Post by Brian SmithPost by Brian SmithTonight's episode is titled "Nightmare Fuel." There's a couple of
interesting sneak peek clips for this episode. In one, Sam, Sol,
Teeny, and Gen are discussing the last vote and how they can't figure
out Gabe. Gen's silence in this clip speaks volumes. She's clearly
taking in everything that's being said.
The other clip is of Andy and Rachel talking and bonding. Rachel's
social game is way better than I thought it was at the start of the season.
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
The edit was definitely confusing.
Post by Brian SmithThe full scene with Andy and Rachel at the start of the episode has me
thinking that Andy's more interested in blowing up games now than he is
in winning.
I agree. Andy's constant giddiness and self-absorbed reactions are
really off-putting. It's rare I dislike a player as much I dislike
Andy. I think he just wants camera time.
Post by Brian SmithImmunity Challenge
The twists involved with the IC tonight were complete bullshit as far as
I'm concerned. Having to pair up ahead of time without any knowledge of
what the challenge would be was nonsense. Why would anyone expect the
first four players (two teams) out to lose their votes and then be given
a chance to earn them back in a reverse Jenga challenge?
Well I think that was the point. The game is about surprises and luck,
and of course no one would ever have guessed any of that. I firmly
believe that no matter how strategic and intelligent a game you play,
luck is the biggest single factor in determining who wins the game.
Post by Brian SmithI thought Probst was a jerk when he didn't own that production messed up
by having a bag with a weak strap. That cost Andy and Sam a chance to
move on in the challenge. Jeff: "That's on you!" No Jeff, that's on you.
I'm not sure about that. Was it actually due to a weak strap or was it
just the way they were pulling on the bag without clearing the dirt
around it first. Seemed to me the other teams dug a lot more dirt out
and then just pulled the whole bag out, whereas Andy and Sam seemed to
be trying to brute force pull the bag out by just the strap.
Post by Brian SmithSue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win. Kyle losing to his partner
Gabe at the end might have saved his ass this week.
Say what? If Kyle had not lost to Gabe, then Kyle would have won the
immunity.
Post by Brian SmithJourney
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid. At least Caroline
wasn't targeted because she lost her vote.
Reward Picnic
The four players who lasted the longest in the IC got to go on a picnic.
There was next to no game talk but we got a ton of burping from Gabe and
Sol. This past summer on BB26 it was farting.
I was really annoyed they focused so much on the burping. Do the
producers really think anyone wants to see any of that stuff? The only
thing worse is when they show gagging/vomiting during gross food
challenges.
Post by Brian SmithTargeting Before Tribal Council
From the time the four vote losers returned to camp until the end of
the episode, I was lost as to what might happen. Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Same here. I was thoroughly confused and had no idea who was going home.
Post by Brian SmithTribal Council
On a bit of a side note, Sierra looked like she was ready to kill. And
what was with the "Good!" when Jeff said to Caroline "So you've lost
your vote for tonight?" I don't recall those two having much interaction
with each other. Jealousy?
No, I think Sierra was just mad at Caroline for voting against her the
previous TC on both votes.
Post by Brian SmithAll of the back and forth whispering while Jeff was talking to them was
distracting. Gen's comment about it being important to know when to
change your plan based on whispering going on and when it's just noise,
was very on point. Caroline also realized it was just noise. I had to
laugh when Jeff said to her "but you could still be voted out tonight"
and she replied "don't throw that out there!"
Sol getting blindsided tonight didn't surprise me. This is after the
fact. Everyone voting to boot him did. How long did that TC last? Based
on what we were shown there's no way they all knew to vote for Sol.
Gen's comment "I fucking can't believe that worked out" has me believing
it was a long TC.
It has been established many times that TC always goes at least a hour
and sometimes two hours. In this case there was probably considerably
more side talking than we were shown - and yes, it seems at the end
that everyone knew to vote for Sol.
The interesting thing is that by leading the effort to get rid of Sol,
Gen reduced her old Lavo tribe to just two members (she and Teeny) while
Tuku kept its number at four. I was sure a Tuku would go home tonight,
either Sue or Kyle, which would have brought each tribe to the same
three members.
Post by Brian SmithOnce again, Teeny lost an ally and someone she was close to in the
game.She was clearly upset at the end. She's also pissed tonight that
she's being attacked online.
If I hadn’t voted for SOL I would’ve been the singular person on the
outside of the vote. I learned the situation. There was no difference to
make. Read a textbook listen to a podcast get off me d*** #survivor47
https://x.com/teenychill/status/1856889713275146385
Next Episode
Looks like Andy is ready to do some more backstabbing.
This was a strong episode for Gen. She's cutthroat to the core. This
might be her advantage over Caroline and Rachel.
Except that her tribe is now down to just her and Teeny, who's clearly
not that close with her. Rachel still has Sam and Caroline is still
tight with both Sue and Gabe. Who does that leave for Gen - Andy?