Tribal Council Voting

Watch as Joel's plan comes into fruition, brutally blindsiding Mary as the tribe cast their votes.

Erik (Mary): I'm voting for Mary tonight simply because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I'm trying to stay true to my loyalties.

Tracy (Mary with a sad face): This is clearly because it's just a numbers game and you're the one he's gonna go with. Sorry.

Joel (Tracy): This vote is for Tracy because on the way over here I realized I needed a failsafe for my two alliances of Alexis and Natalie.

Kathy (Mary): Sorry Mary. I hardly got to know you, but we're trying to shake up your seven man alliance. Nothing personal, but it's not me. (smiles)

Chet (Mary): Mary, you're a great girl but you need to go.

Mary ("Tracey"): My vote tonight is for you, Tracy. I think you're an awesome lady but I do see you as a threat down the line.

Jason (Chet): My vote is for Chet tonight because this is not a laundromat, this is the game of Survivor. I hope you didn't come out halfway around the world to put up a clothesline.

Alexis (Mary with a heart): Girl this absolutely breaks my heart. I just went with the majority. Sorry.

Mikey B (Chet): Chet, you blew it with your body, your brains, and your heart, and that's just not acceptable to be a teammate of mine.

Natalie (Mary): This is absolutely nothing personal. I just have to keep myself here.

Mary Secret Scene

Mary lets her guard down and is outwitted by the competition.

(Mary, Chet, Alexis, Erik, and Natalie bathe together; one of the women talks about how she likes that they can bathe together)

Mary (solo): I have been making some friends out here. I know everybody says we're not here to make friends, but I've definitely made some bonds. Alexis, Natalie; we're girls and we like to do girly things. Plus you're on an island for 39 days, you might as well enjoy the people around you.

(later, back at camp)

Alexis (to Mary): Money doesn't buy you happiness. Money doesn't really buy you love. I feel so blessed to have learned that lesson early. If I have money or don't have money, that's not what makes me who I am, certainly doesn't make me happy.

(Mary starts saying something about her parents being middle-class and seems to be complimenting them; hard to hear)

Mary (solo): Alexis has just got a really, really good soul. She's got a huge heart. She doesn't give off the vibe that she has other plans that are brewing, other type of alliances or anything like that. It seems very pure and honest.

Alexis (to Natalie) ...think it's really gonna help us out cause it'll guarantee us two if Mary's not here. Know what I mean? (small cut, then Alexis grins) I feel so bad.

Natalie: I thought I wouldn't tell a lie on this.

Alexis: Oh me too, but you have to, except with your alliance (points to Natalie and herself), right? (Alexis agrees)

(Natalie points her index and middle finger to her eye; Alexis does the same, and they touch fingers, followed by Alexis moving her hips around)

Alexis (solo): As all girls know, when there's three girls hanging out, there's one girl left out. I think with Mary out of the picture it really bonds Natalie and myself.

Alexis (smirking): I wanna hug you but I thought it'd be too obvious. Fake hug. Vines, let's go get some vines.

Joel's Master Plan

Joel explains his devious strategy to control his tribe while keeping a low profile, and breaking up the threatening alliances around him.

"We're a tribe of strong personalities. Everybody here has a strong personality. I don't see anybody that is kind of like - well Erik might be a little ho-hum, but I think there's more going on there that we might not see. He's the only one who's kind of like (shrugs), 'Hmm, whatever,' kind of person, which can be good too. We're a tribe of very strong personalities and just don't want to let anything go. We want it our way, we think we know the best way to do it, we've got the best examples, we've got the best experiences, what we bring is the best thing to bring to the table, and on and on down the line."

(cut)

"There was an argument last night over some palm fronds. Jason was concerned about keeping himself protected from the rain while he was watching the fire, which is of concern, but his solution was to take palm fronds off of Chet and Tracy's covering, their roof basically, to protect himself. I couldn't figure out the thought process there, other than that he doesn't like Tracy and Chet. It didn't make sense to me. I didn't want to get involved in the argument, but it kept getting more and more heated and more and more heated, so I stood up and told them to take a break. They didn't want to take a break at first, so I had to get a little more forceful and told them they needed to take a break or I would tear down every shelter we have on the island."

(cut)

"I've been thinking a lot about the dynamic of the game overall. It is a game of loyalty and a game of deception. If we have one person who believes they are leading this tribe in a certain direction, their strongest alliance in my mind would be the alliance to break. If it is perceived that this individual being Mikey is leading this tribe in a certain direction, that that alliance could grow if it's viewed as strong. People would want to jump on board."

