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What the...? is the seventh episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands.

Story[]

Night 18[]

In the aftermath of Trish's blindside, Rupert confronted Jon for voting against him at that Tribal Council which Jon admitted and the two came to blows.

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Rupert
At tribal council, I dodged the biggest cannonball aimed right at me. I knew when I saw two "Ruperts" in the vote that Trish and Jon were against me. I was ready to kill Jon. I mean literally grab that little scrawny ass by the neck and pop his head off like a f*****n chicken.


Day 19[]

Challenges[]

Immunity Challenge: Pirate Prison Break
One member from each tribe must race to a jail cell to untie one tribe member before moving to the next cells where their other tribemates are waiting. At the last cell are sticks and rope the tribes must use to retrieve a key outside to escape the prison. The first tribe to free themselves from the prison and reach the finish mat wins the challenge.
Additional Stipulation: If The Outcasts come in first place, both Drake and Morgan would go to Tribal Council to vote out a member. The Outcasts would then follow and vote two of their own members back in the game. If The Outcasts finish second, whichever tribe between Drake and Morgan that finished last would vote out a member, and one returning Outcast will replace that player. If The Outcasts finish last, their chance to return is forfeited. Any returning Outcast would then be immune the next time they visit Tribal Council.
Winner: The Outcasts

Tribal Council[]

Drake[]

Tribal Council 7:
Drake
Voted
Against
Voter
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Shawn (4 votes)
S7 christa tS7 jon tS7 rupert tS7 sandra t
Christa, Jon, Rupert, Sandra
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Jon (1 vote)
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Shawn
VOTED OUT:
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Shawn Cohen

Voting Confessionals[]

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Shawn
(voting against Jon) Jon, you and I know the truth. Basically, you've been backstabbing everyone including myself.
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Jon
(voting against Shawn) F*** you!

Final Words[]

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Shawn
I should have seen this one coming. Jon basically went back on everything he had told me for the first three days, um, about our supposed alliance. I had hoped that today would have brought a merger. Things probably would have been a lot different and I might have been able to go a lot further. I don't know. What can I say? Game, set, match.

Morgan[]

Tribal Council 8:
Morgan
No vote
QUIT:
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Osten Taylor

Final Words[]

Because of his voluntary exit from the game, Osten's final words were not aired.

Still in the Running[]

 Nicole
Outcasts
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 Ryan S.
Outcasts
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 Lillian
Outcasts
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 Burton
Outcasts
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 Michelle
Outcasts
S7 michelle t
 Trish
Outcasts
S7 trish t
 Shawn
12th
S7 shawn bw
 Osten
11th
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 Andrew
Morgan
S7 andrew t
 Christa
Drake
S7 christa t
 Darrah
Morgan
S7 darrah t
 Jon
Drake
S7 jon t
 Rupert
Drake
S7 rupert t
 Ryan O.
Morgan
S7 ryano t
 Sandra
Drake
S7 sandra t
 Tijuana
Morgan
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Trivia[]

  • According to the now-defunct Pearl Islands website[citation needed], this episode's challenge was technically an Immunity Challenge. Had Drake or Morgan won the challenge, the other tribe would have gone to Tribal Council to vote someone out. Had The Outcasts finished second, they would have only voted one person back into the game. If they came last, they would vote nobody back into the game.
    • This marks the first time that a challenge involves three tribes.
  • This is the first episode not to cover the usual three-day cycle, as the episode only covered only one day (Day 19).
  • This episode marked the very first Double Tribal Council, or in this case, Triple Tribal Council due to The Outcasts.
  • Because Drake went to Tribal Council first and voted out Shawn Cohen, this is the only episode with Morgan having more members than Drake at any point. This was short lived because Morgan also had to go to Tribal Council the same night.
  • Osten Taylor became the first person to ever quit Survivor.
    • Due to Osten quitting at Morgan's Tribal Council, this marks the first time a Tribal Council was held, but nobody was voted out.
    • Osten's final words were not aired.[2] Instead, the closing credits only had footage of the Morgan tribe departing Tribal Council and ending with a shot of Osten's now laid-down torch. Additionally, his torch was not included during the Rites of Passage before the Final Immunity Challenge. It remained at Tribal Council lying down on the ground after Osten's exit, though a video recap of his time in the game is still shown.
  • This is the first episode to end with a cliffhanger.

References[]

Survivor: Pearl Islands Episodes
"Beg, Barter, Steal" · "To Quit or Not to Quit" · "United We Stand, Divided We...?" · "Pick a Castaway... Any Castaway" · "Everyone's Hero" · "Me and My Snake" · "What the...? (Part 1)"· "What the...? (Part 2)" · "Shocking! Simply Shocking!" · "Swimming with Sharks" · "The Great Lie" · "Would You Be My Brutus Today?" · "Mutiny" · "Flames and Endurance" · "Reunion"
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