I'm Survivor Rich

I'm Survivor Rich is the fifth episode of .
==Story==
=== Night 9 ===
Ika returns from Tribal Council. Rocksroy Bailey reveals that he was blindsided by the vote, stating that he has to work on his social awareness. Drea Wheeler and Romeo Escobar justify the move and offer their assurance, while Tori Meehan, who received Rocksroy's stray vote, expresses her annoyance at him under her breath. Although Drea and Romeo attempt to unite the Ikas and Tori ostensibly agrees, she declares her intent to flip at the first possible opportunity in a confessional.
===Day 10===
Taku is weathering a rainstorm in their shelter. Lindsay Dolashewich and Maryanne Oketch pass the time by chit-chatting about topics like Mario Kart, much to Jonathan Young's irritation. When the rain lets up, Jonathan takes the first step out of the shelter to get away from the noise, but Lindsay and Maryanne tease him by playing "hot and cold" while he looks for his canteen. He leaves the inanities for the ocean and returns with the catch of the day.
While the fish are cooking, Jonathan uses a machete to chop some bamboo. Maryanne gets into an accident and accuses Jonathan of striking her foot, which he adamantly refutes. The two get into a tiff, but Jonathan realizes he has to keep it together and takes the diplomatic approach by apologizing to Maryanne before walking away, bringing the argument to an apparent resolution. However, it is clear that the cracks are starting to form as Jonathan vents about Maryanne in a private conversation with Lindsay, while Maryanne chastises him to Omar Zaheer, wondering if he knows that "pride is a deadly sin". Omar grows concerned about the possibility of his alliance fracturing.
Meanwhile, Hai Giang comments on the tense atmosphere on the Vati beach. Chanelle Howell and Daniel Strunk promise that they will let bygones be bygones if they both make the merge. Hai talks with Lydia Meredith, discussing which of the two is more dangerous. Hai believes that Daniel is more transparent while Chanelle is less so; Lydia believes both of them are threatening in their own way, but agrees that Chanelle is the better target to take out.
Mike Turner tells Daniel he will wait for someone to get food before he starts a fire so as to conserve dry wood. Daniel offers to go spearfishing, but the tribe doubt that he will have much success. Hai and Lydia express confusion and contempt for the fact that Daniel's shoulder injury has put him out of challenges, but ostensibly not fishing. They joke about this with Chanelle and Mike, and they agree that Daniel's actions seem contradictory. Daniel returns with no fish, but remarks on the beauty of the reef. Mike expresses his frustration that he is not pulling his weight.
At Ika, Drea and Romeo decide to hunt for an idol. Romeo explains his affinity for Drea as an ally, believing it has to do with his upbringing and career working with strong women like Drea.
Drea finds the Beware Advantage hidden on a tree branch and is ecstatic. With no hesitation, she immediately unwraps the package and reads the instructions contained therein with Romeo. They learn that she has lost her vote until her idol is activated, so Drea proposes for Romeo to take her Extra Vote and vote on her behalf if need be. Upon reading the activation phrases, Drea realizes that Maryanne has already found the Taku idol, and hopes that Vati finds their idol soon.
The Vati members discuss Mike's Beware Advantage. Mike proposes that he never says his phrase so that knowledge about his idol will be kept within Vati. The tribe agrees that this could be a valuable asset going into the merge.
===Day 11===
The tribes enter for the Immunity Challenge. Taku and Vati watch Ika enter and learn that Swati Goel has been voted out. Jeff Probst comments on Maryanne's shocked expression, and she segues into saying her activation phrase.
Jeff then asks the contestants about how they are coping with the elements. Exaggerating her hunger, Drea uses this opportunity to recite her phrase.
Noticing that one member of each tribe has now said their respective phrase, Mike pipes up to say his phrase, spinning a story about being a soccer coach to cover his tracks. This activates all three idols and restores all three holders' votes, to Drea and Maryanne's relief.
Jeff then explains the mechanics for the challenge: Ramplified. To the tribes' disappointment, food is not on offer. However, the tribes will be playing for tarps, to their excitement given the Fijian downpours. Expressing that he has "very little value to add", Daniel raises his hand and sits out for Vati and the challenge commences.
Ika is the first to climb over the net obstacle, followed by Taku. Tori quickly releases Ika's key from the braids, while Omar struggles, allowing Chanelle to catch up after Vati's early setback. Tori's quick work with the braids gives Ika a big lead with the slingshot, and Ika becomes the first tribe to win the challenge. While Omar continues to falter at the braids, Lindsay offers advice while Jonathan shows his silent vexation. 
Eventually, Omar figures the braids out and Jonathan ends up hitting Taku's first target before Vati makes any hits. Mike then hits Vati's first target, evening the score. In the end, Jonathan hits Taku's second target, making a comeback and narrowly winning his tribe immunity to send Vati to Tribal Council. 
Jeff hands the idols to Ika and Taku, before telling Ika to send someone from Vati to the summit. Ika selects Lydia. Jeff then prompts Ika to send one member from either Ika or Taku to join Lydia on her journey; they select Rocksroy, and the pair head out. Ika and Taku return to camp, while Vati surrenders their flint before leaving. Hai expresses that attending Tribal Council will allow Vati to cut one of its disloyal members, to his excitement.
Hai reminds his tribemates that whoever survives Tribal Council should return to camp as a solid family, and they agree. Chanelle and Daniel realize that they are the likely targets and request the opportunity to plead their case to Hai and Mike separately, which they accept. Daniel sees the irony in the fact that he now has to turn on his former number-one ally, but states that this was entirely because of Chanelle's lack of support at their previous Tribal Council.
