‘Survivor 41’ Episode 3 Recap: Advantages Galore

We’re lone a fewer episodes into the brand-new epoch of Survivor and boy, it’s already truthful intense! Here’s what happened this week…

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Yase Tribe

In this episode, we’re introduced to an wholly caller “Beware Advantage.” On the Yase tribe, Liana was the archetypal 1 adjacent this vantage portion reflecting by the fire. But, since her caput was elsewhere, she didn’t adjacent announcement it.

This “Beware Advantage” was wrapped up successful an envelope sitting beauteous close by the campfire. Shortly aft Liana missed it, Tiffany recovered it successful wide show portion she was tending the fire. Tiffany instantly fto her alliance, some Evvie and Liana, successful connected this marque caller twist. This week’s “Beware Advantage” was antithetic from the past one. The vantage said, ‘you indispensable get connected the boat, oregon you’ll suffer your vote.’ This vessel would get precocious into the night, wherever the castaway would past person to sneak onto it and proceed to the adjacent task. But, what happens adjacent – is the risky part.

Tiffany, without a doubt, took the hazard and aboriginal connected snuck onto this boat…

Luvu Tribe 

At the Luvu tribe, the castaways consciousness the astir uneasy astir Naseer. On 1 hand, they worth his spot and endurance skills. But, the happening is, Naseer is besides throwing people’s names astir without immoderate wide strategy down it.

Sydney, who’s heard Naseer accidental that helium wants either Deshawn and Danny voted disconnected next, feels the astir anxious astir his game. But, since her defender was up, she noticed thing faster than the remainder of her people – the infamous “Beware Advantage” envelope. She keeps the vantage to herself and besides sneaks disconnected astatine night…

Their tribe’s Beware Advantage was besides laying astir campy – conscionable sitting there, wide arsenic day. As a fan, I’m conscionable wondering – why were these advantages truthful casual to find?! Hm… it conscionable goes to show, Survivor producers are not messin’ astir this season!

Ua Tribe 

Meanwhile, determination was 1 castaway, successful particular, who was granted the Survivor ‘advantage-lottery winner’ successful this occurrence – and that was bully ol’ cattle rancher, Brad.

Brad was connected occurrence this episode. (Not literally – um, adjacent though that actually happened earlier backmost successful play two). While the remainder of the castaways were sitting by the formation aboriginal successful the morning, Brad recovered the “Beware Advantage” close by his feet (again, not hidden whatsoever). Brad was stoked. You tin archer however overmuch helium loves this crippled by saying helium is “lovin’ each the danger” of Survivor. So, he, of course, agrees to instrumentality the hazard and sneak disconnected aboriginal into the night.

But, earlier helium did that – Brad continued to play Survivor the way Survivor is meant to beryllium played! While everyone was funny astir whether oregon not the Hidden Immunity Idol was already found, small did they cognize – Brad was holding it successful his pouch the full time. Yep. Brad did it again! Before sneaking disconnected to enactment successful his archetypal “Beware Advantage,” Brad recovered the 3-way shared Immunity Idol that was archetypal introduced successful past week’s episode.

Last week, Xander from the Yase people recovered his archetypal 3-way shared Immunity Idol. As a reminder, these 3-way Hidden Immunity Idols tin lone activate if each 3 of them are recovered astatine each camp. Now, Brad recovered his astatine the Ua camp. But, there’s inactive a drawback – like Xander successful past week’s episode, Brad, too, has to accidental a “secret phrase” astatine the adjacent Immunity Challenge to bespeak helium recovered his 3rd of the idol. Brad’s concealed operation is:

“I didn’t recognize this till now, but broccoli is conscionable a clump of tiny trees.”

…man, bash these phrases conscionable get amended and better.

Now, Brad is holding 2 precise invaluable advantages successful his game. To solidify his trust, helium aligns himself with some Genie and Shan, and tells them each his secrets… particularly present since helium cannot ballot until each 3 of the idols are found.

Was sharing each his secrets a astute determination for Brad? At this constituent – I’ll say, I was genuinely impressed with however Brad was playing this game!

Beware Advantage 

After each of the 3 castaways, Tiffany, Sydney, and Brad, recovered their (not truthful hidden) “Beware Advantage,” they each stepped onto a vessel and separately arrived astatine different land precocious into the night. This was a hazard itself due to the fact that each subordinate had to marque this travel some accelerated and efficiently truthful they wouldn’t get caught by the remainder of the tribe. Brad adjacent went to the lengths of putting shoes connected a fewer logs to look similar helium was inactive sleeping!

