Post by Amanda Kimmel on Jul 26, 2012 11:24:56 GMT -5
I began writing this story and honestly had no idea who would win by the time it was over. The sequence of events, alliances and vote-offs made sense to me so I wrote them the way I thought it would go. Does this prove a point? No idea but I still hope you enjoy. 
MONSTERS
VS
ROBOTS
The night is black with a full moon as Jeff Probst arrives in Survivor style, aboard a helicopter, to announce the brand new season. He lands on the beach of an island and takes his place before two large mats awaiting the contestants.
Several large helicopters arrive, transporting the players. One by one, various-sized cages are unloaded, allowing their occupants to disembark as the cast is slowly revealed:
Alien arrives first, drooling up a storm and takes her place on the purple mat. Many will remember her from her starring role in the movie of the same name. Big One, the ferocious Raptor who made a name for himself in Jurassic Park, shows off his speed and agility as he makes his way over to the mat next to Alien. An American Werewolf (you know, the one who spent time in London?) comes next, growling and snapping at his new tribemates. Next is Freddy Krueger, who flashes his knives for all to see. Spike, famous for his antics in the movie "Gremlins", scampers over to join the crowd, laughing demonically. Samara, star of "The Ring", heads over, her nightgown dirty and her hair in her face. She keeps her head down and her expression is hidden. Toshio, the creepy little ghost-boy from the movie "The Grudge", crawls over in his disjointed manner and crouches in a corner of the mat. A giant, covered tank is moved over to the mat by crew members. The cover is removed to reveal Jaws - the 20 ft long shark who became notorious after ingesting many swimmers, boaters and water-skiers in the town of Amity. He surges toward the top of the tank and displays his large teeth. All eyes are on the last two players to join their tribemates on the mat. Frankenstein, grunting and walking in a stiff gait is lead by Dracula, who keeps his cape over his face for effect and eyes his fellow castaways with a hypnotic gaze.
All ten occupants of the purple mat look confident and self-assured and ready for battle as Jeff welcomes the next group.
First to take his place on the orange mat is The Terminator, sunglasses in place and gun drawn. RoboCop is next and stands next to Terminator, the two burly men of steel surveying each other. Each checks out the other's weapon before they turn their attention back to the helicopters. The next player to join them has to be carried over and placed on the mat. Ash, the disembodied head, also from the movie "Alien", takes in the competition. Suddenly, a shriek is heard and the players all look as Pris, robotic vixen from the movie "Bladerunner", catapults herself through the air and toward the orange mat in a succession of front hand springs. She lands between RoboCop and Terminator and checks out each one in a seductive manner. Her gaze is halted when, all of a sudden, loud music plays and three blonde women with bouffant hairdos and skimpy silver outfits sashay toward the orange mat. Jeff raises his arm and the music ceases. Pris and the Fembots, stars of the movie "Austin Powers", eye each other before facing forward. Next, come C3PO and R2D2. The two droids, famous for their roles in "Star Wars", take their places on the mat next to each other, not bothering to hide their pre-game alliance. A large crate is opened and out comes Gort, the robot from "The Day the Earth Stood Still." The crew stands back behind a special shield, safe from Gort's laser, and watches him make his way to the orange mat. Last but not least, David, the child-like android, star of "A.I.", takes the last place on the orange mat next to his tribemates.
Jeff surveys the mismatched groups in front of him and shakes his head before addressing them.
"Welcome to Survivor: Monsters vs Robots. The twenty of you have been assembled to face off against each other out here on this remote tropical island. The location, as you know, is being kept secret for liability reasons. Our challenges will be played at night for the health of some of the contestants." Dracula preens for the viewers and smiles appreciatively.
Jeff throws each group a bundle which contain their buffs. Purple for the Monsters and orange for the Robots. Everyone puts their buffs on except Ash, who eyes his tribemates imploringly. David takes pity on the limbless Ash and places his orange buff on his head for him.
Jeff looks at the Monsters Tribe and asks Freddy what he thinks of his tribe. Freddy Krueger looks at the other members of the Monsters Tribe and then back to Jeff, smiling evilly. "All I can say is I don't see anyone I wouldn't mind sharing a bed with...and maybe a nightmare or two." He wiggles his knife-like fingers and laughs. The rest of his tribe rolls their eyes, except Toshio, whose eyes remain wide as he crouches in the corner.
Switching his attention to the Robot Tribe, Jeff looks at the Fembots and poses his question to the center blonde, telling her, "You've been allowed to play as a trio but have only one vote between you. In addition, you must share the million dollar prize if you three win. How do you think your other tribemates feel about this?"
The Fembot in the center answers,"Well, I think we can be very helpful to our tribe. Three Fembots is better than one. I think we'll be seen as assets, Jeff."
Jeff smiles and flashes his dimples. "Okay, Survivors. It's time to get to your camps....There is ONE thing I forgot to mention, though."
All eyes are on Jeff as they wait for the rest.
"Each tribe has ten players but you must cast a vote for one of those players here and now."
Shocked faces stare back at Jeff, except Jaws, whose dead eyes just stare through the glass.
Jeff continues. "This will be a secret ballot. You will each write one name down. You are not allowed to speak to each other. The person on each tribe with the majority of votes will be out of the running for the million dollar prize."
Ballots are handed out and players secretly vote. Everyone is given just a few minutes to make their selections, then Jeff collects the ballots from each tribe.
Jeff reads the votes from the Monsters Tribe first. There is one vote for Frankenstin, two votes for the Werewolf (obvious rivalry here) but the other seven votes are for Toshio. Jeff asks Toshio why he thinks he received so many votes and Toshio just stares and makes a clicking noise. Jeff understands and moves on to read the votes from the Robots Tribe. This vote is almost unanimous. Nine votes for Ash and one vote for R2D2. R2D2 regards Ash. When asked by Jeff why he thinks he received votes Ash states the obvious. "I'm a head. Despite my intelligence I think my tribe saw me as a burden who would have to be carried. They are obviously not seeing the big picture here. CP3O and R2D2 - they have an obvious final two."
Jeff asks Toshio and Ash to come up and join him, which they do. Their former tribemates look relieved to be rid of them but Jeff surprises them once again. "I said they would be ineligible for the million dollar prize but I never said they were out of the game." A collective gasp is heard and Jeff pulls out two new buffs. They are orange and purple but each is a shade brighter than the buffs the other players wear. Jeff hands the new purple buff to Toshio and the new orange buff to Ash and explains.
"These will be your new Team Captains. Toshio, you are the new Captain of the Monsters Tribe and Ash, you are the new Captain of the Robots Tribe. Go back and join your tribes."
Jeff explains further that, should one of Ash or Toshio's tribemates make it to the end and win, they are eligible for half a million dollars. If one of the Captains win, they will win the half a million in addition to the million dollar winner prize for a total of 1.5 million dollars. In addition, each Captain will each be awarded immunity throughout the tribe portion of the game.
"Alright, here is a map to each of your camps. You have a three-mile hike ahead of you. You will receive the bare minimum in the way of supplies. Other than that, you will need to make do with what you find out in the jungle. I suggest you get going."
Both tribes begin the trek to their prospective camps. Along the way, on the Monsters Tribe, most are silent. Big One races ahead, jumping into trees along the way and scouting it out for the others. Dracula leads Frankenstein and hangs to the back of the group with Freddy. They talk about how the other players are going to be hard to communicate with, let alone work with, and make an instant Final Two alliance. Dracula assures Freddy he has Frankenstein in his back pocket and they can drag him along to the end with them as he'll never get any jury votes. Jaws swims to camp and arrives at the shore of their beach before anyone else.