Daniel swears his allegiance to Hai, and Hai responds that he would prefer Chanelle to go home because he has more trust in Daniel. The two agree that Chanelle would likely drag the tribe down come the merge. Meanwhile, Mike promises the same to Chanelle in their conversation together, swearing that Daniel will go home. He says he will have to placate Daniel to keep him from playing his Shot in the Dark. Chanelle believes she will get her way because of Daniel's inability to contribute to tribe success.
Hai and Mike agree that, as long as the two of them and Lydia survive, it does not matter who goes home. They assess whom it would be better to boot and decide that, since they have the numbers, to split the vote in case something goes awry. Mike realizes that this plan hinges on Lydia's decision at the summit.
At the summit, Lydia and Rocksroy are mesmerized by the view on their hike up the hill. Lydia talks about her struggles with body image, but Survivor has given her the confidence to embrace her body as it is. She hopes that the second half of the game will teach her even more about herself.
Lydia and Rocksroy are cagey in their conversation, not wanting to disclose anything about their respective tribal dynamics. Lydia lies about her perception that she is on the bottom, while Rocksroy keeps his guard up throughout. They depart to make their decisions with little information about each other and each other's tribes.
Rocksroy explains the instructions to the mechanic. Separately, Lydia and Rocksroy weigh their decisions against the little information they have gathered about each other. Rocksroy is compelled to risk his vote, but assumes that, since Lydia said she was on the bottom, she may "risk it for the biscuit". Not wanting to overplay his hand, he steps down and protects his vote. Meanwhile, Lydia argues that opportunities to gain advantages are scarce, but she cannot afford to lose her vote at a critical Tribal Council, so she also protects her vote.
Lydia returns to Vati beach, content with her decision. She explains that the summit went down as Jenny Kim and Chanelle had previously recounted it, and told her tribemates that she protected her vote, to their approval. She then talks to Chanelle and Daniel separately to figure out what happened while she was gone, and promises each of them that they are on their side, even though she wants each of them gone for different reasons. With little time before leaving for Tribal Council, she touches base with Hai to make a decision together. He assures Lydia of her safety before asserting the criticality of this vote in determining his trajectory in the game.
At Tribal Council, Mike begins discussions by saying that Vati will remain solid even after losing a member. Daniel empathizes with his team-oriented approach to the game. Hai concedes that at least one member of his tribe is being lied to. Daniel jokes that Mike probably intends for the Vati family to stay united, literally until he passes on. He replies by joking about his old age.
Chanelle interprets Daniel's joke as an appeal to Mike's soft spot and does not buy the spiel. Daniel clarifies that he was being genuine in his comment, then reveals that he was a leukemia survivor to be open with his tribe. He analogizes deception in Survivor to Muhammad Ali's boxing career: as Muhammad Ali does not punch everyone he sees on the street, so do Survivor players not lie in their everyday lives, only out of necessity as part of the game.
Lydia attributes tonight's vote to loyalty and trustworthiness under the speculation that a merge is around the corner, leaving each tribe with only four representatives in a scenario where no tribe has the upper hand. Hai concurs, calling back to Vati's previous Tribal Council where everybody left blindsided. Daniel concedes that he is not one of the greatest players ever; Chanelle nods sardonically in agreement. He expects the average player to be burned at least once, and should he be the one that "burns" someone else, that he would ask for forgiveness. Chanelle agrees with Jeff's summary that the least trustworthy person will go home tonight. Mike hopes to be friends with whoever leaves tonight, but will put his feelings aside in the interest of playing the game. With that, the tribe proceeds to vote.
Jeff tallies the votes, and no advantages are played. He reads the votes to reveal a 2-2-1 tie; Chanelle and Daniel are tied, with Mike receiving a stray vote. Mike looks to see who cast the stray vote, and Chanelle shakes her head in denial. The tribe then proceeds to revote. Jeff reads the revote, and Daniel leaves heartbroken following a unanimous 3-0 vote. Before Vati returns to camp, Mike repeats that he kept his promise, and is angry about the lone "Mike" vote.
==Challenges==
Reward/Immunity Challenge: RamplifiedFour members of each tribe must work together to climb over a net obstacle. Once they have reached the other side of the net, one member must unbraid three ropes to release a key. The key would unlock a machete they would use to chop a rope, releasing sandbags. They must then use a slingshot to launch the sandbags and attempt to knock down two targets. The first two tribes to knock down both their targets win.Reward: Large tarp and rope (1st place); Tarp (2nd place)Additional Stipulation: The losing tribe must forfeit their flint.Winners (in order of finish): and 
==Tribal Council==
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====Voting Confessionals====
No voting confessionals were aired.
====Final Words====
===Still in the Running===
								
								
==Trivia==
===Secret Scenes===
*(Untitled): As the Ika tribe struggles with the weather and exhaustion, Rocksroy goes spearfishing.https://ew.com/tv/recaps/survivor-season-42-episode-5/
*Daniel's A Sinking Ship: Daniel explains his appetite for risk as his tribe is frustrated with his lack of participation in challenges.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/khxDiw2_7W4oenao_IRMyP_GsEyAJMqw/
*Taku's Tarp Reward: The Taku tribe enjoys their new tarp as they analyze their performance in the challenge.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/4DRs2qOIqyilUlKwxO_Iw_7eDYonivM6/
===Behind the Scenes===
===Other===
*This is the first episode of the season where everybody present at Tribal Council voted.
*Vati becomes the third pre-merge tribe to encounter multiple tied votes, after Samburu and Ulong.
*Drea becomes the first castaway to possess three advantages at the same time.
==References==
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Category:Survivor 42 Episodes