Survivor: Palau
Season 10 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Survivor Season 9.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 10 Progress Shield
This Has Never Happened Before!
Feb 17, 2005 · 42 min
Twenty people are stranded on a group of islands in a remote part of the Pacific, competing for a $1 million prize.
Love Is in the Air, Rats Are Everywhere
Feb 24, 2005 · 42 min
Koror discovers their beach is infested with rats; romance brews at both camp, which leads to suspicion all around.
Dangerous Creatures and Horrible Setbacks
Mar 3, 2005 · 42 min
Jeff suffers an injury that may cost his tribe a challenge; a lack of work ethic within a team disturbs one of its members.
Sumo at Sea
Mar 10, 2005 · 42 min
Tensions arise when both tribes must choose a leader for a reward challenge; one group considers banding together against another tribe member.
The Best and Worst Reward Ever
Mar 16, 2005 · 42 min
One tribe gets lost looking for new shelter during a storm; one tribe has to watch the other enjoy a reward.
Jellyfish 'n Chips
Mar 23, 2005 · 42 min
The seventh castaway is voted off; a night spent enduring a typhoon-force storm causes one castaway to break down emotionally and physically.
The Great White Shark Hunter
Mar 31, 2005 · 42 min
Tom goes head-to-head with a shark; when one tribe member is forced to sit out a challenge, the other members begin to doubt the tribe's ability to win.
Neanderthal Man
Apr 7, 2005 · 42 min
Stephanie becomes increasingly irritated at Bobby Jon's behaviour; the castaways sample a Palauan delicacy that is hard to swallow.
I Will Not Give Up
Apr 14, 2005 · 42 min
Stephanie becomes the last member of the Ulong tribe and must survive on her own; some of the castaways enjoy a memorable evening, and one indulges a bit too much.
Exile Island
Apr 21, 2005 · 42 min
The first to quit the immunity challenge is banished to another island; when one castaway confronts the tribe, everyone is left feeling uncomfortable and that castaway feels aliena
I'll Show You How Threatening I Am
Apr 28, 2005 · 42 min
Certain tribe members work to form a secret alliance; one castaway follows advice and makes improvements to personal hygiene; three contestants devise strategies to survive the upc
We'll Make You Pay
May 5, 2005 · 42 min
Some castaways are reunited with loved ones; a strong alliance alienates one castaway, for whom immunity is the only chance for survival.
It Could All Backfire
May 12, 2005 · 42 min
Alliances are further splintered as each castaway feels the pressure to make it into the final four; one contestant feels betrayed when the winner of the reward challenge chooses s
The Ultimate Shock
May 15, 2005 · 93 min
The contestants gather for one last time as the jury casts their votes for they believe should win the competition.
Palau Reunion
May 15, 2005 · 34 min
The 20 castaways reunite for the first time since the the beginning of their adventure and reflect on their experiences together.