Previously, on Survivor: The intensity of the game reached a high, as Bart made an agreement with Mike and Kim to ally and pick off old Baikal. In the immunity challenge, Kim and Mike dominated, but the necklace went to Kim, who secured herself another three days in the tundra. At tribal council, the votes were split in a deadlock between Bart and Bobo. Kim barely came closer to picking the 'magic number' than Cipher did. She held the power to boot anyone in the game except for herself. Ultimately, she chose Cipher, who was seen as a threat in the game. Seven are left…who will be voted out tonight?
My Vote is for Bart because he deserves it.
REDEEMA CAMP

Bryan and Bart discuss trust, and the overall perspective of the game.

Bryan: i dont trust u
Bryan: i don't trust, never did
Bart: i never trusted you either
Bryan: we're equal there
Bart: i only trust maria
Bart: but trust has been lost
Bart: its now a game of revenge
Bryan: if only if u could see the whole picture
Bryan: so am i next?
Bart: i dont know, guess you'll just have to wait and see
Bryan: i wouldn't be surprised if maria will rethink everything
Bart: DO YOU REALLY THINK IM THAT BLEEPING STUPID
Bart: U HAVE LOST MY TRUST
Bart: AND U WILL NOT REGAIN IT
Bryan: well i know that if u go with baikal you will be at least in the final 4, i don't think you will get that far
Bryan: with olkhon
Bart: i know i probably wont win now anyway, but atleast someone i like might
Bryan: correction i know you won't get that far
Bryan: if only u knew
Bart: when its my time its my time
Bryan: is there anyone u like more than maria???
Bart: I dont like Maria
Bart: shes a liar
Bryan: she didn't lie before u did!!!!
Bryan: she is the @#%$ reason u are still here
Bart: wake up and smell the roses!!! cipher was going to play us all and take James to the final 2 because obviously James didnt have a chance
Bryan: she is the one who got cipher to vote tonnya, if she didn't you would have been gone
Bryan: we would have realized that
Bart: i did myself a favor in that vote
Bryan: what vote???
Bart: ...eliminate the one person u have no chance of getting a vote for in the final 2
Bart: and voting for Kim to make u think u had my trust was even more brilliant
Bart: i knew u were voting Eric


Bryan: ok
Bart: because cipher assured me eric was next after i told him i was voting mike after the merge
Bryan: well bart
Bryan: think it over.... desperate times call for desperate measures and maria and i need u
Bryan: u @#%$ owe maria
Bart: to play me like a pawn again
Bryan: that's all you are... to them too
Bryan: so you might as well help out the one person who saved your ass SO many @#%$ times
Bart: ur just gonna tell me to vote someone
Bart: and then voteme and tie it up
Bart: i aint stupid
Bryan: well i will disagree, but this isn't playing you
Bart: and thats what u said last time
Bryan: well bart the next time i could play u and make sure i am safe would be the final 3
Bryan: do u want to hear my plan?
Bart: if you wanna tell me
Bryan: kim and mike already know i am trying to recruit u... just to let u know
Bart: yeah they told me
Bryan: well get bobo..... then the final 6... and if you feel like u wanna join maria and i... then we will tie it up and let fate take it's place
Bart: ill think about it
Bart: but i make no promises
Bryan: well this would be the time i say sorry for voting u, but i don't really mean it, and i am sure you aren't sorry for going against us, however we both could use each other
Bart: like you told me...
Bart: Sorry isnt enough
Bart: you have to prove it to me
Bryan: u obviously didn't read it closely
Bryan: there is no sorry
Bryan: give me the chance to prove to u that i need u, sure, but i will never be sorry
Bart: good because i will never accept it
Bryan: yup
Bryan: i'll never accept it from u either
Bryan: once again we are equal
Bart: or are we
Bryan: in that retrospect yes
Bryan: i am not going to kiss your ass... however i am going to let u become a part of the final 3 if u and fate allow it.... or if you just want to vote blair next that's cool as well
Bryan: this one last attempt you can take advantage of
Bart: why would I vote Blair
Bryan: but whatever
Bart: he hasnt done anything to offend me
Bart: he hasnt lied to me
Bryan: to get an advantage in numbers
Bryan: k
Bryan: so since it wasnt ur idea to vote me
Bart: who's was it?
Bart: afraid to admit it eh?

