Survivor

Previously on Survivor... No more torrential downpours, sir God.

Shame was unraveling.

There's no reason for me to be doing this.

Green sweats.

In a schoolyard pick, the four tribes became two.

Let's do this.

Lamina and Kasaya.

When Bruce was not chosen, he was sent to Exile.

Island and an unexpected twist was revealed.

You are the only person guaranteed to be safe at the next tribal council.

Yeah, thank you!

We'll go.

Boat's out there.

Then the two tribes competed for fishing gear.

Survivors ready?

Go!

In a tough physical challenge, Nick helped carry Lamina to victory.

Lamina wins reward!

When the new Kasaya tribe reached their beach, Shane wasted no time.

This is the four of us.

Go to the four.

Done.

Shane, Courtney, Danielle, and Aris formed an alliance of four.

The people that don't talk and communicate, they're the ones that get voted off.

At Lamina... You have my word.

Austin and Nick were torn between the older men and the younger women.

We were thinking if the four of us stuck together, we would have the numbers.

We are right in the middle of a tug of war.

Somebody's going to have to get hurt out here.

And Sally lost the tribe's new spear.

I lost that spear.

On Exile Island, Bruce toughed it out.

This place is horrible, evil.

I would not wish this on my worst enemy.

At the immunity challenge, Terry led Lamina to victory.

Terry pulling that anchor in.

Lamina wins immunity.

Back at Kasaya, Shane made a startling announcement.

I don't want you guys to vote me off.

Shane, what are you doing?

If somebody wants to quit, let them quit.

But at the last minute, Aris managed to change Shane's mind.

Just try it.

Okay.

And the focus shifted to Seri and Melinda.

I don't care which one of you goes.

Whoever doesn't go now is going next.

At tribal council, Bruce returned from Exile Island

and listened in as Kasaya's emotions ran high.

I was done.

I wanted out of here.

It's some kind of psychotic, bad idea.

It bothers me when somebody even remotely had the thought to quit.

And you have me here trying my best to stay.

Despite her pleas, Melinda was the first person voted out of the new Kasaya tribe.

Melinda, the tribe has spoken.

Bruce, drop your buff.

Join your new tribe, Kasaya.

Fourteen are left.

Who will be voted out tonight?

At tribal council, we voted off Melinda.

And Bruce, who had been sent to Exile Island, came back and was inserted into.

Melinda's place on our tribe at the end of tribal council.

How far is the water source?

Oh, it's close.

You good with fire?

You don't need fire right now.

You want water or you want fire?

You want water?

Water.

Okay.

You have a pot full of water or a bottle full of water?

When I arrived tonight, I saw my new tribe and I could

see they all had good hearts and fought to get here.

But they're all tired and lack of water.

They didn't have fire.

They really needed all my skills and knowledge.

We're making a fire so we can boil the water and we're going to drink the water.

No, you don't need to.

Just to let you know, I taught backpacking for over 30 years.

He's got the most important person in the world.

So this is what we're going to do.

I need a teacher.

I've been teaching high school for 34 years.

Karate, 40 years.

I've been talking backpacking for 19.

I know how to deal with different kinds of profiles of people.

And there's six different profiles right here in the military.

We're going to filter water through three t-shirts, double layer.

That's going to be 90% pure water.

Bruce is incredibly neurotic.

You know, anytime anyone brings something up, Bruce has

been doing it for 25 years and is certified a teacher.

I mean, of course it grates on my nerves.

I just want him to shut up.

But it's like, you know, I got to just let him do his thing.

Bruce came through with this filtering system that somehow we all just believed.

I don't even know if it's accurate.

I mean, we just went for it.

Oh, listen to that beautiful sound.

A little bit, we missed a lot, but that's okay.

So you really think... I mean, I have to tell you, I've also worked in wilderness.

And I'm shocked and awed that this method actually gets bacteria out of the water.

It won't get all of it out, but... Yeah, it won't.

Bruce told us about his filtration method, which he said makes the water 90% pure.

And he was drinking it and he was fine.

He survived.

So we're a lot more powerful as a tribe with him in Melinda's place than we were.

Shane, I watch out for you, right?

Yes, Bruce.

The tribe reacted to me with great joy.

They thought I was a gift from heaven.

They were just very ecstatic that I was there.

It's the best bottle so far.

I know that I was the last man picked.

Now I'm emerging as the top of the tribe.

Guys, are we doing shells and everything?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Smash it and throw them in.

We've been eating very little.

Some stew made out of snails and crab legs, but nothing much to speak of.

So any gooey part's okay.

Is there water?

Here, here's water.

Oh, yeah.

I can't do it with snails.

We're just slowly going downhill.

Another day or two.

I don't know what kind of shape people are going to be in around here.

Right now, I mean, if we could catch a few fish a day,

even two fish a day, we'd be in a whole other ballgame.

The equipment that we have for fishing is very old school, very medieval,

and the knowledge on our part is as minimal as it could be.

He's on.

He's on, bro.

Come on.

He's on.

Oh, shoot!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, no!

That damn spear that Sally lost.

God, what we wouldn't give to have that thing back.

How did you lose that spear?

Oh, he's a nice one.

There we are, boys.

Fish.

What's this popper thing?

It's kind of freaky.

That is a freaky, freaky thing.

Right around camp, fish population seems to consist of nothing

but poisonous puffer fish, which we've caught in droves.

So it's not like we're not catching fish, we're just catching the ones we can't eat.

To spend two or three hours out there, when you could be doing things around camp

to help everybody, and you're like, come back empty-handed, is getting really old.

Yee-haw!

Oh, there he is.

Hey, that's a good little fat fish.

Good job.

Oh, thanks.

Terry, the sole provider of this tribe, came up with Nemo.

And that's right, I'm talking to fish about yay big.

We have applauded that fish as if he caught a 14-pound catfish.

We are so excited about that damn thing, I don't even know how to talk about it.

Come on, mama.

Oh, you can feel the meat in here.

There was a lot of meat on that little guy, or maybe it just

felt like a lot, because we haven't had meat in so long.

If we can catch a couple more of those every day, that would just be unbelievable.

Lamina, come on in.

Kasaya, come on in.

Lamina, get your first look at the new Kasaya.

Melinda voted out at the last tribal council.

Bruce joined the tribe, returning from Exile Island.

So, you guys physically look better.

I feel a hell of a lot better.

We got Bruce Doug with us, he helped us.

How's Bruce the savior?

First thing we noticed was the upbeat attitude.

You can't help but feel better from being around him.

Plus, his knowledge took a lot of the actual effort and the expenditure of

energy off of us, because he was willing to take the lead on everything.

You guys ready to get to today's challenge?

Yeah, let's get it on.

It is for a reward, and here's how it works.

Three tribe members will be the launchers.

Each launcher will get two shots per round.

The other four tribe members will stand on a balance beam over the water.

On my go, one tribe member will launch a ball.

The other four will try to catch it.

You can jump off the balance beam to catch the ball, but if you go in the water,

you gotta come up with the ball in order to score a point.

First tribe to five wins a reward.

Wanna know what you're playing for?

You're gonna want this stuff.

Tarp, lantern, some fuel, a couple of blankets,

some pillows, Jerry cans for water, and some rope.

That's for the winners.

Excellent.

For the losers, one tribe member will be sent to Exile Island.