Survivor: Last Resort 2.2 - New Zealand Episode 2
Writer: Chad Taylor
Writer: Chad Taylor
Upon the Tasman tribe returning to their camp, Rick Bradley stares deeply into the fire, choosing to say nothing. Karin seems unbothered by him voting against her and has a general ambivalence to his grudge. Gregory and Earl, meanwhile, are deep in self-reflection about their current situation. They realize that they need to sway at least two of their tribemates to vote on their side. Given the fluidity caused by the Bradley-Karin tension, there at least seems to be a foot in the door.
For the Maori tribe, their immunity win has helped create a stability - although everyone is still aware of the fractured nature of the tribe. Bobby has worked at strengthening his bond with Rick and they’ve promised to take each other to the finals. In confessional, Bobby says they’ve named their sub-alliance ‘Talladega Nights’. In confessional, Rick says he doesn’t know what that means but he’ll roll with it. Amanita and Vinolia, the other two members of the alliance, notice this bonding and decide to make their own sub-alliance.
Over the last several days, the contributions of Kenny Red Thunder have become appreciated around camp. He stays to himself, for the most part, but he is also incredibly considerate and this has gained the respect of his tribe-mates - even those not in his alliance (specifically the Amanita & Vinolia duo). Rick starts to observe this and it bothers him for some reason. He thinks Kenny is putting on act to help him climb out of the minority. He is quick to clarify: minority in the context of the tribal power balance.
At the immunity challenge, the Maori tribe wins for a second straight time. Unlike last time, there is no one to solely pin the blame for the losing tribe.
There is an uneasiness amongst the Tasman camp as there are multiple ways that this tribal council can go. In Jill’s eyes, if she can hold together the four who voted out Suzanne (Alexandra, Albert, Karin, herself), then they can choose whoever they want of the other three. Her and her right-hand-woman Alexandra discuss this and Jill wants to target Gregory since he brought up her name last time. Alexandra still advocates that she can use Gregory as her pawn but Jill keeps a hard stance. This does create a bit of a rift between the two.
Meanwhile, Earl is not ready to go out lying down. He lays out his plan to Gregory: they secure Bradley’s vote and then go in hard on Albert. Their first talk is with Bradley, who has still not said much since the last tribal council. He tells them that he is just trying to repress any potential emotional outbreak. He tells them that he will not be voting on the same side as Karin.
Their conversation with Albert is much more fluid. Albert doesn’t reveal his cards - as in, how close he is with Alexandra and Jill - but he is open to hearing what they have to say. Earl pushes in on the idea that it seems that a female coalition is forming, despite the men outnumbering them. Earl and Gregory go the next two votes, then Bradley, and then Albert is on his own. Who’s the logical choice to go next? When thinking about this, Albert tells them that this is a good point and that he will think it over.
As everyone is off scrambling for the votes, Jill notices a small note under their sleeping structure. She unrolls it and it is a Hidden Immunity Idol clue. It tells her that the location of the idol at the next Immunity challenge, and she will be tasked with obtaining it without being caught by the others. In confessional, she tells herself that all she needs to do is survive this one tribal council and the reward will be waiting.
At tribal council, they talk about losing twice in a row and how to prevent that from becoming a trend. Multiple people are honest about a potential shift in voting strategy, as last time Suzanne was voted out because she was bad at challenges. As they know now, how much did that really help? Another topic that comes up is the ongoing cold war between Bradley and Karin. However, it is everyone but those two because Karin seems uninterested and Bradley is still “suppressing his anger”. When Jeff tries to probe into whether or not there are clear divisions in the tribe, Jill’s alliance plays it coy and says there is not. Earl is openly against this and says it is easy for someone in the majority to say that. Albert is conspicuously quiet during all of this, which is not lost on Jill. Jeff tells them it is time to vote.
After collecting the votes, Jeff says if anyone has a Hidden Immunity Idol, now would be the time to play it. No one does, yet. He’ll read the votes.
First vote…..Jill
…..Gregory
…..Jill
…..Gregory
…..Gregory
3 votes Gregory, 2 votes Jill
…...Karin. Karin bats her eyes at Rick Bradley.
The third person voted off of Survivor: Last Resort - New Zealand...Gregory. The tribe has spoken.
