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S47 Ep09 Spoilers and Comments (11/13/2024)
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Brian Smith
2024-11-13 22:56:13 UTC
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Tonight'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.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-13 23:51:43 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 think Rachel, Caroline and Genevieve are all playing a smart,
strategic game, and I'm wondering how far the three of them will go.
Could we possibly have an all-female final three, with all three coming
from separate tribes? Guess we will see.
Brian Smith
2024-11-14 00:45:58 UTC
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Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 think Rachel, Caroline and Genevieve are all playing a smart,
strategic game, and I'm wondering how far the three of them will go.
Could we possibly have an all-female final three, with all three coming
from separate tribes?  Guess we will see.
I would love to see those three at the end. Jeff would probably not like it.
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Brian
Brian Smith
2024-11-14 04:06:30 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 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.

Immunity 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?

I 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.

Sue 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.

Journey

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.

Targeting 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.

Tribal 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?

All 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.

Once 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.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-14 05:11:27 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 Smith
The 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 Smith
Immunity 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 Smith
I 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 Smith
Sue 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 Smith
Journey
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 Smith
Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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 Smith
All 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 Smith
Once 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?
Brian Smith
2024-11-14 05:49:35 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 Smith
The 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.
You might be right. He's had so many opportunities to recover from his
Day 3 (?) meltdown but he continually sabotages good alliance
opportunities presented to him.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Immunity 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.
Luck is definitely a huge factor in winning the game. I'm okay with
surprises as long as they don't have a huge impact on the game. Throwing
totally random crap into the mix isn't helping the game.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
I 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.
They were using the brute force method but production should have
realized that was a possibility.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Sue 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.
Good point! Major brainfart on my part.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Jeff's trying to appeal to young viewers and must think they love shit
like that. I would have preferred more footage from TC showing how they
all got on the same page.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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.
Didn't they all vote against her in the tiebreaker vote? Why take it out
on Caroline?
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
All 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.
Targeting Sue at this point in the game made no sense to me. Did anyone
other than Sol take targeting her seriously? Kyle surviving the night
was a bit surprising to me. Gen must have really considered Sol to be a
threat.
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Post by Brian Smith
Once 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?
Gen seems to have good relationships with most of the people left. IIRC,
she now knows that Sue and Caroline don't like Kyle so I can see her
targeting him next. Who does Kyle have left as an ally? Probably no one
as Gabe will side with Sue and Caroline over him. Also, who does Teeny
have left as a true ally? I'd like to see Andy go next but it's really
looking like he's going to make at least F6.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-14 16:12:02 UTC
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Post by Rick
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Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 Smith
The 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.
You might be right. He's had so many opportunities to recover from his
Day 3 (?) meltdown but he continually sabotages good alliance
opportunities presented to him.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Immunity 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.
Luck is definitely a huge factor in winning the game. I'm okay with
surprises as long as they don't have a huge impact on the game. Throwing
totally random crap into the mix isn't helping the game.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
I 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.
They were using the brute force method but production should have
realized that was a possibility.
They probably did. The challenges are thoroughly tested by the Dream
Team, and I'm sure this came up as a possibility. It's also possible
that in the walk-through they do before the challenge they may have
alerted the team that you have to dig out all the dirt around the bag
before just pulling on it.

