When Generations Meet

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

## Challenges

**Reward/Immunity Challenge:** *Ladder Daze*
The tribes will race down a ramp and go through an obstacle where they will make their way to a large wooden crate, which contains a ladder. They will then choose to open the crate by using keys to unlock locks or they can untie knots. Both methods will release the ladder. Once they have the ladder free, they will use it to go up, across, and down a tall platform and through another series of obstacles. They will then use the ladder to make their biggest decision in the challenge of which puzzle to solve. There are three choices. The first puzzle has only five pieces, but it requires a person to see the big picture. The second puzzle has ten pieces in it and requires a person to see things more visually. The third puzzle has the most pieces at fifty, but it is also the most straight forward. All of these puzzles average the same amount of time to finish. If the right person is put on the right puzzle, they may be able to finish faster than average. The first two tribes to finish their puzzle win immunity.
**Reward:** Fire making kit (1st place); flint (2nd place)
**Winner:** Bei Dao, Shidao

## Story

### Day 1

The scene opens with a quiet, yet beautiful shot of a dark ocean filled with little islands. The music then picks up as it a voice echoes in the screen and we start seeing the marine wildlife. We then start hearing from Jeff Probst, as the camera starts to show us three boats, each one carrying six different castaways.

We see waves strongly hitting against the shore and also some war scenes from the place as we see Jeff leaning on a chopper, that flies over the three boats, cruising their way to the shore.

The camera then quickly changes to zoom in on one of the boats, the one containing the younger generation, as Jeff explains how they are free-spirited, creative and lie by their own rules, always wanting to enjoy the best in life. Special focus is given to a dark haired girl, who smiles as wind blows in her face.

Right on her side, we see a brunette who looks to be focused, as she places her hair behind her ear.

On the other side of the boat, we have a young guy with brown hair as he seems excited to be there, but still contained.

Then the camera abruptly changes to the boat in the middle, where we see six other castaways as Jeff explains how this generation is hard working, and all about achieving goals in life.. The first focus goes to a very white-skinned girl, filled with tattoos on her bodies, as she has a serious expression on her face.

Next to her the camera shows us a bald woman wearing fancy earrings as she talks in her confessional about being natural fit for this game, she is a leader, a strong woman and is very focused on winning the game. Finally the camera highlights a young looking man with a hat, Kaik, as he holds it so the wind doesn't blow it away. He has a confessional about being a father and never taking things too seriously. He is in the game to have some fun and see how people crumble under pressure, chuckling at the end. The last boat contains the older generation, as the camera proceeds to show us a asian-looking woman with an edgy haircut. Her name is Hayumi as she believes that she may be old at age, but she is young at heart. She likes being modern, going out with younger people and that could help her in the game. Next to her, we see a good looking man, that looks brave and has a lot of tattoos, his name is Lance. He also talks about being wild and young and how he has always being a rebel on his life, but on Survivor, he is here to play serious as he is going through a hard phase in life and he needs the money. On the other side we see a big guy wearing a blaze as he seems nervous and uncomfortable with the wind on his face. Mitchell tells us he is out of his element and how he is quirky, a family-man and doesn't see him fitting in with the younger crowd, or even the older one. He came to survivor to expand his horizons. Then Jeff starts his famous lines about how in the end only one will claim the million dollar prize while we see shots of the castaways in challenges and at camp. We have a segment about Tyler being a drummer and a rocker and how he is tired of having to work as a cashier, he wants to money and he will fight for it. Then we have Bryan, talking about how he doesn't care about being the villain, because in the end only one will win anyway and he wants it to be himself.

The three boats arrive at the island where Jeff is awaiting for the castaways. We see the castaways leaving the boat, one helping each other as we have a Over the Top confessional from Claire, who talks about loving everything so far, the beach, the game, the experience, the boat, the people, seh just can't wait to play the game. The castaways are still divided by generations as Jeff Probst welcomes them to the game of Survivor, making everyone cheer and applaud. He talks about the generation division and asks Claire what she feels about being the youngest one on the game. She says she is excited and ready to prove she is smarter than she looks likes. Tyler has a confessional talking about he already feels he won't stand Claire for being to loud, happy and overall excited about everything. He then asks Gerri about being the older one and she says she doesn't care, she has a lot of children and grandchildren and she knows how to understand the younger crowd, and makes a joke about looking younger than 30. She also has a confessional talking about how she is old, she never thought about playing Survivor at this age, but then the opportunity came as she has never been a woman that declines adventures. Jeff then says he has some news and then tells them about the bottled twists and how they will affect the game each round, leaving everyone shocked. Gabriel has a confessional talking about it can change his whole game depending on what is inside the bottle each day and that it's crazy. Jeff then says he will open the first bottle right now and as he does so he reveals the tribes won't be divided by generation and instead the generations will be mixed up between the three tribes. The three tribes are then formed with one woman and one man from each generation on each tribe. Jeff gives instructions to the castaways and sends them to their camp. We have a final confessional of Hayumi talking about how the mixed tribes twist could help her game because she hopes to connect very well with the younger and the older crowd.

