Australian Survivor - Eighth Season

Previously on Australian Survivor...

It was a new dawn

as the harsh, relentless Australian outback,

home to all manner of deadly species,

became home to two new tribes in an age-old rivalry -

brains versus brawn.

In their first challenge...

Yeah! Go, Gerald!

..Brawn proved they had the muscle...

Making it look like it's a toothpick!

..beating Brains to the finish line to take home the reward.

Carpenter Simon chose the survival kit over fire.

Because I reckon I can make fire.

But...

I'll be here all night till I get it going.

..he couldn't come through with the goods.

I just hope this hasn't put a big target on my back.

Then at the immunity challenge...

- Whoo! - Go, Brains! You're in the lead!

..Simon redeemed himself when it mattered most...

Go! Yes!

Brawn wins immunity!

..sending Brains to tribal.

We've got to think about, like, who are our weaker challenge members?

Doctor Mitch had a plan to stitch up author Wai.

Wai seems like a really lovely person

but I also want to win challenges

and she's not gonna be a part of that plan.

But at tribal council...

Wait a minute.

..political brain George revealed a scroll he'd found at camp.

This is an advantage that allows George to save himself

and five others.

He chose Baden, Cara, Georgia, Rachel and Wai.

I'm not going to lie - I'm a bit upset.

And artist Phil became collateral damage.

The tribe has spoken.

23 are left.

Who will be going home tonight?

Last night was crazy!

Shit got real.

You know, big George, he put his big boy pants on

and came up with a big play that no-one saw coming.

I was shaking last night. It's hectic.

- Intense. - It was good. It was good.

"First tribal, I'm just gonna take these five people and head off."

Like...are you kidding me?

Oooh! Chill up my spine.

We were all left in shock as he basically picked the five people

that he was going to save that night, and exited the building.

And so I'm left there on the chopping board.

There's Laura, Andrew, Hayley.

We've also got Mitch in there and we've got Phil and myself.

Unfortunately, look, Phil exited the game

and now the rest of us want George out.

He just put his head on the chopping block.

Willingly!

"I'm just gonna put my head and arms into this guillotine

"and I'll just see what happens."

I think George is, in his own mind, a bit of a celebrity.

Big George and Wai are still the two weak links

that we need to remove.

Waking up on day 3, I'm still a little bit in shock.

It was such a big night last night and I'm still feeling the aftermath.

In tribal council, I knew going in that I was going home.

I'm the weakest person.

But also I know I don't have very many strong friendships.

I just haven't really figured out where I fit.

So I thought my goose was absolutely cooked, but out of nowhere,

George saved me and gave me another chance.

I didn't realise that that was even possible.

But of course, it's Survivor. Anything's possible.

Yeah.

Oh. Oh, OK.

So thank you.

I'm grateful.

But I just wonder...

Because they're going to pick us off one by one

and I thought...

You haven't had a chance.

It's nice that somebody sees that, I guess, and that's really important.

But I'm curious what you see,

or if anything besides from, you know...

- Of you? - Yeah.

I see potential.

We are in charge here.

- Well... - We control our own destiny.

Last night at tribal council,

everybody was expecting to vote for Wai,

but nek minnit, I whip out my package,

hand it over to Jonathan,

and he loved it.

And he gave me the opportunity to save who I saved.

I showed this tribe shouldn't just listen to that dictator doctor

and send off the physically weak to the slaughter.

And that's why I made a principles- based decision to save the old,

to save the vulnerable, and to save the weak.

I stuck my head out for you.

If you watch my back and we get a few more people on our side,

maybe we won't feel so vulnerable moving forward.

Rachel, Cara, Georgia, Baden and Wai are safe because of me

and the six of us will be working together, and that's powerful.

I feel fine.

I don't have any regrets. I didn't do anything wrong.

I want people to understand why I did what I did.

- Yeah. - You know?

We were going down a slope

where we were just picking off the weak.

That's why I saved the five weakest in the tribe.

That's just what was happening and I called it out.

What?

George, while he's talking about not pigeonholing people,

he's just pigeonholed every single one of us that he saved.

If we go through the motions week by week,

they're next, they're next, they're next and they're next.

Yeah, wow.

I think that he actually wants to run the shop

and he wants it to be King George.

But I'm not a monarchist in the slightest.

I have qualities. We all have qualities.

And we all should have a chance to exude them.

There is no way ever that I would be in alliance with George.

Yeah, well, like I said, it was, um, ballsy.

And none of the five people that he took with him

are on his side either.

Because even though he saved us,

I think it was what was best for himself.

I kind of feel like we were being taught a lesson,

but I don't know what the lesson was meant to be.

I think what we found out last night...

- Anything can happen. - Anything can happen at any time.

He screwed that up.

I think George demonstrated last night that, yes, he's willing

to make those big moves, but he also demonstrated

he doesn't have the brains to pull it off.

Oh, God, I hope there's no snakes here.

If he'd played it the right way

and not tried to turn it into the George show,

he had an opportunity to walk away with a majority alliance.

How do you play an advantage like that

and wake up the next day with not a single ally?

Get it done? How's it going?

Oh! No joy.

Yep.

Oh, yes.

Take it easy, take your time, take your time.

Take your time.

Put it on the top? Put it over the top.

And bring it over to the fire, if you can get it going.

- Yep. - Hang on.

Set it up, set it up, set it up.

That looks pretty good.

If it doesn't...

You feel it in your heart, don't you?

Aaarrrghh!

So, we don't have fire.

Morale is low.

The heat disperses, like, so quickly. It's just, like...

Or it's something to do with the grass.

Yeah, it's the grass's fault.

It was a really bloody cold night.

I think everyone's feeling it in the camp this morning.

Fire is life in the game of Survivor.

It brings warmth.

It means we can eat.

You know what? I'm going to have a couple more almonds.

Eating means we have energy,

and energy means we can perform in challenges.

So, yeah, fire's everything.

I so want fire now.

I so want some food, mate.

I don't regret the "team decision" to choose the survival kit,

but making this bloody fire is going to be a challenge.

Hmm.

The thought of not having fire on Survivor

is probably one of the most frustrating things

that could ever happen.

- How's it... Is it... - Um...

We just need fire.

I have a pretty good feeling

I'm gonna be able to make fire by rubbing two sticks together.

I've been training for this moment for my whole life.

Three words to describe me are driven to succeed!

From completing an ironman triathlon,

swimming from Perth to Rottnest Island,

training myself to be able to endure pain and suffering.

I train with a ferocity and intensity that is unmatched

by anyone else.

My secret weapon in the game is my plant-based diet.

Plants is the key to all of my crazy physical feats

and also my insane longevity.

This is a freakin' work of art.

It's the Mona Lisa, baby!

This is the ultimate tool to enable me to win Survivor.

I've been ready for this moment. I've been waiting for this moment.

I can feel the energy tingling up my spine, baby!

Bring it on!

- Yes. - Oh!

- Yeah. - Yes.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!