Episode
Survivor: The Brains Behind Everything
Overview
Conflict abounds when a hard fought reward challenge threatens to cause an upset, and a heated tribal council where dirty laundry is aired.
Details
- Series
- Survivor
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2008-11-13
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Brains Behind Everything is Episode 8 in Gabon - Earth's Last Eden of Survivor. It aired on 2008-11-13. The runtime is 42 min.
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