Karma Will Favour The Underdogs

"Karma Will Favour The Underdogs"	"Karma Will Favour The Underdogs"
 	
Season 	Survivor: Pearl Islands
Episode Number 	2/14 (080)
First Broadcast 	December 26, 2018
Episode Chronology 	Episode Chronology
Previous 	A Pirate's Life For Me
Next 	Head Honcho
Karma Will Favour The Underdogs is the second episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands.
==Story==
===Day 3 (Night)===
The remaining seven members of Morgan return to camp having just voted Savannah out at the seasons first tribal council. The strong winds force the tribe over to the fire-pit, where Juan and Marcus are already getting to work on the fire with their newly obtained flint.
After about ten minutes of trying, Juan and Marcus are able to get a flame going, which eventually grows into a suitable fire for the entire tribe to huddle around, keeping them somewhat warm from the cold wins that are blowing through the islands.
After boiling up some water, the group are able to have their first proper re-hydration since arriving on their island, giving them much needed comfort at their lowest point. The tribe eventually start heading to sleep, with their tiredness having caught up to them. A majority of the group fall asleep early, no longer phased with the discomfort of their surroundings. Lucy and Jamal remain the only two awake, with the latter stoking the fire, and Lucy feeling uncomfortable given that she was the only person other than the now eliminated Savannah to vote against Marcus.
===Day 4===
===Drake===
The tribe work around their camp, which is looking significantly improved than the previous day. Michael continues leading the tribe in the construction, having successfully placed the tarp which the group obtained at the market onto the shelter.
Luke and Judith sit around the fire boiling some water, with Duncan standing next to them, spinning the spear around in the air as if he were a martial artist.
Judith sighs and puts her head down, struggling to keep up with the boys conversation due to her hearing impairment, and neither of the boys considering this when talking quickly to one another.
Lang comes along, shaking his hand at Duncan, who he chastises for spinning the spear around in the air. He tells Duncan that he is acting "dangerous" and that he could harm someone or break the spear. Lang eventually pulls the spear from Duncan's hand, walking off down the beach to catch the tribe some breakfast.
Grace comes back into camp with the tree-mail in hand, forcing the group to all come over around the fire where she begins to read it. They agree to sit Danielle out, who notes that she doesn't feel going underwater will be one of her strengths.
===Morgan===
Marcus walks into camp holding tree-mail, with the others sat around the fire dishing up some of the beans they had bought at the Panamanian market. Marcus reads the tree-mail to the group, informing them that they will be retrieving treasure of some sort.
===Reward Challenge===
Challenge: Bountiful Chest
Tribes had a treasure chest in the ocean that was missing five treasure items. Each tribe member one at a time had to dive down and retrieve an item then put it in their treasure chest. Once all five items are inside the chest, the tribe swims out to it and carries it ashore. First tribe to bring their chest back to shore would win.
Reward: The winning tribe will the first of three pieces of a map to a hidden treasure chest. The winning tribe will also send one of their own to loot one item from the opposing tribe's camp.
Winner: Drake (looted a water canteen)
* Danielle sits out for Drake.
===Drake===
The group return to camp once again successful, trying to decide which of them should take a trip to the Morgan camp to loot.
Nobody answers, leaving Duncan nodding in delight as by default he appears to be the one person to volunteer to loot from the Morgan tribe. The tribe hesitantly accept this result, telling Duncan to loot something of little value and to do "the smallest amount of damage" to their rivals, as bad blood between the tribes will just lead to ugliness. Duncan brushes this off, but assures them that he won't cause unnecessary conflict. He heads over to the boat, ready to be the first person to visit a rival tribe.
===Morgan===
Juan begins working hard around camp once again, with Mina and Emma both trying to convince him to take a break.
On the end of the beach, the three younger men sit together talking about the loss, with Marcus going on and on about his own poor performance, trying to make an explanation for it.
A few minutes pass, when the group suddenly notice a boat approaching, seeing Duncan stood upright confidently waving over to them.
Duncan arrives on the beach, shaking the hands of the three younger men who wait to greet him. They guide him up to the shelter, where the other members of the tribe are stood waiting for him.
The group hesitantly begin to offer Duncan their lesser valued items, such as knives and rusty pots. He shakes his head at these items, instead turning his attention to what he thinks will make life as difficult for Morgan as possible.
Duncan lifts both canteens, finding one more full than the other. Just to spite the tribe, he takes the one with more water, emptying it out onto the sand beside them, before closing the lid and taking the now empty canteen back to the boat. He waves goodbye to the group, wishing them luck for the coming days. The boat pulls away, leaving the seven tribe members standing around dumbfounded by his unnecessarily arrogant behaviour.
 
