin, I feel like,

is our tribe's golden retriever.

Like, we love him. He's bringing great energy.

He's positive.

I'll tell you if anyone says anything.

I'll tell you if people are talking about you, too,

- Cool. - 'cause I just... I-I trust you.

- I trust you, too. - Yeah.

I thought I was gonna be the first boot,

but now have an alliance with Mary.

So, to me, I'm feeling like Vula heaven.

Okay, so, me,

Justin and Cedrek want to talk to you.

KEVIN: And then, all of a sudden,

Sai approaches me, and tells me

she wants to talk, and I'm like,

"I'm always open to any conversation."

Yes.

SAI: I don't want to go

to the merge with somebody who's gonna jump ship.

If I'm looking out for y'all, like,

I don't want to feel no shaky business.

KEVIN: Oh, really? Uh, no, this four.

- You guys, I am loyal to, like, a fault. - SAI: Good.

KEVIN: This is crazy.

I have a four-person alliance with Sai, Cedrek

and Justin. Then I have a side alliance

with Mary.

So, I'm kind of, like,

the king of Vula right now.

This has changed the trajectory of my entire game.

♪ ♪

DAVID: Hey, Mitch,

come here.

On the water well, there is a dolphin.

And on one of the paddles,

there is an octopus painted just like that.

- It might not mean anything. - On then paddle. Yeah.

It's got to mean something,

- though, I think. - But it could. No, 1,000%.

David and I go on a walk,

and he notices this eagle.

Hey, wait a minute. This is...

I found some rope.

MITCH: And we find this black string,

and if you know Survivor,

nothing is ever random out here.

There's something underneath it.

MITCH: Ooh, what is it?

Looks like an "S."

Maybe it doesn't mean anything. I don't know.

[women exclaim]

Hurry up. Kyle's back.

Yeah, everybody's come back, I guess.

- KAMILLA: He not waving? - CHARITY: No, he's not.

Maybe he's not happy. Maybe he didn't get us supplies.

KYLE: Coming back to camp,

mentally, I'm-I'm still pretty shocked.

- Come on. - Nothing?

Nothing.

That's all right.

KYLE: I let my tribe down.

But I still have to figure out a way

to integrate into this group of people

who have been forming bonds,

and I have to integrate with a lot.

Um, I'm a lawyer, but I have to tell them that I'm a teacher.

You guys want to sit down and I can tell you what happened?

Sure.

KEVIN: I'm happy to walk into a party late, but

walking into a party late with a costume on

is a whole 'nother fricking story.

My name's Kyle. I'm 30. I teach high school English,

and I didn't get the supplies, um, obviously.

Like, really, really sorry about that.

CHRISSY: So, they got flint, and...

Yeah, they got the flint, the machete and the...

- and the pot. Like... - That's okay. You know why?

'Cause I don't think they know how to use it.

Right? Hey, man...

Guys, like... I-I, like...

Kyle seems like a sincere guy, but he's no me.

If I'd have gone, I would have got the machete, tribe supplies.

We would have been sitting pretty.

But at the end of the day,

I knew he was telling the truth.

I could look in his eyes and I could see it.

I could see every detail that he was describing,

and it matched up.

I think I can trust Kyle.

But there's not really a whole lot

to do without a machete and a pot and supplies.

So, I think it's time we look

for these symbols.

So, found some rope.

It was on a tree, and then it was just on a branch.

Underneath the branch was an "S."

- An "S." - DAVID: An "S."

- Got to mean something. - It means something else?

CHARITY: David was out here just, like, sharing

that he, like, found something, but

I don't know if I would have shared it with everyone.

I probably would have been a little bit more discreet.

So, yeah, they look like this.

Like, there's an octopus on the paddle.

Oh, there's a turtle on this guy.

On the sign. Yeah, at the bottom of the sign.

And there's rope right there.

KAMILLA: Wait... - DAVID: So, that one probably

has something underneath it.

MITCH: All of them are hiding

a letter.

Yeah, underneath. Like, literally underneath.

MITCH: "N."

- KAMILLA: E. - KYLE: We got a "E."

There's a lot of things going on-- symbols, letters, ropes.

All of which I have no idea how we got,

what we're doing with them,

or why we're even doing.

What the freak is happening right now?

Our tribe is all over the place.

We have zero supplies, no shelter built,

no fire, and we're just

going on this goose hunt.

If we don't get it together,

I think we're gonna be screwed.

STAR: I think the Lagi tribe is fire.

Everybody just kind of fell

into roles of what they would do.

The guys went straight

to figure out what the foundation would be.

An ounce of preparation saves a pound of perspiration.

STAR: Eva just went straight for the bamboos,

holding ten bamboos in her hand.

So, she's, like, literally... a beast.

The joy in your face every time you bring back a stick--

it makes me happy.

I am the youngest player on this tribe,

and I had to demonstrate my worth right away.

And so I was like,

"what can I do to contribute to the tribe?"

And so I was like,

"Bamboo it is."

[laughs] I'll just

keep getting wood till you don't want anymore.

I am on the autism spectrum.

I was diagnosed when I was very young, just over a year old.

Having autism

gives me a lot of great strengths for the game,

as well as some blatant

weaknesses. Weaknesses, for sure, are social cues.

I don't know when someone's lying to me.

I'm a very direct person

and I expect others to be direct with me,

and they're not going to be in this game.

- JOE: That's our girl. - [Eva laughs]

EVA: But on the flip side, my autism makes me

so driven.

So, I definitely fixated on the bamboo. And I was like,

"This is what I'm gonna work on so that I have structure here."

And so, I was a bamboo pickup machine.

- Yeah. - BIANCA: Oh, yay.

