*Two boats with 8 castaways each are shown speeding through the water and arrive at a larger boat, where Jeff Probst stands*
*all 16 castaways get onto the boat and immediately start sizing up the other tribe*
Ryan (confessional): “Looking at the other tribe… we’re obviously the more physically dominant tribe.”
Jason (confessional): “I’ve been preparing for Survivor my entire life. I’m just ready to play!”
Jeff: “Welcome to Survivor.. this is where some of you will live and compete for the next 39 days. Here on this boat are supplies to help you get started, you have three minutes to gather as much as possible and get on your raft. Go!”
*All of the castaways begin frantically collecting as much as they can and throwing it on their tribe’s raft*
*Admir lifts up a box filled with fruit and an advantage reveals itself, unbeknownst to him*
*Nathan sees the advantage and shoves it in the back of his pants*
Jeff: You have 30 seconds, everybody needs to start getting on their raft!”
*all the castaways jump off the boat and get onto their raft and begin heading towards their designated beach*
Viti Beach
Day 1
Jason: “Hey guys!”
Bob: “Anybody know anything about shelter building?”
Bob (confessional): “As soon as we get to the beach I immediately begin focusing on the shelter. Without a shelter, we’re f*cked.”
*The camera pans to the castaways diligently working on the shelter*
Nathan: *whispering* “I gotta go somewhere to see what I got. Hey guys I’m gonna see if I can find some firewood.”
Nathan (confessional): “On the boat I found a note that said “Secret Advantage” and immediately shoved it in my pants.” *Opens note* “Congratulations… You have found an advantage in the game. This is a hidden immunity idol, but only has power during the first Tribal Council. If your tribe loses at the first immunity challenge, you may use the idol for yourself or another castaway from your tribe. If the Kadavu Tribe loses the first immunity challenge, you must send the idol to a castaway on the Kadavu Tribe.” “Wow.. this is huge. I’m guaranteed safety at the first Tribal Council, and can build a bond with a castaway on the other Tribe if we win the challenge. Wow.”
Bob: “Guys.. let’s go. We don’t have all day. Once the sunsets if we don’t have our shelter set up we’re f*cked. We need water.”
*Dan, Eddie, and Brendon go to the water well*
Eddie: “This is quite a tribe we got here. Bob definitely thinks he’s in charge.”
Brendon: “Yeah I’m not sure he knows what he’s talking about.”
Brendon (confessional): “Right off the bat Bob starts taking control of the shelter building, and one thing I’ve learned from watching Survivor is to never put yourself in a leadership position on day one, it never works well.”
Eddie: “I trust this three right here.”
Dan: “For sure, I’ve been getting good vibes from Nathan and Jason too.”
Dan (confessional): “While Bob is busy commanding everybody like a drill sergeant, I’ve started strategizing. I started making connections with Eddie and Brendon, but I want to make sure everybody on the tribe trusts me fully, because I’m here to play… I’m here to win.”
*The camera pans to Dan talking with Bob, Admir, and Dyl*
Dan: “How do you guys feel about this tribe so far?”
Bob: “I feel like everybody’s focusing on the social aspect of the game way too early. That isn’t important right now.”
Dan: “Yeah…”
Bob (confessional): “I’m not here to play chit chat with everybody. I’m here to win a million dollars, and we’re not going to win any challenges if we can’t get the shelter built and a fire started. It’s Survivor 101.”
*Bob walks into the woods to collect firewood*
Admir: “Bob clearly isn’t focused on alliances, what is he doing?”
Dyl: “He’ll be laughing when Jeff snuffs his torch on day 3.”
Dyl (confessional): “Everybody is a little annoyed with Bob right now, and he’s not handling it very well. Bob is very socially inept, but I think he has his priorities in order. Necessities first, strategy later.”
Kadavu Tribe
Day 1
Kool: “Alright! How is everyone?”
Darrius: “I’m still processing that I’m on Survivor. This is crazy.”
Carolina: “How do you guys think the shelter should be set up?”
*All of Kadavu begins working on the shelter, collecting firewood and starting the fire making process”
X: “I got it guys! Get me wood! Get me wood!”
*The castaways cheer as X successfully makes fire*
Melinda (confessional): “Thirty minutes in and we already have fire.. I think our tribe is stacked and we should have no problem in the challenges.”
*The camera pans to Melinda, Darrius, and Adam walking in the woods*
Adam: “What do you guys think of the group?”
Darrius: “I’m liking our tribe. You two seem very upfront and I’d love to work with both of you.”
