‘Survivor’ 46 recap: You made your bed, now lie in it

After final week’s snooze of an episode—you recognize I am proper—this week’s Survivor, episode 4 of season 46, was sure to be higher, and you recognize what? It was. And it took care of some outdated enterprise from the final episode.

Earlier than we get into that, only a reminder that each one season lengthy I will be recapping each episode of Survivor 46. Ensure you’re subscribed to the Parting Shot podcast and my e-newsletter For the Tradition for all issues Survivor-related. (And all the things else entertainment-related.)

For those who forgot what occurred final week, I would not blame you, as a result of it was all slightly uninteresting. Learn my full recap, however in a nutshell, the always-on-the-bottom tribe Yanu was as soon as once more on the underside—shocker—and Yanu’s Bahnu saved up together with his marketing campaign of tears, oversharing, confusion, and downright bonkers recreation play. He was sure to be voted off—though there was some discuss Q blindsiding Kenzie—however in the end the tribe was saved from going to Tribal Council as a result of shock, Nami’s Randen needed to depart the sport early due to a medical emergency. (He turned out to be superb.) Regardless of this, Bahnu nonetheless managed to not solely cry, but in addition overshare.

Are issues totally different this week? Nicely, let’s get into it.

Yanu

We meet Yanu on the finish of day seven. Jeff simply left their camp after informing them about Randen’s departure and that there can be no Tribal Council. They’re ecstatic, for good purpose. They’ve misplaced all the things the previous seven days, haven’t any means of constructing fireplace, no tarp, nothing. You’d suppose they’d simply bask within the second of excellent luck, however, nicely, you would be improper.

Final episode Bahnu went on a journey with two members from different tribes and proceeded to inform them all the things that is been occurring at Yanu. (That is Survivor 101, preserve your playing cards near your chest, data is energy. Bahnu did the alternative of this.) So now he appears like he wants to inform Q and Tiff what he stated. He casually simply says he instructed them Kenzie was the mastermind of the tribe and that Q and Tiff are a pair.

“Did I say one thing improper?” asks Bahnu. Sure Bahnu, sure you probably did.

“He gotta go,” Tiff tells Q after Bahnu leaves.

In a confessional, Bahnu says, “I should not have stated that to them. However I stated it in good religion, as a result of I needed to be trustworthy with my tribe.” This proper here’s what’s improper with Bahnu’s recreation—he is too trustworthy. Within the final episode Bahnu stated, “I did not come to Survivor to win one million {dollars}, I got here to win one million hearts,” which is simply wild. Tiff, speaking privately with Kenzie about what Bahnu has instructed her, stated, “For those who wanna win one million hearts, go volunteer.” Precisely!

My favourite quote from this personal one-on-one between Tiff and Kenzie comes from Kenzie.

“Why did he even come out right here? He may have simply gone tenting,” stated Kenzie. This. All of this.

The following day—day eight—we discover Bahnu praying on the seaside.

“He can sit there and pray all he desires. He is made his mattress, he is gotta lay in it,” stated Q. It is not trying good for Bahnu.

Then Kenzie broadcasts there’s tree mail, and it seems like it will be a meals reward problem. This modifications everybody’s temper.

Siga

In the meantime at Siga, the information a couple of meals reward problem excites them. However earlier than they focus an excessive amount of on that, they determine to hunt as a tribe for a hidden immunity idol.

What they do not know is that Jem discovered a Beware Benefit final episode. As a result of she will’t do something with it, she determined to have slightly enjoyable. So, she re-hid the field containing the Immunity Idol—she will’t entry it till she finds the important thing, which will not come till they lose a problem—and positioned the letter of the Beware Benefit in a spot the remainder of the tribe would discover. Nicely, Maria does discover it, reads it to the tribe, and it says there is a field proper beneath the place the letter was discovered. Jem simply stands there and watches them dig, understanding full nicely there isn’t any field there. Hey, you are caught on an island, ya gotta entertain your self by some means, proper?

Nami

Over at Nami, they’re having a homosexual outdated time, and for good purpose. They’ve actually gained each problem, their camp is comfy—principally because of Survivor MacGyver himself, Hunter—and regardless that they’re down a participant after Randen’s departure, it does not appear to have impacted their morale in any respect.

After studying in regards to the meals problem, Soda and Tevin begin to sing. Immediately producers add music to what they’re singing. I suppose now Survivor is a musical? It was a bizarre—and enjoyable—second.

Reward Problem

Pay attention, immunity is okay and all, however while you’ve been residing off coconut and rice for eight days, the prospect of meals appears higher, proper?

