What To Know
- Survivor 50 Episode 6 introduced the “Blood Moon” twist, resulting in a historic triple elimination just before the jury phase.
- The twist divided the merged tribe into three groups for separate immunity and reward challenges, but two players were safe thanks to a new advantage.
- Host Jeff Probst emphasized that the “Blood Moon” twist will change Survivor forever.
The biggest elimination in Survivor history just took place in Season 50 Episode 6, “The Blood Moon.” The episode sent three players home in back-to-back-to-back tribal councils, and they were the last eliminations before the jury starts forming. Now that a triple elimination has been introduced in Survivor, could it return? Warning: Survivor 50 spoilers ahead!
Thanks to Ozzy Lusth‘s discovery of a lifesaving advantage, he and Rizo Velovic were safe on Exile Island to even out the tribes in the two-tour Episode 6, which aired on Wednesday, April 1, on CBS. Jeff Probst told the 15 players up for elimination that fans voted for big twists to be part of the game, so they invented “the Blood Moon” triple elimination.
The merged tribe would be divided at random into three groups of five, and they would compete for immunity and a reward. The Applebee’s reward returned, providing the winning tribe with a post-merge feast. One player from each group would win individual immunity, and one team would win the reward.
Jeff said multiple times that the Blood Moon tribal council will change the show forever. While he didn’t flat-out say that the Blood Moon will be back in future seasons (or even later this season, for all we know), his repeated insistence that this twist changes the trajectory of the game implies that now that it’s here, it can always return. The same applies to the new advantage that Ozzy found, which sent him and a player of his choice into exile for the night. It’s a disadvantage to be separated from the tribe, but no one’s complaining about missing tribal council on the night of a triple elimination.
Tiffany Ervin, Jonathan Young, Kamilla Karthigesu, Chrissy Hofbeck, and Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick were on one tribe. Christian Hubicki, Rick Devens, Genevieve Mushaluk, Joe Hunter, and Aubry Bracco were on another. And Cirie Fields, Colby Donaldson, Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Dee Valladares, and Emily Flippen were on the third. Stephenie, Christian, and Dee won individual immunity, with Stephenie winning the Applebee’s reward for her tribe.
Genevieve was left without any allies in her group, and her enemy, Aubry, was on their team with friends Christian and Devens. The Canadian lawyer knew she was in trouble from the start, but she made a strong case to Christian to try to get him to flip to her side and vote with Joe to oust Devens. Christian was impressed, but unmoved to join her. In fact, her negotiating was so strong that it made Christian want the “talented” player out immediately. Joe wasn’t convinced that Christian would flip, and in the end, Joe flipped on Genevieve. She played her Shot in the Dark as a Hail Mary, but it didn’t work. Genevieve was unanimously voted out.
Tiff and Kamilla set their sights on Chrissy in their group. The three of them, as well as Jonathan, started on the same Kalo tribe at the beginning of the season. Stephenie has been aligning herself with old-era players such as Chrissy, and they pitched a Kamilla elimination to Jonathan. The one man on this team became the swing vote, and he ultimately sided with the old era, sending Kamilla packing.
“Bro, drag that man through the mud,” Kamilla said when she was voted out. Tiff was blindsided, and Stephenie, Chrissy, and Jonathan walked away feeling powerful. But Jonathan knowingly put a huge target on his back with this decision. It was a betrayal of his alliance with Dee, who is close with Tiff and Kamilla. Dee and Jonathan’s bond had been shaky after she left him out of the Charlie Davis vote in Episode 5, and he officially picked his side with the old guard.
The last group delivered the most emotional tribal council, one that made all five contestants cry. Jeff looked close to tears when he snuffed the torch as well.
Colby has been without a vote ever since losing a one-on-one challenge to Savannah Louie earlier this season. Coach told a bold, bad lie that Dee called him out for with ease. Cirie warned the Season 45 alums that Coach wouldn’t be as impactful an elimination as Colby, who was running the old-era alliance with Steph from the original Vatu. Colby offered to protect Dee with his alliance if she didn’t vote him out, but he was eliminated regardless in a unanimous vote.
Before the voting, Colby, Cirie, and Coach reflected on their Survivor legacies that, for Colby, stretched back 25 years, all the way back to Season 2. Colby and Coach said they know this is likely the last time they’ll ever play Survivor. Colby’s Survivor journey ended with an injured foot and no vote to save him, but he left with a positive message: “Find the joy” in the game, he told the team.
“One last time, Donaldson,” Jeff said before he snuffed the torch.
Tune in to TV Insider tomorrow for exit interviews with Colby, Kamilla, and Genevieve.
Survivor 50, Wednesdays, 8/7c, CBS