After realizing that their previous destination, while exotic, was a dustbowl, it’s time to go back to the beach. 16 new castaways are heading to the Marquesas Islands, located in French Polynesia in the south Pacific Ocean.
The Survivor: Marquesas cast consists of:
Gabriel Cade
Gina Crews
Hunter Ellis
John Carroll
Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien
Neleh Dennis
Paschal English
Patricia Jackson
Peter Harkey
Rob Mariano
Robert DeCanio
Sarah Jones
Sean Rector
Tammy Leitner
Vecepia Towery
Zoe Zanidakis
Kathy and Boston Rob notwithstanding, it’s a pretty lackluster lineup. Although there are some interesting people here, they will struggle to strategize their way out of a paper bag.
We see somebody already sick on the ship ride over. A bad sign. The survivors will be given only the barest of essentials: no food, two machetes, two cooking pots, two empty water containers, one frying pan, one filet knife, and one magnifying glass (which should be sufficient to allow them to get fire).
Maraamu Tribe (Yellow): Gina, Sean, Sarah, Rob, Vecepia, Peter, Patricia, Hunter
Rotu Tribe (Blue): Kathy, Gabriel, Tammy, Paschal, John, Neleh, Zoe, Robert
As the rest of Maraamu paddles their way to shore, Sarah is merely saying stroke, stroke, kick, kick. Her arrival is almost like Cleopatra, as the servants take her to her home.
When he arrives, Sean immediately collapses on the beach. Not because he’s exhausted but because he wants to give thanks to God for getting him there. It’s a miracle. He gets Peter to baptize him in the water, or so it appears to Boston Rob.
Rotu lands late, and the sun is not cooperating. Trying to start a fire will be futile. So, at Kathy’s suggestion, they try to make it the old fashioned way, always a great big waste of time. Nobody appreciates her taking control.
Over on the other side, Hunter also takes control. A few people on the tribe are okay with this, but Sean’s there to represent Harlem, which apparently means he won’t listen to anyone else.
Unlike Rotu, Maraamu is successful at lighting fire the first night, thanks to the magnifying glass.
If she wins, Sarah wants a monkey.
Vecepia is concerned about Sarah using her body to attract the right person and take her a long way in this game. Gina, likewise, is concerned. First target: Boston Rob.
Kathy didn’t want to come into this being the blonde bitchy person. Well, that’s how things are starting off.
Unlike the mud they were drinking last season, these survivors (at least Rotu anyway) get themselves a waterfall, useful to play in and to get fresh water from.
They’re also starting to find out why they were not given any rations. One tribe has already found grapefruit, while the other tribe finds tarot root. Not satisfied with these foods, however, Boston Rob wants to try to capture a chicken or a pig. Too bad roosters can fly.
Hunter gives Rob a lecture. Trying to get food is a luxury that he should not be focusing on. Rob falls in line without arguing.
Kathy insists on getting fire right away. This leads to an argument. John says he’s too tired to make fire. In order to make up for this outburst, John agrees it’s time to start a fire. Now both tribes have fire.
Sean convinces Peter that he should just chill out for a while, something Sean is apparently good at doing. Somehow, this leads to a discussion with the tribe about how Peter wants to master every hole in his body. He’s creeping people out.
When they arrive at the challenge, Probst says it’s good they’ve got fire because they’re getting no fire help from them at all at any time of any kind, except for those magnifying glasses they had from day one, although those won’t be of any use in the rain, so they’d better get themselves a backup plan.
Each tribe gets an outrigger canoe with two torches. They’ll go out to the center wok and turn around and start lighting their woks. When they return to the beach, they will sprint on rocky terrain and light three more torches, then return their canoes to their stands. The canoes weigh about 300 pounds dry. Rotu is the first to get fire. Rotu still leads when they return to the beach, and they’ve got a pretty large gap over Maraamu. It’s never in question, but Rotu wins immunity.
Patricia feels vulnerable because she realizes she’s older and overweight.
Peter, however, is rubbing people the wrong way. Apparently, Gina considers it offensive for him to discuss voting strategy. Sarah is also against him beause he’s weird and could be up to something.
Sean’s thinking of voting against Sarah because she only offers two floating devices to help them out and nothing more.
Votes
Peter
Sarah
Patricia
Sarah
Peter
Peter
Peter
With 5 votes, Peter has been voted off the island. Already, however, the tribe is pretty well divided. The Patricia vote came from Peter, while Sarah received votes from Sean and Vecepia.
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