Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid Lie

Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid Lie is the tenth episode of .
==Story==
===Night 17===
As a thunderstorm rages on, the orange team members return to the Kula Kula camp and debrief after their vote. Hai Giang is happy about the result, and thanks Mike Turner for conceding to his request to vote against Rocksroy. Despite this, Mike feels like Hai forced his hand with the Rocksroy plan. Mike vents to Omar Zaheer, who uses this as an opportunity to bring Mike closer to himself while driving a wedge between Hai and Mike. Although he was the one that orchestrated the vote, Omar feigns empathy for Mike's situation.
The blue team then returns to camp, sharing that Tori Meehan was the person voted out of their group. Drea Wheeler talks about the emotional toll of her Tribal Council, but vows to play hard for as long as she remains in the game.
===Day 18===
Lindsay Dolashewich catches Omar up on the events of the blue team's Tribal Council. They are bewildered and frustrated by Jonathan Young's poor strategic call to put Maryanne Oketch as a backup plan, which caused their alliance to lose an idol. Lindsay reassesses her partnership with Jonathan.
Lindsay and Omar split off, and, knowing that two idols were played the previous night, she takes the chance to search for a Hidden Immunity Idol. As highlighted by the show, she has a close brush with one, but returns to camp empty-handed.
Back at camp, Hai and Jonathan are attempting to start a fire. Maryanne offers to help out and leaves to look for firewood near the well. She is "shooketh" to find a Hidden Immunity Idol in the crevice of one of the trees, and is elated to find that it comes with no strings attached. She does not intend to share this information with anybody. In a confessional, she expresses how this idol find has validated her gameplay so far.
As the storms continue to batter the castaways, Kula Kula walks in for the Reward Challenge, shivering. Jeff Probst promises that, unlike the season's previous challenges that have pushed them to their limit, today's challenge will be "fun", to Lindsay's delight. Jeff explains the mechanics of the challenge: Walk This Way. The winner will receive a night at the Survivor sanctuary, a sheltered night of refuge from the brutal storms, as well as food and drink.
Jonathan and Lindsay are the first to reach the obstacle, followed by Hai and Drea. Jonathan unties his knots first, gaining a slight lead over his competitors to reach his endpoint first. Hai and Lindsay eventually catch up and start tossing their sandbags as well. Ultimately, it is Lindsay that lands her sandbag first, winning reward. She exclaims in excitement over her first individual challenge victory.
Jeff allows Lindsay to share her reward with one other person. Because he has yet to win a reward, she picks Omar, who asks if there will be pineapple pizza on the reward. Jeff allows her to pick another person, and she picks Mike—she has wanted to had pizza with him since they met. Jeff tells the trio that a boat will bring them to the sanctuary at night, and sends the tribe back to camp. Mike and Omar thank Lindsay for sharing the reward, and she expresses that the victory could not have come at a better time.
The tribe returns to camp, where every member laments about the weather. In their confessionals, Maryanne and Romeo share how watching Survivor comes no where close to living through the miserable weather conditions. Jonathan proposes that the tribe redo the palm fronds on their roof, and the tribe gets to work fixing the shelter.
Encouraging his tribemates to remain optimistic, Hai shares about his upbringing and how that has helped him cope with the elements.
In the shelter, Hai and Lindsay strategize. He thinks that Romeo is the best choice, but she proposes taking out Jonathan next. Not wanting Jonathan to go on an immunity streak, Hai entertains the idea.
That night, Lindsay, Mike, and Omar are taken to the Survivor sanctuary. As they enjoy their pizza, they hear a voice coming from around the corner. They find out that their loved ones' videos are being projected, and are overcome with emotion.
Lindsay sees a photo with her parents cradling her as a baby, a photo of her high school graduation, and a video of her family encouraging her to keep pushing. Omar sees a photo of him and his girlfriend, Sarah, who tells him that she misses him before sending words of encouragement. Mike sees photos of him and his children and his wife, who also encourages him to go for the win. Omar and Mike share their gratitude for being picked by Lindsay for this reward.
