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Episode 2 – "Threesomes Have More Fun"
Part 3

Day 6
The following morning, the tribes gather once again for their latest immunity challenge:

One person from each tribe must swim out to a platform, climb to the top, smash a tile, and retrieve a key. Then the next person goes. Once all five keys are collected, one person must use those keys to open a box and retrieve a ball. The remaining two tribe members must use that ball to break five tiles. The first tribe to break all five tiles wins immunity.

With Edwina sitting out, Kenton, Kristin and Jordan lead the tribe to another victory, with tile-smashers Steadman and Justin bringing home the win. As Berajilo celebrate their second consecutive immunity, Judge Judy tells a disappointed Honifor that she’ll be seeing them at Tribal Council tonight.

“Thank god for that idol clue!” Theresa laughs in a confessional as Honifor return to their beach, facing another Tribal Council. She says that while it was not her original intention to share the clue with Chris, it is in fact a strong move as it will form an almost unbreakable bond between the two. However, she also says that she is “no fool”, and knows that in order to survive she’ll have to do more than make one friend. Exploring her options, she approaches Kyle, who is engaging in some shirtless wood chopping by the fire. She explains that she views Kyle as the kingpin of the current alliance, and that it would be highly beneficial for her game if she were able to get into his back pocket. Theresa explains her worries regarding her position in the game to Kyle, and he says that he understands why she is panicking. He tells her that if he hears anyone discussing writing down her name, he’ll be the first to let her know. In a confessional, Kyle says that he’s grown to view Theresa as a mother figure recently, “although given the number of… let’s say wild thoughts I’ve had about Theresa, maybe my mother isn’t the best comparison.”

During Theresa and Kyle’s conversation, Aubin and Alicia sit to one side, boiling water. Aubin notices their flirty body language and wonders if something more than the usual ‘save me’ plea is going on. He talks to Alicia about this, and she agrees that Theresa could pull Kyle away from their alliance. Fearing that Theresa is making connections faster than anyone else, Aubin goes to talk with Callum (who has now completed his shell replica of the Millennium Falcon, and has moved onto building the TARDIS out of sand) in order to explore his options, following their earlier conversation. Immediately, Callum fears for his life in the game and apologises to Aubin for his poor performance in the challenge, as he and Takondwa were the two tile-smashers. Aubin confesses that someone like Callum could be used an easy number going forward, although his tendency to run his mouth could cause problems later down the line. In turn, Callum confesses that he is wary of Aubin, and wonders if him suddenly making an effort to talk to him is an attempt to lull him into a false sense of security before the vote.

By now, Theresa has offered to help Kyle with chopping wood, with Chris standing by to collect additional wood if necessary. Kyle has noticed that Aubin has been speaking to Callum for a while, and tells Theresa that he thinks he’s been acting strangely. “Not the kind of thing a loyal person does, huh?” Kyle asks, aiming to gauge Theresa’s thoughts. Seeing a potential crack in the alliance, she immediately suggests voting out Aubin for being a flipper. Kyle, mid-chop, says he’ll think about it. “After all,” he says in a confessional. “Alliances are like jelly at this point. We’re still waiting for them to set.” Chris, who has been witness to this conversation, tells in a separate confessional of how nervous it made him, explaining that he has been loyal to Aubin ever since their “lawyer handshake” on day two, and wants to work with him above anyone else – including Theresa. Therefore, he considers it beneficial to his game to vote out somebody like Callum, who he has been unable to crack, and believes that using a potential idol on Aubin would help build trust going forward. Telling the tribe that he would go and collect more wood, Chris rushes into the jungle and takes the clue out of his pocket, desperate to have some control over the vote amongst the unfolding madness. He finds the location of the idol on a map and begins to dig frantically.

The castaways gather around the camp fire as the sun begins to set. Takondwa whispers to Aubin if, as they had all seemingly silently agreed following the immunity challenge loss, Callum was the easy vote tonight. He nods, and she relaxes, asking him to “rub grandma’s foot for her.” Meanwhile, Theresa goes looking for Chris, who has been missing for several hours. “It’s odd,” she says in a confessional just before Tribal Council. “He was supposed to be looking for firewood. Surely he can’t be hunting for the idol? If we’re all voting for Callum, why would Chris need the idol? Trust me, if that boy’s taken my idol, I’m going to give him a right good spanking.”

Chris returns at the last minute as the castaways collect their torches and make their way to Tribal Council. Theresa glares at his pockets and then into his guilty eyes. Chris looks away. In a confessional, Kyle says that there are currently plans all over the place, leading to “one confused Honifor”, and that making the wrong decision tonight could lead to catastrophic consequences for the tribe later down the line.