CBS has finally revealed the 20 Survivors that make up that 19th season which will take place in Samoa. This time around the game starts off with a Samoan tradition of assigning two tribal chiefs. It isn’t really said what these “chiefs” will do but it will have some influence as they will make all the choices for the tribes, early on at least. The cast is two players larger then originally announced and that is due to the two alternates being so liked that they were added in last minute. It seems like a well balanced cast with no obvious stand outs. There are only 9 players under 20 this time around, which is a nice chance as usually that isn’t the case! They also seemed to have casted more people from around the country and only a few are from LA. So far my favorites are the two Russells, Betsy and Shambo aka Shannon. Below I’ve posted Jeff Probst’s take on all 20 players as it gives a quick glimpse at each cast member. After watching leave a comment and let us know what you think of Survivor Samoa’s cast!
It’s Survivor Finale time and either Erinn, JT, Stephen or Taj will take home the one million dollar prize. Coach went last time, finally, so it seems the JT/Stephen alliance isn’t as tight as once thought. All four returned to camp excited to be in the final four with old Jalapao three being most confident. JT was worried about Stephen getting jury votes thanks to the Coach vote, while Stephen felt it was beneficial for JT as he’ll now get Coach’s vote. Odds are good for Stephen and JT to be in the finals, but he may soon realize that JT cannot be beaten. The next morning Taj and Stephen talked alone and Taj discussed that JT was the biggest threat but both said they couldn’t vote him out. Erinn talked about being the last Timberia member and knew she would have to fight to stay. Her one hope was immunity and winning that guaranteed a Timberia member in the final three.
The immunity challenge was in the shape of a large spider with its legs as tunnels to different sacks of puzzle pieces. They would have to go through each tunnel for the pieces and then put together a web shaped puzzle to win the immunity. JT was through first followed by Taj and Stephen, Erinn was lagging which made things look rather disappointing for her. JT was on his second bag while some barely got back with their first, proving he’s a strong competitor but Taj slowed him down by going the opposite direction in the one tunnel. JT was still able to get all puzzle pieces first while Stephen was behind by a few minutes. Jeff kept saying it was a hard puzzle, which gave everyone a shot so it was a close showdown once all four were through and working on it. Erinn worked quickly on her puzzle while JT was close to finishing. She’s been good with puzzles the entire season and with JT screwing up towards the end it was a close battle. JT won with Erinn having a few pieces left, meaning she’s probably going home while JT continues to dominate the immunities.
In the newly Jalapao majority Forza, things are getting interesting as the alliance must now start eating their own. Back at camp after Debbie went home, Coach was shocked yet again by Debbie being voted out and her being the one who voted for him. Coach then became speechless and finally realized that he no longer had power: it was all in JT and Stephen’s hands. Not sure why it took so long for people to realize the power duo, but in the end Coach somewhat gave in and simply wants to know when he’ll be leaving. Sierra didn’t even do that… showing that the dragon slayer may not be as strong as he thinks. The next morning Coach talked to JT and Stephen, basically telling them he is now in debt to them and he will vote how they want. However, he tries to sway their decisions and tells the two that Erinn should go to Exile and be the next voted out. Of course he doesn’t want to go to Exile, but he makes up the excuse that his lungs are charred, his back hurts and that he has asthma. And that is only the start of why he shouldn’t go to Exile. The two guys don’t buy it though as they realize those things haven’t hurt him before and think he’s scared of Exile. I’d probably have to agree with them, but hey I mean if he can survive the Amazon near death experience, I’m sure he can survivor Exile.
At the reward challenge the final five had to run through a maze in the shape of SURVIVOR. Their legs would be shackled and only certain lanes would lead them to the end. There they had to build a pole, grab a sand bag and knock over three targets. The first to do so would win a trip to a resort, get a nice bed and another feast. JT was in the lead for the entire challenge as he went through the correct lanes, with Coach following behind. They both got to the end together and began putting their poles together while the other three lagged behind. JT was able to grab his pole first though, and knocked over all three targets before anyone even had a hold of their bags. That gave JT yet another reward win and it allowed him to send Coach to Exile. Before he left, Coach said he would not eat, drink or sleep while there and Erinn spoke up. She said that was a martyr move as he wanted his trip to be the worst, and a “reason” for why he would lose the immunity. Coach lashed back by going off on a rather long tangent, saying that he doesn’t care what people will say about him and that his body is basically dieing. I doubt that’s true… but maybe in his mind. As Coach walked away JT chose to take Stephen with him on the reward. It was an obvious choice, and should make Taj really wonder where she stands.