On the Robots Tribe, there is a lot of activity as they head to their beach. Pris sticks with Terminator and RoboCop, seeing them as the two strongest of her tribe. Data and CP3O hit it off and walk along with R2D2. Data calculates the probability of when he can separate R2D2 and CP3O in order to get to the end. David carries Ash and everyone keeps their distance from the two of them since they aren't happy about the Captain's twist and David, the android who wants to be a real boy, just creeps them out.
Both tribes have arrived at their beaches and begin to make camp. Freddy uses his knives to cut wood and vines, while Spike and Big One climb the trees to find fruit. Samara goes to find the water source and discovers a very narrow well, covered with a heavy board. She heads down the well with empty water buckets and easily climbs back out with full buckets.
On the Robots Tribe, RoboCop and Terminator begin building the shelter. Pris uses her gymnastics to jump from tree to tree collecting vines, palm fronds and anything else she can find. Gort uses his laser to start a fire while Data goes fishing. He is able to calculate the precise speed and velocity of the fish in order to grab them up easily with his bare hands.
The next evening, after sunset, both tribes arrive at Challenge Beach where Jeff informs them of the first challenge. Each tribe will select six players to swim out to buoys set out in the water and collect puzzle pieces which two other tribe members will put together. Once the puzzle is put together, a password is revealed and one of the remaining players will use the password to unlock a box with a machete inside. The final player will use the machete to cut a rope, revealing their tribe flag. The first tribe to reveal their flag wins.
The Monsters tribe has a quick lead with Jaws swimming for them first. Samara, Werewolf and Big One are also good in the water and widen the lead. Spike is chosen to unlock the box since his tribe doesn't want him getting wet and multiplying. He's annoying enough as it is with his hyper personality and evil laugh. Frankenstein is given the task of chopping through the rope since he can't really do anything else.
On the Robots tribe, Terminator and RoboCop are able to swim pretty fast, but their tribe falls behind as the other tribe's swimmers are such naturals. They are able to quickly catch up in the puzzle part as Ash and Data complete the puzzle in a matter of seconds. After R2D2 unlocks the box, Gort chops through the rope and releases their tribe flag.
The Robots win Immunity!
In addition to the Immunity Idol, Jeff also gives the Robots flint before telling the Monsters they have a date with him at Tribal Council. The Robots head back to camp very neutral spirits (hello, they're robots) while the Monsters stalk back to their camp, all in foul moods. Since they can't vote out Toshio, Frankenstein is looking like the weakest player and a lot of players want to vote him out. This gets back to Dracula, though, and he uses his hypnotic powers to persuade the others to vote for Werewolf.
At Tribal Council it's a landslide and Werewolf is voted out 10-0 with even Werewolf voting for himself as he is under Dracula's trance. The Monsters head back to camp with their torches and light a fire. Raptor and Alien head off into the night to hunt while the others stay back at camp.
The next morning at the Monsters' camp, Alien and Big One talk to Spike and Jaws at the beach and tell him they suspect Dracula is working with Freddy. Already knowing Dracula has control of Frankenstein, they form a foursome of Alien, Big One, Spike and Jaws.
Meanwhile, back at camp, Dracula and Freddy decide that Samara has been hanging around Toshio a lot and decide those two may end up being the swing votes if they have to head back to TC. They decide to work on them when they can.
At the Robots camp, David has taken to carrying Ash around everywhere with him, which creeps everyone out even more than before. Data decides to go out and look for the Hidden Immunity Iol. Using a program which calculates the probability of hiding places based on past seasons, he quickly locates the HII inside an old gnarled tree.
At the challenge that night, the players are tied together in twos and blindfolded while one person from each tribe calls out directions to them. They have to retrieve bags of puzzle pieces which are later put together by another group of two. The first tribe to complete the complicated puzzle wins immunity. The Robots sit out the Fembots since it would be too hard to maneuver with four people. Ash calls out directions to the pairs searching for puzzle pieces. On the Monsters tribe, Dracula is chosen to call out directions to his tribe. Jaws is chosen to work the puzzle with Freddy from his giant water tank.
Once again, the Monsters start off with a huge lead as Dracula's mind control is allowing all the pairs to focus on his directions. They retrieve the bags of puzzle pieces quickly and Freddy is able to complete the puzzle before Data and RoboCop even get started on theirs.
The Monsters win Immunity!
The Robots head back to camp and the vote talk begins. RoboCop, haunted by memories of his life before he became a robot, is able to empathize with David's need to be a real boy and convinces David and Ash to align with him and Terminator. They already have Pris on their side and know they need one more to make it a majority. The plan is to get rid of R2D2 since he's tight with CP3O and Data. Data is easily able to convince Gort and promises to upgrade his programming if he goes along with their alliance. The Fembots won't commit to either side and just decide to dance around all day. At Tribal Council, The Fembots' carefree attitude backfires and they end up leaving in a vote of 9-1.
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At the Robots camp, things are a little tense and divided but Data has a talk with RoboCop, who are now seen as the leaders of the two alliances. They get the two alliances together and decide it is logical to go into the challenge as a united tribe and leave their differences back at camp.
At the challenge the tribes must race to dig up bags in the sand and be the first to cross over the finish line with them while players from the other side try to stop them. The Monsters all look right at Jaws who stares back at them from the ocean with his lifeless eyes as he is unable to compete in land challenges. Down one player, the Monsters try their hardest to overcome the odds. Alien and Big One are untouchable and easily get back with their bags but Samara can't run with her hair in her eyes and Toshio isn't much better with his weird crawling.
The Robots have Terminator and RoboCop who are easily able to outpower their opponents and get their bags back to the finish line, and Pris, who does flips over the competition, but David and Ash both perform horribly. Ash just rolls around in the sand and David is overpowered due to his size. R2D2 also has some trouble maneuvering in the sand.
In the end the Monsters pull out another victory and win Immunity! The Robots are sent back Tribal Council.
At the Robots camp, Data's alliance wants to vote off David for his performance but RoboCop's alliance wants to vote off R2D2 for the same reason, along with the fact that they want to split up R2D2 and CP3O. At Tribal Council, Data plays his HII on R2D2, and they blindside RoboCop, who leaves with only 4 votes against him.
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At the Robots' tribe camp, RoboCop's alliance and Data's alliance discuss the vote. Data calmly and logically explains that it made sense to remove RoboCop because he was the leader of the other alliance. Terminator stalks off with his gun and Pris follows after him. Data takes the opportunity to talk with David and Ash while the other two are gone and convince them they are going down with a sinking ship if they stay with that side. Ash points out he has immunity but Data reminds him that is only until the tribal part of the game is over. If they don't start working as a tribe it won't matter by that time.
At the next challenge the tribes play water basketball shooting into hoops while in the water. The first tribe to make five baskets wins.
The Monsters are thrilled with another water challenge and immediately put Jaws and Alien in as their main shooters. Alien can slam dunk easily with her height and Jaws is a natural in the water. Spike sits out since it's another water challenge. On the Robots tribe, Pris and Terminator are chosen to be the main shooters given their physical abilities. The Robots give it their all but, in the end, Alien and Jaws dominate and their tribe wins 5-0!
Back at the Robots camp, they cannot believe they have lost yet another challenge. They're supposed to be the smart ones, aren't they? How can they let themselves be beaten by those savages?
