14 days ago, 18 ordinary people were pulled from their regular lives into the faraway paradise of Mamanuca to play a game we call Survivor. The tribes seemed uneven from the start with a lopsided Pass the Torch challenge, but both showed their challenge dominance, merging with an equal number of members *camera flashes to Armanti’s, Matt’s, Liam’s, Nikki’s, Jerry’s and Jackson’s torches being snuffed*. AJ took advantage of his opportunity to reenter the game after the Fate or Fight twist came into play, *camera flashes to AJ winning the redemption challenge.* and a relatively lackluster premerge gave way to one of the most exciting merges in series history
At the merge, the game let loose as the castaways merged into the Meke tribe, and Brady was voted out as the calm before the storm *camera flashes to Brady’s torch being snuffed* before a grab for power saw Austin and Ryan blindsided by single vote margins. Every vote since the jury phase has been an exhilarating thrill ride, with people flipping back and forth to take out big targets *camera flashes to Pika’s and AJ’s torches being snuffed* and Vakatara was slowly but surely whittled down one by one.
Last night, on the final tribal council before the Finale, Andrea’s successful control of the game finally caught up to her, and the other castaways aligned to blindside her out of the game.
Now 5 Remain....
Fred, the last remaining Vakatara member, trying to pull off an underdog win. Could he work his way into the good graces of the jury and come from behind for the W?
Tashi, the power player, who has seen her share of challenge success on the island. Could her challenge prowess and resume net her the win?
Riley, who fought to stay in the game when it seemed he was destined to go over AJ, trying desperately to prove his worth. Could his determination get him the win?
Hufus, who has played under the radar, trying to grind his way to the end and to the victory. Could his gritty personality take the cake?
DJ, who has taken himself off the target map this season, looking to make it a few more rounds and plead his case in the end. Could his silent but deadly tactics snag him the title?