(cut)

"I have spoken with Erik. I've spoken with Alexis. I have spoken with Natalie. I believe that is my strong four. I hope it is. I really hope it is, because if that is a strong four, then this is how I see things working out. Tonight, Mary goes home. That's Mikey's alliance. That's done. Mikey's left with Jason. That's two. Then you have the other three, Tracy, Kathy, and Chet. That's three. We've got 'em beat either way. The only way that it wouldn't be the case is if Mikey and Jason teamed up with Tracy, Kathy, and Chet. Tracy absolutely hates Jason and I don't believe they would ever team up together. They would be smart if they set that aside, but I will let that fester as long as I possibly can and possibly feed it. Chet absolutely hates Jason, I don't see them teaming up. My objective would be to play the three against Mikey and Jason once Mary's gone, for Alexis to still act as though she's in Mikey's pocket, for Erik to act as though he's still very tight with Jason, and for Natalie to still act as though she's outside and doesn't know who she's with, while I'm saying I've got no alignment with anybody, I've got no favoritism, I'm totally impartial, whatever you guys want to do, I'm in."

Bickering at Airai

Joel, firefighter and father of two, plays peacemaker at the divided Airai tribe.

Jason (chopping a coconut as Erik watches): I don't know, I smell the sourness already. But I'm going to try not to be so negative, just do my own thing. But they have yet to bring me any coconuts at all. It drives me crazy.

Kathy: Would this one not be a good one because it's too green?

Jason: It's only one.

Kathy: Well, one is one. I'm walking this way anyway. I thought I'd bring some along.

Erik (solo): This camp is driving me nuts. I feel like a little kid stuck with parents who just do not get along. All this bickering and fighting is driving me nuts.

(Chet walks with Joel)

Chet: You seem like a very intelligent, together person. You see what I mean about all this chaos this...

Joel: Yeah, but you knew that coming in, right?

Chet: Yeah, but that's something we need to correct.

Joel (solo): Chet was pretty worked up about Jason last night and almost every day. I'm trying the best I can not to let my emotions play me through this game.

Joel: We're going to have to try to deal with that until we lose, so if you can just change your mental mindset a little bit some of that stuff will roll.

Chet: The stuff is actually affecting us as a tribe as far as lack of water, as far as...

Joel: Here's how it affects the tribe. He does something, you don't like it, it becomes an issue, it gets bigger and bigger and bigger, and now it affects the tribe. When he brings up something to you that's antagonistic, just this right here. (walks away)

Chet: You don't know me that well, do you? (laughs)

Joel: Can you try that?

Chet: I want to do that. You just need to give your speech to a couple of people. (pats him on the back)

Joel (solo): Different people all on the same island. That's the way it's gonna be. We've gotta let some of that stuff brush off. When the emotions get the best of you, you start to lose.

Ozzy and Amanda stole kisses in the night when they thought their tribemates were fast asleep. Now watch as the lovebirds try to deflect the subtle accusations the next morning.

(James chops coconut as everyone else stirs and wakes up)

Ozzy (drinks from a coconut): I had a hard time falling asleep last night. Once I got to sleep I didn't want to get up. (to Jonathan) Saw you get up a couple times to do the fire.

Jonathan: Yeah, two, three times. It's hard to sleep 12 hours straight.

Jonathan (solo): I don't feel threatened right now. Maybe that's stupid. James is not sure what to make of me. He may feel threatened by me, but I don't feel threatened by him. I don't feel threatened by Ozzy, or Amanda, or Parvati. Maybe that's stupid, but myself, Eliza, Ami, Yau-Man, we're four, fifth member is Cirie.

(Cirie chops a coconut while Amanda and Parvati walk near the shore)

Amanda: I feel like we need one more person. (Parvati agrees) The only people I talk to are you, James, and Ozzy. (Parvati agrees)

Amanda (solo): I trust Parv completely. I think her and I could go really far in this game. We both have different strategies, different personalities, but together we could do a lot.

(Ozzy grins at them from the boat)

Parvati: I think Ozzy likes you.

Amanda: Really?

Parvati: I think Ozzy has a crush on you.

Amanda: I'm trying not to talk to Ozzy too much.

Parvati: Why?

Amanda: I don't want people to think...

Parvati: I think you should talk to him as much as you can. Make sure everything is secure. If anything happens, you hold the cards.

Amanda (solo): I think it would be smart for me to take Parv's advice into consideration, because she's right, this is still a game. If it can get me further, then why not?

Mary's Final Words

How did Mary feel about being blindsided? Will she hold a grudge towards the people she trusted? Does she have any regrets? Find out now.