In his post-show confessional, Gregory seems genuinely upset at his ouster. He says that it is not exactly unexpected but that he feels a bit betrayed by Alexandra. They were on different sides but he thought that they had a connection that could at least keep him around longer than Earl. He jokingly says that he is going to go and downvote all of her YouTube videos when he gets home.
For the Maori tribe, their immunity win has helped create a stability - although everyone is still aware of the fractured nature of the tribe. Bobby has worked at strengthening his bond with Rick and they’ve promised to take each other to the finals. In confessional, Bobby says they’ve named their sub-alliance ‘Talladega Nights’. In confessional, Rick says he doesn’t know what that means but he’ll roll with it. Amanita and Vinolia, the other two members of the alliance, notice this bonding and decide to make their own sub-alliance.
Over the last several days, the contributions of Kenny Red Thunder have become appreciated around camp. He stays to himself, for the most part, but he is also incredibly considerate and this has gained the respect of his tribe-mates - even those not in his alliance (specifically the Amanita & Vinolia duo). Rick starts to observe this and it bothers him for some reason. He thinks Kenny is putting on act to help him climb out of the minority. He is quick to clarify: minority in the context of the tribal power balance.
At the immunity challenge, the Maori tribe wins for a second straight time. Unlike last time, there is no one to solely pin the blame for the losing tribe.
There is an uneasiness amongst the Tasman camp as there are multiple ways that this tribal council can go. In Jill’s eyes, if she can hold together the four who voted out Suzanne (Alexandra, Albert, Karin, herself), then they can choose whoever they want of the other three. Her and her right-hand-woman Alexandra discuss this and Jill wants to target Gregory since he brought up her name last time. Alexandra still advocates that she can use Gregory as her pawn but Jill keeps a hard stance. This does create a bit of a rift between the two.
Meanwhile, Earl is not ready to go out lying down. He lays out his plan to Gregory: they secure Bradley’s vote and then go in hard on Albert. Their first talk is with Bradley, who has still not said much since the last tribal council. He tells them that he is just trying to repress any potential emotional outbreak. He tells them that he will not be voting on the same side as Karin.
Their conversation with Albert is much more fluid. Albert doesn’t reveal his cards - as in, how close he is with Alexandra and Jill - but he is open to hearing what they have to say. Earl pushes in on the idea that it seems that a female coalition is forming, despite the men outnumbering them. Earl and Gregory go the next two votes, then Bradley, and then Albert is on his own. Who’s the logical choice to go next? When thinking about this, Albert tells them that this is a good point and that he will think it over.
As everyone is off scrambling for the votes, Jill notices a small note under their sleeping structure. She unrolls it and it is a Hidden Immunity Idol clue. It tells her that the location of the idol at the next Immunity challenge, and she will be tasked with obtaining it without being caught by the others. In confessional, she tells herself that all she needs to do is survive this one tribal council and the reward will be waiting.
At tribal council, they talk about losing twice in a row and how to prevent that from becoming a trend. Multiple people are honest about a potential shift in voting strategy, as last time Suzanne was voted out because she was bad at challenges. As they know now, how much did that really help? Another topic that comes up is the ongoing cold war between Bradley and Karin. However, it is everyone but those two because Karin seems uninterested and Bradley is still “suppressing his anger”. When Jeff tries to probe into whether or not there are clear divisions in the tribe, Jill’s alliance plays it coy and says there is not. Earl is openly against this and says it is easy for someone in the majority to say that. Albert is conspicuously quiet during all of this, which is not lost on Jill. Jeff tells them it is time to vote.
After collecting the votes, Jeff says if anyone has a Hidden Immunity Idol, now would be the time to play it. No one does, yet. He’ll read the votes.
First vote…..Jill
…..Gregory
…..Jill
…..Gregory
…..Gregory
3 votes Gregory, 2 votes Jill
…...Karin. Karin bats her eyes at Rick Bradley.
The third person voted off of Survivor: Last Resort - New Zealand...Gregory. The tribe has spoken.
In his post-show confessional, Gregory seems genuinely upset at his ouster. He says that it is not exactly unexpected but that he feels a bit betrayed by Alexandra. They were on different sides but he thought that they had a connection that could at least keep him around longer than Earl. He jokingly says that he is going to go and downvote all of her YouTube videos when he gets home.
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