After having set the ground work the previous day, Data talks again with David and Ash, who have become inseparable. The two agree to vote with them and they discuss their target.
At Tribal Council, Terminator is voted out by a vote of 7-1. Pris decides it's not in her best interest to vote with the rest of the tribe.
As Jeff snuffs his torch, Terminator looks back to the group and tells them, "I'll be back." Everyone except laughs as he leaves. Okay, not really. Robots don't laugh.
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The Monsters are pretty confident with their lead over the Robots tribe but, while Alien, Big One, Jaws and Spike are away from camp, Dracula and Freddy continue to work on Samara and Toshio, which isn't easy. Dracula and Freddy take Frankenstein out for a walk later and, while Frankenstein is collecting firewood, they discuss the situation. Dracula doesn't like Samara and thinks she smells even worse than the rest of them with that dirty gown and her uncombed hair, but they agree they may need them and they can't count on winning every challenge.
Freddy takes Dracula aside and shows him the Hidden Immunity Idol he has hidden in his pocket. He tells Dracula he will share it with him when the time comes which makes Dracula trust him that much more.
At the next challenge the tribes are shocked to hear that both tribes will be going to Tribal Council. They will compete in the usual challenge but the winning tribe will get to eat at the losing tribe's Tribal Council. Then they will vote someone off at their own Tribal Council.
The challenge is another puzzle challenge and the Monsters lose. They head back to camp and immediately Alien, Big One, Spike and Jaws get together and talk about the vote. While they'd love to get rid of Toshio, he has immunity and is off limits. They approach Toshio, who is hanging out with Samara and try to make them see that they should vote off Frankenstein because all he can do is carry firewood and isn't helpful in challenges. Dracula and Freddy also approach Toshio and Samara and point out how useless Spike is in water challenges.
Back at the Robots tribe, Data is very much in control. With a clear majority now, his alliance has a few choices. They can vote out Pris, who may not be loyal to them after her friends Terminator and RoboCop were voted out. They can take out R2D2 who Data knows is very tight with CP3O and isn't very good in physical challenges. Or, they can take out David, who is also not great in challenges, is very close to Ash, and is just...creepy.
At TC, the Monsters take their seats and Jeff brings in the Robots. Food is brought in and the Robots ignore it and prepare themselves to watch the Monsters Tribe vote someone off. Jeff tells Dracula he is no longer to use mind control in the vote or he will be kicked out of the game. Dracula shrugs. After a heated Tribal Council, Spike is voted off by a vote of 5-4. Dracula and Freddy smirk as Spike scampers off. Then Jeff sends them back to camp and the Robots take replace them in the fireside seats.
The Robots TC goes pretty quickly and efficiently and in the end, David is voted out. This enrages Ash and he tells off his tribe. The louder he gets, the more he sputters and spits out white liquid from his mouth. They all go back to camp and let him find his own way back.
The next morning at the Robots tribe, everyone wakes up to see Ash, looking dirty and worn out from rolling himself back to camp the night before. He tells them he is unhappy that David is gone but he is still part of the tribe and will do his best to help in challenges. They agree to give him a break and Gort is picked to be his new mode of transport. Ash is a little worried about the laser but agrees to it since beggars can't be choosers.
At the Monsters camp, Alien and Big One hang out in the woods and Jaws swims around alone. Dracula and Freddy tell the others to try to keep it together for the upcoming challenge.
The two tribes meet once again that night, under the moonlit sky, at Challenge Beach where Jeff is waiting. They are told the challenge is going to be the log roll and players will be matched up randomly with players from the opposite tribes. They will compete to see who can stay on the log and the winners of each match will score a point for their tribe.
Frankenstein and Jaws sit out for the Monsters tribe and the challenge gets under way. The first to match up are Dracula and Pris. They go on for a long time and, Dracula is quick but Pris is quicker. Dracula hits the water and Pris scores a point for the Robots.
The next match-up is Big One and CP3O. This one is no contest and R2D2 is in the water almost immediately.
Next up are Toshio and Data. While Data gives it a good try, Toshio uses his crouching technique and wins easily.
Alien and Gort are the next to go against each other. Everyone wonders how Alien will stay up on that tiny log, but she is quick on her feet. Gort splashes into the water and it is 3-1 Monsters.
Freddy and R2D2 face off next and R2D2 falls off within the first couple of seconds. 4-1 Monsters.
Samara gets up on the log to go against Ash, who is placed there by his tribemate, Gort. Ash surprises everyone by staying up on the log, rolling easily with each shift of direction. Samara falls into the water and climbs creepily back out of the water to stand by her tribe.
With a score of 4-2 Jeff announces the next match-up. Big One will now face off against Pris. Pris scores another point and it's now 4-3 in favor of the Monsters.
Next, Toshio goes up against Ash and, although Ash rolls easily on the log once again, Toshio's crouching style ends up winning it for him and Ash is thrown into the water.
The Monsters win immunity!
Knowing they are now going into a big deficit, the Robots head back to camp to discuss the vote. Pris is worried about her safety and tries to convince Data, C-3PO and R2D2 that Gort should be the one to go next. She convinces them that if they keep losing challenges, they have no chance at the merge. Ash pipes up and says she's right and says he's voting Gort no matter what everyone else does.
Before they go to Tribal Council, Pris goes out looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol, knowing it must have been re-hidden after Data played it. She finds it under a rock and keeps it to herself.
At Tribal Council, Pris feels comfortable enough not to play her HII and the tribe votes Gort out 5-1.
At the Robots camp, Data tries to give them a pep talk, but it isn't too effective as he admits the fact that they are down 8-5 doesn't look good for them as a merge is probably looming. At the Monsters camp, everyone is - well, everyone is just as scary as ever.
The challenge involves the two tribes racing out to a buoy in canoes and the Monsters sit out Jaws, Alien and Big One, for obvious reasons. Even with all their biggest players sitting out, they still have the strength of Frankenstein, Dracula and Freddy to help them out. Samara and Toshio aren't much help.
The Robots put Ash on the front of the boat and give him the job of helping to keep them on track. Pris, C-3PO and Data are left to do most of the rowing as R2D2 doesn't have much range of motion.
The Monsters are over-confident and, although they have the strength, their canoe gets steered off course while the Robots are able to keep their canoe steady with the help of Ash. The Robots end up winning the challenge and are sent back to camp in moderate spirits. Uh yeah, they're robots.
The Monsters head back to camp and Alien, Big One and Jaws scramble to save themselves. They throw each other under the bus and fight for safety. Dracula and Freddy talk to Samara and Toshio and discuss who they should vote out. At Tribal Council, Alien is the one to leave because they're sick of the way she sneaks around and pops up when they least expect it. They also see her sneaking off into the woods with Big One a lot and decide that should be broken up.
With Alien gone, Big One decides he needs to start hanging around camp more. He sees himself in a better position than Jaws as he is always out in the ocean and doesn't have as much of a chance to communicate with everyone. Besides that, his dead expressions make everyone think he's not very sincere. Imagine that on the Monsters tribe...insincerity.
Big One casually throws it out there that Jaws is a strong swimmer and will do very well in individual water challenges at the merge. He's satisfied with himself that the seed has been planted.
At the Robots camp, things have been pretty quiet. Pris spends a lot of time doing back flips, round offs and cracking coconuts with her thighs. The tribe doesn't seem to notice since they don't eat them anyway.
