Survivor: Lofoten Islands

***Survivor: Lofoten Islands*** is the sixth season of *TravelORGs*, hosted by Andry, Austin, Chroma, Hannah, Jude, Maple, and SPKT.

Lofoten Islands was plagued with an incredibly slow beginning, with almost the entire pre-merge riddled with unanimous or near-unanimous votes sending out the least active or least connected members of the tribe. The Midnight Sun twist saw every tribe attend tribal council at two different points in the game without knowing if their votes would send someone home or not, and despite the ripple this twist caused, it wasn't enough to shake the static and conservative dynamics of the game to start.

After the merge started off by continuing those same dynamics, things picked up after a climactic triple idol play fractured the tribe dynamics completely and created two solid sides, resulting in a short series of power shifts followed directly by one side cannibalizing each other, allowing for the other side - consisting mainly of the season's underdogs - to power through to the endgame. From there, a series of unfortunate decisions from certain players resulted in an unpredictable ending to the season where an alliance of three dominant and well-rounded players ended up sitting next to each other at the Final Tribal Council despite none of them having each other in their initial endgame plans. Although this season is praised for its complete lack of controversy or personal bitterness as well as its dynamic mid-merge and unpredictable end-game, the boring first two thirds of the season and high number of inactive players holds it back.

At the Final Tribal Council, Anesu was praised for her strong social game and the ability to navigate crucial points of the season with great strategic awareness, and she won in a 6-2-0 jury vote against Rhys and Jaylen to become the series' sixth Sole Survivor.

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## Twists

* **Midnight Sun:** On Day 9, it was revealed that the Midnight Sun had commenced. All three tribes competed for immunity and attended tribal council to vote someone out. The first-place tribe would have a parchment read that says "IMMUNITY," and none of the other votes would be read. The second-place tribe would have all of their votes read, but none of them would count and no one would go home. The third-place tribe would have all of their votes read, and that tribe would send someone home. The twist later returned on Day 18 with the same stipulations.
* **Double Tribal Council:** All three tribes competed for immunity, but unlike the first four rounds, only one tribe would be given immunity. The other two would attend tribal council and separately vote one person out each.
* **Blessing of Freyr:** On Day 24, the Final 10 were split into two groups of five to compete in a reward challenge. The winning team would all gain the right to cast two votes at the upcoming Final 10 tribal council. This twist was based off of Freyr's reverence in Norse mythology, as he represented fertility and good harvest.
* **Polar Night:** On Day 30, it was revealed that the Polar Night would take effect. After the immunity winner was revealed, they contestants were told that they would not have the votes read, and that instead they would just be told who was voted out. In addition, any advantages that were played were done in secret, and the tribe would not be informed.

## Trivia

* This is the first season hosted by Hannah and Maple.