Last week’s episode of “Survivor 49” introduced new alliances, a beware advantage and the first journey of the season.

Without supplies, the Kele tribe ate worms for sustenance. However, for one Kele member, this was not a problem. 

“I’m perfectly comfortable being uncomfortable,” Annie Davis said. “And so the worse our conditions are, the better it is for me because I am fine with struggle.” 

Davis approached Sophi Balerdi with a plan to vote out Jake Latimer, whom Davis felt would be too much of a threat once the tribes merged.

“I’m kind of controlling the band. Everybody’s got to follow me. I’m the puppet master,” Davis said.

Blinded by her confidence, Davis overlooked the alliance of four on Kele.

“Annie feels like she’s controlling the game a hundred percent,” Jeremiah Ing said. “She thinks that she’s calling the shots. She’s not reading the room properly. She’s just dictating.”

The remaining Kele members worked to make Davis comfortable in the tribe by feeding into her ego.

“The more that I say yes to her, she’s like, getting more confidence. And, like, when people get confidence, you know, the better the blindside,” Ing said.

After hearing Davis’ plan to vote him out, Latimer — also known as the “shoe bandit” — struck again, stealing Davis’ shoe.

“You know what happens when you mess with the shoe bandit? Stuff gets real,” Latimer said.

Nate Moore is the oldest member of the Uli tribe at 47 years old. He continuously struggles to fit in with his tribe members, who are all under the age of 32.

“I have never used the word ‘vibe’ to describe a group, probably, in my life,” Nate Moore said. “And I think, unfortunately, I have to say ‘vibe’ a lot here, because that’s the language, you know?”

Despite the age difference, Nate Moore is in an alliance with Louie, Shannon Fairweather and Rizo Velovic.

On the Hina tribe, Steven Ramm pulled aside Matt Williams and Kristina Mills in hopes of forming an alliance. 

They planned to bring Michelle “M.C.” Chukwujekyu into the alliance. The four brought up voting for Sophie Sergeti if they lost a challenge. Taking the opportunity to connect with Sergeti, Chukwujekyu told Sergeti about the alliance’s plan.

The tribes were surprised when a boat arrived on their beaches, marking the first journey of the season. 

Hina sent Williams after he won a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors against Chukwujekwu.

Latimer was immediately picked by Kele to go.

Despite hesitation about the idea of losing his vote on the journey — a common consequence of failing a journey challenge — Jawan Pitts volunteered to compete for Uli.

Upon reading the challenge instructions, the three players discovered they would not lose their vote if they lost. Instead, the winning player would receive a reward.

The challenge consisted of tossing coconuts into hanging nets with the three players’ names on them. If the net got too heavy, it dropped. Whoever’s net was left in the air won the challenge.

“I decide to make every shot I made count. I say a little prayer, and I shoot,” Pitts said. “Swish. Swish. Swish. Kobe.”

Williams’ net dropped first, with the final blow coming from Latimer who’s net dropped shortly after.

Pitts’ win was rewarded with a choice. He could either help himself or his tribe. Helping himself meant stealing the vote of Williams or Latimer. Helping his tribe meant giving another tribe a disadvantage during the next immunity challenge. 

Choosing to help his tribe, Pitts gained favor with Uli. Before, the tribe had suspected Pitts was hunting for an idol.

“I do not think Jawan realizes he’s, like, this close to going home if we end up going to tribal council,” Louie said. “But now, if that tribe disadvantage is something we can use to win this challenge, Jawan might have just earned himself several more days in the game.”

After returning to the Kele beach, Latimer and Alex Moore find a beware advantage, which gives the pair a hidden immunity idol to use after their tribe loses an immunity challenge.

The advantage read, “If you take it, it’s yours, and you must do what it says. Otherwise, leave it.”

This episode’s immunity challenge had tribes run across an elevated cargo net and a wide-step obstacle, dig up a ladder to reach a key to a rope gate and run up a steep ramp. Once all contestants of a tribe reached the top of the ramp, two tribe members began a puzzle.

Pitts assigned the tribe disadvantage to Hina, causing them to run the challenge with 20 pounds of coconuts on their back and sort through 10 keys to open their rope gate.

Kele started in the lead, crossing their wide-step obstacle first. Despite their tribe disadvantage, Hina finished the first two obstacles second, leaving Uli last to dig up their ladder.

Kele made it up the steep ramp before the other tribes made it through their rope gates. With a sizable lead, Latimer and Balerdi began the puzzle.

Although they received a disadvantage, Hina completed their puzzle first, winning both immunity and a large fishing kit. Uli quickly followed in second place, receiving immunity and a small fishing kit. This left Kele to continue their losing streak.

On the bright side, the loss meant Latimer and Alex Moore could complete their beware advantage to find an idol. In the process of finding the idol, Balerdi and Ing were pulled into the hunt.

Going into tribal council, there was some debate on if Alex Moore would utilize his idol to keep Davis over Balerdi. The group’s goal to strengthen the tribe was made clear.

“We need a core four that’s gonna get somewhere,” Latimer said. “And we all have our strengths. And we can all say that all of our weaknesses are puzzles, ‘cause we can’t seem to get one done.”

In the end, Kele voted Davis out despite Balerdi’s struggle with the puzzle portion of the challenge.