He's Utterly Clueless

**He's Utterly Clueless** is the second episode of *Survivor: India - Blood vs. Water*.

## Story

### Night 3

Upon returning from Tribal Council, there is immediate upheaval on the Taaza tribe. Once everyone has set down their bags and torches, Bryan immediately begins angrily raving about the vote off of Clair, asking everyone loudly and furiously why she was voted off and he was lied to about the vote. Toby tries to explain that everyone spoke to him about possibly voting out Clair but he would not listen, and that he was stuck on voting off Nathalie instead. Bryan thunders that voting off Nathalie was the right decision, waving his hand angrily in the direction of the woman and making her tear up. He shouts that none of the tribe knows how to play the game before angrily marching off in the jungle to cool off.

The rest of the tribe immediately comforts Nathalie and gets ready for bed, all concerned over Bryan's blow up. His closest friends Will and Ronan are especially worried; they are both unsure if voting off Clair was the right move, but they don't want Bryan to get in trouble due to his antics so far. They go find him in the jungle and try to get him to cool off, apologizing for voting Clair and promising they will work together moving forward. Meanwhile, back at camp, Nathalie falls asleep quickly, tired out from the stress, and Londra's alliance of five is able to discuss the events of the night and agree that they need to keep an eye out for Bryan's anger even though Nathalie is still a huge future liability.

### Day 4

On the morning of Day 4, things are very slow on the Vaapas tribe. There is ample discussion of who they think was the first boot, although there is a lot more anxiety over the topic since every one of the returnees knows that one of their loved ones is out of the game. Many people agree it was probably Nathalie due to her challenge performance. While Nichole holds out hope that her younger sister has survived, she doesn't hold it against anyone for thinking her sister is gone since she is the obvious target. However, she jokes about never underestimating the Tarquin family magic, referring to how she managed to completely avoid being targeted her first season despite her weaknesses.

While the relationships on the Vaapas tribe are continuing to develop, two people who previously played together in *Ecuador*, widely considered the best season of the series, meet up on the beach. Martina and Zachary have been keeping their distance thus far in the game, not wanting people to immediately pair them up and target them. However, the two chat about how the game is going and immediately hit it off, reminiscing about the good days of running the game together before they turned on one another in the finale. They agree to look out for each other and try to ensure that they both stay in the game, and both seem to think this covert agreement will help them with their strategic positioning moving forward. They are both also incredibly happy to get to be together again, since they haven't been able to see each other much since their last season and still consider each other good friends.

Back at camp, Brock, Carry, and Emerson can be seen sitting around the fire and talking about their seasons, with Emerson talking about the experience of winning and the backlash that he got from the fans for being "boring". Brock assures him that he is not boring, and talks about how even though he won Player of the Season, he still got hatred from some fans, saying that no matter how you play there's always some form of backlash. Carry agrees immensely, talking about how she was young and had untreated anger issues during *Swaziland*. She says she is still working on controlling her anger, but she hopes it won't get in the way of her game this time, and both Emerson and Brock tell her she's doing great so far.

On the Taaza tribe, the atmosphere is much less laidback. After their first Tribal Council, everyone is incredibly tense as the game has truly begun, and they all know that any wrong move could spell disaster for their games. Nathalie is in a much better state that the day previous, having gathered herself and resting well. She does her best to bond with everyone, being friendly even with people like Bryan, Will, and Ronan who considered taking her out last time, wanting to make sure that she is not the next one gone despite her challenge weaknesses.

Bryan can be seen walking through the jungle with Will and Ronan on the way to fill up their canteens at the well. He is still incredibly upset over Clair's vote out, but he has forgiven Will and Ronan and wants to work with them moving forward. He asks them who the person was that told them about the plan to vote Clair; they said it was mostly Kahiau and Toby that talked to them like they did with him, but that Kahiau had mentioned that the idea came from Londra. Bryan is immediately pissed off, talking about how Londra has been trying to domineer the tribe and now she's making terrible decisions. Calling her some choice names, he says that he is going to vow to try to get her out of the game, something that surprises both Will and Ronan. However, the two guys say that they'll definitely consider it, especially if it seems that Londra is trying to control the tribe.

While things are tense for the guys in the jungle, Londra's alliance has a bit more of a relaxed nature about themselves as they lounge around camp and improve the shelter. Now having a definite 5-4 advantage over the others on the tribe if they stick together, the quintet is excited about the possibilities ahead of them. Londra and Toby grow very close, spending lots of time talking about politics which they are both passionate about, while Kahiau, Choon Hee, and Ama stick to more light hearted topics, bonding over favorite movies and singers. It seems for now that the majority alliance on the relatives tribe will be sticking strong, with relatively few cracks appearing in their foundation thus far.

