Go Back Under Your Bridge

**Go Back Under Your Bridge** is the third episode of *Survivor: Samoa.*

## Story

Coming back from Tribal Council, there isn't a lot of anger since the tribe voted together to remove Ben's rudeness. Liz is very relieved to be safe and for her aggressor to be gone. While most of the tribe is relaxed, Russell H. begins to scramble, feeling like he is a potential target if Foa Foa goes to Tribal Council again. He knows he has Jaison's support, but he begins campaigning for the votes of Betsy, Mick, and Natalie, feeling like he can get them on his side to split up Ashley, Marisa, and Liz who have been the most pro-women alliance. He makes a lot of progress with Betsy, making her see she is a potential next boot after him since she is not the strongest competitor and is not in the women's inner circle. On the Galu tribe, tensions continue to build between Shambo and Yasmin, with Yasmin trying to ignore Shambo but Shambo trying to antagonize her in order to paint her as the villain. Russell S. tries to intervene to get Shambo to stop, but she continues trying to make Yasmin mad, leading them to have a loud fight. The tribe seems split over if Shambo or Yasmin is in the wrong and which one is a bigger liability.

At the Reward Challenge, Galu sends Russell S., John, and Erik, while Foa Foa sends Russell H., Mick, and Marisa. Galu beats Foa Foa 2-1, getting a toolkit to help improve their campsite even further. Russell S. tries to use the supplies to improve the shelter, which most of the tribe agrees with, but Dave and Shambo want to use it to build chairs for the camp, leading to further friction on Galu.

At the Immunity Challenge, Galu blows out Foa Foa, catching them in under an hour as they struggle to keep up physically. After their third straight loss, Foa Foa is demoralized but also becoming used to the drama of Tribal Council. Marisa immediately targets Russell H. for being a schemer and having a poor social game, leading the two to have intense exchanges all day. Natalie and Mick are once again the swing votes; although the two aren't extremely close, they are treated as a duo as Russell H. tries to get them to vote off Marisa with himself, Jaison, and Betsy to take the power on the tribe. Meanwhile, Liz, who has built a strong relationship with Natalie especially, tries to make the two see that Russell H. is a bad influence and too smart to keep around. At Tribal Council, Natalie and Mick see Russell H. as too villainous and strategic, and he is voted off in a 5-3 vote.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity

**Challenge:** *Bocce Battle*

Each tribe will send three members to compete for Reward. They will play the game called bocce; a small jack will be thrown, and the tribes will attempt to get their ball closest to the jack. The castaway that gets their ball closest will earn a point for their tribe; the first tribe to two points after three rounds will win Reward.

**Reward:** Toolkit

**Winner:** Galu

**Immunity Challenge:** *Hot Pursuit*

The tribes will start on opposite sides of a round track in the shallow water. They will all be bound together on a rope, and they each must carry a twenty pound bag with them. The goal is to catch the other tribe. A castaway can drop out whenever they please, but they must give up their bag to someone else still in the challenge. The first tribe to catch the other will win Immunity.

**Winner:** Galu

## Next Time on Survivor...

Jaison and Betsy feel like they're on the outs with Russell H. gone...

...and tensions reach a breaking point on Galu.

## Trivia

The episode was named by Marisa Calihan when she was saying in confessional that Russell Hantz should go home, comparing him to a troll who lives under a bridge.