- STAR: Okay, flames! - BIANCA: We have sparks happening.

Yes, sir. That's...

- Yes. - JOE: Uh-oh.

That's our first fire.

JOE: As a fire captain, you really have to buy in

to the fact that we got to do this together,

you can't do it alone.

So, coming into this game,

I want to build strong bonds within our team.

BIANCA: Joe,

how does it feel to be a firefighter building a fire?

[laughing]

JOE: I do want to be that player that,

when I walk away, people say that

that was a good dude, you know, and it sounds corny,

and people have said this before, but that loyalty piece,

taking a group to the end...

I want to change the game a little bit and really try that.

[laughing]

SHAUHIN: You're being good. You're lifting wood.

- To the kiddos. - To the kiddos.

EVA: Joe is an amazing man.

He's just... looks like an absolute beast.

But then he also has this side where he is so caring

and so loving for his family

that I can't help but trust him.

I'm a super loyal person, and so, one of my goals out here was

to make a really tight ally that I can trust.

- Okay. - And I...

I want that to be you. Like, I want us to be together.

Hey.

EVA: I knew that he was the one

I wanted to be my number one in this game.

I want to be with someone that I can consider a teammate

and a trusted ally.

Thank you. [laughs]

♪ ♪

Mm.

STEPHANIE: She was like, "Hey, I think

that this is something you're gonna enjoy."

I was like, "Damn. Okay."

I'm a hard-hitting business lady,

but I know that at the end of the day,

relationships are what's important.

And so, I am trying to have as many

authentic conversations as I can with people

and actually get to know them.

And they're not even touching you.

MARY: They're not.

STEPHANIE: It's really wild.

Some people are gonna want their game to move much faster.

Like, Sai is

a confident, determined woman of action.

I'm just gonna get some water real fast.

STEPHANIE: I can't imagine her sitting on her hands

and just wanting to get to know people

the same way

some of us have decided to do.

I see her wanting to get out there and play,

and she seems to want to play hard.

And time will tell

who does have the better strategy.

I would feel really comfortable

if one of us had the idol.

- So... - Yeah, we need to start looking.

SAI: We need to start looking.

- Should we start splitting off and, like... - SAI: Yes.

So, me and my alliance

devised a plan at the water well that we needed

to find the idol before the ladies do.

- You think she has something? - I feel like if anyone

were to have something, it would be her.

Feel like she's gone away the longest.

MARY: Like, that's, like, bad gameplay, in my book.

STEPHANIE: Lacking subtlety.

I mean, it's not looking good for her,

'cause it's, like, "You're not trustworthy."

- Uh... - But the question is

who does she feel closest to?

We got to focus.

Focus, focus.

I trust Justin.

So, we're walking through, we're checking all of the trees.

I'm looking around.

I'm trying to take my time.

And right when we were about to give up,

something in my body was like,

"Get on your tippy toes and look in this hole."

Okay.

Oh, my God. Okay, you got to help me.

Okay.

I found the Beware Advantage with Justin.

And the two with the puzzle lock.

Then it has a code that says,

"Two, one, six, three, three, seven."

I'm thinking that letters in the alphabet,

like, what number it is. Like, second letter

in the alphabet, but I have to see if it spells a word.

Okay, let's look at it.

It spells a word.

What the ... is this, Jeff?

[groans] Math.

216337.

Nice, this is one of those cryptograms.

JUSTIN: Are there six spaces?

SAI: So, maybe just put 'em in a different order.

But the numbers represent a letter.

Like, a two... a two could be a "T."

This thing's scary.

I don't know who...

I'm like, why?

I was adamant about math--

that is the one thing I did not want out here,

and they gave me numbers and something to crack open.

And reading that I don't have

my vote any longer-- that's really terrifying.

Should we get the group to...

Because Kevin's good at puzzles.

But I also read that it has

an immunity idol inside,

and that's what makes me want to crack this open

as soon as possible. Because Tribal

could be right around the corner.

I have no clue, and I need to have this thing open.

I need my vote.

[exclaims quietly]

[chopping]

[grunts]

- Oh... - Oh, my God.

- Drink that. - You did it.

STAR: This is just day two,

and right now we're all,

like, trying to feel each other out.

I feel like everybody's liking me and whatnot, and that's cool,

but I feel like I would like it more

if I at least had a advantage or a...

security in my pocket.

So, I'm looking for idols

'cause I have to protect myself.

It's going bad.

[laughs] It's going... it's going terrible.

I'm like, "Where are they?"

Has nobody seen Star?

BIANCA: I haven't, actually.

SHAUHIN: Star is in trouble, for sure.

It's like Survivor 101.

Don't leave camp by yourself

at the very beginning of the game.

For sure.

- JOE: Whole time? - For sure.

Star doesn't seem like she was ready

for that social part of the game.

That's a tough spot to be in,

'cause this game is already moving and shaking.

- About what? - Joe.

- Love. I l... - Yeah.

- JOE: What do you guys want? - Oh, my gosh.

SHAUHIN: Me, Thomas and Joe.

We're all from California.

The California Girls alliance, baby, the California Girls.

That's what we got.

There's a certain vibe between us that's really, like,

special and awesome.

I know, me too.

Me too, bro, to be honest.

- That was not the thing that I thought was gonna be my thing. - No. No.

I find myself in a budding alliance of all dudes,

and I am flabbergasted.

Who would you rather have in a four-- Eva or Bianca?

I feel like Eva is, like, young

and amazing and energetic,

but my thing about Bianca is, I think--

Like, let's say we get post-merge.

- Mm-hmm. - I think she might be more useful.

Four is the majority,

so we're trying to figure out who else to bring in.

Right now Bianca is my number one,

and it should be Bianca in with us,

but all of the guys really like Eva, too.