At Challenge Beach the two tribes congregate in front of Jeff yet again, waiting to find out what is in store for them. With twelve players left, everyone is expecting a merge, but Jeff fails to offer any such news.
The challenge is a memory challenge. One at a time, a member from each tribe will turn uncover squares on a large grid and try to match up pictures and symbols. The Monsters sit out Samara and Frankenstein since they can't sit out Jaws, or Big One this round. Toshio proves to be pretty good at this game and crawls in his disjointed manner from square to square, rarely missing a match. Jaws hangs out in the ocean and has to forfeit all his turns.
The Robots all perform very well as their memory banks are programmed just for this sort of thing. They win by a landslide and breathe a sigh of relief that the Monsters will be losing another player.
On the Monsters tribe, Jaws is once again exiled in the ocean while his tribemates discuss the vote in their camp. Big One brings up how bad Jaws performed and how he won't be able to help them in land challenges. The others nod in agreement and Big One, satisfied with himself, runs out into the woods to hunt before Tribal Council. While he is gone, Dracula and Freddy bring up Big One's point about how poorly Jaws will do in land challenges. No one really trusts Big One and Freddy says you can never trust a Velociraptor because they eat their young. Everyone agrees Big One would probably eat his own children if given a chance.
At Tribal Council, Big One is blindsided 6-1 when even Jaws votes against him. He gives everyone a ferocious look and runs off into the night after having his torch snuffed by Jeff.
With the Monsters having a lead of 6-5 over the Robots, all eleven players make their way to Challenge Beach to meet up with Jeff. This time Jeff doesn't disappoint and utters the expected phrase, "Drop your buffs!"
The players are given new green buffs and the Monsters are allowed to decide at which camp they will now live. The Monsters, being creatures of habit, pick their own beach and everyone makes the trek back to the Monster camp.
Back at camp, along with a feast of various meats, fruit and some fresh blood, they are given a new green tribe flag. They are to decide on a new tribe name and decorate the flag.
Data comes up with the name "The Enterprise" but no one else likes it. Dracula suggests "The Transylvanians" but is also shot down. Finally, C-3PO thinks of a name everyone agrees with - "The Supernaturals." Every agrees this is a name which fits almost everyone.
It doesn't take long for Data to assess the politics of the Monsters tribe and he senses that Jaws may be on the outs. Just needing one of the Monsters to flip, he takes it upon himself to have a chat with Jaws to feel him out. Jaws admits to not being the most popular on his tribe and feels he would have been the next to go if they didn't merge.
Dracula and Freddy have their own plan, though. They find Pris doing acrobatics alone, they soon discover she is not happy with the way her tribe has been voting. She knows their tribe is down in numbers and jumps at the chance to stab Data in the back. She tells Dracula and Freddy that she can probably pull Ash over with her, as he would have been gone a long time ago if not for his Captain's immunity.
At the challenge, Jeff tells the group that individual Immunity is now on the line. He reveals not one, but two Immunity necklaces and everyone realizes the stakes are high. The challenge is endurance and each player must hang upside down from a jungle-gym with a series of eleven bars. In the first round they are allowed to use their hands to keep themselves up but R2D2 falls off almost immediately. Frankenstein is the next to drop as he has a lot of weight to support. Ash is disqualified when he tries to use the wires protruding from his neck to keep himself up on the bar. Jaws just swims in the ocean, his dorsal fin going back and forth as he is unable to compete in yet another land challenge.
After some time has elapsed Jeff announces they must now let their hands drop and must support themselves using only their legs. C-3PO and Freddy are the next two to drop, followed shortly after by Data. This leaves only Pris for the Robots tribe alongside Dracula, Samara and Toshio. Hours go by and the four look like they could hang there forever. Dracula tries to make a deal with Pris and tells her she is safe if she falls but she refuses to let go. After another hour goes by, Dracula and Samara realize that Toshio and Pris will never come down before them and drop voluntarily.
Pris and Toshio each win individual Immunity!
Back at the Supernaturals camp, Toshio crouches by a tree with his necklace on while Dracula and Freddy seek out Pris and Ash. Being vulnerable for the first time in the game, Ash agrees to vote with the Robots and Pris decides it to be in her best interest as well. She debates whether to use the HII to save her Robot tribe members but decides they weren't very loyal to her and decides to keep it to herself until she needs it. At Tribal Council, Data is voted off 8-3 and never sees it coming. He shakes his head as he leaves vowing never to trust a shark with dead black eyes again. As Jeff snuffs his torch he announces that Data is now the first member of the jury.
With Data gone, C-3PO and R2D2 know they are in trouble and try to build relationships with the Monsters tribe. Dracula and Freddy humor them but no one else really gives them the time of day.
The final ten challenge is a game of archery and, once again, Jaws, R2D2 and Frankenstein are the worst performers. Ash tries unsuccessfully to shoot with his mouth and Freddy's knives keep getting in the way as he pulls back the bow.
Samara's aim isn't good since she can't see through her hair, but Toshio proves to have a knack for shooting arrows. Pris and Dracula do very well, also, but C-3PO shocks them all with his calculated aim and wins individual immunity.
Back at camp, everyone seems comfortable with the idea of R2D2 leaving the game. The little droid rolls around from player to player trying to plead his case. He points out that Toshio and Ash have an unfair bonus if they win the game. While the others concede this, they think they will be able to take them out later.
At Tribal Council, R2D2 leaves by a vote of 8-2 with only his buddy C-3PO voting for him to stay.
At the Supernaturals camp, C-3PO isn't giving up and tries to convince Ash and Pris that if they don't make a move they're going to be picked off by the Monsters tribe. Ash says he's only thinking of himself and he should've tried to talk game to him when they were on the Robots tribe. Pris tells him she sees his point but isn't confident they can get anyone to flip at this point. She smiles to herself as she thinks about her HII.
The challenge involves players trying to get through a mass of tangled ropes tied to their waists. Jaws, as usual, can't compete and pouts just offshore as the others play. Toshio, Samara and Dracula are the forerunners but Toshio pulls off the win as his body contorts easily through the ropes.
With the immunity necklace once again around his neck, the other players see Toshio in a new light. He is quickly becoming the new challenge threat and it's pretty obvious to him everyone is aware of this. C-3PO sees his chance and convinces Ash to go with him to talk to Jaws, Samara and Toshio. He tells them this is their chance and that if they don't take it, Dracula is going to win the game. They agree with him but Samara and Toshio don't trust Jaws and think they'll sell them out. C-3PO tells them to think it over and says he'll be voting for Dracula.
At Tribal Council, Jaws is called out by Dracula and intimidated into voting with the Dracula's alliance. Samara, Toshio and Ash decide it's not worth it to rock the boat and also vote with the Dracula. C-3PO is voted out 8-1.
...continued...
MONSTERS
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Spike | Toshio | Werewolf |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | David | Fembots | Gort | Pris | R2D2 | RoboCop | Terminator |
~ Episode 1: "Strange Bedfellows" ~
The night is black with a full moon as Jeff Probst arrives in Survivor style, aboard a helicopter, to announce the brand new season. He lands on the beach of an island and takes his place before two large mats awaiting the contestants.