Adam: “I think that if we can get a solid five from the start we should be solid at least for the first few rounds.”
Darrius: “I kind of want to start searching for the idol.”
Adam: “Yeah man.”
Adam (confessional): “Darrius… What are you doing? Searching for the idol on day one? Never a good idea. He’s already put a target on his back.”
*The camera pans to the rest of the castaways at the unfinished shelter, just as Adam and Melinda get back with firewood*
X: “Where’s Darrius?”
Melinda: “I think he’s doing a little idol hunting.”
John: “Already?”
Kool: “Well I know who’s name I’m writing down”
*The castaways laugh in agreement*
Kool (confessional): “From watching Survivor, I know how vital it is to make connections from the start. Darrius has already isolated himself from the group by searching for an idol, and that makes him an immediate threat, whether or not he found it.”
*The camera pans to Darrius searching for the idol*
Darrius: “It’s gotta be here somewhere.. I gotta get back to camp soon or they’re gonna know I’m searching for the idol.”
Darrius (confessional): “I know that searching for the idol on day one is a rookie move, but if I can find it and keep myself safe for three more days, I can make the necessary connections to get me to the end.”
*The camera shows a branch with red string wrapped around it, unbeknownst to Darrius as he walks back to camp*
Adam: “They’re already talking about getting rid of you, man.”
Darrius: “What? I was gone for 15 minutes.”
Adam: “Yeah, searching for an idol right away puts everyone a little on edge. I trust you, but I’m not sure the rest of the tribe does.”
Adam (confessional): “Darrius searching for the idol already puts a huge target on his back, and I’m not sure I want to be aligned with somebody with such a huge target.”
*Kool, John, and X are talking in the water while cleaning off*
John: “What are your guys’ feelings about the tribe so far?”
Kool: “I know that I trust the two of you. We’re hard working around camp and can get sh*t done.”
John: “Yeah for sure. I think Darrius has got to go as soon as we lose a challenge.”
X: “Yeah I don’t trust him as far as I can throw him.”
Kool: “I’m getting really good vibes from Carolina and Ryan, too.”
John: “Yeah if we lose the first challenge I’m already set on who’s staying and who’s going home.”
John (confessional): “I’ve been wanting to play Survivor my whole life, and I am a super fan, and being a superfan I know what to do and what not to do on day one, and searching for an idol is at the top of the do not do list, Darrius is a threat, and he’s gotta go.”
Viti Tribe
Day 2
*The camera shows Eddie, Brendon, Natan, and Jason talking at the water well*
Brendon: “This game moves crazy fast.”
Nathan: “Yeah, it’s hard to tell who’s lying and who’s not already.”
Jason: “I’ve been hearing Bob’s name throw around quite a bit.”
Nathan: “Yeah he’s the one person that everybody collectively doesn’t like.”
Eddie: “I’m honestly down to vote him out if it comes down to it, but Dan is playing hardcore from the start. I see him talking to everybody and it’s hard to tell if he actually wants Bob out, or if he has another plan in mind.”
Jason (confessional): “Everybody has started noticing Dan’s gameplay unfold, which is to talk to everybody as much as possible and be in the know about everything. It’s hard to trust someone like that in the long run. If we lose the challenge tomorrow and have to go to tribal, I wouldn’t mind writing Dan’s name down.”
*Bob and Dyl are talking in the shelter*
Bob: “Those four boys are in the water strategizing. I can tell.”
Dyl: “Yeah. Honestly, Bob, I’ve heard your name thrown out by a few people. Everybody thinks you’re too blunt.”
Bob: “Who said my name?”
Dyl: “I’m not really sure who-”
Bob: “Who said my name Dyl, tell me.”
Dyl: “I heard your name from Dan.”
Dyl (confessional): “I’m not sure if Bob’s strategy coming into the game was to bully people into giving him information, but that’s not how I roll. I respected Bob’s diligence when it came to getting things done around camp, but he’s a bully, and bullies never win.”
Bob: “So Dan is throwing my name out?” *Bob looks around camp “Hey Dan, would you come over here for a minute?”
Dan: “Yeah what’s up.”
Bob: “Dyl just told me that you are throwing my name around. Now I thought that you all would respect my ability to get sh*t done, but apparently not. If you want food to eat and a fire to cook it with, I suggest keeping me around for a while.”
Dan (confessional): “I’m stunned. Bob approached me and called me out for throwing his name around, when every single person on this tribe has already discussed voting him out. I’m not sure who I’m more mad at, Dyl for spilling the beans, or Bob for being so confrontational about it.” *laughs*
Kadavu Tribe
Day 2
*The camera shows Darrius and Melinda sitting in the sand*
Darrius: “I’m really hoping we win this first challenge. I know everybody has been talking about me.”
