Previously on, Survivor,
After Jerry Perry's explosive exit from the game, Blanche explained everything to everyone once they got back to camp. Luciana was outcasted from the rest of the tribe, and was now basically an outsider with a hidden immunity idol in her pocket. However, Betty was immediately suspicious, as she believed this is all a distraction.
But Brian and Kris told Betty that there was nothing to worry about, and that they needed to focus on rebuilding their alliance after Jerry ruined it. The trio agreed to stick together to the Final 3 despite lying to Brian's face several days ago. Meanwhile, Jason and G.W. went out searching for the hidden immunity idol, and Jason managed to find it in the end!
At the immunity challenge, with an idol in his pocket, Jason managed to finally win his first individual immunity challenge of the season.
Before tribal council, Jermaine wanted to catch Luciana off guard, and potentially make her waste the idol. He told his Noete alliance to vote off Blanche or G.W., and his Sian alliance to vote off Kris in the event both idols ended up canceling all the votes. However, Betty and Jason, upon hearing this news, figured something was up, and they both planned to throw their votes elsewhere. Meanwhile, Luciana was debating whether or not to vote Jermaine out, or throw her vote onto someone else as well.
At tribal council, both Luciana and Jermaine played their idols, which canceled out five votes for Luciana, and no votes for Jermaine. In the end, while Jason voted for Kris, Betty and Luciana voted against G.W., blindsiding him and sending the teenager out of the game in a 2-1-0 decision.
With his only other ally out of the game, Jason made an uneasy alliance with Luciana, thinking it was the best move for his game. Luciana specifically voted G.W. out to put Jason by himself and make it easy to align with him. Meanwhile, Betty confessed her vote against G.W., and made it a point to remind the others that Jason needed to go home.
Later that day, Blanche was warning Jermaine that potentially voting Jason and Luciana out of the game would put them at a disadvantage, as Brian, Betty, and Kris were too tight. However, Jermaine believed that Brian and Kris would turn against Betty before the Final 3. Meanwhile, Brian spoke of his distrust of Jermaine over to Kris, saying how he didn't believe he would have voted with them had there been a tie at the last vote.
At the immunity challenge, it came down to Jason and Luciana. Both players knew that whoever dropped out would likely be going home. With the idol in his pocket, Jason dropped out of the challenge, and gave the win to Luciana.
Before tribal council, everyone was on board to voting Jason out of the game, although Betty was completely paranoid that she was going home because of Jason having the idol. However, Brian and Kris reassured her, and told her that he would probably idol out Blanche or Jermaine instead of her. Meanwhile, that was the dilemma for Jason; who to idol out of the game. He picked his target wisely, knowing the next move would be better without this person around.
At tribal council, Jason played the hidden immunity idol, canceling out five votes against him. It was then revealed he and Luciana voted against Blanche, sending her home in a 2-0 vote. With the bases filled and no idols around to save anyone, can Jason and Luciana find another way to survive? 6 are left, tonight, one more will go...
Final 6: Betty, Brian, Jason, Jermaine, Kris, and Luciana
Jury: Anna, Yvette, Charlie, Jerry, G.W., and Blanche
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Curtiss Day 34
The final six players returned from quite the tribal council with not much to say. That being said, Jason and Luciana were feeling a little giddy right now.
Betty felt the most relieved, but she was also the most confused, "Wow... okay then, I'll take what I can get, huh?"
"Last night, I totally expected to get voted out. But suddenly, Jason plays his idol, and votes out... Blanche!? Why? That was totally out of left field, even for me! I went into this vote knowing that, okay, Jason's coming after me, but then he doesn't? What kind of game is this guy playing anyway?" - Betty
"There were a ton of things I could have done last night," explained Jason, placing his torch with the others, "But Blanche was way too good. She was smart, she was clever, so she had to go home."
"She kind of deserved it too," shrugged Brian, "Right before the vote, she was saying that Betty was going home if you found the idol. Karma's a big bitch sometimes."
"Now with Blanche gone, the playing field is wide open, and anyone can win!" smiled Kris, looking around at everyone.
"And there's still a lot of game left to be played." replied Jason with a smile on his lips.
"The reason Blanche went home last night was because there was no way in hell she would have worked with Luciana ever again. She got played by her twice, and wouldn't trust her again. With her out of the way, it could open the doors for Jermaine, Brian, or Kris to join our forces here." - Jason
A few moments later, Luciana went out towards the ocean for a swim, Jason and Betty went to go get water for the tribe, and Jermaine, Brian, and Kris sat around the fire discussing some things.
"No matter what happens, Jason has got to go home next tribal council. So long as he doesn't win immunity." informed Kris.
Brian nodded his head, "Yeah, he's too dangerous. Not only does he have big muscles, but the jury is filled with Sian members. He wins in a slam dunk, guys."
Jermaine shrugged his shoulders, "Eh, I don't know about that. Anna and Yvette might still have some resentment towards him for voting them out, same with Blanche. But still, yeah, he's gotta go."
"Just like that, all of my allies have either betrayed me, or were voted out of the game. Now I'm playing the game completely by myself. For now, I want to stick close to my old Noete tribe members, but at the same time, I'm not even sure if I stand remotely a chance against Betty." - Jermaine
"We've almost won this battle against Sian," smiled Kris, "So all we gotta do now is to defeat Jason, vote him out, and then it's Final 5 Noete, baby!"
Brian grinned a little bit, "Heh, I'm all for that if we can make it all work!"
