Survivor 50 episode 3, "Did You Vote For A Swap?", was a bit light on strategy and gameplay. While most of the focus was centered around the tribe swap and new relationships forming, there wasn't a ton in terms of moving the game forward.
There were, however, a few players that strengthened their position in the game. Let's get the list started with Charlie Davis.
5. Charlie Davis
With only one challenge and a bunch of people getting to know each other after a tribe swap, there wasn't a ton of big-time strategy in this episode. There were some smaller moves and one significant change that I'll get to shortly, but coming up with five players this week was a bit tougher than normal.
Charlie didn't do a whole lot, if I'm being honest. He wasn't even shown all that often during the episode. He has taken a backseat for the majority of his time so far in Survivor 50. However, he got one segment of time that could show a change in his demeanor. His reaction to Rizo's jury voting from last season was definitely eye-opening. It seems like he now has a top target, which could change how he plays the game moving forward.
4. Kamilla Karthigesu
Kamilla didn't do much on the strategy front in this episode, but she got a fairly good draw with the tribe swap. She didn't land with any pre-existing alliances that could pose a threat, and only one person on her new tribe (Devens) has a really strong alliance with anyone in the game.
The real reason she's on this list was her performance in the immunity challenge. She was in charge of guiding her blindfolded teammates to three different rings and then guiding two of them to complete a puzzle. Her tribe completed both phases first, including a runaway victory to secure their safety. Considering everyone else on her tribe couldn't see what they were doing, this win was almost solely because of her.
3. Coach
If you looked up the definition of "honor and integrity" in the Survivor dictionary, you would see a picture of Coach. Well, maybe not, but he sure seems to think that's the case. He preaches playing the game the right way every second he's on the screen. That could lead to a very strong alliance moving forward.
After the tribe swap, he landed with Colby and Joe. Both of those players, if you ask me, actually play with more honor and integrity than Coach. Regardless, the trio appears to have connected immediately and formed a bond. With only seven players on the tribe, they only need one more person to have the majority alliance.
2. Emily Flippen
Emily may have already made more connections this season than she did in her first season. This episode features Emily forming a genuine friendship with Angelina. After being frantically told about Aubry's idol before the tribe swap, she revealed that information to Angelina, along with the fact that her name has been floated around as the potential next vote.
Prior to this, she was more of a third wheel to the Rick Devens and Christian Hubicki bromance. Now, she may be coming into her own and forming her own faction to work with. She appeared to do pretty decent damage control with Christian after telling him that she told everyone about Aubry's idol. If she is still in good graces with him, then she could be in a really good spot moving forward.
1. Mike White
The famous Mr. White finally made a splash on Survivor 50. After skating through the first two episodes with little strategy or gameplay, he used episode 3 as his introduction to the rest of the castaways.
After the tribe split, he started to push people in his tribe towards a vote on Q Burdette. He talked with Q, who went as far as sacrificing himself for one vote to avoid a 3-3 tie. What it ended up doing was sealing his fate and making him the fourth person eliminated from Survivor 50. White managed to get someone to basically vote themself out of the game, all while keeping everyone on his side. He is now in a very good spot moving forward.
Watch Survivor 50 episode 4 on Wednesday, March 18, on CBS and Paramount+.