Fleece This Sheep

**Fleece This Sheep** is the special 90-minute season premiere of *Survivor: Guadeloupe*.

## Story

### Day 1

Su Sangster can be seen walking across the deck of a large cream-colored ship that is anchored in shallow turquoise waters, the sky above them empty of clouds. The deck is strewn with supplies, from crates to nets. Behind them, a white sand beach can be seen, the sounds of wildlife emanating from the humid jungle beyond that. Su smiles as they talk about how the series has been revived, entering a brand new era for a classic twenty-first season. As Su talks, shots are shown of two large motorboats, one green and one hot pink, carrying ten castaways each towards the large ship.

After Su finishes their introduction, the camera shot shifts to the hot pink boat as it skips over the waves. An older Japanese woman can be seen pushing her white hair out of her eyes, beaming.

The camera pans to the young white man sitting next to Hanako. He wears a red shirt, and he is grinning widely as the wind buffets his spiky brown hair.

Finally, the camera pans over to a tall Native American woman who is trying her best to hold her pink cowboy hat down on her head.

The shot transitions to the other boat, painted bright green. The camera first focuses on a muscular Latino man who smirks as the boat cuts the waves.

Next to Ray, a person with a striking face tattoo and too many piercings to count on their face is seen looking at the rest of the castaways around them with a set mouth.

The last person shown on the green boat is a cheery-looking African American man wearing a pistachio colored suit and a pair of glasses, shading his eyes with his hand.

The boats are shown reaching the ship, with the twenty castaways helping each other climb out onto the larger cream-colored ship. The smaller boats motor away as the castaways collect on their mats, grinning to see Su in front of them. The last castaway to reach the hot pink mat, a bigger indigenous guy, smiles at Su once he takes his place.

Su welcomes the two tribes to *Survivor: Guadeloupe* to a chorus of excited cheers and applause. They tell the castaways on the hot pink mat that their tribe name is Desirade, tossing them a map and a bag of buffs. A younger Latino guy named Rojelio grabs them from the air with a grin. Su then tells the lime green tribe that their name is Galante. They toss the buffs and map to a younger white girl named Licia, who begins handing them out to everybody with a smile.

Before the castaways can head out to their camps, however, Su announces that their first Reward challenge will be happening *immediately.* This surprises many of the castaways, including an older white lady standing on Galante's mat, whose jaw drops at this revelation.

Once the shock dies down, Su begins to explain the Reward Challenge. Each tribe must race to collect boat paddles scattered around the ship deck in ten different spots. Once they have all ten of their paddles, they must jump off and swim to their tribe's boat. Once onboard and unclipped, they must then paddle out and around a buoy, come back, and grab the flint dangling on a rope on the edge of the ship. The first tribe to grab the flint wins. The castaways can be seen tensing on their mats before Su lifts their hand into the air, officially starting the first challenge of the season.

**Highlights:**

* Both tribes scramble around the deck for their paddles, quickly discovering several of them. Ellis on the Desirade tribe is able to find two of the paddles, while Ray hides one of Desirade's paddles underneath a mountain of nets.
* Galante is able to get all ten of their paddles first, as the Desirades cannot find the paddle that Ray has hidden. Thus, the tribe begins jumping into the water and swimming to their boat.
* Stacie for Desirade stumbles upon the hidden paddle, and as the Galante tribe all piles into their boat, she digs it out with Rojelio and Yalanda's help. Thus, the Desirades begin jumping into the water as Galante begins to row.
* While Galante has a head start, they are disorganized, unable to move very quickly. Meanwhile, Ellis on Desirade is a crew coach and former Olympic rower, and he is able to take control of the hot pink tribe and get them paddling together.
* Desirade quickly evaporates Galante's lead, speeding past them and getting back to the flint before Galante even manages to flounder to the turn around point. Laci for Desirade excitedly grabs the flint from the air, sealing their victory.

