Once again, the eighteen new castaways began the season divided into three tribes of six: Gata, Lavo, and Tuku. Tuku quickly proved to be the most dominant of the three tribes, anchored by an early alliance of Gabe, Sue, and Caroline. On Gata, Sierra found herself the swing-vote between two alliances; one with the women, and the other with Sam, eventually choosing the latter. Meanwhile, Lavo was enveloped by a feud between Rome and Sol, who targeted one another. The two would make temporary peace however, after Genevieve rallied them together to help her blindside Kishan.