### Day 5

The tribes gather in a muddy clearing on the morning of Day 5 for their first Reward challenge of the season. The Vaapas tribe comes in first, then followed by the Taaza tribe. Much of the Vaapas tribe is surprised to see Clair gone; Emerson looks distressed, and some of his tribemates give him hugs and pats on the back. Meanwhile, Nichole shoots a relieved smile at her sister Nathalie, excited that she has survived the first round. Once everyone has settled, Su explains the rules of the challenge and reveals that they will be competing for a Reward of a fishing kit. Excited to be able to have another food source, the tribes prepare to fight hard for this Reward.

Vaapas decides to sit out Soo Jung for this challenge, and then it begins. Immediately, the advantage that the Taaza tribe has by having more younger, agile castaways is apparent as they are able to move faster across the beams and crawl over each other quicker. Vaapas does their best to keep pace, staying moments behind, but the last several people such as Kaiholo, Nichole, and Martina have trouble with the challenge, allowing Taaza to pull away and win their first challenge of the season! The relatives tribe celebrates excitedly, their morale rising, while the Vaapas tribe takes their loss in stride, all experienced enough to know that one loss means nothing in the long run.

Returning to camp after their loss, Vaapas can be seen pretty disappointed over missing out on their fishing supplies. However, Kaiholo decides to try to boost the tribe's spirits by teaching them some native Hawaiian methods for fishing that allow the tribe to work together and even catch a few fish in the Indian rivers that wind around their campsite. Kaiholo is proud to be able to keep his tribe's morale high and get everyone fed. Meanwhile, many other people in the tribe are grateful for Kaiholo's skills, and no one seems to be judging him as a threat yet for his helpfulness.

After their feast of rice and fish, most of the tribe begins to go off and relax. Martina, Soo Jung, and Nichole can be seen walking to the riverbank in order to wash out the pots. As they scrub and rinse, the three women talk about their stakes so far in the game, agreeing that while they should keep branching out, it's good for them to look out for each other. The three women make a formal alliance, knowing that as the older women they need to work together if they want to avoid becoming instant targets. Soo Jung is the most excited about this alliance; she acknowledges that she is struggling a little bit more than she expected to mesh with this group of returnees since her reputation as an ice cold killer in the game is proceeding her. However, she thinks with Nichole and Martina by her side she has a good chance of making a dent in this season.

Meanwhile, on the Taaza tribe, the castaways are elated after their first victory this season. They immediately try out the fishing equipment, with Will and Ronan leading the efforts as they both have gone fishing back home plenty of times. With the fishing supplies, they are able to catch a dozen fish from the river which excites the entire tribe. The only hiccup happens when Choon Hee accidentally rips one of the nets on a rock; while everyone else is kind about it, Bryan serves her some ridicule about ruining the tribe's stuff and makes everyone uncomfortable for a bit before the mood changes.

Once they've caught as many fish as they can and the sun is beginning to set, the Taaza tribe gathers around their fire and cooks the fish before digging in and feasting. There is a general air of unity and happiness on the tribe as they eat and enjoy themselves, but as Choon Hee, Londra, and Ama are cleaning up for dinner that night, they whisper about Bryan's explosive behavior and their worries that he might try to stir up drama in the tribe despite its relative kidnenss so far. Choon Hee says she feels threatened after his outburst at her, and Londra worries that he will be able to try to corrupt the tribe and fracture their alliance if he creates a mood of discontent.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity

**Challenge:** *Tippy Toes*
All nine members will be on a beam. Starting on the far end of the beam, each member must climb across the others to get to the finish mat at the end of the beam. The first tribe to get all nine competitors at the finish mat will win Reward.

**Reward:** Fishing kit

**Winner:** Taaza

**Immunity Challenge:** *1 League Below*
Six members of the tribe must row their canoe to the deepest part of the river, where a rope that is weighed down to the bottom of the ocean can be found. Four bags of puzzle pieces are attached to the rope at varying depths; one person must dive down and retrieve the bags. Once all four bags have been retrieved, the castaways must row back to shore, where three members of the tribe will use the puzzle pieces to construct a puzzle of the ruins of an Indian temple. The first tribe to complete their puzzle will win Immunity.

**Winner:**