The Desirade tribe celebrates, hugging each other in their boat, while Miracle on the Galante boat can be seen hanging her head in disappointment. There is a timeskip where the castaways are back on their mats, and Su hands the Desirade tribe their flint, saying their set-up kit is waiting for them back at camp. Su then tells both tribes to head out. As the others jump into the water, Ellis can be seen smiling with the flint in his hands as he dives off the deck.

After the castaways jump into the water, there is a transition to the Desirade beach. The castaways can be seen walking up the beach to look for a spot to set up their shelter, talking amongst themselves. Rojelio grins as he claps Ellis on the back in congratulations.

The tribe can be seen searching through several clearings in the jungle, discussing what to do. Many people look to Ellis for his opinions. Qianfan, a stylish Asian person with chunky mustard yellow glasses, pointedly asks Ellis out loud what they should do, smirking.

Ellis speaks up, saying he doesn't know much about how to construct a shelter, thinking that someone with more expertise should take over that role. Yalanda volunteers herself, saying she has construction experience, and Ellis can be seen nodding along as Yalanda discusses who should do what.

Yalanda can be seen directing people around camp with a smile on her face before going off to cut down bamboo for the shelter alongside Abe, Ellis, and Rojelio. The next shot shows Yalanda cutting down a stalk of bamboo with the machete before it crashes to the forest floor loudly. She grins as she lifts it over her shoulder.

Meanwhile, many of the other castaways collect palm fronds and vines to weave the roof of the shelter. An older white woman with permanent makeup named Stacie can be seen sitting on the ground weaving fronds together. She laughs next to Qianfan as Artie tells a bad knock knock joke.

Next to the others weaving palm fronds, a thin African woman named Hwara can be seen sitting cross-legged as she works speedily, following along with the conversation with a smile.

The scene shifts to later in the day. The shelter is mostly built, and the tribe has managed to get a fire started with their flint. As the sun sets, Laci can be seen laying in the expansive, sturdy shelter with Rojelio and Hanako, smiling with her hands tucked behind her head.

The scene transitions to the Galante tribe. The ten members can be seen walking up the beach to their new home. Miracle looks crestfallen, wiping sweat off her brow with the back of her hand.

As the tribe walks into the jungle, Teddy can be seen grinning. He turns to everyone once they reach a wide clearing, introducing himself and cracking a joke. It makes most of the tribe laugh, and then Teddy volunteers himself to help lead the shelter construction process.

No one seems to object, and therefore Teddy begins delegating duties. Once everyone's jobs are broken up, Teddy walks off to gather wood for the structure. Ray follows close behind him, laughing loudly at all of Teddy's jokes.

Sam and Lamont follow Teddy and Ray into the jungle, helping them cut down bamboo for the shelter. Sam just laughs a little before answering when Ray asks him what a Tribal Council is as they carry wood back to the clearing.

Back in the clearing, Molina, Licia, and Belinda can be seen sitting on the ground weaving palm fronds. Molina and Belinda are discussing their favorite winners, with Molina saying she adores Pia while Belinda says Nichole is her all-time favorite.

Licia innocently asks who Pia and Nichole are as she weaves, saying she only watched the first and nineteenth seasons. Molina and Belinda laugh at this. Licia giggles along, glancing over at the camera as she does so.

There is a timeskip to later in the day, where the castaways can be seen surveying their mostly completed shelter. Teddy slaps the side happily, while Wyldi admits they think it'll work. While everyone else talks about its superior quality, Nelson can be seen looking over the shelter with crossed arms, shaking his head before going to sit on the beach.

The tribe notices Nelson's absence, mentioning it as they crawl into the shelter for the night. Nelson doesn't join them until well after sunset. Lamont watches him from where he lays as Nelson lays down.

### Day 2

After a commercial break, the show picks up with the Galante tribe in the dawn hours of Day 2. Wyldi can be seen standing up with her hands up on her head, looking down in shock. The entire shelter has collapsed in the night, forcing the castaways to sleep on the ground.