- JOE: What you got? - [Thomas gasps]

- Come on, let's split it. - You guys want some?

- THOMAS: What is it? - Coconut.

Oh, coconut.

EVA: Coming into this game,

I know sometimes people do have

different reactions to autism, so what matters to me

is trucking along with people

that you can trust and that you feel have your back.

My plan is to find one ally

that I feel comfortable explaining my situation to.

I don't plan on telling the whole tribe, initially,

because people could take advantage of me.

I have autism,

and that's a really big part of my life.

It's not something... But that's not something

I wanted to advertise in the game.

- And I wanted to share that with you because you're - Thank you.

- the person I trust the most out here. - Thank you.

I've never seen it as a roadblock,

but when I was a little kid,

told my mom I would never live independently,

that I would never hold a job,

that, at most, they could hope that I would, like,

marry someone with autism as well.

- Wow. - And they had...

My parents were like, "We're not settling.

We're not gonna give up on our kid."

They always raised me to believe that this

was not a problem, that this is not something

bad or wrong with you.

"You just have this thing, and it makes you unique."

And so, I'm so thankful that they,

like, they believe in me.

Oh, wow.

EVA: Telling someone I have autism--

and them knowing that I'm going to struggle

with understanding when people are lying--

really puts me at a vulnerable position.

But on the flip side,

I know that there are times

when I may need help.

There are times when I get super overstimulated.

I call them episodes.

I'll be, like, stuck in a loop in my head.

But the thing that I need is to get grounded.

And so things to look out for is that

if you see that I start messing with my hands,

- doing stuff like this... - Okay.

Squeezing myself, kind of, like, seeming like I'm not being me.

- How can I help you in that moment? - That...

Yeah. So, what I need from you

is getting squeezed is a big thing that helps with that.

Take my hands and be like,

squeeze my hands as much as possible.

- Like, you'll just... - Just squeeze 'em?

- EVA: Yep, yep, yep. - Squeeze 'em. Okay.

And just be like, "It's okay."

Like, if I mess up a challenge,

my brain gets stuck in the cycle,

and I kind of lose it, because I-I just get so fixated

and either think you're a success or a failure.

- Black and white. - Okay.

And so that is something to think about

- way down the line. - Understood.

But I just know that Survivor is hard.

- It is. - It's gonna be really, really tough.

And so I wanted someone to be...

- I'm honored. I'm honored. - be able to help me, so...

I hear what you're saying, and I know that's super vulnerable.

Like, as a teammate, like, I got you.

I ... got you.

- Thank you. - I promise you.

I'm so thankful that Eva was so honest with me.

This is bigger than the game now

and transcended it in a way that changed everything.

What if my daughter was here in that situation?

I have made a decision.

She's with me.

I got her.

EVA: As time goes on,

and if something does happen, I will share it with everyone,

- Okay. - but I don't want someone to see

my social, like, skills as a thing

that they can then take advantage of.

- So... - I want to tell you right now, sincerely,

from the bottom of my heart, I can't tell you

how much I appreciate you doing that.

It's gonna choke me up,

and I will absolutely love to help you with that situation.

- Thank you. - Can I give you a hug?

- Yes. Yes. - That's awesome. All right?

- I got you, and I'm proud of you for being here with that. - Yeah. Yeah.

JOE: She came to the right person, 100%.

It was, you know...

That was meant to be, so...

Even if, you know...

Whatever comes of that...

or why that happened, um...

I'm not gonna let her down.

So, even if that hurts my game or whatever,

if I got to go home early...

I'm not gonna let her down.

So...

Thank you. Thanks.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

DAVID: I always say...

What your favorite movie is, what kind of car you drive...

- CHRISSY: Okay. - and, also, how you like your steak cooked.

OTHERS: Oh...

DAVID: I drive a 4Runner, Toyota 4Runner. Um...

- Movie? - DAVID: Movies.

Notting Hill.

- CHRISSY: Is that with Julia Roberts? - So...

That's with Julia Roberts, yeah.

That's a classic.

It is so good. It is, like, the epitome of '90s rom...

CHRISSY: I never saw it.

- You've never seen Notting Hill? - I have not.

"I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy,

- like, asking him to love..." - CHRISSY: No.

Oh, man.

I do embody many stereotypes,

but there's a lot that people don't realize.

I mean, they're never gonna know.

Like, I'm a huge rom-com guy.

Like, I'm a big sap. I'm a hopeless romantic.

I don't know.

I feel like I'm a regular guy trapped in a jock's body.

And that has dictated how I act sometimes.

And then steak.

Uh, I like my steak typically cooked rare, medium...

rare to medium rare.

I'm a medium well girl.

- Oh, no. - [others exclaiming]

KYLE: Charity.

Freaking Charity likes her steak medium well done.

That's a sign of a psychopath right there.

That... She's got to go. [laughs]

CHRISSY: All right, go ahead, you do yours.

I've watched it, like...

KYLE: No freaking way. No way!

- [Kamilla laughs] - I was about to say Holes.

I swear to God.

- CHRISSY: I've never heard of it. - I swear to God.

KAMILLA: I don't watch movies.

So, like, whenever it's time to watch a movie,

I'll just watch the same thing over and over.

So, like, Holes, The Departed--

those are, like, the two most...

- Are you kidding me? [stammers] No way. - [laughing]

KAMILLA: Kyle and me

have so many similarities, it's scary.

KYLE: I'm Guyanese, so I also...

- I'm half Guyanese. - No.

Oh, my God. This is insane.

- My dad's in the Bronx still. - KAMILLA: It's crazy.

My Guyanese family is in the Bronx. Wait.

- KYLE: That's so crazy. Yeah. - That's crazy.

