Keep Pushing

This is the fourth episode of *Survivor: South China Sea*

## Challenges

**Reward Challenge:** *House of the Holey*
Each tribe will be attached to a rope and one at a time, maneuver through a rope obstacle. They will grab a bag of balls and head to the finish. At the finish, one person for each tribe will balance on a beam while attempting to maneuver a ball through a maze of holes to the top. If the ball falls through a hole on the way, they will have to start over. The first two tribes to get all three balls to the top win reward.
**Reward:** 3 hens and 1 rooster (1st place); 10 eggs (2nd place).
**Winners:** Bei Dao and Shidao

**Immunity Challenge:** *Mazed and Confused*
One player retrieves water with a bucket and toss to other players until another bucket in a teeter-totter. Once that bucket is full, it will release a ball. Two players should put the ball in the center of a spinning vertical maze, and use two ropes to spin the maze until the ball is out of it. The first two tribes to finish win immunity.
**Winners:** Zhong Dao and Bei Dao

## Story

### ZHONG DAO

The three tribal council survivors come back to camp as they are welcomed by Mitchell, who wonders who went home. He finds out Rosa was the causality. He confesses he was super sad she went home, since she was the only one there he had full trust and beyond that, his only friend. Byan and Tyler are tending to the fire as Shannell decides to have a moment alone. She confesses she didn't like how Tribal went, she feels like she is in danger at this tribe, but she had no other choice. We see her looking at the stars and then another confessional, saying she can't wait to change tribes, because she wants to play the game with real people, and not some stupid ones like Mitchell, Bryan and Tyler. Back at the main camp, Mitchell asks the boy how tribal went, and Tyler explains to him and then we hear his confessional explaining how everything worked out in his favor and now he is in the control position and nothing can't change that, because Bryan, Mitchell and Shannell will never work together to send him home. Bryan comments that now that Rosa is gone, they could group together to send Shannell home next, because she is just too big of a b\*tch. He has a confessional saying that he loves how Shannell knows she is on the bottom of the tribe and that is where she belongs anyway, until they finally take her out of the came, he also evilly grins. As the boys keep talking, Mitchell keeps his mouth shut, as he just listens to both of their plans. Mitchell has a final confessional saying things aren't as bad as he thought, as he still seems to have a fighting chance.

### ZHONG DAO

It's early in the morning at the Zhong Dao tribe, as the whole tribe is seen working. The camera focuses on Shannell as he walks into deep jungle. We start hearing her confessional talking about how she needs to look for an idol, because it might be her only salvation. She keeps searching, as she has another confessional saying she can't find the damn thing and she is getting all dirty and that watching from home, she never thought it would be this hard. Back at camp, Tyler notices Shannell's absence, and the three boys wonder if she is looking for the idol. Bryan has confessional saying that if Shannell finds the idol it will be a nightmare, so they can't let that happen. And then, the whole tribe is looking for the idol as a funny and sneaky song plays in the background. Shannell notices that and it's mad the whole tribe is looking for the idol and calls them idiots for ruining her moment. The camera then focuses on Bryan and Tyler looking for it together near a pond, Tyler puts his hands into a hole and takes a wrapped idol out of it, as he narrates it on his confessional. He celebrates it with Bryan, as they know they got to keep looking for some more, so they don't get suspicious. Tyler has a final confessional saying the game got even better for him as he wears the idol as a necklace. He didn't plan on Bryan knowing about it, but he isn't that much bothered, since Bryan will do whatever he tells him to do.

It's time for a new challenge for reward. The castaways will be competing for eggs and chickens. Bei Dao decides to sit out Brie while Shidao sits out Gerri and Logan. The three tribes are ready to start, so Sarah goes first for Bei Dao, Tylon starts the course for Shidao and Mitchell is the first one for Zhong Dao. Mitchell quickly lacks behind, while Srah makes quick progress for Bei Dao and Tylon makes steady work. Sarah is done first and then Hayumi goes, being a little more slow. Tylon also finishes, meaning Darrah is ready to go as she also makes steady work. Mitchell takes his time, putting the Zhong Dao tribe way behind. Darrah, Hayumi and Mitchell finish it all about on the same time, and then Lance, Chelsea and Shannell start the course. All three of them make fast work, but Chelsea and Shannell pull ahead a bit. Chelsea finishes first and then Vaughn is the last one for Shidao. Shannell gives all she has and wins some time for Zhong Dao, meaning Tyler can go next. Lance finishes also and Gabriel is the last one for Bei Dao. Gabriel is quick on the course, tying it up with Vaughn. Tyler finishes the course and then Bryan is the last one for Zhong Dao. Vaughn and Gabriel also finish, with Bei Dao a little bit ahead. The two tribes proceed to get the balls, while Bryan finishes the course for Zhong Dao. In the end, Bei Dao gets to the maze first and Gabriel starts completing it. Shidao arrives second behind and Vaughn is the one doing it. Zhong Dao is still last, but they are not out of it, as Shannell works on the maze. In the end, Gabriel finishes the maze first, winning Bei Dao reward. It's a battle between Shannell and Vaughn, as Shannell closed the gap between the tribes making a great work on the first two balls. It's a close race, but Vaughn ends up winning it all for Shidao, meaning nothing for Zhong Dao again.

