The countdown to the sole survivor continues Thursday night on "Survivor: Gabon," airing at 8 p.m. on CBS, when the new Fang and Kota tribes finally merge -- a move that was expected last week but didn't happen.
"Now, tribal immunity is not what you seek. Individual immunity is what you are playing for because you are no longer two tribes," Jeff Probst tells the remaining nine castaways.
The solid alliances that were in place are now in state of flux, especially when one hot-headed tribe member causes a rift during a hard-fought reward challenge. And the show winds up with a heated tribal council, where dirty laundry is aired, and one player is cast out.