### SHIDAO

The Shidao tribe arrives at their camp and start meeting each other. Vaughn has a confessional talking about how he has good vibes about the tribe and everyone seem to be down to earth, cool people. They decide they will split up the chores for the first day. Vaughn explains that he, Darrah, Logan and Tylon were directed to be the main shelter builders, while Chelsea and Gerri will take care of the other chores. The four working on the shelter start heavy working right from the start, showing very good work-ethic. Darrah narrates that she has always been a tomboy and how she trusts men more than women and that she is taking this to this game. Vaughn proposes the four of them to work together for now, since they look like the strongest on the team and seem to be honest. All the others are down with the idea, as Tylon has a confessional talking about how he liked Vaughn as he seems to be a greta leader for the tribe. Meanwhile, at the main camp, Gerri and Chelsea are alone, working on the roof for the shelter and Chelsea has a confessional about being worried about the other four working together, because she knows they already are up to something. She comments that to Gerri, who quickly agrees with the writer, as she noticed the same thing. They know their head most be already on the bottom of the tribe, but they make a pact to keep each other safe. Chelsea has a confessional explaining that maybe aligning herself with Gerri could be deadly, but that she has to so she can get out of the minority. As the four of them work on the shelter, the two women keep watching them as Gerri has a final confessional about being ready to take down the rulers at her tribe, as she is chuckling about the fact the game has started so soon.

### BEI DAO

The Bei Dao tribe arrives at their beach, as the castaways start meeting each other. Kaik is excited about his tribe, as it seems strong but also full of interesting personalities. After they do presentations, Lance makes a speech about no leadership in the tribe as they have to collaborate if they want to succeed, which is highly appreciated by his tribemates. they are seen discussing the chores for the day and then we see various shots of them working together on building the shelter and collecting all kind of stuff to establish the camp. While working on chopping a tree, Hayumi and Lance talk and try to get to know more about each other. They both learn that age doesn't define them, as explained by Hayumi in her confessional. Lance proposes that the two of them must stick together, because that will make them very strong in the game and Hayumi accepts, truly believing the deal will be good for her game. Lance has another confessional talking about his partnership with Hayumi and how he only sees success coming from it. Meanwhile, Kaik tries to get to knwo Sarah and Gabriel better, as he believes he needs to bond with the younger people as he thinks they make the most of the game. After that, Kaik leaves to "work" and Gabriel comments with Sarah about how Kaik was acting very strange, and the girl tells Gabriel to let things rolls and that maybe he was just nervous. Gabriel has a confessional saying that he already knows the kind of game Kaik wants to play and that it might be deadly for him. Kaik decides to look for the idol, as he wants to have power from the start, but he fails at doing so, as Lance is watching him from distance, confessing he is worried about the boy. Meanwhile, Brie is alone at camp, organizing the stuff everyone collected, as she has a segment about Survivor already being hard for her and that she feels alone and on the outs. She cries in her confessional explaining she really wants and needs to win and that she wanted to be more sociable and cool.

### ZHONG DAO

The Zhong Dao tribe is seen already working, as Bryan explains he took the lead of the tribe as he thinks it was for the best. While working on building the shelter, he and Shannell start to discuss two options, but Bryan is relentless and doesn't give up on his idea, causing Shannell to storm off. He has a confessional explaining he was the one deciding things there, Shannell was just meant to follow his lead. Shannell explains she is a woman with opinion and she won't let others dictate what is best for her, but if Bryan wants to shoot himself being the bossy leader, she will be glad to let him do so. After that we see shots of the castaways working and then Claire wants to give a try at fire, as she is excited to start her Survivor adventure. Tyler and Rosa are there to help and motivate her, as Tyler explains her the best way to do it, but she doesn't do it right, leaving Tyler to get even more mad each time she does something wrong. Eventually, he loses his calm and gives up on teaching her, saying she has to focus and start being so happy for everything, nothing is that easy. the whole tribe gets shocked about Tyler's reaction, as Claire has a confessional confused about what Tyler didn't like about her, since she has been nice and happy the whole day, and now she is sad she was treated that way. Bryan tries to calm Tyler down, saying they need to keep control over his actions, as he understands it sucks to be stuck with some weak people. Tyler says he is trying his best, but it's difficult with bubbly Claire around. They promise to take care of each other to make the tribe stronger as Tyler also explains he doesn't trust Bryan completely or even likes him, but it should be good for his game. Meanwhile, Mitchell shares that he is nervous with Rosa, that the tribe seems to be very separated and that it doesn't help him socialize, Rosa helps him calm down as she also explains she doesn't know where her tribe will go without being united, as they need to stop fighting with each other.

