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. At Denson, Scott felt vulnerable and Jake slept in. At Velasquez, Mary broke away from Lauren. The Reward Challenge was the 2nd Annual Survivor shootout. After a close opener, Matt dominated the final round and won Velasquez a steak dinner. After the reward, Mary strengthened her "FBC Alliance" with Matt and Jonny. Lauren sided with Mike and Stone. At Denson, the first chicken was killed and eaten. The Immunity Challenge involved building a distress signal. Denson's signal was superior, and they won immunity. At Velasquez, Lauren realized that a tie at Tribal Council would result in her being ousted. In desperation, she promised Matt, Jonny, and Mary that if they kept her around, she'd help them vote out Mike. Fortunately for her, they agreed to her plea. Mike was voted out by the shaky new alliance. . Tonight, strategies and friendships will shift as the two tribes merge into one. Who will be the first person voted out of the new tribe? Velasquez Matt (Narrating) Well, last night we had to choose to vote out Mike or Lauren. I don’t like either of them, but I liked Mike less. . Lauren (Narrating) This morning, I’m… elated. Not only am I still here, but I’ve regained some control. I actually convinced those three idiots to vote the way I wanted. It’s a whole new game, and I’m at least partially in charge of it. . Lauren: So this is how I see the rest of the game going… First one to go after the merge is the red-haired guy. . Jonny: Scott? . Lauren: Yeah, he’s way too much of a loose cannon. . Lauren: No, no, no! Stay with me on this… if it’s going to be us four till the end, certain sacrifices are going to have to be made. Now after Red goes… . Jonny: (Narrating) Pfft! Lauren thinks she has this whole thing figured out. What makes her so sure we’re sticking with her till the end? So we voted with her once. That doesn't make us an alliance. . Stone: (Narrating) Mike was really the hope I was clinging to in this game. I can’t say I’ll miss him that much. The boy was a cuss and a braggart. But he was also strong. Far stronger than this weary old man. I’d hoped to ride his strength all the way to the final two. So now, I’m going to have to make some changes in my strategy. . continues talking. Cut to shots of Matt, Jonny, and Mary rolling their eyes. Pan up to the sky. Helicopter shot flying over trees, overhead shot of Camp Denson) Denson Mary Lou: So how is this going to work, then? . Nikki: There are only four of us against six of them. So we’re definitely not invincible anymore. So yeah… I don’t know. . Joe: What we need to do is get a fifth alliance member. Am I right, Jakkum? . Jake: Yeah. We’re gonna need five at this point in the game. Now, assuming Matt didn't get voted out last night… . Mary Lou: Do you expect him to still honor our alliance? . Jake: I don’t see Matt backing out on a deal. Once he joins back up, we’ll be five strong. Unless the other five are really unified, we should be able to Pagong ‘em. . Nikki: “Pagongum?” . Jake: (annunciating) Pagong them. Pick them off one by one. It’s a term from the first Survivor. . Nikki: Oh, OK. . Joe: (Motioning out of the hut) And what about Scott? . Jake: He’s on his own. See, that’s why we have the advantage here. . Nikki: How do you figure? . Jake: Coming into the merge, we have our five already. All the leftovers are going to have to scramble around and partner up with people they don’t really like or trust. Matt: So at the merge it’s me, you, Jake, and Scott. . Jonny: Didn’t you say that Jake was already in an alliance, though? . Matt: Well, I was thinking he’d leave them to come with us. . Jonny: I don’t know. I don’t think Jake would just pack up and leave his alliance. . Matt: Yeah he will. We’re his friends. He told me at the beginning that me and him was going all the way. . Jonny: The game’s changed a little since the beginning. . Matt: Jake’s with us. . Jonny: So you say... . Jonny: (Narrating) Big Matt seems to think Jake’s going to join our alliance. But I’m not so sure. I’d really like to tell Mary and