Several large helicopters arrive, transporting the players. One by one, various-sized cages are unloaded, allowing their occupants to disembark as the cast is slowly revealed:
Alien arrives first, drooling up a storm and takes her place on the purple mat. Many will remember her from her starring role in the movie of the same name. Big One, the ferocious Raptor who made a name for himself in Jurassic Park, shows off his speed and agility as he makes his way over to the mat next to Alien. An American Werewolf (you know, the one who spent time in London?) comes next, growling and snapping at his new tribemates. Next is Freddy Krueger, who flashes his knives for all to see. Spike, famous for his antics in the movie "Gremlins", scampers over to join the crowd, laughing demonically. Samara, star of "The Ring", heads over, her nightgown dirty and her hair in her face. She keeps her head down and her expression is hidden. Toshio, the creepy little ghost-boy from the movie "The Grudge", crawls over in his disjointed manner and crouches in a corner of the mat. A giant, covered tank is moved over to the mat by crew members. The cover is removed to reveal Jaws - the 20 ft long shark who became notorious after ingesting many swimmers, boaters and water-skiers in the town of Amity. He surges toward the top of the tank and displays his large teeth. All eyes are on the last two players to join their tribemates on the mat. Frankenstein, grunting and walking in a stiff gait is lead by Dracula, who keeps his cape over his face for effect and eyes his fellow castaways with a hypnotic gaze.
All ten occupants of the purple mat look confident and self-assured and ready for battle as Jeff welcomes the next group.
First to take his place on the orange mat is The Terminator, sunglasses in place and gun drawn. RoboCop is next and stands next to Terminator, the two burly men of steel surveying each other. Each checks out the other's weapon before they turn their attention back to the helicopters. The next player to join them has to be carried over and placed on the mat. Ash, the disembodied head, also from the movie "Alien", takes in the competition. Suddenly, a shriek is heard and the players all look as Pris, robotic vixen from the movie "Bladerunner", catapults herself through the air and toward the orange mat in a succession of front hand springs. She lands between RoboCop and Terminator and checks out each one in a seductive manner. Her gaze is halted when, all of a sudden, loud music plays and three blonde women with bouffant hairdos and skimpy silver outfits sashay toward the orange mat. Jeff raises his arm and the music ceases. Pris and the Fembots, stars of the movie "Austin Powers", eye each other before facing forward. Next, come C3PO and R2D2. The two droids, famous for their roles in "Star Wars", take their places on the mat next to each other, not bothering to hide their pre-game alliance. A large crate is opened and out comes Gort, the robot from "The Day the Earth Stood Still." The crew stands back behind a special shield, safe from Gort's laser, and watches him make his way to the orange mat. Last but not least, David, the child-like android, star of "A.I.", takes the last place on the orange mat next to his tribemates.
Jeff surveys the mismatched groups in front of him and shakes his head before addressing them.
"Welcome to Survivor: Monsters vs Robots. The twenty of you have been assembled to face off against each other out here on this remote tropical island. The location, as you know, is being kept secret for liability reasons. Our challenges will be played at night for the health of some of the contestants." Dracula preens for the viewers and smiles appreciatively.
Jeff throws each group a bundle which contain their buffs. Purple for the Monsters and orange for the Robots. Everyone puts their buffs on except Ash, who eyes his tribemates imploringly. David takes pity on the limbless Ash and places his orange buff on his head for him.
Jeff looks at the Monsters Tribe and asks Freddy what he thinks of his tribe. Freddy Krueger looks at the other members of the Monsters Tribe and then back to Jeff, smiling evilly. "All I can say is I don't see anyone I wouldn't mind sharing a bed with...and maybe a nightmare or two." He wiggles his knife-like fingers and laughs. The rest of his tribe rolls their eyes, except Toshio, whose eyes remain wide as he crouches in the corner.
Switching his attention to the Robot Tribe, Jeff looks at the Fembots and poses his question to the center blonde, telling her, "You've been allowed to play as a trio but have only one vote between you. In addition, you must share the million dollar prize if you three win. How do you think your other tribemates feel about this?"
The Fembot in the center answers,"Well, I think we can be very helpful to our tribe. Three Fembots is better than one. I think we'll be seen as assets, Jeff."
Jeff smiles and flashes his dimples. "Okay, Survivors. It's time to get to your camps....There is ONE thing I forgot to mention, though."
All eyes are on Jeff as they wait for the rest.
"Each tribe has ten players but you must cast a vote for one of those players here and now."
Shocked faces stare back at Jeff, except Jaws, whose dead eyes just stare through the glass.
Jeff continues. "This will be a secret ballot. You will each write one name down. You are not allowed to speak to each other. The person on each tribe with the majority of votes will be out of the running for the million dollar prize."
Ballots are handed out and players secretly vote. Everyone is given just a few minutes to make their selections, then Jeff collects the ballots from each tribe.
Jeff reads the votes from the Monsters Tribe first. There is one vote for Frankenstin, two votes for the Werewolf (obvious rivalry here) but the other seven votes are for Toshio. Jeff asks Toshio why he thinks he received so many votes and Toshio just stares and makes a clicking noise. Jeff understands and moves on to read the votes from the Robots Tribe. This vote is almost unanimous. Nine votes for Ash and one vote for R2D2. R2D2 regards Ash. When asked by Jeff why he thinks he received votes Ash states the obvious. "I'm a head. Despite my intelligence I think my tribe saw me as a burden who would have to be carried. They are obviously not seeing the big picture here. CP3O and R2D2 - they have an obvious final two."
Jeff asks Toshio and Ash to come up and join him, which they do. Their former tribemates look relieved to be rid of them but Jeff surprises them once again. "I said they would be ineligible for the million dollar prize but I never said they were out of the game." A collective gasp is heard and Jeff pulls out two new buffs. They are orange and purple but each is a shade brighter than the buffs the other players wear. Jeff hands the new purple buff to Toshio and the new orange buff to Ash and explains.
"These will be your new Team Captains. Toshio, you are the new Captain of the Monsters Tribe and Ash, you are the new Captain of the Robots Tribe. Go back and join your tribes."
Jeff explains further that, should one of Ash or Toshio's tribemates make it to the end and win, they are eligible for half a million dollars. If one of the Captains win, they will win the half a million in addition to the million dollar winner prize for a total of 1.5 million dollars. In addition, each Captain will each be awarded immunity throughout the tribe portion of the game.
"Alright, here is a map to each of your camps. You have a three-mile hike ahead of you. You will receive the bare minimum in the way of supplies. Other than that, you will need to make do with what you find out in the jungle. I suggest you get going."
Both tribes begin the trek to their prospective camps. Along the way, on the Monsters Tribe, most are silent. Big One races ahead, jumping into trees along the way and scouting it out for the others. Dracula leads Frankenstein and hangs to the back of the group with Freddy. They talk about how the other players are going to be hard to communicate with, let alone work with, and make an instant Final Two alliance. Dracula assures Freddy he has Frankenstein in his back pocket and they can drag him along to the end with them as he'll never get any jury votes. Jaws swims to camp and arrives at the shore of their beach before anyone else.
On the Robots Tribe, there is a lot of activity as they head to their beach. Pris sticks with Terminator and RoboCop, seeing them as the two strongest of her tribe. Data and CP3O hit it off and walk along with R2D2. Data calculates the probability of when he can separate R2D2 and CP3O in order to get to the end. David carries Ash and everyone keeps their distance from the two of them since they aren't happy about the Captain's twist and David, the android who wants to be a real boy, just creeps them out.
Both tribes have arrived at their beaches and begin to make camp. Freddy uses his knives to cut wood and vines, while Spike and Big One climb the trees to find fruit. Samara goes to find the water source and discovers a very narrow well, covered with a heavy board. She heads down the well with empty water buckets and easily climbs back out with full buckets.