Guyana is such a small country.

Like, their population is so tiny.

I-I can't believe it.

Like, I was so, so happy to have something

in common with someone out here.

CHARITY: I feel fine.

I hope it stays like this.

- Yeah. Yeah. - It's fun.

What if we do?

The only one that would possibly have an advantage

would be Kyle,

which... He's really nice.

- I know. - But something just, like, doesn't...

I don't know. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

We'll see.

KAMILLA: What is going on with Charity?

It sounded like she was trying to throw

Kyle under the bus.

At this point, I really like Kyle.

I don't want Kyle going home.

No.

She-she... I-I think... kind of felt like

she was painting a target, but...

Is that-is that how you felt?

I trust you 100%. I do not have anything.

- Yeah. - Like, what I told you is exactly what happened.

I actually really like Kamilla,

and I would love to work with her, because

as I've learned about myself-- even more so here--

I'm an impulsive guy.

And I think Kamilla's gonna be a very strategic player.

And I think she's gonna know

when to strike and know when to pull back.

And I like that.

I-I need that around me.

Chrissy, not to put you on the spot, but by chance,

did Charity say anything about me to you?

- No. And she's... Has she said anything about me? - Okay.

- No. - She hasn't said anything about you, but...

- But you? - Yeah.

She doesn't talk to me.

KAMILLA: So, I came into this game

wanting to mess with people a bit,

'cause I know, I know I'm weak.

I need someone else's name out there,

and I'm doing it right now by throwing Charity

under the bus.

And I've been reversing that bus

and running her over and over and over.

Nobody was on the bottom.

Nobody should have even been having conversations.

At least I wasn't. Like...

CHRISSY: This is a perfect situation

to make her happy, make her feel like we're all, like...

KYLE: Like, it would be great if we could just

mesh this together and, like, just, like, work together.

I-I...

I think... Yeah, I-I agree.

Right?

- Let's just... - Yes.

- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. - All right? Pact. All right.

Yes. Sounds good.

KAMILLA: So, my plan to get

suspicion cast on Charity

worked way better than I thought it would,

'cause Chrissy, David, Kyle,

we end up forming an alliance over this

shared mistrust of Charity,

which works in my favor so well.

It's just, like, icing on the cake.

♪ ♪

CEDREK: Um, hand me one of those, uh...

- SAI: Big one? - CEDREK: Yeah, let's do some big

stick like that.

That'll go right up.

SAI: This Beware Advantage is really driving me nuts.

I need to have this thing open.

It's not a "Should we wait? Can we wait?"

No, no, no.

It's happening today. We found it today.

Let's get to work.

But it's-it's, like, math in a code.

It told you where to find the idol?

- JUSTIN: It might be inside... - No, it might be inside, but it's big.

- JUSTIN: It's, like, a can of stuff. - SAI: You got to see it.

CEDREK: Sai was very open that she found the Beware Advantage.

Sharing that information with our alliance,

I think, secures her spot

in the four.

Having that information gives us confidence

in her ability to work with us.

Okay.

Second letter of red.

Sixth letter of green. Green and now six letters.

So, we also can take a place of s...

two letters down. So, let me see...

SAI: I came out here saying

I was not gonna tell anybody when I found an idol.

But I also know that cryptograms are one of my weaknesses.

I'm aware. That's why I had to clue in my alliance.

Could be B, A. One.

A, B, C, D, E, F.

SAI: Right.

KEVIN: Knowing that Sai has the Beware Advantage

is kind of like a double-edged sword.

She's in my alliance.

She trusts me enough

to give me the code to solve the puzzle

to get the idol.

So, it makes me feel happy that I know it,

but also scared that she has it.

No.

- What the ... - Yes. Yes.

Wait, hold on, wait.

I am itching

to get it open.

What the ..., Jeff.

But for the love of God, we could not figure that out.

So, I don't know

when we're gonna do it,

but I do know we're gonna do it someway, somehow.

My heart is racing,

and I'm like, "Where's your brain going, Sai?"

But something in me said,

"Breathe and just ground yourself."

That's when I remember

there are these symbols all over the place.

Second letter.

I think it just hit me.

The colors of the numbers match the symbols

and the numbers are the letter

in the word of the symbol.

At first, I thought these were just, like, street names.

Oh, this is Fish Road.

Really strange symbols around.

They're all different colors.

But then, once I got my code, I was like,

"There's a method to the madness."

Good catch.

I was gone for a very long time

because these symbols were

all over the place.

Oh, my gosh.

Red eagle hawk.

Red eagle hawk?

Red eagle hawk. Red eagle hawk.

Red eagle hawk.

I was just at the brink of giving up, and I was like,

"You have to crack it today. Your vote is your currency."

Come on, Sai, come on.

Oh, yeah, I ... got it.

Pink dolphin.

That's the last symbol.

So...

let's crack this bad boy open.

So, the first is red two.

And that was the bird.

- JUSTIN: That's the bird. Okay. - SAI: The bird.

So, that's an "I."

One is lizard. So, we got "L."

Six is the last letter of turtle, right? "E."

Three is the fish. That's an "S."

Purple is that octopus. "T."

And then pink dolphin. So, that's an "N."

- JUSTIN: That's the last one. - SAI: Seven letters.

- JUSTIN: Yeah. - Okay, so what is it?

I, L, E, S, T, N.

JUSTIN: It's not a word, though, is it?

SAI: I have all my letters,

but what does it spell? This is scrambled.

- L... - L, E, uh...

So, we think it's... two.

I, L...

...E, S,

T, N.

Okay, hold on.

Holy ...

I got to go... I got to go crack this thing.

I didn't even think to, like, wait a little bit.

