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'Survivor: Blood vs Water': 'Skin of My Teeth' recap

Aired Thursday, Nov 7 2013 at 12:19pm EST on

We're getting closer and closer to the merge, and things at both Tadhana and Galang are heating up - especially since only ten people are left in the game. What's going to happen now? One way to find out!

At Galang, Vytas is thankful that his alliance has his back as he thought for sure he was on his way out. Tina, Katie and Monica wonder if Aras is tight with Gervase on the other side and if they could all join up once the merge happens, which he assures them will definitely happen. Of course, he has no intention of that being the case, but whatever gets him to that point... Meanwhile, Laura B arrives at Redemption Island and is none too pleased about the turn of events - and understandably so!

Ciera Eastin and Laura Morett in 'Survivor: Blood vs Water' - 'Skin of my Teeth'

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Ciera Eastin and Laura Morett

The next morning at Redemption Island, it's revealed via tree mail that the person who wins the day's duel will re-enter the game while the others will be heading home. So what do they have to do? Well, John, Laura M and Laura B will need to hang from and onto a pole for as long as they can. That's pretty simple! But if any part of their body touches the ground, they're out. The person who's left hanging last will be back in. Let's get it started!

After struggling for a while and losing his shoes to the challenge, John is eventually the first one to slip off and will be leaving the game. Laura B and Laura M seem to be hanging on quite strongly without much of a problem, but Laura B starts to slide and Laura M is right behind her. It's Laura B that hits the ground first, and Laura M gets to re-enter the game and be reunited with her daughter, Ciera.

Before Laura can re-enter the game, however, Jeff has an announcement to make: it's time for the merge! The new tribe color is purple and everyone is pleased to get their new buffs. Laura is also given the chance to give a clue to the immunity idol to anyone in the game - even if she decides to keep it herself. The clue goes into the fire just like all the ones before it, however. Smart move!

Vytas Baskauskas, Aras Baskauskas and Gervase Peterson compete in the Immunity Challenge in 'Survivor: Blood vs Water' - 'Skin of my Teeth'

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Vytas, Aras and Gervase compete for Immunity

The merged tribe head back to their camp, greeted by a massive trunk full of food to feast on. There's plenty of fresh fruit, bread, wines, cheese and meats... it's lovely, and a massive morale booster, but strategy isn't far from anyone's mind, that's for sure. There were several alliances at play before this point, but anything could happen now.

That afternoon, Ciera takes Laura down to the beach to talk about game plans. Ciera knows her mom created some enemies and doesn't want her own spot endangered. She tells her everything about the alliance that's formed - Hayden, Caleb, Gervase, Tyson and herself. She wants her mother to be part of their game, but she instructs her not to talk to anyone and that Aras needs to go next. Can they make it happen? Laura certainly thinks they're calling the shots.

Meanwhile, Tyson heads off into the woods to look for the immunity idol. He's sure it's in a massive tree that's on the way to the waterfall and he is indeed correct. He doesn't plan to share it with anyone at all unless it becomes advantageous to him later, which I think is a pretty smart plan at the moment. Now to hide it so it can't be found by anyone else!

John Cody, Laura Morett and Laura Boneham in 'Survivor: Blood vs Water' - 'Skin of my Teeth'

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John Cody, Laura Morett and Laura Boneham

Vytas and Aras are excited to get to play together. Vytas tells his brother that Tina and Monica are game to do whatever they want and he believes Tyson will be a great ally for them as well. Gervase and Katie will round out the seven-strong alliance, which means the biggest numbers in the game - but Tyson and Gervase are the wild cards here, so anything could happen.

Tyson wants to solidify his numbers, so that night he tells Monica that the plan is to get Aras out. However, Monica keeps repeating the same things over and over, questioning whether or not Gervase is going to flip. Tyson assures her that everything is in hand and gets quite frustrated having to explain things to her a million times over. She doesn't seem to get it.

The next day, the newly formed tribe meets Jeff on the beach for the immunity challenge. It's individual immunity that's up for grabs from now forward, so this should be good. Here's what they'll have to do: Jeff will show them a series of symbols, which players will have to repeat back to him using their own cues. The person who remembers the most and stays in the longest will get immunity. Simple, but that doesn't mean easy!

The newly merged tribe enjoys a feast in 'Survivor: Blood vs Water' - 'Skin of my Teeth'

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The newly merged tribe enjoys a feast

Monica is the first out, followed by Caleb and Katie. They're followed by Tina and Tyson, then Hayden and Laura. Ciera sits down soon after, and it's down to Vytas, Aras and Gervase. Eventually, Vytas takes the win and gets immunity for this week's Tribal Council. Well done!

At Tribal Council, Aras is indeed eliminated and sent to Redemption Island. "I'm still shocked a little bit. The first time I played I never got voted out, so tonight was a new experience for me," he says following his exit. "I think the biggest pain for me now is that Vytas is in a tough position. I'd be shocked if he wasn't the one to join me here in two or three nights."

Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on CBS.

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