On the Robots Tribe, RoboCop and Terminator begin building the shelter. Pris uses her gymnastics to jump from tree to tree collecting vines, palm fronds and anything else she can find. Gort uses his laser to start a fire while Data goes fishing. He is able to calculate the precise speed and velocity of the fish in order to grab them up easily with his bare hands.
The next evening, after sunset, both tribes arrive at Challenge Beach where Jeff informs them of the first challenge. Each tribe will select six players to swim out to buoys set out in the water and collect puzzle pieces which two other tribe members will put together. Once the puzzle is put together, a password is revealed and one of the remaining players will use the password to unlock a box with a machete inside. The final player will use the machete to cut a rope, revealing their tribe flag. The first tribe to reveal their flag wins.
The Monsters tribe has a quick lead with Jaws swimming for them first. Samara, Werewolf and Big One are also good in the water and widen the lead. Spike is chosen to unlock the box since his tribe doesn't want him getting wet and multiplying. He's annoying enough as it is with his hyper personality and evil laugh. Frankenstein is given the task of chopping through the rope since he can't really do anything else.
On the Robots tribe, Terminator and RoboCop are able to swim pretty fast, but their tribe falls behind as the other tribe's swimmers are such naturals. They are able to quickly catch up in the puzzle part as Ash and Data complete the puzzle in a matter of seconds. After R2D2 unlocks the box, Gort chops through the rope and releases their tribe flag.
The Robots win Immunity!
In addition to the Immunity Idol, Jeff also gives the Robots flint before telling the Monsters they have a date with him at Tribal Council. The Robots head back to camp very neutral spirits (hello, they're robots) while the Monsters stalk back to their camp, all in foul moods. Since they can't vote out Toshio, Frankenstein is looking like the weakest player and a lot of players want to vote him out. This gets back to Dracula, though, and he uses his hypnotic powers to persuade the others to vote for Werewolf.
At Tribal Council it's a landslide and Werewolf is voted out 10-0 with even Werewolf voting for himself as he is under Dracula's trance. The Monsters head back to camp with their torches and light a fire. Raptor and Alien head off into the night to hunt while the others stay back at camp.
~ Episode 2: "Shake It Up" ~
Remaining Players
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Spike | Toshio | |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | David | Fembots | Gort | Pris | R2D2 | RoboCop | Terminator |
The next morning at the Monsters' camp, Alien and Big One talk to Spike and Jaws at the beach and tell him they suspect Dracula is working with Freddy. Already knowing Dracula has control of Frankenstein, they form a foursome of Alien, Big One, Spike and Jaws.
Meanwhile, back at camp, Dracula and Freddy decide that Samara has been hanging around Toshio a lot and decide those two may end up being the swing votes if they have to head back to TC. They decide to work on them when they can.
At the Robots camp, David has taken to carrying Ash around everywhere with him, which creeps everyone out even more than before. Data decides to go out and look for the Hidden Immunity Iol. Using a program which calculates the probability of hiding places based on past seasons, he quickly locates the HII inside an old gnarled tree.
At the challenge that night, the players are tied together in twos and blindfolded while one person from each tribe calls out directions to them. They have to retrieve bags of puzzle pieces which are later put together by another group of two. The first tribe to complete the complicated puzzle wins immunity. The Robots sit out the Fembots since it would be too hard to maneuver with four people. Ash calls out directions to the pairs searching for puzzle pieces. On the Monsters tribe, Dracula is chosen to call out directions to his tribe. Jaws is chosen to work the puzzle with Freddy from his giant water tank.
Once again, the Monsters start off with a huge lead as Dracula's mind control is allowing all the pairs to focus on his directions. They retrieve the bags of puzzle pieces quickly and Freddy is able to complete the puzzle before Data and RoboCop even get started on theirs.
The Monsters win Immunity!
The Robots head back to camp and the vote talk begins. RoboCop, haunted by memories of his life before he became a robot, is able to empathize with David's need to be a real boy and convinces David and Ash to align with him and Terminator. They already have Pris on their side and know they need one more to make it a majority. The plan is to get rid of R2D2 since he's tight with CP3O and Data. Data is easily able to convince Gort and promises to upgrade his programming if he goes along with their alliance. The Fembots won't commit to either side and just decide to dance around all day. At Tribal Council, The Fembots' carefree attitude backfires and they end up leaving in a vote of 9-1.
~ Episode 3: "Haunted" ~
Remaining Players
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Spike | Toshio |
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At the Robots camp, things are a little tense and divided but Data has a talk with RoboCop, who are now seen as the leaders of the two alliances. They get the two alliances together and decide it is logical to go into the challenge as a united tribe and leave their differences back at camp.
At the challenge the tribes must race to dig up bags in the sand and be the first to cross over the finish line with them while players from the other side try to stop them. The Monsters all look right at Jaws who stares back at them from the ocean with his lifeless eyes as he is unable to compete in land challenges. Down one player, the Monsters try their hardest to overcome the odds. Alien and Big One are untouchable and easily get back with their bags but Samara can't run with her hair in her eyes and Toshio isn't much better with his weird crawling.
The Robots have Terminator and RoboCop who are easily able to outpower their opponents and get their bags back to the finish line, and Pris, who does flips over the competition, but David and Ash both perform horribly. Ash just rolls around in the sand and David is overpowered due to his size. R2D2 also has some trouble maneuvering in the sand.
In the end the Monsters pull out another victory and win Immunity! The Robots are sent back Tribal Council.
At the Robots camp, Data's alliance wants to vote off David for his performance but RoboCop's alliance wants to vote off R2D2 for the same reason, along with the fact that they want to split up R2D2 and CP3O. At Tribal Council, Data plays his HII on R2D2, and they blindside RoboCop, who leaves with only 4 votes against him.
~ Episode 4: "I'll Be Back" ~
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Spike | Toshio |
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Ash
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At the Robots' tribe camp, RoboCop's alliance and Data's alliance discuss the vote. Data calmly and logically explains that it made sense to remove RoboCop because he was the leader of the other alliance. Terminator stalks off with his gun and Pris follows after him. Data takes the opportunity to talk with David and Ash while the other two are gone and convince them they are going down with a sinking ship if they stay with that side. Ash points out he has immunity but Data reminds him that is only until the tribal part of the game is over. If they don't start working as a tribe it won't matter by that time.
At the next challenge the tribes play water basketball shooting into hoops while in the water. The first tribe to make five baskets wins.
The Monsters are thrilled with another water challenge and immediately put Jaws and Alien in as their main shooters. Alien can slam dunk easily with her height and Jaws is a natural in the water. Spike sits out since it's another water challenge. On the Robots tribe, Pris and Terminator are chosen to be the main shooters given their physical abilities. The Robots give it their all but, in the end, Alien and Jaws dominate and their tribe wins 5-0!
Back at the Robots camp, they cannot believe they have lost yet another challenge. They're supposed to be the smart ones, aren't they? How can they let themselves be beaten by those savages?
After having set the ground work the previous day, Data talks again with David and Ash, who have become inseparable. The two agree to vote with them and they discuss their target.
At Tribal Council, Terminator is voted out by a vote of 7-1. Pris decides it's not in her best interest to vote with the rest of the tribe.
As Jeff snuffs his torch, Terminator looks back to the group and tells them, "I'll be back." Everyone except laughs as he leaves. Okay, not really. Robots don't laugh.