Lauren to kiss off, but I’m not sure I can afford to do that yet. . Lauren: Are you sure you can trust those two? . Mary: (Flippantly) Yeah. I trust them. . Lauren: (Narrating) I don't like the people I'm aligned with. But you know what? I have no choice but to side with them. From what I've heard, the other team has a strong group of four that I'm going to have to contend with. That's why I think it's a good idea for our alliance to snatch up Mr. Stone. . Stone: Well hello, Lauren. (chuckles) Here to help me with the fire? . Lauren: (sharply) Cram it! Listen gramps, without an alliance, you're done. We need a fifth member, you need to stay in the game. Now, do we have a deal? . Stone: Well, I don't know, Lauren. The other – . Lauren: Yes or no? . Stone: OK. I'm with you. Just tell me how to vote. . Lauren: Good. . Stone: (Narrating) Not exactly my first choice for an alliance, but I guess beggars can't be choosers. At this point in the game, it's my only chance. Nikki: The Jakemeister. The Jake-o-rama. Jake-o-matic bubble. What's it say? . Jake: Let's see: (Jake skims the message) Better take this back to camp. . Joe: What is it? . Jake: OK, listen to this: (reading) You've all seen Velasquez Oh wait- we're lame Scott and Joe have lived here For all of the game . Send 'em on over But prepare a feast You've got guests comin' Ya gaggle of beasts So, um, Joe and Scott need to hike over to Velasquez, and I guess we're entertaining whoever's left of our tribe. . Mary Lou: So they're reuniting the old tribes? Jake: Looks like. Mary: (reading) You've all been to Denson Oh wait- we're lame Stone and Matt have lived here For all of the game . Send 'em on over But prepare a feast You've got guests comin' Ya gaggle of beasts So we have to send Matt and Mr. Stone to Denson. . Stone: Fine by me. . Matt: Yeah. Joe: OK, I guess we'll see you sometime before Tribal Council. . Mary Lou: But you know how we're voting if we don't? . Joe: Sure thing, Mom. . Scott: Hurry up, man! . Joe: Coming! . Joe: Well Scott, I guess we'll be seeing our old teammates again. . Scott: Yeah. I've missed Lauren a lot. . Joe: Really? . Scott: (Laughs) No. Being sarcastic, man. . Stone: So Matt, I've never really had much chance to talk to you. What do you plan to do with your life? . Matt: Oh, I dunno. I'm working in a factory right now. . Stone: Really? Do you have any interest in art? .. Matt: Can't say that I do. . Scott: (Pointing) Hey, isn't that them? . Joe: I think so. . Scott: (Yelling) Matt Kilborne! . Matt: Did you hear that? . Stone: Hear what? (Chuckles) They say your ears are the first things to go. . Matt: (Nodding) It's Scott. . Scott: Here are a couple of fine-looking young ladies. Where you headed? . Matt: We're going to Denson. . Scott: We're on our way to Velasquez. . Stone: (To Joe) I don't believe we've met. Edwin Stone. . Joe: Joe Smith. . Stone: Good to meet you Joe. (chuckles) Nice to see some gray hair for a change. . Joe: Well, there's not as much of it to be gray as there used to be. . Stone: (Chuckles) Is that right? Well, we won't keep you. . Joe: Yeah, see you fellas later. . Matt: Hey Scott, Jonny was wanting to talk to you. . Scott: Oh, OK. . Jake: Hey! Here they come! It's Matt and Mr. Stone! . Mary Lou: Good. Supper should be ready in a few minutes. . Jake: Well lickee me! It's Matt Kilbourn! . Nikki: Hey, you guys! Welcome back! . Stone: (sniffs) Something smells good. . Mary Lou: Well, I'm making chicken soup. . Stone: That sounds delicious. . Jake: Matt, can I talk to you for a second? . Matt: Yeah. . Jake: You still with us, man? . Matt: You still with me? . Jake: Yeah, like I said, I'm sticking with you till the end. . Matt: Good. I told Jonny you was with us. . Jake: Jonny? . Matt: Yeah. You, me, Jonny, and Scott. . Jake: Aw crap… . Matt: What? . Jake: Matt, I'm still in my family alliance. With Joe and you, that makes us a solid five. . Matt: What about Jonny and Scott? . Jake: Matt, you can't have too big of an alliance. Up past five or so, it doesn't really work. It'd just break into a couple smaller alliances anyway. . Matt: But I told Jonny we was an alliance. You, me, Scott, and Jonny. . Jake: No, that's not going to work. 