First impressions are important onSurvivor.

But you know what is even more important?

Not needlessly separating yourself from the group.

SURVIVOR

Ryan Medrano on ‘Survivor 43’.Robert Voets/CBS

A warehouse associate from El Paso, Ryan Medrano knows the value of hard work.

“So I’m willing to expend those calories to get the work done.

Hopefully they feel that ‘we should keep him around.'”

“What the hell, bro?”

noted a clearly displeased Sami.

“It had twigs for our socks and everything.”

And he willingly did so.

And that’s not the pop in of approach you want.

You want people around you so that it doesn’t look like you’re off by yourself.

Everybody had eyebrows raised when he was down there."

‘I’m just gonna provide for people, make them happy.’

You think that’s gonna save you?

People hopefully they see past that.

And I think that everyone does."

An after all that effort, does the wind wall even… you know… work?