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JONATHAN LAPAGLIA: Previously... Go, go, go, go, go!

..the ultimate rematch...

Aaaargh! ..between Brains...

MYLES: Ready to kick some Brawn ass!

Woo!

..and Brawn...

JESSE: I will be the king of the Brawns.

I love you guys.

Until death do us part.

..reached breaking point.

Argh! Oh, shit!

Oh, no! Medic!

Injury...

You have injured your bicep,

which means that there are going to be some challenges

that you can't compete in.

..betrayal...

Girls gone wild. (OTHERS LAUGH)

I don't want Jesse finding out that I wanted him out.

We're trying to keep Brawn strong. For sure.

..and loss...

Ben from Brains has decided to leave the game.

..have plagued the OG Brawn...

PAULIE: Everybody wants me out of the game.

I'm on the bottom, but I'm not going down without a fight.

(LAUGHTER)

..whilst Secret Alliances...

ZARA: The Graduates is going to be the alliance that takes me

through to the end.

..and broken trust.

(WHISPERS) This is going to be the last time Zara strong-arms me.

..have fractured the OG brains.

KARIN: AJ is giving us the ick.

I want to put the fear of God into him

that if I wanted to turn, I would.

21 days...

I am one step closer to taking full control of this game.

..seven OG Brains...

If I get power in this game, I will burn AJ to the ground.

..six OG Brawn...

Jesse thinks he's running the show, which is going to stop from now.

..three immunity idols.

Ooh-ooh-ooh!

This is a far superior idol because nobody knows about it.

..one secret advantage.

I now have the potential to get two idols.

Ah!

Who will be going home tonight?

Come on in.

JESSE: There's something nice under that box, I bet you.

MYLES: Yeah, there's going to be something good under there.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Morning, Jonathan.

Is it endurance? Oh, what is it?

Whoa!

Oh, my God!

Hello.

Hello, darling.

Hello. Hello.

Good. Hi.

So, Logan,

26 days in.

How would you describe the game that's been played so far?

Um, I think there's been two

different kind of games played so far.

I think there's been a few of us that might have had our backs

against the wall for a little bit longer than some others,

so I feel like maybe we're starting to turn a new chapter

and we might be entering a new phase.

Well, it's funny you should say that.

It is time to drop your buffs.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) We are merged!

Oh, my God, we made it! Congratulations. Congratulations.

Oh, my God!

Wait, Paulie, we made it. PAULIE: How are you?

I feel like you and I had a rough run.

Oh, my God, I finally have made it to merge.

I started at the top, and I've been pushed

down to the bottom.

And now, it's my time to rise up again.

I am a phoenix, rising from the ashes.

Oh, my... We did it!

Kaelan. Nice to meet you.

(BOTH SQUEAL, LAUGH)

Coming into a merge with Brains having the majority,

these OG Brawns will be picked off one by one.

We're going to dominate.

Alright. Who wants a buff?

Me! Ah!

Amazing!

Oh, it smells so clean. (LAUGHS)

This is a rematch of Brains v Brawn,

and there's seven OG Brains and six OG Brawns.

Obviously, I want an OG brain to win,

but Merge is the World Series of Poker,

and I want that first-place prize,

no matter what I have to get it.

(HORN BLOWS)

(VOCALISING)

Alright, shall we get to today's first individual reward challenge?

(WHOOPING, CHEERING) OK.

Today's challenge is very simple.

You're gonna hang on a rope for as long as you can.

When your competitor drops, your rope will jolt,

making it more difficult.

Last person still hanging on

wins reward.

Want to know what you're playing for?

Oh, yeah. Bring it on.

A very exclusive...

..cocktail party...

Oh!

Oh, my! Yes!

..with all the drinks and canapes you need to celebrate Merge.

And best of all, if you win this challenge, you get to choose

the guest list. CONTESTANTS: Ooh!

Worth playing for? Worth playing for!

OK, we're going to draw for spots, and we will get to it.

Get it on! OK.

Alright, here we go.

PD is sitting this one out because of his injury.

Everyone else in position.

This challenge is now on.

It's not comfy.

Ah!

This sucks more than I thought it would.

Congratulations.

You all made Merge.

Here's your chance to celebrate that with a VIP cocktail party.

Whoo-hoo! Woo!

Yes!

Oh, Jesse!

You can see the pain on Jesse's face already.

Oh, it hurts my neck.

Hurting his neck.

Hurting his hands.

Come on, Jesse, I thought you were taking me out for cocktails tonight.

Oh. (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHS)

Ah!

Less than five minutes in,

Laura is out!

In that case. Ha!

Oh! Sorry.

No, that's OK, you're out.

AJ's out. Disrupted Kate, but she's all good.

It's OK. Sorry.

I'll hang on. Oh, Karin!

Karin's out.

Five minutes in, and we've lost three.

LAURA: Come sit. Come sit. Come sit.

Morgan looking solid, as always.

Logan locked and loaded.

Kristin going nowhere.

