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Episode 2 - Undisclosed Title

The Time For Action

Upon returning from tribal council, a few of the Foa Foa castaways express disappointment over Jaison's choice. Ashley was upset over the loss of a friend "It really sucked to see Mike go home. I mean, he was just such a nice guy and he wanted to be out here SO badly. I get where Jaison's coming from, but it still hurts to see Mike go home instead of Russell." Russell H., on the other hand, has his mind focused on how Mike's departure changes the game "It wasn't me, and that's a positive, but right now, I'm lookin' at the numbers and Marisa's little clique have almost half the tribe under their spell. I need to start makin' moves if I don't wanna go home next." Meanwhile, Marisa's alliance discusses Russell's call-out at tribal council. Marisa says that it was a desperate effort and that Russell will be gone soon enough, but Natalie expresses doubts "We have a strong alliance…but there's only four of us. The other five could still team up. I don't know if I trust Marisa enough to put my fate in her hands."

A Calm Vibe

After a heated tribal council, the Galu tribe wakes up bright and early to start their day. Kelly and Dave go off to the beach together to practice some early morning yoga. Kelly describes the atmosphere around camp "It was really nice to wake up this morning and just have everyone in good spirits. There's a very mellow atmosphere around camp and I think it's good for us." The tribe is then shown sitting around their fire pit, cheering as John strikes the tribe's new flint against their machete, giving them fire. John comments on the event "I'm a rocket scientist, so normally I deal with equations and planning and stuff. But today I made fire for the camp, so I guess I'm brains, beauty, and a kickass outdoorsman too, haha. I'm the triple threat." The tribe then spends the morning just sitting around the campfire and relaxing, with Dave telling a funny story, resulting in laughter from the tribe, and roaring laughter from Yasmin. Erik tells a few jokes that once again have Yasmin laughing out loud, which he comments on "Yasmin can be very expressive. She's definitely one of those girls who goes to the movies and then yells stuff at the screen."

Alliance Building 101

Russell kneels by the fire pit in the morning as Ben strikes up the tribe's fire again after it went out during the night. Betsy sits with them as Russell H. brings up the subject of alliances. He intimates to the camera "Mike goin' home took out one more number I could've used against those girls. My back is up against the wall right now, so right now, it's not like talkin' to people is gonna make things WORSE, but it might make things a whole lot better." He says he trusts the two of them implicitly, as they're both hard workers, and he feels at though he has a shared experience with them. He then brings up the fact that Marisa's alliance is dangerous, because they nearly have a majority, so the three of them need to stick together. Ben discusses Russell's offer "Russell'n me are both southerners at heart, and we're men of our word. Like, when he tells me he wants to work with me and he wants to have my back, I'm gonna believe him. No questions asked." Betsy, Ben and Russell shake hands, agreeing to work together with a common interest, with the intent of trying to sway some of the others in the near future.

The All-Seeing Eye

John, Erik and Monica carry wood, or in Monica's case, palm fronds, back to camp as Brett watches them from the shelter. He discusses life around camp "I don't really have anyone I'm really CLOSE to. But at this point, I'm think I'm in a good position, because right now, I'm just watching everyone. I'm seeing who goes off with who, and who doesn't like who, and I want to use that to my advantage." Kelly and Yasmin laugh as Kelly works on braiding Yasmin's hair, with Russell saying he calls the next seating. Yasmin says she can braid his hair while Kelly does hers. Brett continues to simply observe the others in his tribe "I've seen Erik and John hanging around a lot. John and Monica are cuddling in the shelter. Yasmin and Kelly hang out. Russell and Shambo are always working around camp. There's so many pairs on this tribe that we're like a powder keg waiting to explode. And I don't want to get caught in the blast."

Love Is In The Air?

Mick and Jaison are standing at the tribe's shelter, adjusting the tribe's roof so that it sits up higher and more securely. Natalie watches them from the fire pit "I've got a boyfriend back home, but Mick and Jaison…I'm not gonna lie…those two're some good lookin' men. If I can use my southern charms to get in good with them, I'll do it. I know it's just a game and after this is all over…what happens in Samoa stays in Samoa." Mick and Jaison lay on their stomachs inside the shelter as Natalie kneels over Mick, rubbing his back, and Marisa rubbing Jaison's. Mick jokingly ask Natalie to move lower, and all four of them laugh. He comments on Natalie "I don't know, maybe Natalie's just playing the game and trying to get my guard down, but...I've got a girlfriend back home, and she's a big part of why I'm out here right now. So while the massages are nice, I'll have to make sure Natalie doesn't go too far." Meanwhile, Marisa moves up between Jaison's shoulderblades and describes her strategy "Jaison didn't make the decision I wanted at tribal council, but he also didn't go against me, either, so I'm gonna do anything it takes to secure him on our side."

