Who Got Voted Off ‘Survivor 50’ Last Night? A Game-Changing Tribe Swap!
It seems like the Survivor 50 cast has settled into their groove. Namely, majority alliances have been formed, setting up easy votes for each of the three tribes. So, of course, it’s time to shake things up. The fans voted for there to be a tribe swap, and the remaining 21 players found that out incredibly early on. After the buffs were dropped and the dust settled, some players took the opportunity to make long-awaited connections, while others questioned the relationships they had up to this point.
Q Burdette
Q Burdette came into Survivor 50 with far and away the most seedy reputation, regarded as one of the most chaotic players in recent memory. But he went into the season aiming to change that perception immediately, instead marketing himself as a solid and loyal ally, someone who would sell his vote to get tribe supplies. And, for what it’s worth, his plan seemed to be working, as he was part of a solid majority on his original tribe.
But, while Q remained on Vatu at the tribe swap, his solid position did not. Seeing a threatening trio of David vs. Goliath alums, Q tried to appeal to Ozzy Lusth and Emily Flippen to join his side and get the numbers. Anticipating a possible tie, he also tried a move straight out of his old playbook, asking Mike White to vote for him to take the heat off his number one ally Stephenie LaGrossa. Unfortunately, unlike Season 46, this was a wish the White Lotus creator was quick to grant. Not only did he vote against Q, but so did everyone in the game but Stephenie. And so history repeated itself, as he was blindsided, even rocking the same “Q skirt” he was sent out in last time.
Were any idols or advantages found or played on Survivor 50 last night?
No! It seems the Survivor 50 players spent this episode focusing on making new bonds, rther than hitting the jungle in search for trinkets. However, that’s not to say there wasn’t focus on any idols in this episode. Anticipating a possible swap, Christian Hubicki and Rick Devens decided to tell their allies Emily and Cirie Fields about the “Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol” they sent to Aubry Bracco, just in case any of them wind up on a tribe with her. Not only did that end up not being the case, but, as we’re about to talk about, perhaps the communication could have been better…
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Emily tells all
Having no time to talk to her that morning, once Jeff Probst confirmed a swap (albeit through an impromptu rap song), Christian hurriedly whispered to Emily that Aubry had an idol. The Season 45 standout was not only confused by this influx of information, she was incredibly leery of her supposedly close ally. And so, despite swapping to Vatu with him, she immediately told Q and Ozzy Lusth what Christian told her. That did engender trust with the two men, as Q immediately told her they would go after Angelina Keeley, who would have gone home at Vatu’s first Tribal Council before the swap.
But Emily wasn’t done sowing her seeds of chaos. The more she talked with Q and Stephenie about a possible alliance, the more she worried that they were controlling her. And so she struck out on her own, deciding to sit down with Angelina and tell her how in trouble she was with her old tribe. Now having leaked information to essentially everyone on the beach, she went back to Christian, revealing what she had done. While she was immediately apologetic, he was internally fuming, apoplectic that she had given away the entire ruse he and Rick had planned that morning.
