Thursday, May 10, 2018

Survivor Season 36: Ghost Island Week 11 Recap

This is season 36 of Survivor. This time, twenty players (8 remaining) are competing in Fiji, and, for the first time ever, the show will revolve around a new game-changing element: the mistakes of castaways past, the talismans of which are scattered on a land dubbed Ghost Island.





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Now, first of all, let me say that I am in no way an expert in any kind of way about this show. Actually I am only a few seasons in, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. This blog post is my way of helping me keep all things sorted out. So take it easy on me if I make mistakes.


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Lavita


So back at camp everyone is trying to figure out where that mystery 6th vote came from. By process of elimination it fell on Kellyn, who explained why she wrote Laurel's name down...twice. Laurel did not seem too pleased.

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Reward Challenge/Ghost Island

The reward was a picnic with grilled food (ribs, burgers, etc), but with the added bonus and company of a loved one. Visiting this week was members of everyone's family: Wendell (dad), Kellyn (brother), Donathan (aunt), Angela (daughter), Chelsea (sister), Laurel (brother), Sebastian (sister), and Domenick (wife).

The goal was to cross a pole and then walk a beam to untie a sandbag. Next you would have to run through an obstacle and then dig out underneath a log enough space to crawl under. Once on the other side, that sandbag had to be tossed where it landed on a platter.

The only ones to even make it to the end were Sebastian and Domenick. Sebastian got the bag to land first to win reward. He chose Domenick, Wendell and Donathan to go with him.

Jeff offered Ghost Island with a guaranteed advantage to Sebastian. He declined, but if no one from his group accepted, it would go to the non-picnickers to choose. Wendell took the bait and decided to give up time with his dad to go.

Ghost Island: The advantage given to Wendell was an extra attempt if his ball dropped at the immunity challenge. This was from Season 25, where Malcolm failed even though he got an extra chance.

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Immunity Challenge

The challenge was to hold pieces of a cylinder together using handles at each end, while balancing a metal ball in a groove on top. Lose the cylinder or drop the ball and you're out.

1st round: only Kellyn dropped out

2nd round: Angela failed to get started after adding an extra cylinder, and then Wendell dropped to restart to whole round. Wendell then dropped again and was out. So much for that advantage

Last round: Sebastian was the next to go, followed by Laurel and Chelsea. Domenick then outlasted Donathan to win immunity.

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Tribal Council

So many options here because of the split groups after reward. At the picnic, Domenick pledged his loyalty to sticking to the same course and they all decided maybe Chelsea was the next to go. Only Donathan seemed uneasy and talked about trying to find a time to make a big move.

The four ladies left at camp decided they had numbers to go after Domenick/Wendell before it was too late, if they could recruit Donathan. This was his chance at his "big move", but after talking with Laurel he wasn't sure what to do.

At tribal, Donathan even hinted that there was a big opening for moves to be made. This sent each alliance into a whirlwind. So when it came time to vote it was basically down to Wendell and Chelsea. Wendell has big balls for not playing his idol. He got three votes. Chelsea got the other five to be sent home.

So that leaves us with (total votes received in parentheses):

Lavita: Angela (3), Kellyn (1), Domenick*, Donathan* (2), Sebastian (1), Laurel (2), and Wendell*(5).

Voted out (in order): Gonzalez, Jacob, Morgan, Brendan, Stephanie, James, Bradley

Voted out and on the jury (in order): Chris, Libby, Desiree, Jenna, Michael, Chelsea

*Has a Hidden Immunity Idol. 

Domenick found his idols in Week 1 and his second one in Week 10
Michael found one in Week 2 and played it in Week 3, and another in Week 6 which he played in Week 8.
Wendell found one in Week 6
Chris got one on Ghost Island in Week 7, but was voted out with it in his pocket. 
Donathan found his first idol in Week 9.

**Has a Secret Advantage. Jacob willed it from Ghost Island to Morgan in Week 1. Morgan was voted out in Week 2, and willed it to Domenick, who used it Week 7.

Kellyn got hers from Ghost Island in Week 6 and used it in Week 10.

Wendell got one on Ghost Island this week, but had to play it at the Immunity Challenge.




Only 7 left!

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