Hold Onto My Olive Branch

"Hold Onto My Olive Branch"

Season	Survivor: India - Reincarnation Island
Episode Number	6/13
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This is the 6th episode of Survivor: India - Reincarnation Island.

Previously On Survivor...[]

Previously on… Survivor: Melissa won the Duel of Destiny (Probst: “MELISSA WINS THE DUEL AND REENTERS THE GAME!”), and reincarnated into Hara where she formed an alliance with Danielle (Melissa: “I’m hoping I can trust you.” Danielle: “You sure can!”).

On Shakti, Bryce and Grahame were in the middle (Grahame in a confessional: “Bryce and I have been asked to join an alliance with both Caleb and Dylan.”) while on Hara, Ryan and Danielle formed an alliance with Melissa and Timmy (Danielle in a confessional: “So far we have what I feel like is a pretty solid foursome in Ryan, Mel, Timmy and I, and I see potential in bringing in people like Tyler or Caleb.”).

After Hara won immunity, Tamsyn tried to convince Aishia to turn on Tyler (Tamsyn in a confessional “I have to convince her to flip.”) while Bryce and Grahame decided on Caleb being the vote, but Bryce had other plans (Bryce in a confessional: “I’m actually gonna throw my vote on Dylan.”) which were gonna be thrown off by Caleb (Caleb is seen overhearing their conversation. Cut to Caleb telling Dylan: “I’m voting Bryce tonight because he’s a snake and you’re free to join.”)

At Tribal Council, Aishia flipped on Tyler (Probst: “Tyler, the tribe has spoken.”) while at Shakti’s Tribal Council, Gregory got voted out first (Probst: “Gregory, the tribe has spoken.”) then Caleb and Dylan blindsided Bryce. (Probst: “Bryce, the tribe has spoken.”)

Fourteen are left, including three on Reincarnation Island. Who will be voted out tonight?

Challenges[]

Duel of Destiny: A Leg Up

Competitors must balance a ceramic vase on the end of a balance beam with one leg. When they can no longer take the pain or they lose their balance, their vase will drop and smash, eliminating them. The last person left wins and returns to the game.

Immunity Challenge: Get a Grip
The castaways must hang onto a pole as long as they can. The last person left hanging without touching the ground wins immunity.
Winner: Melissa

Story[]

Night 15[]

One World Camp[]

The two tribes are seen arriving back to camp, with the cameras focusing on the Shakti tribe. As Caleb sits in the shelter, Grahame and Dylan are seen walking off.

	“Tonight at tribal, I almost fainted. I seriously thought I would go home when Jeff read my name. Caleb and I were the ones that sent Bryce home. Poor Bryce. I am glad he is gone, because he brought the double tribal to us… his own fault for giving it to Greg. ”
Dylan

Grahame: I don't mind that you voted Bryce out, but a little bit of heads up would have been nice.

Dylan: I didn't vote Bryce.

Grahame (raising his eyebrow): I voted for Caleb, so unless you voted for yourself, you must have voted for Bryce.

Dylan (shrugging): But I didn’t.

Grahame: So now you're lyin'? Okay.

Grahame rolls his eyes, shakes his head and walks back to camp as the camera zooms out.

	“I wasn’t expectin’ that tonight! Both Caleb and Dylan tricked the hell outta me, I didn't want to vote Caleb, but Bryce said he already had Dylan on board, so I was like fine, but you owe me. Anyway, we all agreed to it, and as it turns out Dylan decided to vote for Bryce for no reason! Now Caleb's mad at me for lyin' about the vote and Dylan tried to cover up his lie and failed, so now I'm mad at him… it's all just one huge mess. (sighs)”
Grahame

Caleb sees Grahame coming back to the Shakti camp and decides to speak up.

Caleb: What the hell was that?

Grahame: I completely understand that you are mad, but can I just say that I felt I didn't have a choice? Dylan and Bryce both told me that they wanted you gone and trust me, I fought damn hard to change Bryce's mind.

Caleb: It’s fine. I overheard you and Bryce talking about getting me out.