"Same here. Let's make this dream of ours a reality." smiled Jermaine, shaking hands with both Kris and Brian in agreement.
"While I feel comfortable about my position in the game, I'm not so sure about my next move. Obviously, Jason has to go home. But after that, where do I go? Jermaine's obviously the next threat, followed by Betty. My concern is that Kris won't do it because of her undying loyalty to Betty." - Brian
Meanwhile, out in the forest, Jason and Betty were having a small one on one discussion about last night's vote while filling up water canteens.
"I do want to say thank you for giving me more time in the game," smiled Betty, looking up at him, "But what were you thinking?"
Jason chuckled a little bit, "Well what can I say? I'm a little crazy sometimes. Why should I keep Blanche around if she won't be loyal to me?"
"I won't be loyal to you either, what are you talking about!" exclaimed Betty in a light giggle.
"I really wanted to get into Jason's mind, and see what the heck he was thinking. Like, at this point, I'm fairly certain his game is over with if he doesn't win immunity, so I have nothing to lose by seeing what he's really up to before we take him out. Besides, any information he slips might help me." - Betty
"Well I think you should be loyal to me," replied Jason, "Because what happens after I'm gone? You really think Kris and Brian will stay loyal to you?"
"Uhhh yeah, and you want to know why, Jason? It's because I take risks to keep us all together and safe. That earns loyalty, right?" asked Betty.
"Taking risks for other players that don't stand a chance against you doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things." shrugged Jason.
"I kind of want to work with Betty, because if you think about it, the two biggest threats in the game working together is a dangerous combination. However, Betty wasn't believing anything I was saying. She doesn't trust me, and she doesn't expect Kris or Brian to turn against her. Which is naïve!" - Jason
"Jason, I'm sorry, you're a great guy, but... you're too good of a competitor," sighed Betty, "Even if what you say is true, I can't keep you around for the sake of you winning the rest of the immunity challenges from here on out. If that kills my game, so be it. But I'm confident nobody will stab me in the back."
Jason shrugged, "Oh well... it was worth a shot, anyway. I just thought you would be a little more... thoughtful. At least, you have more brains then I do."
Betty laughed a little bit, "Oh what a load of horse manure! I'm catching onto you Jason Hughes."
Jason chuckled a little bit, "Well, we'll see who was right in the end, won't we Betty Murphy?"
"If you had told me my biggest rival in the game of Survivor would be this purple haired nerdy female, I would have called you crazy. But no, Betty's sort of become my rival these last few days. After our incredibly awkward scene at the spa, I think things between us have gotten more competitive." - Jason
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Curtiss Day 34
Sitting around the camp fire, Brian, Kris, and Betty were eating rice, and talking about the next move once Jason was out of the game.
"Gosh, Jason was being weird this morning," said Betty, "He was trying to throw some lies at the wall, saying that you two were going to turn on me at some point?"
Kris laughed out loud a little bit, "Hah! Is he serious? Why would we ever do that at this point in the game? Betty, Brian and I have your full loyalty, okay? We stuck this out after Fatima got voted off, and we'll stick out to the Final 3!"
"It's really weird how my game got me this far! I was working close with Fatima, and now... I'm still here despite her early exit! I owe all of it to Betty! She's such a sweet, caring individual who wants nothing more than the best for her friends. She proved that a few votes ago when she saved me!" - Kris
"Honestly, I think Jason knows he's not going to be able to save himself without winning immunity anymore, so he's going to have to use his social game to get him to the Final 5." replied Betty.
"My only real concern at this point is Jermaine. I don't think Jermaine's that dumb to realize he's completely screwed at the Final 4." reminded Brian.
Kris shook her head, "Nah... I don't think he'll turn on us either Brian. Jermaine was always loyal to Noete from the beginning. I think he'll stay that way!"
"I don't know, though. It would seem a little too easy if that were the case." shrugged Brian.
"Right now, I'm confident that things will run smoothly to the Final 4, at least. But Jermaine's my only concern. It's pretty clear that he's not in the main alliance with me, Betty, and Kris, so that might intrigue him to work with Jason and Luciana. Considering Jason's scrambling, it's possible." - Brian
Brian continued to talk, "So uh, I'm honestly thinking if Jason wins immunity, we have to take the shot now. Luciana's not a threat. We can easily beat her in challenges."
"Well, you know me. I like Jermaine a whole lot," replied Kris, "He hasn't really done anything to show that he doesn't deserve to be in the Top 4, compared to Luciana."
"I don't know. Brian's got a point, though. Jermaine's pretty good in challenges, and if he's there in the Final 4, and he wins... I think it's over." replied Betty.
"My mind bounces back and forth on Jermaine as a player. At times I feel like he's the best ally for the Noete alliance. Other times I feel like he needs to be voted off immediately for being such a threat. Brian wants him out, Kris really doesn't. I'm stuck in the middle, and all I want is the opposite." - Betty
Meanwhile, on the way to collect tree mail, Jermaine and Jason were talking about the game, and what was coming up in the next several days.
"My back is against the wall. I have no idols, I have nothing to hide," explained Jason, "You're alone in this game. The same goes for Luciana and I, actually."
"So obviously your best bets of surviving another vote are in my hands. Am I predicting right?" asked Jermaine with a light chuckle.
Jason sighed, nodding his head, "Guess I can't hide it, can I?"