'Cause we need you for our alliance. . Matt: No, we need you for our alliance. . Jake: (Narrating) Well, I'm now in deep doo doo. Matt wants me to abandon the family and join up in a smaller alliance with him and Jonny and Scott. . Matt: (Narrating) It makes me mad. Jake's trying to back out on our alliance. . happily converse. Neither seems to be happy with the other) Velasquez Mary: Hey! It's Scott and Joe! . Jonny: I didn't think we'd see you guys till we merged. . Joe: Well, we're here now. . Lauren: Well, we just made some rice, so I guess you guys can have some of that if you're hungry. . Joe: Yeah sure, that sounds wonderful. . Scott: Matt said you wanted to talk to me. . Jonny: You saw Matt? . Scott: Yeah, we met up on the way over. . Jonny: Oh, OK. Matt wants to make an alliance with him, me, you, and Jake. . Scott: I don't know if Jake will do that, man. . Jonny: Yeah, that's what I said. . Lauren: So you and Matt are going behind my back, are you? . Jonny: Yes. We are. Voting with you once doesn't make us an alliance. LAUREN, WE DON'T LIKE YOU. WE DON'T WANT TO BE AN ALLIANCE WITH YOU. . Lauren: You're going to regret this, you little s***. Hey Mary! . Scott: Was that smart? . Jonny: I don't care. I'm sick of her crap. . Mary: (Narrating) So Lauren tells me that Jonny and Matt were forming another alliance without us. That makes me just a little mad. (Sighs) I guess we're back to girls versus boys. (Pause) Girl power! . Joe: (Narrating) Once we got to Velasquez, the place just exploded. Whatever kinds of alliances they had going over here just exploded once Scott got here. It just makes me glad that my alliance is solid. Jake: Matt doesn't want back in. He has another alliance now. . Nikki: So what does that mean? . Jake: Four of us. Six of them. Not good odds. . Nikki: Not at all. . A deer munches on grass. Tree Mail blows in the breeze) Velasquez Joe: OK guys! Pack up! We have fifteen minutes to gather as much as we can carry. We're all moving to a new location. . Scott: Pack up what? This isn't even our camp. . Jonny: Hey, yeah... This is mostly their stuff. . Scott: Watch this! . Jonny: Woah! Did you see the way that thing blew up! . Lauren: (Irrate) You idiots! What are you doing? . Scott: (Tearing down Velasquez's hut) It's not our stuff. Jake: Matt, can you help me with this fishing gear? . Matt: (coldly) I don't know. . Jake: Matt, I told you I'd think about it. . Both tribes leave camp and start on their ways. Cut back and forth between the tribes as they walk through the Missouri wilderness. has already been built. Velasquez gets there first, and Denson soon arrives. There's a huge clamor as everyone begins talking at once) Lauren: (bitter) Sorry if some of your stuff's missing. (motioning to Jonny and Scott) These two thought it'd be more fun to disassemble camp than to carry stuff. . Jake: (Ignoring Lauren) Jonny Weir! . Jonny: Jake Kropf! . Mary: Hi! . Mary Lou: Hello. . Mary: You're Jake's grandma, right? I'm Mary Hercules. . Nikki: Hercules? Like the strongman? . Mary: (rolling her eyes) Yes. . Joe: Everybody! If I could interrupt! . Joe: We found this crate sitting here when we got arrived. . Lauren: Well? What are we waiting for? Open it up! . Stone: (reading) Welcome to your new home for the rest of the game. You are now one tribe. Your tribal color is red. You'll need to come up with a new tribal name and create a new flag. . To help the process along, here's a little housewarming gift. . and wine. All the girls begin screaming. Closeup of Matt rolling his eyes. Everyone starts grabbing food and eating) Jake: (grumbling) Crackers and cheese. Why do they give finger foods to starving people? . Lauren: Who wants some of this wine? . Stone: I don't drink. . Joe: Neither do I. . Lauren: Oh, come on? I'm the only one who drinks? OK, then. I can't think of a better time get wasted. . Jake: (Narrating) Since Lauren's the only one of us who drinks, she drank the whole bottle of wine they gave us. You know