I Feel Crumbled

**I Feel Crumbled** is the tenth episode of Survivor: Taiwan

The episode title was said by Kate in a confessional. Before tribal, she didn't see a way for her alliance to get through untouched.

## Story

### The Frogs

Once arriving back at camp after tribal, Alyssa goes off on the members of the Dumbass Four. She calls them all idiots, and tells them that their stupidity really showed tonight. Natalie backs Alyssa up, saying that they're actively playing for Kate to win, rather than trying to make a move themselves. Alyssa gives props to Kate, saying she's doing a great job at manipulating them all. Kate turns to her alliance members and claims that they're just salty they're losing their members. In the morning, everybody goes idol hunting. At this point in the game, an idol can be the ticket to the final tribal council. After Alyssa played the merged idol last tribal, everybody assumes it's been rehidden. Natalie and Alyssa want to find it because they know there's no chance for them to survive otherwise, whereas the majority alliance simply want it to keep it out of Natalie and Alyssa's hands. After many hours of searching, the idol is finally found by Natalie. She jumps up and down out of excitement, then hides it in her clothes. In a confessional she explains that as long as either her or Alyssa win immunity, the other can play the idol and have their entire duo immune. Winning immunity has never been more important for her.

### Challenge

Today the castaways are playing **Folklore**. Jeff will tell the castaways a story about the history of Taiwan, and the castaways must then run to stations. At each station will be a question, with three possible answers. Above each answer is an urn with wrapped medallions in them. They must grab the medallion that corresponds to their answer and run back to the start and hang their medallion on their post. If they answered incorrectly, their medallion will be made of wood and they must throw it into the fire and get a new one. The first castaway to hang five medallions onto their post will win individual immunity.

The challenge begins and everybody goes their own ways. Everybody is fairly even at the beginning, but Hayden and Natalie answer wrong. As the challenge progresses, the frontrunners become Alyssa and Kate. Both with four medallions, Kate is the first back with her fifth. However, when she unwraps the cloth she realises she has a wooden medallion, and quickly runs back. This gives Alyssa time, and she eventually chooses correctly and hangs her final medallion on her post, winning immunity.

### The Frogs

The majority alliance instantly run off on their own to discuss, which leaves Natalie and Alyssa alone. Alyssa laughs, and asks if they're going to congratulate her on winning. Natalie shrugs, but says that she's proud of her. Alyssa asks if there's any hope of them making it through tribal together, and Natalie nods. She reveals her idol, which makes Alyssa gasp. The two hug each other tightly and exclaim that they're making it to the final five, and are breaking up the Dumbass Four! On the other side of camp, the four discuss. Kate says that they can't split the votes now, which is worrying. Avery says that they all have to vote for Natalie and hope she doesn't have an idol. Audrey says that Natalie is the biggest threat left anyways, so it will be good if she would finally leave. Hayden nods, and asks if anybody found the idol. Nobody says anything, which leads people to believe the other alliance found it. Kate gives a confessional saying she feels crumbled, and is praying that Natalie doesn't have an idol tonight. Avery and Audrey give similar confessionals, saying they're worried the alliance might finally have to split. Hayden makes a confessional talking about how he loves Natalie as a person, but just wants her to go without an idol because she's a bigger threat, even though he'd prefer to see Alyssa go home because she's meaner.

### Tribal Council

**THE FROGS**

**THE JURY**

Alyssa-Mae, Audrey, Avery, Hayden, Kate, and Natalie all walk into the tribal council area, followed by the members of the jury. Jeff asks if the alliances are the same as they have been since the beginning of merge, and everybody nods. Alyssa says that the three following Kate blindly can't see that she's manipulating them. She even says that they're so blind, you could place a cat in front of them and they'd claim it's a f\*cking Harry Potter book. This gets a laugh out of the jury, but the majority alliance scoff. Once all the votes have been cast, Jeff asks for idols. The alliance of four all look extremely nervous, and Natalie smirks. She stands up and makes a speech about how if nobody wants to take out the frontrunner to win, she'll do it herself. Alyssa claps for her, while Kate, Audrey, Avery, and Hayden are all in a state of dismay. Jeff begins reading the votes.

First vote...

**NATALIE.** (Does Not Count)

Natalie and Alyssa clap, while the opposing alliance all look dejected.

**NATALIE.** (Does Not Count)

**NATALIE.** (Does Not Count)

**NATALIE.** (Does Not Count)

**KATE.**

Kate sighs.

The ninth person voted out of Survivor: Taiwan, and the sixth member of the jury...

**KATE.**

Kate hugs her allies tightly. Avery begins sobbing, and Hayden wipes a tear from his cheek. Audrey tries to keep her composure, but stares off into space. While this happens, Natalie and Alyssa clap and high five each other, before bringing each other in for a celebratory hug. Alyssa wonders aloud what the Dumbass Four will do without their manipulator now. Kate shoots her a disgusted look as her torch is snuffed.

### Final Words

"Yeah, I mean, it is what it is. *(shrugs)* I would have loved to win, and I personally believe I was in a pretty good position to do so. Natalie and Alyssa got through, and there really wasn't much I could do about it with an idol in their possession. Obviously, I'm rooting for Audrey and Avery. Alyssa claimed I was manipulating them, but I think she's just jealous that I made genuine friends out here, rather than just being miserable and making embarrassing excuses for insults. How classy."

*-Kate Kumar, 6th Place*