### SHIDAO

It's early in the morning, as after the first night, the castaways finally felt what the game is all about. Chelsea is in a corner of the camp, drinking from a coconut as we hear her confessional talking about their first night. She also explains she needs to make herself valuable for the tribe, as this is the first step to survive. She decides she will make an attempt at fire. We see a whole segment with heroic music in the background as she works her hardest to get the fire going, as the whole tribe awaits, with hope she will make it. In the end, she succeeds at making fire, causing a big celebration on the tribe. Logan has a confessional talking about Chelsea is his new hero and how he owns her his survivor-life. The whole tribe congratulates her, as she is proud she got something going. She has a final confessional talking about how this was her first step, now, she just needs to work her magic to make things happen for her and Gerri in case they go to Tribal Council.

### Day 3

It's time for their first challenge, the very first one of the season. The three tribes arrive at the location, while heroic music plays in the background. Jeff explains the rules of the challenge and everybody is ready to get things going. The challenge starts and all the castaways go racing down the ramp. We see some shots of people throwing themselves on the hay obstacle in front of them. We also see Gerri falling and Brie getting stuck on the hay. Then the castaways proceed to go through the high-step obstacle as they all work as fast as they can. We once again see Brie tripping and beating her head against the obstacle, but she quickly stands up and proceeds. The first tribe to get through it was the Zhong Dao tribe, as Tyler goes on to work on the keys. Then we also see Darrah working on the keys for Shidao and Hayumi ripping through the knots for Bei Dao. In the end, the Zhong Dao tribe is lucky, as Tyler quickly finds the right key and unlocks the ladder so they can move on. After some time, Darrah gives up on the keys and Vaughn runs to release the knots. Hayumi then finishes for Bai Dao as they also move on, meanwhile, Zhong Dao seem very bad at working together, as they keep bouncing on eahc other as they place the stair and climb it. Finally, Vaughn finishes for Shidao, who runs to make up some time. All three tribes are getting through the stair obstacle, as Zhong Dao has lost its lead and Shidao and Bei Dao have catch up. All three tribes finish this obstacle at pretty much the same time, as they start to choose which puzzle to do. The Zhong Dao tribe selects to complete the 50 piece puzzle, while Shidao chooses the 10 piece one and Bei Dao goes for the 5 piece puzzle, surprising everyone. Bryan starts working on the puzzle for Zhong Dao, as Gabriel starts thinking about the five piece puzzle for Bei Dao and Chelsea works on the puzzle for Shidao. Bryan seems lost on the puzzle as Gabriel out of nowhere finds out how to solve it, and then he wins the challenge for Bei Dao. The fight is between Chelsea, who is working quickly, and Bryan, who is lost. Bryan switches out with Shannell, who starts to work way more fast than him. In the end, it's not enough, as Chelsea finishes her puzzle and wins Shidao immunity, sending Zhong Dao to Tribal.

### ZHONG DAO

The Zhong Dao tribe returns from the challenge, defeated. Bryan has a confessional explaining how mad he is. the tribe can't work together, they don't have fire, their shelter it's pretty bad and they lost the first challenge. The tribe disperses as Mitchell and Rosa are left alone in the main camp, and Mitchell once again tells Rosa how insecure he is, and how he feels he is the one going. Rosa tries to cheer him up, and tells him they will find a plan until the end of the day. Mitchell has another confessional saying that he needs to find a target, and right now people don't seem to be willing to do any strategy with him, but he also doesn't want to give up that easily. Meanwhile, separated from camp, we have Bryan, Tyler, Shannel and Claire. Bryan makes a speech about how they need to get over their past to vote out the oldest dudes in camp, Rosa and Mitchell. Bryan wants Mitchell gone as he is very clumsy and weak in challenges. The group seems to agree, as Claire has a confessional saying it sucks to vote someone out, but she just needs to do, as it's part of the game. The camera focuses on Tyler's face as they discuss the details of the plan, which we don't hear, as we start hearing Tyler's confessional. Tyler says he doesn't want Mitchell gone, he wants Claire, as he believes she is also weak and way more annoying. We see Tyler and Bryan now alone, as Tyler whispers to him, they need to get Claire out. Bryan isn't sure about it, but Tyler keeps making his speech, and Bryan seems undecided about what to do on his confessional. We then see Tyler talking to Mitchell about the plan to vote out Claire and also to Rosa, separately. Mitchell is unsure if Tyler is saying the truth, but it might be the only thing he has to hold on to. It's almost time to Council, and Shannell is worried about trusting Bryan and Tyler and decides to tell this to Claire, but the youtuber say they will be fine, and she knows that it sucks to vote out someone like this, but they have to. Shannell is mad Claire doesn't listen to her, but now all she has to do is hope the plan works out. We have a final confessional from Tyler saying he wants to take the reigns of the game, and hopes people will follow with his plan tonight, otherwise, things might go pretty wrong. At Tribal Council, Claire gets nervous and ends up talking too much. Tribe union is a recurring topic and Mitchell pleads his case to the tribe. In the end, Claire is blindsided in a 4-2 vote and leaves TC crying and sobbing. Shannell is seen shaking her head, mad at the result, as Tyler has a grin on his face.