Bart is quite pleased about his comeback in the game.

Well I've made it to the final 7. Hard to believe since I was almost gone Day 6. Well true colors have shown up, Bryan & Maria are not as nice as they appeared to be. I am so happy Cipher is gone, it makes this game so much happier for me.

Maria feels a bit guilty about Cipher's demise.

I felt very bad because for one it wasn't right to have the option of choosing anyone to vote off when it should have been between Bobo & Bart and two if it wasn't for me convincing Cipher that Bart could be trusted he probably wouldn't have been in the position to go in the first place.

Then Maria, who are you going after next?

BART, BART, and Only BART because he should not be allowed human contact.

Mike was amazed at the tribal council results.

Well now .... Very VERY interesting TC results ...

I knew we were heading into a 4-4 tie way before the actual council. It was all a matter of who each alliance was voting for, as well as what would occur in the case of a tie. You see, the Okhons all voted for Bobo figuring that if it was indeed a challenge, Bobo would be the suckiest lol. That's why we had figured the Baikal would vote for Blair. But, that's not what happened. They targeted Bart, which is all the good for us (so Bart know has reason NOT to switch to baikal EVER again), plus with the new tiebreaker, it was definitely shocker to see that Kim could choose ANYONE. As we've seen in Malakula, it was only a choice between the targeted ones, so it really made the other alliance nervous when we could choose anyone..

Mike, Kim, and Bryan talk immediately after tribal council as Bryan tries to make Bart a target.

Mike (8:22:35 PM): So, what's up?
Kim (8:22:38 PM): What did you want to talk about?
Bryan (8:22:41 PM): what an interesting tc
Mike (8:22:46 PM): Yea, I'd have to agree
Bryan (8:23:12 PM): well as u can see things didn't go accordingly to plan as i thought
Mike (8:23:27 PM): Quite unfortunate for you :-(
Bryan (8:23:32 PM): totally
Bryan (8:23:36 PM): what a turnaround
Bryan (8:23:44 PM): i talked to maria
Mike (8:24:03 PM): Mmmhmm
mystic02847 (8:24:11 PM): and..?
Kim (8:24:14 PM): :-\
Bryan (8:24:52 PM): and we want to let you know that we will be used for our votes if you want to cut bart loose... i'll be honest it's a horrible thing for us to leave before bart
Mike (8:25:20 PM): Well ... that is quite the statement.
Bryan (8:25:35 PM): we both know our games are over...
Mike (8:25:50 PM): Possibly ... Let's see
Mike (8:26:15 PM): Hmm ... well, my only thing is this. Bart, as you have viewed, has been voting with us. If we remove him this next round of play, the tribes are split once again at 3-3.
Kim (8:26:22 PM): damn you typed that fast
Kim (8:26:41 PM): yes thats true mike
Bryan (8:26:42 PM): hey didn't vote with u last tc
Bryan (8:26:52 PM): *he
Mike (8:27:21 PM): You are correct, but he has changed his mind and has proven himself.
Bryan (8:27:39 PM): that's what he told us after robert left
Bryan (8:28:09 PM): and he proven himself after he voted kim
Bryan (8:28:23 PM): he is a player
mystic02847 (8:28:28 PM): He told me that you guys lied to him and told him to vote for me
Bryan (8:28:34 PM): it was a test
mystic02847 (8:28:38 PM): ok
Bryan (8:28:41 PM): incase he was leaking information
Mike (8:29:09 PM): Hmmm ... The only thing I could consider would be to remove Bobo first, and then take Bart out at that time as Olkhon will still have the majority.
Bryan (8:30:45 PM): i don't know if i could vote for bobo just being loyal, however it would be greatly appreciated if maria and i weren't the next ones to go
Mike (8:31:03 PM): Well ... I personally shall consider it.
Mike (8:31:25 PM): I will also consult the remainder of former Olkhon.
Kim (8:31:41 PM): ok same here
Bryan (8:32:14 PM): well i want to let you know... i am loyal and so is maria, my word is with you two and whatever i say to u is what i am going to do
Mike (8:33:19 PM): Alright
Mike (8:33:25 PM): I'll take that into consideration
Mike (8:33:26 PM): Thanks :-)
mystic02847 (8:33:31 PM): :-)
mystic02847 (8:33:33 PM): good talk
(8:33:40 PM) mystic02847 has left the room.
Bryan (8:34:16 PM): thanks
Bryan (8:34:52 PM): mike i want u and kim to know one
Bryan (8:34:54 PM): thing
Mike (8:34:59 PM): Yep?
Bryan (8:35:48 PM): i am going to try to recruit bart back with us... i know it will fail.... however i will not vote for the two of u..... u have my word
Bryan (8:35:56 PM): one last attempt
Mike (8:36:03 PM): That's fair
Mike (8:36:05 PM): Good luck :-)
Mike (8:36:11 PM): And thank you for your word
Bryan (8:36:48 PM): it's all i have right now lol
Mike (8:36:55 PM): :-)
Mike (8:37:33 PM): Anyways ... I'll be on the outside ;-)