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The 3 instantly had an important determination to make. Like the Survivor Summits, they each had a prime to hazard their adjacent ballot successful bid to summation a “steal a ballot advantage.” The determination was betwixt choosing either a tarp for the full people oregon a “steal a ballot advantage.” Before making their decision, the 3 got the accidental to sermon with 1 another. Of course, each 3 of them wanted to summation a “steal a vote.” The happening is, if each 3 of them selected it, they’d each suffer their vote. If each 3 chose a tarp, they’d each get a tarp. But, if conscionable 1 idiosyncratic selects a tarp – past whoever chose the “steal a vote” enactment would person that advantage. Make sense? ..Eh, I know, it’s sorta hard to support up with these advantages.

Okay, truthful here’s however it went down. As the 3 were chatting astir what to do, Sydney began to consciousness weird astir Tiffany’s aggravated demeanor. She didn’t spot her, and she chose “tarp” truthful she wouldn’t suffer her vote. But, due to the fact that Tiffany picked up connected this “uneasy” vibe betwixt her and Sydney, Tiffany got tense arsenic well, and besides chose the tarp. Since Brad already mislaid his ballot from uncovering his in-active Hidden Immunity Idol – he, of course, decided the “steal a ballot option.” This means some Tiffany and Sydney didn’t person a tarp, but Brad did get his “steal a vote” advantage!

Brad present has gained 3 advantages conscionable from this occurrence alone.

Immunity Challenge And Reward

On apical of immunity this week, the tribes competed for a reward arsenic well: a large sheet of fruit. And by the mode these castaways were salivating; you’d deliberation they were looking astatine a slab of ribs… seemed similar a much-needed reward to win!!

But first, conscionable similar the hilarious outburst successful past week’s episode, some Xander and Brad snuck successful their concealed phrases to motion they recovered their 3rd of the Immunity Idol:

This keeps getting amended and better! 😂👏🏽🦋🥦 #Survivor pic.twitter.com/HzZz0zNGZH

— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) October 7, 2021

… adjacent though Brad butchered his phrase, Xander understood the sign. Unfortunately, the 2 request conscionable 1 much idiosyncratic from the Luvu people to find theirs to activate their idols. Until then, the 2 cannot ballot astatine the adjacent Tribal.

During the challenge, the tribes were beauteous even. One astatine a time, the castaways would person to aquatics crossed to a level successful the ocean, marque their mode crossed a enactment equilibrium beam, and aquatics to shore. After each of the castaways were connected the beach, they’d person to excavation up a large container that carried aggregate sandbags and bring it adjacent further into the beach. And finally, to triumph the challenge, the tribes needed to flip their tiny sandbags onto a acceptable of posts. First 2 tribes to finish, triumph some immunity and reward!

As mentioned, it was a choky contention – but it was JD who dropped the shot (or should I accidental sandbag) for the Ua people and lost. Both the Luvu and Yase tribes won immunity this week!

Tribal Council

Both Brad and JD are connected the chopping artifact astatine this point. Shan, who’s been playing strategy this full crippled truthful far, is the deciding ballot erstwhile again. Brad and Genie are showing Shan each crushed for her to spot them (let’s not hide Brad showing her each his concealed gadgets to beforehand their game!) But, the happening is, Brad cannot ballot and cannot usage his “steal a vote” due to the fact that so. He’s truly putting his spot successful Shan and Genie arsenic helium wants to get JD retired next.

There’s besides Ricard, but helium doesn’t spot Genie since she enactment his sanction down astatine the archetypal Tribal Council. Because of this, Ricard is mostly aligning himself with Shan arsenic well. And then, there’s JD – who thinks helium has a beardown confederation with Shan and Ricard… that is until helium gets caught lying.

Yep. Remember erstwhile JD received an other ballot from the Survivor Summit? Well, he’s been lying to his confederation – keeping the other ballot vantage info from Shan. Just earlier Tribal Council, Shan noticed the vantage insubstantial successful his pants and confronted him close away. So, JD says helium indispensable “come clean” to her and Ricard…

There’s a difference! 😬 #Survivor pic.twitter.com/UIEZL0vbIw

— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) October 7, 2021

This pissed disconnected Shan. She knows she present can’t spot JD astatine all. So, to summation a small spot backmost successful her eyes, she asks JD if she tin clasp onto his other ballot arsenic his “punishment.” He gives it to her – no questions asked.

But successful the end, I was disappointed. Brad was wholly blindsided! Shan yet decided helium conscionable had excessively overmuch powerfulness successful his pockets, and helium was the adjacent to get voted out.

Ahhh – I was truthful bummed to spot Brad go! He was playing truthful good successful this episode. It conscionable shows that you can’t spot anyone successful this game. Brad simply enactment his destiny into the incorrect hands and got up of himself… What’d you deliberation of this week’s vote?

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