Survivor 47 episode 4 recap: Sue gets caught red-handed while Kishan's strategy backfires

Premiered in 2000, Survivor is one of CBS' longest-running reality shows. Episode 4 of Survivor 47 aired Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 8 pm ET/PT aptly, titled Is That Blood in Your Hair. The Lavo tribe voted out Aysha Welch last time around, which meant all three camps (Lavo, Gata, and Tuku) left with five people each.

At the start of the episode, 15 contestants remained on the show. Genevieve Mushaluk, Kishan Patel, Rome Cooney, Solomon Yi, and Teeny Chirichillo survive in the Lavo tribe. Members of the Gata tribe who remain are Andy Rueda, Anika Dhar, Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen, and Sierra Wright. The Tuku tribe members are Caroline Vidmar, Gabe Ortis, Kyle Ostawald, Sue Smey, and Tiyana Hallums.

Survivor 47 is hosted by Jeff Probst, who will award the winning survivor the prize money of $1 million. The episode saw

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What happened in Survivor 47 episode 4?

As the contestants return from the elimination round, Sol expresses his disappointment in Kishan and Teeny, who went against his plans of voting out Rome. Teeny later apologized to Sol for voting against him, and Sol accepted the apology since it was just a game.

In the Gata tribe, Anika revealed that the other tribes are speculating about Sierra and Sam's dating. Sierra wondered how to detract others from the fact that Sam was her go-to person. She already had the “Bread Winners” alliance in Survivor 47 with Rachel and Anika and assured them that they were her priority.

There were some hijinks going on in the Tuku tribe as it is revealed that Sue had lied to her tribe about being 45 when in fact she was 58. She later found an idol when she read the Beware Advantage mark from afar. Sue had to cut a rope tied to a tree, which resulted in red paint splashing all over the ground, which she covered up with sand.

Tiyana and Caroline noticed the red on Sue, and when enquired, the latter did not give anything away. Tiyana claimed that she knew something was up and that it was all "B.S." The Lavo tribe also searched for an idol nearby, during which Rome asked Sol not to do the same as it would just paint a target on his back.

Kishan saw the opportunity to take advantage of the situation on Survivor 47 and wanted to keep manipulating both into continuing the conflict. Teeny and Genevieve intervened and called Rome rude when the latter started following Sol. Sol later confessed that he would like to help Genevieve in the game because she was kind to him.

The “Bread Winners” alliance later found a random Shot in the Dark on the ground, and since everyone else had theirs, it was assumed that it belonged to Andy. When the alliance members threw it away and decided not to tell Andy, Sam went to the latter and told him to pick it up. Sierra later told Andy about the girls' alliance to test him but later got to know that he shared the information with Sam.

Next was the challenge time, in which the three tribes tried to roll a heavy metal cube down a path through a stacked frame and then finish the race with a puzzle. The first two tribes to finish the race first would earn immunity from elimination. Gata finished first before Tuku and Lavo, respectively.

Before leaving, Jeff asked the Gata tribe to choose which members to send on a journey. The tribe chose Andy from their own, Teeny from Lavo, and Caroline from Tuku. As the tribes went to their respective resting places, Rome plotted against Sol and claimed to use his Steal a Vote, which would nullify Sol's vote. Rome threatened Sol with the information so the latter did not use his Shot in the Dark during voting and the tribe could use the advantage.

Back on the journey, the three contestants are told that if they want to earn an advantage, one of them would agree to lose their vote at their next tribal council. After mulling over the terms for a while, Teeny agreed to lose her vote, which earned the three, the Amulet Idol.

As the three returned from the journey, Rome told Genevieve that Kishan had taken her name as a decoy. This prompted her to plan a vote against Kishan, but Sol refused as he did not want to work with Rome. The latter later apologized to Sol and claimed it was just a game.

During the vote-out, Rome played his Steal a Vote against Kishan. Jeff later read the results, declaring Kishan got all three votes resulting in his elimination.

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