Operation Shark Bait

 is the tenth episode of Survivor: Lithuania.

Day 30
After the tumultuous events of the previous Tribal Council, multiple players were left reconsidering their options. Learning the vote was unanimous, Ryan began to wonder if playing the Safety Without Power was worth it at all - this was followed by a discussion between him and Matty, the contents of which left Matty feeling further alienated and lied to. Nemo returned Samb’s advantages, much to Samb’s relief and strengthening the bond between the two. Throughout all of this, Ryan learned that Matty was now aware of his and Nemo’s duo, which was leaked by Samb. It became clear to all parties that the union of the four OG Ąžuolas members was on shaky ground.

The Immunity Challenge for this round was called Movie Countdown, and was based around the history of Lithuania’s film industry. The six remaining players, alongside the Mercenary, were given ten movies or television series, and had to simply answer Yes or No based on if all, or part, of the media was filmed in Lithuania.

During the challenge, Samb considered his options. In a long moment of pondering, he began to realise that if his game didn’t change rapidly, he was heading down the path of a goat. Accepting this, Samb plotted to take Nemo out. Planning to use his many advantages, the goal would be to split an Extra Vote between Ryan and Nemo, use Holy Water on the person targeted by the minority, and hope for the best.

This, of course, was mute when Nemo won Immunity. Operation Sharkbait was no longer a go. The third Mercenary was revealed to be Martynas, the winner of Mongolia and a Lithuanian resident himself!

Day 31
Nemo winning Immunity, once again, threw things into chaos. Samb, needing to replan, pondered using his Extra Vote to break a tie between Pendant (Nemo, Ryan and himself) and Ryan (Matty, Pendant and Piper). Matty had also heard about these two factions and briefly considered using it as an opportunity to blindside Samb, feeling that the trust had been broken between them at the last vote. This changed within twelve hours; Samb informed Matty that Ryan didn’t trust him, affirming Matty’s fears of Samb, Nemo and Ryan being in a Final 3. Taking the opportunity, Matty agreed to join the plan to oust Ryan.

Ryan, knowing he was on the block, attempted to sway the vote upon Samb. Believing that Samb was Nemo’s true biggest ally, he pushed this angle towards Pendant, Piper and Matty. Two things became clear, the first being that Ryan was indeed seen as a power duo with Nemo (covering Samb’s tracks), and the second being that Piper intended on being voted out in the Final Four, whilst also carrying a Steal a Vote.

Ryan acquiesced to the fact that he had failed in swaying perception, and it came to pass. Playing his Extra Vote, Samb split his votes between Pendant and Ryan; alongside the trio of Pendant, Piper and Matty, Ryan left the game in a 4-3 vote.

Challenges
Immunity Challenge: Movie Countdown

In this challenge, the players were asked to answer yes or no to a selection of movies and television shows, based on if the production was filmed in Lithuania. However, the scoring system was done based on question number; for example, Question 1 would be 1 point if correct, while Question 5 would be five points if correct. This went the opposite way; if answered incorrectly, Question 5 would deduct five points.

Winner: Nemo

Tribal Council
NOTE: Samb utilised his Extra Vote, granting him two votes this Tribal Council.

Voting Confessionals
"katzole"

- When you left tribal council last vote, you took my trust in you with it. And obviously you still don't so bye Felicia

"katzole"

- I'm running out of options sorry. self-preservation comes first

"katzole"

- Thank goodness I had this parchment made before my laptop went down. It shouldn't be you tonight, but if it is, then I hope you'll understand what's about to come next.

"katzole"

- And this is the bad decision that could haunt me forever. But here I am, ripping off the bandaid. It was a pleasure to get to know you, and I wish nothing but the best for you. Cheers

Final Words
"katzole"

- Yeah I made the mistake of playing two orgs at once and my activity levels suffered in both LOL. GG everyone, dont stop fighting and make sure you show the jury why you deserve the crown. Take me away!

Trivia

 * This episode was named by Samb, in reference to his (foiled) plans to take Nemo out.