Remember, the challenges are carefully monitored by the show's legal
team to assure it conforms to game show rules for fairness. If the bag
tearing were really perceived as causing an unfair disadvantage to that
team, I'm sure they would have stopped the challenge, stopped the
cameras, re-buried the bag, and then resumed the challenge. In that
case, it wouldn't have even been shown.
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Sue 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.
Good point! Major brainfart on my part.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Jeff's trying to appeal to young viewers and must think they love shit
like that. I would have preferred more footage from TC showing how they
all got on the same page.
Not sure why Jeff would be trying to alienate his older audience.
Survivor has been a major ratings success throughout its existence. For
S46, I believe it was the top-rated entertainment show in all key
demographics. In contrast, BB, which has always appealed more to
younger audiences, has never gotten great ratings.
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Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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.
Didn't they all vote against her in the tiebreaker vote? Why take it out
on Caroline?
Yes, they all voted against her in the tie break. But I'm pretty sure
Caroline also voted against her in the first vote, which is what forced
the re-vote. And she probably is annoyed because she shared the
chocolate with her in the reward and thought she had bonded with her.
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All 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.
Targeting Sue at this point in the game made no sense to me. Did anyone
other than Sol take targeting her seriously? Kyle surviving the night
was a bit surprising to me. Gen must have really considered Sol to be a
threat.
Yeah, I don't get that either. Kyle could easily go on an immunity run
that would take him right to the finals. He's so under the radar, it
reminds me a little bit of Gabler back in S43, except Gabler wasn't any
kind of physical threat. It's hard to imagine the last time there was
such a physical threat who is so overshadowed by other players,
especially Gabe.

Regarding Sue, the only thing I can think of is that perhaps they are
afraid if she makes it to the end, people will give her votes because
she made it so far without being an obvious threat. I wonder if anyone
knows her true age and is thinking she will reveal it at F3 if she gets
that far? I also wonder if they all know she is a pilot and owns her
own flight school?
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Once 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?
Gen seems to have good relationships with most of the people left. IIRC,
she now knows that Sue and Caroline don't like Kyle so I can see her
targeting him next. Who does Kyle have left as an ally? Probably no one
as Gabe will side with Sue and Caroline over him. Also, who does Teeny
have left as a true ally? I'd like to see Andy go next but it's really
looking like he's going to make at least F6.
Teeny is a mystery to me. She keeps losing allies (going back to Aysha)
and I really wonder how long she can survive. She seems really
personable, but I'm just not clear on what her path forward might be.
Brian Smith
2024-11-14 23:34:15 UTC
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Tonight'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 Smith
The 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.
You might be right. He's had so many opportunities to recover from his
Day 3 (?) meltdown but he continually sabotages good alliance
opportunities presented to him.
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Post by Brian Smith
Immunity 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.
Luck is definitely a huge factor in winning the game. I'm okay with
surprises as long as they don't have a huge impact on the game.
Throwing totally random crap into the mix isn't helping the game.
Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
I 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.
They were using the brute force method but production should have
realized that was a possibility.
They probably did.  The challenges are thoroughly tested by the Dream
Team, and I'm sure this came up as a possibility.  It's also possible
that in the walk-through they do before the challenge they may have
alerted the team that you have to dig out all the dirt around the bag
before just pulling on it.
Remember, the challenges are carefully monitored by the show's legal
team to assure it conforms to game show rules for fairness.  If the bag
tearing were really perceived as causing an unfair disadvantage to that
team, I'm sure they would have stopped the challenge, stopped the
cameras, re-buried the bag, and then resumed the challenge.  In that
case, it wouldn't have even been shown.
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Sue 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.
Good point! Major brainfart on my part.
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Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Jeff's trying to appeal to young viewers and must think they love shit
like that. I would have preferred more footage from TC showing how
they all got on the same page.
Not sure why Jeff would be trying to alienate his older audience.
Survivor has been a major ratings success throughout its existence. For
S46, I believe it was the top-rated entertainment show in all key
demographics.  In contrast, BB, which has always appealed more to
younger audiences, has never gotten great ratings.
I don't think Jeff is trying to alienate his older audience. He might be
taking them for granted assuming they will always be there. I think he
wants to expand the audience and ensure the next generation become fans.
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Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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.
Didn't they all vote against her in the tiebreaker vote? Why take it
out on Caroline?
Yes, they all voted against her in the tie break.  But I'm pretty sure
Caroline also voted against her in the first vote, which is what forced
the re-vote. And she probably is annoyed because she shared the
chocolate with her in the reward and thought she had bonded with her.
Caroline did vote against her in the first vote but so did Gabe whom she
also shared her chocolate and peanut butter reward with. IIRC, Caroline
was trying to steer the focus off of her tribe onto Gata before the IC.
Did Sierra think choosing Caroline to share her food item was enough to
have Caroline risk her game?
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All 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.
Targeting Sue at this point in the game made no sense to me. Did
anyone other than Sol take targeting her seriously? Kyle surviving the
night was a bit surprising to me. Gen must have really considered Sol
to be a threat.
Yeah, I don't get that either.  Kyle could easily go on an immunity run
that would take him right to the finals.  He's so under the radar, it
reminds me a little bit of Gabler back in S43, except Gabler wasn't any
kind of physical threat.  It's hard to imagine the last time there was
such a physical threat who is so overshadowed by other players,
especially Gabe.
I wouldn't say Kyle's under the radar. His name gets brought up all the
time. I think Gabe is being protected by Sue and Caroline. If his name
gets mentioned, Sue shoots it down right away.
Regarding Sue, the only thing I can think of is that perhaps they are
afraid if she makes it to the end, people will give her votes because
she made it so far without being an obvious threat.  I wonder if anyone
knows her true age and is thinking she will reveal it at F3 if she gets
that far?  I also wonder if they all know she is a pilot and owns her
own flight school?
Sue getting votes at the end would depend on her being able to sell the
jury a good story. I think she could that. She could be targeted now to
weaken Gabe and Caroline. Didn't someone last night say that Gabe and
Caroline would be lost without Sue? If she's seen as the ringleader she
very well might get votes at the end.

