There's Always a Twist (2019)

Plot: Alliances are tested after a highly anticipated merge between tribes; one castaway wins the first individual immunity challenge of the season.

Original Title: There's Always a Twist

Writer: Charlie Parsons

Producer: Zachariah Jensen , Dax Pointon , Jimmy Quigley , Robyn Lane , Joe Lia , Matt Van Wagenen , John Heard , Katy Echols , Clark Bernstein , Dawn Haber , Kyle Grossinger , Ryan Balthazor , Christopher Marchand , Kahaia Pearson , Courtney Clark , Riley Munday , Dave Ranftle , Zachary Sundelius , Andrea Joynt , Sarah Grooters , Ana Overgaard , Ariel Blandford , Ryan Browning , Talia Sawyer , Rachelle Bowen , Jayden O'Shea , Josh Bishop , Ariel Drew , Mark Burnett , David Dryden , Jesse Jensen , John Kirhoffer , Charlie Parsons , Jeff Probst , Conrad Riggs

Type: episode

Year: 2019

Genres: Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV

Cast: David Wright , Wendy Diaz , Kelley Wentworth , Joe Anglim , Aubry Bracco , Rick Devens , Dan DaSilva , Reem Daly , Lauren O'Connell , Keith Sowell , Chris Underwood , Victoria Baamonde , Ron Clark , Julia Carter , Eric Hafemann , Aurora McCreary , Julie Rosenberg , Gavin Whitson , Jeff Probst

Runtimes: 43

Countries: United States

Languages: English

Color Info: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1080i (HDTV)

Sound Mix: Stereo

Original Air Date: 27 Mar 2019

Rating: 7.8

Votes: 294

Year: 2019

Akas: There's Always a Twist (United States)

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television , Castaway Television Productions , Survivor Productions LLC

Distributors: CBS

Synopsis: The show opens directly into a challenge with no "previously," no titles, or anything like that. The three tribes walk in, expecting a merge, but are surprised to see a big challenge course. Jeff announces that Wendy was voted out, announces the merge, and hands out new "Vata" buffs. He then brings in the six people from Extinction Island, and explains their existence to the merged tribe. The Vata tribe sits to the side to watch the Edge people compete for a single slot to join Vata. Chris has been practicing with the practice materials he got awhile back. Keith puts his knot curse on Chris. In the challenge, Aubry gets a big lead, but Devens wins, and joins Vata.Jeff tells Vata that as each of their members gets voted out, they will have the same choice these people did, then he sends them to their feast back at camp. After they're gone, he talks with the losers. Aubry is emotional about what the game meant to her. Then Jeff tells them they have the same choice as before. They're ecstatic. They all decide to get back on the boat to Extinction Island.Wentworth acts normal at the feast, but is privately unhappy that Devens is back. Devens and Julie hit it off.Back at Extinction, Keith and Wendy raise the surrender flag and exit the game. Only Reem, Chris, and Aubry remain.After the feast, Wentworth schemes with Lauren. They both have idols. Wentworth talks with Joe. Wentworth privately hates that Joe is here, again, in a majority alliance, again. Wentworth pretends to buddy up with Joe. Wentworth and Lauren try to convince the other women to vote off Devens. Julie plays along, but is privately revolted by the idea of sending Devons right back to Extinction.Devens finds that he has something in his bag, and sneaks off to view it privately. It's a medallion-shaped immunity idol, but fractured into two pieces. A note says that it can't be used at the next tribal council, but any time after that. Also, he must give half of it to another player. He meets with David at night and tells him all about it.Balancing statues on poles while standing on wooden beams, and fighting wind gusts, the players compete for individual immunity. Lauren and Julie are the last two standing after more than forty minutes; Julie wins.Julie tells Devens he's a target, but promises him he won't be going home. Devens meets with David, gives him half of the medallion, and tells him what Julie said. Joe sits at camp painting the tribal flag while the other players go chase chickens. Ron tries to scheme with Joe, but seems to get a brush-off. Ron is actually aligned with five others, the Kama Six. Failing to catch a chicken, the Kama Six discuss whether to go for Joe, Wentworth, or what.At tribal council, Jeff surprises everyone by bringing in the jury: the three remaining Extinction people. They sit silently and watch. After a lot of random, uncertain discussion (but no private whispering), the vote goes down. No one plays an idol, and Jeff reads the votes: Devens, Wentworth, David, Devens, David, Wentworth, David, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe. Joe is voted off. When Joe arrives at the "you have a decision" sign, he immediately chooses to take the torch and go to Extinction Island, muttering that the other players made a big mistake by voting him out.

Producer: Zachariah Jensen , Dax Pointon , Jimmy Quigley , Robyn Lane , Joe Lia , Matt Van Wagenen , John Heard , Katy Echols , Clark Bernstein , Dawn Haber , Kyle Grossinger , Ryan Balthazor , Christopher Marchand , Kahaia Pearson , Courtney Clark , Riley Munday , Dave Ranftle , Zachary Sundelius , Andrea Joynt , Sarah Grooters , Ana Overgaard , Ariel Blandford , Ryan Browning , Talia Sawyer , Rachelle Bowen , Jayden O'Shea , Josh Bishop , Ariel Drew , Mark Burnett , David Dryden , Jesse Jensen , John Kirhoffer , Charlie Parsons , Jeff Probst , Conrad Riggs

Production Manager: Maria Karakashian , Victor Chen , Vaughan MacDonald , Paul Messer