how some people are funny when they're drunk? Um, not Lauren. She just got bi- um, witchier. . Lauren: (slurred, to Jonny) You made a big mistake f***ing with me! I'm going to take you down! Joe: (Changing the subject) We need to decide on a name for ourselves. . Lauren: I have a name for us! (She starts into a cheer) We are… S. S! We are… S.S! We'll be the Cardinals! . Jake: The Cardinals Tribe? . Lauren: Yeah. You got a problem with that, geek? . Joe: Does anyone else have a suggestion? . Lauren: (Screaming) We're going to be called the Cardinals! . Joe: OK, OK! . Jonny: (Narrating) So we're called the Cardinals, since Lauren wouldn't shut up. I thought the name had to sound tribal. . the underbrush. Les Sachs barks at it. A figure approaches in the moonlight) Matt: Is someone coming? . Mary: It's Jeff! . Mary Lou: Well, welcome to our new home, Jeff! . Jeff: Thank you. You guys settled in? Why don't you guys follow me? We're not going far. . to a little gully off to the side of their camp. Several rectangular holes have been dug in the ground) Immunity Challenge - Pine Pajamas . Tonight, we're having a very interesting challenge. It's called “Pine Pajamas.” We have here ten wooden coffins, one for each of you. You’re gonna lower yourselves into the coffins and just lay there. Obviously not for the claustrophobic. . Raise any part of your body above the rim of the box, you’re out. Fall asleep, you’re out. This challenge is all about willpower. Since you won’t be able to see your opponents, you won’t ever really know how well you’re doing. You may think you’ve been laying there for days, and it could end up being just a few minutes. I think that time’s going to take on a whole new meaning for you guys in this challenge. . OK. You guys ready? . Jeff: OK, remember, any part leaves the coffin, you’re out! This is for immunity. Survivors ready? (Doing the arm thing) Go! . Jeff: Lauren, you fell asleep. You're done. . Lauren: S***! . Jeff: Who will go next? . Nikki tries to adjust her position. She accidentally sticks a leg above the rim of the coffin) Jeff: Nikki! Your leg. It came out. . Nikki: Oops! (Laughing) I lasted long. . are all tossing around in their coffins quite a bit. Stone finally stands up) Stone: My back can't take this. That wood's too hard. . Scott: (Calling from in his coffin) I know what you mean, man. I give up, too. . A loud snoring begins to emanate from Joe's coffin. Jeff nudges him with the stick) Jeff: Joe! You fell asleep. You're outta here. . Mary Lou: I'm sorry, but I just can't take it anymore. . Jeff: OK, time to make this interesting. There's a small door by your heads in your coffins. We're going to open it and let a few rats in. . scurries into the coffin. It crawls up onto her belly. She screams and jumps up) Jeff: Mary's out. . up in the corner to avoid the rats. Matt has killed his rats with his pocket knife. Jake and Scott lie there and allow the rats to crawl around on them) Jeff: OK. How about a little more company? . When he sees the spider, he lets out a little yelp and jumps up) Jonny: There's no way I'm staying in there with that thing! . tarantula.Jake continues to stare at the sky. Scott has his arms behind his head and still looks quite comfortable. The spiders and rats crawl around on them. More time elapses. The sun starts to rise. All the Survivors but Lauren get up and come out to watch the challenge. Eventually, even Lauren stumbles out, completely hung over) Jeff: OK, we've tried scaring you out. Now how 'bout a bribe? First one of you guys to get out gets a full breakfast. You got your bacon, your eggs, your pancakes, and your juice. We have hot coffee, if you're so inclined. . Jeff: No takers? Then I guess I'll let these guys- . Matt: Ah, what the heck? . Jeff: OK, Matt, this is all yours. . Jake: And I believe that necklace is mine! . Jeff: Sorry, Jake. This necklace is Scott's. . Jake: You jerk! You faked me out. . Scott: I thought I'd get someone with that. . Jeff: OK, it's been a long night, but Scott, you win immunity! . Cardinals Mary: (Narrating) The mood around camp