Oh, Jessie!

JESSE: Ah!

Oh, really struggling.

Digging deep to stay in this.

Ah!

(SIGHS) I'm out.

Ah!

Finally, Jesse drops.

Hard luck, Jesse. Disrupts his neighbours.

Yeah, that was a big jolt. (KAELAN LAUGHS)

Oh, I'm out, too. Finally.

Kaelan is out.

Alright. Oh! Oh, Kristin.

What?

Kristin drops.

I did not expect that.

PAULIE: Oh.

Ah.

Ah, big readjustment from Paulie.

(GRUNTS)

Oh, he is the biggest snake oil salesman.

LAURA: Oh, really?

OK, good to know, good to know, good to know.

PD: Is that comfy, Paulie? Yeah.

(CHUCKLES) Paulie.

Just full-stretch now.

He's a miracle. He's got...

Flair, charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.

Kate, how are you going? Are you feeling OK?

KATE: My arms are struggling.

Can you chat and hold on? Or you'd want to concentrate?

No, I can chat. Oh, OK.

Do you, um...? what do you do in your free time?

I'm a DJ, and I own a dance company.

Then you have a cool life.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

So what's your...? What's, like, a cool hobby that you do?

Um... Ooh.

You'd have so many.

Like, your personality is, like, really cool and out-there.

It's hard to say. I like drawing and stuff like that,

but I make costumes for the girls.

You're a smart cookie.

You're smart, I can tell. Thank you so much.

Also, when you want to focus,

just let me know and I'll stop talking.

Nah, it's kind of helping me, to be honest.

Oh, sick.

Maybe we can go to a cocktail party together if I win.

Oh!

That'd be so nice!

Oh. Far out, I'm... This hurts.

I think I'm going.

Ah! Whoa!

Great battle for Myles.

He's had enough. He is out.

Oh.

How are you feeling, Morgan?

No. (BLEEP)

Oh! Morgan's out. Wow.

Another surprise.

Morgan is out.

KRISTIN: Nice, Morgs.

Now we're down to four.

Kate.

Logan. Zara.

And remarkably...

PD: Good on you, Paulie!

..still Paulie.

You have not looked comfortable

from the very start of this challenge.

And I'm not, but I'm thirsty.

You're thirsty?

Yeah, I'm parched.

Merge is a big reset in the game.

Paulie trying to capitalise on that.

Oh. Nice, Paulie.

Ah! Paulie still on the move.

Come on, Paulie.

My forearm is broke.

I'm in pain just watching Paulie.

Ah!

Logan and Zara have not moved

this entire time.

Finally... Paulie!

..after an epic struggle,

Paulie out of the challenge.

Hoping my effort translates to cocktails.

We're down to three.

Kate, Logan and Zara.

Yeah, the girls!

Who's going to be throwing the cocktail party?

(BLEEP)

Logan on the move now.

Struggle is on now for Logan.

Don't let him get in your head, Logan.

Oh, babes, I'm not getting to the end. It's on you.

Ladies, are we open to any negotiations?

Zara trying to cut a deal.

But Kate super focused.

I don't think she can hear us.

You want me to relay the message?

Yes, please. OK. So what exactly is the deal?

Logan, what's our pitch?

If we get cocktails, she can take the win.

Copy.

So, Kate. Yeah.

Just delivering a message.

Zara and Logan... Yep?

..they want to cut a deal.

Kate saying anything up there?

They're going to let you take the win if you will take them

to the cocktail party.

Done. Done?

(CHUCKLES) Yes. Snake 'em. Take us!

Alright,

Logan and Zara, I delivered the deal.

Yep? Guess what?

She's very happy with those terms.

Is she? Yep. Logan drops out.

Zara drops out.

KRISTIN: Wow! Woo!

Kate wins!

First individual reward.

PAULIE: Well done, Kate.

Whoo-hoo!

Well done.

High five. Thank you so much.

Congratulations.

Whoo-hoo!

ZARA: You happy with our terms? Yeah.

I was, like, "Done," straightaway.

Kate, come on over.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

AJ: Well done, Kate!

Woo! There you go. There it is.

Alright, congratulations.

The cocktail party is yours. Thank you.

Who are you going to pick?

I'm going to stick to the deal that I was made.

So, Zara and Logan. Woo!

Yeah! Well done.

Woo! Girls party!

Alright. You know what?

Let's, uh...let's round it out.

Choose three more people. Oh, my God! OK.

OK. Oh! OK.

I have to really think about this. Sorry.

Um...

Morgan. Oh!

Obviously.

Paulie. Yes!

(LAUGHTER)

Yes! Oh, my God. Amazing! Thank you!

And AJ had a really good chat to me on the floor,

so I'll give AJ... (CHEERING DROWNS OUT SPEECH)

Woo!

Alright.

Congratulations, Kate, Zara, AJ, Morgan...

You know what?

Just choose one more.

(CHEERING)

OK.

Oh, this is so hard.

Kristin.

(LAUGHS)

(CHEERING)

Cocktail party!

