First, I will start with some notes: 1 - In a new editing choice we saw the confirmation calls that were shown for all the players. Of this I will only note that David was the only player shown more than once and he actually had 3 snippets while Joe had the longest sequence at the very end of the montage.
2 – During the intro, we see Bianca and Thomas in a challenge throwing a purple ball. That scene wasn’t in episode 1 so, if Lagi loses, those 2 are safe until we see that challenge.
3 - I remember when James had to chop all the trees around camp to get wood for the shelter, Nowadays, the bamboo are simply strewn around and the castaways just need to bring them together.
4 - I noticed that the animal symbols on Lagi were all black and they also had letters while Vula only had the animals but they each had a different color. I suspect each cylinder has its own cipher. For this reason, I feel that there will be a tribe swap, because the differences would prevent someone from having an easy time to collect the other camp’s idol.
Lagi (Purple) will go up first because I feel they are the power tribe and the editors made them look even stronger than they actually were: When they won the Reward challenge, it looked more like a runaway than it actually was. Jeff never mentioned that Vula had retrieved their key and had made it back but we did see that their platform was empty just before Shauhin made the winning throw.
Joe had the first confessional of the season which was practically a segue from his call to be on the show. Joe made fire for Lagi and told us he wanted to make strong bonds in the team. He would soon tell Eva that she was his «Ride or Die» . Later confessionals told us that both had every intention of keeping that bond. Joe's tone was determined when he said that he had decided that he was with Eva. « I got her» he said. he wasn’t going to let her down.
Eva had the third confessional about how she’s in a male dominated world. Eva used her confessional about gathering bamboo to tell us about her autism and how it affects her. She soon added that she was impressed positively by Joe so much so that she told him she wanted him to be her #1. She also told him about her autism and that led to a very touching moment between the two.
Thomas While Eva introduced herself to the tribe, Thomas gave us his impressions of the tribe, hoping he wouldn’t be considered the weakest link. Thomas named the Lagi all-men alliance the «California Girls ». He wanted Bianca to be their 4th.
Shauhin looked at his competition as soon as he got to the beach. Arriving at the Lagi beach, Shauhin talked about their win. Shauhin said that Star broke Survivor 101. He would then tell us that he likes being in the «California-Girls» alliance.
Bianca mentioned in confessional that she clicked with Thomas
Star was the idol-seeker in Lagi and people noticed. It didn’t work out for her. Star pointed out that Tagi was a hard working tribe and we soon saw that Eva was like a machine when it came to gathering wood (Butch Lockley would have been so happy!) Star called her a beast!
In the Immunity Challenge, Bianca & Thomas started a little behind Civa but caught the early momentum and never looked back.
Civa (Orange) I think Civa will do well this season, maybe not as strong as Lagi but they should have a good number of players at the merger.
David was quick to talk about his threat level Laughing, David talked about his job and how he could be either the hero or the villain. David and Mitch were the first to mention the symbols that serve as clues to the idol. David showed that he thinks highly of himself. David asked questions to his tribe to get them to reveal their personalities. He talked about his love for romantic movies.
Kamilla told us she was happy to be on the show. Kyle and Kamilla bonded over their shared love of certain movies and the fact that they are both from Guyana. She was surprised that Charity would throw Kyle under the bus. In response, Kamilla threw Charity under the bus when she talked to Kyle, Chrissy and David. An alliance was formed.
Kyle, after coming back from the challenge, he connected with Kamilla, realizing that her strategic skills could help him.
Chrissy talked about being a fan since Season 1 Despite the loss, Chrissy still liked their chances
Charity introduced herself in her first confessional. She talked about her work as a flight attendant (That worked well for Todd but will it be good luck this time?) Later, Charity told us she’d be more secretive than David about the idol clues. When Charity revealed that she likes her steaks medium-well done, she was accused of being a psychopath by Kyle
Mitch was the first to present himself to Jeff and the group (we had a nice throwback to Chrissy of Survivor Amazon) Mitch participated in the search for the symbols but he would have preferred working on the shelter. Mitch spoke for the tribe, saying they were disappointed with the loss
In the Immunity Challenge, Charity & Kamilla slowed down, letting Lagi overtake them and finish first. At least they contained Vula’s comeback.
Vula (Green) They could be in deep trouble
Kevin mentioned he had been impressed by Yul but how the season of David vs Goliath was the deciding factor to try for the show Note Kevin hurt his shoulder right off the bat but he went on the challenge to win the supplies. He gave us his thoughts on the situation. During his challenge vs Kyle, we saw that Kevin was calm and calculating while Kyle was impulsive and made mistakes (will Kevin shoulder injury be as useful as Tyson’s on his 3rd try?) At least Kyle used his misfortune to start a friendship with Kevin. Not only did Kevin receive positive comments from Mary, he would learn that Sai wants him in her core 4.
Sai came right after Joe. It was a way to introduce us to the key player of the evening. Noting that Stephanie and Mary weren’t into strategy talks, Sai said she needed to establish her core four. Sai’s confessional resumed to tell us this was her season. Stephanie talked about Sai’s desire to play the game. It didn’t take much time to see who had the better strategy. Was that an omen? She got her core 4 to start looking for the idol. She would soon spot the «Beware Advantage but couldn’t figure out the locked cylinder’s puzzle. Sai was determined to decipher the cylinder’s clue so she presented it to Cedrek. She had hoped to keep it secret but the cryptogram was her weakness. Despite this, Sai was the one who figured that the colored images of animals corresponded to the colors of the numbers. Hearing about Sai’s find got Cedrek to confess that it secured her spot in the four. Cedrek was the one to unscramble the letters to form the word « LISTEN ». Kevin had an different reaction: He was happy to know about the idol but scared that Sai had been the one to find it.
Justin was the one who talked about Sai’s proposition of a core four.
Mary was the firemaker for Vula but, as she said, people don’t give a f*ck about that anymore. Her budding connection to Kevin will be more important.
Cedrek first told us he was ready to play. In his second confessional, he once again was very analytical about his team, saying they were the underdog team.
In the immunity loss, Stephanie & Kevin started with a big deficit. They made up some time but fell short. Stephanie did have the Kiss-of-Death
The tribe’s scrambling before the Council pitted Stephenie against Sai. There was a division in the tribe with Kevin and Justin sitting right in the middle of it all. They decided to go with Sai & Cedrek but that could be a momentary grouping. I feel Kevin’s connection with Mary too important to abandon it. After all, in the next TC, Kevin, Justin & Mary could be the new majority, especially with Sai feeling secure.
Early Predictions: Overall, I feel that the characters that stood out in this episode were Joe, Eva, David, Kamilla and Kevin and, of course Sai but her status is still up in the air.
Because of Sai's uncertain position and considering tribe strengths and alliances, I would place the 5 players above in the merged tribe and add Thomas, Shauhin, Bianca, Chrissy, Kyle, Justin and one of Sai and Mary depending on which way Kevin and Justin turn.
Star, Mitch, Charity, Cedrek and the loser of the Sai & Mary split would be gone before the merger which I anticipate to be at 12. Of course, a tribal realignment could change all that.
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