Putting Out The Fire

**Putting Out The Fire** is the ninth episode of *Survivor: Samoa.*

## Story

After Tribal Council, the Aiga tribe is in a state of shock. The Foa Foa girls celebrate within themselves, excited that all three of them have survived the first merge round. Marisa is especially proud of herself, confident they can keep persevering in the game. Meanwhile, the majority alliance is devastated by the loss of John, unsure of their future. Dave especially is upset at the loss of his ally, while the rest of the group is concerned about what is going to happen now. Russell S. tries to keep everyone organized to make sure one of the girls will leave soon, but discontent is rising in the tribe as people begin to become dissatisfied with one another. Erik and Kelly feel like they are on the bottom of the alliance, with tension growing between them and the strongest Galu loyalists.

At the Reward Challenge, Brett wins Reward. He brings his closest ally Laura, and then also brings Dave who he has grown close to, and then Erik as well in an effort to mend fences in their alliance and keep it together. These four enjoy their Reward together back at camp separately, beginning to bond more and agreeing that they need to stay together to weaken the Foa Foa girls for at least another round or two. Meanwhile, the Foa Foa girls work hard to bond with the others not on Reward and find cracks in the majority alliance.

At the Immunity Challenge, Laura wins out in a close race against Marisa and Russell S. on the puzzle. Returning to camp, the majority alliance still is on sort of shaky ground, but they agree that they need to team up to take out the threatening Marisa. Meanwhile, Liz and Natalie attempt to get those they view on the bottom of the alliance to flip, talking to Erik, Kelly, and Jaison about flipping the game against Dave, who they view as a strong social threat. While those two try to bond and flip those people, Marisa searches hard for an idol in the jungle, worried it is her only chance at survival. However, she is unable to find it. Eventually, the entire Galu alliance decides it is smartest to stick together. At Tribal Council, Marisa is voted out in an 8-3 vote, ending her whirlwind ride of a season with an astounding 26 votes against her in total.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity

**Individual Reward Challenge:** *Survivor Shuffleboard*

Each castaway will have two pucks, and they must slide them down the shuffleboard to try to get the highest score region possible. Whichever castaway has the highest combined score at the end of the game will win Reward and will get to bring three other castaways with them.

**Reward:** Chinese takeout back at camp

**Winner:** Brett Clouser

**Shared With:** Dave Ball, Erik Cardona, and Laura Morett

**Individual Immunity Challenge:** *Hooking It*

The castaways will all attempt to use a grappling hook to retrieve three bags from the sand far away from them. The first three castaways to retrieve their bags will advance to the next round, where they will use the fishook-shaped puzzle pieces inside to complete a table puzzle. The first castaway to finish the puzzle will win Immunity.

**Winner:** Laura Morett

## Next Time on Survivor...

After Marisa's vote off, Liz and Natalie feel like they are stuck on the bottom...

...but the Galu alliance starts to crumble, giving them hope.

## Trivia

The episode title was said by Russell Swan referring to how Marisa Calihan was a fiery and unpredictable player, and by voting her out they were "putting out" her fire.