The 20 contestants arrive at the island and are already split into two teams: Galu and Foa Foa. Team leaders are chosen. Tribe Foa Foa wins the first challenge. Galu wins immunity. The first contestant is sent packing.

Over on the Galu tribe, Yasmin wakes up after her third night and complains about living outdoors. Meanwhile on Foa Foa, Betsy confronts Russell about not trusting him and has no regrets about not voting for Marisa. Russell feels he can trust Jaison. Then while the rest of the tribe eats lizard meat, Russell tries to look for the hidden immunity idol even though no one has been given any clues

One harmless member finds the tribe has turned against them after one clever lie. One tribe's chief makes a controversial decision lands him in the crossfire back at camp.

After "Shambo" returns to her tribe, she comments how much she prefers being on Foa Foa compared to Galu because she fits in better over there. Erik and John then approach "Shambo" for the clues to the hidden immunity idol which she shares with them. The two tribes get tree mail which tell them to choose three members to go on a "quest". The two teams of three meet and must participate in a reward challenge without Jeff Probst. The two teams compete for a reward of chickens. Meanwhile, while the challenge is going on Erik begins his search for the idol and is successful in finding it. Back at the challenge, the reward is won by Galu. Over on Foa Foa, Russell is still unsure who should be in his real alliance, but Natalie thinks she and Russell are definately in a safe alliance. Back on Galu, one of the chickens escapes and Erik and "Shambo" are determined to capture it, but no one else seems to care, which angers Erik. At the Immunity Challenge, Foa Foa wins immunity for the first time. After the challenge, Russell and Erik on Galu feel Monica did not perform strongly enough in the challenge. But the younger half of the tribe feels that Yasmine is the laziest one on the tribe but don't feel like making Russell angry with their vote. At Galu's first Tribal Council, the tribe discuss what kind of person deserves to be voted out.

A torrential downpour bothers both tribes and Liz and Russell have a confrontation where Liz is warned to watch what she says.

Weather continues to batter both tribes and another castaway is the subject of serious medical attention.

One tribe's alliance draws an outsider into its fold and Russell plants seeds of doubt in Galu.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.

After the tribe returns from Tribal Council, Russell is without an immunity idol and without confidence for the first time as he thinks he is out next. The next morning while Natalie is out for a walk, she find a rat and kills it for meat, surpring her tribemates. Meanwhile, Russell is convinced there is another idol somewhere and is determined to find it. Then, while some original Galu members are enjoying a reward, Russell sets out to find the second idol without any clues and surprisingly, he is successful. Later that afternoon, Russell shows the idol to "Shambu" and the two of them start a new alliance to vote out Laura.

After the Immunity Challenge, Kelly is the target of a back-up plan. Russell then tells Jaison about the idol and Jaison tells the other former Foa Foa tribemates. Meanwhile, the former Galu members (minus "Shambo") are all in a tight alliance of their own and all agree to vote for Russell.

As the Aiga tribe heads to Tribal Council, Russell is unsure about when to use his idol and the entire tribe seems split between the old Foa Foa and the old Galu.

Everyone is looking for the new hidden immunity idol to make sure Russell does not get it for the third time.

A look back at the first twenty seven days of this season with never before seen clips and a preview of what is to come.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.

The twenty contestants were already assigned tribes at the start of the game, but, based only on appearances, the tribes were told to vote one of their own as a "leader", who, for the first half of the game, would make critical decisions at certain challenges, in particular, selecting one member of their tribe to spend the day after reward challenges with the other tribe through which they would receive a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Foa Foa selected Mick as theirs, while Galu picked Russell S. as theirs.