"At this point, I'm not really going to hide anything. If I have to emerge as a smart player, I will. I'm pretty sure Betty sees right through me, so why bother trying to hide it anymore? I'm here to win a million dollars, and I'm sure as hell not giving up just because my backs up against a wall." - Jason
"Well, I trust you, Jason, but I don't trust Luciana," sighed Jermaine, "She double crossed me more times then I can count. Wouldn't be surprised if she's playing you too."
Jason shrugged, "If she does, she's basically screwing herself over. She can't make it to the Final 3 without our help. She's proven she's not the shy little girl anymore. She's a player. She'll make the right decision."
"Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on me again. Fool me three times, well... shame on her." replied Jermaine with a shrug.
"I can't really afford to put my game on the line anymore. Jason's a giant threat in this game, and he's scrambling hard to stay in it. However, trusting him requires trusting Luciana, which after the last couple of days is a huge no-no for me. I don't know if I can do it without some security." - Jermaine
"I'm just going to tell you this; if I win immunity, do you really think Betty and her allies are going to keep you over Luciana?" asked Jason.
Jermaine shrugged his shoulders again, "Kris really doesn't like Luciana at all. She's been saying forever that she doesn't deserve to be here. Don't know about Betty or Brian, though.."
"Those two are thick as thieves with Betty," explained Jason, "Even after the whole thing with Jerry, they stuck it through together. Luciana isn't a threat to them. You are!"
"But that's only if you win immunity, bro. If you don't win, you're toast." reminded Jermaine.
Jason rolled his eyes, "That's what I'm saying, because I will win immunity, bro! Nobody's going to stop me from winning!"
"Heh, well, if you say so. Still a lot of time between now and the next tribal council. We'll see what happens." replied Jermaine.
"I'm not going to ignore Jason's requests, though. Because he's an option just as much as Betty, Kris, and Brian are. Jason's definitely been the muscle man underdog this whole game, and unlike other underdogs, he doesn't have a tribe of jurors ready to vote for him. Maybe I can beat him?" - Jermaine
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"Guys ready for today's reward challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"For today's challenge, you will be harnessed together in teams of three. As a team, you must cross three individual seesaws, crawl through a net maze, and finally dig up a hatchet buried somewhere in a sandpit. Unwrap it, chop through a rope, and raise your colored flag. First team to complete this wins reward."
"For your reward you will leave here, and be taken to a wonderful hotel where you will spend the night with... your loved ones. It's been 35 long, hard days, but nothing beats getting to this point of the game without a little bit of love that will help you get to the Final 3. In addition, one person from the losing team will be sent to Exile Island for the last time this season. Let's get started."
Team A will consist of Jason, Kris, and Jermaine, while Team B will consist of Brian, Luciana, and Betty.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
All six players started to race out onto the obstacle course one by one, keeping up with one another as each team started to cross the seesaws slowly. Given the athletes on Team A, they took an early lead through the course. Brian and Luciana slowed Team B down a little bit.
Team A, thanks to Jason and Kris as a whole, managed to pass through the seesaws with little to no effort whatsoever. They eventually made it to the crawl through, and started to slowly make their way through it. Jason's big size slowed them down there, but Kris and Jermaine kept up the pace on their end. Team B was crossing their last seesaw at this time.
Betty was doing her best to keep Brian and Luciana from slowing her down as they crossed over the last seesaw, and they dove under to begin the crawl through section of the course. Despite barely catching up to Team A, the motivation by Kris managed to push them through to the other end of the crawl through, and they were at the final section of the course.
Now the three members of Team A had to dig endlessly for the buried hatchet to complete the final part. With no one big enough to slow them down on Team B, they were catching up as Team A took some time to find the hatchet.
Within minutes, Betty, Brian, and Luciana made it out of the crawl through, and began digging through the sand to locate the hatchet, having now caught up completely with Kris, Jason, and Jermaine.
In the end...
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…Jermaine ended up finding the hatchet for his team before anyone else, and he raced over to begin chopping through the wood as fast as he could. Not too long later did Betty find her team's hatchet, but the team was too little too late as Jermaine chopped through the rope, releasing the flag for Team A.
"IT'S OVER! THE TEAM OF JASON, JERMAINE, AND KRIS WINS REWARD!"
All of Team A hugged and cheered.
"An excellent performance by Team A! You were ahead throughout most of the challenge, and despite a strong effort from Team B, you still managed to make it out of this the winners! Great effort! All three of you will enjoy a nice hotel stay with your loved ones, along with an amazing dinner to end the day. Now, you guys have one hard choice to make. Since Luciana was the last person sent to Exile Island, she cannot be sent, so make a choice between Betty or Brian to be sent over. The person you keep behind with Luciana will get to see their own loved ones back at camp, while the person on Exile Island gets... nothing."
All three players discussed it quietly, wanting to pick the player who wouldn't find the idol, but also a player they could all equally agree on.
"I'm sorry, but we're going to send Brian over, Jeff." confirmed Jason.
Brian blinked for a few moments, before having a sigh as he took a map from Jeff, and made his way over to Exile Island.
"Brian will return in time for the next immunity challenge. With that out of the way, waiting for you at the hotel will be Jermaine's wife Jenna, Kris' boyfriend Neal, and Jason's father Marc. Have a great time, and I'll see you all later tomorrow! As for you two, Betty and Luciana, waiting for you back at camp will be your twin brother and your fiance. Have fun!"
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Exile Island Day 35
Brian arrived on Exile Island, and completely ignored the urn that contained a clue for the hidden special idol on Exile Island. It was clear he was not going to grab it.
