‘Survivor 41’ Episode 9 Recap: A Double-Tribal Switch Up!

(CBS) – Who missed past night’s occurrence of Survivor 41? Two radical got their torches snuffed this week, and here’s however it each went down:

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Tribal Council got beauteous messy past week. Since Heather caused a last-minute scramble, she seems to beryllium adjacent the bottommost now. Not lone did Deshawn face her astir it, but Naseer did arsenic well. Naseer was particularly unhappy with her stunt since she initially threw his sanction nether the bus. When helium asked her wherefore she voted for him, Heather was confused and shared however she ne'er ended up penning his sanction down. Naseer didn’t judge her though, since she was targeting him successful the archetypal place. But, small bash they some know, it was Xander who voted Naseer. Behind the scenes, Xander explains however stirring up the chaos volition lone assistance his crippled successful the agelong run… and it definite seems to beryllium working.

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More chaos was spreading among the dominating confederation of Deshawn, Shan, Liana, Danny, Naseer and Ricard. Deshawn hasn’t been the happiest with Shan lately and feels she’s been moving the show. He says she doesn’t perceive to him and this causes rather the play betwixt the two. But, by sunrise, they made up, truthful overmuch so, they were each acceptable to program their adjacent move. That’s erstwhile Shan openly isolated Xander and Erika erstwhile she wanted to strategize with her alliance:

Keep an oculus retired for the bottom, they mightiness conscionable disturbance up capable chaos to get by.👏🏽🤔 #Survivor pic.twitter.com/KSklJv6nJp

— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) November 18, 2021

This halfway confederation is taking implicit – and the radical connected the bottommost are anxious to marque a change.

Individual Immunity Challenge

Immunity is backmost up for grabs! But first, there’s a twist! This time, the castaways had to disagreement randomly into 2 groups, yellowish and blue. These 2 groups volition past person to vie against their idiosyncratic group, declaring 1 idiosyncratic from each squad harmless from Tribal Council. That means 2 radical volition beryllium safe, and there’ll beryllium 2 Tribal Councils – which means 2 radical volition besides get voted out.

In addition, the first, past idiosyncratic near lasting volition triumph a beef and chickenhearted stew for their team. A batch was connected the line! The castaways each began their situation wherever they had to equilibrium connected a constrictive perch with their hands holding a grip down their heads. If you driblet oregon merchandise your hand, you’re out. The past idiosyncratic lasting connected some the yellowish and bluish squad each wins Individual Immunity!

Yellow team: Erika, Shan, Ricard, Naseer and Heather

Blue team: Evvie, Xander, Deshawn, Liana and Danny

In the end, underdog Erika won the Individual Immunity connected the yellowish team, but it was bluish who won the stew. Over 30 minutes into the challenge, it was betwixt Deshawn and Xander to triumph that 2nd Immunity – and different underdog, Xander, won! You could archer helium perfectly needed this win!

Both Erika and Xander were thrilled arsenic they some said they dreamt of this infinitesimal earning their Survivor Immunities.

Before heading backmost to camp, these 2 groups had to enactment divided up. The bluish squad near to bask their reward (courtesy of Xander outlasting Erika), and the yellowish squad had to marque their mode to the erstwhile Ua campy for the remainder of the day.

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Tribal Council 1 – Yellow Team 

Now distant from the remainder of their tribe, Naseer, Erika, Heather, Shan and Ricard had to determine which 1 of them they’d ballot retired astatine their Tribal Council. Since Heather and Erika are not successful the large alliance, it’s wide they’re connected the bottom. But since Erika has Immunity, each signs are pointing to Heather.

Naseer, who’s inactive holding an idol, feels assured it won’t beryllium him. So confident, successful fact, helium adjacent apologizes to Heather successful advance. Erika and Heather are desperately trying to travel up with a program for Heather to past the vote. That’s erstwhile Ricard took the accidental into his ain hands. He past secretly shares to Erika and Heather however “no offense” but Heather isn’t overmuch of a menace and however it makes nary consciousness to ballot her retired conscionable yet. Harsh, but honest. He knows Naseer, who’s played beauteous strategically and has an idol, volition beryllium a overmuch bigger menace successful the crippled aboriginal on. He’s connected committee with voting Naseer, arsenic agelong arsenic everyone acts similar Heather is the adjacent 1 to spell – that way, Naseer doesn’t play his idol for himself.

But first, earlier pulling disconnected this blindside, Ricard needs to update his fig 1, Shan, astir this plan. At first, she’s beauteous hesitant due to the fact that not lone does she not spot Heather, but she wants to usage Naseer to assistance her further her ain game. To propulsion disconnected this determination smoothly, successful lawsuit Naseer does play his idol, they some hold that possibly it’s clip to usage their other vote. Reminder, Shan and Ricard adopted this other ballot vantage earlier successful the game… ya know, erstwhile they stole it and blindsided JD.

In the end, Ricard got what helium wanted, and different epic blindside struck! The radical definite had immoderate large poker faces acting similar Heather was the adjacent 1 out. After secretly utilizing the other vote, it was tied 3:3 – Heather and Naseer. The 2nd circular of votes was unanimous, and Naseer was the adjacent idiosyncratic retired – adjacent with an idol successful his pocket!

Tribal Council 2 – Blue Team

Uncertainty was the inclination among this group – or was it? Xander, who’s harmless from the vote, was successful the mediate of each the scrabble. Danny, Liana and Deshawn are inactive beauteous assured they’d ballot Evvie retired next. However, Deshawn built a coagulated narration with Evvie, and present he’s debating if helium should enactment with her and Xander instead. It could beryllium a bold determination voting Danny oregon Liana out, but helium besides knows it could origin immoderate important repercussions. Liana, who recognizes Xander could ever usage his idol for Evvie, was tense herself.

Well that’s awkward…😬 #Survivor pic.twitter.com/yb52dufHTT

— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) November 18, 2021

It was intelligibly betwixt either Evvie oregon Liana. After each this uncertainty, they headed to Tribal Council, wherever they were deed with immoderate harsh reality – Naseer sitting connected the jury. As Jeff Probst asked them however they were feeling, each castaway said they were “pretty comfortable” with however things volition crook out, too Danny. Danny acknowledged that determination is nary certainty successful this game, particularly since Naseer did person an idol – yet is present sitting connected the jury. Maybe his acknowledgment of Naseer led them each to play it harmless – due to the fact that that’s precisely what happened. There was nary switch-up oregon blindsides among this group. Plus, Xander didn’t adjacent usage his idol for Evvie – which whitethorn haunt him aboriginal connected successful the game. Evvie was the adjacent idiosyncratic voted out, making her the 3rd idiosyncratic connected the assemblage this season.

Naseer and Evvie had the champion attitudes aft getting voted out. They some were conscionable truthful grateful they astatine slightest got to play Survivor. I emotion to spot that! What’d you deliberation of the double-tribal connected this week’s episode? Tweet me @mick_cloudy and let’s chat!

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