~ Episode 5: "He's Just So Creepy" ~
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Spike | Toshio |
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Ash
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The Monsters are pretty confident with their lead over the Robots tribe but, while Alien, Big One, Jaws and Spike are away from camp, Dracula and Freddy continue to work on Samara and Toshio, which isn't easy. Dracula and Freddy take Frankenstein out for a walk later and, while Frankenstein is collecting firewood, they discuss the situation. Dracula doesn't like Samara and thinks she smells even worse than the rest of them with that dirty gown and her uncombed hair, but they agree they may need them and they can't count on winning every challenge.
Freddy takes Dracula aside and shows him the Hidden Immunity Idol he has hidden in his pocket. He tells Dracula he will share it with him when the time comes which makes Dracula trust him that much more.
At the next challenge the tribes are shocked to hear that both tribes will be going to Tribal Council. They will compete in the usual challenge but the winning tribe will get to eat at the losing tribe's Tribal Council. Then they will vote someone off at their own Tribal Council.
The challenge is another puzzle challenge and the Monsters lose. They head back to camp and immediately Alien, Big One, Spike and Jaws get together and talk about the vote. While they'd love to get rid of Toshio, he has immunity and is off limits. They approach Toshio, who is hanging out with Samara and try to make them see that they should vote off Frankenstein because all he can do is carry firewood and isn't helpful in challenges. Dracula and Freddy also approach Toshio and Samara and point out how useless Spike is in water challenges.
Back at the Robots tribe, Data is very much in control. With a clear majority now, his alliance has a few choices. They can vote out Pris, who may not be loyal to them after her friends Terminator and RoboCop were voted out. They can take out R2D2 who Data knows is very tight with CP3O and isn't very good in physical challenges. Or, they can take out David, who is also not great in challenges, is very close to Ash, and is just...creepy.
At TC, the Monsters take their seats and Jeff brings in the Robots. Food is brought in and the Robots ignore it and prepare themselves to watch the Monsters Tribe vote someone off. Jeff tells Dracula he is no longer to use mind control in the vote or he will be kicked out of the game. Dracula shrugs. After a heated Tribal Council, Spike is voted off by a vote of 5-4. Dracula and Freddy smirk as Spike scampers off. Then Jeff sends them back to camp and the Robots take replace them in the fireside seats.
The Robots TC goes pretty quickly and efficiently and in the end, David is voted out. This enrages Ash and he tells off his tribe. The louder he gets, the more he sputters and spits out white liquid from his mouth. They all go back to camp and let him find his own way back.
~ Episode 6: "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" ~
Remaining Players
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Toshio |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | Gort | Pris | R2D2 |
The next morning at the Robots tribe, everyone wakes up to see Ash, looking dirty and worn out from rolling himself back to camp the night before. He tells them he is unhappy that David is gone but he is still part of the tribe and will do his best to help in challenges. They agree to give him a break and Gort is picked to be his new mode of transport. Ash is a little worried about the laser but agrees to it since beggars can't be choosers.
At the Monsters camp, Alien and Big One hang out in the woods and Jaws swims around alone. Dracula and Freddy tell the others to try to keep it together for the upcoming challenge.
The two tribes meet once again that night, under the moonlit sky, at Challenge Beach where Jeff is waiting. They are told the challenge is going to be the log roll and players will be matched up randomly with players from the opposite tribes. They will compete to see who can stay on the log and the winners of each match will score a point for their tribe.
Frankenstein and Jaws sit out for the Monsters tribe and the challenge gets under way. The first to match up are Dracula and Pris. They go on for a long time and, Dracula is quick but Pris is quicker. Dracula hits the water and Pris scores a point for the Robots.
The next match-up is Big One and CP3O. This one is no contest and R2D2 is in the water almost immediately.
Next up are Toshio and Data. While Data gives it a good try, Toshio uses his crouching technique and wins easily.
Alien and Gort are the next to go against each other. Everyone wonders how Alien will stay up on that tiny log, but she is quick on her feet. Gort splashes into the water and it is 3-1 Monsters.
Freddy and R2D2 face off next and R2D2 falls off within the first couple of seconds. 4-1 Monsters.
Samara gets up on the log to go against Ash, who is placed there by his tribemate, Gort. Ash surprises everyone by staying up on the log, rolling easily with each shift of direction. Samara falls into the water and climbs creepily back out of the water to stand by her tribe.
With a score of 4-2 Jeff announces the next match-up. Big One will now face off against Pris. Pris scores another point and it's now 4-3 in favor of the Monsters.
Next, Toshio goes up against Ash and, although Ash rolls easily on the log once again, Toshio's crouching style ends up winning it for him and Ash is thrown into the water.
The Monsters win immunity!
Knowing they are now going into a big deficit, the Robots head back to camp to discuss the vote. Pris is worried about her safety and tries to convince Data, C-3PO and R2D2 that Gort should be the one to go next. She convinces them that if they keep losing challenges, they have no chance at the merge. Ash pipes up and says she's right and says he's voting Gort no matter what everyone else does.
Before they go to Tribal Council, Pris goes out looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol, knowing it must have been re-hidden after Data played it. She finds it under a rock and keeps it to herself.
At Tribal Council, Pris feels comfortable enough not to play her HII and the tribe votes Gort out 5-1.
~ Episode 7: "Steered Off Course " ~
Remaining Players
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Alien | Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Toshio |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | Pris | R2D2 |
At the Robots camp, Data tries to give them a pep talk, but it isn't too effective as he admits the fact that they are down 8-5 doesn't look good for them as a merge is probably looming. At the Monsters camp, everyone is - well, everyone is just as scary as ever.
The challenge involves the two tribes racing out to a buoy in canoes and the Monsters sit out Jaws, Alien and Big One, for obvious reasons. Even with all their biggest players sitting out, they still have the strength of Frankenstein, Dracula and Freddy to help them out. Samara and Toshio aren't much help.
The Robots put Ash on the front of the boat and give him the job of helping to keep them on track. Pris, C-3PO and Data are left to do most of the rowing as R2D2 doesn't have much range of motion.
The Monsters are over-confident and, although they have the strength, their canoe gets steered off course while the Robots are able to keep their canoe steady with the help of Ash. The Robots end up winning the challenge and are sent back to camp in moderate spirits. Uh yeah, they're robots.
The Monsters head back to camp and Alien, Big One and Jaws scramble to save themselves. They throw each other under the bus and fight for safety. Dracula and Freddy talk to Samara and Toshio and discuss who they should vote out. At Tribal Council, Alien is the one to leave because they're sick of the way she sneaks around and pops up when they least expect it. They also see her sneaking off into the woods with Big One a lot and decide that should be broken up.
~ Episode 8: "They Eat Their Young" ~
Remaining Players
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Big One | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Toshio |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | Pris | R2D2 |
With Alien gone, Big One decides he needs to start hanging around camp more. He sees himself in a better position than Jaws as he is always out in the ocean and doesn't have as much of a chance to communicate with everyone. Besides that, his dead expressions make everyone think he's not very sincere. Imagine that on the Monsters tribe...insincerity.
Big One casually throws it out there that Jaws is a strong swimmer and will do very well in individual water challenges at the merge. He's satisfied with himself that the seed has been planted. At the Robots camp, things have been pretty quiet. Pris spends a lot of time doing back flips, round offs and cracking coconuts with her thighs. The tribe doesn't seem to notice since they don't eat them anyway.
