S47 Ep08 (11/6/2024)

[Brian Smith]

Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

[shawn]

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

They made a few twists to the Survivor Auction. Having some items come
with $$ didn't seem to make a difference. Having Jeff decide randomly
when the auction would end was a nice addition.

[Brian Smith]

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

They made a few twists to the Survivor Auction. Having some items come
with $$ didn't seem to make a difference. Having Jeff decide randomly
when the auction would end was a nice addition.

Jeff has drawn a rock out of a bag before with a number on it to
indicate when the auction will end. This might have been the first time
they didn't let us know right away on what item number the auction would
end.

Giving money back with a bought item seemed risky to me. If it had
resulted in the person losing their vote I can see the fan base being
very pissed off.

[shawn]

Post by Brian Smith

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

They made a few twists to the Survivor Auction. Having some items come
with $$ didn't seem to make a difference. Having Jeff decide randomly
when the auction would end was a nice addition.

Jeff has drawn a rock out of a bag before with a number on it to
indicate when the auction will end. This might have been the first time
they didn't let us know right away on what item number the auction would
end.
Giving money back with a bought item seemed risky to me. If it had
resulted in the person losing their vote I can see the fan base being
very pissed off.

I noticed that only one person got money back with the bought item. At
least I only noticed Sam getting that money back with his item. It
would suck if that had happened.

[Brian Smith]

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

They made a few twists to the Survivor Auction. Having some items come
with $$ didn't seem to make a difference. Having Jeff decide randomly
when the auction would end was a nice addition.

Jeff has drawn a rock out of a bag before with a number on it to
indicate when the auction will end. This might have been the first time
they didn't let us know right away on what item number the auction would
end.
Giving money back with a bought item seemed risky to me. If it had
resulted in the person losing their vote I can see the fan base being
very pissed off.

I noticed that only one person got money back with the bought item. At
least I only noticed Sam getting that money back with his item. It
would suck if that had happened.

I thought Caroline got money back when she ended up with the fish eyes.
I'll have to rewatch to confirm.

[Brian Smith]

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

They made a few twists to the Survivor Auction. Having some items come
with $$ didn't seem to make a difference. Having Jeff decide randomly
when the auction would end was a nice addition.

Jeff has drawn a rock out of a bag before with a number on it to
indicate when the auction will end. This might have been the first time
they didn't let us know right away on what item number the auction would
end.
Giving money back with a bought item seemed risky to me. If it had
resulted in the person losing their vote I can see the fan base being
very pissed off.

I noticed that only one person got money back with the bought item. At
least I only noticed Sam getting that money back with his item. It
would suck if that had happened.

I just rewatched the auction. CBS posted the entire thing on YouTube
about 35 minutes ago. Sam didn't get money back with his purchase but
Sol and Caroline did.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.

Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.

Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.

Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.

Immunity Challenge

The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

Back at Camp

When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.

In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.

Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.

Tribal Council

During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.

When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.

Next Episode

Sam is pissed and it looks like everyone is being targeted.

Rachel was brilliant tonight, as were Caroline and Gen. Andy’s underdog
story continues.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might be
an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol also
says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's trying to
form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.

Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.

Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.

Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.

Immunity Challenge

The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

Back at Camp

When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.

In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.

Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.

Tribal Council

During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.

When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.

Next Episode

Sam is pissed and it looks like everyone is being targeted.

Rachel was brilliant tonight, as were Caroline and Gen. Andy’s underdog
story continues.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.

It was Gabe, not Sam, that Sierra chose along with Caroline.

Post by Brian Smith
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.
The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.

Hopefully next episode provides more info behind Rachel's move at TC.
Did Sol wink at her after she said she played her SITD? Did they plan
this all out? Did Sol let her know Caroline and Gen were after her and
then did they come up with this plan? If that's the case, then it would
look like Sol wants to work with Rachel over Gen. Or is it a case of him
not wanting to work with Caroline?

[Rick]

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to
the table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and
find as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes
like crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one
tube, but it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that
happening before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at
least six tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance
he would lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the
end of the auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two
live grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a
real trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes
which she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to
Sierra. Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she
could share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to
pig out for three minutes.

It was Gabe, not Sam, that Sierra chose along with Caroline.

I was a little surprised she didn't pick Andy, since he was the only one
who really had no shot at any food. Or is he that invisible to her?

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I
was worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something
out of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was
going to play her idol.
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc.
they wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said
“Jeff, … I played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and
Rachel was taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This
allowed her to gauge the reaction of the others and let her know
whether she should play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew
she was safe based on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her
idol.
The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.

Hopefully next episode provides more info behind Rachel's move at TC.
Did Sol wink at her after she said she played her SITD? Did they plan
this all out? Did Sol let her know Caroline and Gen were after her and
then did they come up with this plan? If that's the case, then it would
look like Sol wants to work with Rachel over Gen. Or is it a case of him
not wanting to work with Caroline?

