Told You So

**Told You So** is the eighth episode of *Survivor 1 (US)*.

## Story

 After Tribal Council, the Talotia tribe returned back to camp. DJ, Jarrett, Paloma and Marissa are all looking for answers. Boston, Madi and Sage all raise their hands when the four ask for who flipped. Sage explained that they just didn’t trust Kit because of her constant antics. Trina pulls Sage aside and thanks them again for saving her. She said that she owed Sage everything and would have them until the end. Boston and Madi both met up with Gloria and Owen who reassured them that they had them until the end and the Tau and Fiefia merge alliance would dominate. Spenser joined them and gave Madi a huge hug, thanking her for saving him. They all apologized to Madi that she had to leave her idol behind with Kit. Spenser said he never would’ve guessed Madi had one. She said it was alright and that she’d move on part that. Owen asks them all who they feel should be the next to go. They all unanimously perceive DJ as the biggest threat and feel he should be the first to go from the group.

 The next day, Paloma and Marissa woke up early and went idol hunting for the Talotia idol. Paloma talked about how annoyed she was with their current position. Marissa said that they needed to find some kind of crack for them to slip into and survive. Paloma said she was willing to throw the boys under the bus if necessary. Gloria and Spenser were just walking around when they peeped the girls idol hunting. They both hid and watched. Gloria whispered to Spenser that all of the Loto people were probably going to be idol searching all day long. They reported back to their main alliance. Trina said they needed to play this round like a land mine because if Loto idols the right person, everything will go up in flames. DJ pulls Jarrett, Paloma, and Marissa together and shows them all his idol that he found. He explains that he’s going to use it at the upcoming tribal but they just need to figure out who the right person to save is. DJ expressed that he felt him and Jarrett were most at risk because they were bigger threats. Paloma advocated for her and Marissa and said they might try and vote off someone they wouldn’t expect.

 Boston and Sage went on a walk together and got to know each other even better. Boston opened up about feeling like he wanted to provide for the tribe. He said that back home he had to really look out for his siblings and that being away from them has been hard on him. Sage comforts him and said that he’s a huge inspiration for all of his siblings. Boston thanks Sage for the chat and offers a Final 2 agreement. Sage jumps on the offer and says they would love to go to the end with Boston. They talk about their current positions in the game. Boston notes that Gloria, Owen, Spenser and Trina seem very close. Boston says he wouldn’t be opposed to turning on them sooner than later. Sage is a bit more apprehensive about the idea but sees Boston’s perspective.

 The castaways meet Jeff on the Beach to compete in the Reward Challenge, Jeff explains that the challenge would be played out in two teams of five, with one player being left out. The castaways divide themselves after a schoolyard pick. The two teams were; DJ, Jarrett, Gloria, Marissa and Paloma on Team 1, Boston, Owen, Sage, Spenser, Trina on Team 2, and Madi left unselected. The winning team would get to go feast at a resort. The challenge was mostly done in the water with a puzzle at the end done by one player who sat out of the water portion. Both Gloria and Sage decided to do the puzzles for their teams. In the water portion, Team 2 had a massive leave. Sage had a huge headstart on the puzzle. Eventually Team 1 reached the puzzle portion. Gloria picked up the speed and actually managed to complete before Sage, earning the win for Team 1. The team celebrated and cheered for Gloria. Jeff sent them off on a boat to have their feast. For the others, they had to head back to camp.

 At the Reward, the players were treated to a feast with anything you could possibly imagine on the menu. They sat down and started digging in. Marissa starts talking to Gloria and asks if she feels safe knowing Boston, Sage and Madi just flipped on their ally. DJ and Jarrett both start making pitches as to why she should flip. Marissa says that her, Owen, Spenser and Trina would stand a better chance against them. Gloria cuts to the chase and said she isn’t flipping and that her side is tight, so they should save themselves the trouble. The room goes quiet after that and everyone goes back to eating. Paloma makes a small comment at some point and says that if Gloria doesn’t think that her so called allies will ever turn on her, she’s greatly mistaken. They wrap up their food and head back to camp.