Reward/Immunity Challenge 2 - As the Wheel Turns

Jeff welcomes the two tribes to the challenge and reveals that Mike was voted out of Foa Foa, while Laura was voted out of Galu. He then announces that the two tribes will both be competing, once again, for both reward and immunity. The challenge is set up with a massive pole sticking out of the beach with two rotating beans extending from it in opposite directions, each one with a movable wheel on the end. When Jeff says go, the two teams begin pushing on their beam, making the wheel move through the sand in a clockwise direction, towards the other tribe. When one tribe's wheel touches the other tribe's, that tribe wins the challenge. Jeff reveals the reward to be flippers, a snorkle, a diver's mask, fishing hooks, fishing line, and a Hawaiian sling.

The two tribes get in position and begin pushing when Jeff says go. Russell H. and Jaison push near the wheel for their tribe, digging their heels in and straining. On Galu, Shambo takes on a similar role, barking at her tribe to push harder, while Monica and Kelly, the two smallest members of the tribe, struggle to push at the far end. Foa Foa works together, their men and Betsy pushing hard at the far end of their axle while the other girls do their part, keeping up. Foa Foa starts to close the gap as Shambo looks back and yells for the younger girls at the end to push harder. Monica stumbles and falls, which results in the team needing to stop briefly to help her up. Foa Foa continues to gain ground before finally, their wheel hits the back of Galu's, giving them the win.

Jeff hands Foa Foa their basket of fishing supplies while Galu looks on dejectedly. Jeff tells them he'll see them at tribal council, and both tribes head off for home as Shambo offers her thoughts on the situation "I can't BELIEVE we lost again, man. We're a STRONG tribe, but we just can't get it together for these challenges, and I just don't GET it."

Broken Love Tribe

At the Galu campsite, Monica apologizes to the tribe for letting them down, and gets a hug from John. She expresses dismay about her performance "There's no one on the tribe who really DESERVES to go home, and it just sucks to do so poorly in the challenge, because that puts a target on my back." Shambo goes off on the tribe, telling them how frustrated she is and how the team needs to start winning, because she doesn't want to have to go back to tribal council again. Erik responds to her comments "Shambo gets a little emotional. Probably that time of the month. But um…if she doesn't want to have to go to tribal council again…I know ONE way that could make SURE she doesn't have to deal with it, so let's get her outta here." Shambo sits in the ocean, along with Russell, and vents about her frustrations to him. She continues to vent in a confessional "I HATE to lose, and I KNOW we don't have any losers on this tribe, but I just don't get WHY we can't pull this off. Those guys on the yellow tribe aren't so tough. We should be kickin' their asses."

Leader in the Middle

Jaison, Russell and Ben go off together to try fishing, using their new equipment, and while they stand out in the water, Russell H. once again restates his offer of an alliance to Jaison. He says "I've got Ben, I've got Betsy, but I still need two more votes if I'm gonna make it through the next tribal council. Jaison's a strong guy and he's someone I need on my side, because it makes sense for him to keep me." Jaison says he's down with the idea, and Ben, using the Hawaiian sling, manages to catch himself a reasonably-sized fish, which results in high-fives and congratulations from the other two men.

Marisa and Liz are then shown swimming with Jaison, where Liz asks him what he was talking about with Russell and Ben earlier. Jaison tells them that Russell asked him about joining an alliance with him again. Marisa expresses concern about Russell's offer "I like Jaison, and he seems like a nice guy who could be really useful to my alliance, but it just really worries me that he's dealing with Russell. I need him to be solid with me." As Jaison shakes hands with the girls and hugs Marisa, he comments on his own situation "I'm kinda caught in the middle right now, because both of these sides want my vote, and I know I'm gonna piss someone off either way. It's not a good spot to be in."

The Player or the Played?

Brett discusses the vote, now that the challenge has been lost "No one WANTS to make a decision about who to vote out, but from where I'm standing, there's two people who've really stepped up and put their necks on the line." Russell is shown talking with Brett about voting out Monica as a weak link in the challenges. Russell brings up that she's not going to bring anything to the team physically, and Brett agrees. Brett is then shown talking with John and Erik about voting out Shambo for being a negative impact on the tribe. John nods and agrees, and Erik says they can't have someone making a scene like that after every loss. Brett then explains his own strategy "I may not have any close connections with anyone yet, but if I play my cards right, I can make it so whoever goes home…half the tribe is in the majority, and I'm part of that majority."

Russell S. is then shown talking to a group of Shambo, Dave, Yasmin and Kelly, saying that the target is Monica at tribal council. He shows dismay about the vote "Monica's a sweet girl, but right now, our tribe is just down and we need to stay strong if we're gonna survive." In a separate meeting, John solidifies the vote with Monica and Erik, saying they need to vote out Shambo before she becomes a blight on their tribe. Monica is relieved to hear the news "I know we've got a strong alliance going right now, and it's just a huge weight off my shoulders to know someone ELSE is the target."

