Survivor 50 episode 5, "Open Wounds," just might be the spiciest episode of the season so far.
According to the CBS, there is some "bad blood" brewing between two players in the new episode, Based on what we've seen so far, it's no secret who those players are: Rizo Velovic and Charlie Davis.
Here is the synopsis for episode 5, via CBS:
"“Open Wounds” – Tensions flare after Tribal Council when one castaway’s self-proclaimed “temper tantrum” rubs some members of their tribe the wrong way. Rivals clash in “Operation Bad Blood” and the stakes rise as two tribes are sent to Tribal Council, on SURVIVOR 50, Wednesday, March 25..."
"Operation Bad Blood" is clearly a Taylor Swift reference, and while there may be other Swifties on the Survivor 50 cast, we know this is referring to Charlie.
Charlie and Rizo will likely be one of the players voted out in episode 5
It all started earlier this season when Rizo Velovic revealed that his No. 1 in Survivor 50 was Sophi Balerdi, but Rizo also said that he voted for Savannah Louie at Final Tribal Council. Based on this personal experience in Survivor, Charlie Davis took exception to Rizo betraying his top ally in the game.
Obviously, Charlie, because of how things went on Survivor 46 with Maria Shrime Gonzalez, feels a certain way about Rizo potentially backstabbing his top ally at Final Tribal Council. Now, we're heading for a showdown between Rizo and Charlie.
The Next Time on Survivor episode preview also teases the showdown, and it's clear that something is going to happen. It's just a matter of Rizo or Charlie going home at the end.
It's very interesting to me that Charlie and Rizo have this beef happening between them. They were on my shortlist of players who I wanted to see play together because they had such very similar games. Rizo was actually very loyal to his top ally, Savannah, all season in Survivor 49. Charlie, on the other hand, was betrayed by his top ally in the end on Survivor 46. I just think Charlie has a fundamental misunderstanding of how Rizo plays. If he weren't so jaded by what happened, there could be a real partnership here, but Survivor isn't played on paper.
In the sneak peek of the episode, we see Rick Devens and Jonathan Young farting around, literally. Rick claims that he's in with the new Cila tribe after ending up in the minority after the tribe swap and that Rizo is the target to be voted out.
We also know that, thanks to the episode preview, Jeff Probst revealed that two tribes will be going to Tribal Council and voting out players in the new episode. So, if I were putting it all together, it looks like the Cila tribe will be heading to Tribal Council, and Charlie or Rizo will be the one voted out.
I can't imagine that CBS would tease "Operation Bad Blood" and then not send Charlie or Rizo home. It just has to happen that way. This is purely speculation, but CBS has been a little heavy-handed with the spoilers this season. We already saw Zac Brown's appearance and the tribe swap spoiled before the episode. I feel like they are really teasing a showdown between Charlie and Rizo here.
They won't be the only player voted out this episode, though. We will be seeing two Tribal Councils, so a player on the Kalo or Vatu tribes will be voted out, as well.
Watch Survivor 50 episode 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Wednesday, March 25, on CBS and Paramount+!