Alright, well, congratulations, everyone.

Your cocktail party will be waiting for you back at camp.

You can head on out. Enjoy.

Amazing.

Oh, my God, I won the first individual reward.

I wouldn't even believe I would be at Merge,

let alone winning the first challenge.

Party up, party up.

I think every single person underestimated me

coming into this challenge because they thought

I was just here as a ditzy girl, having a good time.

Whoo-hoo!

But making this decision today is going to show them

that I'm throwing the shots and I'm going to run this party.

Oh, my God!

Oh!

OK, everyone. So, cheers to Merge!

ALL: To Merge.

AJ: Congratulations, Kate! Thank you, Kate

(WHOOPING)

Merge is a massive milestone.

And now that this game has become an individual game,

the only concern is the OG Brawns are in a minority now.

Oh, my God, I love bruschetta. Mmm.

So, I've chosen very carefully who I want to come reward with me.

I'm a woman of my word.

You know, if I say yes to something, I'm not going to dog you.

Strategically, I've chosen a few people that I don't know

that I need to get to know.

Oh, my gosh.

(LAUGHS)

Then, also taking a few of the original morons

to hear about what has been going on with people

more that I trust and people that I've been close to before.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

I definitely feel like I'm in a strong position.

I'm loving making new friends, so it feels lovely.

I feel like I can just see rainbows.

You want to...? Let's try and cook something up,

get a bit of our own Merge feast going?

Yeah, we can go rice and beans.

Those beans and that cooked rice. Yeah.

My post-Merge meal was undercooked rice,

enjoyed with a big glug of well water.

PAULIE: (IN POSH ACCENT) Cheers. Cheers.

Yes. Cheers.

Cheers, my love.

Shut up!

Enjoy yourself less!

No. I'm happy for all the cocktails they're having.

I am not bitter. At all.

At all.

You could just like, hear, like, you know, some giggling

and a little clink of the glass.

KATE: They're all looking at us.

I love you, I'm sorry. (CHEERING)

KRISTIN: Oh, my God.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

AJ: Kate, thank you so much for inviting us.

Thank you, Kate! Kate, we love you.

All of these individual rewards at this phase of the game

are about building relationships, gathering information.

And Kate made some very interesting decisions

for who went to that cocktail party.

There's a lot of big fish in a small pond now, isn't there?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. I don't know, we'll see.

We'll see what AJ concocts up.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I haven't even had a... Besides saying,

"Hello. How are you?" That's all. I haven't spoken to AJ.

Yeah. That's all I know of...

And the whole, "I've got hostages," thing.

That's all I... Yeah. How did you think...?

What did you think of that? Oh, I thought it was pretty feisty.

How did you start your dancing? During COVID.

You started during COVID?

The only person I'm worried about being there would

probably be AJ.

He's using his charisma, he's using his charm,

and I know he probably wants me out at some point.

You'd be a massive catch on any dating app.

We all thought you were a model.

Potentially, AJ could gain momentum quite quickly,

and I don't want that to happen.

KAELAN: How was it?

Hey.

Making Merge, for me, right now, means that I get Laura back...

(LAUGHS) Me? Little old me?

..and that the game ramps up.

Everyone said something nice about you, right?

It's, like, this smoke will follow you?

Yeah.

I have put in the hard yards since day one, and I've put out

people's votes that I wanted.

And every time I've really pushed for a singular person,

I can get a bit of pushback saying, "Not just yet.

"The timing is not right."

I'm sick of letting other people dictate who I vote out,

so I am taking back my control.

Who else would like a coconut?

You can come in.

Oh, no. All good.

ZARA: Oh, can I come over? How are you? Yes.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, we're just talking about who our future alliances are

and what we're looking at. Yes.

We're gonna have to keep eyes and ears to the floor everywhere.

Who are you trusting?

The girls. Yeah.

Karin and Kate. I will say this.

I'm happy to go...

I know you think don't think he's a threat, but from day seven,

AJ has been on my chopping list.

We are getting him before he gets me.

Yeah.

I know we are all good now, and that is fine.

But I refuse to be told one more time,

"Wait till the next vote." Yeah.

Because when I say I want him gone, I want him gone.

Yeah. It's not right now,

but I need, as a team, for us to do that for me.

Otherwise, I'm not going to feel like you guys are my team.

As long as it's not right now. Yeah, it's not right now.

It's not necessary right now.

But when I say it's time to pull the trigger, I need you guys

to have my back, otherwise, you're not going to feel

like you're on my side. Yeah.

I am here to win.

I do everything to win.

And if placating Logan is what it takes, that's fine.

But I have concerns about my relationship with Laura.

We can select the best person to go over.

To be honest, I wasn't going to handle this like this.

Zara.

I know that Laura is mad at me for stealing her advantage,

so I also need to try and smooth the path between us.

Do you need to air anything with me? 'Cause I heard...

Logan said that you...said you threatened me.

Yeah.

Because of everything that happened when I left.