 The reward winners head back to camp and Loto reflect on their chats with Gloria. Paloma is still relatively peeved about the audacity of Gloria to not even talk game with them. The four discuss who they’d vote for in case that the idol successfully nulifies the other votes. They all agree that Gloria and Owen are at the centre of the other side and if they take out one of them they can have a better chance at pulling others to work with them. Back on the other side of the beach, Gloria reported back to the others that the Loto tribe had heavily campaigned for her to flip and specifically target Boston, Madi, and Sage. Madi nods and asks to have a moment to herself and everyone excuses her. Madi heads off into the woods and just starts crying. She sits down and tells herself that she feels like a failure and like she should’ve never voted Kit out. Madi tries to pump herself up and says it isn’t over.

 The tribes meet Jeff at the beach for the Immunity Challenge. He explains that it’s a memory game. He’ll display a pattern of colors and ask the queens questions based off what he showed. For the first round, everyone except for Jarrett got it right and was eliminated. The next round took out a few more people and Boston, Gloria, Owen, Paloma, and Sage were all eliminated. Everyone survived the third and fourth round. In the fifth round, everyone had the same answer except for Trina. It turned out that Trina was correct and she won immunity for the week. She jumped up and down, celebrating her win. Jeff told everyone else that they were at risk and that he’d see everyone that night at tribal.

 The Talotia tribe returned to camp and immediately got to strategizing. The remains of the Loto group got together. Marissa again said she felt that her or Paloma should be idoled, while Jarrett felt him and DJ were at a greater risk. DJ kind of broke up the fight by saying that it was his decision in the end, not theirs. The Loto/Fiefia alliance met up by the shelter and discussed the vote. They had a similar dilemma where they weren’t sure if they should vote off a big threat or someone who Loto might not see coming. Gloria threw out Marissa’s name and said she was the person most actively trying to flip her at the reward and that she could be trouble down the line. Boston and Sage threw out just going for DJ and said that even if they had an idol, they’d probably use it for Jarrett. They leave the conversation after making a decision and get ready to go to Tribal Council.

 At Tribal Council, the Talotia tribe sits down and begins answering Jeff’s questions. Jeff asks Trina how it feels to be immune after almost being voted off the tribal before. She expresses that it feels great and that she’s excited to watch the vote from the sidelines. Trina adds that she hopes that it just confirms to her that she can trust her people. Jeff asks her who her people are. Trina gestures to everyone sitting around her, which excludes DJ, Jarrett, Marissa, and Paloma. Jeff asks DJ how it feels to be in the minority. He said that it isn’t fun but that not seven people can win the game and that he hopes some of them come to their senses and flip sides. Jeff asked Paloma if there had been any chat with Gloria on the reward in regards to flipping. Paloma said that they had tried talking to her but that she felt very confident in her position within her alliance. She turned to the Tau/Fiefia alliance and said that if Gloria knows she isn’t in trouble, that means there’s a hierarchy and someone’s on the bottom of it. Owen rolls his eyes. Jeff says that he thinks that’s a great note to end off on and asks everyone to start casting their votes. After everyone’s casted their votes, Jeff asks if anyone has an idol and would like to use it. DJ stands up and pulls his idol out of his bag. He says that he knows one of the Loto members is leaving and if one of them goes, all of them are screwed. DJ takes a second to read the faces of the other tribe members. He turns to Jeff and said he was using the idol on himself. By a vote fo 7-3-1, Marissa was voted off. Marissa stood up and she looked to DJ and told him that she told him so. Paloma was annoyed as hell and just rolled her eyes. She hugged Marissa and told her she loved her. Gloria and Owen smirked at each other watching Marissa get her torch. She brought it up to Jeff and he snuffed it out, reminded her that the tribe had spoken and she was now the first member of the jury. Marissa walked off without a word.

## Tribal Council

 Marissa (7 votes)
 Owen (3 votes)
 Gloria (1 vote)
 DJ (used Hidden Immunity Idol)

## Trivia

* The episode's title was said by Marissa Mireles.