[Brian Smith]

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction.
Sol also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel.
He's trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to
the table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and
find as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes
like crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one
tube, but it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that
happening before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at
least six tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance
he would lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the
end of the auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item
where Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to
compete for the item. The challenge ended up being the first person
to eat two live grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win
but she was a real trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two
giant fish eyes which she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some
food thanks to Sierra. Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut
butter which she could share with two people. She chose Sam and
Caroline. They got to pig out for three minutes.

It was Gabe, not Sam, that Sierra chose along with Caroline.

I was a little surprised she didn't pick Andy, since he was the only one
who really had no shot at any food.  Or is he that invisible to her?

I think she picked Gabe and Caroline because they had bought dud items
and she wanted them to get something good for their efforts in finding
some money. Andy had the same shot as everyone else to find money and
failed miserably. Why would she reward him for failing?

[Rick]

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there
might be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor
Auction. Sol also says there's a genuine connection between him and
Rachel. He's trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to
the table and then read out the message that was on the table. It
was Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go
and find as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding
tubes like crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just
one tube, but it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall
that happening before. In one scene they showed him walking right by
at least six tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no
chance he would lose his vote as the person with the most money left
at the end of the auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item
where Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to
compete for the item. The challenge ended up being the first person
to eat two live grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win
but she was a real trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two
giant fish eyes which she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some
food thanks to Sierra. Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut
butter which she could share with two people. She chose Sam and
Caroline. They got to pig out for three minutes.

It was Gabe, not Sam, that Sierra chose along with Caroline.

I was a little surprised she didn't pick Andy, since he was the only
one who really had no shot at any food.  Or is he that invisible to her?

I think she picked Gabe and Caroline because they had bought dud items
and she wanted them to get something good for their efforts in finding
some money. Andy had the same shot as everyone else to find money and
failed miserably. Why would she reward him for failing?

Do you think there is any chance Andy was faking not finding the rewards
to perpetuate the idea he is non-threatening? There were several cases
where the reward was literally right in his eyesight and seemingly
pretty impossible for anyone with a working brain to miss. I just
wonder if this is some long con on his part to appear incompetent?

[Brian Smith]

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there
might be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor
Auction. Sol also says there's a genuine connection between him
and Rachel. He's trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments
along with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others
to the table and then read out the message that was on the table.
It was Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to
go and find as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was
finding tubes like crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam
found just one tube, but it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I
don’t recall that happening before. In one scene they showed him
walking right by at least six tubes. The good thing for Andy was
that there was no chance he would lose his vote as the person with
the most money left at the end of the auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item
where Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to
compete for the item. The challenge ended up being the first person
to eat two live grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win
but she was a real trooper eating them. She also ended up buying
two giant fish eyes which she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get
some food thanks to Sierra. Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of
peanut butter which she could share with two people. She chose Sam
and Caroline. They got to pig out for three minutes.

It was Gabe, not Sam, that Sierra chose along with Caroline.

I was a little surprised she didn't pick Andy, since he was the only
one who really had no shot at any food.  Or is he that invisible to her?

I think she picked Gabe and Caroline because they had bought dud items
and she wanted them to get something good for their efforts in finding
some money. Andy had the same shot as everyone else to find money and
failed miserably. Why would she reward him for failing?

Do you think there is any chance Andy was faking not finding the rewards
to perpetuate the idea he is non-threatening?  There were several cases
where the reward was literally right in his eyesight and seemingly
pretty impossible for anyone with a working brain to miss.  I just
wonder if this is some long con on his part to appear incompetent?

I hope not. Why would he give up the chance to possibly get an advantage
knowing that he's considered to be backup target material? I also think
he's not very observant. Despite walking right by some of those tubes of
cash I don't think he saw them.

[Gamgee]

To: Brian Smith
-=> Brian Smith wrote to alt.tv.survivor <=-

Post by Rick
Do you think there is any chance Andy was faking not finding the rewards
to perpetuate the idea he is non-threatening?  There were several cases
where the reward was literally right in his eyesight and seemingly
pretty impossible for anyone with a working brain to miss.  I just
wonder if this is some long con on his part to appear incompetent?

BS> I hope not. Why would he give up the chance to possibly get an
BS> advantage knowing that he's considered to be backup target material? I
BS> also think he's not very observant. Despite walking right by some of
BS> those tubes of cash I don't think he saw them.

He didn't look like he was faking "not seeing them". I believe he
really didn't see them, because..... he's an idiot.

He'll be gone soon.



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[Rick]

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Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.
Back at Camp
When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.
In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.
Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

It wasn't just to decide if she should play the idol. It also took away
any reason for anyone to suspect she even had an idol. I was actually
fooled by the edit and thought she was getting some votes.