I was just frustrated.

Um, I was just frustrated when I came back

because I just didn't think that that's how it was going to go.

That wasn't what I thought was going to happen.

And I felt like you'd kind of taken my advantage

and, like, run away with it.

Yeah. Do you know what I mean?

And I was like, it was mine.

Like, I feel like, because it was mine, I should have gone.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah.

But, um, I felt hijacked.

I felt like I was put in a corner.

Yeah. And I had to then say it.

Yeah. Um, because...

Yeah, I just was... I just felt really hijacked.

That wasn't my intention.

My intention was to get you to do what... The plan.

It is complete Zara behaviour to snake someone's advantage or idol

that she didn't find, nor does she deserve in this game,

and think that she's entitled to it.

I just think, in general, stuff is going to happen,

and we're not always going to agree with everybody else's

thought process.

We know that she's not nice.

She has been quite cruel at times

and really strong-handed the vote a few times on the OG Brains camps.

And that's just not going to work anymore.

So, Zara's on my hit list.

PAULIE: Guess what, guys?

Because I couldn't sleep last night,

guess who's soaked some beans?

Oh! Yeah, so there's beans in the pot.

KARIN: Good job.

KATE: All together, finally.

Oh, what's the tribe name going to be?

So, for the tribe name, I have heaps of lame names, like Soul and Heart,

and whatever, but they're all... In Samoan, or just like...?

It could be in Samoan.

I'm fine with that in Samoan.

I love that.

Well, I think that's absolutely fitting.

Yeah. Let's do it. We don't even need anybody else's approval.

We've got majority.

Laura, we are Malosi.

LAURA: Oh, OK. The word's 'Malosi'.

I like it.

It sounds strong.

PD, what do you reckon? Should we get these rocks out of here?

PD: It's not... It's only gonna be temporary.

We just need, like... Just a little bit.

Just a little bit. We just need two posts.

The Merge phase of Survivor is where things start to go crazy.

It's pretty much like being back on day one.

Nice to finally meet you. You, too. You, too.

A little bit chaotic.

Kaz.

People are running all over the place.

People are having multiple chats.

It was so intense.

But coming into Merge, I'm really excited

because I finally have some friends.

I've got people behind me from my OG Brawn tribe

who I really think have my back.

Because I can't put a jumper on myself.

So I just put it over the top of me.

But it's been enough. It's been enough.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And it came to the forefront when I needed it.

It also demonstrated that, when we look at the big picture,

we're looking at survival for everyone.

So I'm feeling really good about my position in the tribe.

The only thing that worries me

is AJ.

Tall man. AJ: Yeah.

Come over here. Yeah. Perfect.

AJ's got us.

Yeah, baby.

AJ has been doing what AJ does best,

and that is schmoozing.

He's batted his eyelids and put on that boyish charm.

Good job.

And he's trying to schmooze his way into everybody's mind.

Because that's what AJ does.

He's a master manipulator, and he will do whatever it takes

to keep out of the vote.

Do you want me to find some coconuts?

We can make...

Yeah, we can have a chill day today.

I should probably do the same.

What do you do? Other than pole dance?

No, I'm a financial analyst. Oh!

I just like numbers, spreadsheets, basically.

I like it, I like numbers. Nice.

So why have you been on the minority the whole time?

Um, there's a lot of very big personalities here, right?

And definitely, I felt a little bit out of place early on,

on both tribes, I think.

What about you? I hear it's been a bit messy,

especially if you're an ex Brawn over on that Brawns 2.0.

Yeah. Um, 'messy' is not a word that I would use to describe

what I went through.

It would be more of chaotic self-preservation.

Yeah. Been there.

Myles and I's journey are quite similar at this point.

But I learned a lot about myself from those experiences,

and now I'm ready to move forward.

And because we were both on the bottom,

this could be an opportunity for us to work together in the future.

I really feel like playing from the bottom has put me

in a better position, with regards to how to play the game.

Oh, yeah, 100%.

Put me on the bottom in this tribe and I'll flourish.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Put you on the bottom in a lot of situations,

I reckon you'll flourish. Well, are you tempting me?

Are you coming on to me?

AJ: Hello.

Everyone. Hi.

Yeah, amazing.

Myles and I have had a crazy journey in this game.

And honestly, we have similar play styles.

We're here to have fun. We're here to enjoy it.

So, reuniting with Myles, this is perfect.

Yeah, I've heard.

This is phenomenal.

Jesse and Logan seem to be targets right now,

and despite taking hostages, throwing challenges,

getting another tribe to throw challenges, nobody wants me out.

Between Myles and I, we have a lot of information.

And for the rest of the game,

I think we're just going to cause absolute chaos.

Oh, gosh.

Come on in.

Whoo-hoo!

Morning!

Alright, so, Morgan, did you come up with a name for the new tribe?

We did, and I forgot it.

Malosi? Malosi.

Malosi. Malosi.

Malosi? Was the Samoan term

for 'stronger together'.