Grahame: I'm sorry but I wasn't goin' to risk going to rocks to save you and now I'm really mad at Dylan for gettin' tricked. Again, I understand if you want nothin' to do with me but I didn't want to vote for you, but I felt I had no choice.

Caleb: We just need to stick together and tell each other about what’s happening from now on.

Grahame (nodding): Agreed.

As Dylan comes back to camp too, Caleb lays down.

	“ I don't seem to have luck in alliances, do I? (chuckles) I actually do like Grahame and want to work with him, I mean I don’t have a lot of allies in this game so I don’t have much choice! Dylan and I voted together but I don’t trust him and I don’t think he has a lot of connections in the game, while I feel like Grahame could have people who want to work with him, which is beneficial for me.”
Caleb

The moon is seen shining bright in the sky, as the screen fades away and the intro plays.

Day 16[]

Reincarnation Island[]

As the sun rises on Reincarnation Island, Tyler is seen in the water looking at the horizon.

	“I was shocked to get voted out last night, especially because I thought I was tight with Aishia. We were working together and she voted me out so I don’t know if I could ever trust her again if I come back into the game. I can’t leave now, I still have an idol in my pocket and I’ve got so many things to prove. This is just a hurdle in my path to the million.”
Tyler

As he comes back to camp, Gregory is seen trying to make fire.

Tyler: Any luck?

Gregory: Nope, I hope I’ll have more in the duel.

Tyler (chuckling): Yeah, well at least you’ll have more chances beating him.

Tyler moves his head in Bryce’s direction, who is laying in the shelter, as Gregory looks up.

	“I’m not the best in challenges, but both Bryce and Tyler got blindsided last night while I expected it, so maybe they’re too shook up and won’t be focused on the duel. Bryce especially seems pretty defeated, he hasn’t moved from the shelter at all since last night.”
Gregory

Gregory (standing up): Are you okay Bryce?

Bryce (emotionless): I’m fine.

	“Getting voted out the first time hurt, but now getting blindsided again? Before the merge too? It was just awful, man. I’m a super fan of Survivor and I thought I would be very good at this game but no good player would get voted out twice! I came here to have fun but this is not fun at all. I’m starving, I’m missing my family and I’m just feeling super defeated. (shakes his head)”
Bryce

The three castaways are then seen packing their things up and walking away from their camp.

Duel of Destiny[]

The three tribes arrive at the arena, quickly followed by the three duelists.

Probst: Before getting to today’s duel, I have an announcement to make--

Bryce (cutting him off): Actually, Jeff… I’m quitting this game.

The castaways are shocked by Bryce’s announcement, as Probst shakes his head.

Bryce (tearing up): I've had some fun, but this is mostly stress. I'm probably leaving anyways, but this is too much. Getting voted out again made me mad.

Probst: So you’re quitting because you got outplayed for a second time?

Bryce: I'm so sorry if you hate me, but it's what's got to happen for me not to literally go crazy.

Probst: Alright. Bryce, you are officially out of the game. Throw your buff in the fire and head out.

Bryce waves at the rest of the cast, throws his buff in the fire and heads out while whispering “Goodbye Survivor”.

Probst: Well, I had an announcement to make… Everyone drop your buffs, we are merged!

The castaways cheer as they throw their buffs in the air. Probst hands the blue buffs to the survivors, who all hug and laugh in unison, as Gregory and Tyler watch on, hopeful to join them.

Probst: Whoever wins today’s duel will join the newly formed merged tribe. Let’s get to it.

Duel of Destiny #5
Winner	Loser	Forfeit Duel
Tyler Bernstein	Gregory Wheeler	Bryce Bricington
Quit
Bryce Bricington
Eliminated
Gregory Wheeler
Returns
Tyler Bernstein

The two men stay in balance for quite a while.
Tyler’s leg starts to shake but he manages to stay focused.
Greg loses balance a bit but recovers.
A fly lands on Gregory’s nose, he shakes his head but loses his balance again, dropping the vase.

Probst: TYLER WINS THE DUEL AND REENTERS THE GAME!!!

Tyler cheers loudly, as Gregory lets out a sigh of disappointment. Danielle is seen clapping with the others as Aishia seems worried.