I'm so jittery. I'm jittering all over the place.

... God.

Oh, my...

My gosh.

I am holding

my first immunity idol.

[squeals]

- [laughs] - Let's go.

- You did it. You did it. - Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

"Congratulations. You have found a hidden immunity idol."

Good job.

- Oh, my God. - Congrats. You did it.

You did it. You did it.

This ... was not easy.

There were so many moments

where I would have given up,

but I've had so many women pour into me to show me that

you can be strong.

You did it.

[crying]

No.

Don't be sorry. You earned it.

SAI: Every step of it was surreal.

Like, it wasn't just all me.

It was all the women...

[sniffles] ...who raised me,

who just constantly pour into me to not stop.

And I just know my grandma's just saying,

"Give 'em hell. Give 'em hell, Sai."

I'm giving 'em hell, Gramps.

Giving 'em hell.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

Come on in.

Good morning, Civa.

- Good morning. - Morning, Jeff.

PROBST: Here comes Lagi.

- [whoops] - Yeah, baby.

- PROBST: Wow. - [whoops]

Here comes Vula.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Okay, a little tepid.

- Not quite as excited. - [laughs]

All right, are you ready to get

to your first immunity challenge?

- [cheering] - Can't wait.

CHRISSY: Bring it. Bring it. Bring it.

[excited chatter]

DAVID: We're ready, Jeff.

All right.

For today's challenge,

you're gonna race over a massive ramp

and through a net tunnel where one player

will use a Fijian war club

to smash a mask,

releasing a key.

You'll use that key to unlock a sled

where you'll work together to move that sled

down a track over sandbags.

When you get to the end, you got to pull that very heavy sled

to the top of a tall platform

where two players will use the pieces inside the sled

to solve a Survivor logo puzzle.

First two tribes to finish win immunity.

Here are the immunity idols for Survivor 48.

[cheering]

Shiny.

You have one of these back at your camp,

it means you're safe. You cannot be voted out of this game.

Name of the game, don't get voted out.

In addition, you're playing for a reward.

- Want to know what you're playing for? - Yes!

- Yes! - PROBST: It's tool time on Survivor.

THOMAS: Good. Something good.

PROBST: First tribe to finish, a massive Survivor tool kit.

- Wow. - Yeah, we need it.

- STEPHANIE: Wow. Wow, wow, wow. - MARY: What?

Second tribe to finish, smaller, but still helpful.

[overlapping chatter]

Last tribe to finish, Tribal Council tonight.

Somebody's dream ends.

First person voted out of Survivor 48.

And as a penalty for losing, I will take your flint.

Civa, you are still working to earn yours.

Big enough stakes?

- Oh, yeah. - Yeah.

All right, I'll give you a minute to strategize.

- We'll get it on. Here we go. - [all whooping]

♪ ♪

All right, here we go.

For immunity.

Survivors ready? Go!

CEDREK: Go, go, go, go, go.

PROBST: Got to get everybody up and over that net.

Attack it.

EVA: On your butt. On your butt.

STAR: On your butt. On your butt. On your butt!

PROBST: Some big falls.

That's part of Survivor. Get through that tunnel.

[grunting]

Everybody working together to get their tribe to their mat.

- STEPHANIE: Come on, Mary. - Go.

PROBST: Lagi looking good.

It's gonna be Joe on the mask.

- CEDREK: Come on, Stephanie. - There we go.

Go, go, go, go, go.

- Go! - You're good! - Go, Kev!

PROBST: It's gonna be Kevin working on the mask for Vula.

First you got to untie the club.

Civa struggling. Let's go!

Gonna be David on the mask for Civa.

- [cheering] - You got to untie that club,

then smash that mask to drop your key.

Joe has it. Here he goes. One big swing.

[grunts loudly]

PROBST: That'll do it. You're good. Get the key.

Kevin working on the knots.

David's still working on the knots.

You're good. Go, Lagi.

- Grab your handles. - Go.

- PROBST: Here goes Kevin. - Right through the eye, Kev.

- [grunting] - PROBST: One, two, three.

There it is. Go, Vula!

David trying to smash it. There it is. Go, Civa.

Now you can use your handles to move that sled.

SHAUHIN: One, two, three.

PROBST: It is Lagi out for an early lead.

They've got their sled. Now you got to move those sandbags.

[overlapping shouting]

Kevin has the sled released for Vula.

Go. Come on.

PROBST: David has it released for Civa.

- CEDREK: Go, go, go. - CHRISSY: Go, go, go!

- I'm front right. - KYLE: David, here's yours.

PROBST: You got to get those sandbags on the table.

Then you're gonna move that sled over the sandbags.

You want to keep 'em as flat as you can.

You got to get up and over.

One, two, three, lift.

It takes everything you have.

You're good.

It is Lagi in the lead.

Then Vula and Civa neck and neck.

- Up and over. - Go. Keep going.

- Drop, drop, drop! - PROBST: You're good, Civa.

MARY: Come on. Get it up. Get up.

PROBST: You're good.

- Take it to the bag. - Ready?

- One, two, three, up. - PROBST: Lagi continues to be in the lead.

They've stacked their second set of sandbags.

SHAUHIN: A little to the right.

- JOE: Keep driving. - EVA: Forward.

- CHRISSY: Up. - MITCH: Go, up, up.

- Keep going. - Keep going.

- SHAUHIN: Come on, come on. - And down.

Now you pull out your handles

and you got to get it to the top.

Civa's in this now.

Get out those handles and catch that rope.

- High. - Hold it high, don't worry about me.

Here comes Vula.

Everybody's in it right now.

- Go. Go, go, go. - Go! Go!

PROBST: You're gonna use that rope

and the handles to get a very heavy sled

to the top.