Art Direction: Simon Ross

Certificates: United States:TV-PG::(L) , United States:TV-14

Composer: David Vanacore

Editor: Bob Mathews , Evan Mediuch , Jacob Teixeira , Catherine M. Johnson , Andrew Bolhuis , James Ciccarello , Chad Bertalotto , Bill Bowden , David Armstrong , Tim Atzinger , Andy Castor , Joubin Mortazavi , Plowden Schumacher

Editorial Department: Dean Permé , John Heard , Asher Pink , Andrew Stefiuk , Rachel Hudson , Mallory Yarnall , Doug Saribay , Francisco Santa Maria , Razmig Karakashian , Dien Luu , Justin Ciccarello , Jennifer Trinh , Natalie Kubes , Brandon Lewis-Hawthorne , Brian Barefoot , Michael Greer , Frederick Hawthorne , James M. Smith

Sound Crew: Terry Meehan , Sebastian Dunn , Nejc Poberaj , Brendan-John Allen , Luke McLean , Kenny Geraghty , Charles Kraft , Rian Engelen , John Diemer , Mzukisi Mtshiselo , Paul Meyer , Conley Van Der Westhuizen , Zamo Mkhize , Dylan Wallace , Lauren Alvarado , Angelo Carelse , Sarah Faye De Muijnk , Chris Mayer , Anthony Munoz , Heron Alencar , Jonathan Andrews , Terrance Dwyer , Glen Piegari

Visual Effects: Scott Duncan , Frederick Hawthorne

Music Department: Michael Dobbins , Robyn Buehler , Russ Landau

Miscellaneous Crew: Liza Siegel , Annette Montalvan , Karen Clancy , Michael Diefenbach , William Yelton , Rebecca Howcroft , Billy Hood , Richard Horowitz , Sebastian Ward , Gabrielle Bashist , Guy Swycher , Jakob Skrzypa , Dinah Hunt , Dan Doyle , Amanda Hourn , Marianne Houston , Steve Docwra , Rob Hunt , Victor Kipping , Marcia Mendes , Henni Rall , Tara Victor , Maui Postma , Douglas Ahnne , Paulo Montano , Joy Jemino , Yolanda Espina , Stuart Skversky , Josefina Minon , Alex Enriquez , Jacob Steyn , Cullum Andrews , Natasha Fabricius , Champa Docwra , Madison Liston Gomes , Gil B. Rumbawa , Suzanne Warren , Pia-Maria Proskawetz , Ember Roth , Joseph Rowles , Simon Mayer , Leo Van Warmerdam , Enrique Carballo , Nolan Moody , Bernice Pimentel , Kijiana Taito , Julian Strange , Fulvio De Lorenzo , Lisa Roxburgh , Olalla Herrero Montañés , Darla Van Warmerdam , Brosnan Erbsleben , Pearl Hosokawa , Joseph Keseokile , Jude Wergasow , William Arbuckle , Bruna Borgmann , Nicole Henriksson , Ari Hortaleza , Paul Pinder , Travis Larson , William Scripps , Keoni Smith , Jessica Yamamoto , Taryn Anderson , Lizzie Speirs , Maurea Konrote , Melanie Louw , Joey Liberatore , Katie Nawrath , Emma Figures , Rachel Westcott , Thomas Elliot , Greg Blandy

Thanks: Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Other Companies: Expedition and Wilderness Medicine , Mixers , Moviola , Film Fiji , Government of Fiji , Tourism Fiji , Vanacore Music

Make Up: Jelena Petrovic

Art Department: Kylie Robinson , Anthony Britten , Murray Ross , Lucas Faganely , Brendan Shanahan , Michelle Weatherburn , John Jnr Timbal

Camera and Electrical Department: Rodney Chauvin , Matthias Hoffmann , John Tattersall , Calum Anderson , Moses Fotofili , Kevin Garrison , Lee Doig , Peter Wery , Toby Hogan , Eric Freeburg , Efrain Laguna , Derek Hoffmann , Paulo Castillo , Russell Fill , Jeff Phillips , Ian Miller , Steve Renwick , Marc Bennett , Rowell Laguna , Dirk Steyn , Louis Powell , Michael Cronin , Erik Sarmiento , James Boon , Derek Holt , Chris Barker , Alex Cameron , Thomas Pretorius , Nixon George , Nico Nyoni , Rick Higgs , Chris Metcalf , Paulo Velozo , Granger Scholtz , Derek Wojtkun , Raechele Wemken , Misiva Bogtini , Rupeni Cagina , Jolame Matu , Ratu Savenaca Qalova , Vonitiesi Vekaka , Dave Arnold , Scott Duncan , Ben Gamble , Mark Hryma

Costume Department: Robin Gurney , Jelena Petrovic , Kasey Mundinger , Maria K.M. Sundeen

Production Design: Zachariah Jensen , Dax Pointon

Special Effects: Ian Tucker

Location Management: Vince Costello , Aline Costello

Number of Seasons: Ken Gray , Henni Rall , Maui Postma , Trixie Ayson , Joy Jemino , Josefina Minon

Seasons: Lynne Spiegel Spillman

Casting Department: Jesse Tannenbaum , Penni Lane Clifton , William Yelton , Caitlin L. Moore , Darrick Lazo , Jodi Wincheski , Molly Brescia , Danielle Roach , Alex Stern

Season: 38

Episode: 6

Number of Episodes: 664

Episode of: There's Always a Twist