"Honestly, what's the point? We don't really need the idol right now anyway." shrugged Brian, taking a seat inside the shelter.
"Man uhhh... I think I dodged the biggest bullet ever aimed at me in this entire game. I'm not sure who came to visit me today between my father or my mother. But either one could have exposed my identity as the son of the great player Will Rose. I really didn't want that target on my back right now." - Brian
"Oh well... I can live without seeing my parents for another four days. I just hope they're proud of me for making it this far on Survivor." smiled Brian.
Brian sighed, taking off the same peacock looking headdress he'd been wearing since Day 1 of this season, looking over it, "A Rose doesn't need to have it's thorns. Sometimes, all a Rose needs is their petals."
"Sure, many will look at me and say that 'How could Will's son play the way he has?', and to that I say bullshit. That's how my father played, not how I would play. Especially after hearing how Yvette wanted to play, I knew I needed to lay low like my mother Katherine did. I think it worked." - Brian
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Reward Day 35
The three reward winners arrived at the Kermadec Hotel, and were immediately greeted by their loved ones at the front door.
Jason's father Marc, who looked just as big as his own son was, said the first words, "Hah! I was wondering when you all would show up!"
Jermaine's wife, Jenna, greeted them all with a smile of her own, and her hands on her hips, "I hope you all kicked some serious ass to win this great reward!"
Kris' boyfriend, Neal, had his arms behind his back, and simply smiled at them, "Oh I'm fairly certain that they did. Kris was with them, and surely she would be the one to win every challenge with her strength."
Kris laughed upon hearing that, walking up to Neal to kiss him, "Hah! Then you'd be surprised to learn that this was my first reward victory this season!"
"Today was a great day to win the final reward challenge of the season! Not only did we smoke the other team completely, but all three of us were treated to some quality time with our loved ones! Of course, my extremely handsome and intelligent boyfriend Neal was here just for me!" - Kris
"The softball team hasn't been the same without you, Kris," smiled Neal, hugging her, "It's felt like there was some missing energy for the last few months."
Kris giggled a little bit, "Well I hope they're still winning games without me! I know they're not going to be slowing down without the Sandlot Slugger on their team!"
Neal chuckled a little bit, "Well, I won't spoil the details then. Best to wait and see, right?"
"You could almost say that Kris and I are completely opposite of eachother. She's strong, she's energetic, and she's a team player. I'm more of an imaginative, quiet, bookworm. Opposites attract as they love to say. I'm not surprised at all that Kris has made it this far out here." - Neal ; Kris' boyfriend
Elsewhere, Jason and his father Marc shared a big hug together, with Marc telling him, "I'm so proud of you, son. I can't believe you've made it this far!"
Jason chuckled a little bit, smiling at his father, "Wow, that's some real encouragement from you, Dad... all it took was some hard dedication, and your words of wisdom!"
Marc laughed it off, "Hah! Maybe if you win the million dollars you won't have to work at the restaurant no more!" He then playfully jabbed Jason on the shoulder a little bit.
"Throughout my life, my Dad has always expected a lot out of me. He expected me to be good in school, in sports, and... pretty much everything in life. I think he was surprised to see me out here in the Final 6, and I think that made him very proud of me. I've... never seen my Dad so affectionate." - Jason
"I have four more days left to go, and... I'm not going to give up. There were times that I felt like giving up, because I felt like it was a lost cause... but then I had your words in my head, and I never quit." smiled Jason.
"That's my boy! Kick some ass out there, son," laughed Marc, "Time for you to use what your mother and I gave you after all these years of training! None of these players will know what hit them!"
"Heh, thanks Dad... I won't let you or Mom down." smiled Jason, nodding his head before sharing another tight hug with his father.
"I always wanted to give Jason a strong upbringing like my parents did for me! For the last few years he's been working at my restaurant, and... that's about it! When Survivor was coming back, he said he was going to apply on that show and then win it! Well, he's done me proud!" - Marc ; Jason's father
Meanwhile, inside the hotel, Jermaine and his wife Jenna immediately walked into their room for the evening. Jenna grabbed his hand and looked at him, "How are you feeling, hun? You about to walk out of this game the winner yet?"
"Well, can't say I'm not out of it just yet," laughed Jermaine, "Got a great alliance going, and I'm playing the middle man between many groups. I just don't know where to go yet."
"Please don't tell me you've been playing the nice guy role this whole time Jermaine. You know where nice guys finish you know?" asked Jenna, placing her other hand on her hip.
"I knew that if I got to see Jenna, she would give me a strong wake up call. She's never been the most... affectionate wife in the world, but I know she loves me, and I love her. I'm out here solely for her sake, and to make her life better again, just like I did for her years ago. It's just part of my job." - Jermaine
Jermaine chuckled a little bit, sitting on the bed with her, "Well... kind of. But on my original tribe, there were just so many big personalities, I couldn't just stand out like some of those bozos were doing!"
"Hmm... but now's the time to come out and play, Jermaine!" exclaimed Jenna, "If you don't think you can win with one group, abandon them! Win with the people you know you can beat, baby! That's how this game works, right?"
"Well... yeah of course. You aren't wrong there, Jenna." replied Jermaine with a nod of his head.
"I met Jermaine when he counseled my last relationship. It wasn't healthy in the slightest, let me tell you that. While he couldn't fix it, he did help me out of it after I divorced my last husband. Sometimes that boy is too nice. That ain't always the best way to win Survivor, right?" - Jenna ; Jermaine's wife
Jenna looked at him with a stern look in her eyes, "Tell me now Jermaine. You're gonna start playing hard, y'hear? It's time you start making some moves to win this game!"
