Survive in Istanbul Rule Change Ousts Top Participant

In the reality show «Survive in Istanbul» (16+), tensions escalate by the fourth episode. While some participants try to mathematically calculate all moves ahead to secure victory, others pursue their own strategies. But whatever plans the teams devise, the project organizers follow their «Tarantino-esque» scenario and abruptly change the voting conditions. The players are stunned. And the show unexpectedly loses its strongest participant.

The new episode began with Mia Boyko«s return to the team. The singer spent several days on a personal challenge, attempting to survive in Istanbul without money or knowledge of the language. Not all of her teammates were happy about the reunion; tension was literally in the air. Mia herself added fuel to the fire. She did not hide that she perfectly understood: she is next to be sent to elimination trials by the star team. Her only salvation was immunity, which the singer fought for by staying in the foreign city. But she did not receive this prize.

Boyko returned to her camp at the villa much later than her rival Alena Blin. The journalist, who ended up in the people«s team, turned out to be just as much of an odd one out; the players do not accept her and constantly nominate her for votes.

Mia had no choice but to change her strategy. The girl bet on honesty and admitted to the team that after the departure of Ekaterina Gordon and Irina Shibetskaya from the project, she can only try to integrate into the collective.

Things are not all calm in the people«s team either. Alena Blin, angered that her team lost the luxurious villa, issued an ultimatum.

— If you burn my immunity at the voting and vote against Sergei (the journalist«s friend. — Ed.), then I will sabotage all major challenges. You will not see the villa again, — the star threatened the people»s team.

Her team«s participants, it seems, did not expect such a turn. They understood that this is how Alena Zhigalova is trying to stay on the project. But what to do about it — the question remained open.

In the new episode, the residents of the Istanbul forest (the losing team) went to their assignment at the villa. If before they simply cleaned there while the stars were away, this time they had to entertain the winners.

Each of the people«s team members came up with an activity on their own — from making cocktails to relay races in the pool. Only Alena Blin and Sergei Stepanstov remained aside. They tried to establish communication with the stars, as the teams will merge in the future, and new allies never hurt.

A sympathy develops between Magomed Murtazaliev and Mia Boyko. The stars began to support each other. This was visible during the humorous contests from the people«s team animators.

At the major challenges, the teams faced fierce competition. They had to knock down sand barrels with 2-kilogram (4.4 lb) balls. Only a few people from each team could participate. From the people«s team, Igor Prokhorov, who works as a volleyball coach in Tyumen, fitness trainer Leonid Vakhitov, blogger Alena Grom, and Russian powerlifting master of sports Vlada Zolotova volunteered.

From the stars went rapper Serega, actor Kuzma Saprykin, actress Maria Gorbany, and singer Mia Boyko.

— I«m on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I want to accept this battle, — comments Igor Prokhorov, anticipating the start of the challenge. — This is my challenge. I professionally play volleyball. My whole life with balls.

If this game was within the men«s capabilities, for the female half it was a real blow. The participants literally fell off their feet. And Maria Gorbany, overwhelmed by emotions from fatigue, asked to go home.

The people«s team won this challenge. The last extremely heavy barrel was knocked down by the volleyball player. It was not easy.

— Opposite me stood Serega. He is just a beast. His swing is incredibly powerful, — Prokhorov commented on the course of the game.

And since the victory was with the ordinary people, their team went to rest at the villa. The stars packed their suitcases and mentally prepared to sleep in the forest and switch to an endless rice diet.

In the finale, the teams went to vote. It seemed there would be no surprises: everyone knew against whom they wanted to cast their vote. But then came the first unexpected decision from the project organizers — only one team appears at the ceremony. The people«s team and the stars were separated, meaning they will not know each other»s intentions. But that«s not all.

Under the new rules, teams nominate not their own players, but participants from the opponent«s team. This means the outcome can be anything, but the strongest are under the greatest threat. At this moment, Alena Blin could not contain her emotions: the journalist rejoiced because she knew she definitely would not be chosen.

Thus, rapper Serega and Leonid Vakhitov went to the challenge. They needed to play two games: the first on memory, and the second on endurance. In both cases, the fitness trainer from the people«s team won. And the rapper went home with the words:

— I came to hunt, to knock him out. But luck was on his side, — the star commented on his loss.

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