Melinda: “I trust you, Darrius. I think you need to lay low, stop hunting for idols, stop with the constant strategizing, and focus on winning tomorrow's challenge.”
Darrius (confessional): “I’m not going to have someone tell me how to play this game. You don’t want to cross me when I’m angry, and Melinda made me angry.”
Darrius: “Yeah. I think I’m gonna go lay down.”
*Darrius walks back to the shelter where Kool and Adam are laying*
Darrius: “Melinda is the first to go.”
Adam: “What?”
Darrius: “Melinda’s down there telling me how to play my game and threw both of your names under the bus.”
*Camera pans to Melinda*
Darrius (confessional): “So I walked back to camp, and spread some untruthful information that Melinda threw both Kool’s and Adam’s name under the bus.”
Kool: “She said she wanted us out?”
Darrius: “I was talking to her and she said “I don’t trust Kool or Adam, we need to get the other four with us and split the vote on them”.”
Kool (confessional): “I don’t know if Darrius is trying to start drama at camp, or if Melinda is being shady, but I need to get to the bottom of this.”
*The camera pans to Kool and Miranda talking in the water*
Kool: “So earlier Darrius came up to me and Adam and told us that you said the vote had to be split between us if we lose.”
*Melinda looks stunned*
Melinda: “Did he really?”
Kool: “Yeah and I really don’t believe a word he says and haven’t trust him from the second we stepped on this beach.”
Melinda (confessional): “I’m blown away. I tried to help Darrius by telling him to calm his nerves, we haven’t even lost a challenge yet and he’s already spreading paranoia about me! You better watch out Darrius, because if we lose, you will be the one going home.”
Immunity Challenge
Day 3
Jeff: “Come on in guys!”
*Both tribes walk in, Ryan holding the tribe flag for Viti and X for Kadavu*
Jeff: “You guys ready to get to your first immunity challenge?”
*All the castaways cheer*
Jeff: “You will be playing for... this.” *reveals immunity idol* “This is what you covet in this game. With this, you are safe from being voted out.” “For today’s challenge, you are going to race through a series of obstacles and retrieve three keys, once you have your keys, you will use them to unlock three chests, which contain the pieces to a dragon puzzle. You are also playing for this” *shows flint* “This will help you create the much needed resource in this game…. fire. I’ll give you a minute to strategize, we’ll get started!”
*All the castaways are on the starting mat*
Jeff: “Ready… go!”
*The castaways rush to get through the first obstacle, which is a steep wall with no rope to help climb.”
*Bob lays flat and lets his tribemates climb up him*
Jeff: “Bob is using himself as a human ladder letting Admir get up the wall!”
*Admir, Dyl and Brendon get up the wall for Viti, while Kadavu struggles to get Melinda up*
Jeff: “Kadavu having a tough time working together on this first part of the challenge!
*Melinda finally gets up the wall while Eddie and Nathan climb up for Viti*
Jeff: “Viti off to a bit of a lead already.”
*Kadavu begins picking up the pace, getting John, Kool, Ryan, and Carolina up the wall while Viti gets everyone up*
Jeff: “You’re good Viti!”
*Viti slides down the wall and Dan lifts Dyl up to untie the knots to retrieve the first key.*
Jeff: “Viti has their first key! Kadavu is really struggling in the first part of this challenge.”
*Kadavu finally gets everyone over*
Jeff: “You’re good Kadavu! Slide down the wall!”
*All of Kadavu slide down the wall and John lifts Melinda up to retrieve the first key while Dyl begins working on the second*
Jeff: “Melinda has the first key for Kadavu! Kadavu has really picked up the pace in this challenge.”
*Dyl unties the second key*
Jeff: “Viti has their second key! They’re now working on their third and final key.”
*Melinda unties the second key*
Jeff: “Melinda has the second key for Kadavu! Dyl has the final key for Viti! Two people start on the puzzle!”
*Bob and Dan start unlocking their chests to get the puzzle pieces*
Jeff: “Kadavu has their final key!”
*Adam and John start working on the chests for Kadavu*
Jeff: “Viti has all their chests unlocked! Start dumping your pieces out! This is a complicated dragon puzzle.”
*Adam struggles to unlock the final chest, but finally gets it unlocked*
Jeff: “Kadavu can begin working on their puzzle!”
