Stand Up And Shut It Down

Stand Up And Shut It Down is the third episode of Survivor: Thailand.

Day 6 (Night)
Sook Jai return to camp having just voted Joan out at their first tribal council, with the vote split drastically between three sects of the tribe. Having voted for Karen along with now eliminated Joan, Ricardo struggles to hide his disappointment with the result, standing with a glum look on his face whilst others make small talk around the shelter.

The group head into their shelter, all getting ready to sleep and forget the awkwardness of their first tribal council. Karen makes an effort to sleep away from Rick, whilst Melissa is seen trying to comfort Ricardo after his closest friend on the tribe was sent home.

Chuay Gahn
The tribe begins the day in high spirits despite the downpour of rain, still on a high from their previous two challenge wins. Vince and Rachel brave the rain and head down to the ocean in order to attempt to catch fish with their newly obtained net, leaving the other five tribe members under shelter in the caves.

Sook Jai
In contrast to their rivals, Sook Jai start Day 7 in a less than positive mood, having suffered all morning due to the rainstorm. Ricardo sits between a shivering Melissa and Karen, putting his arms around them to try and keep the trio warm. Rick fans the fire with his hat, whilst Kanda attempts to shelter it from the dampness, knowing that to lose the fire at this stage would have drastic consequences for the tribe.

Reward
Challenge: Pilfering Pirates

The tribes had to race along a narrow bamboo course over water. At the center of the course was an "Attack Zone" where the Survivors could physically knock each other off the course. At the end of the course were two boats, one for each tribe, filled with baskets. Their goal was to negotiate the course, steal a basket from the opposing team's boat and return it to their own team's starting boat. If at any point a tribe member was not in the "Attack Zone" when they made contact with their opponent, they will be disqualified and the tribe will lose a basket to their opposing tribe. First tribe to steal ten baskets would win.

Reward: A visit from the Thai Red Beret Special Forces Soldiers, who would help improve living conditions back at camp for twenty-four hours.

Winner: Sook Jai

Chuay Gahn
The Chuay Gahn tribe reach their cave after losing the reward challenge, somewhat breaking their spirits after a two day high. The group realise their loss is primarily down to the poor performances of several individuals, namely Gypsy, who got herself disqualified during the challenge after pushing Melissa whilst out of the attack zone.

Aaron walks after an upset Harper to make sure she is okay, not wanting to leave her alone after the loss. He finds her sitting alone collecting snails, joining her to help fill the tribes food bucket. He comforts her by letting her know the result is simply a one off loss, and that they'll be able to come back from it at the immunity challenge, which he claims is "far more important". Harper decides to voice her frustrations with particular members to Aaron, feeling as though they need to start planning in case another loss takes place at the upcoming immunity challenge.

Aaron agrees with Harper's analysis, agreeing that both Vince and Julius would vote Salma out if it was a realistic option. He tells Harper to wait before approaching others about the plan, as he doesn't want them to come off too keen to vote an individual out.

Sook Jai
The Sook Jai tribe return to camp having won the reward challenge, lifting the tribes spirits after a dreary two days. The group eagerly await the arrival of the red berets, knowing that the knowledge they provide will be invaluable for the remainder of the tribes time in Thailand.

The group see a boat approaching the shoreline, with the two red beret soldiers on board. All seven Sook Jai members wave them in, helping the men off the boat and hugging them to show their immediate gratitude. Without wasting any times, the red beret get to work in grabbing different flora, introducing the tribe to new sources of nutrition that they were unaware was located on their beach.

The group spend their day helping the Red Beret whilst also learning what they can utilise for the remainder of their time. Very little conversation happens between the tribe members, with everyone bonding over the shared experience. Estan however doesn't stop thinking about the game, knowing that in the last vote his attempted removal of Rick failed, leaving his position in the tribe unknown.

The group continue to follow the guidance of the Red Berets, taking them into the evening where they get an early night after their first substantial meal in days, hoping that the tribe has found its way back to a winning mentality.

Chuay Gahn
The tribe has a slow start to the morning, feeling the effects of losing the previous days reward challenge, knowing how much was at stake in gaining the guidance of two Red Beret soldiers. Harper, Salma and Rachel lay down in the cave, having very little energy to spend doing camp chores.

Collecting the tribes fishing net, Julius and Aaron take the opportunity to talk privately between themselves. Julius opts to take a risk and pitch the idea of teaming up, admitting to Aaron that since he voted against Gypsy the previous tribal, he is concerned that he may be outside an alliance of five.

Aaron and Julius head back to the group with two fish, which Salma prepares for the tribe. Vince and Gypsy return with some coconuts, joining the tribe in a lazy day spent predominantly in the shelter, hoping that their winning streak will return by the next immunity challenge.

