Once again, Survivor succeeds in spite of itself. The episode spent (wasted?) so much time on a long challenge, and a journey - a journey with a hilariously

Heading into the ninth episode of “Survivor 47,” Sierra Wright had just been eliminated after a tied vote and a re-vote over Sam Phalen, her closest ally. That left 10 people still on the island — four from the original Tuku tribe,

Survivor 47, Episode 9 debuted on Wednesday night, leading to a second jury member. Sierra Wright got blindsided during the previous episode. She lost a tiebreaker vote and became the first Survivor 47 jury member.