The season’s fourth episode explored the aftermath of Randen’s medical evacuation and the Yanu tribe’s frustration with Bhanu being a ‘liability’Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. Brian previously worked for Bustle, Billboard, Forbes, MTV, Mashable and Men's Health.was saved from going to tribal council after Nami tribe’s Randen was pulled from the game to get an MRI, becoming the third eliminated player.
While the unproblematic Siga tribe is riding high with all six members still on the island, the remaining Yanu four are once again in emotional tailspin after Bhanu revealed that he divulged way too much information to two castaways from opposing tribes. With their backs against the wall, the Yanu foursome finally won their first challenge after eight days of competition — a reward challenge that earned them 10 large fish that host Jeff Probst let them trade for a coveted tarp and toolkit to use at their camp.Meanwhile, Siga went empty-handed back to camp, where the tribe reassured Maria that they don’t blame her for Siga losing the challenge.
After Tevin’s sob story, he got back to strategizing. Feeling threatened about Soda’s impressive social skills, he began to rally people to vote out Soda. Liz agreed, saying Soda is “the one to beat” and that if Soda makes it to the merge she’d easily make it to the final tribal council.