Survivor Tocantins is finally getting good after two blindsides as we speed on to the season finale. After taking out Tyson, Sierra returned to camp happier then ever after being blindsided herself. She expected to go home that night but has yet another chance. Sadly, Coach didn’t freak out like you would think. He basically said, along with Debbie, that it was a “good move” to keep their place at least somewhat good. Stephen knew they didn’t freak out since they were now at the bottom but he wanted them to freak. He wanted them to explode rather then plot behind his back because there still is a possibility for another flip. The next morning Debbie began talking to Stephen and JT where it seems things were all good. Not sure why she would believe the old alliance was still together, but they didn’t disagree. The plan was for Sierra and Erinn to go next. Something Debbie would be stupid to believe after the last Tribal Council where their alliance basically split.
Following the talk with JT and Stephen, Debbie talked to Coach. They both agreed that they couldn’t trust Stephen and JT any longer and realized they were not playing for at most fourth and fifth. Jalapao gained the upper hand as Timberia continued to fall apart. Their plan was to rebuild Timberia, forming an alliance of Coach, Debbie, Erinn and Sierra. Why do I find it hard to believe that Sierra will want anything to do with it? At the reward challenge it was time to bring out the alliances. They first had to answer questions about the remaining players and then answer those questions back on the majority vote. The winner would be the person whose statue was still standing and all had three lives. In the end the person who won would send one Survivor to Exile and take two with them on the reward to a natural spring and feast.
After a blindside Survivor was ready to send another home, but not before some drama of course. Promos have been billing Sierra as a potential immunity winner and if she can pull it off, things are gonna get ugly. Back at camp after sending out Brendan, Sierra wasn’t feeling to good. She knew she was the next to go and just wanted everyone to be civil with her. It then got a bit brighter though as she talked to Coach. She was upset about voting for him, and he seemed to care. At least more then you would think. Could Coach actually sympathize with Sierra and keep her? I doubt it but I can only hope! The next morning it was, like all episodes, all about Coach. He did his yoga in the lake and talked about beating Brendan, he was happy about beating out the “kids” but he still has a few left to beat.
Back up at camp Sierra was begging and pleading to stay. It was more like she making excuses to why she voted for Coach, but nobody was buying it. JT and Stephen still wanted to send her out, even they could use her. I mean she said she just voted how Brendan told her to, so she could be an easy controllable vote. Tyson then talked to Sierra along and continued to put her down. He called her “too stupid” to formulate the vote for Coach and told her that there was nothing to do to stay. Sierra understands her position in the game, going from top to bottom and will do anything to stay. Sadly I don’t think she will.
With a merge on its way Survivor Tocantins is moving into the second phase and promises to be even more exciting. Although Timberia has two more then Jalapao, side alliances could change that for the first time. Following the vote off of Sydney, Jalapao returned to camp worried about their future. Joe felt the odd man out while Stephen seemed nervous, not sure why. Taj was the only happy one knowing it was either her or Sydney leaving. Of course she felt bad for voting her out but she couldn’t be too sad considering she’s still there. The next morning Coach is all crazy and does a “samurai” meditation. Apparently he thinks he created it, yeah. He then gave everyone massages, making even Erinn like him. Coach’s plan is to convert his love for his tribe into a love for himself, realizing its time to go individual. He’s smart, but very very crazy.
Back over on Jalapao it was all about Joe. His leg was infected and Taj knew there was something up. Joe wouldn’t realize there was a huge problem, pushing himself through the pain just for numbers. That’s all they really worried about: numbers and probably cared more about that then Joe’s leg. Back over on Timberia a confusing Tree Mail was read. It said that the winning tribe would get a feast along with their heads spinning. Most there thought a merge was on its way while Jalapao thought it was a challenge. Stephen was the only one that was right, but nobody else would listen. At a sand island both tribes met to feast and become one. They went through a few names before agreeing on Forza, which of course was from Coach. While some were more happy about the food, basically all of Jalapao, others still thought about the game. While putting on their new green buffs, Sierra flat out asked why Jalapao voted the way they did the last two rounds. All were caught off guard and really didn’t answer as they wanted that info to help them hopefully stay with the lower numbers.
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