Episode 13

Post-Tribal Veitavalu Camp (Day 27)

Everyone returned to camp very happy and very confused at the same time, as finally both idols are now gone, and hopefully there won't be any in play anytime soon, but everyone is more worried about what their position in the game actually is right now.


Fabio and Marty were now in a very vulnerable position, now that their idols are gone, they had to make sure that their reestablished majority alliance with Devon, Lauren, Janet, Sophie and Victoria, can carry them to the end. But with that big of an alliance, it may prove more difficult, so they consider setting themselves up as free agents.


Devon and Janet both reassured Malcolm that he's still in their group with Victoria, they just needed to make sure that Fabio, Lauren, and the others trust them enough to bring them closer to the majority, get intel to make better moves that can get them to the final four. Malcolm is now hesitant toward Devon for all the things he's done, first voting out Denise, then keeping an idol a secret from him, and now he's making deals with all kinds of people... can he still trust him?


Andrea too was blindsided during tribal council, and felt even more paranoid when Sophie told her that it was either her or Natalie tonight. Sophie tried to comfort her as she was able to get the target off her, which did not make Andrea any more comfortable, now that history is repeating itself, it's now the mid merge and she's now target number one for most people, for no real reason.


Abi most of all, was hurt, as she experienced two gut wrenching tribal councils back to back as she lost Keith and Natalie, and now she doesn't know who she can trust at this point. She's been holding back her rage all this time ever since Chrissy flipped, and now that she's got nothing to lose she's about ready to blow.


Meanwhile, Rodney became furious with Lauren about their alliance, now that she's talking and making alliances with other people, Rodney expected to work with Lauren throughout the merge and now he feels like he's been working alone this whole time. But he does see a silver lining, he knows that the "majority seven" is not really a strong unit and will break soon enough... but he does see three other people, who also felt just as hurt as him, and maybe that will unite them into a strong four, that can take other to the end, all they need to do is wait for the majority to crack open and they can turn this game on it's head.


(we are on Week 11 of our 16 Week adventure, but we still have a long way to go... so this week will have two eliminations, on two separate days, and we shall head straight to the next immunity challenge in a few hours, and the tribal council directly after it in the next day. Then we'll have the second elimination cycle at the latter half of the week. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you in the challenge!!)

DS-HV: Immunity Challenge (Day 27)

Challenge: Squatty Probst


Alright, are you guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge? First's things first, Sophie, I have to take it back, once again immunity is up for grabs, for today's challenge:


You will have a bar resting on your shoulders, you will have to maintain a very uncomfortable squatting position, if you go too low or too high, your pot will and extinguish your flame, and you are out, last person left standing, wins immunity, safe from the vote.


However today, we have a twist, if you feel that you are safe in this game, don't need immunity or just can not win this challenge, you are in luck because we have an Eat or Play. You can opt out of this challenge right now and go feast this mountain of cheeseburgers, fries and all the fixins', big decision to make... let's do it:


Eat or Play: https://strawpoll.com/kua3hyoc6


Alright everyone is in their positions, take your spots, I'll count you in, 3, 2, 1...


This challenge is on, you may now dig in!!


Challenge: https://strawpoll.com/s2eh1v5d5


(For the Eat or Play Poll, it's results are publicly visible, you may vote for multiple players, and if a player reaches 40 votes in that poll, they will be sitting out of this challenge and eating for 2 additional challenge advantage points and their votes will not count in the main challenge poll. And in the challenge poll, You can vote for as many players as you want, please vote on who do you think should realistically win this challenge, challenge advantages points will be listed in the poll, these polls will end at 12:00 mn EST. Good Luck!!)

DS-HV: Immunity Challenge Results (Day 27)

Alright, we have Sophie, Rodney and Janet, opting out of this challenge, no shot at immunity, so they can eat some cheeseburgers, take your seats, while we have Malcolm, Devon, Abi, Marty, Lauren, Victoria, Fabio and Andrea participating in this challenge. This challenge is on!! You may now dig in.


This challenge is all about concentration, you will have to endure the pain of being squatted in that position and having to find any kind of comfort, because you cannot go too high, or too low, you must stay in the middle. Marty drops, he is first out, we are down to seven now. You can now see just how difficult this challenge is... there is absolutely a very small wiggle room, not much room for error, and if it does you are out.


It has been 10 minutes, and people are looking tired already, eying the burgers that Rodney, Sophie and Janet are enjoying right now... Abi drops her pot, Victoria also drops it, they are both now, and just like that we are down to five... Malcolm, Andrea, Fabio, Devon and Lauren. One of you is going to win immunity, all you have to do is win, Devon drops he is out, and we are now down to four.


20 minutes, you four have been there for 20 minutes, well done, but how long can you keep it up? Andrea couldn't, she is now out and Lauren is shaking a lot, struggling to hold that position, can she save it? No she can't, she is now out of this challenge. And we are down to two, Malcolm and Fabio, two strong dudes, who can stay there longer? It is now a showdown, it will just be a matter of time before the other gives out, you will have to dig deep if you want to stay in this game... and Malcolm out of no where, just drops and Fabio wins Immunity!!


Fabio come on over, you also just won individual immunity, you are safe in tonight's tribal council, cannot be voted out of this game, congrats. As for the rest of you, tribal council tonight, where somebody will be the fourteenth person voted out and the fourth member of our jury. Big stakes, grab your stuff head back to camp, I'll see you all at tribal.