"Yes ma'am!" smiled Jermaine, leaning over to kiss her on the lips.
Jenna returned the kiss, and turned her head to face the cameras, "Good... now you, cameraman. LEAVE!" She snapped, before reaching her hand over to turn off the sole light in their hotel room as the cameraman scurried out.
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Curtiss Day 35
Betty and Luciana walked back into camp to meet their loved ones waiting for them near their shelter.
Upon seeing her fiance Lutz waiting for her, Luciana couldn't hold in any real tears anymore, running over towards him and leaping into his arms.
"I-I missed you so much..." weeped Luciana, crying into his shoulder as Lutz held her tightly in his strong arms.
"I missed you too, sweetheart." replied Lutz, in a strong German accent.
"If there's one thing I will cry over, it's not being able to be with my daring fiance Lutz. He's the only one who truly understands me above all others. He's also... kind of my attack dog at times. Although I won't need him to do that for me, as all I need him for now is attention and strong arms." - Luciana
Betty meanwhile ran over to hug her twin brother Barney. In contrast to his twin sister's purple hair, Barney's hair was of similar length and it was a bright yellow.
"Hey hey Betty!" smiled Barney, breaking the hug to place his hands on Betty's cheeks, stroking them like he would to comfort her as kids, "What's going on out here? I can't believe you made it all the way here!"
"Just some sheer luck and determination, brother!" laughed Betty, a little embarrassed to have her cheeks stroked, "That's what Survivor's all about!"
"Both my brother and I are popular Youtubers on the internet, although I would say Barney's slightly more popular compared to me. He's a Let's Player, and got his start after appearing on Markiplier's 'Return To Youtube' charity livestream a few years ago. Check him out Nintendo fans!" - Betty
Barney laughed, letting his sister go, "Isn't that what you told me and my boyfriend before you came out here? Guess it worked out well for you after all."
"Fred told me I wouldn't even last a minute out here! Did that bet go through as promised?" giggled Betty, looking at her brother for an answer.
Barney rubbed the back of his head, "Uhh... guess so huh? He took me out to a fancy lobster dinner place. Forgot the name of it. It was uhh... kind of generic."
"As twins, Betty and I have always been close growing up together. She was the only member of my family to completely understand why I came out as being gay years ago. She's been a person of support for me, and as she helps me, I help her. She's so close to winning this game." - Barney ; Betty's brother
Meanwhile, inside the shelter, Lutz and Luciana were talking about all the things that were going on in the game. Luciana was truly acting like herself as Betty and her brother were on their own.
"I'm so close to winning this game, it's almost disgusting how easy it's been for me," chuckled Luciana, "Sure, there's only so many people in my way, but I feel like I know who I want to go to the end with."
"You only lucky they don't know who you really are." reminded Lutz, stroking her long red hair gently.
"Of course I'm lucky you big lug," muttered Luciana, "If they really knew who I was as a person, I wouldn't be able to win this game in a million years!"
"That why I'm happy you make it this far, baby," smiled Lutz, kissing her lovingly on the cheeks, "You make me so proud."
"Luciana is the toughest person I know. Almost as tough as me! It is why I want to marry her. If you are not strong enough, you do not get my respect, and she's most definitely has it. I will protect her, and back her up in anything she does. She will win this game. Calling it now." - Lutz ; Luciana's fiance
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"Come on in guys!"
The remaining players arrived at the challenge area.
"We'll now bring in Kris, Jermaine, and Jason, returning from their spa reward, and Brian, returning from Exile Island."
The three reward winners arrived from around a corner, and walked back onto the mat. Brian also appeared from around a corner, and joined the others.
"Guys ready for today's immunity challenge?"
Everyone nodded excitedly.
"I'll take back immunity from you, Luciana."
Luciana did so.
"For today's challenge, you will use a grappling hook to pull down balance beams, creating a path for you to walk on. This will go on in rounds. The first four to lower their balance beams move on. Next round, you will do the same thing, and the first two to lower the second balance beam moves on to the final round. In the final round, you will use the grappling hook to retrieve a floating buoy out in the water. First person to get the buoy wins immunity, and is given a spot in the Final 5. Losers go to tribal council, where the game will end for somebody. Let's get started."
All six players got set up for this challenge.
"Survivors ready? GO!"
All six players started to throw their grappling hooks many times in order to snag the first balance beam to move on to the next round. It was a very simple challenge, but the hook wasn't precise, so it would take multiple tries to even snag the hook on the balance beam to lower it down.
The first two players to snag the balance beam and pull it down were Kris and Jason, and both players managed to move on to the next round. Only two more spots remained. Within a few minutes, Betty and Jermaine managed to snag their first balance beams, and they pulled them down.
"Okay! First round is over! Jermaine, Jason, Kris, and Betty are all moving on to the next round! Brian and Luciana are both out!"
Neither Brian or Luciana looked too bothered at losing the immunity challenge.
"Okay, this round is the same as the first one; just gotta get the other balance beam down. Only this time the hook is just a little bit smaller. Should be a little more challenging. Survivors ready? GO!"
All four players did their best to throw their grappling hooks accurately to hook the balance beam. As Jeff implied, this round was a little bit more difficult to snag the balance beam.
Kris was definitely having a little bit more trouble, as was Betty. Jason, however, managed to be the first person to snag the balance beam, pulling it down and moving on to the final round.