...three, pull!

PROBST: Civa's making up a lot of ground right now.

- It is Civa now in the lead. - Go, go, go!

PROBST: David pulling it up now.

Civa to the top.

Lagi to the top. Vula still working.

SAI: Pull!

This is on top.

PROBST: Get 'em all on there first.

- All the pieces on the table. - Focus.

MITCH: That's it. Nice. Here we go.

PROBST: It is Charity and Kamilla for Civa.

- It is Bianca and Thomas for Lagi. - CEDREK: Come on, pull.

Vula is still working to get to puzzle phase

- of this challenge. - SAI: Come on.

Come on!

- Inch by inch. - One, two, three.

- Come on! - You're there.

Slide it up.

Pull it.

You're good!

- It is Civa... - DAVID: There you go.

and Lagi

working on the puzzle.

Vula trying to catch up.

[indistinct chatter]

Kevin and Stephanie have a big deficit to make up.

Can they do it?

First two tribes to finish are safe.

- It's the last tribe that's in trouble. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No. Other way.

PROBST: It is Charity and Kamilla now who have slowed down.

They had some momentum. They have lost it.

Vula got up here last, but they are in it now.

Thomas and Bianca with another piece for Lagi.

Lagi is starting to run away with this.

Then it is Vula and Civa neck and neck.

You're amazing. You're doing amazing!

PROBST: Kevin and Stephanie have done a great job.

They made up a ton of lost time.

Hold this... No, put it back so she can help her.

PROBST: Civa can feel it slipping away.

They've lost all their momentum.

We're ahead, we're ahead, we're ahead, we're ahead.

Kevin and Stephanie have taken all the momentum.

- Lagi has never lost their momentum. - SAI: Yes, sir!

Lagi down to one piece left.

- You hold it. Thomas, you put it... - Hold it. Put this in.

- PROBST: There it is. The last piece. - Turn it ar...

PROBST: Got to get it in.

- Jeff! - There it is.

Lagi wins immunity!

- Let's go! - [cheering]

Safe from Tribal. We're looking for one more.

- I got it, I got it. - PROBST: Comes down to this.

Vula down to six pieces.

Civa down to eight pieces.

There you go. There you go.

We are very close.

Only a two-piece difference right now.

MITCH: There you go, there you go.

PROBST: Civa continues to gain ground on Vula.

Could they pull this out?

You got this, you are coming back!

SAI: Take that piece out, take that top piece out.

PROBST: Stephanie with another piece for Vula,

but it's not going in.

Finish that piece, finish that piece!

PROBST: It is now Civa in the lead!

This is why you never give up!

CEDREK: Check that piece. Check that piece.

- That piece, go, come on. - Go, go, go.

PROBST: An unbelievable turn of events.

Civa down to two pieces.

Grab another piece, Steph.

Vula at five,

and their puzzle almost falling over.

[overlapping shouting]

One piece left for Civa.

KEVIN: Hold it, hold it.

PROBST: What a turnaround.

[cheering]

There it is!

Civa wins immunity!

An unbelievable comeback.

It's okay, you guys did great.

- We're gonna be fine. - PROBST: Sending Vula

to Tribal Council tonight,

where somebody will be the first person

voted out of Survivor 48.

Wow, what an opening challenge.

- Don't quit! - Don't quit!

[sighing]

All right, Lagi-- domination,

- victory. - [whoops]

Immunity is yours.

Nobody going home from Lagi.

- Civa, nice job. Immunity is yours. - [whoops]

Yeah, baby!

- Nobody going home from Civa. - [whoops]

Your tribe supplies will be waiting for you back at camp.

Here's your flint.

- CHARITY: Oh, yeah! - Let's go.

Give it a kiss.

Lagi, Civa, grab your stuff, head out.

[whoops] Thanks, Jeff.

- [cheering] - PROBST: No Tribal Council.

All right, Vula, Tribal Council tonight.

Somebody will be the first person voted out of Survivor 48.

And as a penalty for losing-- you know what's coming,

sorry for you--

I'm gonna take your flint.

Thank you, Kevin.

You'll have a chance to earn it back the next challenge.

All right, grab your stuff, head out.

See you tonight at Tribal Council.

STEPHANIE: I feel really bad about losing the challenge.

I feel

like there's a spotlight on me.

When you volunteer for the only part

of a challenge that everybody else gets to watch,

you inherently take on a bunch of extra risk,

but I'm gonna take it head-on.

For our 50th season, we're turning the game

over to you. Your votes

will help determine

key elements that will shape the game

for our returning players.

Survivors ready?

Starting tonight, you'll have

one week to cast votes for our first four elements.

This is our way of celebrating Survivor

and thanking you for 25 years of loyalty.

Go to Survivor50CBS.VoteNow.tv

or scan the QR code below and make your voice heard.

It's Survivor 50, in the hands of the fans.

♪ ♪

STEPHANIE: Hey, I'm sorry, guys.

You know, I was on the puzzle.

- No, you guys... - And I just...

You know, it's really hard, like,

and I feel like we were so close.

- We were three pieces. - Literally.

- I know I have responsibility. Like, - Three pieces.

I-I volunteered, I put myself out there,

and so I'm sorry.

The vibe walking back into camp

was rough, and I could sense

that folks wanted to hear me take some responsibility.

It's been weighing on me

and so I just wanted to make sure I said it.

I think that earns you authenticity

and accountability points with folks.

No one likes to work with a delusional queen.

I gave that ... my all.

Like, I'm so mad.

A hundred percent too little, too late.

Stephanie raised her hand for the puzzle,

and if you're going to put yourself to lead, you finish it.

She panicked at the puzzle because she spent

- more time doing... this. - Y-Yeah. Figure out...