DS-HV: Veitavalu Camp (Day 27)

(no time to waste, let's just get on with it)


Fabio was extremely happy that we won immunity, as getting rid of both idols last night, really put him and Marty in a tough position, and winning the challenge secured him safety for tonight's tribal, and so all he needs to do figure out how Marty could survive as well. They started by gathering their "new" alliance with Devon, Lauren, Janet, Victoria and Sophie, now including Malcolm and Andrea, to just pile and/or split their votes on the two remaining old Cagis; Abi and Rodney, who aren't really close with anyone at this point in the game, aren't helping much at camp, and are kind of just dead people walking.


But certain players see their weak points as a strong point as well. The majority seven; Devon, Janet, Fabio, Marty, Lauren, Sophie and Victoria all considered keeping them around longer for a few more rounds in order for them ensue chaos, allowing them to slip through a few more rounds, maybe keeping them all the way to the end as a possible goat. And so they set their eyes on a bigger threat like Andrea or Malcolm, while they are still in a vulnerable position in this game, after some convincing from Janet and with Malcolm still being more on the bottom right now, they decided to strike Andrea first as she is much more of a well-rounded threat and has way more connections to work with going forward than Malcolm could.


However, Sophie knows very well that she cannot let Andrea go home now, especially after she felt bitter at for not letting her know she flipped last night. So she needed to figure out whether to save her or not.


Meanwhile Rodney knew that he and Abi were beyond screwed, and decided to pull through with his idea, he went to talk to Andrea and Malcolm about their position in the tribe and their sour relationships with their "Allies", and they should take revenge and form an outsiders alliance. Rodney then later talked to Marty and decided to recruit him as well, saying that Fabio is being given all the credit for their moves, and he needs to separate himself from Fabio by making a move without him and this is the move he should make.


The outsiders now discussed who to vote out, they decided to break the core trio of that majority, the previous reward winners of Fabio, Lauren and Devon. With Fabio immune, they settled for either Lauren or Devon, both for their physical, social and strategic threat levels, despite some hesitancy for Malcolm and Rodney, they eventually agreed to go with the plan. However, the outsiders only has five votes to cast, they needed a sixth...


Sophie was still debating within herself, whether or not to turn on Andrea or commit to their alliance. As she was thinking about it, Andrea walks up to her and tells her about the outsiders' plans and they needed her to pull it off. Now Sophie has now become the swing vote and she is unsure of what to do, but whatever she decides on, it needs to be the best for her game moving forward.


(Indeed, there is no time to waste, Tribal Council is in a few hours.)

DS-HV: Tribal Council #14 (Day 27)

The previous last tribal council brought new alliances into the mix as the reward winning team of Fabio, Lauren and Devon formed a majority alliance with their closest allies; Janet, Marty, Sophie and Victoria, and together they knocked Natalie into the jury. This move created tension between old alliances and created sour relationships, causing Rodney, Malcolm and Andrea to feel betrayed by their allies.


After Fabio won immunity, saving himself from possible elimination this night, he went on to lock in a majority nine with his allies and now Andrea and Malcolm, to pick off the remaining Cagis; Abi-Maria and Rodney. However not everyone agrees to vote them out just yet, as they had ulterior motives to bring them farther into the game and instead voting out a bigger threat tonight, they settled for Andrea, for her better social relationships than most people.


However, Rodney went to make a counter alliance of his own with Abi, Andrea and Malcolm, capitalizing on their unstable relationships with their alliances, together with Marty, they decide to target Devon or Lauren for being the core members of that majority alliance. But they would still need a sixth vote for their plan to succeed.


Sophie, was debating whether to save her closest ally Andrea, or not. Until she was recruited into the outsiders' plan. Putting her in even more vital position as the swing vote.


Can the majority stay together? or will the outsiders prevail? Which way is this game going after this vote? We'll find out.


It is time to vote:


Abi-Maria: https://strawpoll.com/2c9dkvyq5

Andrea: https://strawpoll.com/g3yjv7qkr

Devon: https://strawpoll.com/hhcgg7sde

Fabio: https://strawpoll.com/vhd7cr1u4

Janet: https://strawpoll.com/75cwepjw4

Lauren: https://strawpoll.com/w29h315ob

Malcolm: https://strawpoll.com/1dgdq9fzk

Marty: https://strawpoll.com/bb6a9vbfo

Rodney: https://strawpoll.com/a74v4vpwe

Sophie: https://strawpoll.com/b7fhd86ch

Victoria: https://strawpoll.com/y7674frdj


Advantages:


Victoria - Idol: https://strawpoll.com/p3pbb3pgz


These polls will close at 12:00 mn EST, make sure to vote wisely.

DS-HV: Tribal Council Results (Day 27)

I'll go tally the votes.


If anybody has a Hidden Immunity Idol, and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so.


Alright, once the votes have been read, the decision is final and that person will have to leave the tribal council area immediately, I'll read the votes.


First vote, Lauren.


Rodney


Devon (we're tied, one vote each for Devon, Lauren and Rodney)


Rodney (that's two votes Rodney, one vote Devon, one vote Lauren)


Devon (we're tied again, two votes Devon, two votes Rodney, one vote Lauren)


Rodney (that's three votes Rodney, two votes Devon, one vote Lauren)


Devon (we're tied again, three votes Devon, three votes Rodney, one vote Lauren)


Rodney (that's four votes Rodney, three votes Devon)


Devon (we're tied once again, four votes Devon, four votes Rodney)


Rodney (that's five votes Rodney, four votes Devon, one vote Lauren, one vote left)


The fourteenth person voted out of Survivor: Heroes vs Villains and fourth member of our Jury; Rodney.


That's 6, that is enough, you need to bring me your torch.


Rodney, the Tribe has spoken, time for you to go.


Well, tonight just proved that alliances are never set in stone, making this a very tough season to maneuver. But you are now the final 10, you have 12 days left to play this game, the question is, how can you survive when everything so chaotic and unpredictable, grab your torches, head back to camp, good night.