Survivor: The Elemental Islands: Episode 1

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### Day 3

After losing the challenge, the Autruche tribe and Megan go back to the former's camp. Maddy points out in a confessional how Megan's attendance in the upcoming Tribal Council is a big help for their tribe. Megan reminds the girls how important it is to keep their numbers over the West Islands contestants, to which the girls seemingly agree. However, Jackie states in a confessional how most of the girls currently at camp have written her name down in the previous season, emphasizing her distrust.

The girls then discuss targeting a physical player to give Autruche a better chance at winning challenges. Anika points out that Derek and Jules are very strong players, physically. However, Maddy interjects and states that Stuart is both a physical threat and more strategic than Derek and Jules combined. A small debate occurs on whether Stuart's strategic gameplay is a hindrance to them right now or not, and the debate seems to have the tribe split. Megan expresses concern in a confessional, where she realizes that if Autruche doesn't agree on a target unanimously, that leaves room for Serpent to take down one of their numbers.

Meanwhile, at the Serpent tribe, the guys work on their campaign to the opposing tribe. Stuart notes that they only need one person from Autruche to flip in order to come back to camp unscathed. He suggests targeting Maddy, since he thinks they'd view her as a liability to their tribe. What he reveals in a confessional is that he doesn't trust Maddy to work with him specifically, if they should encounter a swap or a merge.

The other guys seemingly agree, but once Stuart steps away from their shelter, Erik reminds the guys that the girls are very likely going to stay together, and that Megan would force that. He tells Cosmo, Derek and Jules that the best way to ensure their safety is to get the girls to target Stuart. In a confessional, Cosmo agrees with this idea and expresses how much he doesn't want to be on the wrong side of the votes. However, he also is relieved that the girls are likely not going to target him. About an hour before heading to Tribal Council, Jules and Stuart finalize their campaign against Maddy. During the conversation, Jules slips up and slightly suggests that his tribe may be voting one of their own. With Jules lamenting over his mistake in his confessional, a confused Stuart became a more worried one, and he expressed his determination to keep his tribe strong. The five Serpent guys then head to Tribal Council.

### Tribal Council

Nighttime comes, and the two tribes enter the Tribal Council area, with the Serpent tribe sitting at the back row of seats, and the Autruche tribe and Megan sat at the front row of seats. David asks everyone except Megan to claim a torch and dip it in the fire, renaming the meaning of the ritual of Tribal Council.

Stuart proclaims that there's no way that all six of these girls had enough trust in each other during their original season. He says that there may be some liabilities on their tribe that they have the opportunity to take out, and some new allies to make. More whispering occurs around the Tribal Council area. Erik whispers to Maddy that they could vote Stuart with the guys, which Maddy retells to her other tribe members.

David announces that it's time to vote, and calls up Anika to vote first. Stuart is seen writing Maddy's name on his parchment. The last person to vote, Winona, sits down. David tells Megan that her time in this Tribal Council is over and that she must head back to camp, which she does after some farewells. Once she leaves, David tallies the votes. Cosmo looks at the other attendees with a confirmation-seeking expression.

David comes back with the voting urn and asks if any advantages will be played, but no one plays anything, so David starts reading the votes. The first vote was for Maddy, who didn't really react, but an affirmed Stuart did positively. However, the next vote was for Stuart, which resulted in him squirming in nervousness. The next three votes also went to Stuart, which only extended his reaction, but a parchment saying 'Stud Muffin' did please him. Erik nodded, hopeful that the next votes would go to Stuart as well. Unfortunately for him, the next vote went to Jules, who reacted negatively since he knew what this likely meant. It was only more confirmed when the next three votes also went to Jules, tying it up 4-4-1. An annoyed Cosmo looked over at the girls, especially Anika, who said she didn't want Jules to go, and Maddy, who said she wanted Stuart to go. The next vote went to Jules, confirming that the girls stuck together. Jules's frown turned into a slight smirk as the last vote was read and he was declared the first person voted out in a 6-4-1 vote. There were three disappointed looks in Cosmo, Derek and Erik, a shocked look from Stuart, and a relieved look from the girls. Jules grabbed his torch and gave it to David to snuff, then left the Tribal Council area, but not before wishing the other nine good luck.

## Challenges

**Reward/Immunity Challenge:** TBD
**Addition Stipulation:** The two tribes who will lose this challenge will both be sent to a Joint Tribal Council, where the two tribes will together vote one castaway out.
**Winners *(in order of finish)*:** Manchote and Lézard (*Manchote grants Megan the Third Eye.*)