So, we've gone with Malosi.

Oh, nice. Yeah.

Paulie, now that you've met everyone,

how many people in the tribe do you think need to win today?

I think everybody would like to win today.

I think there are some people that are in some comfy positions,

where it's probably not as a necessity

as it is for other people.

Do you have a guesstimate of how many people you think need it?

80% need it.

Yeah.

Laura, a big reaction on that. Yeah.

I think that maybe it should turn to 100% if one person

is thinking 80%, so... (LAUGHTER)

Alright, are you ready to get to your first individual

immunity challenge? ALL: Yes.

Kristin. Thank you.

See ya.

Exactly. See ya.

See ya. Tribal immunity is no more.

From now on, this is what you covet.

Oooh!

Individual immunity -

with this around your neck, you are safe,

cannot be voted out.

Without it, you're going to be vulnerable.

Alright, for today's challenge...

..you're going to balance on a seesaw, attempting

to keep a ball on a track.

At regular intervals,

you'll add additional balls, making it more difficult.

If at any point, you step off or you drop one of your balls,

you're out of the challenge.

Last person left standing

wins immunity and is safe from the vote.

Losers, Tribal Council, where somebody is going to become

the 11th person voted out.

Alright, let's draw for spots.

Let's get to it! (CHEERING)

Alright, PD is sitting this one out because of his injury.

Ooh.

Ooh. Ooh!

Oh, my God!

Don't panic.

Give you a minute.

Whoa! Work it out.

Ooh!

Oh, Logan, you have to win this.

(LOGAN SCOFFS)

Alright, get your ball on the track.

Everyone is in position.

For immunity, this challenge is now on.

Brand-new challenge.

No.

Laura, you touched the ball. Oh.

You can't touch the ball once we start.

(BLEEP)

You're out.

Barely a minute into this challenge.

It is not easy.

And as poor Laura found out, you cannot touch the ball

once it's in the track.

Zara is out.

This challenge is going to test your balance and your concentration.

You want to keep that ball as steady as possible.

It will quickly pick up momentum.

Once it does,

difficult to control, as AJ just found out.

Kristen on the run, trying to keep it under control.

She's out.

They're dropping like flies.

Morgan is out.

So, here we are at Merge.

A period of heightened uncertainty.

That's particularly true of tonight's Tribal.

Karin drops. She's out.

Kaelan not even looking at his ball.

Super confident.

He knows exactly where it is.

Kaelan the Zen master.

Paulie on the edge.

He's struggling to get it back.

Please.

Jesse.

Not going to take his eye off that ball.

Kate on the run.

She cannot save it.

She is out of the challenge.

Ah!

Kaelan right on the edge.

Careful, Kaelan.

Lots and lots of movement. (LAUGHS)

Careful, Kaelan.

Back and forth.

Trying to tame that ball.

Slowly trying to bring it back into the middle.

He's really having trouble.

And he loses it. Ah!

And we are down to four.

Logan, Paulie, Jesse and Myles.

Well, in a minute, we're going to make it a little more difficult.

We're going to add another ball.

If you drop during this transition, you are out.

LAURA: Yeah.

Down, just keep looking down.

10.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Nice, guys. Good job.

Everyone makes the transition.

Nicely done.

Some movement from Logan.

Trying to bring it back into the middle.

Now she has some separation.

Stay.

Stay.

Paulie's on the run.

Trying to get it back under control.

Oh, dammit! Paulie out of the challenge.

Sheesh!

15 minutes in, and we're down to three -

Logan, Jessie and Myles.

Little movement from Myles.

Jeez.

Myles is on the run.

Shit!

Oh, no!

Oh, Myles.

Myles!

He is out of the challenge.

Now we have a showdown.

Logan...

..and Jesse.

Jesse locked and loaded.

This should be Jesse's challenge.

He's a skateboarder.

Logan on the run.

Trying to keep it under control.

She's in trouble. Whoa!

Right on the edge.

Wow.

Nice save from Logan.

Pilates, baby.

Alright, we're gonna turn it up,

and we're going to add that third ball.

15 seconds, starting now.

Yep. To your right. To your right. To your right.

The other way.

10.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six. Five.

Four.

Three.

Two. One.

Nicely done.

20 minutes into this challenge.

Just as I say that, Jesse, big wobble.

Both balls right on the edge.

Oh, wow!

He's still in it. (CHUCKLES)

Major separation with his balls now.

This is very precarious.

Now he has to hope that Logan's going to make a mistake.

Come on. There it is!

(SCREAMS) Jesse cracks!

Logan wins individual immunity!

Woo! (LAUGHS)

Oh, my God.

My nose got itchy, and then I lost it.

Logan, come on over.

(WHOOPING)

(APPLAUSE)

Congratulations.

First individual immunity is yours.

Does it look good?

How does that feel?

It feels great.

I mean, I'm a Pilates wine mum.

It's in my blood. There it is.

Alright, well, you're safe tonight. Not going home.