We can now see the two duelists in front of the host.

Probst: Gregory, how do you feel right now?

Gregory: Bad, but I’ll be fine. This is just a game after all.

Probst: Alright, you have been officially eliminated, throw your buff in the fire and head out.

Gregory does just that, as the castaways wave him goodbye.

Probst: Congratulations Tyler, you have been reincarnated in the game! (Tyler grins) Now, you can choose a Karma Card between these ten.

Tyler: I’m choosing number 7, Jeff. (takes the card)

Probst: Who are you giving it to?

Tyler: Dreamer.

Dreamer groans and takes the card.

Probst: Dreamer, you can now read what your disadvantage is.

Dreamer (reading): “This is a Public Vote! If a person is given this card, their vote will be read out publicly at the next tribal council.” Ugh...

Probst: This means Dreamer, your vote will be read publicly next tribal. Tyler, here’s your buff (throws out the buff to him), you can join the others.

Tyler gets welcomed by hugs of his fellow tribemates.

Probst: You guys can head back to camp.

Merged Tribe[]

The castaways are seen coming back to camp, where they discover a huge merge feast.

Ryan: Yay! Congrats everyone!

Danielle: Woohoo! (hugs Grahame)

Grahame hugs Danielle back and sits down, the camera zooming in on his face.

	“So we've merged, which is absolutely fantabulous! I was in a really tricky spot back on Shatki, so this merge could not have come at a better time. My plan right now is basically to gather everybody that I've got a good relationship with and try to convince them all that they should align with the other people I've got a good relationship with. That way, everybody is goin' to want my vote when it comes down to it, which puts me in a prime position. Hopefully, we can get Dylan out first so that I do not have to worry about him anymore! Goodbye and good riddance... hopefully.”
Grahame

A shot of Dylan eating is shown, followed by Timmy raising his glass.

Timmy: Cheers everyone!

	“I made the merge! Its litty! A f*cking fresh start and now it's my time to shine. Fading into the background has been a lot of fun because while everyone is getting livid around and about each other, I'm just sitting back and watching everything go down slowly but steadily making my way through this game. I'm currently in my alliance of 4 that's "obviously going to stick together till the very end without any form of cracks and creaks whatsoever" (rolls his eyes) so my trigger levels are low at the moment but who knows what could happen?”
Timmy

As the feast continues, many people are having conversations, except Dreamer who just stares at Tyler.

Tyler (just noticing): What’s up Dreamer?

Dreamer: Why did you give me the disadvantage?

Everyone stops talking and turns around to observe the tense exchange.

Tyler: You voted me out.

Dreamer: Well, you voted against me too!

Tyler: Sorry, it’s the game.

Dreamer groans and stands up, putting an end to the feast.

	“I swear to God! If I ever get the chance I’m going to rip Tyler’s stupid head off his stupid shoulders! I am going to kill him! How dare he give me the disadvantage! (groans) I want his ass out but I haven’t forgotten about Ryan. I still have them in my sights and I will destroy them very soon. (smirks)”
Dreamer

As the merge feast has ended, some castaways are now trying to build a bigger shelter to fit all twelve of them, while others are painting the merged flag. Danielle and Tyler are seen in the forest trying to cut some bamboo.

Danielle (grinning): I'm so glad you made it out of that Destiny Duel, good job!

Tyler: Thank you!

Danielle: How you feeling about this merge?

Tyler: Awesome, glad I made it back into the game! Aishia’s still giving me weird vibes when she voted for me.

Danielle (frowning): Yeah, it felt weird to me too. Are you two on good terms?

Tyler: Don't know I haven't talked to her yet, but I have to share something with you… On Day 8, I found the Hara Hidden Immunity Idol.

Danielle: Dang, that's awesome! (high fives him)

Tyler: So I say we use this idol as soon as possible to take out the other groups.

	“Coming back into the game felt great, but I wasn’t sure who to trust after Aishia backstabbed me. I made a huge risk by showing my Hidden Immunity Idol to Danielle and I'm hoping it doesn't backfire on me, but I feel like she’s the only one I can trust in this game and hopefully she feels the same way.”
Tyler

Tyler: You are probably my closest ally right now, I'm with you 100%.