Everyone is tired and irritated as they wake up, knowing they're going to have to rebuild the shelter. Teddy keeps trying to crack jokes to lighten the mood, looking a little frazzled.

Nelson angrily says he knew the shelter was unsound, saying he will help lead the reconstruction efforts so they can all get a good night's sleep before the Immunity challenge tomorrow. He begins dividing up tasks quickly.

There is a montage of the Galante tribe working hard on building a new shelter in a new part of the jungle. As the shelter is coming together, Sam stops for a minute to catch his breath, watching Nelson fit two poles of bamboo together.

After the shelter is finished, Ray and Licia can be seen sitting together on the beach, dipping their toes in the ocean. They flirt a little with each other, playing dumb about the game together before dissolving into laughter.

The two reveal their strategies of playing dumb to each other, making them both laugh again at the fact they're trying to play the game the same. They agree to tell no one else, then pledging to work together. Ray smiles as Licia leaves to walk back to camp.

At the well, Belinda can be seen pouring water into her canteen, thinking over the state of the game.

The scene transitions to the Desirade camp, where the tribe can be seen waking up and crawling out of their expansive shelter. Hanako smiles as she chats with Ellis, sitting by the fire.

Once everyone is awake, there is discussion about gathering food. Abe volunteers to teach the tribe how to fish without nets or spears, and Abe is shown weaving a net from vines and then teaching Rojelio and Artie to make home-made fishing spears.

A montage of the Desirade tribe trying to fish in the shallows of the ocean is shown. After some spectacular fails, everyone claps as Rojelio is able to trap two small fish in a homemade net. Laci gives him a hug as he triumphantly hands the net over to Abe. There is then a montage shown of Abe capturing a few more fish for the tribe.

At the fire, the tribe crowds around to watch as Abe, Ellis, and Yalanda work together to cook the fish, using coconut juice to brown it. Once the fish is finished, everyone digs in. Artie can be seen groaning loudly once the fish hits his tongue, making everyone around the fire laugh.

After the castaways finish devouring their fish, most of the tribe stays near the fire and the shelter, getting to know each other. However, Stacie and Qianfan walk off to the well together. As they walk, Qianfan mentions how the fish was burned, and Stacie laughs, saying it definitely wasn't five star cooking.

At the well, as Stacie ladles water into her canteen, she and Qianfan quietly discuss the game a bit, saying they are surprised by how well things are going and that they'll need to stay on alert to make sure they don't fall out of things.

Back at camp, the tribe gathers on the beach to watch the sun begin to set. Ellis smiles as he talks to Yalanda, leaning back in the sand.

### Day 3

The two tribes can be seen walking out onto a long stretch of white sand beach for their first challenge. A series of water obstacles float in the water, with a floating cage and a buoy the furthest out, while two puzzle tables can be seen on the beach.

Su welcomes the castaways to their first Immunity Challenge, asking Lamont how camp life is for the Galantes. Sighing, Lamont admits it's tough without fire, but they're doing their best. Su then asks Yalanda how camp life is for the Desirades. She grins, saying they are living in absolute paradise. Nelson can be seen frowning as she says this.

After their questioning, Su explains how the first Immunity Challenge will work this season. Three puzzlers will be trapped in a cage on a platform in the ocean. Seven members of the tribe will have to work together to swim through a series of sea obstacles from the shore to where three large keys are attached to the bottom of the sea floor on a buoy line. The seven swimmers must retrieve these keys to unlock the three locks on the cage the three puzzlers are trapped in. Once freed, the puzzlers must swim to shore in order to begin to work on the 250 piece table puzzle of the season logo. The first tribe to finish their puzzle wins Immunity. Su gives the tribes a few minutes to strategize, and then the challenge begins.