If anyone knows Sue's true age and that she's a pilot, etc. it would be
Caroline. I'd laugh if at the end of the game if we find out that Sue is
Caroline's aunt.
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Once 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?
Gen seems to have good relationships with most of the people left.
IIRC, she now knows that Sue and Caroline don't like Kyle so I can see
her targeting him next. Who does Kyle have left as an ally? Probably
no one as Gabe will side with Sue and Caroline over him. Also, who
does Teeny have left as a true ally? I'd like to see Andy go next but
it's really looking like he's going to make at least F6.
Teeny is a mystery to me.  She keeps losing allies (going back to Aysha)
and I really wonder how long she can survive.  She seems really
personable, but I'm just not clear on what her path forward might be.
Teeny seems very unlucky to me. Exact opposite of Rachel. She could try
to team up with Sam who also appears to have no clear path to the end.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-15 03:39:57 UTC
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Tonight'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 Smith
The 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.
You might be right. He's had so many opportunities to recover from
his Day 3 (?) meltdown but he continually sabotages good alliance
opportunities presented to him.
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Post by Brian Smith
Immunity 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.
Luck is definitely a huge factor in winning the game. I'm okay with
surprises as long as they don't have a huge impact on the game.
Throwing totally random crap into the mix isn't helping the game.
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Post by Brian Smith
I 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.
They were using the brute force method but production should have
realized that was a possibility.
They probably did.  The challenges are thoroughly tested by the Dream
Team, and I'm sure this came up as a possibility.  It's also possible
that in the walk-through they do before the challenge they may have
alerted the team that you have to dig out all the dirt around the bag
before just pulling on it.
Remember, the challenges are carefully monitored by the show's legal
team to assure it conforms to game show rules for fairness.  If the
bag tearing were really perceived as causing an unfair disadvantage to
that team, I'm sure they would have stopped the challenge, stopped the
cameras, re-buried the bag, and then resumed the challenge.  In that
case, it wouldn't have even been shown.
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Post by Rick
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Sue 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.
Good point! Major brainfart on my part.
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Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Jeff's trying to appeal to young viewers and must think they love
shit like that. I would have preferred more footage from TC showing
how they all got on the same page.
Not sure why Jeff would be trying to alienate his older audience.
Survivor has been a major ratings success throughout its existence.
For S46, I believe it was the top-rated entertainment show in all key
demographics.  In contrast, BB, which has always appealed more to
younger audiences, has never gotten great ratings.
I don't think Jeff is trying to alienate his older audience. He might be
taking them for granted assuming they will always be there. I think he
wants to expand the audience and ensure the next generation become fans.
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Post by Rick
Post by Brian Smith
Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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.
Didn't they all vote against her in the tiebreaker vote? Why take it
out on Caroline?
Yes, they all voted against her in the tie break.  But I'm pretty sure
Caroline also voted against her in the first vote, which is what
forced the re-vote. And she probably is annoyed because she shared the
chocolate with her in the reward and thought she had bonded with her.
Caroline did vote against her in the first vote but so did Gabe whom she
also shared her chocolate and peanut butter reward with. IIRC, Caroline
was trying to steer the focus off of her tribe onto Gata before the IC.
Did Sierra think choosing Caroline to share her food item was enough to
have Caroline risk her game?
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All 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.
Targeting Sue at this point in the game made no sense to me. Did
anyone other than Sol take targeting her seriously? Kyle surviving
the night was a bit surprising to me. Gen must have really considered
Sol to be a threat.
Yeah, I don't get that either.  Kyle could easily go on an immunity
run that would take him right to the finals.  He's so under the radar,
it reminds me a little bit of Gabler back in S43, except Gabler wasn't
any kind of physical threat.  It's hard to imagine the last time there
was such a physical threat who is so overshadowed by other players,
especially Gabe.
I wouldn't say Kyle's under the radar. His name gets brought up all the
time. I think Gabe is being protected by Sue and Caroline. If his name
gets mentioned, Sue shoots it down right away.
Regarding Sue, the only thing I can think of is that perhaps they are
afraid if she makes it to the end, people will give her votes because
she made it so far without being an obvious threat.  I wonder if
anyone knows her true age and is thinking she will reveal it at F3 if
she gets that far?  I also wonder if they all know she is a pilot and
owns her own flight school?
Sue getting votes at the end would depend on her being able to sell the
jury a good story. I think she could that. She could be targeted now to
weaken Gabe and Caroline. Didn't someone last night say that Gabe and
Caroline would be lost without Sue? If she's seen as the ringleader she
very well might get votes at the end.
If anyone knows Sue's true age and that she's a pilot, etc. it would be
Caroline. I'd laugh if at the end of the game if we find out that Sue is
Caroline's aunt.
Yeah, that would be a big problem for the show if they had a
pre-existing relationship they kept from everyone. With the exception
of returning player or blood vs. water seasons, the premise of the show
is supposed to be a group of strangers meeting for the first time.
There have been a few cases where people had met casually before the
show or knew one another slightly, but nothing all that major.