Post by Brian Smith
The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.
Next Episode
Sam is pissed and it looks like everyone is being targeted.
Rachel was brilliant tonight, as were Caroline and Gen. Andy’s underdog
story continues.

[shawn]

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

She's lucked out quite a bit lately. Which when combined with some
smart game play decisions makes me wonder if she might end up winning
the game as she's not seen as a real threat at this point.

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

He should be worried as Kyle is a real threat to get to the final TC
if the others don't take him out first. He seems well enough liked
that he could win the votes if he got to that final TC.

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
Back at Camp
When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.
In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.
Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.

I think we all thought that was about to happen.

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

It was a smart move on her part as she clearly felt she was safe at
this TC. As you say she clearly helped show herself as low man on the
totem pole with that choice to play a Shot in the Dark. That's
typically a last ditch move so no one is likely to suspect she has an
immunity idol.

Post by Rick
It wasn't just to decide if she should play the idol. It also took away
any reason for anyone to suspect she even had an idol. I was actually
fooled by the edit and thought she was getting some votes.

Post by Brian Smith
The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.
Next Episode
Sam is pissed and it looks like everyone is being targeted.
Rachel was brilliant tonight, as were Caroline and Gen. Andy’s underdog
story continues.

[Rick]

Post by shawn

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

She's lucked out quite a bit lately. Which when combined with some
smart game play decisions makes me wonder if she might end up winning
the game as she's not seen as a real threat at this point.

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

He should be worried as Kyle is a real threat to get to the final TC
if the others don't take him out first. He seems well enough liked
that he could win the votes if he got to that final TC.

Given his threat level, I can't see any way he makes it to final three
unless he literally wins every remaining immunity. In the old days, a
challenge beast like Kyle who had friends on the tribe could make it to
the end, but I think this group is too smart and too strategic. I could
be wrong, but I really think the first immunity he loses, he's out.

Post by shawn

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
Back at Camp
When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.
In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.
Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.

I think we all thought that was about to happen.

Post by Rick

Post by Brian Smith
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

It was a smart move on her part as she clearly felt she was safe at
this TC. As you say she clearly helped show herself as low man on the
totem pole with that choice to play a Shot in the Dark. That's
typically a last ditch move so no one is likely to suspect she has an
immunity idol.

Post by Rick
It wasn't just to decide if she should play the idol. It also took away
any reason for anyone to suspect she even had an idol. I was actually
fooled by the edit and thought she was getting some votes.

Post by Brian Smith
The vote ended up being 4–4–1 (Sam, Sierra, Gabe). In the tiebreaker,
Sierra was voted out 7–1 and was totally blindsided. Rachel couldn’t
vote because she used her SITD but that means she has no blood on her
hands when it comes to Sierra.
Next Episode
Sam is pissed and it looks like everyone is being targeted.
Rachel was brilliant tonight, as were Caroline and Gen. Andy’s underdog
story continues.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Rick

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

She's lucked out quite a bit lately. Which when combined with some
smart game play decisions makes me wonder if she might end up winning
the game as she's not seen as a real threat at this point.

Post by Brian Smith
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

He should be worried as Kyle is a real threat to get to the final TC
if the others don't take him out first. He seems well enough liked
that he could win the votes if he got to that final TC.

Given his threat level, I can't see any way he makes it to final three
unless he literally wins every remaining immunity.  In the old days, a
challenge beast like Kyle who had friends on the tribe could make it to
the end, but I think this group is too smart and too strategic.  I could
be wrong, but I really think the first immunity he loses, he's out.

I agree. He's already being targeted but keeps saving himself by winning
II.

[Brian Smith]

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to the
table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and find
as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes like
crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one tube, but
it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that happening
before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at least six
tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance he would
lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the end of the
auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two live
grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a real
trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes which
she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to Sierra.
Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she could
share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to pig out
for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note in
her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note and
stuck it in her bra.

She's lucked out quite a bit lately. Which when combined with some
smart game play decisions makes me wonder if she might end up winning
the game as she's not seen as a real threat at this point.

She's seen as a huge threat by at least Caroline and Gen. She has been
lucky lately but you need to have some luck to win.

Post by shawn

Post by Brian Smith
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and lost
his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t be able
to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that weighs
25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would be two
immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who lasts the
longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two other
people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket weighed
over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for the guys. It
was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made him worried.
Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get out of bed and
off their couches and to apply for the show.

He should be worried as Kyle is a real threat to get to the final TC
if the others don't take him out first. He seems well enough liked
that he could win the votes if he got to that final TC.

Post by Brian Smith
Back at Camp
When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note. It
said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their camp. The
problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know if she’d
have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly figure out
where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get the idol out
of the tarp.
In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam and
Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and that he
wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He also
approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and Gen
then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as she’s
more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad because
that’s the move she wanted to make.
Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I was
worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something out
of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was going to
play her idol.