The tribes meet and be taught what they will must do to get the meals. They’re going to begin off in a paddle boat within the water, which they will row to a dock with a key. They’re going to must get the important thing after which row to shore. There they will use the important thing to unlock a set of rings on a pole. Every participant must throw the ring up and over the pole. (It is a tall pole.) After that, they will must take the rings and climb below a trunk. As soon as everyone seems to be below the trunk, they will race to a different pole—sure, I am pondering of pole jokes—and toss them up and over this equally tall pole. First tribe to win will get numerous fish and provides to cook dinner them with. The second tribe will get barely smaller fish. The final tribe will get nothing.

Earlier than they even begin, Q informs Yanu that even when they win, they will must commerce the fish for desperately wanted provides. (Keep in mind, they have nothing.)

When the problem begins, Siga takes an early lead, however then by some means Tim capsizes the dock with the important thing, setting them again loads. Nami then will get the important thing first, after which Yanu. As soon as at shore, Yanu and Nami compete to get the rings off. Hunter at Nami will get the primary one off, however then Yanu takes the lead. (For the primary time this whole recreation.) In the meantime Siga is struggling. They’ve made it to shore, however they simply cannot get the rings off the pole.

Yanu will get below the trunk and begins throwing the rings on the opposite pole. One after one, Q locations the ring. It is clear Yanu goes to win this. However then Nami makes it below the trunk, and Hunter begins throwing the rings. (A race between Q and Hunter is extremely enjoyable to look at, for the report.) Whereas Hunter offers Q a run for his cash, Q pulls it out for Yanu and so they win.

“I instructed y’all I would make up,” Q yells in pleasure. That is such an exquisite second, and it is the kind of second Survivor followers at all times sit up for. They have been struggling a lot, they wanted this win. Let’s hope it modifications their trajectory.

Hunter then wins it for Nami, putting them in second place. Siga, having solely barely made it to the final pole, loses. That stated, Siga’s Ben, who wasn’t collaborating within the problem, did yell out one of the best line throughout the problem: “It is not your mindset, it is your grind set.” I do not even know what meaning, however I adore it.

As anticipated, Yanu trades their reward for a much-needed tarp and provides (however no flint). The Yanu tribe has figuratively discovered the hearth, however will it result in them actually discovering their fireplace?

Meals Modifications All the things

Over at Nami, Tevin decides to wash the fish they gained. It turns into an emotional second, as a result of we be taught Tevin discovered how to do that together with his dad who just lately handed away. Tevin, talking matter-of-factly, says that that is his small method of connecting together with his dad whereas out at Survivor. That is such a particular side of Survivor, slightly factor like fish could be woven right into a heartfelt second.

Soda brings up an fascinating level about Yanu. Whenever you win as a lot as they’ve, you may have loads of down time at camp as a result of you do not have to go to Tribal Council. Which suggests it offers her time for her to work her social technique. We see her speaking with—and about—all people. She’s taking part in this recreation exhausting, and truthfully it worries me. Like, is she taking part in too exhausting? (And Tevin appears to be seeing this. He is shifting his alliance from Soda to Hunter, and Hunter is on board, even keen to blindside her in the event that they must when—or if—they go to Tribal Council.)

As soon as Yanu will get again to their camp, they get super-excited not simply over their win, but in addition over their provides. It does not final lengthy as a result of they’re struggling to arrange their tarp. (It is comical at this level.)

Q decides to take Bahnu apart and makes an attempt to educate him into taking part in a social recreation. He is trying to coach his feelings, educate him some methods. It goes, nicely, let’s simply hope it really works out for one of the best, proper? (I am scared.) Whereas Q has endurance with Bahnu, Kenzie doesn’t. It is gotten to the purpose the place as soon as the stress is felt, Bahnu simply walks away. Awkward!

Nicely, Bahnu is taking it exhausting. “I am so silly,” he says to himself. He is simply strolling round speaking to himself, realizing he is only a puppet at this level. Kenzie, although, feels unhealthy for making Bahnu spiral and goes to apologize. He accepts it, and it appears to be real, however we have seen Bahnu spiral earlier than, so will it final?

Siga’s morale is low, particularly Maria, who actually struggled to get the rings over the pole. However Charlie places loads of it in perspective, saying that it was only a reward problem, it was simply fish. It is truthfully an awesome level, and wild that after eight days of starvation he is nonetheless capable of have that level-headedness.

As soon as they recover from the loss, they return to searching for the buried field talked about within the Beware Benefit. Charlie, although, is not having it. He is aware of somebody is taking part in with them, and now the remainder of the tribe is starting to suppose that too. Jem, nevertheless, who is aware of the place it is buried, is simply letting them spin themselves right into a tizzy, proper right down to blaming Tim for hiding it. (I worry that is going to backfire on her.)

