Survivor: Philippines

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**Returning from *Survivor: Thailand* and *Survivor: All-Stars*, on the Kalabaw tribe, is Stephanie Dill!**

**Returning from *Survivor: Panama*, on the Matsing tribe, is Bobby Mason!**

**Returning from *Survivor: Cook Islands*, on the Tandang tribe, is Sundra Oakley!**

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**EP 1:**

**CAST** https://i.gyazo.com/b29907ef2cccf568e23eaf9b4c518aa2.png

**MATSING WINS IMMUNITY! TANDANG WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Kalabaw, right at the start, after being self-conscious due to hurting his knee, Jeff Kent wants to find three trustworthy people on his tribe to form a majority alliance with. Recalling how loyal she was in her seasons prior to this one, Stephanie is his first choice - she trusts him quite a bit. The pair then both call Carter & Dawson to come get firewood with them, with the intention of creating a majority alliance with them. Dana quickly notices that something is off, and tells Katie that they must stick together as 'something fishy is going on here'. Meanwhile, Jeff bluntly asks Carter & Dawson if they'd be interested in going to the final 4 with him & Stephanie. They both accept but are relatively cautious of Jeff and what his true intentions are. After losing immunity, Kalabaw arrives back to camp, rather disappointed. However, Jeff, Stephanie, Dawson & Carter all feel comfortable, sitting pretty with their strong majority. However, Dana & Katie catch wind of the alliance, and both go out on a limb to look for the idol whilst the majority lounge about and await tribal. And, to the relief of both girls, Katie manages to find the idol! They both jump up and down in excitement as they now have a passport through the upcoming vote. However, Katie says in her confessional that she overheard Jeff saying to Carter that Dana's going to be voted-out, and she shamelessly admits that she might not play the idol on Dana as in the end it'd just be for naught as even after idolling out somebody from the alliance, the bastards would still have a 3-2 majority.**

**On Matsing, Bobby being there is getting mixed reactions. Denise in particular wants to get Bobby out ASAP as she feels that he'd be threatening to keep around in the long-run. Due to this, she's hasty to form an alliance with the two people she gets the best vibe from - Malcolm & Roxy, who both quickly buy into what she's saying about taking Bobby out. Meanwhile, Zane & Angie are all over Bobby - grateful to have somebody with so much Survivor experience on the tribe. As the threesome quickly bond, Zane asks them if they'd like to work together. Angie & Bobby are quick to agree to this offer. However, in his confessional, Bobby states that he doesn't *completely* trust Zane or Angie just yet, and will readily vote them out if he has to. After winning immunity, Matsing arrive back to camp, celebrating. After putting a ton of effort in the challenge and consistently chatting day after day after day, the Bobby/Zane/Angie trio is now extremely rock-solid, even promising each other F3. However, Denise, Malcolm & Roxy can tell how close they are, and are very wary of them.**

**On Tandang, things are a lot less complicated than they are on the other two tribes - they're thinking survival first, strategy later. After a few hours of working on the shelter, the tribe bearing yellow buffs figure that they need to start a fire. Artis & R.C. volunteer to go get firewood, without the thought of forming an alliance with each other crossing their minds. Cleverly, whilst Artis & R.C. are gone, Pete & Sundra both come up with the plan to make a four person majority alliance right there and then including them, Abi & Lisa. Abi & Lisa immediately agree, believing that the idea is brilliant. Once Artis & R.C. arrive back at camp, Artis immediately gives the others his share of the firewood him & R.C. found before lying on the shelter, warn out. Pete, respecting how much work Artis has put in thus far, tells him that he can rest whilst everyone else works on trying to get a fire going. Artis agrees to this. Artis, hungry for some food and generally just bored, picks up the rice-bin to take a grain or two of rice from it to chew on whilst the others work on the fire. However, he then notices the funny little rooster thing attached to the top of the bin. He uses a machete to take it off to have it as a lucky-token for today's challenge, but is extremely flabbergasted to find out that it's actually an idol! He quickly goes to allegedly take a shit, but instead goes and buries the idol. He's ecstatic to have possession of so much power so early on! By the time he arrives back at camp, his tribe has fire. Sundra asks what happened to the rooster token on the rice-bin, and Artis just shrugs. Sundra knows that he took it but seems to have no clue that it was actually an idol. After winning immunity, Tandang's spirits are incredibly high. They are very well-prepared for what this game has to come!**