*The puzzle solvers for both tribes start looking at their pieces, trying to figure out where to start*
*Dan puts the first piece in the correct spot*
Jeff: “Dan with the first piece for Viti!”
*Both tribes rush to put their puzzle together*
Jeff: “Viti with their first section of the puzzle done, while Adam and John continue to struggle for Kadavu.”
Kool: “Do you want to switch out?”
Adam: “Yeah. Let’s switch.”
Jeff: “Kool is going to take Adam’s place in the puzzle, maybe they can start getting some traction!”
*Kool and John finish the first section for Kadavu while Bob and Dan are halfway through the second*
Jeff: “Viti with a huge lead right now! Kadavu is going to have to pick up the pace.”
*Viti finishes the second section*
Jeff: “Viti with their second section complete! Viti has a huge lead over Kadavu, who can’t figure out this second section of pieces.”
*Viti continues to place pieces as Kadavu finishes their second section*
Jeff: “Kadavu is finally done with their second section!”
John (whispering): “Thanks Jeff.”
Jeff: “Viti has six more pieces, Kadavu has 12!”
*Bob places two more pieces*
Jeff: “Viti is very close to winning the first immunity challenge.”
*Kool places three pieces for Kadavu while John struggles to fit any*
Jeff: “Viti down to two pieces.. Viti down to one piece!”
*Dan fits the last piece in, completing the puzzle*
Jeff: “Viti wins immunity! Sending Kadavu to Tribal Council*
*Kool is visibly angry*
*The camera cuts to both tribes on their colored mats*
Jeff: “Viti, congratulations!” *Jeff hands the idol to Admir* “You have also won fire in the form of flint” *tosses it to Bob* “Head out, enjoy the rest of your night. As for you guys, one of you will be voted out tonight, becoming the first person voted out of Survivor, head back to camp, I’ll see you tonight, good luck.”
Darrius (confessional): “Going back to camp after a loss is always a bummer, but this is Survivor, and I’m here to play. Bring it on.”
Kadavu Tribe
Day 3
Kool: “Sorry, guys.”
Carolina: “No you did great. Good try guys.”
*The Kadavu tribe sits around for a while, and then begins branching off to strategize. The camera cuts to everybody except Darrius and Melinda talking in the water*
John: “For me, one of those two has to go.”
*The camera shows Darrius and Melinda*
X: “For me, I think Melinda has to go. She’s extremely lazy around camp and she didn’t perform well in the challenge.”
Kool: “I just feel like Darrius is so unpredictable that if we don’t get him out now, we might now have the chance later.”
Kool (confessional): “I want Darrius gone. He isolated himself from the beginning, and has been running circles around camp trying to send Melinda home.”
Carolina: “I mean I would be fine with either one of them as long as we stay six strong.”
Ryan: “Do you think Darrius found the idol.”
*Carolina and John both say “no” at the same time*
Kool: “I think that if he found it he feels safe enough to not play it. We need to tell him that the vote is Melinda, so if he does have it, one of us doesn't get blindsided.”
Carolina (confessional): “I’m not sure I trust Kool. He’s very adamant about what he wants and doesn’t really listen to what anybody else says, and lucky for me, I can make that happen. After the challenge, I looked in my bag and saw a note that said “read in private”, so I got away from camp, and saw this.” *holds up idol* “This idol has been gifted to you by someone on the Viti tribe, this idol is only good for tonight, and can be played for anybody on your tribe. This idol is a game changer, and I intend on making things happen with it.”
*The camera cuts to Carolina and Darrius talking*
Darrius: “First Tribal. Kind of sucks doesn’t it?”
Carolina: “Yeah well, it's the game. What are you thinking for tonight?”
Darrius: “I think voting Melinda would make our tribe a lot stronger, and I really don’t trust her.”
Carolina: “I think that physically, Melinda would be the best choice, but I’m looking at long-term, who’s really playing, and Melinda hasn’t done much of anything so far.”
Darrius: “Who are you thinking then?”
Carolina: “Kool.”
Carolina (confessional): “I brought up Kool’s name to Darrius because I just cannot trust Kool. Something about him makes me feel uneasy.”
Darrius: “I mean I’m perfectly fine with Kool going if that’s what the group wants.”
Darrius (confessional): “Carolina comes up to me and suggests we take Kool out. Well okay! Carolina is here to play, and so am I. I trust her.”
Darrius: “Do we have the numbers though?”
Carolina: “I think I can get Melinda and Adam on board.”
Darrius: “We need five for the majority. I’m gonna talk to Ryan to see where his head is at.”