Danielle (smiling): Thanks, I trust you too!

The scene changes to Danielle and Ryan painting the flag.

Ryan: Now that we are merged I think it's the perfect time to add Tyler and Caleb to the alliance.

Danielle (nodding): Oh yeah, it's definitely time to get things together.

	“I made an alliance with Danielle, Timmy and Melissa to counter the other cross-tribal alliance, but four isn’t enough to take down those peasants. We need at least six, and Tyler and Caleb would be perfect additions. Danielle trusts Tyler and Caleb and I have had a rocky relationship, but I like him so I’m willing to work things out.”
Ryan

We can now see Ryan, Danielle, Timmy, Melissa, Caleb and Tyler reunited in the forest.

Ryan: I feel like this is a really good group and I am hoping that we can dominate the merge together. (smiles)

Danielle: I think this sounds great since y'all are a fun group of people!

Tyler: I’m in, guys!

Melissa: I’m down.

	“I don’t trust Caleb nor Tyler. Caleb wanted me out back on Shakti and talked sh*t about me while Tyler aligned with me just to turn around and backstab me. I do need allies though and since Danielle and Ryan trust them, I’m willing to work with them for now… but only for now.”
Melissa

Timmy: This is a great group!

Caleb: Yeah.

	“I don’t trust Ryan at all and I don’t like this group. Ryan lied to me, manipulated me and voted me out. They’re one of the biggest threats in this game and I think they need to go as soon as possible. In this alliance, I like Danielle and want to work with her, so if I can turn her against Ryan it would be perfect.”
Caleb

Caleb and Danielle are now seen talking at the water well.

Caleb: What do you think of Ryan’s alliance? I don't trust them at all, they backstabbed almost all of the original Shakti.

Danielle: Oh, really? I have no idea what stuff happened there. (chuckles) I'll definitely play along with it, but if you don't like it I'm flexible! Is there anyone you would like to work with in particular?

Caleb: I'm thinking Grahame. I know he broke my trust but I think that if either of us thinks something's up, then we'll tell the other.

Danielle: Yeah, I like Grahame too.

	“Caleb is starting to worry me a bit, I like that he wants to work with me but I don’t like that he doesn’t trust Ryan, who’s one of my closest allies. I wanna keep him around for now but if he starts to get too shaky and shady, then he’ll have to go.”
Danielle

A last shot of Danielle is shown, as the screen fades away.

Day 17[]

Ganesha[]

The sun is rising on the Ganesha camp, as Aishia and Danielle are sitting on the beach looking at it.

Aishia: It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

Danielle: Mhmm.

Aishia looks at Danielle, a bit worried.

	“I love Danielle, she’s probably my closest friend out here, but I feel like her and I have been kinda floating apart these last few days and with the merge here, I want to rekindle our alliance and configure our numbers together, to make sure we both survive. I’ve been hiding some stuff from her, like the cross-tribal alliance, but I want to tell her to show her I trust her with all my heart.”
Aishia

Aishia: I’ve got something to tell you.

Danielle: What is it?

Aishia: Day 1, Bryce approached me for a cross-tribal alliance with Hanna, Emilee, Grahame and Ryan. I’m sorry for never telling you but I just never found the right time.

Danielle (feigning surprise): Oh, wow… well it’s okay, honey. I’ve been hiding some stuff from you too.

Aishia (surprised): Really?

Danielle: Yeah… I’m actually pretty tight with Melissa, and I didn’t want to tell you because I know you guys got some beef going on.

Aishia: Oh okay… well, it’s fine. We just need to tell each other everything from now on. (hugs her)

Danielle (hugging her and giggling): Of course!

