Unofficial Guide to Episode 2: “He Has Demons”

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Here’s everything you need to know about what happened in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 2, “He Has Demons”. Feel free to add your notes, thoughts, and questions.

Aired September 21, 2011, covering night 3-6

Reward / Immunity Challenge winner: Savaii

Redemption Island: Christine joins Semhar

Player notes:

• Edna believes she is at the bottom of the tribe’s hierarchy
• Ozzy found the Hidden Immunity Idol for Savaii
• Christine finds a clue for the Hidden Immunity Idol for Upolo
• Edna sits out the Reward Challenge for Upolu
• Brandon lies to Coach and tells him Christine and Stacy will be voting for Mikayla; Coach brings this up at Tribal Council, Brandon confesses

Friends & Foes:

• Keith and Ozzy struck up a partnership and expressed the need to keep Jim and Cochran with them
• Edna noted that Stacy and Christine seemed to be tight
• Coach made a side alliance with Edna
• Feeling guilty, Brandon revealed to Coach that he is Russell’s nephew and although Coach was apprehensive it seemed to strengthen their bond
• Jim outlined and implemented his “3+2 plan” – a core alliance of himself, Ozzy, and Keith and a secondary alliance of Elyse and Whitney. Keith says his alliance with Ozzy lets Jim think the plan is his.
• Brandon continues to distrust and avoid Mikayla and seems to not trust himself around her
• Christine caught Edna in a huge lie after asking her what the pre-Tribal powwow, when Edna said they were talking about Sophie – pointing out Sophie was part of the group

Other notes:

• Combined Reward / Immunity Challenge (reward – sleep/comfort items)
• Savaii erased a huge Challenge deficit to win
• Episode title is from a quote by Coach about Brandon’s inability to deal with Mikayla

Episode summaries & commentaries:

• Full episode video on CBS.com
• Entertainment Weekly
• Jeff Probst on Entertainment Weekly
• Reality News Online