Music to My Ears

Season 45 • Episode 4

[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Survivor Season 45 Episode 4, “Music to My Ears.”]

Even a tribe swap couldn’t cease an authentic Lulu member from being voted out in Survivor 45’s fourth episode. If it’s any comfort, the brand new Lulu wasn’t despatched to Tribal Council (the “Lulu loser” streak is over — they gained an immunity problem!), however an authentic bearer of a yellow buff turned the fourth consecutive Lulu member to be voted out. And Jeff Probst (and viewers, little question) weren’t happy when that participant requested to be voted out like Hannah within the premiere.

Jeff gathered the three groups for what they thought was a problem, nevertheless it turned out to be a tribe swap. Gamers randomly chosen buffs wrapped in burlap from a bowl to create new groups. The outcomes have been Emily going to Belo (the one new tribe with members from all three earlier teams), Kaleb staying at Lulu, and Sean going to Reba.

Emily benefited most from this change-up. As a substitute of main along with her cut-throat angle as she did within the premiere, Emily determined to let her new staff get to know the true her first, strained relationships with Lulu and all. That manner, she seemed like a staff participant to Drew and Austin, previously from Reba, and Brando and Kendra, who remained from Belo. Drew and Austin, a powerful alliance with an idol and a bonus of their favor, hit it off with the strategic Emily and instantly roped her into their alliance.

Kellie was proper to make associates with the all-male and all-female alliances at Belo. With 4 former Belos switching to Lulu, she moved camps with nearly all of her associates. Katurah, nevertheless, made her dislike of Bruce clear when questioning the story Bruce instructed them in regards to the journey he, Kaleb, and Brandon went on earlier this season. Proper there, Katurah turned a goal for Bruce, and Katurah — who’s been gunning for Bruce’s elimination since Day 1 — appears to be superb with that. Kaleb understood the place the previous Belo divisions lay when she warned of Bruce’s potential risk to their video games.

Gamers choose new buffs in Survivor Season 45 Episode 4 (Credit score: Robert Voets/CBS)

At Reba, Sean was the one new member. Everybody else — Julie, Dee, J, and Sifu — had been on Reba all season lengthy. He shortly bonded with J, however Julie and Dee (with Sifu’s assist) went by Sean’s bag on the lookout for an idol to no avail. The ladies are satisfied Sifu has an idol (he doesn’t; Reba’s idol left with Austin) and wish him out, however for the sake of getting sufficient bodily energy for challenges, they wish to preserve Sifu and minimize Sean.

The immunity problem was an final take a look at of teamwork. From standing inside a bamboo cage, the brand new tribes needed to carry the large construction from the water throughout the seaside and exactly place it on a marked spot. Then, they needed to dig a tunnel beneath the cage large enough for one participant to crawl out. That participant then untied and handed balls to their teammates within the cages, considered one of whom would attempt to shoot them into three baskets of various heights to win.

The brand new Belo and Lulu labored collectively properly, however Reba, not as a lot. Kaleb snagged the win (and for the primary time, flint) for Lulu along with his photographs. New teammates Kellie, Jake, Bruce, and Katurah celebrated his milestone victory, which made Kaleb tear up. Emily additionally cried realizing she wasn’t going again to Tribal Council and realizing this win additional cemented a bond along with her new teammates. Reba struggled with the loss, which marked their first journey to Tribal Council.

By means of tears, Dee instructed Jeff there was no “pleasure” going to Tribal Council. She admitted they’d much less bodily energy than the opposite two new tribes. On condition that Sifu was the rationale they completed not far behind Belo, he appeared invaluable to Reba, however J instructed the cameras this was her probability to blindside Sifu and get him out. Dee and Julie additionally appeared to need Sifu out.

This episode is the primary time because the premiere that viewers have seen extra of Sifu’s character and technique. His confessional revealed self-awareness in regards to the girls’s alliance and the inaccurate concept that he has an idol. However even with that information, he had no thought the ladies had put him on the chopping block (provided that he was the one cause the tribe almost caught up within the immunity problem, they in all probability ought to preserve him round).

Sean in Survivor Season 45 Episode 3 (Credit score: Robert Voets/CBS)

Reba spoke kindly of Sean throughout Tribal speak with Jeff. And in On Hearth, the official Survivor podcast, Jeff revealed that each solo Reba interview for this episode instructed them that Sifu was going residence. That’s why it was so stunning to Jeff when Sean made an emotional enchantment to the staff, asking them to vote him out, saying his true nice “journey” was his life along with his husband at residence.

Jeff couldn’t imagine what he was listening to, however Dee whispered to Julie to not give into Sean’s plea and vote for Sifu as a substitute. 4 votes went to Sean, sending him residence as he requested, however there was additionally one vote for Sifu and one vote for Dee. As they hugged goodbye, Sifu whispered, “Did you vote for me?” Sean whispered again no, and Sifu knew that Reba’s belief had been damaged. Sean instructed the reality: the credit revealed that Dee voted for Sifu, and Sean voted for Dee. Julie ignored Dee’s order and voted for Sean,  separating herself from her closest ally.

Jeff mentioned Sean made an enormous mistake within the podcast, which drops new episodes after every new Survivor episode. He satisfied himself he was on the outs, however Sifu was actually the objective. Asking to be voted out sealed his personal destiny. The tribe swap definitely shook issues up, however we’d be glad to by no means see a participant self-eliminate once more. Hopefully, asking to your personal elimination gained’t be allowed sooner or later. In any other case, what’s the purpose of even competing?

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