Interestingly, there were two guys on Survivor NZ that, unbeknownst to
the producers and other players, were lifelong childhood friends, and
they kept it from everyone till the very end. They secretly helped one
another along the way, and it definitely affected how far they went.
One of them got all the way to F3. The one who didn't - possibly at the
urging of producers - finally told the other voted out players while at
Ponderosa, and the friendship was revealed at the F3 TC when jury
members asked questions about it. The one who got to F3 ended up with
zero votes, but I think it would have been a major scandal if he had won.

Perhaps not coincidentally, there have not been any further seasons of
NZ Survivor since.
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Once 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?
Gen seems to have good relationships with most of the people left.
IIRC, she now knows that Sue and Caroline don't like Kyle so I can
see her targeting him next. Who does Kyle have left as an ally?
Probably no one as Gabe will side with Sue and Caroline over him.
Also, who does Teeny have left as a true ally? I'd like to see Andy
go next but it's really looking like he's going to make at least F6.
Teeny is a mystery to me.  She keeps losing allies (going back to
Aysha) and I really wonder how long she can survive.  She seems really
personable, but I'm just not clear on what her path forward might be.
Teeny seems very unlucky to me. Exact opposite of Rachel. She could try
to team up with Sam who also appears to have no clear path to the end.
Brian Smith
2024-11-15 05:24:10 UTC
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Tonight'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 Smith
The 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.
You might be right. He's had so many opportunities to recover from
his Day 3 (?) meltdown but he continually sabotages good alliance
opportunities presented to him.
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Post by Brian Smith
Immunity 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.
Luck is definitely a huge factor in winning the game. I'm okay with
surprises as long as they don't have a huge impact on the game.
Throwing totally random crap into the mix isn't helping the game.
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Post by Brian Smith
I 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.
They were using the brute force method but production should have
realized that was a possibility.
They probably did.  The challenges are thoroughly tested by the Dream
Team, and I'm sure this came up as a possibility.  It's also possible
that in the walk-through they do before the challenge they may have
alerted the team that you have to dig out all the dirt around the bag
before just pulling on it.
Remember, the challenges are carefully monitored by the show's legal
team to assure it conforms to game show rules for fairness.  If the
bag tearing were really perceived as causing an unfair disadvantage
to that team, I'm sure they would have stopped the challenge, stopped
the cameras, re-buried the bag, and then resumed the challenge.  In
that case, it wouldn't have even been shown.
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Sue 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.
Good point! Major brainfart on my part.
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Journey
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.
Jeff's trying to appeal to young viewers and must think they love
shit like that. I would have preferred more footage from TC showing
how they all got on the same page.
Not sure why Jeff would be trying to alienate his older audience.
Survivor has been a major ratings success throughout its existence.
For S46, I believe it was the top-rated entertainment show in all key
demographics.  In contrast, BB, which has always appealed more to
younger audiences, has never gotten great ratings.
I don't think Jeff is trying to alienate his older audience. He might
be taking them for granted assuming they will always be there. I think
he wants to expand the audience and ensure the next generation become
fans.
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Targeting 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 Smith
Tribal 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.
Didn't they all vote against her in the tiebreaker vote? Why take it
out on Caroline?
Yes, they all voted against her in the tie break.  But I'm pretty
sure Caroline also voted against her in the first vote, which is what
forced the re-vote. And she probably is annoyed because she shared
the chocolate with her in the reward and thought she had bonded with
her.
Caroline did vote against her in the first vote but so did Gabe whom
she also shared her chocolate and peanut butter reward with. IIRC,