**Highlights:**

* Both sets of swimmers race into the water, beginning to cross the obstacles. Galante gets out to an early lead, as Abe slows down the Desirade tribe somewhat going over a large ramp in the water.
* By the time both tribes have reached the buoys to begin diving for keys, Galante has a twenty second lead over Desirade. Ray dives first for Galante, while Artie dives for Desirade. Both are able to get their keys quickly, but Galante maintains their lead.
* While Sam is a little slower getting the second key for Galante, they remain in the lead, eventually getting their third key up while Rojelio goes down for Desirade's final key.
* Galante quickly unlocks their puzzlers, who begin paddling for shore. All physically weaker, they are slow going, but Miracle does the worst, barely able to keep her head above the water.
* Desirade soon gets their third key, unlocking their swimmers. Qianfan and Stacie are quicker in the water, helping Hanako swim and catching up to Galante.
* By the time both tribes reach the beach, Galante's lead has mostly evaporated. Miracle collapses on the sand, unable to get up, allowing Desirade to pass them to the puzzling table as Nelson yells at Miracle to get up.
* Both tribes begin working on the puzzle, but Desirade quickly pulls away as Hanako unveils her astonishing puzzle prowess. Stacie and Qianfan diligently follow her instructions as she tells them where to place pieces.
* When Galante only has fifty pieces placed, the Desirade tribe coasts to the win, completing the logo puzzle and winning Immunity.

Stacie screams in joy at seeing the completed puzzle, hugging Qianfan and Hanako once Su declares they have won. There is a timeskip to the Desirade tribe back on their mat, celebrating as Su hands the Immunity statue to a beaming Hanako.

Once Desirade heads off, Su turns to the Galante tribe, telling them that their effort tonight wasn't enough, and one of them will become the first person voted off of *Survivor: Guadeloupe.* The castaways hang their heads as they walk back to camp, with Miracle trying to staunch her tears with the palm of her hand.

The Galante tribe returns to their campsite in downed spirits, no one talking very much. Miracle takes advantage of the silence to apologize for her performance in the challenge, promising to work harder next time. Everyone tells her it's alright, but Sam watches her with a frown as the group disperses and strategizing begins.

There is a montage of different groups of people gathering to discuss what to do. Teddy can be seen suddenly gathering a large group of people, one by one, and beckoning them to follow him onto the beach for a discussion.

Teddy, Lamont, Sam, Belinda, Licia, and Ray can be seen standing together on the beach. Teddy proposes a majority of the six of them to work together, and then they can pick out who they want to send home. Everyone agrees to the alliance, and then they begin discussing targets, Lamont grinning as he fist bumps Teddy.

Back at camp, Wyldi, Molina, and Nelson can be seen sitting around the shelter, chatting quietly about voting out Miracle for her challenge weakness. However, noticing how long the six have been gone, Wyldi mentions that maybe something is brewing out on the beach, which Molina and Nelson agree to.

Wyldi mentions the possibility of trying to take out Teddy, after he ruined the shelter and is now obviously trying to leave them out. Molina and Nelson hesitantly agree this could be a good plan, with Nelson sighing as he looks off into space.

Back on the beach, the alliance conversation breaks up. Belinda can be seen walking back to camp, and Wyldi beckons her into the shelter. They ask what was going on, and Belinda just sighs, admitting Teddy was trying to put together a group to get out Miracle but she isn't too sure of it. Wyldi seems thrilled at this, telling her that they've been talking about putting together a blindside for Teddy. Belinda nods along, listening intently.

There is a montage shown of Wyldi going around camp trying to organize the blindside on Teddy, with Belinda sometimes tagging along. They can be seen telling Miracle of the plan, causing her to celebrate, and then they are seen walking through the jungle with Ray and Licia. Wyldi brings up the shelter to convince Ray and Licia to take out Teddy, and the two say it's a good option.

A swift montage of different people talking to each other is shown as the time for Tribal Council approaches. As the castaways prepare to leave, Molina can be seen whispering with Lamont before going over to ask Nelson something. Then, the castaways line up to walk to Tribal Council, Molina in the back with an unreadable expression on her face.

