If Looks Could Kill

If Looks Could Kill is the tenth episode of Survivor: Marquesas.

Day 27 (Night)
The final seven return to camp having just attended their most surprising tribal yet, in which Tish was blindsided from the game by ally William. The group begin to put their belongings away, looking over at James and Ibrahim for a reaction. For several minutes the pair remain silent, both glaring at William, knowing that he has condemned them both to the minority.

Most of the group go to sleep early, wanting to avoid any of the tension to develop into an argument. Daisy, James and Ibrahim remain the only tribe members awake, sitting together by the fire to speak privately whilst the others rest. Being in the minority, James and Ibrahim look towards Daisy in hope that they may find cracks in the majority alliance, swaying the target off themselves and onto another.

Daisy stands and heads over to the shelter, leaving James and Ibrahim to sit silently by the fire as they ponder what plan they can develop to save themselves from a difficult minority position.

Day 28
Whilst getting on with their early morning tasks, it is apparent that the group is all low on morale, feeling as though they are glad to be in the final stretch of the game. Despite having been asked to help clear up the main area of camp, James sits on the beach doing nothing but looking out at the water. Ashley asks James to help her with the task, but he openly refuses, citing the reason as "feeling unwell".

Ashley is shown continuously nagging James to help her work, but each time he gives the same excuse, smiling to himself as he winds her up more and more. Ashley is seen sighing heavily before storming off, with James silently laughing to himself as she does so.

Over in the woods, William and Duana pick taro from the ground, getting it collected so that the tribe may eat something since they've been struggling to catch fish and crabs. Duana continuously thanks William for switching sides at the previous tribal council and saving her place in the game. Despite William clearly questioning his move, Duana tries to assure him that his decision will benefit both of them in the long run.

Daisy and Lotus go to collect tree mail, speculating as to what the reward could be. Lotus mentions that she just wants a food reward, feeling that a diet consisting of crab and snails has taken its toll on her energy. Daisy points out that her ribs are sticking through further than ever, and that if the reward is anything but food she may not compete out of exhaustion.

The girls take the tree mail back to camp, informing the tribe that they must head out to their next reward challenge. As the group leave, it remains clear that everyone is hoping for the biggest reward yet, feeling anything less will only break their morale further.

Challenge: Rock Bottom For the first three rounds, contestants would dive under water to find a shell and bring it back. The last contestant to do so would be eliminated. For the fourth and final round, the four remaining contestants would dive into the water, grab a rock and swim back to shore with it. The first contestant with the rock at Jeff's feet wins.

Reward: A dinner and shower on a cruise ship.

Winner: James (shared with Ibrahim)

James and Ibrahim go off for their reward, arriving on the Princess to enjoy a night away from camp, along with a meal and a chance to freshen up for the first time in twenty-eight days. Ibrahim thanks James for picking him once again, whilst the captain shows them to their en-suite rooms.

The two men are shown their private bathrooms, both unable to contain their excitement at finally gaining access to hot water. Ibrahim wastes no time getting in his shower, making use of the body wash on offer. James also gets into his shower, singing to himself as he uses conditioner for the first time in nearly a month.

After cleaning themselves up, James and Ibrahim sit down to their luxurious meal, toasting to one another before they enjoy it. The two talk about their lives back home whilst eating, not dwelling on their bad positions in the game. Only after they finish eating does James quickly ask Ibrahim what he feels their best bet of survival would be. They agree that despite their mutual dislike of Duana and Ibrahim, that a smarter move would be to target Lotus, who in their eyes is the biggest threat to win the game, and the one person left without a close partner.

Soliantu
Immediately after the challenge, the other five contestants return to camp with the knowledge that they wont be getting the feast they had all hoped for. William tries to raise their spirits by offering to cook them a meal of the taro they had gathered earlier in the day.

The group begin eating their taro meal, with the conversation growing closer to the notion of Ibrahim being the next person voted out of the game due to continuously going on rewards. To change the conversation, Lotus asks Daisy what she'd have done had she been picked by James. Daisy insists that the two are just friends, laughing at the "desperation" the others have to set her up with someone romantically.

Later on in the evening, James and Ibrahim return to camp and greet their tribe members. The girls begin smelling both the boys after their showers, pleased to finally have a positive aroma in the camp.

Whilst the two girls joke around with James and Ibrahim, Duana and William watch on, not getting too involved knowing that the boys are angry at them. The pair head to the shelter, not wanting to stand around watching a conversation they're not apart of.

