Survivor Season 48 Episode 4 Recap: The fate of each tribe is decided as contestants compete to stay on the show

On Survivor Season 48 Episode 4, the players were swapped in each tribe as they competed to protect themselves from a possible elimination. After Kyle and Kamilla aligned their common goals, they decided to target Thomas who wanted Kyle to be his ally. Despite being unsure of Kyle and Kamilla's intention, Thomas didn't use Steal a Vote and was eliminated from the show even though he had fewer votes than Kyle.

Initially, the Civa tribe contestants consisted of Kyle Fraser, Mitch Guerra, Kamilla Karthigesu, David Kinne, Charity Nelms, and Chrissy Sarnowsky. Meanwhile, Lagi tribe players were Shauhin Davari, Eva Erickson, Joe Hunter, Thomas Krottinger, Bianca Roses, and Star Toomey. Vula tribe on the other hand included Saiounia "Sai" Hughley, Cedrek McFadden, and Mary Zheng.

However in this episode, once the tribes were swapped, Chrissy, Mitch, Cedrek, Sai, and Bianca became part of the Civa tribe. Joe, Shauhin, Thomas, Kyle, and Kamilla joined the Vula tribe with David, Eva, Charity, Star, and Mary becoming Lagi tribe members.

Survivor Season 48 Episode 4 titled The House Party's Over was released exclusively on CBS on March 19, 2025. The episode synopsis reads as follows:

"An unexpected twist for the castaways sends the trajectory of their games into an all-new direction; an undercover alliance in the losing tribe leads to a shocking tribal council."

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What happened on Survivor Season 48 Episode 4?

On Survivor Season 48 Episode 4, the tribes were swapped while heading to a new challenge to secure their position in the game. In this challenge, contestants' strength was tested with the task being solely dependent on physical work. The Vula tribe was the first team that managed to complete the task before the given time limit however things took a different turn. They had to re-evaluate each step while sorting their puzzle pieces.

During this time, Civa headed to the next stage in the challenge, hence saving themselves from a potential elimination and securing immunity. This meant the Vula tribe was sent to the Tribal Council to make a final decision about who was to be eliminated from the show.

Kyle and Kamilla were the Survivor contestants who other contestants could sense had been plotting against one another. Thomas reassured Kyle that he could potentially form an alliance with him but not with Kamilla. The main plan Thomas had, was to send home Kamilla however not all players had their game strategy aligned with his.

Upon seeing this, the Survivor star considered using Steal a Vote to protect himself from being eliminated as he was unsure if Kyle and Kamilla would want to vote him out instead. Then, it was time for the remaining players to place their votes, three votes were against Kyle and two against Thomas.

As Kyle decided to use his Extra Vote which Kamilla gave him, and also played his idol on himself as per Kamilla's advice, he was saved from elimination. This meant Thomas was sent home in this episode.

Previous episodes of Survivor Season 48 are available to stream on CBS. Fans can follow Thomas on his official Instagram account to stay updated with his life updates.