Siga tribe’s Ben, Moriah and and Charlie.Photo:Robert Voets/CBS
Robert Voets/CBS
This week onSurvivor, personalities clashed, alliances formed andone castaway became the first bootafterseason 46’s first tribal council.
This all happened after Nami won the first reward challenge, winning a machete, pot and flint, all vital to build shelter, cook food and make fire.
Nami tribe’s Randen, Hunter and Tevin.Robert Voets/CBS
Meanwhile, the green Siga tribe finished second and got to pick whether they wanted to compete in a “savvy” challenge or “sweat” challenge to earn those camp supplies again. Siga chose the puzzle, leaving the losing purple Yanu tribe to compete in the physical task.
Siga’s Charlie and Ben failed to complete their word puzzle challenge, but the tribe later saw an all-girls alliance form with Jem, Moriah and Maria recruiting Charlie to join them to become “Charlie’s Angels.”
Parent coach Maria also bonded with college coach Tim over being parents, with her saying, she’ll be “in her minivan driving this game.”
A quitter emerged during the sweat challenge when athletic real estate agent Q and slot machine salesman Jelinsky attempted to fill buckets that had tiny holes on the side with ocean water and carry them across the beach to fill larger receptacles before all of the water leaked out.
With plenty of time remaining in the challenge hourglass, Jelinsky quit and threw the hourglass in defeat. These actions caused Q to question his tribemates’ perseverance under pressure.
Jelinsky was voted off on the premiere episode.Robert Voets/CBS
Jelinsky’s decision-making abilities were also called into question again later in the episode — the 662nd episode inSurvivor’s history — when he, Tevin and Maria represented their respective tribes on the always risky gain-a-vote or lose-a-vote journey.
Jelinsky quickly folded while lying and lost his vote during a truth/lie-telling challenge, surprising Tevin, Maria and his Yanu tribemates.
Jelinsky’s losing streak continued at the immunity challenge as Yanu lost, sending the six tribemates to tribal council. However, artist Tiffany was thrilled her group lost because she found a Beware Advantage that required her tribe to lose an immunity challenge in order to gain a clue to a key that would open a box with an immunity idol inside of it.
The Siga and Nami tribes compete in the immunity challenge.Robert Voets/CBS
With Jelinsky leaving a bad impression, he became the first contestant voted off ofSurvivor 46after Jeff Probst tallied the unanimous votes against him and snuffed out his torch in Fiji.
Nervous software engineer Jess, who was considered for elimination, now seems primed for a redemption storyline about defeating her anxieties.
Survivorseason 46 airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
source: people.com