**At Tribal-Council, Dana & Katie play it off as if they know that they're both done and are completely ready to flop down and die. Carter & Dawson appear excited by this, thinking they have the vote on lockdown, whilst the wiser two, Jeff & Stephanie, believe that there's no way anyone would just flop down and die like this and that it's just a charade. Katie, deep down however, is still conflicted on whether she should actually idol Dana or not. Jeff tells everyone that it's time to vote, and Carter is called to vote first. Nobody's votes are shown. Jeff then asks if anybody wants to play their idol, Katie is extremely stressed - sweating like a pig. Dana gives her a nervous glance, surprised that she didn't immediately gesture to play her idol for her. After a few seconds pass, Katie has made her decision to NOT use the idol. She looks away from Dana in shame, after promising to use the idol on her before the vote. The first two votes that are read are from Dana & Katie, for Dawson. Then, as the Dana votes role in, Dana knows her time is up. She picks her bag up as she is the first person eliminated 4-2. As Jeff snuffs Dana's torch, she gives Katie an extremely angry stare. Katie begins to tear up out of shame and slight regret as her friend leaves.**

**EP 2:**

**TANDANG WINS IMMUNITY! MATSING WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Kalabaw, Carter, Stephanie, Jeff & Dawson can't help but celebrate the success of their plan. Stephanie comments in a confessional that she was genuinely nervous that one of those ladies could've had an idol. Jeff then pulls Stephanie aside, and tells her that Katie *must* have an idol, and that that's the only explanation for how bitter Dana was at her - Katie must've found the idol, promised to use it on Dana but selfishly didn't follow through. Stephanie agrees with Jeff's theory, reminding him of how stressed Katie was when Probst asked if anyone wanted to play an idol. She was clearly conflicted, but ultimately decided not to use it for her own greed. Meanwhile, Katie is immediately abandoned as the other four walk off to celebrate without her. This brings Katie to tears - due to a mixture of guilt after not idolling Dana, and the feeling of being completely outcasted and on the bottom. She knows that if Kalabaw lose immunity again, she *has* to idol. After losing immunity, Katie is very upset and frustrated. She knows that she's going to have to play her idol tonight, thus sacrificing her one form of protection. Once she loses the idol, she has no shield to hide behind whatsoever. Meanwhile, as he's been a workhorse the whole time and is just genuinely very sweet and charming, Carter's getting in the good-books of everyone at camp. Jeff comments, 'the kid is a little ray of sunshine' in his confessional. Jeff, Stephanie, Carter & Dawson all agree to vote for Katie. Jeff is nervous that Katie might actually have the idol, but prays to God that he's just overthinking things.**

**On Matsing, the day starts relatively relaxed. Bobby & Denise are trying to get a fire going together with the fire-making kit they won in the first immunity-challenge. Denise comments in her confessional that as she's begun to bond with him better, she's found that she genuinely likes Bobby. After a good ten minutes of using the kit, Denise & Bobby have finally started a fire for Matsing! They highfive. Meanwhile, Roxy comments in her confessional that she's convinced she knows where and what the idol is - she thinks that it's the monkey head which is attached to the rice-bin. Intelligently, Roxy waits for when the time is right and everyone's away from the shelter, before quickly grabbing the machete and removing the monkey totem from the bin. And, as she predicted, it's an idol! She's extremely happy to have it, and she quickly stuffs it in her underwear just as Zane returns from camp just after doing his business. After winning immunity yet again, Matsing are stoked! Zane comments in a confessional that he's confident that either Roxy or Denise would've left if they were to lose.**