Caroline was trying to steer the focus off of her tribe onto Gata
before the IC. Did Sierra think choosing Caroline to share her food
item was enough to have Caroline risk her game?
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All 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.
Targeting Sue at this point in the game made no sense to me. Did
anyone other than Sol take targeting her seriously? Kyle surviving
the night was a bit surprising to me. Gen must have really
considered Sol to be a threat.
Yeah, I don't get that either.  Kyle could easily go on an immunity
run that would take him right to the finals.  He's so under the
radar, it reminds me a little bit of Gabler back in S43, except
Gabler wasn't any kind of physical threat.  It's hard to imagine the
last time there was such a physical threat who is so overshadowed by
other players, especially Gabe.
I wouldn't say Kyle's under the radar. His name gets brought up all
the time. I think Gabe is being protected by Sue and Caroline. If his
name gets mentioned, Sue shoots it down right away.
Regarding Sue, the only thing I can think of is that perhaps they are
afraid if she makes it to the end, people will give her votes because
she made it so far without being an obvious threat.  I wonder if
anyone knows her true age and is thinking she will reveal it at F3 if
she gets that far?  I also wonder if they all know she is a pilot and
owns her own flight school?
Sue getting votes at the end would depend on her being able to sell
the jury a good story. I think she could that. She could be targeted
now to weaken Gabe and Caroline. Didn't someone last night say that
Gabe and Caroline would be lost without Sue? If she's seen as the
ringleader she very well might get votes at the end.
If anyone knows Sue's true age and that she's a pilot, etc. it would
be Caroline. I'd laugh if at the end of the game if we find out that
Sue is Caroline's aunt.
Yeah, that would be a big problem for the show if they had a pre-
existing relationship they kept from everyone.  With the exception of
returning player or blood vs. water seasons, the premise of the show is
supposed to be a group of strangers meeting for the first time. There
have been a few cases where people had met casually before the show or
knew one another slightly, but nothing all that major.
Interestingly, there were two guys on Survivor NZ that, unbeknownst to
the producers and other players, were lifelong childhood friends, and
they kept it from everyone till the very end.  They secretly helped one
another along the way, and it definitely affected how far they went. One
of them got all the way to F3.  The one who didn't - possibly at the
urging of producers - finally told the other voted out players while at
Ponderosa, and the friendship was revealed at the F3 TC when jury
members asked questions about it.  The one who got to F3 ended up with
zero votes, but I think it would have been a major scandal if he had won.
Perhaps not coincidentally, there have not been any further seasons of
NZ Survivor since.
The friend who didn't make it to the end was probably bragging to the
others thinking that they had pulled one over on the show. Do you know
if they got paid? It would be strange if the contract didn't have a
clause stating that they have to notify production if they know another
cast member. Casting should have discovered this when they were
searching through their SM, contacting friends, etc. Whoever controls
the licensing rights to the brand might have killed the NZ version
because of how they handled this.
--
Brian
shawn
2024-11-15 00:56:49 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 hope she makes it far.
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
Yeah, that TC was something else.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
Immunity 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?
Though the players knew they were likely to end up going up against
their partner so they made the same sort of choices they might have
made if they knew the challenges they were going to face.
Post by Brian Smith
I 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 disagree. They didn't dig out the bag enough so they were trying to
pull up the sand and the bag. With a little more work they could have
got the bag out without the strap breaking. Note no one else had that
issue.
Post by Brian Smith
Sue 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.
I agree they were too timid but maybe they knew their sense of balance
wasn't good enough. I know I would be taking it slow because it's
better to be slow and make it in one pass than to have to try a few
times.
Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Targeting 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.
It seems that they either didn't have enough time or just could not
come to an agreement. Yet look what actually happened at the TC.
