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Episode 4 – "Let Chaos Reign"
Part 2

Day 11
The next day sees cloudier conditions, but nonetheless, the tribes are raring to compete in another reward challenge. Judge Judy greets Honifor on a pontoon in the middle of the ocean, as Berajilo row in. “Honifor, take a look at the new Berajilo tribe,” says Judy, as the other tribe notices that Rachelle was voted out at the last Tribal Council. “Rachelle, voted out at the last Tribal Council,” says Judy, in case they hadn’t already worked this out. Takondwa takes one look at Edwina and her puffy red eyes, and asks earnestly, “girl, have you been letting people poop on you?” (the tribe laughs, Edwina is highly offended). Judy then gets around to explaining how today’s challenge will work:

One tribe member at a time, the two tribes must move across a narrow beam and around the other tribe members. The person crossing can only touch one member at a time. If they touch two people at once or fall into the water, they must start all over. Once a member reaches the platform, the next person goes. The tribe who gets all their members across first wins reward in the form of a barbecue with beer and soft drinks.

Steadman, as the tallest man, volunteers to sit out of the challenge for Berajilo. The combination of Edwina’s limited eyesight, Hallie’s poor balance and Kenton’s large feet contributes to Berajilo’s loss and therefore Honifor’s second consecutive reward win, which they all celebrate by jumping into the ocean. Judy congratulates Honifor on their victory (while scolding them for splashing her with seawater) before turning to Berajilo and telling them that she has nothing for them.

Honifor excitedly run to the corner of their beach where a barbecue has been set up, complete with an ice box filled with beer and soft drinks. Takondwa goes straight for the beer, surprising her tribemates, leaving Kyle and Chris to enjoy whatever’s left. Over a selection of burgers, ribs and shrimp, the tribe toasts the great form they are currently enjoying in relation to challenge wins, although talk soon turns to the weather. “It was so nice yesterday. Look at it now,” Aubin says as the dark clouds form above them. “Then again,” Kyle interjects, “we’re on Survivor. We’re hardly going to let a little rain ruin our barbecue, y’know.” They share a strained laugh as Takondwa sips her third beer of the afternoon. Later, when alone together by the well, Aubin talks to Alicia about potentially voting out Kyle, in the event that the tribe loses the next immunity challenge. They agree that as he is the tribe’s primary provider, he most likely won’t consider the possibility of being targeted so early, paving the way for an easy blindside. The two shake on this and go their separate ways.

As Honifor enjoy their meal, Berajilo return to camp empty-handed, and spend much of the remainder of the day sitting around the fire, waiting for the rain to come. Eventually, Justin gets frustrated with the lack of activity, and refuses to let one challenge loss spoil his energy, considering how upbeat the tribe was the previous day. “Look, I’m no genius,” he confesses, “I know I’m no Alfred Einstone (sic). But if nobody does anything interesting around here then we’re all just gonna rot.” He then smiles that this is his chance to “get these suckers on edge.” His plan to liven things up consists of him taking Steadman’s shoes and placing them in Jordan’s bag, before placing Jordan’s bag in Edwina’s section of the shelter. He does this without raising suspicion, as his fellow tribemates are too busy pre-emptively protecting the camp’s fire from the rain by having two people hold the tarp several feet away at all times. However, when the majority of the tribe later returns to the shelter, Steadman notices that his shoes have disappeared. Rather than get angry at someone touching his property, he takes what he assumes to be an innocent prank on the chin, and makes it known to whoever the culprit is that he won’t spend his time looking for the lost shoes (“I’ve played the detective enough as it is this week”). That night, Edwina finds Jordan’s bag in her area of the shelter, and hands it back to him. Inside, Jordan finds Steadman’s shoes, and swiftly returns them to their owner. In a confessional, Steadman says that he believes that it was Jordan who took the shoes as they must have been in his bag for a reason, but reiterates that there are no hard feelings involved. He says that he doesn’t want to ruin any pre-existing relationships because he wants to keep Jordan, along with Edwina, on his side, and believes that Kristin and Kenton will go along with the three of them to make a majority alliance. In another confessional, Justin complains that his plan has seemingly backfired, as rather than cause distrust and disunity between the players who aren’t in his foursome alliance, it seems to have only strengthened their bond. “Oh well. Plan B it is...”