How Things Have Changed

How Things Have Changed is the eleventh episode of Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Day 30 (Night)
The final six return to camp having just voted out Ned, leaving Farrell alone against the alliance of five. The group place their belongings down by the shelter, all getting ready to go to sleep, having little to discuss amongst themselves.

Day 31
Carlson, Reniero and Victor head down to the river in order to catch some fish, leaving Alia, Curt and Farrell alone at camp. The three at camp sit around the fire, all remaining silent, not looking one another in the eye. Curt mindlessly prods the fire, slicking flicking ash up in the air towards Farrell, who is sat opposite him. Alia bites her nails, spitting them out into the fire, which angers Curt, who decides to break the silence.

Alia stands and walks off to the shelter, putting on Reniero's hoodie before lying down. Farrell and Curt are left alone by the fire, giving Farrell the opportunity to bring the old alliance back together.

Alia lies in the shelter with her eyes closed, but able to hear everything the other two are talking about.

Down by the river, Carlson, Victor and Reniero notice that it has swollen following the heavy rainfall during the last few days. The three hope that the river will return to its previous size, as the wider river makes it more difficult to find a suitable spot to fish from, and that the fish have a larger area to move in.

Carlson, Reniero and Victor return to camp empty handed, informing the others about the swelling of the river. Alia speaks with Carlson about Farrell trying to work his way back into the game, which Carlson states isn't surprising. Alia voices her concerns about Curt and potentially Victor jumping ship once again, but Carlson tells her not to worry, and that things will work in their favor.

Day 32
Challenge: End of the Line

Each Survivor must follow a rope that will lead to 4 checkpoints. The Survivors will use 2 carabiners to traverse the rope course. One must be attached at all times. Survivors must clip onto a rope before they unclip to proceed through the race. The first Survivor to reach each checkpoint and cross the finish line first wins. Reward: A horseback ride, food, Budweiser, and an overnight stay on a cot, followed by breakfast at an Outback Cowboy Camp. Winner: Victor Victor departs on horseback immediately after winning the reward, with his tribe mates waving him off. As Victor rides off into the distance, the rain begins to come down heavily on the camp. The other five members of Barramundi rush back to camp, hoping that the rain will die down quickly before causing any flooding. As the tribe return to camp, they are horrified to find their greatest fears have come true, and that their camp has seriously flooded, with lots of their belongings missing. The shelter itself partly collapses under the strain of the flowing waters, leaving the survivors without a home. Carlson, Reniero and Curt manage to find several supplies lodged against a fallen tree, preventing them from floating off, including their supply of rice they had obtained at the reward challenge.

After the rain dies down, the five tribe members walk in the waist deep flooded camp, making their way over to the shelter, which has partially collapsed on one side. Reniero claims there's nothing they can do for the time being, and that they'll have to wait until the water reseeds. The group grab their wet blankets and head off to a patch of higher grass parallel to their camp. Alia, Carlson, Curt and Farrell lie in a big heap, whilst Reniero searches for firewood in order to keep the group warm.

Completely oblivious to the chaos back at camp, Victor sits with Jeff Probst enjoying a beer, taking time to discuss the game and his experience. Jeff departs just as Victors dinner arrives, allowing him to tuck in peacefully.

Victor heads off to bed, where he is able to get an undisturbed night sleep, whilst his tribe members barely get any, all bunched up together on the grass mound, without fire or a camp.

Day 33
Victor arrives back at camp, shocked at the site of what use to be Barramundi's shelter. As the water levels have drastically gone down, the tribe work together in order to put the shelter back together, making sure the foundations wont collapse again. The group consider moving the shelter all together after the next tribal council, worried that more rain could see more damage done. The final six receive tree mail informing them that they will be facing their next individual immunity challenge. Farrell realizes that he is the most in danger of going home, hoping to win in order to prevent what he feels is his inevitable elimination. Several other tribe members wish to win in order to prevent Reniero from winning his fifth straight challenge, feeling as though he has the potential to make it all the way to the final two simply by winning immunities.

Challenge: Blue Plate Special

Each person has three plates with his or her name on them hanging from a tree. Using a slingshot with macadamia nuts as the ammunition, each Survivor must try to break everyone's plates before his or hers are entirely broken. The person with a plate still hanging at the end wins immunity. Winner: Victor The final six return to camp, with Victor wearing the immunity necklace with pride. Reniero appears angered upon their return, realizing that almost every other contestant aimed for his plates first in the challenge.

Farrell takes Victor to one side in order to get votes on his side, leaving Alia, Carlson and Curt alone to talk amongst themselves. Carlson mentions his disliking towards Reniero, which Curt claims he also feels, citing Reniero as "an aggressive nonentity". Alia tries to cut off the slandering of Reniero, not wanting to lose someone who she feels is somewhat on her side.

Farrell is then approached by Reniero, who tells him about his wish to get Carlson out of the game, as he feels like others are blindly following him. Farrell appears eager to join Reniero, claiming he'll go and speak with Victor, and that they'll try to pull Curt in too.

Victor walks up to the shelter, with Alia, Carlson and Curt sitting inside waiting for him. Victor climbs in and sits opposite them, getting ready to tell them about Reniero's tactics. Farrell sits alone by the water, knowing that his fate is out of his hands now, hoping Victor can get the others along with him. Reniero collects firewood, feeling confident that Victor and Farrell will join him, getting ready to talk to Curt as soon as he's alone.

Victor leaves the shelter, with Curt going off to collect his things, giving Reniero the opportunity to speak with him. Carlson and Alia spot this, observing Reniero trying to sway votes against Carlson. The group pack up their things, going off to what they all know will be an eventful tribal council.

At tribal council the group talk about the storm, with Carlson somewhat blaming Reniero for assuring them their camp would be fine in what they've worked out is a dried river bed. Reniero barks back at Carlson, bringing up all off Carlson's negative attributes, which all the other tribe members feel has come out of the blue. Farrell admits that seeing other members argue brings him hope, and that he knows they're not a tight unit. Alia talks about new strategic plans, stating that she doesn't agree with some that are likely to come into fruition. Reniero talks about his disappointment in the tribe for ganging up on him in the challenge, which causes Carlson to laugh and sigh, much to Reniero's annoyance. Curt makes the group laugh by claiming that for once there are arguments that don't involve himself. Jeff signals the start of the voting, beginning with an eager Reniero. All six castaways write down their votes with no hesitation, all confident in who they are sending home. Reniero smiles as the first vote is pulled, reading "Carlson". Reniero's smile is quickly wiped off, after the next two votes are revealed to be against himself. The next two votes are revealed to be for Farrell, leaving himself once again concerned, while others are confused as to how split the votes are.

Farrell smiles, feeling as though he did all he could, wishing the others luck as he leaves the game. Reniero looks over at the other four members of his tribe, realizing he is completely out of the loop. Victor shakes his head, disappointed at the decision his alliance members made, feeling as though they will regret not sending home Reniero. The final five return to camp, with Kucha outnumbering Ogakor for the first time in the game.