After Sabiyah was voted out in the previous episode of the CBS series, host Jeff Probst does a shocking swap so the 15 remaining contestants will be divided into 3 new tribes.
- Oct 19, 2023
AceShowbiz - Season 45 of "Survivor" returned for its fourth episode on Wednesday, October 18. After Sabiyah was voted out in the previous episode, host Jeff Probst did a shocking swap so the 15 remaining contestants would be divided into 3 new tribes.
Following the shift, Reba consisted of Dee, Sifu, Julie, Sean and J. Katurah, Lulu was made of Bruce, Kellie, Jake and Kaleb. Meanwhile, the new Belo included Brando, Kendra, Austin, Drew and Emily. Jeff later sent them all back to the beach so they could get used to their new tribe before facing new challenges.
Bruce noticed that Lulu headed to the same beach where he was removed in season 44. Meanwhile, Kaleb tried to lead the tribe as he was the only original Lulu member. After seeing Kaleb talking to Bruce and Kellie, Katurah thought she needed to take action. She told Kaleb that the next target was Bruce.
In the meantime at Belo, Emily said she planned to stay low-key and tried to make connections by spilling all the tea about Lulu to her new tribe. Her plan worked as it changed Drew's impression of her. In addition, she secured votes by having a three-person majority over the other two Belo members alongside Drew and Austin.
At Reba, the members quickly took Sean's bag in order to see if he had an idol. After it came out empty, J and Sean immediately became friends. She also told Sean that Sifu was possibly on the outs.
For the first challenge, players were required to climb up a cage from the water and jump inside to win an immunity. Lulu came out as winner, while Reba was sent to Tribal Council for the first time.
Later, J continued to convince others to vote Sifu out. Dee agreed that Sifu was "erratic," and she also shared that she wanted to bring Sean in to make an alliance. However, Julie pointed out that without Sifu, it would be hard for them to have a chance at the day's challenge. The women eventually told Sean that they would vote Sifu for elimination, but Sean was afraid of another blindside on him.
At TC, Sean got candid with his new tribe prior to the vote. He said that he wanted to reclaim the lost time after losing so many years as a gay man trying "to live a straight, faithful Mormon lifestyle." Jeff then read the votes, which went: Sifu, Sean, Dee, Sean, Sean. It meant that Sean was eliminated. When hugging each other, Sifu quietly asked Sean if he voted for him but Sean said no. The voting process showed that the one who voted for Sifu was actually Dee.