- And I was like, "Get a piece, put a piece." - Yeah.

Steph feels a little bit on the outs right now,

but we kind of both messed up on the puzzle,

so, for me,

I don't care who goes home as long as it's not me.

CEDREK: After today,

it just makes it like...

- I think it has to be her. - It makes it very clear.

- No, 100%. - Like, there's a clear reason.

SAI: It has to be Stephanie tonight.

And I think the thing that's her Achilles' heel

that's kinda, like, stabbing her in the butt cheek

is that she doesn't listen to people around her,

and I can't work with that.

STEPHANIE: I just feel terrible.

You didn't do the whole thing.

- We did it all together. - [laughs] Yeah. - MARY: Yeah.

- Yeah, I know. - Don't-don't blame it on yourself.

MARY: Stephanie may be feeling down,

but when we come back to the camp,

I'm ready to pounce.

I'm ready to have these conversations

and get the one person that I don't trust on my tribe out.

For me, my priority is trust.

- Yeah. - I have nothing against Sai.

- Right. - But I would put Sai

'cause I trust you more than I trust her.

I trust you more than I trust her.

From the beginning,

I have not trusted Sai.

She's always gone, scampering

around the island, looking for an idol.

It's like, "You're trying way too hard.

Like, can we make some connections first?"

That's a perfect way to not garner anybody's trust.

I'm not gonna put your name down,

even though the puzzle thing happened.

- I agree, for sure. - No, then we're in.

Promise that.

I know Sai is dangerous.

She's playing really, really hard, really early,

and it's still only day three,

but Sai's been up-front with me the whole time.

That goes a long way in this game for trust,

so I really got to make a decision,

but I'm still trying to keep in the middle

as much as I can right now.

It's the same approach I take at the restaurant.

It's just going in the morning,

taking inventory, seeing where everybody's at.

"Where do you need me? What can I do?

You know, do you need me to go get supplies?"

And kind of taking it from there.

What's-- where's your head at?

Um, my head is Steph.

- Okay. - And-- But what did they say?

She wasn't really giving me much, still.

CEDREK: Really?

- Yeah. - What did she say?

She just said, like, "What are you doing?

Like, who do you think is the weakest one?"

And I'm like, "I think we all have different strengths.

"I don't think any one of us is, like,

weaker in something else."

CEDREK: Did she give a name?

No.

SAI: Stephanie and Mary are up to something,

but I'm hoping Tribal tonight

plays out the way we would like it to

and I don't have to use the idol.

But are we locked in?

I want to make sure nobody's feeling weird.

I'll go with you guys, yeah.

'Cause that was a long water walk to not talk about anything.

But if it doesn't play out the way we would like it to,

I don't mind using my idol.

I just want to use it wisely.

One, two, three, plus Justin.

Then who do we... Cedrek, Sai?

- I would say Sai. - That's right.

KEVIN: I know that I'm in a really good, solid four alliance

with Cedrek, Justin and Sai,

but Mary wants to make sure that it's

me, Justin, Steph and her, Mary.

And it's hard because I'm balancing two majorities.

Right now, it's tonight.

It's Sai.

I'm down to, like, stay loyal.

My head's in a pickle right now.

There's something about Mary that I feel

a genuine connection with.

And I don't want to break that,

and I don't want to make her distrust me.

But the best part is that I have so many different options.

And in this game, it's all about options.

Everyone sees us two as, like, if they don't know

what we're gonna vote for.

- So, maybe it is time to, like... - Yeah.

Steph was really trying to poke at my brain.

- Yeah. - I was like, "Listen, uh, whatever way you're leaning..."

KEVIN: Me and Justin are kind of riding this middle wave right now,

and that's exactly how I wanted to play this game.

- That's what... - I know Ced's worried about the idol,

and he wants to make sure that it's with us.

KEVIN: I have a really good relationship with Sai, however,

the idol is not mine, and that's what scares me,

because she can use the idol.

Sai can have whatever say she wants to be able to use this.

- Not the worst thing. - Yeah.

Because then me, you or Ced

- could find the idol. - 'Cause then that goes back in the game.

- I know. It'll just be replanted, right? - Yeah.

I'm glad I'm in this position

right now, because now me and Justin

have the control.

It's a really good position to be.

It's kind of what I wanted it to be, and, um, I'm excited.

I'm very excited for this.

That is the famous last Survivor words, baby.

"I think it's going to be straightforward."

There is a lot going on,

and I don't have all of the information.

I'm nervous.

Yeah.

When Kevin looks at me and says, "It's a straightforward vote,"

I'm like, "Those don't happen anymore, my dear."

I think I'm experiencing, in real time,

the complications

of what it looks like to play

a slightly lesser aggressive game,

to not come in hot off the bat

and to not feel like I am calling the shots.

I just hope that everybody realizes

the right person to vote out tonight is Sai.

SAI: A lot of people in this game

who have been overly confident

has had their torch snuffed, but I'm feeling

I truly do have agency in my game,

and my game is good.

So, I'm ready. Let's go, full send.

♪ ♪

Behind each of you is a torch.

Go ahead and grab a torch, dip it in and get fire.

This is part of the ritual at Tribal Council

because in this game, fire represents your life,

and when your fire's gone, so are you.

And that will be the case for one of you tonight.

So, Cedrek, let's talk about the first few days.

What did you anticipate Survivor would be like

and what is it in reality?

It is the real deal.

This is not watching it on your couch

on Wednesday nights on CBS.

- Right? Like, in my world, - Yeah.

I don't do this stuff.

And that's part of the attraction,

to see can I do, how will I do

and what happens when I do.

- Mary, how about for you? - MARY: Yeah.

