The Survivor: Samoa premiere set the season up as a intense Survivor. The teams where chosen before the show and tribal chief where selected immediately, without ever speaking to their tribemates. The teams are as follows:

Galu : Brett, Dave, Erik, John, Kelly, Laura, Monica, Russell S(Team Leader), Shannon (Shambo), Yasmin

Foa Foa : Ashley, Ben, Betsy, Elizabeth, Jaison, Marisa, Mick(Team Leader), Mike, Natalie, Russell H

Leaders had to choose who was the best swimmer, strongest, agile and smartest on their team. Mick  picked Jaison and Russell Galu picked John as the swimmers. Russell H and Erik were chosen as the strongest. Marisa and Yasmin were chosen as the most agile and Elizabeth and Shambo are chosen as smartest.

Reward Challenge for Flint

The swimmer swam out into the ocean get a key, the strong person freed up bundles of logs to bring back to the mat to create stairs,  the most agile person crossed a balance beam, freeing anthor key as they go and the smart person solved a puzzle.  Foa Foa won the reward challenge.

Back at Camp

Russell H said that he didn’t get on Survivor to work… He came to play! He makes secret alliances with all the women.

Russell S tries to lead the tribe, John kept talking, so getting him under control may be Russell’s biggest challenge.

Shambo wants him to whip everyone into shape.

Immunity Challenge

Six members of each tribe raced  over increasing higher and steeper obstacles, while carrying three coils of rope. They used that rope to pull a heavy crate to the finish platform, where the four remaining members disassembled the crate and to solve a puzzle.  Galu won immunity.