	“Well, Aishia finally confessed her cross-tribal alliance and I confessed my alliance with Melissa. This makes my stock in Aishia go way up. Before I still trusted her, but with people like Ryan or Melissa who tell me everything, I was starting to lose sight of that. Now, though, I really do feel like Aishia would be an awesome power couple to be with, there's nothing that I know of that she's hiding from me and we have a pretty tight history, so I feel good about working with her. The only downside of that is that her and Melissa have beef, and they’re two of my closest allies here and I want them to work together.”
Danielle

Danielle: I feel like you should go and apologize to Mel for voting her out. She’s blaming you for that, and then maybe we could work together.

Aishia: Yeah, I probably should, huh?

The scene then changes to Aishia and Melissa talking in the forest.

Aishia: I just wanted to apologize for going against you and voting you out. I voted for you because Tyler asked me to, not because it was my best game move, but because I didn't want him to lose trust in me.

Melissa: Okay…

Aishia: So I deeply am sorry if you think there's issues, and hopefully we can talk through them and not let it affect our games. Because I don't think either one of us truly wants to be fighting. You are a great girl, and a strong competitor, and the last thing I want is to be on opposing sides of you.

Melissa: Alright, well that’s fine. I don’t want to work with you but I’m not gonna gun for you.

	“I think Aishia is fake. She’s just apologizing to me to get me back on her side, but I can see right through her. She’s a liar and if she backstabbed me before then she can easily do it again. I can tolerate her for now but she’s gonna need to go very soon.”
Melissa

We can now see that Danielle and Melissa are having a chat in a secluded part of camp.

Melissa: Aishia just apologized to me for voting me out.

Danielle: Well, that's decent of her, if she's actually being sincere. What do you think?

Melissa: You know her better than me. My gut says no. She has been the main instigator in trying to start sh*t and make me look bad.

Danielle (shrugging): I have no idea whether it's actual or strategic, probably strategic if I had to guess.

As Melissa turns around, the camera zooms in on Danielle’s worried face.

	“Well, today's just about the lowest I've felt in this entire game. I lied to both Melissa and Aishia, and I feel disgusted with myself. I basically played both sides of the argument and though I ultimately wanted them to work together, I ended up betraying both of their trusts, and it's really messing with my head. I don't want to be the vicious liar in this game, I want to prove that you can win the game and have strategy while being honest, but right now I'm really overwhelmed. So many people seem to consider me their closest or one of their closest allies: Tyler, Aishia, Melissa, Ryan, etc. and it's impossible for me to toggle all of their best needs at once without lying to them in the process. I'm going to try my best to be forthright about everything from now on, but with so much mess going on, I feel sick to my stomach.”
Danielle

Danielle is seen sighing and wiping her forehead with her buff, as the screen fades away.

Day 18[]

Ganesha[]

The sun is rising, as most of the tribe is doing chores around camp, coincidentally leaving the six original Haras in the shelter.

Dylan: I think we need to stick together guys. We can be "the Unstoppable Six" because we are all the core six original Hara alliance.

Emilee: Oohh, I like it!

Tyler: That's what I was saying before. (smiles)

Aishia: Yay!

Danielle: Love the name. (giggles)

	“I’m pretty sure Dylan’s a robot that the government put in this game. He’s always being very generic and spouting about “Hara Strong” and the rest of us all agree to it but I know that everyone else in this “alliance” is aligned with other people. The Hara tribe was very strong but I don’t think the Hara alliance will be. Sorry Mr. Robot. (giggles)”
Danielle

Immunity Challenge[]

Dreamer is the first one to fall after one minute.
Timmy and Dylan soon follow her.
Tamsyn and Tyler are the next ones to drop.
Emilee slips all the way from the top and falls off.
Ryan decides to drop because their legs hurt.
Danielle follows suit because she feels like the poles are connected to aliens.
Caleb and Aishia are the next ones to drop, leaving Grahame and Melissa to battle it out.
After two hours of endurance, Grahame lets go, giving Melissa the win.

Probst: MELISSA WINS IMMUNITY!!!

Melissa lets go too and gets hugged by the other castaways.

Probst (putting the necklace around Mel’s neck): Congratulations, you now have one in eleven shot at winning the game. You guys can head back to camp.

The tribe leave, as the camera focuses on Melissa smiling.

Ganesha[]

The tribe comes back to camp, where Melissa is congratulated.