"Well, you guys really, really blindsided me on this one. I definitely, definitely did not see this coming. I thought we had strong alliances, but the game has twists and turns. It's good I learned a lot about myself and got to meet some really incredible individuals and I will keep these memories definitely with me forever and ever and thank you for a chance to really show my true colors in this game. It was fun."

(cut)

"I have no idea what happened. There were some alliances made and I guess I was totally blindsided by the votes. I had no idea I was going home tonight, not even a clue I was gonna be going home tonight. You guys played a good game. I definitely had no idea."

(cut)

"I'm still rooting for the fans. They had to choose someone, and hopefully I'm gonna take it as a compliment. Maybe I was a strong player and they just saw me as too much of a threat. Maybe they didn't. Maybe they saw me as getting too close to some individuals and making friends with others. At this point I'm definitely rooting for the fans and want one of the fans to make it no matter what. They're all very strong individuals. One of the fans will definitely win this Survivor.

(cut)

"I definitely thought that Chet was gonna be voted out tonight. We had basically gonna cast votes, minimum 4 for Chet, 3 for Tracy. Everything was planned out between the alliance of seven people and it definitely didn't go that way. I think there was some people getting a little concerned about some of the friends I was making and thinking those were gonna be really strong alliances throughout the game, alliances so strong they couldn't have been broken."

Mary, the Day After

Mary realizes her natural tendency to be in control may have been her undoing, as she became too comfortable with her alliances.

"The strategy was to make an alliance with at least one or two strong people that I knew I was gonna play out the game and really knew the game of Survivor, basically take those people with me to whatever the final two or final three. My whole focus was taking some strong people because I tried to downplay my strengths as much as possible. To be not somebody who's singled out as a strong player and somebody who really knew the game. I tried to downplay my knowledge as best as I could, but still, there were people on the island who were more paranoid than I was."

(cut)

"I think I was a little too much of a threat because I was talking to everybody, especially Mikey B. Him and I were singled out as people that were really strategizing. I think that gave an opportunity to I'm not gonna say weaker players, but players that already singled themselves and eliminated themselves out of our basic seven strong players, gave them an opportunity to say hey we don't wanna go yet, we're in this game and we want to play it to the end and we're gonna make people lose we see as threats."

(cut)

"I'm a salesperson, so I need to have always the upper hand and I need to know what's going on and basically be able to control a situation. By me feeling I controlled a situation, it did feel a little too easy. It did feel like OK we've got our set seven, I don't have anything to fear, but that's when fear creeps up in your mind the most is when you feel like everything's OK, everyone's on the same side. It's an alternate reality to what's actually going on."

(cut)

"Hour before Tribal Council I really felt like I could have been a little bit more busy with my plan. I do feel liek I held back in those moments, a couple hours before Tribal Council. I could have done more of my homework, take people aside. Basically information is key in this game. Information is everything. Whoever has the most information wins the game. You can create as much, you can go out there and be the information holder, that's one of the keys to this game. I feel like I didn't really express to myself how important that was to have the key of knowledge and to know everyone's plan of attack before it actually happens. I got my throat slit on the chopping block."

(cut)

"It is extremely hard to live on an island with one machete and no fire. That is extreme. I can't really say I've had any experience going into Survivor where I thought it was going to be as tough as it was. You can drink as many coconuts as you want, but literally we're scrambling. Once the sun's going down, you're done. If you don't have your shelter already prepared, if you don't have a roof over your head when the torrential rains come, you're miserable. You're cold, you're miserable, you're wet. Elements play such a big factor in survival and conquering the elements, you can't do it with one machete. That's all we were left with. That's a really hard thing."

(cut)

"Going after your own food is something most men never experience and never will have to experience. We pay good money for that type of stuff and there's a reason for it. It's hard. Going out, I couldn't carry a clam to save my life. Those things are so huge. If it was just me on the island - I thought about that a lot - if it was just me on the island, would I survive. The answer I came across was I would probably starve the first three, four days, and then survival instincts would kick in. You have to kill anything around you and eat it, or learn how to use a machete, pick up a machete and start cracking coconuts or whatever. You can't build a shelter in two hours. It's impossible."

(cut)

"There's already been a huge change in me. Even just six days into it I felt a big change. I believe I have a little more power in myself to overcome obstacles in my life now because of this. I know that would have been even moreso if I had stayed in the game a little bit longer. I could really foresee what happened in this game, why I got voted off early. I really embrace it at this point. It's something you are either pissed off about or embrace it and be happy. I had this amazing experience. I'll probably never have this experience again in my life. I'm just really thankful that I was out there doing everything I possibly could and trying to play my game as best I could. I didn't hold back. I didn't hold back the way I normally would have in a social setting like this. I really tried to fit in and do everything I could to play a social game."