Kim, even though you seemingly have Bart, do you feel vulnerable?

I do see myself as a target from the other alliance. They are probably very pissed at me for voting Cipher off, and I won't be surprised if I get voted off soon. Bart is a big swing vote. For the last 3 tribal councils he has been switching sides, so I have no idea if he is going to switch again.

Snowmail was soon posted…as the game progresses, immunity gets all the more valuable.

It represents life
It is a symbol for tribal strife
You'll need to go from ashes to a roar
Build it up and keep going for more
For if it is immunity you desire
You'll want to have the invaluable fire

CHALLENGE TUNDRA

"Hello everyone, welcome to your tenth challenge of the game. First order of business, Kim, I'll need to take that immunity idol. Alright, immunity is back up for grabs! As in every Survivor, you'll need to be able to build a fire. Brush has been scattered throughout the tundra. Your job is to collect it and bring it back to your pit station. You'll notice that mounted between two logs above your pit is a thick bar of ice. You'll need to start your fire the old fashioned way - rubbing sticks - and then maintain your fire until the ice has completely melted away from the logs. The first Survivor to do this will get immunity, which will earn them another three days here in Siberia, as well as a 1:5 shot at the title of Sole Survivor. You may start on my go."

"Immunity at stake! Survivors ready? GO!"

The six castaways sprinted all over the tundra, frantically trying to start a fire. Kim and Mike quickly jumped in front, which was all too familiar to Blair, Bart, Maria, and Bryan. However, Kim stumbled on a rock, and it was Mike who got his flame high enough to burn off the ice and claim immunity. Bryan, Maria, and Kim walked slowly back to camp, disappointed.

Mike has been…thinking.


Well, I was thinking.

After last night's chat with Bryan and Maria, I feel really bad about lying and saying that I'd do the best I could to remove Bart when I know in my heart that we will be voting for Bryan this next round.

I know for a fact that if that happened, there is no way in hell he would give me his vote in the final tribal council.

So, I had to have a heart to heart with good 'ol Bryan. Make sure he still had reason to vote for me in the end 

Mike confronts Bryan about the offer to get rid of Bart…but does issue an important promise at the end of the conversation.