is one of pure strategy. Matt and Jonny tried to form another alliance behind me and Lauren's backs. So we went to Mr. Stone. . Jake: (Narrating) By my count, we have three alliances. The Family, Jonny, Matt, and Scott, and then Mary, Lauren, and Stone by default. This is my dilemma. Do I stick with my family and try to take out six people, three of which I happen to be pretty good friends with? I'm not even sure we can do it. . Jake: But what I'm saying is that if the other six band together, we're screwed. Plus, look at our previous votes. Grandma has five, Uncle Joe has two, and I have two. A four vote tie could be fatal for any of us. . Joe: Jakkum, you've come with us this far. You can't back out now. . Nikki: Yeah, Jake. What's it gonna be? . Joe: Blood is thicker than water, Jakkum. . Jake: I don't know, OK. I just don't know. . Stone: (Narrating) I think Jake's doing a bit of flip-flopping. So our alliance really needs to decide what to do about that. There might be some way we can exploit it. . Lauren: (Narrating) Tribal Council's going to be war. My alliance isn't directly involved, but we're three votes. We could make all the difference in who goes tonight. . Mary Lou: (Narrating) For the first time since Day 3, I'm worried. I could go tonight, and it could be my own grandson who sends me home. . Tribal Council # 7 (The tribe enters) Jeff: Welcome to your first Tribal Council as the Cardinals. Unfortunately, you're going to have to vote someone out of your new tribe. Let's talk about the immunity challenge. How was it being trapped in those coffins? . Mary Lou: Oh, it was terrible, Jeff. I'm not very comfortable in closed spaces to begin with. I'm just glad I got out before the bugs started coming in. . Jeff: Jake, you thought you had immunity, only to have it snatched away. How did that feel? . Jake: It sucked. It'd feel a lot better about tonight if I had that immunity necklace. . Jeff: Scott, you do have the immunity necklace. How are you feeling tonight? . Scott: (Laughs loudly) I am invincible! . Jeff: Let me just ask. Do Tribal lines play any part in the way you guys are going to vote tonight? . Jonny: Denson and Velasquez don't have anything to do with anything. We had our impressions of each other coming into this, and the tribes didn't do much to change those. . Jeff: Lauren, did the tribal experience change your opinions about anyone? . Lauren: No, not really. I still feel about the same now as I did coming into this game. It was about me on Day 1 and it's still about me. . Jeff: OK. I can't wait to see how the vote goes tonight. Mary Lou, you're up first. . Mary Lou: You can't have it both ways, Matt. I wish you the best of luck. . Lauren: I hear you have a lot of votes. This is hoping we bust up your alliance. . Matt: Breaking up the alliance. . Nikki: Sorry, Matt. You should've stuck with our deal. . Jake: I wish I didn't have to do this. But I do. So suck. . Jeff: I'll go tally the votes. . Jeff: Just a reminder. Once the votes are read, the decision is final. The person will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. First vote: . Matt . Mary Lou . Matt . Mary Lou . That's two votes Matt, two votes Mary Lou. . Matt . Mary Lou . Three votes Matt, three votes Mary Lou. Nikki
Nikki: Me? . Jeff: Nikki, I need you to bring me your torch. . Nikki: (To Jake) I can't believe you did that. . Jake: I'm sorry. . Jeff: Nikki, the tribe has spoken. It's time for you to go. . Jeff: Well, I think the look on Nikki's face said more than I ever could. I'll let you guys get back to camp. Nikki's final words: Wow! I- I really wasn't expecting to go tonight. I'm not sure why they voted me out. Jake turned on me, so… yeah. I really don't know what to say. I didn't make it as far as I thought I would, but yeah. I guess that's just the way the game is. (Laughs) Good luck, Mary Lou! I hope you go all the way! Mary Lou: Matt Mary: Mary Lou Lauren: Mary Lou Jonny: Nikki Stone: Mary Lou Matt: Nikki Nikki: Matt Joe: Matt Scott: Nikki Jake: Nikki << Previous | Next >>
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