JEFF PROBST: Previously, on Survivor 3.01: The Yukon: Previous Tribe loyalties came into question. Of the nine players remaining, only two, Ruby, and Mr. B Natural, had never been part of the Konga Tribe. While Mickey had emerged as the one calling the shots in the voting, there was still a strong element of the Rowsdower Tribe that wanted to unseat him. Mickey was able to persuade B to join his faction, and Melissa was the eighth person voted out of the Yukon. However, B was then seen as a sniveling turncoat, and Mickey’s recruitment of him left a sour taste with many of the players. Now only eight remain.
[Tree Mail]
In this land of snow and ice,
We’ve built for each a small device.
If everything falls into place,
Immunity will be your grace.
[Immunity Challenge. The Survivors arrive in a clearing. In front of them are eight sets of an elaborate combination of machinery, meat cleavers, bowling balls, and so on, connected via a system of pulleys and springboards.]
JEFF PROBST: Survivors, welcome to another Immunity Challenge. First, I’ll need to take back the Immunity Necklace. [Torgo hands it over.] Now, the goal of today’s Immunity Challenge is very simple: light a fire and raise a flag. However, to make this more interesting, we’ve had our production staff construct these lovely Rube-Goldberg devices.
Here’s how they work: At my signal, you’ll dash about fifty yards to the other end of the clearing, and gather up some materials to build a fire. Come back here, and get your fire started. To save time, we’ve given you each a box of matches. The flames need to be high enough to…
NEIL: Burn a string, which breaks, releasing the counterweight, so that the flag will fly up, right?
JEFF PROBST: Not quite. The flames need to be high enough to boil the water in the teakettle, so that the buildup of pressure causes the cork to shoot out of the spout of the teakettle. The cork then needs to hit the button in the wall frame, causing the Murphy Bed to come out of the wall. The leg of the bed should then hit the springboard, which will send the meat cleaver into the air. The cleaver will fall, cutting the string, releasing the twenty-pound weight connected to the trigger of a rifle. The rifle will then fire, shooting another string, which releases the bowling ball suspended over the funnel. The bowling ball then passes through the funnel, and into the chute, coming out at the upturned end of the chute. The ball needs to pass through the basketball hoop, below which is a concertina standing on end. When the ball falls onto the concertina, the resulting sound will startle the arctic vole, waiting in a cage nearby. Your vole will then begin running on a wheel, which will generate electricity to power the heating element. This will cause the ice at the end of the see-saw to melt, and when the other end drops, the flag will fly up. First Survivor to raise his flag wins Immunity. Any questions?
GEORGIA: Somebody’s watched way too many Warner Brothers cartoons.
JEFF PROBST: Now, you’re only allowed to touch your fire materials. If, at any time, you touch any of the machinery, you will be disqualified. Survivors, ready? GO!
[The Survivors dash across the field to collect the material to start their fires, and return to their set-ups. Torgo immediately sets his hand on fire. Howling in pain, he bumps into the teakettle, which falls, putting out his fire.]
JEFF PROBST: Sorry, Torgo, you’re disqualified.
[Neil is the first to get his fire started, and the water soon boils. However, the cork goes a bit wide of the mark, and instead strikes Mr. B Natural in the face. Frustrated, Neil grabs the rifle, and shoots the concertina.]
JEFF PROBST: Neil, you touched the rifle. You’re disqualified.
NEIL: Understood. Felt good to fire a rifle, though.
[Ruby is so distressed about this, she falls to the ground, burying her face in her hands.]
JEFF PROBST: Keep going, Ruby! You’re not disqualified, only Neil!
[The remaining Survivors have now all got their fires going, and stand back, waiting for their machines to do the work. Eulabelle’s meat cleaver flies into the air, but lands on its side, failing to cut the string. Roger’s rifle goes off, releasing the bowling ball. Unfortunately, it misses the funnel. Roger is standing in the wrong spot, and gets hit on the head by the bowling ball. Georgia is a little more successful: her bowling ball goes through the hoop but misses the concertina, crushing the vole instead. For Mickey, everything comes off without a hitch, and his flag is raised. Mickey does a little dance of joy.]
JEFF PROBST: Congratulations, Mickey, you have won Immunity. [Mickey proudly puts on the Immunity Necklace.] I’ll see you all tonight at Tribal Council.
[Tribal Council]
JEFF PROBST: OK, first, we’ll bring in the Jury. [After a long pause, Melissa enters the Tribal Council area, and takes a seat opposite the remaining Survivors.] The Jury is here only to observe. You may not speak to the Jury, and the Jury may not speak to you. Now before the Vote, I’d like to get your thoughts on something. Is this just a game, or are morals and ethics important, too? B?
MR. B NATURAL: Oh, it’s just a game! Sort of like chess! I like chess; you have all these little men to play with, a horsie, a little house, and the Queen is the most powerful of all!
TORGO: It’s all about… CONFIDENCE. You need to… BE… confident, but not seem… TOO… confident. I think.
GEORGIA: It is a game, but if you want to win, you have to be ready to compromise your personal ethics.
EULABELLE: I think it’s about controlling the other players. I rule I eternally, but you need to bend others to your will, mon.
NEIL: Did you just say “mon”? When did that start?
MICKEY: Trust is a huge part of the Game. I trust my gut. My gut doesn’t lie. It accurately told me who would be voted out last time.
RUBY: What does your gut tell you this time, honey?
MICKEY: My gut is in turmoil. Upset. Signs unclear, try again later.
ROGER: Well, trust is important, but also not important. It’s a game, but ethics and morals are part of it. Maybe a big part, maybe not. That’s what Ah think. Sorta.
JEFF PROBST: OK, it’s time to vote.
[The eight Survivors cast their votes, and the last to vote returns the bowl containing the votes to Jeff.]
JEFF PROBST: All right, I need to remind you that once the votes are tallied, the decision of the Tribe is final. The person receiving the most votes will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately. I’ll read the votes.
The first vote: Mr. B Natural.
Second vote: B.
Third vote: Neil.
Fourth vote: B Natural.
The fifth vote: Fruit Pie. Let’s just assume that’s one for B.
MR. B NATURAL: Hey!
JEFF PROBST: Don’t worry about it.
The sixth vote: Neil. That’s four votes for Fruit Pie, I mean Mr. B Natural, and two for Neil.
The seventh vote [A look of grave significance comes over Jeff’s face]: Mr. B Natural. B, come up here, and bring your torch.
[B skips up to the podium with his torch.]
JEFF PROBST: The Tribe has spoken. [Extinguishes torch, and B prances off into the darkness.] We now have the second member of our Jury. The rest of you each have a one in seven chance of winning. If we pulled your names out of a hat, anyway. I’ll see you all tomorrow.
[Confessional]
MR. B NATURAL: Wow. Twenty-seven days! Well, I’m really quite pleased that I lasted that long, seeing as how I’m an outcast and everything! Now, I’ve written a little song to commemorate my time here, and I’m going to sing it for you now:
o/~ In the frozen Yukon tundra,
Up near the Northern Pole,
Sixteen people played a game,
With money as their goal.
They were divided in two Tribes,
The producer must have taken bribes.
I wound up on a losing team,
I get so mad, I could just scream!
Loser role call:
Warren! Kitten! Melissa! Glennnnnnnnnnn!
If you’re wondering who will win this game,
And looking for some clues,
Anyone can win it all, but most of them will lose.
Oh Survivor 3.01 in the Yukon! ~\o.
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