Post by Brian Smith
Tribal 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?
All 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!"
I was left wondering if we were seeing an act play out where everyone
knew how they were voting when they sat down and just played their
part or if they truly didn't know how they were voting. In which case
I wonder why they ended up agreeing on Sol. I'm not against the choice
I'm just wondering why him over Kyle?
Post by Brian Smith
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.
Once 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.
Why would anyone attack her online? She's making a decision based on
what little info she had and what relationships she had.
Post by Brian Smith
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.
Brian Smith
2024-11-15 02:20:37 UTC
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Post by shawn
On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:06:30 -0700, Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Tonight'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 hope she makes it far.
I think she will but I don't think she'll win. In one of the secret
scenes for this episode she comments about how she's often been out of
the loop when it comes to votes. That's something you normally don't see
with winners. Gen, on the other hand, has been the driving force behind
a lot of the votes.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
Yeah, that TC was something else.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
Immunity 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?
Though the players knew they were likely to end up going up against
their partner so they made the same sort of choices they might have
made if they knew the challenges they were going to face.
That was definitely Sam and Kyle's logic.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
I 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 disagree. They didn't dig out the bag enough so they were trying to
pull up the sand and the bag. With a little more work they could have
got the bag out without the strap breaking. Note no one else had that
issue.
You're right that no one else had that issue. Andy's been a complete
disaster in challenges so it's very possible he messed up again.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
Sue 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.
I agree they were too timid but maybe they knew their sense of balance
wasn't good enough. I know I would be taking it slow because it's
better to be slow and make it in one pass than to have to try a few
times.
I know what you mean but once they got passed they should have stepped
it up and played it a bit less safe.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
Journey
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.
Targeting 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.
It seems that they either didn't have enough time or just could not
come to an agreement. Yet look what actually happened at the TC.
Probably a lack of time. My sense is that it was at least mid-afternoon
when the vote losers got back to camp which didn't leave much time for
plans to be formulated. Not knowing who could and couldn't vote made it
next impossible to have a set plan in place before they got back.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
Tribal 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?
All 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!"
I was left wondering if we were seeing an act play out where everyone
knew how they were voting when they sat down and just played their
part or if they truly didn't know how they were voting. In which case
I wonder why they ended up agreeing on Sol. I'm not against the choice
I'm just wondering why him over Kyle?
If they were all on the same page to begin with why bother with all of
the acting? I'm still lost as to why they chose Sol over Kyle. My guess
is that we weren't shown Gen selling more people on the idea. I also
think she wants Kyle around longer as a target and to help take out
Gabe, Sue, and Caroline. Now that she knows Sue and Caroline don't like
Kyle she can use that info to motivate him to go after them.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
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.
Once 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.
Why would anyone attack her online? She's making a decision based on
what little info she had and what relationships she had.
From what I can figure out, it sounds like some people think Teeny was
disloyal to Sol. They're ignoring it's a game and that Teeny is playing
to win.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
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.
--
Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-15 21:18:22 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.

Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Rick
2024-11-15 23:08:49 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.

If you look at past winners, it is hard to find one that the other
players didn't respect and take seriously. Yes, there are a few
exceptions like Fabio, but that was a season where none of the final
three was really respected by anyone.

In recent seasons there were players that flew under the radar and were
surprise winners like Gabler and Erica, but I never got the sense that
anyone disrespected them or didn't take them seriously. I do kind of
get that impression about Andy.

I also think if Andy indeed ends up winning, he wouldn't be getting such
an obvious dodo edit.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode. I think they
had plenty of material they could have pulled from TC and didn't need
the appeal to gross out humor.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.
Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
A lot of players seem to have white teeth. Not sure if they get
whitening treatments because they know they are going on national TV, or
if it's just because she is a lawyer and has to constantly deal with
other people for her job.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
shawn
2024-11-15 23:13:00 UTC
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Post by Rick
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.

That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
Post by Rick
If you look at past winners, it is hard to find one that the other
players didn't respect and take seriously. Yes, there are a few
exceptions like Fabio, but that was a season where none of the final
three was really respected by anyone.
In recent seasons there were players that flew under the radar and were
surprise winners like Gabler and Erica, but I never got the sense that
anyone disrespected them or didn't take them seriously. I do kind of
get that impression about Andy.
I also think if Andy indeed ends up winning, he wouldn't be getting such
an obvious dodo edit.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode. I think they
had plenty of material they could have pulled from TC and didn't need
the appeal to gross out humor.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.
Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
A lot of players seem to have white teeth. Not sure if they get
whitening treatments because they know they are going on national TV, or
if it's just because she is a lawyer and has to constantly deal with
other people for her job.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
Rick
2024-11-15 23:55:50 UTC
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Post by shawn
Post by Rick
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point. In fact, I'm
not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's edit by this
point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.