Aishia (grinning): Congratulations Melissa! That was a lot of hard work and dedication. Proud of you.

Melissa seems unimpressed by Aishia’s comment while Dreamer is the only one not to hug her.

	“I don’t care that Melissa won immunity, I only care about getting Ryan out tonight. Now all I need is my lawyers and an alliance…”
Dreamer

We can now see Dreamer, Grahame and Tamsyn talk in the woods.

Dreamer: I know who we should vote off.

Grahame: Who would that be?

Dreamer: Ryan.

Tamsyn: I’m down.

Grahame: Who do you have on board?

Dreamer: You guys hopefully, and I need help convincing people to vote them. Do it for this cute face. (points to her own face) Tell me that's not the cutest thing ever.

Grahame (perplex): I mean, I guess I can try.

	“Thank goodness Ryan will be out of this game soon, I absolutely hate them, Dreamer is about to vote off her first victim, both boys and girls will fall under my charm, call me if you love me! (winks)”
Dreamer

The scene then changes to Tamsyn and Tyler in the water.

Tamsyn: I know that you probably think that I backstabbed you and all this. However, there was nothing I could do to keep you here. I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me.

Tyler: You wrote my name down, you didn't even try to talk to me, so bullsh*t.

Tamsyn: Well, two other people voted for you, it was pointless to try and save you. I'm trying to offer you an olive branch here. With the Haras you're always going to be on the bottom. They were ready to throw you under the bus at a moment's notice. I'm not like that. I haven't got any allies. Yes, I've talked to Dreamer, but I've been alone in this game, and you won't be just a number to me. You're an ally.

	“Tyler needs to get his head out of his ass to be frank. Who do I have in this game? Grahame and Dreamer. Oh cool yay! I've been on the back foot since this game started and he's going to get a higher place with me than if he sticks with the Haras. I just need someone to hold onto my olive branch and accept it. I need a hero right now.”
Tamsyn

Tyler: What makes you think I'm on the bottom of the original Haras?

Tamsyn: Well, someone's on the bottom. And I doubt they want to take you to the finals. Danielle looks like she's controlling that alliance and I know that she has great relationships with Emilee and Aishia. Them three are going to rule the game and you're going to be their sheep.

Tyler: Well, Aishia did write my name down.

Tamsyn: See, they're not afraid to backstab you, because they think you're just gonna come running back and help them get further. Don't let that happen. Be the stronger player and overcome them along with us underdogs.

	“Tamsyn has a point. Ever since I returned from Reincarnation Island I have been paranoid as hell about me being on the chopping block. The first vote post-merge has been where big moves usually happen and Aishia turned on me so I can’t trust her. I do trust Danielle though and I plan on staying loyal to her.”
Tyler

The scene then shifts to Aishia, Emilee, Grahame and Ryan chatting in the forest.

Aishia: So guys, where are all of your heads at right now? Obviously us four should stick together.

Grahame: Dreamer approached me to target you Ryan and she was like "gather as many numbers as you can", as if she expects me to do it for her. There is no way I'm votin' against you Ryan.

Emilee: Oh gosh, that's not good. Don't worry, Ryan, we have your back.

Ryan: I knew she would target me. I'm kinda nervous but I feel like I can totally trust you guys. Why does she hate me so much? (giggles)

Grahame: I honestly have no idea.

Aishia: Caleb, Dylan, Tyler, Timmy, and Melissa all have expressed at one point or another interest in voting out Dreamer. It seems like an easy majority to send Blondie packing.

Grahame: Yep, I'm on board if you guys are. (grins)

	“So it appears that my grand plan to take Dylan down may be on hold, because by the looks of things, it's goin' to have to be Dreamer tonight. This is definitely a concern for me because that leaves all six original Haras still in the game, and I cannot afford to have that happen. But I’ve gotta go with the flow to not put a target on my back.”
Grahame

The scene then changes focus to the counter alliance, minus Caleb, talking on the beach.

Ryan: I think the vote should be Dreamer. I don't feel safe with her around.

Danielle: I'm definitely up for that, what do you guys think?