**On Tandang, things are very bubbly, exciting and optimistic. They all have great chemistry as a tribe, and no clear lines have been drawn just yet. Artis has cleverly put together a few games for them to all play together. One game involves searching the jungle for food - and whoever returns to camp with a valid bit of food first - wins. During this very game, however, there's some controversy as Sundra returns with a plant that's inedible for humans, but is technically food as certain animals/insects eat it. This irritates Lisa, causing a huge argument between the two where curses are thrown, and Sundra even threatens to attack Lisa. Artis says in a confessional that this fight might benefit his game, as evil as it sounds. However, Pete eventually pulls the two apart. Then, Abi gives a sweet, encouraging speech that basically informs them that if they wanna have any shot at winning immunity again, they *have* to stick together as a tribe. Sundra & Lisa agree with Abi, and apologize to each other, hugging it out. The tribe then all put their hand in a circle and shout, 'TANDANG!'. After placing first in immunity, Tandang's spirits are incredibly high. They have comfort! They're so excited. Artis is happy that he doesn't have to pull out the idol tonight.**

**At Tribal-Council, Katie does a great job at acting as if she's done. However, to Jeff, Stephanie, Carter & Dawson's dismay, she pulls out the idol, negating EVERY vote against her. Then, with her single voted... STEPHANIE is taken out second. Stephanie smiles and gives a, 'you got me' to Katie as she gets up and hugs Jeff. Katie smirks, pleased with herself to have eliminated the first returnee of the season.**

**EP 3:**

**KALABAW WINS IMMUNITY! TANDANG WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Kalabaw, upon arriving back at camp, Carter, Jeff & Dawson all congratulate Katie on the nice idol play. Katie just warns them to 'watch out, because I'm not gonna give up that easily'. Jeff, meanwhile, is extremely upset due to the loss of his number 1 ally, Stephanie. Carter & Dawson comfort him and reassure him that if they lose again, Katie is gone. After winning their first immunity, Kalabaw are extremely thrilled! Katie says in a confessional that she's very glad to finally be on the winning side of things.**

**On Matsing, it opens up with a confessional from Roxy, where she says that with the idol, she has *all* the power in the game - she can do whatever she wants. She says that she won't let people control her moves anymore, and states that she's going to quit all alliances she's in and for now on, play rogue. Therefor, she approaches Malcolm & Denise and tells them that she's out. She says to them that she'll *only* vote with them at tribal-council if it suits her, and she's done being their puppet. Denise tries to calm her down, but it doesn't work, only making Roxy angrier before she eventually just storms off. Denise literally cannot believe it. She says in a confessional that she's surprised, dumbfounded and is now, very nervous. After disappearing into the jungle, Roxy has yet to make a return. Zane is the first to note this: 'wait, where's Roxy at?'. Malcolm's quick to tell Zane about her blowup. In his confessional, Bobby says that he's happy that Roxy's been isolating herself because it gives them an easy vote if they lose immunity. After losing immunity, Matsing return to camp severely depressed. Roxy says in a confessional that she doesn't deserve to go whatsoever and if she *does*, she'll eat her hat. Quickly, the tribe is split into three groups who are all discussing the vote individually - the Bobby/Zane/Angie alliance, who are planning on voting for Roxy or Malcolm at this stage. The Denise/Malcolm alliance, who's only prayer is flipping Roxy, and Roxy herself, who's basically the swing-vote between a 3-3 tie or a 4-2 boot. After discussing it for longer, Bobby, Zane & Angie come to the revelation that they can actually *use* Roxy against Denise & Malcolm. If they flip her into voting for, say, Malcolm, then they won't have to go to a rockdraw! Coming into tribal, this whole thing leaves Roxy as a very pivotal vote.**

**On Tandang, it's notable that the optimism and spark from just three days ago is beginning to fade over time. As they've grown hungrier and more sleep-deprived, they've also grown grumpier and more prone to laziness. Artis says in a confessional that pretty much all sense of work-ethic from day 1 has now disappeared, and this disappoints him, as he thought his tribe would be stronger. It then cuts to a shot of Artis collecting firewood, whilst everyone else is relaxing in the shelter. R.C. also comments on this in a confessional, She says that since they cleared all the work off at the very beginning, they have absolutely *nothing* to do now, which actually makes it rather boring. However, she says that she admires Artis and his way of always finding work to be done wherever he goes. Sundra, after waking up from a nap, goes to help Artis collect firewood. Meanwhile, Abi & Lisa both decide to go play a game together to help nurse their boredom. This leaves R.C. & Pete alone together in the shelter. They quickly begin flirting with each other, commenting in their confessional that they find the other very attractive. This mild sexual chatter causes the two to bond slightly. Once Artis returns to the shelter, he chuckles and says, 'wow! didn't know we had a couple of lovebirds on this island!'. After winning their third immunity, Tandang are ecstatic. Sundra comments in a confessional that she hopes that her tribe has the majority of the numbers coming into the swap so that she'll have a better shot at being swapped onto a good position.**

