EPISODE 1 - SEASON PREMIERE - Of Raincoats and Crocs Slip Ons

The episode started with Paolo Bediones giving a background of a preserved remote island in Thailand, also a former island prison during the 1930s, named Koh Tarutao where our 18 survivors will stay for 39 days to ourwit, outlast and outplay each other.


All 18 survivors were riding a small fishing boat all seeing each other for the first time and not to speak to each other. Paulo is riding a separate boat and instructed the survivors to jump off the boat and swim to the island which is a kilometer away from where they are.

The long swim introduced all the 18 survivors and who they are in real life:

Zita - Laundry woman
Niña - Working Mom
Veronica - Taekwondo instructor
Chev - Ukay ukay owner
Vevherly - Criminology Student
Kaye - Lingerie model
Nikki - Call Center Agent
Patani - Yaya

Rob - Sales Executive
Gigit - Web designer
Cris - Driver
JC - Basketball Player
Kiko - Businessman
Jace - Gym instuctor
John - Auto Mechanic / Model
Marlon - Waiter Emerson - Sewing machine Technician


Jace reached the island first followed by Zita, then JC from San Sebastian College. Chris and Patani came close neck to neck while Marlon ran away from his group composed of Vheverly, Chev, Nikki and Kiko to get to the mat first. Gigit came next then John the model automechanic. Charice, Veronica,Emerson, Rob, Kaye were the last batch with Niña coming in as the last person.

Then they were introduced to their tribes. Seems like it will be men versus women after all. The Men tribe is Jarakay and the Women tribe is Naak .




After tribes were announced, Jarakai was rewarded a bigger camp because Jace, their member was the first Survivor to reach the shore.


Reward Challenge: Obstacle course and Puzzle Solving


Prize - Materials for building a shelter


4-pairs
1 key keeper and puzzle maker MARLON for Jarakay and CHARISSE for Naak

Stage 1
Balance Beam - 8 members of the team locked together will cross the balanced beam avoiding any parts of the body touch the sand,else, they'll have to go back from the start. After all 8 members have crossed the balanced beam, they'll tap the key keeper to unveil the key hidden from the fabric wrapped around the post. The key will unlock the first lock releasing all 8 members into 4 pairs.

Stage 2
Zip Line - Survivors have to go up a ladder and slide down in pairs. When all members touchdown from the zip line, key keeper will unveil the 2nd key to release 4 pairs.

Stage 3
Spider web - Both tribes will have a representative climb up and crawl thru the web-like obstable course and get a parcel of a puzzle piece. Once eveything is collected, all puzzle pieces will be collected and solved by the puzzle maker.

Stage 4
Puzzle - Puzzle maker will create an eagle like puzzle piece to win the prize.


Jarakay tribe was ahead in going thru the obstacle course giving them the advantage over Naak. Marlon had difficulty solving the puzzle giving chance to Charrise to catch up. Marlon solved the puzzle seconds away from Charrise

Challenge Winner: Jarakai
Consequence: Naak tribe will be locked in pairs

After the challenge

Both tribes were given their crates with raincoat and...CROCS slip ons? Naak acted up fast and had their shelter thru weaved palm leaves and bamboo sticks they picked along the way. They also managed to find their water supply on that same day. Meanwhile on the Jarakay tribe, power struggle between alpha males is boiling earlier as they were trekking on their way to their camp. Gigit is suggesting to create a makeshift shelter while most of the team particularly Kiko comments that it is a waste of time.