Survivor Borneo Episode 1 Part 1

Survivor Borneo: “16 castaways, 2 tribes, 1 Survivor!” -This morning, sixteen castaways arrive on a beach in a Borneo. The boat approaches the island. Their tribes were already predetermined before they even set foot on the boat and each castaway arrives with almost nothing. -Our host, Jeff Probst, tells them to quickly hop off the boat, take as many supplies as they can and head for shore. Once there, he informs them that they will be divided into two tribes of eight. They will live together, compete together, compete in challenges, and, one by one, vote each other off the island. They were brought here to survive not only the terrain, but each other. Eventually, the tribes will merge into one and they will compete as individuals, but, ultimately, only one of them can be crowned sole survivor and be rewarded one million coins. *They are then divided into/told their tribes: The Tagi Tribe – Toad, Rosalina, Peach, Luigi, Thwomp, Spiny, Fawful, Birdo The Pagong Tribe – Mario, Lakitu, Luma, Yoshi, Wart, Buzzy Beetle, Chuckya, Chain Chomp -They are tasked with building their camps, establishing shelter, gathering food and water, and immediately trust becomes the big question around both camps. The nature of their new social experiment means that nobody knows what to expect. Nobody knows how quickly alliances will shape the game to come. -The castaways all get their first real look at one another in this setting. Some obviously sizing up the competition. Some are noticeably trying to look like they are helping everyone, others are purposely fading into the background and watching, and some are just smiling. Some begin to look for supplies, some just watch everyone or one specific castaway, and some big energies begin to make their presence felt. *The Tagi Tribe hit the beach running. One castaway immediately made gathering supplies their focus, “get wood, get leaves, get something to sleep on!” they shouted, their enthusiasm was enough to get the others to follow. One castaway emerges by checking in on the entire tribe, making everyone feel included. Meanwhile, one castaway is noticeably not saying anything, but they are watching and they lock eyes with a second castaway doing the same. They approach each other, make jokes and compliments, and laugh, and they develop the first bond on the tribe. -Meanwhile, another castaway struggles, they claim that the island is not suited for them and jumps backwards at the sight of a large insect, they say that their best friend would know exactly how to handle this. Another castaway reassures them that they are doing fine, and a small bridge of trust forms. Two castaways are not nearly interested in talking with the group, they provide short answers when asked, they help gather wood, but don’t particularly enjoy being told what to do, so they feel a connection. -When the afternoon arrives, a small social group has formed. The word alliance is not used, but they spend most of their time together. One of them believes one of the outsiders is too unpredictable, but keeps it to themselves for now. *Over with Pagong, things are considerably more unclear. One castaway immediately takes charge of building a shelter, one looks for food, one examines the area around them, one just does general assisting work, things appear structured on the outside. One castaway is bouncing around attempting to appear helpful, another castaway notices and confronts them politely, and a third castaway just watches and laughs at the situation. -One castaway quickly establishes themselves as the strongest worker on the tribe and appears to be the only one interested in leading. They are chopping wood, carrying supplies, and organizing the shelter and the camp. However, not all of the castaways want an obvious leader of the tribe. -Making sure the obvious leader is distracted by work with another castaway, a couple of castaways with concerns discuss the situation and how good the leader is, and they understand each other immediately. Neither suggests anything yet, but the conversation took place. *The following day, each camp receives a message telling them to meet at the beach. Both tribes arrive at the beach to see a giant obstacle course set up. *The rules of the challenge are the tribes must race through the obstacle course, retrieve three bags containing puzzle pieces, carry the bags back, and be the first tribe to complete the puzzle of a mushroom. The winning tribe receives flint, fishing gear, cooking supplies, and a tarp. Worth playing for? (The winning tribe also receives a 2 vote advantage in the immunity challenge.) Survivors ready! #Survivor #BlogGames