I think we all thought that was about to happen.

Post by Brian Smith
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc. they
wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said “Jeff, … I
played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and Rachel was
taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This allowed her to
gauge the reaction of the others and let her know whether she should
play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew she was safe based
on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her idol.

It was a smart move on her part as she clearly felt she was safe at
this TC. As you say she clearly helped show herself as low man on the
totem pole with that choice to play a Shot in the Dark. That's
typically a last ditch move so no one is likely to suspect she has an
immunity idol.

Exactly. The move might lead to Caroline and Gen wanting to take another
shot at her so she needs to be alert and/or have Sol feed her info.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Brian Smith

Post by Brian Smith
Tonight's episode is titled "He's All That." Sounds like there might
be an advantage in one of the food items at the Survivor Auction. Sol
also says there's a genuine connection between him and Rachel. He's
trying to form the SSAs—Sol's Secret Agents.

I thought tonight’s episode had some very entertaining moments along
with some very smart gameplay.
Near the beginning of the episode Caroline found a table setup with
bowls on it and nametags for each of them. She brought the others to
the table and then read out the message that was on the table. It was
Survivor Auction time but before the auction they all had to go and
find as many tubes of money as they could. Sierra was finding tubes
like crazy and ended up with a whopping $1,060. Sam found just one
tube, but it contained $360. Andy found no tubes. I don’t recall that
happening before. In one scene they showed him walking right by at
least six tubes. The good thing for Andy was that there was no chance
he would lose his vote as the person with the most money left at the
end of the auction would lose theirs.
Caroline stood out for me during the auction. There was one item where
Jeff allowed multiple people to pay $200 (?) to be able to compete for
the item. The challenge ended up being the first person to eat two
live grubs would win the food item. Caroline didn’t win but she was a
real trooper eating them. She also ended up buying two giant fish eyes
which she didn’t hesitate to eat. She did get some food thanks to
Sierra. Sierra won chocolate and a big bowl of peanut butter which she
could share with two people. She chose Sam and Caroline. They got to
pig out for three minutes.
Rachel ended up buying the best item. She ended up with a burger and
fries along with a beer. As she was eating, she noticed a small note
in her bowl of fries. When she got the chance, she grabbed the note
and stuck it in her bra.
Sam ended up with the most money left at the end of the auction and
lost his vote which sucked for him because everyone knew he wouldn’t
be able to vote at TC.
Immunity Challenge
The challenge was the one where you must keep up a large pot that
weighs 25% of your pregame weight. Jeff said at the start there would
be two immunity winners: guy who lasts the longest and the girl who
lasts the longest. Within the first minute, Sam was out along with two
other people. I thought Sam would do better even though his pot/bucket
weighed over 50lbs. Sue lasted longest among the women and Kyle for
the guys. It was Kyle’s third straight Individual Immunity which made
him worried. Before the commercial break, Sue encouraged people to get
out of bed and off their couches and to apply for the show.
Back at Camp
When Rachel got the chance, she ran off and read her advantage note.
It said there’s an idol sown into the fabric of the tarp at their
camp. The problem for Rachel was there’s two tarps and she didn’t know
if she’d have to climb a tree to get to it. She managed to quickly
figure out where it was but had to wait to find the right time to get
the idol out of the tarp.
In a surprising move, Andy decided this was the time to backstab Sam
and Sierra. He went to Caroline and told her they were using him and
that he wanted one of them gone. Caroline was like “hell yeah!” He
also approached other people including Sol and Gen. Sue, Caroline, and
Gen then talked. Gen said it would be better to blindside Rachel as
she’s more strategic and dangerous. Caroline told us that she was mad
because that’s the move she wanted to make.
Going into TC it was obvious a Gata member would be going.
Tribal Council
During TC I noticed the camera would focus on Rachel quite often. I
was worried that they were letting us know that Rachel was going to be
blindsided with an idol in her pocket and that’s why they included her
comment about her husband last week. Then we saw her take something
out of her bag and put it in her jacket pocket. I thought she was
going to play her idol.
When the voting was over and Jeff asked if anyone had an idol, etc.
they wanted to play, there was a long pause. Rachel finally said
“Jeff, … I played my Shot in the Dark.” Everyone looked shocked and
Rachel was taking it all in. Brilliant move on Rachel’s part. This
allowed her to gauge the reaction of the others and let her know
whether she should play her idol. The SITD attempt failed but she knew
she was safe based on the reaction of the others and didn’t play her
idol.

It wasn't just to decide if she should play the idol.  It also took away
any reason for anyone to suspect she even had an idol.  I was actually
fooled by the edit and thought she was getting some votes.

That's true. It was a brilliant move.