As for the rest of you, Tribal Council tonight,

where one of you will become the 11th person voted out.

It won't be you. Well done. Whoo-hoo!

(CHEERING) Go, Logan!

Alright, head back to camp. I'll see you tonight.

Look at her.

I've got a matching one in my bag.

I'm excited for the vote tonight.

I think this one's going to be a really fun one,

and it's time for me to step up and say, "Hey, it's Logan's time."

Whoo-hoo!

I am so excited.

I actually took out an immunity win.

Oh! First individual immunity.

Woo!

The first one, and it's around MY neck.

That was so impressive, Logan.

I'd like to thank Pilates, wine... (LAUGHTER)

..and that's all. Yes.

Amazing, amazing.

Well done. Well done. Amazing.

Who would have thought little old me could win? (GIGGLES)

Guys, I'm not gonna rub it in, but I don't have to bring

all my stuff to Tribal tonight. (LAUGHTER)

Woo!

I can leave all my shoes here if I want to.

I feel so powerful right now because...

# Aaaah! #

I am double protected.

I can kind of go on the attack,

and I can actually get out the players

that I want to get out.

Always. You know me. Yeah!

So, we've come in to Merge, and we're in the minority

of OG Brawns is six, and OG Brains is seven.

Doesn't look good for the OG Brawns right now.

But pre-Merge, we had our whole tribe willing to put votes on Zara,

and I'm hoping that plan can still go ahead.

I'm gonna get... Come here.

So, me, you and Morgan could get on that.

Who else could we get on that? Would Laura...

..would Laura be keen?

You think so?

And then, I could get... Myles would jump on it, too.

Yeah.

The OG Brawns are staying together.

We're united.

And all the Brains 2.0 are on board to get Zara out, too.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And I think Logan might be on the Zara train, as well.

Yeah. I mean... First...

I wasn't really planning on winning.

It was just when the girls dropped out, I was like,

"Oh, I'm the only girl. I may as well try."

Yeah. Good effort. Good effort from you.

Do we have a plan for tonight? I'm glad to be top two with you.

Thanks. Well, there's a plan going around...

Mm?

..that I'm sure you're aware about.

Um...oh, the...Zara one?

Yeah. Yeah. Yes, I am very keen.

Are you into that one? Very into that.

I'm really into that one. Which one?

The Zara one.

I'm in it for that.

Absolutely.

Yeah. Alright.

Oh, yeah. Oh, she's been...

No.

I would love to see the back of Zara. I would love it.

But if I get Zara tonight, I lose Karin and I lose my majority.

The other option would be to go for Jesse.

He's a Brawn.

And I know that the girls tried to get him out

at the last Tribal Council.

Eyes! Ah, my eyes!

So it's not going to ruffle anybody's feathers

if he goes home tonight.

KATE: Tonight, Jesse thinks we're voting out Zara.

But Morgan and I have been planning

to get out Jesse for over a week now,

and we're creating a bit of a girls' alliance

between the Brains and the Brawns

to finally pull off this plan.

OK. Yeah.

But knowing it's the first vote of Merge makes me feel

a little bit nervous.

So, just in case, I want to play it safe

and have an extra number.

OK, so I do have something, but are you going to tell people?

No. Sure?

I promise. I'm a vault. OK...

Oh, honestly, I am, I promise.

OK, so...

I knew it. I knew it. Did you?

I knew it. Oh, really? How?

Oh, no, just gut feeling. OK.

Like, I knew... I can see the vibes of people.

Yeah. And I can see it.

Yeah. So that was my plan.

And I definitely want to continue that

because I've told a few people, and I feel like before it gets out,

you need to do the job.

Yeah.

I can definitely... You have the most beautiful eyes.

Oh, you're so nice. Shut up!

Sorry, I know, we're talking seriously,

but you have the most beautiful eyes. Sorry. Go on.

Stop it. Um...

But I just felt like this would benefit you, as well.

Yeah.

And then, I also thought it'd be really cool to work with you

because I met you, and I was, like, you're pretty cool.

So... Yeah. I felt the same way.

Yeah! I'm glad.

I love that Kate is coming to me and telling me her plan.

She wants to trust me.

I can see it in her eyes.

Jesse going home affects me not at all.

So, I should be happy to be a part of this plan.

Best part about strat-chatting to you is I get to keep looking

into your eyes and get the gold flecks.

But I'd rather send home Paulie who's raring to go.

He's somebody that I can't work with,

and he's just survived so many Tribals

I think he's ready for it to be his time.

It's time to send off little Paulie

to be slaughtered like a little lamb.

Tonight, it seems like the entire tribe is voting for Jesse.

But for my game, I'd prefer to get Paulie out.

I don't see any future going forward with him.

He can't be trusted and, honestly,

he's just too much of a liability.

Why are we...? Like, why are we not putting votes on somebody else?

LOGAN: OK, so why don't we do that then?

OK.

So us, those two, Morgan and Kate on Jesse.

You, Myles on Paulie.

So, Jesse, he's the main target. Yep.