**At Tribal-Council, for the first couple of questions, the vote still seems entirely up in the air. HOWEVER, Roxy then decides to blow *everything* up. She says that Bobby, Angie & Zane are voting for Malcolm tonight, but she's going to be voting for Angie with Denise & Malcolm, so it won't matter. She says, 'I 'aint afraid of rocks, Jeff!'. Malcolm is shocked to hear his name come up, but feels relieved that he should be alright. When Jeff asks if anybody would like to play an idol, nobody stands. And indeed, just as Roxy predicted, Bobby, Angie & Zane all vote for Malcolm whilst Denise, Malcolm & Roxy herself voted for Angie -- causing a 3-3 tie. On the revote, nobody changes their votes, causing a rockdraw where... DENISE is eliminated third! Denise appears very disappointed to be going, and leaves the tribal-council without either a word of goodbye like Stephanie or a stare of scorn like Dana. Just, quiet.**

**EP 4:**

**TANDANG WINS IMMUNITY! MATSING WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Kalabaw, it opens up with a confessional from Dawson stating that she's sick of Katie. She's not talking to anyone, she's completely isolating herself and is crying about it as if *she's* the victim! Dawson's sure that if they're to lose again, Katie will be the one leaving. Meanwhile, on Katie's side of things, it's all about surviving. She knows that she *just* has to make sure the tribe wins the next few immunity-challenges so that she can make it to the swap - and if she makes it there, she's planning on jumping ship. Meanwhile, during an alliance meeting between Carter, Jeff & Dawson, due to being incredibly obsessed with the idea of voting Katie out, Dawson brings up the idea to throw the next challenge to *make sure* that she leaves. Carter's initially with Dawson, whilst Jeff is is conflicted. He agrees that it's a good plan, but says he needs to think on it. In his confessional, he says that throwing challenges in Survivor is always risky and might not always turn in the favor of the ones throwing it. Just before the challenge is about to begin, Jeff tells Carter & Dawson *not* to throw it, as it's too risky. Dawson, however, approaches Carter and tells him to just throw it anyway, despite what Jeff said. This leaves Carter perplexed, but he ultimately decides to listen to Dawson, throwing it with her and thus costing Kalabaw the challenge. Jeff says in a confessional that he's frustrated. He can tell that Dawson & Carter were throwing it, despite him telling them strictly *not* to throw it. Jeff then gathers everyone up for a tribe meeting and delivers an epic speech about tribal unity and giving it your all, and ties it in with an old baseball story. The speech is taken very well and motivates everyone, even Katie. Dawson says in a confessional that she's figured that Jeff's mad at her after she threw the challenge, but says that he's just going to have to 'suck it up', as she wanted Katie out and she *always* gets what she wants, apparently. Meanwhile, Katie feels like she's *definitely* done and that her game is over. She's taking it well, but doesn't give up - she tries her best to flip Jeff into voting for Dawson instead of her. Walking into tribal, Jeff is conflicted on whether he should go with his heart (vote for Dawson and cause a tie-breaker) or go with his head (vote Katie out once and for all).**

