Survivor Winners at War episode 4 secret scenes: Down, but not out

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Photo: Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Though the Edge of Extinction is not the end of the line, the Survivor: Winners at War episode 4 secret scenes center around isolation and temporary loss.

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The emotional toll of Survivor centralized the focus of the Winners at War episode 4 narrative this week, with Ethan Zohn, specifically, taking things physically difficult, as well. It was clear just how much this game means to him, and being hit with loss fairly quickly in the game meant a task like retrieving logs up a hill 20 times became a point of pride.

Balancing the need to keep up appearances while reckoning with tremendous loss was reflected in the first of the Survivor: Winners at War episode 4 secret scenes, as he reiterated the depths of darkness he had gone through in his past. Talking about how being voted out took him to a place reminiscent of his roughest times shows just how raw his energy is in this season, and he talks more about his physical hardship in a post-show interview talking about this fire token challenge.

Though it’s not on the same level as Ethan, Kim and Sarah shared an emotional moment in the second secret scene, as Kim talked about how much more vulnerable she’s prepared to be this time around. She’s a mother now compared to during the time of her first win, and she’s proud to wear that label, especially if it allows her to bond with others on Dakal.

The third secret scene shows Tyson unaware that he’s preparing for loss, as his hunt for fish or other protein he can bring to his tribe and curry favor with them. We know how well that turned out for him, but he was able to catch an octopus. You can’t take that off of his bucket list, even if it was cut from the broadcast. I guess it’s no baby shark (doo doo doo doo doo doo).

The final secret scenes show both the Sele and Dakal treemail, with the former offering more than just a teaser. In fact, it illustrates Ben Driebergen’s strategy through a tribe swap and the merge; make it to the next stage of the game with as many threats as possible. It’s clear that Adam Klein is high on his list of targets going forward, so we’ll see how the tribe swap switches things up.