Tyler: Dreamer can be a possibility, yeah.

The other two nod in agreement.

Ryan: I can't wait for her to be gone for good, it's like she's haunting me. (chuckles)

Danielle laughs at that comment, as the camera focuses on her.

	“So much merge craziness is going on, and honestly at this point I don't care what alliances are what, I just know I don't want Ryan going home and I do want Dreamer gone. So you know what? I'm going to roll up my sleeves and get Dreamer sent home. She's untrustworthy, is a power couple with Tamsyn, and she messed with one of my closest allies, so I'm gonna make sure she's outta here or die trying. My moral dilemma of choosing between allies will hopefully be delayed for another day.”
Danielle

Caleb and Dreamer are now seen talking next to the fire.

Caleb: Hey there.

Dreamer: What's the vote today? I was thinking Ryan.

Caleb: Hmm, I agree, they’ve been orchestrating a lot of votes from where I've been standing.

Dreamer: Great!

	“I'm pretty certain I won't get voted out tonight, I have people on my side, this is sure to work, bye bye Ryan, nice knowing you, not! (laughs)”
Dreamer

We can now see Caleb, Danielle and Grahame talking at the water well.

Caleb: I'm thinking Ryan, just because they don’t seem trustworthy. I think they’re playing the game too hard too soon.

Grahame: I understand how you feel about Ryan, but I feel like more people are leaning toward votin’ Dreamer.

Danielle: If I had to pick between those two, I'd honestly be looking at Dreamer, she really worries me. She seems like more of a wildcard and I’ve heard her name more.

Caleb: Okay... I’m down to do Dreamer tonight but we have to do Ryan next.

	“I’ve been wanting Ryan out those past few days but it seems like Dreamer’s the consensus for tonight. I was aligned with her before and I kinda feel bad betraying her like that but if I have to vote her out to get further in the game then I will. As long as Ryan goes next, I’m good.”
Caleb

The scene changes to Danielle and Ryan talking in the woods.

Danielle: Ryan, I have some worrying news.

Ryan: What?

Danielle: Dreamer’s pushed your name enough that people like Caleb are jumping on board, you can't trust him to be with you. I'm trying to push Dreamer as the vote instead, because I think it's the best shot of getting her out of here.

Ryan: Oh my God, thanks so much!

Danielle: No problem, Caleb was gunning for you pretty hard.

Ryan: This is sad. I thought I could trust him by adding him into our alliance.

Danielle: I think I convinced him to vote Dreamer but we can’t trust him.

Ryan: Maybe we should get him out then? Because he’s more dangerous than Dreamer and he’s gunning for me.

Danielle: That’s a possibility, but I don’t trust Dreamer either. They are officially on our list of enemies in my eyes.

Ryan nods.

	“My instant informant, Danielle, told me that Caleb and Dreamer were gunning for me, hard. I knew that Dreamer would target me, but I was shocked that Caleb would do that especially when I trusted him enough to add him into the alliance. The thing is, I don’t even need those two, because the two alliances that I’m in the middle of, literally trust me 100%. I feel like Caleb is more dangerous than Dreamer because he’s not crazy like her and he’s actually likeable, so maybe getting him out would be smarter. I get to decide because I’m in complete control. That’s my plan, literal dominance. Turns out that the strategy of gaining everyone’s trust gets you super far in the game. I feel like the mastermind… again.”
Ryan

As Ryan’s confessional plays out, we can all the castaways packing their things, taking their torches and heading to tribal council.

Tribal Council[]

We can see the Ganesha tribe arriving at Tribal Council, sitting in front of the host.

Probst: Danielle, now that you’ve merged, do you think everyone still has a fighting chance to win?

Danielle: I'm not saying this just to have the easy answer, but every single person in this game can win. What's made this season so crazy for me is that everyone's actually playing and there aren't really any obvious "goats" or "sheeps". That just makes my job tougher to survive each round, though, because if everyone has a chance to win and someone who could've won will get out tonight, who's to say that's not me?

Aishia nods.

Probst: Ryan, are there any trust issues in the game?

