The Survivor gods don’t care about the best-laid plans, which was what players talked about after Survivor season 35 episode 4 aired Wednesday night.
When a tribe swap occurs, chaos is at the forefront. Players had a game plan eight days in, and everything goes to hell when Jeff Probst says, “Everyone, drop your buffs.” That became the focus of social media reactions toSurvivorseason 35 episode 4, “I Don’t Like Having Snakes Around,” with former players offering up their hot takeson the momentous hour that was.
CBS did not waste any time getting things going, as Jeff Probst was saying “everyone, drop your buffs” almost immediately. Jessicole stays together, while formerSurvivorplayers reminisce about good and bad swap stories.
And away we go....@survivorcbs#SurvivorHHH
— Bret LaBelle (@BretLaBelle)October 18, 2017
Everybody DROP YOUR BUFFS!!!@JeffProbstbrand new game!#Survivor
— Teresa Cooper/T-Bird (@tbirdcooper)October 19, 2017
Tribe swap! We all know how that went for me 😂😂#survivor
— Alexis Maxwell (@alexis_maxwell)October 19, 2017
TRIBE SWAPS SUCK. There... I said it.#Survivor
— Figgy (@hashtagfiggy)October 19, 2017
The new tribes consist of Alan Ball, Ashley Nolan, Desi Williams, Devon Pinto and Joe Mena on Levu (blue buff), Ali Elliott, Chrissy Hofbeck, JP Hilsabeck, Roark Luskin and Ryan Ulrich on Soko (yellow buff) and Ben Driebergen, Cole Medders, Jessica Johnston, Lauren Rimmer and Dr. Mike Zahalsky on Yawa (red buff).
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Yawa, with three Healers, wasted no time in continuing their winning ways, swiping away peanut butter and jelly sandwiches plus potato chips as a reward.
#DropYourBuffsif you play your cards right...go find an idol under a table! Ha! Worked out for me!#SURVIVOR
— ~Troyzan💎 AKA-Troy Robertson (@troy_zan)October 19, 2017
I would’ve died for that reward 😂😂 also pb&j and potato chips are my two most recent month-long cravings 😂😂#survivor
— Alexis Maxwell (@alexis_maxwell)October 19, 2017
It’s Peanut butter jelly time#Survivorpic.twitter.com/7FROYBned4
— Brice Izyah (@BriceIzyah)October 19, 2017
What the rest of the Yawa tribe didn’t know (at first) was that Jessica had a secret advantage hidden in her chip bag, allowing her to block the vote at the next Tribal Council. Much like the Super Idol, if her tribe didn’t go after the next Immunity Challenge, she had to will the “advantage” to someone else on a different tribe.
Unfortunately, Cole can’t keep anything a secret and betrays Jessica’s trust for the second time in as many episodes.
Got damn Cole loose lips sink ships 😒
— 👑ᗪᗩᖇᑎEᒪᒪ👑 (@KingDarnell_32)October 19, 2017
Are u serious!??#cbssurvivor..does everyone just tell everyone else everything!
— Jeremy Collins (@jeremy2collins)October 19, 2017
Are you saying these people are sooooo dumb? :)
— Kass McQuillen (@KassMcQ)October 19, 2017
@MeddersColewhatttttttttt, I'm trying to figure out the strategy to letting out@jessica_lynndonidol secret!#Survivor
— Teresa Cooper/T-Bird (@tbirdcooper)October 19, 2017
Over at the Soko tribe, Ryan confirms to Chrissy that he helped her out in the beginning, which helped sew a bit of trust between the two.
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Making alliances before you’re even on the same tribe 🙌#Survivorpic.twitter.com/5hADvSj921
— SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs)October 19, 2017
I have so many thoughts about#Survivortonight but I can’t tweet them bc@JPCodyMDisn’t here to tell me everybody’s name.#facialblindness
— Candice Cody, MD (@CandiceCodyMD)October 19, 2017
Endearing conversation between@TheRealChrissyH&@TheRyanUlrich...love you both!!!!#Survivor
— Teresa Cooper/T-Bird (@tbirdcooper)October 19, 2017
Over at the Levu tribe, it’s a battle of the egos as Alan and Joe start to make their moves. After they lose the Immunity Challenge, it’s just a contest to see who can out-confident each other, as Alan plays for psychological manipulation and Joe tries to correctly play his idol on himself.
I hope Alan don’t do nothing cray on this tribe 😫😫😫 Idk why I’m all nervous 🤷🏽♀️😫😫😫😂#survivor#SurvivorHHH
— Brice Izyah (@BriceIzyah)October 19, 2017
Once Tribal Council rolled along, Devon revealed his secret advantage willed to him by Jessica, showing he couldn’t vote at that Tribal Council. We could have been subject to a rock draw, but instead, we saw Joe correctly bait Alan and Ashley to vote for him, pulling off an expert Immunity Idol play.
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@joebenji83good job!!!!! Timing is EVERYTHING!!!!#SURVIVOR
— Teresa Cooper/T-Bird (@tbirdcooper)October 19, 2017
WOW! Well that was truly exciting!! 😮😀🌴🌴#Survivor#SurvivorHHH
— Jessica Lewis (@jessicalewis89)October 19, 2017
Woooow did not see that coming. Awesome tribal@survivorcbswont spoil it 😵🤐#HHH#survivor
— Jessie Camacho (@jessiecamacho)October 19, 2017
DANG I love this show!!!#Survivor
— Adam Klein (@AdamScottKlein)October 19, 2017
Next: Survivor: Ranking The Best Seasons
Survivorseason 35 episode 5, “The Past Will Eat You Alive,” airs on October 25 at 8 p.m. ET.
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