But then, you guys on Paulie. Paulie.

So, then we've got a split, and then they'll probably

send votes my way. Yeah.

So, now, the brains are splitting on Paulie.

PAULIE: I'm keeping a low profile. I think you should do the same.

Yeah. Because, yeah, I want us

to be safe tonight. Yeah.

But I still need just a few more votes.

Yeah, I know. (CHUCKLES)

So, I'm going to use a little bit of charm to try and get some

of the OG Brawn to flip.

OK, I have heaps to say to you, and I'm going to start

by giving you information now... OK, go. (CHUCKLES)

Because I want to, like...

First, I wish I could reciprocate, but I don't have much yet.

So, what do you think's happening tonight?

I know what's happening, and I'm gonna....

If you don't know, I'm gonna tell you exactly what's happening.

Go, because I'm not 100% sure. OK, we're voting Paulie.

Yeah?

I... The plan...

Do you know where Kristin's going to go?

I want to talk to Kristin as well. I haven't talked to her.

She's the only person I haven't talked to yet.

I'm involved with the information once it comes in,

and I don't like to just blabber.

I'm going to be a vault, too. Yeah.

The only thing I'd ask, and you'll probably say...

Is if I hear your name, I'm going to tell you.

Oh, good. So I'm going to talk to Kristin.

Alright. Perfect.

I've been so excited to catch up with you.

Tell me, tell me.

We're back together and haven't even been able to chat.

I know. OK.

So, I spoke to AJ.

Um, and that's really good.

He's are lining up with Paulie. For tonight?

Yeah.

So, AJ - oof! - I don't overly trust yet.

Yeah.

No, he's going to manipulate the game wherever he can. So...

Yeah. So, he, like, from the get-go, it's,

"Oh, I want to go with you through to the end. Blah blah."

But he does the same speeches to everyone.

To a few. But for now, I'm happy.

Yeah, OK.

Um, so Paulie is dangerous.

He will talk. He will make stuff up if he knows that he's next.

I know exactly how it was going at the original Brawn,

and that six, until there was going to be a fracture

with Paulie and Noonan, they were happy to go in as six.

So, I've just been patient, patient, patient,

and I've not said a word, but I've not forgotten

that they weren't doing us any favours.

So, I've got no problem if it's going to go that way.

There seems to be a number of possibilities tonight,

and the vote is going to be a balance between Paulie and Zara.

So, we could stick with the OG Brawn.

That seems safe.

But there's also opportunities with people like AJ.

However, I'm certainly wary of the games AJ can play.

So, buyer, beware.

I hope so.

Yeah.

Well, I just hope that everyone... the majority sticks.

I hope they're all... Yeah.

And I don't see why it wouldn't. It's a name we all agree on.

Yeah.

Does Myles know that I'm in on the plan with you guys?

Does he know where the numbers sit?

Yeah, he knows the numbers. Oh, good. Yeah.

Myles? Yeah.

Right.

We're giving you... It's Paulie and Jesse giving you a thumbs-up.

(ALL LAUGH)

Oh, good.

Perfect. Yeah. He's...

He's really inconspicuous, which is good about him.

Post-Merge,

I've really turned this around, and it just seems

to be a surreal experience.

On my side, tonight, I'm going into Tribal

with an alliance of numbers, which is something that I haven't

had for a really long time.

My mood is high, my motivation is real,

and I feel unstoppable.

I'm going into Tribal tonight, and I have a group of people

set on a common goal - getting Zara out.

She betrayed Laura at the last Tribal Council,

and she's come up as a common name that a lot of people can agree on.

This is one of those rare times where we can probably pull it off

with a majority, without upsetting any of our alliance.

So, I'm not feeling nervous at all.

I am dumbfounded at how well Merge has worked for me.

My alliances are solid, my foundations are solid,

and I think, right now, until the rest of the game,

I'm probably going to be on top.

Tonight, Jesse should be going home, but Paulie is the greater evil,

so I'm hoping I've done enough work to get him out.

But either way, someone's going to get KO'd here.

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(THUNDER CRASHES)

It is a bit crowded.

Paulie, that's new. What happened?

Uh, well, Jonathan, I didn't realise how clumsy I was until I came out

to the jungle of Samoa.

And unfortunately for me, on the way to Tribal tonight,

I copped a torch to the head.

That one's on me. So sorry. (CHUCKLES)

I'm...I'm guessing it was an accident.

Of course it was an accident. I slipped on a rock.

Well... No. (LAUGHS)

Alright. Well, I'm glad you're OK.

Thank you.

So, Zara, here we are.

Your first tribal after Merge.

How are you feeling?

Post-Merge, there...

..there's just a lot of people.

It's like we ran one marathon, and we crossed the finish line,

but instead of giving us a medal, they said, "Hey, now you've got

"another marathon to get straight back into."

AJ, what's your experience of Merge so far?

Merge has been so much fun so far.

I met some people that I hadn't met before.

We talked about a bunch of things.