It was definitely between Jermaine and Kris at this point, as Betty was missing too many times to count. On the flipside, Kris was coming close to finding the right throw, as was Jermaine.
In the end...
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...Jermaine managed to snag the balance beam and pull it down just seconds before Kris could do the same thing!
"JERMAINE BEATS KRIS! Jermaine and Jason moving on to the final round, and Kris and Betty are out! We have a showdown!"
Both Betty and Kris took a seat hoping that Jermaine could pull out a victory against Jason.
"Okay, for the final round, you will use the grappling hooks to snag a buoy out in the water. First person to bring it back to your floating platform wins immunity, and will be safe from the vote. Survivors ready? GO!"
Both Jason and Jermaine started to throw their grappling hooks out into the water over and over again to attempt to grab the buoy. Both were determined to beat the other player, as Jason wanted to keep himself safe, and Jermaine wanted to prove himself as a competitor.
Jason's throws were pretty strong, and most of them over shot the buoy's location, and Jason was unable to snag almost every time so far. Jermaine's throws were calculated, but always barely missed snagging the buoy.
In the end...
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...Jason's last throw just almost snagged the buoy, and he missed it by a few inches. Jermaine, meanwhile, managed to snag the buoy minutes after Jason missed, and he pulled it back to his platform, confirming victory.
"JERMAINE GETS IT! JERMAINE WINS IMMUNITY, GUARANTEED FINAL FIVE!"
Everyone clapped and cheered for Jermaine.
"Great come back by Jermaine! In the first two rounds you were one of the last to finish, but when it came time to really compete, you pulled through in an amazing fashion! You are safe tonight at the vote, and cannot be voted out! As for the rest of you, after 36 long fought days, the game will be over for somebody. See you all tonight."
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Curtiss Day 36
With a big night looming for the Final 6 players, there was so much to do, and so little time to get it all accomplished.
Betty, Jermaine, Brian, and Kris were talking about the vote inside the shelter while Jason and Luciana were away in the forest.
"No idols, no nonsense, let's get the night over with. Jason goes home." confirmed Betty.
Brian nodded his head, chuckling, "Thank God you won today, Jermaine. Couldn't afford to keep Jason around any longer."
"Oh my God, Jermaine is a massive lifesaver! He once again defeated Jason at an immunity challenge, and this time we're not going to miss our target on Jason. He's going home, and... I don't think there's anything to worry about. There's no Jerry, no Blanche, nobody to stop him from leaving." - Betty
"Yeah, it was a tough battle, but I won," smiled Jermaine, "As long as you three are cool with it, Jason goes home."
"Nobody's going to flip, Jermaine. We're all on the same page on Jason leaving tonight." smiled Betty, giving him a thumbs up seal of approval.
"With Jason gone, it will be just us and Luciana, and there's no way Luciana can win anything without it being handed to her like Jason did!" laughed Kris with a big smile.
"Just watch, Luciana will win the last two challenges now." chuckled Brian, shaking his head.
All four players shook hands and agreed to vote against Jason that night, not afraid of an idol.
"There's really nothing to worry about tonight. Jermaine won immunity, Jason's going home. Next tribal council will be the interesting one for sure. I was... slightly hoping that Jason would win today so that we could have put Jermaine out, but that's a vote for another day. Tonight, Jason's gone." - Brian
Meanwhile, Jason and Luciana were walking together in the forest, discussing their next move.
"So uhm... any luck on getting a third or fourth vote...?" asked Luciana quietly.
Jason shrugged his shoulders, "I'm working on Jermaine right now. Betty's clueless. She doesn't think anyone will flip on her. Jermaine's our only hope tonight."
"I can't believe I let immunity slip from my fingers once again... damn it's not a good feeling. Especially since my neck is on the line tonight, and I have nothing around to protect me again. It's all going to come down to Jermaine, and I just need to come out on top in a tiebreaker event." - Jason
"If he votes with us... it will be three against three," replied Luciana, "So uhm... what happens then?"
Jason shrugged again, "I have no idea... it's a new series of Survivor, so who knows how a tiebreaker will work. Re-vote, rocks, fire making... I have no clue, man!"
"Well... if it's going to be a tiebreaker, why not just vote for Brian? If it's rocks, Kris and Betty are bigger threats... and if it's fire making... you can beat Brian." suggested Luciana.
"Brian may be a waste of a vote, but in the end, as long as we tie, our odds will be in our favor by a large margin. The purple rock will most likely pick off Betty or Kris. Jason will beat lazy Brian in fire making. There is literally no way for Jason or I to lose now! It all depends on Jermaine." - Luciana
Jason nodded his head, "Alright, fine by me. As you said, the odds will be in our favor if Brian is on the ballot instead of Betty or Kris. I'll go talk with Jermaine now."
Luciana nodded her head, and shook hands with Jason, before watching him leave the area to find Jermaine.
She then muttered under her breath, giggling mischievously, "What an utterly stupid fool..."
"Yet at the same time, I'm playing my own game. Jermaine is too dangerous to take to the end of the game. So whether or not Jason likes it doesn't matter. If I have a shot to take Jermaine out of the game, I'm going to do it. I see a million dollar check in my name if I sit next to Jason and Kris..." - Luciana
Hours before tribal council, Jason and Jermaine were having a talk on the beach together.
"What are you planning to do tonight? Luciana and I are putting Brian's name down. That's our best odds at a tiebreaker." explained Jason.
