{"id":7366,"date":"2018-08-12T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2018-08-12T13:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T11:27:29","slug":"werner-goes-from-godfather-to-gonefather-on-survivor-south-africa-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/08\/12\/werner-goes-from-godfather-to-gonefather-on-survivor-south-africa-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Werner Goes From ‘Godfather’ to ‘Gonefather’ On Survivor South Africa: Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Survivor South Africa: Philippines \u2018Godfather\u2019 Werner lost his grip on his alliance for the first time this season and was sensationally voted out of the game within sniffing distance of the Final, on the penultimate episode of the show tonight (9 August). Long-time alliance member Jeanne \u2013 who Werner saved from certain elimination last week by handing his Hidden Immunity Idol to her \u2013 led the revolution, convincing Tom and Annalize that none of the trio had any chance of winning the R1 Million prize and \u2018Sole Survivor\u2019 title if they were pitted against him in the Final.<\/p>\n

Jeanne was emboldened by her epic victory in the biggest Immunity Challenge in Survivor South Africa history, finishing up the grueling \u2018Dragon\u2019s Breath\u2019 obstacle course in last place, but completing the final leg \u2013 a 3D hanging puzzle \u2013 ahead of her fellow Castaways to claim the Individual Immunity Necklace for the first time this season. Backed by the knowledge that she was safe from the Tribal Council vote and that Werner wasn\u2019t able to play any more Immunity Idols, she convinced Tom to forsake his sworn word to Werner that he\u2019d never vote against him and amazed Annalize with her plan to ditch \u2018The Don\u2019 at the first opportunity.<\/p>\n

After the Immunity Challenge, Werner had made a public show of taking each of the Castaways aside for individual conversations on the Araw beach as he attempted to engineer his path to the Final 3 \u2013 but Jeanne had other plans and didn\u2019t have to work too hard to convince Tom and Annalize that they each stood a better chance of winning if he were on the Jury, rather than sat alongside them.<\/p>\n

Variously referred to as \u2018the bus driver\u2019, \u2018the Mafia Don\u2019, \u2018the kingpin\u2019, \u2018the Godfather\u2019 and \u2018the neck that turns the head\u2019 throughout the game as he seemingly bossed proceedings at Mindanao, Luzon and Araw, Werner kicked off the show by declaring that his role as a Pastor made people trust him. Using his ability to relate to a variety of people bought him time when he needed it, brought trust when required and helped cement his position at the pinnacle of the tribal food chain \u2013 until this week.<\/p>\n

He very publicly claimed two Hidden Immunity Idols during the course of the game \u2013 in Episode 3 at the balance beam challenge and again in Episode 6 when he scooped the one Ace had so frantically been digging for \u2013 and used them to rally allies around him. Although he\u2019d been part of an alliance which included Jeanne right from the start of the game, he considered cutting her loose twice \u2013 first in Episode 5 after he felt she held the new Luzon tribe back during physical challenges and again in Episode 7 when she openly shared strategic information with new tribe members Katinka and Annalize after the tribe swap. Katinka approached him to vote Jeanne out in Episode 8, but an Immunity Challenge win again put the move on ice. Werner continued to pull the strings on the Araw beach after Merge, sanctioning exits for Chan\u00e9, Palesa and PK and showing his power in Episode 14 when he caught wind of Katinka\u2019s plot to oust him by working to send her home, too.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s Reward Challenge saw the Castaways \u2018high-stepping\u2019 their way through a swaying frame and attempting to stack a series of wooden blocks with the aim of tipping them over, domino-style, to ring a gong. The lead changed hands several times, but it was Tom who eventually kept his wits about him to ring the gong first. His reward was an afternoon spa experience \u2013 to be shared with a partner of his choice – and a Huawei P20 Pro mobile phone of his own. He chose Jeanne to be his spa buddy, sending Annalize and Werner back to Araw, empty-handed. While the two luxuriated in their first hot shower for 37 days and enjoyed a relaxing massage, Jeanne capitalized on the opportunity to plant the seed in Tom\u2019s mind that they had to send Werner packing at the first opportunity. When she subsequently won Immunity at the next challenge, she put her plan into action and quickly convinced Annalize and Tom to send \u2018The Don\u2019 to Ponderosa.<\/p>\n

Only one more challenge awaits the Castaways ahead of next week\u2019s two-hour final episode \u2013 and on offer is possibly the biggest advantage of the season so far… The winner will not only guarantee themselves a spot in the final, but they\u2019ll also be able to jettison one member of the Jury ahead of their concluding motivation for the R1 Million prize and \u2018Sole Survivor\u2019 title.<\/p>\n

If you think this week\u2019s episode produced the most surprising twist of the season, you won\u2019t want to miss the two-hour finale episode of Survivor South Africa: Philippines next week (Thursday 16 August, 19:00 on M-Net 101).<\/p>\n

Also make a note to catch the fun-filled YouTube episode of Live After: Survivor South Africa on the DStv Online YouTube<\/a> page, where the voted-off castaway will be in conversation with host Phil Mphela at 20:05 each week, directly after Survivor SA airs on M-Net 101. Want to ask a castaway a burning question? Tweet using #LiveAfter and @survivor_sa and Phil could have it answered on your behalf in the \u2018Ask Me Anything\u2019 segment of the show.<\/p>\n

There are also some magnificent prizes up for grabs on the Survivor SA: Philippines website:<\/p>\n