**On Matsing, after the Denise boot, the lines are now clear - Bobby, Angie & Zane have the majority whilst Roxy & Malcolm are on the bottom. Malcolm is very disappointed with how the rock-draw went, as it both eliminated his closest ally *and* put him on the bottom of the tribe. Roxy remarks that it was worth a try, and that he shouldn't beat himself up over it. Malcolm agrees with her, and tells her that they seriously just need to make *sure* they win today's immunity. Meanwhile, in her confessional, Roxy says she's actually only calm because she has her idol! However, she doesn't plan to tell Malcolm this anytime soon, because 'trust nobody'. Meanwhile, Bobby & Zane are celebrating like kings. Bobby remarks in a confessional that it was a long, 9 day battle for supremacy between him & Denise, but he's finally come out as the victor! Malcolm & Roxy observe that Zane & Bobby are celebrating whilst Angie is tending to the fire. They take this time to pull Angie aside, and ask her if she'd be interested in working with them. Angie obviously says yes, but in her confessional, says that her loyalty ultimately lies with her alliance with Zane & Bobby. However, she does like Roxy a lot, contrary to what the others think about her. Zane is quick to notice that Angie's talking with Malcolm & Roxy, so Bobby quickly goes in to take Angie back. This irritates Malcolm slightly, as Malcolm felt like him & Roxy were truly doing a good job of pulling her in. Zane says in a confessional that there's no chance Angie will waver - he's confident in her loyalty to the him/Bobby/her F3. After immunity, Malcolm & Roxy are now a lot more relaxed. Malcolm comments in his confessional that he's thrilled to not have to scramble to get the votes in his favor, but says that he definitely still needs to do some work on Angie. Him & Roxy celebrate having immunity. Malcolm says in a confessional that he finds Roxy's sudden change in attitude rather odd, and wonders if she's just being fake with him or not. Meanwhile, Roxy says in a confessional that she's not truly loyal to Malcolm, but will continue to lie that she is for as long as she has to. Angie says in a confessional that she's happy that they won immunity, as she didn't want to disappoint Malcolm & Roxy by voting one of them out.**

**On Tandang, using the fishing-gear they won in the previous immunity-challenge, Pete is trying his best to find some grub for his tribe, and he comes through! He manages to find a few small fishes, exciting his tribe. Artis in particular is excited, as he's ready to eat. Lisa says in a confessional that Pete just jumped up a ton in her rankings. However, Sundra complains that she was giving a smaller ration of fish than everyone else was. Yet, Pete denies the allegations, even saying in his confessional that he gave everyone an even amount of fish. This causes a small argument between the two which Pete ultimately ends by saying, 'there's no point in arguing'. Abi says in a confessional that she's glad that they fought, as she feels that overall, it benefits her game. After winning their fourth consecutive immunity and being able to feast on steak, spirits at Tandang are insane. Everyone is just really, really happy!**

**At Tribal-Council, Katie knows that she has no shot at staying. She's ready to go but still has fight left in her. She calls Dawson out as a rat, and tells Jeff & Carter that they'd be stupid not to vote her out whilst they have a chance. Katie says that she's a free-agent and that if they keep her now, she'll be loyal to them. This irritates Dawson, who argues that she's proven her loyalty to Carter & Jeff for two votes, whilst Katie has voted against them multiple times. Katie says that she's done arguing, and that it's time to leave it up to fate. And with that, Carter is called to vote. Dawson's vote is shown, and it's for Katie. She says, 'you think you're God's gift on earth, but spoiler-alert, honey; you're not'. Katie's vote is also shown, and it's for Dawson. She says no words to the camera as she raises her 'Dawson' vote. Jeff is then ready to tally the votes. He asks if anyone has an idol, and all eyes are on Katie. However, she doesn't have anything to save herself from this vote. The first vote is read, and it's from Katie, to Dawson. Then... Katie. 1-1. Katie. 2-1. And, the fourth person voted-out of Survivor: Philippines... KATIE. Jeff feels guilty to vote her out, admiring her burning passion to remain in the game. Katie gives Jeff a 'good luck' as her torch is snuffed.**