Ryan: There are absolutely trust issues in the game, Jeff. Some people undermine your social game in this game as something of importance, but if there are enough people that you trust and enough people that trust you, that can mean everything. (Dreamer rolls her eyes) I feel good with the group of people I have surrounded myself with and I think that they are all awesome.

Probst: Aishia, are there any groups that need to be split up?

Aishia: Well, I think there is obviously groups in this game, those "exact" groups though, no idea. So it's hard to know if or how to split up something when you've got no idea who or what it is.

Probst: Caleb, do you feel some people are playing harder than others?

Caleb: Of course! Sometimes people need to take a step back and look at the game as a whole, not just scrambling to make alliances. Estúpido.

Ryan looks at Danielle, feeling like Caleb’s talking about them.

Probst: Dreamer, you were given the Public Vote Karma Card. What do you think people knowing your vote will do to you?

Dreamer: To be honest, I have no idea what my vote will do to me, could put a target on my back, I don't know, but I think my vote is pretty obvious so I don’t really care. (smirks)

Ryan rolls their eyes.

Probst: Melissa, you won immunity today. Do you think this paints a target on your back?

Melissa: It was very close, so I don't think it puts a target on my back because everyone in this game is here to play, I do think I needed it because a few people have made it very clear that they want me gone. I was loyal to them and they repaid that with lies and deceit. Guess that is the nature of the game. I am a loyal player and if someone has my back I will have theirs.

Danielle nods.

Probst: Tyler, you were voted off at your last tribal. Do you think this will happen again?

Tyler: I hope not! I would say paranoia level is at an all time high since I returned from Reincarnation Island, and tonight I will get back on the right foot hopefully…

Probst: On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being little to intensity and 10 being extremely intense, how intense is the game right now?

Grahame: I'd say about a 7. Things aren't too extreme, but considerin' this is the first vote of the merge, I think tonight is really goin' to shape how the rest of the season is goin' to play out.

Probst: Alright, well with that, it is time to vote. Dylan, you’re up.

No voting confessionals are shown.

Probst: I’ll go tally the votes.

As Probst goes to retrieve the urn, Danielle smiles at Ryan.

Probst: If anyone has a Hidden Immunity Idol and would like to play it, now would be the time do so.

No one stands.

Probst: I’ll read the votes. First vote…

RYAN. This was Dreamer’s vote.

Dreamer giggles as Ryan shakes their head.

RYAN. (2-0)

Ryan stands still, confident, while Dreamer seems pleased.

DREAMER. (2-1)

Dreamer rolls her eyes, as Ryan smirks.

DREAMER. (2-2)

Dreamer looks around, as Caleb seems to be feeling bad.

DREAMER. (3-2)

DREAMER. (4-2)

Dreamer shakes her head, as Tamsyn looks at Grahame.

DREAMER. (5-2)

DREAMER. (6-2)

Dreamer sighs, as Ryan and Danielle both smile.

Twelfth person voted out and first member of our jury… Dreamer.

Dreamer groans and stands up, as Tamsyn shakes her head.

Probst: That’s seven, that’s enough. You need to bring me your torch.

Both Danielle and Ryan smile, as Caleb is staring at the latter.

Probst: Dreamer, the tribe has spoken. Time for you to go.

As Dreamer leaves, Grahame seems happy with his decision.

Probst: Well, guys, despite it being the first merged tribal of the season, you all have come to an near-unanimous decision to send Dreamer home. But, at this stage of the game, can that unity last? You guys can get your torches and head back to camp. Goodnight.

The tribe does just that, as the credits roll.

Tribal Council- Ganesha[]

Tribal Council #6: Ganesha
Voted Against	Voter
Dreamer (10 votes)	Sami, Danielle, Caleb, Grahame, Dylan, Aishia, Mel, Tyler, Timmy, Emilee
Sami (2 votes)	Dreamer, Tamsyn
Voted Off: Dreamer Amor

Voting Confessionals[]

Final Words[]

	“This sucks! I can not believe those people chose Ryan over me... once again this awful person beats me for no reason. But this isn't over. I'm on the jury and I will make sure Ryan doesn't win!”
Dreamer