Survivor Edge of Extinction episode 1 press photos: Bring Me To Life

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So long season 37; hello, Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 1 press photos! These select shots are the highlights of the first three days of the game.

Warning: These Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 1 press photos will show the tribes and players as they live on the beaches for the first few days.

We’re inching closer and closer to the Edge of Extinction … Survivor’s offseason extinction that is! With just a week left until we find out who will be the first voted out (but not likely the first player eliminated from the game), the nervous excitement for what can only be assumed to be a hot mess of a season is building up to a boiling point.

Thankfully, CBS has uploaded the Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 1 press photos, showing off a taste of what’s in store for the 14 newcomers and four returning players. For one person, a million dollars lies in wait. For many others, it’s starvation and bare necessities on Extinction Island for days and days, only to receive a losing player’s stipend.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Marooning 14 players
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As you can see in this first photo in the Survivor: Edge of Extinction game timeline, there are only 14 players at the marooning. The players had seen 16 total at Ponderosa, meaning two players were either decoys or alternates. Either way, the players await Kelley and David to sit on the front and back stools and Aubry on the box (Joe will stand beside Aurora).

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 game begins
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After collecting materials and supplies, the teams are off to begin their 39-days adventure. It looks like supplies are still being collected, as well as fellow castaways. Is there an advantage onboard?

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu arrives
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David Wright was one of the first players to live on these Fijian beaches thanks to Millennials vs. Gen X, so he will show the newbies the ropes and where to set things up.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu shelter building
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No, seriously; David is seriously leading the tribe in building the foundation of the shelter while Kelley works the palm fronds.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Wardog making fire
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It’s a bold strategy now to show other Survivor players you know how to make fire without flint, but Wardog values fire early (as well he should).

Survivor Edge of Extinction episode 1 Manu Wardog Kelley Rick David
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It’s not who’s working on their own, but who’s hanging out early in Survivor that can spark an early alliance. David and Kelley seem to be getting along well with Rick and Wardog out the gate.

Survivor Edge of Extinction episode 1 Gavin overboard
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As we move over to Timothy Kuratek s photo set covering the Kama tribe, we see the players going overboard, including Gavin about to land in the water.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Chris marooning
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Seriously, the beginning looks a lot messier than other Survivor maroonings, although it looks like the Kama tribe have some key items in crates onboard their starting boat.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Kama arrives
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The Kama tribe arrives on the beach carrying their items to the shore. Only Aubry has experience on these Fijian beaches thanks to Game Changers, giving both tribes an expert player and a player who’s experienced hell in Cambodia.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 2 Kama hugs
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More hugs and salutations from people getting to know each other after hanging out for a week at Ponderosa without saying a word. Julia and Ron are in a few photos talking with each other.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Gavin Joe
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Gavin is a young superfan that appreciates the hell out of Joe Anglim, so this moment might lead to a deeper bond further in the game. Plus, dat pineapple shirt!

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Kama cheers
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The Kama tribe cheers themselves with their water canisters as they get to work on their shelter.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Kama coconut
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The first step of opening a coconut is to listen to an expert teach you how to cut open a coconut. Let’s hope things go swimmingly the first time.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Victoria Julie Gavin Julia Joe
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We’ve seen alliances form while hanging out lying on the beach, and Victoria, Julie, Gavin, Julia and Joe are a fearsome fivesome that could have the numbers advantage right there in the early Survivor: Edge of Extinction game.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge tribes
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Before dumping a selection of the rest of the Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 1 photos, let’s look at the Immunity Challenge! The tribes are clapping here likely in appreciation of the Immunity Idol or some sort of reward paired with the challenge.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge layout
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Based on the layout, tribes will need to navigate through a rope obstacle, cross one by one on a series of narrow beams, pass over a rope bridge, have one player climb up a rope to a spire to ring a bell, then work as a team to solve a slide puzzle by creating a path for the tribe’s cube box to make its way through in a straight line.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge Manu ropes
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Here’s a closer look at the opening rope portion of the challenge.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge Chris Underwood
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Here’s Chris balancing his way over the narrow beams.

Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge Kama blocks
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Finally, here’s Kama working mostly as a team as Ron looks on from a separate vantage point.

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Survivor Edge of Extinction episode 1 Joe Anglim
Survivor Edge of Extinction episode 1 Joe Anglim

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Aubry Bracco
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Aubry Bracco

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Gavin Whitson
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Gavin Whitson

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Rick Devens
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Rick Devens

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Julie Rosenberg
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Julie Rosenberg

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Keith Sowell
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Keith Sowell

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Chris Underwood
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Chris Underwood

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Victora Baamonde
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Victora Baamonde

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Wardog Dan DaSilva
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Wardog Dan DaSilva

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Ron Clark
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Ron Clark

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Reem Daly
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Reem Daly

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Julia Carter
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Julia Carter

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Lauren O'Connell
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Lauren O'Connell

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 returnees boat
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 returnees boat

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu Reem Keith
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu Reem Keith

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Gavin Aubry
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Gavin Aubry

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Episode 1 Ron Julia Survivor Edge of Extinction
Episode 1 Ron Julia Survivor Edge of Extinction

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Wardog pose
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Wardog pose

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Survivor: Edge of Extinction
Survivor: Edge of Extinction

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu challenge
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu challenge

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Kama challenge
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Kama challenge

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu challenge blocks
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Manu challenge blocks

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Immunity Challenge

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Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Christ rope pull
Survivor Edge of Extinction Episode 1 Christ rope pull

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Above are an assorted look at other Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 1 press photos, including a portrait photo of each of the 18 castaways competing once the season starts on February 20 at 8 p.m. ET.