**EP 5:**

**KALABAW IS DISSOLVED!**

**DISSOLVE RESULTS** https://i.gyazo.com/b0c916ab34dab4d0608632497400d756.png

**MATSING WINS REWARD! MATSING WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Matsing, Carter & Jeff are welcomed with open arms. Zane comments in a confessional that he's feeling somewhat puny in comparison to the stronger men that the tribe has (Bobby, Carter, Jeff & Malcolm). Angie is also really happy to meet the newcomers. She's sweet and bubbly and gives Jeff a lovely hug upon him arriving at camp. Jeff comments in a confessional that Angie's a sweetheart, but he has to be wary of everyone as him & Carter are technically on the bottom of the tribe. Bobby, meanwhile, is thinking about this situation in a more strategic sense. He pulls Angie & Zane aside and tells them that they don't have majority anymore and they *have* to try to work on pulling Carter & Jeff in to make sure that if they do lose, either Malcolm or Roxy leave. Angie agrees. Zane agrees, but in his confessional he says that he feels that it's dumb to pull Carter & Jeff in and it'd be a smarter idea to just vote them out with Malcolm & Roxy, to make this whole thing much easier. After an hour or so of observing, it became clear to Jeff that the two alliances were Roxy & Malcolm and Bobby, Zane & Angie. Therefor, he set Carter to try and work on Roxy & Malcolm whilst he works Bobby, Zane & Angie, and they both do a great job. Jeff decided to approach Angie, and after a bit of chatting she tells him that she's working with Bobby & Zane and she asks him to join them in voting either Malcolm or Roxy out if they lose. Jeff agrees, and they shake hands on it. After winning the reward, Matsing are extremely motivated to win immunity as well. Angie is extremely excited to have won cookies, and quickly eats two whilst Carter jokes, 'leaves some for the rest of us!'. Meanwhile, all that both Bobby & Jeff are thinking about is: idol-clue. Jeff quickly notices something in the tea jar, and asks Roxy to pass it to him. She obliges. However, she knows just why he wanted it, and comments in her confessional that it doesn't matter anyways because the idol-clue is useless since she already has the idol itself. Bobby notices that Jeff has the clue, and says in his confessional that he's irritated that he couldn't get it, but he feels that he can most likely trust Jeff, so he decides to let it slide. After winning immunity, Matsing is extremely pumped. Malcolm says in a confessional that he was getting bad vibes from everyone else, so he's happy that they managed to pull through in immunity.**

**On Tandang, Dawson is well-greeted to the very optimistic and homely tribe. She says in a confessional that she's *extremely* unlucky to be the only non original Tandang on the tribe, and feels that if they lose immunity, she's done. However, she's not going to give up yet. She's gonna try her best to find a crack in the tribe, and she's going to utilize it the best she can. It's quickly noted by everyone how well Dawson is doing at integrating herself in camp-life; she's working hard, and is generally just really sweet. Lisa says in a confessional that if they lose immunity, Dawson might actually be safe, as weird as that seems. Whilst the others are playing one of the games Artis invented, Artis pulls Dawson aside for a walk along the beach. He quickly begins randomly feeding her all this information; he tells her about the unity of the tribe, the general dynamics, the arguments and eventually, he determines that he trusts her enough to let her know about one very important piece of information -- his idol. He tells her that he has it buried at a special place in the jungle, and tells her that if it comes down to it, he will use the idol on her to save her. Dawson says in her confessional that this is *huge*, and could potentially save her from elimination. Artis says in his confessional that he just gets a great vibe from Dawson and knows that he can trust her more than anyone on his original tribe. When the game finally finished, Abi pointed out to everyone else that Artis was talking to Dawson, and had probably also been doing so behind their backs when they were playing the game. Pete says that if they lose, Artis should go -- Dawson might have an idol and if she does, she'd certainly play it on herself, but if they all voted for Artis instead then they'd be taking out somebody that they don't trust and *also* flushing an idol. Lisa agrees with this plan, as does Sundra. R.C. is the only one that's slightly skeptical of this idea, as she thinks Artis is good in challenges and taking him out before Dawson could potentially just hurt the tribe. After losing reward, Tandang are discouraged severely. Sundra comments in a confessional that she's won every single challenge in the game thus far, and that it sucks to lose, especially since it was a reward that she wanted so much. Meanwhile, as losing immunity is now a very likely possibility after they were demolished in the reward-challenge, the majority alliance of Abi, Lisa, Pete & Sundra are planning out their next move. If they lose, they have two options -- on the one hand, they could vote off Artis. They view him as untrustworthy and they can tell that he was definitely trying to work with Dawson. On the other hand, they could take the easy route and vote Dawson out, as she's from original Kalabaw anyway and is a lot weaker at challenges than Artis. Pete says that he thinks, straight-up, Artis is the smarter plan. Eventually, the others cave in and agree that if they lose, Artis should go home. After losing immunity, the majority's plan 'blindside Artis' is in motion. They debate whether they should officially tell R.C. or not, but Abi says that they should just tell her, as they don't want her voting for Dawson, thus losing her trust. Lisa agrees. Pete volunteers to tell R.C., as he feels that it'd be an easy excuse to start a conversation with the attractive chick. Meanwhile, Artis is getting bad vibes about this vote; nobody's speaking to him other than Dawson, and people are clearly trying their best not to make eye-contact with him. He tells Dawson this, and tells her that he still doesn't know whether he should play the idol on himself or her tonight. Dawson says in a confessional that she's pissed that Artis might not actually idol her tonight, as she believes that she's the clear target. Artis cryptically tells Dawson to just vote Abi right before tribal is about to start.**