Day 29
William and Daisy sit together to prepare the tribe a breakfast meal of watery porridge. Ibrahim comes over to help them dish it up for the others, offering not to eat as he still feels full from the previous nights meal. Despite feeling the same, James eats anyway, hoping to take in as much food as possible so as to help him in the next immunity challenge. After the group eat, people begin to separate around the camp, taking the day slowly as most of the necessary camp chores have already been completed. Ibrahim walks down the beach alone to pray, wanting to clear his mind before going into his next challenge. Back at camp, James and Daisy lie in the shelter together, sleeping through the afternoon. Lotus, William and Duana sit together cleaning the camp pots, talking about the pair.

Daisy and James continue lying in the shelter, keeping their voices low as they speak. James asks Daisy if he'd be the next to go, but she ensures him that Ibrahim is higher on the groups "hit list" due to his reward wins. James tries to defend his ally, claiming that Lotus is someone who has to be taken care of before its too late, as she'd "sweep in all the votes" at the final tribal council. Daisy is seen rolling her eyes, telling James that the same applies to him and Ibrahim. Ashley returns to camp with tree mail, letting the group know that they'll be facing their next individual immunity challenge in the evening. The group speculate as to what the challenge could be, feeling it'll have something to do with fire due to it taking place in the darkness.

Challenge: Virtues Of Fire In the dark, the contestants would gather supplies to make a fire. They would make their fire under a stove with oil and popcorn kernels on it. Once a contestant popped a popcorn kernel, they would take burning embers to a brush pile, and light the pile on fire. The first contestant to have their fire reach the top of the brush pile would win immunity.

Winner: Ibrahim

The group return to camp in the middle of the night, as Ibrahim has secured himself individual immunity and a guaranteed spot in the final six, leaving James feeling vulnerable as the only member of the majority eligible to leave the game.

Day 30
The tribe get up late despite tribal council looming ahead, with most of the group feeling confident that James will be voted out after Ibrahim won himself individual immunity. James lies by the fire, throwing small sticks in it as he tries to think how he’ll approach the others to vote someone else. William walks over, sitting opposite James and giving him a half smile. James doesn’t reciprocate the smile, and continues throwing sticks before him.

William is seen going over to each individual on the tribe apart from Ibrahim, confirming with them all that James needs to be the one to go home due to his ability to charm people in the game. Daisy shows some hesitation in agreeing to the plan, worrying her alliance, who question whether or not she would vote one of them out over James.

Daisy walks off from the group, meeting up with Ashley to complain about the others questioning her. Ashley admits she’s feeling tired with the way the group is being run, and that she’d rather spend her time with “people like James”. Almost on cue, James walks over to the girls, sitting beside them to plead his case as to why he should stay. He makes sure to point out that if he leaves the game that Lotus will exploit her relationship with Ibrahim to control his vote, and that it risks Ashley and Daisy being split up at the next vote off.

James leaves the girls to think about the decision, clearly triggering something in both their heads. He sits with Ibrahim for the final hour before tribal, watching the sunset before letting Ibrahim say a prayer for him. The two hug one another before departing, pleased to have developed a strong friendship in only ten days of knowing one another.

At tribal council, the group look on as Ryan and newest jury member Tish glare across at them. William fails to keep eye contact with Tish, evidently feeling guilty for ousting her from the game. James wastes no time announcing to Jeff that he expects realistically he'll be leaving the game, but hopes that the others realize that it may be their last chance to take out a big threat. Lotus then responds by admitting that she knows she's the threat in question, claiming that by leaving James in the game they would be "preventing what they set out to achieve", as James is "one of the biggest threats left". The situation at tribal becomes awkward after Ibrahim calls out William for betraying their alliance, feeling as though he's placed himself at the bottom of "the other side". William interjects, letting Jeff know that he felt had he stayed with his old alliance that James would win the game by going to the final tribal council with Tish, and that the best he could hope for was third place. James then tells William that he'd be lucky to find himself "in the final three now". As the group go up to vote, James looks over to Tish, who cant help but smile at the sight of her friend stirring up tribal council. Jeff collects the urn, giving Ibrahim one last chance to wish his friend luck, placing his hand on his shoulder in reassurance. James grabs his torch in high spirits, wishing the others luck as he leaves the game. Daisy appears emotional at the exit, being comforted by Ashley as her sleeping buddy exits the tribal council area. The final six grab their things and head back to camp, now assumed to be split into three separate pairs.