Mike: Hey Bryan
Bryan: hey mike
Mike: You got a minute?
Bryan: ya sure
Mike: Alright, well, I just want to say that I did indeed think about your offer. Now, hear me out on this, please.
Mike: As you know, Bart's position in this game has been a very controversial one, as he has shifted his allegiances more than once.
Mike: However, in regards to your request of removing Bart from play due to this reason of his untrustworthiness, I am at a point in the game where it's difficult to make a decision of that kind.
Mike: You see, if it hadn't been for Bart, you Baikal would definitely have majority and be set for the endgame. He pretty much saved Olkhon's chance at this game.
Mike: So, while I may dislike Bart profusely, and find him extremely annoying, I did indeed have to pull a few strings to get him to side with us.
Mike: In doing so I had to promise that for his efforts, he would be treated as much as an Olkhon as Kim, Blair, or Myself.
Mike: And so, in great pain I have to say that I don't know how possible it will be to remove Bart from play before both yourself and Maria.
Mike: Now, I know this is a very difficult part in the game. However, I myself am a man of my word. I made a promise with my tribemates in Olkhon that I would get us to the end of the game.
Mike: I was also forced to make a promise to Bart in order to secure the first promise I made.
Mike: However, in order to fulfill your requests, that would require me to break one of my promises. It pains me to say this, because even though I haven't spoken to you as much, I do like both you and Maria a lot.
Mike: You see, its not that we don't like you guys, its just a matter of what events occurred previously in this game. I personally would be thrilled to help you guys out and vote out Bart, but I can't go back on my word.
Mike: I hope you understand the dilemma I am in. 
Mike: It's very difficult :-(
Bryan: i completely understand
Mike: Thank you :-)
Bryan: it is great to see someone stick up to their word
Mike: I know its very hard for you to hear me say that
Bryan: no it's ok 
Bryan: thank you
Bryan: i really admire your honesty... there are only 3 people in the game i trust and respect... and that's maria, kim, and yourself
Mike: Thanks, Bryan
Mike: That means a lot to me knowing someone has put their trust in me
Bryan: so if there is anything that i could possibly help you with please let me know
Mike: I will definitely do so
Mike: Thank you Bryan
Mike: :-)
Bryan: it shows alot about how you play the game.... please have it atleast you or kim make it in the final 2, cause i don't want to vote anyone else to win
Mike: I will do my best.
Bryan: very good
Bryan: will u tell us when our time is up?
Mike: I will try to keep you informed, yes.
Mike: I still have to speak with Kim and all about this next vote, however.
Bryan: i know bart probably wants me gone next... i am done talking to that weasel
Mike: Yes, he has voiced his opinion on that already :-\
Bryan: do what u think needs to be done
Bryan: don't trust him... he will turn on u, guaranteed
Mike: Now, Maria brought up a good point last night in the chat in that she doesn't care if she's the next to go, as long as Bart is taken down sometime.
Mike: That is one thing I can, and will, promise to you. Bart will not make the final two. Bart will not win Survivor: Siberia.
SURVIVOR SIBERIA TRIBAL COUNCIL NINE
I am voting for Bryan tonight - His true colors have shown and they are not pretty. This vote also comes with revenge, nobody backstabs me and gets away with it. See ya on the jury.
My vote tonight is for Bryan. Nothing personal, you're just someone in the way of the final four. You're a great guy, and thanks for being cool to all of us.
Bryan (reason lost)
MARIA

i dont like her...just as plain as tat
well i know my game is over. However, i want to cast this vote against bart! i absolutly dispise that fool. I never want to speak to him after this game. Bart i hope a miracle happens and it's you that leaves, not me. One can hope, right????
BRYAN.

Nothing personal, but I've heard some comments you've said, so its time to go, you are a possible threat too.
                                  BRYAN'S FINAL WORDS

well, no surprise i am the one to go this week. It was a good decision because if i had more time i would be able to rip through that newly formed alliance. I wish Maria all the luck possible. I really hope a miracle happens and maria is able to take it to the end. At least able to see bart go before her. Anyway... i have a message for each of you. Once again Maria, you made this game worth playing, stick with it and keep your head high. Mike "the immunity whore", lol, well i wish you luck too and i hope you can overcome some of the problems in your alliance. One those problems i speak of is bart, i hope what goes around comes around full force and knocks you unconscious. Kim, i also wish you luck. Blair, you were cool too, however, you had a chance to change things around but were too scarred. Don't let this fear get to you again. And Bobo, it's been rocky, and i don't care for you at all, try to actually be part of the game now, and don't block everybody either. Well it's been fun, Mark good game~!!! i'm out of here (in more ways than one!)

NEXT TIME, ON SURVIVOR:

- Bobo and Maria realize they are in peril..will the claw back?

- The Survivors learn the history of an important animal in Siberia

- The 11th person is voted out of the game.

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