*The camera cuts to Darrius, Carolina, Melinda, Adam, and Ryan talking in the shelter*
Carolina: “How do you guys feel about Kool?”
Ryan: “He’s good in the challenges, if it weren’t for him today would’ve been a blowout.”
Carolina: “I think that long-term Kool is going to be a huge threat, and I’d rather take him out sooner than later.”
Adam (confessional): “Carolina wants to take out our more dominant force in the challenges because she thinks he’s a huge threat. It's been three days! Are you crazy? Carolina is playing this game too hard too fast. Maybe we need to rethink voting out Darrius.”
Melinda: “Yeah I’m not sure taking him out will help our tribe at all.”
Carolina (confessional): “Nobody seems to be on board with taking Kool out, so I have some scrambling to do.”
*Kool and Adam are talking by the fire*
Adam: “Carolina is gunning for you.”
Kool: “Carolina?”
Adam: “Carolina held a meeting with me, Ryan, Darrius, and Melinda and told us that you were the biggest target long term.”
Kool (confessional): “We have a perfect plan of voting out Darrius, and Carolina wants to rock the vote by throwing my name out there. Bad move.”
Kool: “So what do you think? Stick with the plan to vote out Darrius or flip on Carolina?”
Adam: “I think that Carolina is in way over her head and trying to start her survivor resume as soon as possible, and that can be dangerous. I’m not sure what we should do.”
*The camera cuts to Melinda, Kool, Adam, Ryan, and John talking*
Kool: “Carolina is throwing my name out.”
John: “Why would she turn against five people? Is she trying to get voted out?”
Melinda: “She’s thinking about long-term, and long-term I see her flipping at a swap or at the merge. I don’t trust her at all.”
John: “Should we flip the vote to Carolina.”
John (confessional): “Everybody is freaking out right now. I’ve heard Darrius, Melinda, and Carolina for Tribal tonight, and I have no idea what is going to happen.”
Tribal Council
Night 3
Jeff: “Everybody grab a torch, dip it in and get fire, this is part of the ritual at tribal council as fire represents your life in the game, once your fire is gone, so are you.”
Jeff: “So Darrius, how did everybody get along at camp at the beginning?”
Darrius: “I think we got along pretty well, I think that we came together as a cohesive unit and unfortunately we’re going to lose someone tonight.”
Jeff: “Kool, is that a collective thought? Does everybody feel that way?”
Kool: “We definitely didn’t want to come to Tribal tonight, but no, I don’t think we’re one big family quite yet.”
Jeff: “Carolina… Do you think tonight will be unified or will there be a division in the tribe?”
Carolina: “I think that tonight we’re getting rid of the person who’s caused the most trouble around camp.”
Jeff: “Are alliances starting to form, Adam?”
Adam: “Alliances are forming Jeff, and quite sporadically. Every time I have a conversation a new name is being thrown out.”
Jeff: “Melinda, if it’s true that new names keep getting thrown out after every conversation, is tonight’s vote still up in the air?”
Melinda: “Um.. I think that we came here with a plan of what needed to happen, and we’re just hoping that the bonds we’ve built over the past three days hold true.”
Jeff: “Alright, it is time to vote, Darrius, you’re up.”
*Tribal music starts playing as the castaways start voting*
*Kool is shown from behind while holding up his vote and says “I don’t trust you, at all, goodbye.”*
Jeff: “I’ll go tally the votes”
Jeff: “If anybody has a hidden immunity idol and you’d like to play it, now would be the time to do so.”
*Adam looks around*
*Carolina looks down at her bag*
Carolina: “Hey Jeff.. I’m not sure what’s going to happen tonight, but I’m playing this for myself just in case.”
*Kool looked shocked*
*Darrius smiles*
Jeff: “This IS a hidden immunity idol, any votes cast for Carolina will not count. I’ll read the votes.”
Jeff: “First vote… Melinda”
“Second vote… Darrius”
“Third vote… Darius. That’s two votes Darrius, one vote Melinda”
“Darrius, that’s three votes Darrius.”
*Darrius looks confused as Kool and John glance at each other*
“Fifth vote… Darrius. That’s four votes Darrius, one vote Melinda”
“First person voted out… Darrius. Darrius that’s five and that’s enough, you need to bring me your torch.”
Jeff: “Darrius, the tribe has spoken.”
*snuffs torch*
“Time for you to go”
*Darrius leaves*
Jeff: “A united vote, but with an idol played, I’m not sure this is one big happy family. Head back to camp, goodnight!”