### BEI DAO

The show returns at the Bei Dao's camp. We see that the tribe has already cooked one of the chickens they won at the reward and are having a feast. They all bond and we see Lance making jokes and everyone laughing at them. Then we hear a confessional from Lance himself saying that he is happy the tribe is growing strong, he has learned to like everyone here and hopes they maintain this union so they can keep rocking on those challenges. Then the focus goes to Brie, who is seen talking about her life back at home, as everyone pays attention. We also hear a confessional from her saying she finally feels as part of the tribe and that is very rewarding, since this is why she came to Survivor, this is what she was looking to. We go back to Hayumi and Brie having a personal conversation as Brie explains the meaning of her tattoos to the journalist. Then again, we hear a confessional from Brie saying Hayumi is the person she likes the most, because she is so young at heart, caring and sweet and their personalities really match. The music becomes a little bit more sneakier as the focus goes to Gabriel standing up and watching the tribe. Then it switches to his confessional where he says since Kaik was voted out with an idol, another one should be hidden somewhere else, yet, no one went looking for it yet. He tells the tribe he is on a "medical emergency" as everyone laughs and he leaves the area. The music gets more intense as we see him walking faster between the trees. Gabriel confesses he has noticed a strange tree on the middle of the path to treemail and there is the perfect place to hide an idol. He is at the place as we see him digging everywhere and looking at every hole. Then finally, he finds it, as the whole process was narrated by him. When he gets the idol, heroic music plays in the background as we see him hugging it and celebrating alone. We then hear a final confessional, saying it was his Survivor dream to find an idol, and it's coming true now. He doesn't know if he will tell anyone about it yet, but he does plan on using it right. We see him returning to camp with a big smile as the feast continues.

### SHIDAO

We head to the Shidao camp and we see Chelsea and Logan sitting by the sea, alone as Chelsea wonders where Logan's head is at current in game terms. Chelsea confesses the key to success for her is Logan, since he is clearly on the bottom of the majority alliance in the tribe. Logan tells about the alliance to Chelsea but promises he wants to work with her so they strike a deal. Logan confesses he trusts Chelsea and really wants to have her as a secret partner because he believes that doing so will take him far. They keep talking and Chelsea asks him what is his plan in case they lose. Logan still wants Gerri gone because he doesn't trust her at all, which makes Chelsea a little bit sad. Chelsea confesses she is now stuck, because if Logan doesn't trust Gerri, how will she move on to saving her. Logan says that after they boot Gerri, they can get Darrah with them and turn on the boys, Chelsea pretends to agree with his plans. In reality, Chelsea knows Darrah will never side with them and Logan isn't thinking right if he thinks she will. However they shake hands once again and Chelsea has a confessional saying an idol night be the only thing that saves her and Gerri from imminent extinction on the tribe. We see her looking everywhere for it as she finds it on the edge of a cliff. She takes it and hides it in her pocket, as she narrated the whole moment. Happy music is playing as she says she hopes no one is seeing this. She has a confessional saying that now she knows she is in the power position within the tribe and that is what she finally needed to save her and Gerri and send the other four home. Back at camp, Darrah asks Logan where Chelsea is and he has no idea. We have a final confessional from Darrah saying she doesn't trust Chelsea a bit, since she is too sneaky and says she will keep an eye on her. We see Chelsea arriving back at camp while Darrah eyes her like a hawk while she eats a fruit.

### ZHONG DAO

At the Zhong Dao tribe, the mood is sad as they lost yet another challenge. Shannell explains to us how it sucks to keep losing as she loses her hope she will survive the next days, because she knows she is on the chopping block and she didn't find the idol. We have a segment where we see Mitchell and Shannell talking as they think Tyler found the idol earlier that day as so they think he is a dangerous player to have around. Mitchell confesses he finds Tyler very threatening and he is for sure ruling the tribe, but he is afraid of making a move against him, because he clearly doesn't have the numbers. They keep talking and Shannell proposes that they stick true to each other and she says to Mitchell she will even go to rocks for him, since her if she doesn't go home now she will go next anyway. They agree and shake their hands. We hear a final confessional from Shannell saying that even if she finds Mitchell quirky and not someone she would get along with, she needs to. It's her last hope and she needs to keep pushing in order to survive.