Sook Jai
Sook Jai arise early in order to get as much information from their Red Beret guests before they depart later in the afternoon. Ricardo jokes with one of the Beret's, although the language barrier means very little laughter occurs. Ricardo remains in high spirits despite this, filling in much of the intended laughter himself, glad to have new faces around the camp, albeit for a short time.

Kanda and Ricardo sit with one of the Red Beret members and continue to work, whilst Rick and Phillip sit with the other, leaving Estan, Melissa and Karen alone in the shelter to sort through some freshly stripped bamboo.

Phillip and Rick sit with the Red Berets, finishing up the final tasks of the day before the pair depart, leaving the tribe in a much stronger position than when they had arrived. After finishing up, the tribe come down to hug the soldiers, thanking them immensely for their help the past two days. The soldiers get aboard their boat, waving goodbye to the tribe as they leave.

Day 9
The tribes receive tree mail directing them to their next challenge, leaving both groups nervous at the prospect of returning to tribal council to vote out their second member.

Challenge: Temple Transfer

Each tribe was given three stations and one temple made up of six pieces. The goal was to transfer one piece of the temple at a time from the first to the third platform and reconstruct the temple identically. The catch was that they could never place a larger piece over a smaller piece. First tribe to successfully rebuild their temple would win.

Winner: Sook Jai

Information: Both tribes somewhat struggle during the challenge, with Salma and Gypsy struggling to move the pieces for Chuay Gahn, forcing Julius and Vince to try and take the lead whilst Rachel, Harper and Aaron follow their commands. For Sook Jai, Rick attempts to step up, making a wrong call in guiding the group, with Melissa and Phillip also proving mediocre. However, Ricardo, Estan, Kanda and Karen take control as a group of four, making the right suggestions to rectify their initial mistakes, leading their tribe to their second immunity win.

Chuay Gahn
The Chuay Gahn tribe return after another loss, meaning the tribe will be forced to vote out their second member, bringing their number down to six. Gypsy lays down in the shelter, feeling bad for performing badly in her second straight challenge, whilst Salma also apologises for her unusually poor performance.

Harper moves over to Vince, who is unknowingly giving an irritated look in Gypsy's direction, frustrated due to her second bad challenge performance in a row. Harper asks Vince to give her a hand in collecting some firewood, which he reluctantly agrees to.

Back at camp, the group scatter around to carry out chores, trying to find ways to engage in conversations about the looming tribal council vote. Julius decides to approach Salma, wanting to hear her thoughts for the evening before coming to any decisions of his own.

Salma takes Aaron to one side to quiz him about the discussion he had with Harper. He seems somewhat nervous, admitting he wanted to approach Salma himself, rather than to have Julius reach her first. He confirms the comments are true, and that he feels he could potentially get Harper away from the idea of voting her, as Gypsy's poor performance will make unifying the vote against her easier.

Later in the day, Salma is seen in the shelter talking to Gypsy and Rachel, letting them know about Harper's plans against her. Whilst this goes on, Harper speaks to a separated Aaron, telling him that she has spoken to the others, and feels their best bet is to keep the boys together to target Salma, with her vote giving them a majority.

The group head to tribal council, sitting down in a manner that reveals the tension within the tribe. Jeff asks the group about their two consecutive losses, wanting them to identify why they failed to hold onto their short lived winning streak. Aaron answers that certain individuals have struggled in challenges, which Gypsy openly admits to be herself. She apologises for her performances, feeling as though she is mainly responsible for the loss, but notes that she isn't willing to give up and promises to put her all into future competitions. When asked who has faith in Gypsy, only Salma and Rachel raise their hands, defending her as a passionate individual who had a slip up. Vince is seen smiling at this comment, feeling as though the tribe is understating poor performances and finding excuses "other than blaming the individual that screwed up". Harper agrees with Vince, claiming the group needs to look at strength in order to stay away from future tribal councils. Salma decides to impulsively call out Harper, clearly riled up by the information she was given over the past few days.

Gypsy smiles and nods during Salma's speech, whilst Harper looks completely frazzled. Julius and Vince are both seen looking round uncertain, trying to get eye contact with Aaron who himself looks nervous. Harper turns to Aaron, asking him what he's been claiming to Salma. The two somewhat bicker, with Harper claiming that Aaron has twisted her words, whilst Aaron defends himself by saying Harper has been targeting Salma for several days.

Aaron pauses momentarily, trying to carefully think through his words before he addresses the whole tribe in what could be his final moments in the game.

Julius heads up to vote, somewhat hesitating as he writes his name down, shaking his head as he places it into the urn. Everyone else confidently writes their votes, eager to release the tribe tension by ousting one of its members. Jeff collects the urn, bringing it back to put someone out of their misery.

Harper shakes her head in anger as she takes her torch over to Jeff, glaring back at Aaron before she departs the tribal council area. Salma sits looking somewhat smug, winking at Gypsy who looks at her with a big grin on her face. Julius and Vince both look disheartened, unsure what the decision will mean for the future of Chuay Gahn.