Axis of Strength

 is the second episode of.

Story
The episode started with Viedma reacting to tribal council. Louise feels she is on the outs, as she is both the oldest on the tribe and was in the minority. Later on Katniss attempts to apologize for how she was perceived. She also forms the first ever alliance in Survivor history with Bugs and Karen wanting to keep herself safe, prioritizing the three as the physically strongest on the tribe. Bugs comments the irony as his hinky vote against Katniss just got him in a solid core alliance.

At the Leona tribe, the lack of food is taking a toll on the castaways. Freddie in particular has spent a lot of time in the shelter, feeling ill due to malnutrition. Jar Jar's ineptitude also comes into play when he accidentally causes the tribe's fire to go out while it is his shift to maintain it, causing the tribe to be displeased with him. While hiking to get water, Scrooge trips down a hill and injures himself. After a visit from the medical team he is cleared to keep playing, but he had sprained his ankle and had to have it bandaged up.

After losing their first immunity challenge, talk of the vote spread around the Viedma camp. Though Freddie had recovered from the previous days, he worried he would be in trouble. However Scrooge gathered the tribe together to ask them to vote him out, as his injury was only getting worse and he feared he would hold the tribe back. The tribe respected his decision, though Lucca mentioned how even with an injured leg Scrooge was still much more of an asset then some other members of the tribe.

At tribal council Scrooge once again stated his wish to be voted out for the betterment of the tribe. In the end though there was some disagreement on who was truly the weakest link, the tribe respected Scrooges wishes.

Challenges
Reward=Challenge: Water Torture There was an unaired Reward Challenge the tribes competed in between Day 4 and 5. It was a weight-holding challenge between Barry Allen from Leona and Katniss Everdeen from Viedma. Whoever endures longer wins reward for their tribe. Reward: A map to a closer water source. Winner: |-|Immunity=Challenge: Buggin' Out Bug-eating competition. The bug of choice was a type of beetle larvae. If one castaway refused to eat, his/her tribe will automatically lose the challenge. Winner:

Final Words
"leona"

- Well bless me bagpipes, this is not how I had envisioned my time at all. But I don't plan on being the old coot that holds this group back just because of a wee injury. Besides, I'm the richest duck in the world. I was just in it for the adventure, and I had a splendid time.

Trivia

 * This episode's title is in reference to the alliance Katniss made, the Viedma Core.