Wanting to open lines of communication with Mike, Omar shares a piece of damning information about Hai: He has been referring to Mike as a "puppet", which was why Omar has not been talking openly with Mike. Mike is taken aback but unsurprised by this information, and says that he is tired of Hai's control. Omar reveals in a confessional that this was a lie. An indignant Mike decides to push for Hai's ouster, saying this has become personal for him.
Lindsay then shares about the Amulet Advantage that she, Drea, and Hai possess. The three are open to getting rid of Hai to give Lindsay's advantage more power, but Lindsay expresses her reservations in her confessional, considering getting Jonathan out instead because he is hurting her game.
===Day 19===
The tribe enters for the Immunity Challenge. Jeff takes the Immunity Necklaces back from Hai and Jonathan, and then explains the mechanics of the challenge: Bow Diddley. The tribe draws for spots and gets the challenge started.
As the challenge starts, Hai's ball is already on the edge of his ball. However, it is Mike who drops first. Shortly thereafter, Hai joins him when his ball drops, with Romeo following afterwards. Omar drops his ball as well, leaving four people remaining in the challenge.
After five minutes, Drea, Jonathan, Lindsay, and Maryanne survive the first stage and progress to the second stage. When the four make the transition and the challenge resumes, Maryanne is unable to balance her ball and drops first, exclaiming "Fiddlesticks!" in dismay. Drea's ball drops off soon after, and she calmly catches her ball and takes a seat on her beam. While Jonathan has been constantly fighting to keep his ball centered, Lindsay has remained stable throughout. Jonathan narrowly survives the second stage, to his tribe's amazement, and both players end up surviving the second stage.
On the third and final stage, Jonathan is struggling to even get his feet on the beam. Maryanne exclaims that "he has giant feet", and Jeff lets Lindsay and Jonathan find their footing before resuming the challenge. Jeff declares that this final stage will last for 30 minutes, "if [they] can last that long". Both players immediately encounter a lot of movement, but Jonathan ends up losing his balance. Lindsay wins her second individual challenge and dons the Immunity Necklace. Jeff sends the tribe back to camp, and Mike promises that Hai will be dethroned at Tribal Council.
At camp, Jonathan entertains his tribe with his "monkey run" while Hai lays out his plan. To him, this will be the only opportunity to get rid of Jonathan before he wins any further challenges. After sharing his plan with Mike and promising him a "solid ride to the end", Mike agrees, but says that this is only a pretense.
Mike talks to Jonathan and is still indignant about being made to look bad in front of Rocksroy. He tells Jonathan that Hai is targeting him, but that they will be blindsiding Hai, who does not have an idol, to "cut off the head of the snake".
At the shelter, Drea and Lindsay are discussing their next move. Drea says her husband is probably pointing at the television and asking why she is not getting rid of Hai, believing that he is playing a good game. The two women snicker in agreement, seeing the merit in getting rid of Hai to grant their Amulet Advantage more power. Lindsay talks with Maryanne and Jonathan separately, and discovers that Hai is the consensus target for the night. She backs out of her Jonathan plan so as to keep things simple.
To prevent Jonathan from playing his Shot in the Dark, an oblivious Hai assures him of his safety. Telling Jonathan to vote for Romeo, Hai promises Jonathan that he will play a (made-up) idol for him at Tribal Council so that he can continue to shield him and Lindsay. He believes Jonathan has fallen for the ploy, but Jonathan does not buy it and divulges the "worst lie [he] has ever heard" to Omar.
On the other hand, Omar wonders if Hai, who unbeknownst to him has been stranded with no allies, might be the better person to keep because of his loyalty. Knowing that he has Lindsay, Maryanne, and Romeo in his pocket, he considers switching the vote to Jonathan out of a worry that he might sweep the remaining challenges. As Tribal Council looms, Omar weighs his options.
