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The Brains Behind Everything is the eighth episode of Survivor: Gabon.

Story[]

Day 25[]

Day 26[]

Day 27[]

At Tribal Council the votes are between the two main alliances, the Onion Alliance and the Fang Alliance. Susie Smith who was originally an Onion Alliance member flipped to the Fang Alliance, giving the Fang alliance a 5-4 vote advantage. Because of this, Charlie, a member of the Onion Alliance was voted off in a 5-4 vote.

Challenges[]

Challenge: Super Golf
The tribes would use a three-man slingshot to shoot an oversized golf ball along three golf holes. The tribe that put their ball in the hole using the fewest number of shots would receive one point. The first tribe to score two points would win.
Reward: An overnight trip to a Gabonese village.
Winner: Fang (exiled Bob Crowley)

Challenge: Fired Up
The castaways would make a fire large enough to burn through a rope using flint, steel and a box of fire making supplies. The first castaway to completely burn through their rope would win.
Winner: Susie Smith

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 10:
Nobag
Voted
Against
Voter
S17 charlie t
Charlie (5 votes)
S17 crystal tS17 ken t
S17 matty tS17 sugar tS17 susie t
Crystal, Ken, Matty, Sugar, Susie
S17 crystal t
Crystal (4 votes)
S17 bob tS17 charlie tS17 corinne tS17 randy t
Bob, Charlie, Corinne, Randy
VOTED OUT:
S17 charlie bw
Charlie Herschel

Voting Confessionals[]

Randy's confessional and edited versions of Ken and Charlie's confessionals were shown in the episode.

S17 randy t
Randy
(voting against Crystal) Bitch!
S17 sugar t
Sugar
(voting against Charlie) Sorry, Charlie, but you picked two of the worst allies when I have to make a vote. I'm a traitor, sorry.
S17 matty t
Matty
(voting against Charlie) Charlie, you're a hell of a guy, you played a very good game, but it's time for you to go.
S17 susie t
Susie
(voting against Charlie) Charlie, you're a good competitor. I got to take you out if I'm going to move ahead. I hope we can still be friends.
S17 crystal t
Crystal
(voting against Charlie) You are a big threat, and you are hurting my alliance. I'm sorry, but you got to go.
S17 ken t
Ken
(voting against Charlie) Sorry, Charlie. It's not like I'm a homophobic. It's just that at that feast, you took the Hidden Immunity Idol away from me and I thought I gotta get you for that. Sorry.
S17 bob t
Bob
(voting against Crystal) Sorry Crystal, it's a game. Hope to see you later.
S17 corinne t
Corinne
(voting against Crystal) You're a bully, and I don't want to play this game with you. I hope you go home tonight.
S17 charlie t
Charlie
(voting against Crystal) Word on the street is that you are a really mean person, but that's side the point, you took out my Marcus and that made me really mad. Sorry.

Final Words[]

S17 charlie bw
Charlie
Okay, this is a disaster. I hundred percent did not see this coming, but oh what can you do at this point. And I didn't think I'd make it past the first tribal. So to make it this far is amazing. If I'm gonna leave Survivor, I'm glad it's a blindside. Thank God, Marcus is in the jury house. That is my saving grace. I can't wait to see Marcus.

Still in the Running[]

 Michelle
18th
S17 michelle bw
 Gillian
17th
S17 gillian bw
 Paloma
16th
S17 paloma bw
 Jacquie
15th
S17 jacquie bw
 GC
14th
S17 gc bw
 Kelly
13th
S17 kelly bw
 Ace
12th
S17 ace bw
 Dan
11th
S17 dan bw
 Marcus
10th
S17 marcus bw
 Charlie
9th
S17 charlie bw
 Bob
Nobag
S17 bob t
 Corinne
Nobag
S17 corinne t
 Crystal
Nobag
S17 crystal t
 Ken
Nobag
S17 ken t
 Matty
Nobag
S17 matty t
 Randy
Nobag
S17 randy t
 Sugar
Nobag
S17 sugar t
 Susie
Nobag
S17 susie t

Trivia[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Life at Ponderosa[]

Other[]

  • This episode is dedicated to Marge Boesch, Rudy Boesch's wife, who had passed away earlier in November 2008.
  • This is the first episode since "She Obviously Is Post-Op!" where someone other than Sugar is exiled.
  • This is the second time Jeff could not identify who a vote was cast for, following "Gender Bender". The vote in question was cast by Randy for Crystal, in which he wrote "C.C." which are Crystal's initials.

References[]

Survivor: Gabon Episodes
"Want to See the Elephant Dung?" · "She Obviously Is Post-Op!" · "It Was Like Christmas Morning!" · "This Camp Is Cursed" · "He's a Snake, but He's My Snake" · "It All Depends on the Pin-Up Girl" · "Apple in the Garden of Eden" · "The Brains Behind Everything" · "Nothing Tastes Better than Five Hundred Dollars" · "I Was Put on the Planet for This Show" · "The Good Things in Life Aren't Easy" · "The Good Guys Should Win in the End" · "Say Goodbye to Gabon" · "Reunion"
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