Immunity Problem

The tribes get tree mail in regards to the Immunity Problem. It is clear that it will contain leaping of some variety, which worries Siga’s Moriah as a result of she will’t actually bounce. (Actually, I can relate.) Charlie helps her, and it is not trying good.

Can I confess one thing right here? I began this season off actually not digging Charlie. I do not know what it was about him, possibly I’ve a pure inclination to not like attorneys, who is aware of. However after spending these previous 4 episodes with him, I believe I am changing into a Charlie fan. Am I altering? Am I changing into a great particular person? Who am I?

OK, in order anticipated, the immunity problem includes leaping. They must climb up a rope ladder of a tall tower in the midst of the ocean. (Solely on Survivor, proper?) Then they will must leap into the ocean, climb up onto a crate, after which bounce again into the ocean. Two gamers must swim below the floor to launch a web filled with buoys. They’re going to carry these buoys to a dock, the place every participant will throw a buoy right into a floating web into three baskets. The primary two tribes in first and second place win immunity, the dropping tribe goes to Tribal Council and lose their flint.

Q, Hunter and Tim begin issues off. (Hunter is swimming in a shirt, which, for this fats child, makes me proud.) Hunter takes an early lead as standard, leaving Tim and Q far behind. Finally all of them get to the top however want to attend for the remainder of their tribemates to make it to the final dock earlier than they will throw the buoys.

Whereas they wait, Bahnu units Yanu again as a result of he skips part of the problem. It is large. In the event that they lose this, it is going to be on him.

A humorous second from this problem is when Charlie jumps within the water. As we have seen beforehand, he is an enormous Taylor Swift fan, and he screamed her identify as he hit the water. Pay attention, I am not an enormous Swiftie, and clearly he is doing this to get her consideration, however like, I can not assist however admit it is cute.

In the long run Siga will get to shoot their buoys first, however Tim slows Siga down. Simply as this occurs, Hunter steps as much as the plate and shows the beast he clearly his. One after the other, he throws a buoy into the online and wins immunity as soon as once more for his staff.

It is a race between Yanu and Siga. Siga takes a lead, however Q does his finest to lastly get a win for Yanu. Sadly, it is not sufficient. Siga dunks the final buoy and wins immunity for the tribe.

Actually each episode it has been Nami in first, Siga in second, and Yanu in final. The drama is sweet, but it surely’s getting slightly outdated, you recognize what I imply? That stated, that is probably the most anticipated Tribal Council within the historical past of Survivor: Bahnu goes dwelling.

Pre-Tribal

Again at camp, it is darkish for Yanu. Tiff, Kenzie and Q know they’re voting for Bahnu to go away, and so they’re principally ignoring him. They are not even attempting to cover how they really feel about him. Bahnu separates himself and tries to discover a hidden immunity idol that he will not discover as a result of Tiff has it.

A part of me desires to really feel unhealthy for him, however I can not. I really feel like he ought to know that he is achieved this to himself, to not point out how dramatic he’s. Actually earlier than tribal he has a combat with God. Sure, I stated God. He factors to the sky and yells, “I am mad at myself, and I am mad at him. For those who needed to finish my story so quickly, you should not have put me on Survivor within the first place.” What is occurring?

He then goes to Tiff on his knees begging for her to assist him. Whereas he cries—and tells him to stand up—she tells him she’s going to jot down his identify down tonight.

Wandering by way of the woods alone, Bahnu appears to settle himself and understand he cannot do something. He says he is aware of he is going dwelling and vows to inform his story at Tribal Council. Settle in, that is going to be fascinating.

Tribal Council

Jeff begins issues off speaking about all of the issues Bahnu revealed to the opposite tribes when he went on that journey. This results in the state of affairs Bahnu is in, revealing he is on his method out, and it’s what it’s. Jeff then lets Bahnu inform his story.

He reveals he lied to his tribe when he stated he had a great life. He was born into poverty in India to a teenage mom and deserted by his father. She later obtained married and moved away, leaving him to be raised by his grandparents. He says he grew up on the streets and labored exhausting to higher himself. He is the primary one in his household to graduate highschool, earn a university diploma and transfer to america. He needed to be on Survivor to symbolize all the opposite Bahnu’s on the market.

Let’s hope these different Bahnu’s can be higher Survivor gamers. (Pay attention, I am not imply, I empathize together with his story, and he is a great particular person, but in addition like… he should not have performed Survivor.)

Actually his departure was so anticipated they did not even vote. Jeff simply snuffed his torch.

Who Must Get Snuffed?

Proper now, I am simply glad Bahnu is out. I really feel like now the sport can begin. He sucked up a lot consideration from all people else. He is a pleasant man, however this recreation was not meant for a sweetheart like Bahnu.

Who Must be the Sole Survivor?

I am variety within the Workforce Hunter camp. He is wildly good.

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