**At Tribal-Council, the majority are trying their best to play it off as if Dawson is going. However, R.C. accidentally has a slip of tongue, and says: 'this vote might go a lot differently than a certain person expects it to go'. This one moment convinces Artis that his intuition from before was, indeed, correct. And, with that, Abi is called to vote. She votes for Artis, saying: 'you were good to have around for the first few days, but now, enough is enough. Goodbye!'. Nobody else's votes are shown. Jeff then asks if anybody would like to play an idol... And, quickly, all eyes dart to Artis, as he stands up and walks towards Jeff, idol in hand. The majority alliance gasp, shocked, and Dawson gulps, nervous that Artis' call could end up costing her her flame. After an epic speech, Artis reveals that he's using his idol on *himself*, to the dismay of the majority. The intensity builds up as Jeff gets ready to reveal the first vote, which is for... ARTIS. It does not count. Neither do the next four votes, which are also for Artis. Dawson & Artis fist-bump. And, the next vote is for... ABI. As is the next vote after that. And, with that, the brazillian fire-cracker is eliminated from the game, completely blindsided. She gives a, 'you got me good' as she leaves. Everyone is extremely surprised at how this vote went down.**

**EP 6:**

**MATSING WINS REWARD! MATSING WINS IMMUNITY!**

**On Matsing, things are relatively relaxed. Both sides are confident that they have Carter & Jeff's votes on lock-down. Carter spoke Roxy & Malcolm into trusting him & Jeff, whilst Jeff did the same with Bobby, Angie & Zane. However, Zane is still pretty adamant that voting Roxy or Malcolm out instead of Jeff or Carter would be incredibly foolish. He says in a confessional that Jeff & Carter are clearly the most popular people in camp, and he doesn't like it - he wants shot of them. Meanwhile, Jeff is still conflicted on whether he should side with Roxy & Malcolm or Bobby, Angie & Zane. However, his decision is pretty much made for him when Roxy begins bossing him around and yelling at him to go searching for some food in the jungle for the tribe. In a confessional, he says enough is enough - if they lose, Roxy is leaving. So, he approaches Bobby, and asks him if they lose, who he'd rather see leave out of Roxy & Malcolm. Immediately, without hesitation, Bobby says Roxy. Jeff agrees, and they shake on Roxy leaving if they do happen to lose. However, in a confessional, Bobby says that him, Zane & Angie might just vote for Malcolm instead of Roxy just to test whether they can actually trust Jeff or not, and if they see a Roxy vote, then they'll know for sure that Jeff & Carter are definitely on their side. However, Jeff can see right through it - he says in a confessional that he knows for a fact that Bobby is a very smart strategic player, and that chances are if they lose Malcolm will be leaving instead. But, he's still adamant on making sure Roxy goes home instead, as he (and the rest of the tribe) cannot stand her. Meanwhile, on the Malcolm & Roxy side of things, they're putting a minimal amount of effort into strategising compared to the other alliance. Carter says in a confessional that they're just feeding him every little piece of information possible about the original Matsing tribe, and he thinks that it's silly. Malcolm says in a confessional says that he's starting to lose trust and faith in Roxy, and feels that she might be lying to him behind his back and might be trying to pull off a blindside against him. He confronts her about this, but it just causes her to get pissed off. She tells him that she's gonna stay loyal to him to the end and that she has nobody else, so he has nothing to worry about. This helps him stay calm. However, in a confessional, Roxy confirms that she's thinking of taking him out as she can't stand how paranoid he is. After winning their third consecutive challenge, this time a reward of sandwiches, chips, drinks, brownies and letters of home, the Matsing tribe feel incredibly overpowered. Angie, Bobby, Zane & Carter's letters from home are rather short and straight-to-the-point, whilst Malcolm, Roxy & Jeff's letters make them incredibly emotional. Carter pats Jeff on the shoulder as he tears up at a letter from his wife. Jeff says in a confessional that he *has* to win this game. For his wife. Zane says in a confessional that he's confident that Jeff's just faking his emotion for attention. After immunity, Matsing are rejoiced to continue their winning-streak, currently consisting of 4 challenges - 2 rewards, 2 immunities. Angie says in a confessional that she's thrilled to be on such a strong tribe, and really hopes that she gets to make the merge. Malcolm is particularly glad to have immunity, as he's incredibly paranoid and feels that he would've left if they had lost.**