So, I felt like I knew everyone by the scramble,

and it was a lot of fun.

Kate, are you open to working with people that you've only just met?

Absolutely.

I think everyone should be an open book at this point.

Merge, you haven't even started the game yet,

so if you're a closed book,

I would be a little bit worried.

AJ, do new people equal new opportunities in this game?

For sure.

I think new people always, uh, brighten your eyes

and you see the best in them at the beginning.

But sometimes you see the worst.

Logan, is it hard to distinguish where the friendship ends

and the game begins?

Um, I think, for some people, it could be hard,

but I think I have a different mentality.

I think the friendships that we have

are not the same as gameplay.

We're all here to play the game of Survivor.

It's not Friend Island.

So, Kristin, do you think that the groups that are forming

in this tribe, now, are they completely new,

or are they based on old connections?

I think it's a bit of both.

I think the tribal lines have definitely dissolved.

We are now 13 new people,

using a bit of relationships we have formed in the past,

ones that we are currently forming,

and there's going to be new relationships form.

So, I think it's a big mixed bag.

So, Zara, you're the only person who's been on a tribe

with everyone here, at some point.

Does that put you in a unique position of power tonight?

Uh, not a position of power, but it was certainly interesting

that I did already know everyone.

I didn't have to rush around introducing myself.

I felt like it was a good thing that I'd already had previous

conversations and gotten to know people.

Jesse, on the other hand, could having so many connections

make you a threat in this game?

I suppose it could, yeah.

If you...if you have too many connections, you could be a threat.

Yeah, but, Paulie, those old connections

can keep you safe in this game.

Well, yeah, I mean, they definitely can,

but I don't know if they can necessarily

win you the game in the end.

I think if you're unwilling to move forward with new alliances,

it makes you look predictable.

And when you're predictable, you're out the door, quick, smart.

You've got 13 amazing stars here to play with.

I mean, why wouldn't you want to get your hands dirty with this bunch?

Myles, with so much going on right now,

what are you considering tonight?

Obviously, it was a tricky road for me to get here,

and there's been a few key people that have really helped me get here.

And those people are pushing for certain people...

..and that's who I'm going with.

So, Jesse, it seems the vote tonight is about trust.

Where's your level of trust?

Oh, my level of trust is through the roof

with the people I'm working with.

I've had some great conversations, and I'm putting my 100% trust in...

..in the crew.

Out of the Richter scale.

OK. (LAUGHS)

Logan, what's the vote about tonight for you?

Vengeance.

No. I'm kidding. Um... (LAUGHTER)

I think this vote is about solidifying

who I'm working with in the next few weeks.

Alright, well, I think it's time

to see where that trust is going to land.

It is time to vote.

Alright, well, it is time to vote.

Kate, you're up.

My first big move is going to be on you.

Keeping my alliance strong.

I'll go count the votes.

If anyone has an idol and you want to play it,

now would be the time to do so.

I'll read the votes.

First vote...

..Zara.

Zara.

That's two votes Zara.

Jesse.

Jesse. We're tied.

Two votes, Zara. Two votes, Jesse.

Jesse.

That's three votes, Jesse. Two votes, Zara.

Jesse.

That's four votes, Jesse. Two votes, Zara.

Jesse. That's five votes, Jesse.

Two votes, Zara.

Paulie.

Five votes, Jesse. Two votes, Zara. One vote, Paulie.

Paulie.

Paulie.

Paulie.

Paulie.

We're tied again.

Five votes, Jesse. Five votes, Paulie.

Two votes, Zara.

One vote left.

11th person voted out of Brains versus Brawn...

..Jesse.

Thanks, guys. All good.

All good.

Going home. Yes! Ah.

Play hard for me, baby. Yes.

Get one of these.

Rock'n'roll.

Here you go.

Alright, Jesse, the tribe has spoken.

Shaka, brah.

Hey, Jesse. We love you. OTHERS: Bye, Jesse.

Rock'n'roll. Yoo!

What?

Well, the first half of this game might have been a marathon,

but after tonight, one thing is clear -

the second half is going to be a sprint.

Grab your torches. Head back to camp.

Good night.

Tomorrow night...

Can anyone guess whose name I want to write down now?

Yeah, I know. ..is Paulie a dead man walking?

PAULIE: My head is on the chopping block,

but I'm going to use every ounce of fight that I have in me.

I'm ready to battle.

We'll be in some real trouble. Yeah.

And... I still have my idol.

..with two idols up for grabs...

I know for a fact...

..will Myles make his move?

Any of those two public idols essentially belongs to me

because I can steal it at any time.

I was completely blindsided tonight, I think, by my own alliance.

So, I don't know where I went wrong.

Maybe I was a bit of a threat.

I lied. It is about vengeance.

This is for my friend Max.

To the... What's our tribe called again?

Malosi? Is it?

Malosi.

Sending a message to the Malosi tribe -

no hard feelings.

You guys got me.

Play hard for me.

Sorry, but there's only room for one hunk on this island.

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