- We are city folk, all of us. - [laughing]

- Team City Folk. - MARY: Team City Folk.

Yeah. For us to have made a fire,

catch crabs, it's something that I would

never do otherwise, which is why I want to be here.

But, also, the pressure and the intensity.

What's the pressure?

The pressure is not knowing who you can trust.

You think you know who you can trust,

but here is where trust is either built,

strengthened or shattered.

And none of us know which one of it it's gonna be tonight.

PROBST: So, Stephanie, even though you just land,

you're trying to establish shelter and all that,

trust is still immediately the number one concern?

STEPHANIE: Yeah. Folks are looking around and trying to figure out

"who am I going to get along with,

feel a connection with or feel a vibe with?"

We're very air sign heavy,

so there's three Libras.

And what does that mean?

- Thank you. - [laughing]

I don't know.

PROBST: 'Cause it got you to Tribal Council.

- So... - STEPHANIE: Yeah. [laughs]

Uh...

Usually, an air sign is good at communication,

but maybe a little bit of indecisiveness.

- Are you an air sign? - I am.

Sai, I don't think you could have had a bigger reaction.

I got to... That's something I got to work on, okay?

- Facial expressions. - Not for me. I love it.

SAI: It's a lot to unpack there.

Because I am a air sign,

I know for a fact that I don't typically get along

with other air signs, for the fact that they are indecisive.

I have to trust that you're gonna commit,

whether it's in a challenge, on a vote, on a journey.

That's just how I look at it.

Justin, how do you receive information

when you're having a conversation?

Kind of like taking an order at work, Jeff.

You see someone's order, and you're like,

"Oh, I never thought this combination could work,

but let's give it a try."

And it tastes pretty good sometimes.

Sometimes it isn't so good.

But I think if you take a sample of different things

that you hear and people coming up to you and talking to you,

you can really form something that's-that's special.

PROBST: Sai, Justin's saying, "I'll consider all possibilities,"

but that's ultimately impossible in Survivor

because you can only write down one name.

So, what do you think this vote will be about?

Historically, there comes a time where

your tribe has to decide do you prioritize strength

or do you prioritize loyalty in the matter?

Do you build the trust with the alliances we've created

while also making the people who feel like they're on the bottom

feel like they're not on the bottom,

feel very secure in where they are?

Because you added this fun little twist

called a Shot in the Dark.

So, if you're not thinking about all the different variations

and possibilities of how something may go,

that's not somebody I want to work with.

Like, if you were sitting on the beach the first day and just

taking in the stars, meanwhile, you could look at stars at home.

I think you're selling yourself short.

I'll also say, like, we can walk and chew gum at the same time.

You could be looking at the stars

and playing a hard-hitting game.

Like, it is really discounting folks

who might appreciate the, like, environment we find ourself in

to say that you might not be playing very hard.

Sai...

SAI: I can appreciate you looking

at the stars, but I can also appreciate while

you're looking at the stars, I'm over here

at the water well, working with somebody,

creating a bond and getting myself further in the game.

If you always have your head in the clouds,

when do you find time to be in reality is what I'm asking.

No one came to Fiji to look at the stars.

To be clear.

Let's let the stars go.

Sorry. No, no, no.

STEPHANIE: Look, it might not be the game you would play,

but everybody out here is playing.

Capital "P."

So, tonight, I want to move forward with folks

who I trust, who might see the game the same way as me

and have the same priorities that I do.

PROBST: Kevin, when you hear this conversation,

explain to me why this complicates making a vote.

Because Sai has her own opinion, Stephanie has hers.

Nobody's right or wrong. That's the point of Survivor.

You take a group of people, and you force them

to figure it out, and then vote someone out.

I see Steph and Sai's points,

and I agree with both.

And it's because I am kind of both.

I feel like Survivor meant so much to me

and my family and my dad, and I wanted to come out here

to try to experience something for the both of us.

- So, the experience is there, but I also came to play, too. - Right.

And I came to work so hard to make alliances,

to talk to people, to gain loyalty.

Trust is so important. And right now,

this vote right here will determine

what the trust will be.

All right, it is time to vote. Mary, you're up.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'll go tally the votes.

If anybody has an advantage or an idol and you want to play it,

now would be the time to do so.

Hey, Jeff.

I got a little something.

Not sure how I feel about my stars tonight, so...

- Okay. Thank you. - Let's see.

This is a Shot in the Dark scroll,

which means there is no vote in here from Stephanie.

She sacrificed her vote to take

a one-in-six shot at safety in this game.

If this says you are safe,

any votes cast against Steph will not count.

Steph, you are...

...not safe.

Any votes cast against Stephanie will count.

I'll read the votes.

First vote: Sai.

Steph.

Steph.

That's two votes Steph, one vote Sai.

First person voted out of Survivor 48: Steph.

That's three. That's enough. Need to bring me your torch.

What the ...

Had to be someone.

It's true. Steph, the tribe has spoken.

STEPHANIE: Thanks, Jeff.

- PROBST: Time for you to go. - STEPHANIE: Thanks.

- Good luck, guys. - KEVIN: Bye, Steph.

- Bye, Steph. - Bye, Steph.

Grab your torches. Head back to camp.

Good night.

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I have four nipples.

He has four nipples.

- God is fair. - [laughing]

PROBST: Next time on Survivor...

I hold grudges.

EVA: Wait, what?

We're gonna chop her head off.

This is full-blown sabotage.

I just got voted out, and I got voted out first.

I don't have a ton of regrets.

Could I have hit the beach a little harder?

Could I have started forming alliances a little faster?

Maybe. But, like, I got to push myself

in ways that I didn't know that I could.

I'm walking out of here with my head held high

and really glad for the opportunity.

[roars]