John meets with Kelly and tells her that he wants to vote out Shambo, but he needs her vote to have the numbers to keep Monica. He says that he's got Erik, Monica, himself and Brett, which leads to confusion from Kelly, who asks about Brett. John confirms his statement as Kelly wonders if what he's saying is accurate "John tells me that he needs my vote to take out Shambo, because he already has four votes on his side, including Brett. Now, RUSSELL told me that Brett is with HIM in voting out Monica. So I'm wondering…whose side is Brett on?"

Kelly is then shown having a conversation and telling Russell what she was told by John. Russell S. wonders why Brett would try to play both sides "We're less than a week into the game…why are you gonna try and stir things up already? We need to be UNITED." Russell then talks to John for confirmation of what Kelly told him, and John begins to feel a bit irritated with Brett "We don't even have the numbers WITH him, so it seems like just punk move to try and make me look bad after the vote. That's not cool."

Russell, Dave and Shambo discuss the vote and question whether it would be smarter to vote out Brett, or to stick with the plan and vote out Monica. Shambo expresses displeasure "Is Brett our weakest link? No. I don't care if he's throwing me under the bus or not. He didn't cost us during that challenge. Monica did. She's a nice girl, but she's our weakest link." Erik expresses a similar concern on his side of the alliance "I don't really give a *censored* if Brett's a liar or not. Shambo dug her grave and now she should have to lie in it." Brett caps off the scene as the tribe heads off to tribal council "Whatever happens tonight, it's gonna suck to see someone go home, but I think I'm in it for the long haul."

Tribal Council #3 - Galu Tribe

The nine members of the Galu tribe enter the tribal council area and take their seats. Jeff begins by asking Shambo how she feels to have lost twice in a row. She responds by saying that she's a marine and it's hard for her to feel the disappointment that goes along with losing twice in a row. Jeff makes a note about Monica falling during the challenge, which she immediately responds to "It was a TOUGH challenge. Like, I don't think it was me, or any ONE person that lost it for us." Shambo responds by repeating the fact that she DID fall. Monica repeats her assertion of strength, saying she was down for a very short amount of time that didn't impact the end result.

Jeff moves on to asking what life is like for the tribe around camp. Kelly answers by saying that for the most part, they're a big, happy family. Jeff asks what she means by "for the most part" and Kelly says that it seems like Brett has been trying to play two sides of the camp against each other. Brett acts shocked and denies the accusation. John asks him then to flat out tell everyone where he stands in the tribe. Brett says that he doesn't really have anyone who he has a close alliance with, and John pushes further, asking him who he's voting for. Brett finally admits that he's planning on voting for Monica because that's what the majority is doing. John expresses disappointment and anger over Brett lying to him for seemingly no reason.

Jeff then asks Russell S. about why it always seems like there's two people getting into it at tribal council for Galu. He responds by saying that it's tough losing challenges, and people are bound to get paranoid, but they just need to keep their heads and make the right moves to help Galu win. After finishing his questions, Jeff sends the players up to vote, starting with Shambo.

At the voting confessional Monica holds up a vote for Brett and gives her confessional "It's not like my vote is gonna make a difference anyway." Brett then casts his vote for Monica "I really wanted to work with you guys…but it's just not gonna work out. Sorry." Finally, Russell S. goes to vote and holds his vote up to the camera "None of us should be going home, but the tribe NEEDS to stay strong."

Jeff then reads the votes to the castaways, one at a time:

MONICA L.

BRETT.

BRET.

BRETT.

BRETT.

Brett seems legitimately shocked to see his name come up that many times.

BRETT.

Jeff reads the sixth vote, leaving three more for Brett in the urn as he becomes the third person voted out of Survivor: Samoa. Brett shakes hands with Russell, taking his ousting with grace, although he is denied a handshake with Erik when he goes for it. His torch is snuffed and he walks off into the night. Jeff comments that once again, while the tribe may fight, they remain united in their votes, and he hopes they made a choice that will help them out of their losing streak. He wishes them goodnight and the tribe heads off, back to camp.

Brett's Final Words:

Brett slaps his forehead and stares dumbly into the camera. He sighs and admits that he tried to play too hard too fast, and that he has no one to blame but himself. He says that if he could do it over again, he would've worked harder to find at least one person on the tribe he could connect with, and stay loyal to that person. Still, he admits that playing Survivor, even for six days, is one of the greatest experiences he's had in his life, and he would do it again any day of the week.

Episode 3 - Undisclosed Title

On Galu, Shambo goes on the warpath in search of her tribe's first win.

On Foa Foa, everyone is on edge as two rival alliances jockey for positioning.

And in a tough challenge, the castaways, who've gone without food for quite some time, suddenly lose their appetites in the face of some Samoan delicacies.