At Tribal Council, Jeff starts with quizzing Lindsay on her challenge wins, asking her if there was any fallout from who she picked to join her for her sanctuary reward. Mike denies that any deep strategic conversation occurred at the sanctuary. As a firefighter, he states that he has weathered numerous difficult challenges on the job, but could always count on comfort at the firehouse. However, this game has offered no such hope. Jeff asks Lindsay why there continue to be people who want to play the game; she responds that everyone playing is "sick" for enjoying the rush of the game. Meanwhile, Hai does not believe that no strategy occurred at the reward. Comparing the remaining players to "long-distance runners with blindfolds on", he believes that there is always a chance to overtake the front-runner.
Omar believes that nobody can "lead" the whole game without eventually getting their "head chopped off". Drawing from his experience as a veterinarian that has to make life-or-death decisions for his animal clients, he states that every decision a player makes is "life-or-death" for their game, but nobody can afford to have regrets for their choices. Mike believes gut feeling is important in choosing when to make a move and whom against. Maryanne admits that she is constantly thinking ahead about strategy, like a game of Survivor Jenga. Jeff asks Jonathan if he got that, and he responds "Yes", to which Maryanne pumps her fist.
Lindsay says that tonight's vote is about "evening the playing field" for everyone to have a fair shot at making the Final Tribal Council. Jonathan interprets her statement as an observation that someone in the game is still disproportionately powerful, and admits that he is still trying to understand how to read that statement. Hai interjects, saying that Lindsay's answer was ambiguous and open to interpretation: it depends on how each person perceives themselves and their abilities, and what each person fears most in their adversaries. Jeff then gets the tribe to vote.
Jeff tallies the votes and returns with the urn. Nobody plays any advantages, so he reads the votes. The votes come back, and though Jonathan receives two votes, Hai is the person that leaves the game, blindsided by a 6-2 vote and becoming the fourth member of the jury. He applauds his tribemates for the good play and thanking them for the "brilliant" blindside. As he leaves Tribal Council with no hard feelings, the tribe bids him "Bye, Hai."
==Challenges==
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Challenge: Walk This WayStarting in the water, the castaways will traverse a tunnel obstacle before untying knots to retrieve a stick with a sandbag on top. They will carry the stick and maneuver a sandbag under a hitching post before crossing a seesaw balance beam. They will then place their stick in the hole in a narrow disc platform, onto which they will attempt to land their sandbag. The first contestant to land their sandbag wins.Reward: A night at the Survivor sanctuary with pizza, drinks, and loved ones' videosWinner: (shared with and )
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Challenge: Bow DiddleyCastaways must balance on a narrow beam while balancing a ball on a rounded bow. Every five minutes, they would move further down to a narrower part of the beam, making it harder to keep steady; those that make the final stage will stay there for 30 minutes. If they drop their ball or fall off their beam, they will be out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.Winner: 
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==Tribal Council==
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=== Voting Confessionals ===
No voting confessionals were aired in this episode.
=== Final Words ===
===Still in the Running===
								
								
==Trivia==
===Secret Scenes===
*(Untitled): As the rain continues to batter the Kula Kula tribe, a desperate, sleep-deprived Maryanne tries to make fire to warm her clothes.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-42-maryanne-oketch-episode-10-deleted-scene/
*Reward Challenge Treemail: The Kula Kula tribe is anxious for a reward after experiencing rainy weather.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/7ij0jp_ty3zzbXGn_EC12sFKbWEXlVTr/
*Immunity Challenge Treemail: Hai hopes to win his second Immunity Challenge in a row.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/Kn7SI92tXb9_sE1bDyQUiJvnpbA9DVlm/
===Behind the Scenes===
*On Day 18, the tribe debriefed about the Double Elimination and the members of the orange team learned about the race conversation that occurred at the blue team's Tribal Council.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-42-hai-giang-interview/
*Behind-the-Scenes of Reward Challengehttps://twitter.com/survivorcbs/status/1522320292940591109
===Other===
*With Lindsay winning the Immunity Challenge, every person that has made the jury phase has had individual immunity at at least one Tribal Council.
*With Hai's elimination, Mike is the last remaining member of Vati.
==References==
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