PREVIOUSLY ON SURVIVOR: With a shocking episode before the merge, the Heroes camp knew they needed to win again and confirm the numbers going into the merge. Aubry talked to Malcolm and told him that it would probably have to be the 4 Hero girls vs. 4 Villain girls. Malcolm said not to worry, hoping Aubry would gain more confidence by the challenge. The 4 Villains desperately wanted to go into the merge together, and spent the day meditating, hoping to be able to perform their best. The challenge was upon them and it involved tribe members balancing on a small pedestal. Last person standing would win it for their entire team, and as expected, since there were four female villains left, the four female heroes had to go head to head. The eight women took their spots, and immediately, Kass and Angelina struggled and fell off. Aubry already felt confident, and Malcolm was happy to see it. Abi was also struggling, as was Sabrina and Jaclyn. Natalie was pissed, knowing she’d probably be the Villains only hope. As she rolled her eyes, she lost her balance and fell. It was down to Abi vs. four Heroes. Kass was hoping her friend would pull it out, but Natalie wasn’t feeling very confident. While Abi was up there, Natalie whispered, “can we agree that if we lose, the three of us stick together?” Kass and Angelina nodded. Abi fell, meaning all four remaining Heroes would win immunity without anyone falling off. Another blowout. The Heroes celebrated, and Abi cried. When asked why, Abi said “I know it’s not my fault, but it’s sad that one of these ladies is going to be sent home.” Little did she know that the other women had made a deal to stick together. Back at camp, Abi talked to Kass and asked if they should just vote off Natalie since she was a prior winner. Kass said it sounded like a good plan. Abi wondered if they should use Kass’ idol, but Kass said they needed to save it for the merge. Abi trusted Kass, and hoped that Angelina was on the same page. Kass told Angelina that Abi wanted Natalie out, since she had won the game before. Angelina told Kass that they had to get out Abi, since they needed Natalie as a shield in the merge. Natalie told Angelina that voting out Dom was a risky move for her, and she was relying on her and Kass to stay. At tribal council, Abi said that the most obvious move would be going after Natalie, since she had won before. Natalie defended herself, saying that she would be a good attribute in the merge, especially since she would be able to forge relationships with people like Jaclyn, Keith, and Kelley, who played on her season, and could get the Villains back their numbers. Abi argued that having so many relationships was threatening. Angelina said that Natalie having so many connections could be a good thing or a bad thing, and it would be up to them to decide whether to gamble or not. When the votes were revealed, Abi and Natalie each received a vote. The final two votes came in for Abi, and Abi was incredibly baffled and shocked. “I’m so blindsided. Have fun losing to Natalie everyone,” she said on her way out. Kass was sad to see her friend go, but knew it was the best move, since Abi had no filter, and Natalie would be able to give the Villains some insight and connection to the Heroes’ side. The tribes had finally merged, but before they were able to get too comfortable, they found out that the four exiled contestants would be competing for their final spot in the merge. Tai, Jessica, Carl, and Danni. Only ONE of them would return. A series of three challenges would determine it. It was ON!