Jermaine nodded his head, "Yeah, but do you know what it's going to be, though?"
Jason shrugged, "Not really, I guess. Dude, you're safe though. If you help us in this tiebreaker, and it happens to be rocks, you're not going anywhere with that necklace on."
"Tonight I have a whole lot of power. I could choose to stay loyal to Noete, or I could make a power move, and take a shot at Betty, Kris, and Brian. My wife Jenna did give me some kind words before she left. She wants me to drop the good act. Maybe that's what I need to do in order to win." - Jermaine
"If I help you stay in this game, what am I given in return?" asked Jermaine, looking over at him.
"Final 3. You, me, and Luciana. That's better than Final 4 against Betty's team." promised Jason.
"And I have your word and Luciana's word that I'm safe until then, correct?" asked Jermaine, still suspicious about Luciana's intentions.
Jason nodded his head confidently, "Absolutely. Bro, you got my word as long as you put Brian's name down. Just... it's a major risk, and if I lose, I apologize in advance!"
Jermaine laughed a little bit, "That's convincing in the slightest! That means if you lose, I'm basically fucked, right?"
"...yeah, pretty much. But you're screwed no matter what unless we win the tiebreaker." reminded Jason.
"If Jermaine gives me a chance, and we send Brian or someone else home, he's got a great chance to win this game. But if he doesn't, he's asking to simply lose this game and give all the money to Betty. She's got the win hands down as long as she has power. My goal is to knock that power out." - Jason
"We'll see what happens then. Whatever happens tonight... good luck, man." replied Jermaine, holding his hand out.
"Same here, bro. Good luck." smiled Jason, shaking his hand back in return.
"Whatever happens tonight, I have to do what's best for me and my wife. I want to bring a better life to her. I've done so much for Jenna ever since I met her, and I want to make it even better. If making her life better means Jason has to stay, then so be it. If he has to go, so be it. It's my game." - Jermaine
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The Curtiss tribe arrived at tribal council.
"We'll now bring in the members of the jury,"
"Anna,"
Anna was wearing a lime green tank top, blue jeans, and a daisy in her hair. She smiled at the others as she took her seat.
"Yvette,"
Yvette was wearing a black backwards baseball cap, a purple sweater, and black jeans. She looked slightly interested in tonight's vote compared to the last few.
"Charlie,"
Charlie was wearing a buttoned up white shirt, and tan khakis.
"Jerry Perry,"
Jerry was wearing a black t-shirt with black jeans, and he also wore a Survivor baseball cap similar to ones that Jeff wears.
"G.W.,"
G.W. was wearing a green polo shirt with light blue jeans. He waved at the final six players as he took his seat with the other jurors.
"And Blanche, voted out at the last tribal council."
Blanche was wearing a white sweater similar to Jerry's with the phrase 'I'm with Stupid' on the front, only this the arrow was pointing in Jerry's direction. She also wore blue jeans.
"Well we're almost to the end of the game. Day 39 is in sight, and yet there's still so much game to be played. Betty, it seems like the main objective for the majority alliance is to vote Jason out. Is that still the plan?" asked Jeff.
Betty nodded her head.
"Sadly, I don't think there's any reason to hide it any more. Jason's the biggest guy out here, and I think he's a great guy, but... I want to win this game, and he stands in my way." replied Betty.
Jason smiled a little, nodding his head.
"Kris, do you agree with Betty? Should Jason be the easy vote tonight before the bloodbath begins tomorrow?" asked Jeff.
Kris nodded her head.
"Yeah, absolutely. Jason's been fun competition, and I think he's great to be around. But like Betty said, we're here to win the game, not laze around doing nothing. Nothing personal!" replied Kris.
"Luciana, clearly there's a lot of attention on Jason tonight. But still you're playing a game where nobody is safe. What do you do tonight?" asked Jeff.
"You have to do what's best for your game. You... you can't really play this game fair and square. You have to do what's best to win the game. I hope everyone... understands that." replied Luciana.
Jermaine nodded his head.
"Jermaine, where is your head at tonight? With immunity around your neck, clearly you must feel safe, but there's still two more votes after tonight. What do you do?" asked Jeff.
"Like Luciana said, I have a family to support, and I want to win for their sake. There's something I need to do tonight. Not everyone will like my move... and I just hope they understand my reasoning behind it." replied Jermaine.
Both Betty and Jason looked at him when he said that.
"Brian, if you make it past tonight's vote, where do you go from here?" asked Jeff.
"I have to start thinking about where I want to go as a player. I don't know if I stand much of a chance at the Final 3, and I need to think about who... who I can beat. I think I'm not the only one thinking that." replied Brian.
"Jason, what about you? If you stay tonight, what's the next move you make?" asked Jeff.
Jason chuckled a little bit.
"Well, I think she knows who I want out after tonight. She's coming after me, and I'm coming after her, so... yeah. If I'm here tomorrow, Betty's my target." replied Jason.
Betty nodded her head, not surprised to hear that.
"Okay, it's time to vote, Jermaine, you're up."
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Betty's Vote: "You're not afraid to hide your emotions, and I like that about you. Sorry..." (Jason)
Jason's Vote: "I know I can beat you in the fire making challenge... no offense buddy." (Brian)
Jermaine's Vote: "For my wife Jenna... this is the vote I need to make tonight. Sorry. (?)
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"If anyone has the hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it, now would be the time to do so."
Nobody did anything.