===Day 5===
===Drake===
The tribe use the day to continue searching for the buried treasure at their camp, which they now have the next clue to. Duncan, Judith, Lang and Luke search around a cliff edge, feeling as though they've likely gone too far. Judith continues to point out that the treasure must be buried, suggesting it is under sand or soil, rather than by the edge of the island.
Back at camp, Danielle and Michael stand in the shallow waters fishing, hoping to increase the bounty for the tribes dinner. Holly and Grace watch from the shelter whilst taking a rest from their own chores.
Grace laughs at Holly's observations, which prove to be somewhat correct, as minutes later Michael ends up swimming out alone, leaving Danielle to return to camp where she begins stoking the fire. Grace and Holly hold back their laughter, not wanting Danielle to catch wind of what they've been discussing.
Later that evening, the tribe sit around to a meal of fish, which had successfully been speared by Michael on his sole venture earlier in the day. The group thank Michael for his efforts, glad to see spirits high after five days on the island. 
===Morgan===
Juan works through the early hours of the morning whilst the rest of the tribe sleep in. He decides not to wake anyone, knowing that getting up early is his own choice rather than the tribes obligation. When the sun finally rises, the entire tribe join Juan, taking on different tasks to ensure the camp remains in good shape. Juan complains of chest pains and is forced to take rest by Emma, who in turn brings him water and a small portion of the heavily rationed beans.
Later on in the day, Juan continues to rest, allowing the rest of the tribe to take on the roles that he normally pushes himself to do. Callum, Mina and Emma explore the island shore, picking up coconuts and small snails along the rocks.
===Day 6===
Both tribes receive tree mail informing them of their next immunity challenge. The Drake tribe feel confident, having been on a winning streak since their success at the Panamanian market. Elsewhere, the Morgan tribe remain cautious, once again feeling as though a loss would bury them deeper in a hole from which they cannot escape.
Challenge: All Tied Up
Three tribe members from each tribe were tied to a raft by a rope that was being pulled by their tribe in order to pull the raft away from shore and closer to the clue. The tribe members sitting on the raft had to untie themselves before freeing their teammates. After they were free they swam out to receive their clue which was a set of coordinates. They took their clue and their rope to shore and went into a circle where they used the rope and the clue to create a dig spot. After finding the dig spot teams had to dig until they found their flag which had to be raised in order to win.
Winner: Drake
Information: Both tribes get off to a quick start, with Callum taking the longest to untie himself, slightly letting Drake take the lead. During the swimming portion of the challenge, Marcus performs badly for Morgan, causing them to fall further behind. However, as time goes on, Luke's injury causes him to move slowly, allowing Morgan to catch up, with both tribes digging at the same time. Despite a close finish, Drake are able to pull off their second immunity win, thanks to a strong performance from everyone other than Luke.
* Judith sits out for Drake.
===Morgan===
The tribe return to camp having lost their third straight challenge, without a single win to their name in their six day stay so far in the Pearl Islands. Callum openly apologises for his mediocre performance, but congratulates the group nonetheless for being only a small bit behind Drake in the challenge.
An hour or so after returning, Callum finds himself, Jamal, Mina, Juan and Emma alone around the shelter, with Lucy and Marcus having gone off to collect water. He brings up the idea of voting for Lucy, pitching that she has the least skill of the entire tribe.
On their way back from the water-well, Marcus and Lucy talk about the upcoming vote. Marcus hints that the group needs to be kept strong, blatantly hinting that he'll be voting her out. Lucy responds with a similar line, openly telling Marcus that it will likely be one of them going home.
As the time passes into the late afternoon, Marcus confirms with the entirety of his tribe that the vote will be for Lucy, with Lucy trying to do the same but with the vote against Marcus. Jamal and Juan both relax in the shelter, letting Callum and Marcus do most of the campaign control for the girls votes.
In a last ditch effort to bring support onto her side, Lucy tells Mina, Juan and Emma that Marcus, Jamal and Callum are likely working together, and that if they allow them all to make it to day seven they will hold control of half the tribes votes, leaving them almost untouchable.
At tribal council, Jeff asks the tribe how they feel to have had one of the most disastrous starts of any tribe in Survivor history. Marcus brings a lot of the tribe's failures back to their mistakes at the Panamanian market, with Jamal and Callum nodding along to this. Lucy interjects, claiming that she is annoyed and "bored to death" with the scapegoating of the Panamanian market, noting that Marcus is quick to blame events that are unrelated to his "consistently bad challenge performances". Jeff carries on this point, shining light on the fact that Marcus was clearly the weakest member of the tribe in the last few performances. Callum defends his friend, suggesting that around camp Marcus is one of the hardest workers, which make up for his "minor mistakes" in swimming challenges. Mina interjects, coming back to Lucy's point, further noting that season after season women are sacrificed to excuse poor performances by male counterparts, who otherwise may be the weakest players. Emma voices her support for this too, admitting that over the past few days she has felt "uneasy" due to simply being a female. Callum, Jamal and Marcus vocally rubbish these claims, firmly arguing that there is no deep rooted sexism in their approach to the game. Juan gets the final word before the vote, which he uses to try and heal the divide that has found itself widening between the genders on the Morgan tribe. He claims that whatever the result, the six who survive the vote must unite for the good of all their games, and to get back to being a cohesive group to take on their rivals. Once the votes have been cast, Jeff brings back the urn, ready to reveal who will be the second to leave the game.
Lucy nods her head and mumbles "predictable" before grabbing her things. She receives a small hug from Mina, wishing her tribe luck before heading over to Jeff. Once Lucy has left the tribal council area, the remaining six head back to camp, hoping this latest loss will be their last for some time to come. 
==Tribal Council==
Tribal Council 2:Morgan	Tribal Council 2:Morgan 	 	
VotedAgainst 	Voter 	 	
Lucy (4 votes) 	Callum, Jamal, Juan, Marcus	 	
Marcus (3 votes) 	Emma, Lucy, Mina 	 	
VOTED OFF:Lucy 	VOTED OFF:Lucy 	VOTED OFF:Lucy	VOTED OFF:Lucy
===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===Still In The Running===
Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake 	Drake
Danielle	Duncan	Grace 	Holly 	Judith	Lang 	Luke 	Michael
Morgan 	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan
Callum 	Emma 	Jamal 	Juan 	Lucy 	Marcus	Mina 	Savannah