At Challenge Beach the two tribes congregate in front of Jeff yet again, waiting to find out what is in store for them. With twelve players left, everyone is expecting a merge, but Jeff fails to offer any such news.
The challenge is a memory challenge. One at a time, a member from each tribe will turn uncover squares on a large grid and try to match up pictures and symbols. The Monsters sit out Samara and Frankenstein since they can't sit out Jaws, or Big One this round. Toshio proves to be pretty good at this game and crawls in his disjointed manner from square to square, rarely missing a match. Jaws hangs out in the ocean and has to forfeit all his turns.
The Robots all perform very well as their memory banks are programmed just for this sort of thing. They win by a landslide and breathe a sigh of relief that the Monsters will be losing another player.
On the Monsters tribe, Jaws is once again exiled in the ocean while his tribemates discuss the vote in their camp. Big One brings up how bad Jaws performed and how he won't be able to help them in land challenges. The others nod in agreement and Big One, satisfied with himself, runs out into the woods to hunt before Tribal Council. While he is gone, Dracula and Freddy bring up Big One's point about how poorly Jaws will do in land challenges. No one really trusts Big One and Freddy says you can never trust a Velociraptor because they eat their young. Everyone agrees Big One would probably eat his own children if given a chance.
At Tribal Council, Big One is blindsided 6-1 when even Jaws votes against him. He gives everyone a ferocious look and runs off into the night after having his torch snuffed by Jeff.
~ Episode 9: "Supernatural" ~
Remaining Players
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Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger | Jaws | Samara | Toshio |
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Ash | C-3PO | Data | Pris | R2D2 |
With the Monsters having a lead of 6-5 over the Robots, all eleven players make their way to Challenge Beach to meet up with Jeff. This time Jeff doesn't disappoint and utters the expected phrase, "Drop your buffs!"
The players are given new green buffs and the Monsters are allowed to decide at which camp they will now live. The Monsters, being creatures of habit, pick their own beach and everyone makes the trek back to the Monster camp.
Back at camp, along with a feast of various meats, fruit and some fresh blood, they are given a new green tribe flag. They are to decide on a new tribe name and decorate the flag.
Data comes up with the name "The Enterprise" but no one else likes it. Dracula suggests "The Transylvanians" but is also shot down. Finally, C-3PO thinks of a name everyone agrees with - "The Supernaturals." Every agrees this is a name which fits almost everyone.
It doesn't take long for Data to assess the politics of the Monsters tribe and he senses that Jaws may be on the outs. Just needing one of the Monsters to flip, he takes it upon himself to have a chat with Jaws to feel him out. Jaws admits to not being the most popular on his tribe and feels he would have been the next to go if they didn't merge.
Dracula and Freddy have their own plan, though. They find Pris doing acrobatics alone, they soon discover she is not happy with the way her tribe has been voting. She knows their tribe is down in numbers and jumps at the chance to stab Data in the back. She tells Dracula and Freddy that she can probably pull Ash over with her, as he would have been gone a long time ago if not for his Captain's immunity.
At the challenge, Jeff tells the group that individual Immunity is now on the line. He reveals not one, but two Immunity necklaces and everyone realizes the stakes are high. The challenge is endurance and each player must hang upside down from a jungle-gym with a series of eleven bars. In the first round they are allowed to use their hands to keep themselves up but R2D2 falls off almost immediately. Frankenstein is the next to drop as he has a lot of weight to support. Ash is disqualified when he tries to use the wires protruding from his neck to keep himself up on the bar. Jaws just swims in the ocean, his dorsal fin going back and forth as he is unable to compete in yet another land challenge.
After some time has elapsed Jeff announces they must now let their hands drop and must support themselves using only their legs. C-3PO and Freddy are the next two to drop, followed shortly after by Data. This leaves only Pris for the Robots tribe alongside Dracula, Samara and Toshio. Hours go by and the four look like they could hang there forever. Dracula tries to make a deal with Pris and tells her she is safe if she falls but she refuses to let go. After another hour goes by, Dracula and Samara realize that Toshio and Pris will never come down before them and drop voluntarily.
Pris and Toshio each win individual Immunity!
Back at the Supernaturals camp, Toshio crouches by a tree with his necklace on while Dracula and Freddy seek out Pris and Ash. Being vulnerable for the first time in the game, Ash agrees to vote with the Robots and Pris decides it to be in her best interest as well. She debates whether to use the HII to save her Robot tribe members but decides they weren't very loyal to her and decides to keep it to herself until she needs it. At Tribal Council, Data is voted off 8-3 and never sees it coming. He shakes his head as he leaves vowing never to trust a shark with dead black eyes again. As Jeff snuffs his torch he announces that Data is now the first member of the jury.
~ Episode 10: "My Best Friend is a Robot" ~
Remaining Players
Jury
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Ash | C-3PO | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger |
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Jaws | Pris | R2D2 | Samara | Toshio |
Jury
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Data |
With Data gone, C-3PO and R2D2 know they are in trouble and try to build relationships with the Monsters tribe. Dracula and Freddy humor them but no one else really gives them the time of day.
The final ten challenge is a game of archery and, once again, Jaws, R2D2 and Frankenstein are the worst performers. Ash tries unsuccessfully to shoot with his mouth and Freddy's knives keep getting in the way as he pulls back the bow.
Samara's aim isn't good since she can't see through her hair, but Toshio proves to have a knack for shooting arrows. Pris and Dracula do very well, also, but C-3PO shocks them all with his calculated aim and wins individual immunity.
Back at camp, everyone seems comfortable with the idea of R2D2 leaving the game. The little droid rolls around from player to player trying to plead his case. He points out that Toshio and Ash have an unfair bonus if they win the game. While the others concede this, they think they will be able to take them out later.
At Tribal Council, R2D2 leaves by a vote of 8-2 with only his buddy C-3PO voting for him to stay.
~ Episode 11 "Don't Rock The Boat" ~
Remaining Players
Jury
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Ash | C-3PO | Dracula | Frankenstein | Freddy Krueger |
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Jaws | Pris | Samara | Toshio |
Jury
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Data | R2D2 |
At the Supernaturals camp, C-3PO isn't giving up and tries to convince Ash and Pris that if they don't make a move they're going to be picked off by the Monsters tribe. Ash says he's only thinking of himself and he should've tried to talk game to him when they were on the Robots tribe. Pris tells him she sees his point but isn't confident they can get anyone to flip at this point. She smiles to herself as she thinks about her HII.
The challenge involves players trying to get through a mass of tangled ropes tied to their waists. Jaws, as usual, can't compete and pouts just offshore as the others play. Toshio, Samara and Dracula are the forerunners but Toshio pulls off the win as his body contorts easily through the ropes.
With the immunity necklace once again around his neck, the other players see Toshio in a new light. He is quickly becoming the new challenge threat and it's pretty obvious to him everyone is aware of this. C-3PO sees his chance and convinces Ash to go with him to talk to Jaws, Samara and Toshio. He tells them this is their chance and that if they don't take it, Dracula is going to win the game. They agree with him but Samara and Toshio don't trust Jaws and think they'll sell them out. C-3PO tells them to think it over and says he'll be voting for Dracula.
At Tribal Council, Jaws is called out by Dracula and intimidated into voting with the Dracula's alliance. Samara, Toshio and Ash decide it's not worth it to rock the boat and also vote with the Dracula. C-3PO is voted out 8-1.
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