The Galante tribe can be seen entering the Tribal Council set, which is stylized this season like the massive shipwreck of a cargo liner. Shipping containers and the hull of a rusted liner make up most of the set, overgrown with vines, with the giant bonfire roaring in the middle. Su welcomes the tribe, telling them to grab their torches and get fire. All ten do so, placing their newly lit torches behind them before sitting down on the stools so Tribal Council can officially begin. Su asks Lamont what the state of this tribe has been. Shrugging, Lamont admits they have had struggles with their shelter and no fire, but once they get their flint tonight he's positive they'll get back on track. Su asks Nelson what happened with the shelter. Nelson sighs, saying Teddy originally planned the first design but it didn't work out, and he had to step up to rebuild. Teddy throws in a joke, saying he should've studied up on his construction skills more, making some of the tribe chuckle. Su asks Licia what she makes of the game so far. Giggling, Licia admits she is learning more and more about the game each day and is excited to keep learning how to play. Su then asks Miracle how you decide who to vote off first. Miracle tearily says she knows she could be the one to go tonight if the tribe votes based off of challenge strength, but she begs the tribe to give her another chance, saying sometimes you have to go for who is causing disharmony in the tribe. Wyldi pipes in to agree with this, saying challenge performance doesn't mean everything. This statement makes Sam look around in confusion, and he whispers a little into Ray's ear. With that, Su declares that it is time for the first vote of the season, with Molina going up to vote first.

Belinda is the last one to vote, and then Su grabs the urn. They ask if anyone would like to play an idol, but no one moves, so they begin to read off the votes. Teddy has stuck to his plan to go forward solidifying his majority alliance, voting for Miracle as the weak link, and his friends Sam and Lamont have joined him in this effort. However, the rest of his alliance has abandoned him to follow along with Wyldi's plan, Belinda feeling uncomfortable in the alliance and Ray and Licia wanting to play it off like they are dumb players who got manipulated, while the rest of the players voted Teddy since they were left out of the conversation. Thus, Teddy's blindside comes into fruition, with the science teacher being the first to leave in a 7-3 vote. He only smiles, telling the tribe to keep playing hard as he brings his torch for Su to snuff. Once they do so, he disappears into the night with one final wave goodbye. Su turns to the rest of the tribe, telling them the game is already afoot on the Galante tribe, wishing them good luck with the fallout of this first and all-important Tribal Council. Thus, Galante heads out back to camp, with Wyldi smiling, Miracle sniffling in relief, and Lamont looking shellshocked.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity

**Challenge:** *The Marooning*
Each tribe must race to collect boat paddles scattered around the ship deck in ten different spots. Once they have all ten of their paddles, they must jump off and swim to their tribe's boat. Once onboard and unclipped, they must then paddle out and around a buoy, come back, and grab the flint dangling on a rope on the edge of the ship. The first tribe to grab the flint wins.

**Reward:** Flint and extensive set-up kit

**Winner:** Desirade

**Immunity Challenge:** *Tidewater Trap*

Three puzzlers will be trapped in a cage on a platform in the ocean. Seven members of the tribe will have to work together to swim through a series of sea obstacles from the shore to where three large keys are attached to the bottom of the sea floor on a buoy line. The seven swimmers must retrieve these keys to unlock the three locks on the cage the three puzzlers are trapped in. Once freed, the puzzlers must swim to shore in order to begin to work on the 250 piece table puzzle of the season logo. The first tribe to finish their puzzle wins Immunity.

**Additional Stipulation:** If Galante wins, they will receive flint.

**Winner:** Desirade
## Tribal Council

### Next Time on *Survivor*...

After Teddy's blindside, the Galante tribe is tenser than before...

...while on Desirade, social politics begin to form.

## Trivia

* The episode title was said by Ray Ramos when he was talking to Wyldi and Belinda about voting out Teddy, saying that he was acting dumb so they would think they were manipulating him.
* Ray had the most confessionals this episode, with 4.
	+ Hwara and Laci had the least confessionals this episode, with 1.