Australian Survivor - Eighth Season

Previously on Australian Survivor...

Brawn was celebrating Cara's surprise arrival.

I'm the luckiest person in the world.

But it was nothing compared to the surprise Brains got.

Oh my God. Cara!

At the Immunity Challenge...

Three of them furiously looking for that idol,

..Hayley won the scramble for the surprise hidden immunity idol.

That's it. Hold it here.

- But it was Brawn... - Got it on. Let go.

..who won the challenge.

And the Brain tribe was headed back to tribal.

Tonight's the night we get our man.

Joey was desperate to finally put the nail in George's coffin.

I don't want any mistakes tonight. Georgie has to go.

But across camp...

Would you have any interest in something tonight?

..Hayley was orchestrating a massive move.

For Joey.

I'm in.

It's about time to gather up

all the people at the bottom of this hierarchy

to take the head off the snake.

At tribal council...

I've got people that I trust and they can trust in me.

..Joey had never been more confident.

One team, one dream.

Which made Hayley's blindside... Joey.

..that much sweeter.

The tribe has spoken.

18 are left. Who will be going home tonight?

We've woken up in the dirt, as usual, and, you know, there's

this unsettled feeling around camp.

George was meant to be going home last night.

We got blindsided.

Joey went home.

I haven't analysed who voted for who, but it's clear

it was, it was well thought out.

And now Andrew, myself and Laura, we're in the minority.

It feels really good to pull off my first blindside,

like I want a bit more of that.

The plan came together

and the king of the cool kids, Joey, went home.

Yeah, me too.

He brought so much to the tribe as well.

He brought such good energy and like a lot of positivity.

And he was really, like, he's was a really good guy.

Yeah, he was great.

I'm not a fan of dictatorships and I don't want to play with people

who are just going to tell me what to do.

There's no way I came here to just be a number for someone else.

It's very clear to me that there's going to be a target on my back

now that I've made this move.

But I have my idol up my sleeve, so I know I'm not going home

any time soon.

I'm here to play this game and to play it hard.

I was the swing vote for Mitch and now I orchestrated this big

blindside against Joey.

So I'm proud of the way I've been playing.

Can I take the flag, guys, so they're...

- Very welcome. - They're the last to see me?

I'm feeling absolutely ecstatic.

Thank you.

I was expecting to get a majority of the votes.

I was expecting to go home.

What I want to say to Rachel, Hayley, Baden and Wai,

for voting for Joey last night is a big, big thank you.

They had my back at that final minute.

Whether they acted out of self-preservation or not,

I don't really care.

But I'm the beneficiary.

Now I'm going into maintenance mode.

I need to make sure that they stay together.

Rachel is somebody that just changes her mind as the wind blows,

so that makes me suss.

And there's going to be inevitably, you've got differences, right?

But we're going to battle.

So we've got to be strong.

You know? So I guess...

So I've noticed a rock in yellow leather.

It's attached to a rope and it just keeps going and going and going.

It's like a never ending magician's hat trick.

Is it an advantage?

Is it an idol? Is it a hamburger?

Watch out, I'm doing my shoelace up.

Rachel and I are so close to camp

and there is absolutely no way I want them to see

that I have found something.

Oh, shit, she's found an idol or an advantage.

Yeah.

This is exactly what we needed.

You got those.

OK. "Congratulations, you found the hidden immunity idol.

"This immunity idol can keep you safe

"from being voted out of the game at tribal council.

"You may keep it a secret, tell others you have it."

I friggin found a hidden immunity idol.

I didn't think for a second I would find one in this game

and I found one and I can use it to change the landscape

of this tribe.

I'm just so happy George didn't get it.

It's one less immunity idol that George can find and play

and something up our back pocket to make a big move with.

Cheers, my friend. Cheers.

Alright, composure.

Come on in, guys.

Wai. And George.

Brawn, get your first look at the new Brain tribe.

Joey voted out at last night's tribal council.

Wow!

- That seems silly. - Blindside.

- Morning, Jonathan. - Morning.

Dani, you seem kind of confused by this move from the Brains.

Yeah, I don't know why you'd take out the player

who was pretty much carrying you guys through the challenges.

Yeah.

It just seems like one of the dumbest moves.

But, hey, each to their own, however you want to play the game.

You guys must not like winning or something.

So, Flick, things are clearly getting kind of hectic over at Brains,

How glad are you that you're on Brawn?

I am so grateful and appreciative for our tribe.

We really do all get along so well.

Well, I'm glad that you're happy with your tribe

because that's all about to change.

It is time to drop your buffs.

We are switching things up.

Oh, far out.

Get them off.

Oh, I knew this was gonna happen.

My position in the game is back in the hands of the Survivor gods.

I fought so hard to throw the target off my back

and just when I could finally rest my feet,

if I pick the wrong buff, I could be on the bottom again.

OK, here we go.

I'm so nervous!

Take one buff and don't open it until I tell you.

Holey moley!

Don't open them until I tell you.

Alright, guys, go ahead, open up your buffs.

Noooo, no.

I just about cried.

Just as I'm finally getting comfortable with my new Brawn tribe,

Boomerang, get swapped back to Brain's tribe.

At least I've got my trusted pal by my side in George.

Alright, if you have a yellow buff, make your way over to the Brains mat.

If you have a red buff, make your way over to the Brawn mat.

Alright, let's see what we got here.

New Brains is George, Cara, Emmett, Kez, Big D, Georgia,

Gerald, Rachel and Laura.

New Brawn, is Wai, Baden, Hayley, Simon, Flick

Andrew, Dani, Shannon and Chelsea.

It's a pretty even split.

Cara, back on Brains again.

I know. I'm like the phoenix that rises from the ashes.

But I, I'm good at making relationships and connections,

so I've got a really good crew around me.

George, you worked hard to get control of your situation.

Is this switch good for you now?

Jonathan, I think you know more than anyone that I've never

been in control in this game,

but it's a chance to spice the game up a little bit.

Simon, does this help or hinder your game?

Oh, look, you know, you get thrown in the deep end

and you just have to swim from here.

But I think it's going to make for some interesting competition.

We've just got to vote out all the old Brains, mate.

And then merge with our Brawn strong team.

Don't tell anyone.

Oh, too late.

Alright, guys. Well, this game is always changing.

The question is, will you change quick enough with it?

We'll soon find out. Head out to your new camps.

And good luck.

I am pretty happy about how this tribe split has worked out.

I pulled this big move against Joey

and there was going to be a lot of fallout,

especially with Laura and with Georgia.

Now that we've split, they've gone off to the other tribe

and I don't have to deal with it anymore.

I'm in the Brawn tribe!

Who would've thunk it? Can you believe these guns?

I'm not a very physically fit person.

Probably no surprise.

You guys have seen that I kind of physically suck.

I'm waiting for the meme to come out

of Wai stacking it on every single challenge, like, on a loop.

My puniness is more obvious than ever in this new mix up.

..in there. About to fall down. But once we get...

When it comes to what the Brawn have historically valued...

Ready? Go.

..It's always been performance in challenges and physical ability.

I'm very out of my element, feeling like a fish out of water.

I'm just hoping that I don't end up at the bottom again

and being exposed as the weakest link.

I need to figure out a way to prove my worth and fast.

You can never get too comfortable in this game.

And just as I felt like I'd found my feet,

a tribe swap comes along.

This changes everything.