Viable Target

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***Viable Target*** is the third episode of Survivor: Japan.

## Episode Summary

After getting back from Tribal Council, Jackson and JJ are increasingly relieved that Shelli is gone. Ernie and JJ get into an argument. Jasmine is shocked to find the Legacy Advantage in her bag and talks about this being the key to winning the entire game.

### Tribe Swap & Expansion

Chris, gets sent to Exile alone, and during his time on the island, he finds an Extra Vote!

After swapping into new tribes, the NuOkinawa tribe settles in at their new camp. Jasmine and Corey, two of the previous minority members, take this opportunity to start building relationships with the Shikoku tribe members whom now have majority. Alanisse and Michael also begin to get along very well.

The NuShikoku tribe settles into camp as well, with the four past Okinawa members excited that they were able to stick together, especially since they were all working together previously. Matt & Gayle see each other as their number one allies, glad to have been swapped together and talk with Oscar about possibly flipping one Okinawa if they lose the challenge. Dany and Matt also bond a little bit through some personal stories.

On Tarama, the tribe is disappointed that they have to begin the whole site by scratch. Ernie and JJ are both not happy about each other being on the new tribe. Nick, knowing that Joseph works more towards the guys, begins to talk with Megan in an attempt to help secure the numbers for old Shikoku. Old Shikoku plans to stick together at this point.

After winning the immunity challenge, Corey finds an immunity idol clue hidden in the rice and shares the clue with Jasmine as the two make a mad dash to try and find the idol. They are successful and Corey grabs it! Two pair believe they can use this to help turn the game around for them. Bryanna ends up liking Michael a lot, to the dismay of her close ally in Taylor. Luke, in turn, talks with Michael about working together. Michael feels that despite losing two allies to other tribes in Nico and Arantza, he feels very in control of his NuOkinawa tribe besides Corey/Jasmine.

Also after winning the immunity challenge, JJ also finds the HII clue within his rice. He secretly keeps it to himself and goes on the search and also finds the idol! No one catches him. Megan and Nick continue to solidify their bond, while Ernie tries and gather Gaby's allyship. Gaby/Robyn focus on also talking with Megan to get a girl's alliance on this tribe going seeing as their previous tribe never had a chance to test the bonds.

The NuShikoku tribe is devastated after barely losing the challenge. Gayle, Matt, and Oscar, knowing that they are on the bottom begin to get to work trying to make something happen to keep themselves safe, especially knowing that Chris is joining their tribe after Tribal Council. The Okinawa Four, though, make a pact to keep each other in knowing this information as well. Despite this Gayle & Arantza both help form a foursome alliance consisting of Nico/Gayle/Arantza/Matt in order to take majority in the cast the tribe loses once again. Nonetheless, these bonds formed shifts the target between Jackson and Oscar, with the latter being voted out 4-3 alongside previous tribal lines.

## Challenges

**Reward & Immunity Challenge**
**Challenge:** *Beyond the Wheel*

Three tribe members will sit in a boat, which the other four members are tethered to. The swimmers must get the boat to a tower, where the three passengers will collect three sets of keys. The tribes must then head to a platform, where they will use the keys to unlock chest containing pieces to a ship's wheel. Once the wheel is assembled, the tribe must install it to a mechanism to raise their flag. The first & second tribe to do so wins immunity and reward.

**Winners:** Tarama & Okinawa