**On Tandang, just after tribal, things are relatively quiet until Pete breaks the awkward silence with a, 'nice idol-play, Artis'. Artis thanks him for the compliment. In a confessional, Artis says that he *knew* they'd be gunning for him sooner or later, and he feels that he has to make sure they win the next immunity or he'll certainly be going home. Pete, in a confessional, says that he feels awful because it was his plan to vote for Artis and it completely fell through. He apologizes to Lisa, R.C. & Sundra for his fail of a plan, but they reassure him that's it alright, and that he was just looking out for the tribe. Dawson comments in a confessional that by joining up with Artis she basically put herself in the minority, but she feels that as long as he remains a bigger target than her for the next vote, she should be able to make it to the merge. After losing the reward, the morale at Tandang has only decreased even further. Artis says in a confessional that it's inevitable that they're going to lose immunity, so he's going to have to start trying to piece together a plan strategically. He wants to target the person who's the lowest on the totem-pole out of the majority alliance, as he feels that he'd have the best shot at swinging the votes on them rather than someone like Pete or Sundra. He deems that person as Lisa. Therefor, he approaches Pete and tells him that if he votes for Lisa with him at the next tribal-council, he will be loyal to him all-game and will always vote who he tells him to. Pete says that he'll consider Artis' deal, and the two shake hands. However, in a confessional, Pete says that there's very little chance that he'll actually vote for Lisa with Artis tonight, as Lisa's been one of his strongest allies from the very start of the game. However, Pete says that he respects Artis, so he's not going to tell anybody about the deal he attempted to form with him. When Pete, Lisa, R.C. & Sundra have an alliance meeting, they find out that Artis has been trying to make deals with every single one of them. This changes Pete's opinion of Artis completely, and causes him to lose any respect for Artis that he previously had. Pete approaches Dawson, and tells her for the sake of her own game, if they lose, she should vote for Artis. Dawson says in a confessional that she'd feel slightly bad for completely betraying Artis' trust, but if it's for the sake of her own game, she might just do it. After losing immunity, Artis' stress merely enlarges. He checks with Pete one last time to make sure he's definitely alright with voting for Lisa, and Pete says that he's 'still thinking about it'. Going into tribal, Artis says in a confessional that he's really unsure if he can actually trust Pete or not, but isn't planning on leaving without a fight.**

**At Tribal-Council, Jeff immediately asks Artis how he feels the vote will go tonight, and Artis responds that he knows he's going to be leaving. Lisa tries to deny this, but with brutal honesty, Pete looks Artis in the eye and tells him that he'll be voted-out tonight. Artis clearly feels offended, and gives a 'wow.' Dawson seems to be loving this, as all the focus has gone from her and to Artis. And, with that, Artis is called to vote. He writes 'Lisa'. Nobody else's votes are shown. Jeff asks if anybody would like to play an idol, and all eyes are on Dawson, as she's the only person that could possibly have an idol. However, she doesn't stand, bringing relief to Pete and his alliance. The first vote is read, and it's for Lisa. She gives a nod of understanding. However, the next five votes are all for ARTIS, eliminating him. Dawson gives a quick apology to Artis before he gets up, and he gives her an 'I forgive you'. And, by the snuff of his torch, Artis is eliminated. Dawson has a look of shame on her face, whilst everyone else seems incredibly relieved.**

**EP 7:**