"Ok, once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Jason. (He nodded his head.)
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Jason. Two votes Jason.
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Brian. One vote Brian, two votes Jason. (He rolled his eyes, but wasn't surprised.)
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Brian. Tied two votes Brian, two votes Jason.
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Jason. That's three votes Jason, two votes Brian, one vote left. (Jermaine closed his eyes, while Jason looked over at him.)
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Brian. We have a tie. Three votes for Brian, three votes for Jason.
Betty, Kris, and Brian were completely caught off guard by Jermaine flipping his vote. Jermaine did not hide his guilt, and took a deep breath. Jason smiled a little bit, as did Luciana.
"Okay, this is the first tie in the new series. So to start things off, we're going to have a re-vote. Jason and Brian will not vote again. Betty, Jermaine, Kris, and Luciana will vote again. If nobody changes their vote, we go to a tiebreaker. Kris, you're first up."
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Betty's Vote: "Damn it Jermaine.. don't listen to Jason... you're messing this whole thing up!" (Jason)
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"Once the votes are read, the decision is final, person voted out must leave the tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes."
First vote, Jason. (He nodded his head.)
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Brian. One vote Jason, one vote Brian.
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Jason. Two votes Jason, one vote Brian, one vote left. (Jermaine sighed a little bit.)
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Brian. We're deadlocked, two votes Brian, two votes Jason.
Betty and Kris were both upset with Jermaine and looked at one another, whispering things to one another.
"Okay, so this is what we will do. We're gonna do a fire making challenge. So both of you can move over there, and sit at a station."
Brian and Jason both nodded and each moved over to their stations.
"First person to burn through their rope stays in the game. Loser, goes home as the fifteenth person out of the game and becomes the seventh member of our jury."
Both players nodded their heads.
"Survivors ready? Begin."
Jason immediately started to lay coconut husk on the base of his pit, and once he had enough, he started to light a match within the husk. Brian started to build a pyramid of sticks and twigs, while occasionally throwing in coconut husk.
Jason had a decent fire going after lighting his pit, while Brian took more time to build his structure. Because of the excess coconut husk, Jason burned through most of it, and had only twigs and sticks to rely on. Soon Brian had a decent scheme going and he lit the match and got his own fire going to match Jason's dying one.
However, Jason wasn't ready to give up just yet. To preserve the fire he had that was dying, he lit a second match, and threw more twigs and sticks into it. Brian's fire was burning nicely, but soon his structure lost footing, and collapsed, losing height of the fire. Brian started to panic a little bit, throwing more husk and twigs into the fire, trying to keep up with Jason.
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...Jason was able to build his fire back up, and keep a solid structure, eventually building a roaring fire to burn through the rope of his station.
"Jason's rope is burnt through! That means Jason stays in this game! Brian, sadly, you are out of the game, and become the fifteenth person eliminated, and the seventh jury member. I need you to hand me your torch."
Brian shook his head, sighing a little bit as he gathered his things. He didn't shake Jason's hand, and only hugged Kris and Betty goodbye as he brought his torch up to Jeff.
"Brian, the tribe has spoken."
He snuffed out his torch.
"Time for you to go."
He nodded his head, and walked out of tribal council without another word. He was clearly disappointed in himself.
"Congratulations on making it to the Final 5. Clearly after tonight's vote, nobody is safe from the hashtag blindside. You still have three more days ahead of you, and anything can change. Grab your torches, and head on back. Good night."
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Brian's Final Words
"All season long I told myself that I did not want to be the victim of the tiebreaker like my father. As it turns out... still was! My father got the purple rock, and I got the fire making challenge, and I screwed it up. Damn it... I really regret not looking for the special idol now... didn't think I really needed it."
VOTE
Brian – Luciana, Jermaine, and Jason
Jason – Brian, Kris, and Betty
Final Thoughts on Brian Rose: And with that, the final child of a former Survivor veteran is out of the game, and on good time too, because Brian was someone that I think surprised everyone. I think many expected him to be "Will Jr.", but in reality, he was simply more laid back and relaxed. His goal was to be the foil to the strategist in Yvette and the charmer in Charlie. While I'm sure he wasn't the most well liked, he was probably the better player.
Brian's heritage was never meant to be exposed, much like Anna wasn't. You saw that Grace, Charlie, and Yvette all had suspicions that they were related to a former player, but those two were not. With the family visit coming, I wanted to continue that trend for Brian, so he was sent to Exile Island, and you'll never know who would have come for him in the end. Even so, the man that said he wanted to avoid the tiebreaker all season long... got ousted by the tiebreaker. Who would have guessed?
I don't think, compared to Yvette or Charlie, we will see Brian again. He wasn't all that compelling of a character, but at the same time, seeing someone make it as far as his great father playing the way that he did was really amazing. Like I said, Brian's strategy clearly worked out the best compared to Yvette or Charlie's as it got him all the way to the Final 6, and that says a lot. The legacy of Will Rose will continue to live on within him...
Alright! Today Season 2 casting starts today... but in a different way. I didn't get many people who were interested in making a new character, so I started to think how I could get the fans involved without re-using the same people back to back... and then I got it!
For Season 2, the fans will become the CASTING DIRECTORS! Later today, I will post profiles of 18 new Survivor players on the wiki which I will link to on my Twitter! 14 of those players will join the cast of Survivor: The Australian Highlands! These will all be determined by a Strawpoll vote, and you will get to pick 8 of them! The rest will be handled by me and me alone! More information on that later tonight...
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