Oct
13
2011

Unofficial Guide to Survivor: South Pacific Episode 5 — “Taste the Victory”

Here’s everything you need to know about what happened in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 5: “Taste the Victory”. Feel free to add your notes, thoughts, and questions.

Aired October 12, 2011, covering night 11 through night 14

Reward / Immunity Challenge winner: Upolu

Redemption Island: Christine defeats Stacey, later joined by Elyse

Eliminated: Stacey

Player notes:

Stacey says Coach is in charge but is fake, and everything is not “hunka dory”; vows to reveal everything going on in the tribe
Ozzy notes that if he was Coach he would get rid of Albert because he is a stronger player, which Jim takes note of and realizes he needs to talk to Keith about it as they are two stronger players
Keith initially on board with voting out Elyse but not with blindsiding her or Ozzy
Coach uses Albert’s Hidden Immunity Idol clue to find the idol himself
Cochran continues to work hard around camp, gathering wood and learning to fish with Ozzy

Friends & Foes:

Christine and Stacey insist on calling Coach by his real name, Benjamin, while talking before the duel
Albert believed to be Coach’s right hand man by Christine & Stacey
Cochran notes that Elyse and Ozzy rest together often; notes that Ozzy only contributes occasionally and is actually lazy around camp
Albert shares his discovery of the 2nd clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol with Coach and Sophie; Coach finds it and shares his discovery with Albert and Sophie
Keith and Whitney seem to have an alliance, as they discuss merits of voting with Ozzy against Cochran, or with Jim against Elyse

Other notes:

Reward was bread, vegetables, and spices; winning tribe also allowed to take basket of roasted pig obtained during challenge back to camp to eat
All of Savaii came away from the challenge with various mouth injuries, inc. chipped teeth, cuts, and dislocated jaws
Tribal Council votes: Elyse – 3, Cochran – 2, Dawn – 2

Episode summaries & commentaries:

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