### SHIDAO

It's early in the morning and we see Darrah, Vaughn and Tylon back at camp as they are all preparing breakfast. Darrah asks Vaughn and Tylon if they know what was Chelsea up to the day before and they don't know and Darrah tells them she thinks Chelsea has the idol. Darrah has a confessional saying she is certain Chelsea has been acting behind their backs and that eventually she will have to pay for it. Vaughn also confesses he thinks Darrah is being too harsh on Chelsea. Since the writer started fire for the tribe, Vaughn believes she is a very important member for the tribe. Darrah decides to sneak on Chelsea's stuff to see if she can find anything. The music gets sneaky as Darrah starts opening her bag and looking in her pants in the end, she finds the idol wrapped in a piece of paper. Darrah says she knew it and shows it to Vaughn and Tylon who are surprised about it. Darrah confesses she is starting to trust Chelsea less than Gerri and that she isn't that sure that Gerri is the best option to vote out right now. Back at the main camp we see Darrah calling Chelsea a rat as she cleans up the mess she made. We hear a confessional from Vaughn saying that maybe Chelsea is this rat Darrah is talking about, but still, he thinks Darrah is overreacting and he still thinks Gerri is the one to go. The scene shifts to Gerri and Chelsea at the water well, as Chelsea narrates that she wanted to tell Gerri about Tylon telling everyone about the older people alliance and how they are gunning for her. Gerri is not that surprised as she knew she couldn't trust 100% Tylon. Chelsea then tells Gerri she found the idol and that this could be the key to their salvation. Both women celebrate as Gerri has a final confessional showing to be worried because if they lose the next challenge, she might be going home, and this is scary for her, because she wants to stay and hopes Chelsea is really on her side and willing to play an idol if necessary.

### Day 11

It's time for yet another challenge and the castaways are ready to get it started. Bei Dao sits out Hayumi while Shidao sits out Tylon and Darrah. The three tribes start in a slow peace, as they are getting to know how the challenge works. Then, out of nowhere, Zhong Dao takes the lead, with Shannell, Tyler, Bryan and Mitchell surprisingly working in harmony. Bei Dao makes good work also, but Sarah seems a little confused and lost. Shidao is in last place as Gerri fails to pass the water. However, Bei Dao picks up the peace and finishes the first part first as Gabriel and Lance proceed to work on the maze together. Zhong Dao finish a little bit after and then Shannell and Tyler run to work on the maze. Shidao takes a long time as the other two tribes find out how the maze works. Lance has some trouble with the maze, but Gabriel seems to know what he is doing. Finnaly, Chelsea and Vaughn start working on the maze, but it might be too late since Zhong Dao finishes first and they all scream and hug each other as they were a happy family for finally winning a challenge. After some seconds, Bei Dao also finishes, granting them immunity and sending Shidao to their first Tribal Council.

 1st

After the challenge ends, Jeff reveals the bottled twist for the round, saying that the losing tribe, Shidao, must pick a member from any of the winning tribes to win an advantage in the game. The castaways are surprised and the Shidao tribe reunites to decide who to give the advantage. In the end, they choose Gabriel, shocking him and everyone else. Vaughn has a confessional explaining that they chose Gabriel because they believe that he will be smart enough to use the advantage against Lance and the older people alliance.

### BEI DAO

The tribe gets back to camp and everyone is happy with another win. Gabriel separates from the pack to find out what his advantage was, as narrated by him, also telling us how surprised he was when he was picked to receive it. In the end, he finds out he just won a double vote, like the one John had on Oceania. He has a final confessional saying that now he has an idol and this power, meaning he has to be careful so the taste of power doesn't dominate his mind, but he is definitively happy that the game seems to be going right for him.

### SHIDAO

The tribe returns to camp after losing their first immunity challenge. Vaughn narrates how Gerri was the main reason they lost, so she needs to go home ASAP. Shots of Gerri looking sad and confused are shown before her confessional where she knows she in danger of leaving, but she doesn't want to go, as the game just started to her. The core alliance of four, Tylon, Darrah, Vaughn and Logan meet in a private spot as they discuss who is going home and everyone seem to be dead set on voting out Gerri, as narrated by Tylon. However, Darrah is still suspicious about Chelsea and her idol, so Vaughn proposes that they call Chelsea in and give her the chance to explain it all. Vaughn believes they need a strong and united tribe, so getting rid of Chelsea or anyone else would be ridiculous at this point. Chelsea comes in and they ask her about her idol, which she ends up telling them she has it, but they should be happy about it since at least it isn't with Gerri. She also tells them she is going to use it for the tribe and that she is locked down on voting for Gerri. On her confessional she is shocked that Darrah went through her stuff, but she had to keep her calm, since her alliance dominates the tribe at the moment. Darrah is still unsure whether to trust Chelsea or not as she tells that to Tylon and confesses about it. Tylon confesses Darrah might have her reasons, but Gerri is the snake on the tribe and the only one who won't be loyal to them, so she is the one going. As a final scene, Gerri and Chelsea talk as Gerri begs Chelsea for a plan, since no one even talks to her anymore at this point. Chelsea confesses she really likes Gerri, but she doesn't see any option that will benefit them both in the long run. Gerri also confesses her fate lays on Chelsea's hands and on her idol, because that is the only thing that can save her at this point. The tribe is heading to tribal as Chelsea has one final confessional saying how she is stuck at this decision and doesn't know what to do. She wants to save Gerri, but she knows this will put her even more at the bottom of the tribe and she will earn 3 new enemies on the way out. At Tribal Council, Gerri is pointed out as the person who will be leaving, without a fighting chance since the tribe is too united, but in the end Chelsea gives her idol to Gerri and Tylon is blindsided in a 2-0 vote, leaving the whole tribe shocked at Chelsea's move and Darrah shaking her head while she whispers that Chelsea is a rat.