But players do sometimes have a "goat" edit by this point (and I don't
mean that in the Tom Brady sense) and Andy definitely has it.
Post by shawn
Post by Rick
If you look at past winners, it is hard to find one that the other
players didn't respect and take seriously. Yes, there are a few
exceptions like Fabio, but that was a season where none of the final
three was really respected by anyone.
In recent seasons there were players that flew under the radar and were
surprise winners like Gabler and Erica, but I never got the sense that
anyone disrespected them or didn't take them seriously. I do kind of
get that impression about Andy.
I also think if Andy indeed ends up winning, he wouldn't be getting such
an obvious dodo edit.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode. I think they
had plenty of material they could have pulled from TC and didn't need
the appeal to gross out humor.
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Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.
Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
A lot of players seem to have white teeth. Not sure if they get
whitening treatments because they know they are going on national TV, or
if it's just because she is a lawyer and has to constantly deal with
other people for her job.
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Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:21:37 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact, I'm
not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's edit by this
point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to Jeff,
so did Gabler.
But players do sometimes have a "goat" edit by this point (and I don't
mean that in the Tom Brady sense) and Andy definitely has it.
Andy finishing third with no votes would fit his edit perfectly.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-16 00:25:58 UTC
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Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact, I'm
not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's edit by
this point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to Jeff,
so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that. I don't recall anyone
thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
Post by Brian Smith
But players do sometimes have a "goat" edit by this point (and I don't
mean that in the Tom Brady sense) and Andy definitely has it.
Andy finishing third with no votes would fit his edit perfectly.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:39:14 UTC
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Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact,
I'm not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's edit
by this point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to
Jeff, so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that.  I don't recall anyone
thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
IIRC, for the first part of the season Gabler's edit made seem like he
was crazy. But apparently that was part of his strategy and we were just
too stupid to see it.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-16 00:49:57 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact,
I'm not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's edit
by this point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to
Jeff, so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that.  I don't recall
anyone thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
IIRC, for the first part of the season Gabler's edit made seem like he
was crazy. But apparently that was part of his strategy and we were just
too stupid to see it.
Or the show was ineffective in giving him a proper edit. I just think
Jeff saying Gabler ever had a winner's edit shows heavy duty retconning
by Jeff
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:58:19 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact,
I'm not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's
edit by this point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to
Jeff, so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that.  I don't recall
anyone thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
IIRC, for the first part of the season Gabler's edit made seem like he
was crazy. But apparently that was part of his strategy and we were
just too stupid to see it.
Or the show was ineffective in giving him a proper edit.  I just think
Jeff saying Gabler ever had a winner's edit shows heavy duty retconning
by Jeff
Jeff said that going into the finale. The finale was titled "Hiding in
Plain Sight." I remember thinking that Jeff was out to lunch when he
made his comments but lately I've seen players from that season say that
Gabler's game should be studied as it was really effective. Now I'm
wondering if I missed things about his game because I was too focused on
the crazy stuff.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-16 01:44:38 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In fact,
I'm not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a winner's
edit by this point, with the possible exception of Dee in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to
Jeff, so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that.  I don't recall
anyone thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
IIRC, for the first part of the season Gabler's edit made seem like
he was crazy. But apparently that was part of his strategy and we
were just too stupid to see it.
Or the show was ineffective in giving him a proper edit.  I just think
Jeff saying Gabler ever had a winner's edit shows heavy duty
retconning by Jeff
Jeff said that going into the finale. The finale was titled "Hiding in
Plain Sight." I remember thinking that Jeff was out to lunch when he
made his comments but lately I've seen players from that season say that
Gabler's game should be studied as it was really effective. Now I'm
wondering if I missed things about his game because I was too focused on
the crazy stuff.
Guess I'm glad I never pay any attention to episode titles. "Hiding in
Plain Sight" would definitely seem to point to Gabler.

Based on the edit we were all seeing, I really thought Cassidy was going
to win. Gabler did have a few things going for him, most notably that
he was able to beat Jesse in the fire challenge - but I also figured
Cassidy should get points for actually putting Gabler in the challenge
against Jesse, who was arguably the most likely winner if he makes it to F3.

Also, I just checked and Cassidy won three immunity challenges (most of
any on the season), including the all-important F4, and Gabler won just one.

One thing I've heard said about Gabler was that he was on the right side
of all but one vote. But I just checked and Cassidy was also on the
right side of all but one vote. In fact, Cassidy actually voted
correctly on nine of ten votes and Gabler voted correctly on eight of
nine votes. When they were on the same tribe, Cassidy and Gabler each
voted correctly on seven of eight votes, though their one miss was on
different votes.

So I do feel the edit was pointing more toward Cassidy than Gabler as
the winner. I get that the other players thought Gabler's game was the
more effective (after all, they did vote for him), but I just don't
think the show established that.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 05:45:16 UTC
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Post by shawn
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I agree no one is getting a winner's edit at this point.  In
fact, I'm not sure anyone in the so-called New Era has had a
winner's edit by this point, with the possible exception of Dee
in S45.
Dee had a winner's edit pretty early on in the game. According to
Jeff, so did Gabler.
Not sure what Jeff was smoking when he said that.  I don't recall
anyone thinking Gabler was going to win at this point.
IIRC, for the first part of the season Gabler's edit made seem like
he was crazy. But apparently that was part of his strategy and we
were just too stupid to see it.
Or the show was ineffective in giving him a proper edit.  I just
think Jeff saying Gabler ever had a winner's edit shows heavy duty
retconning by Jeff
Jeff said that going into the finale. The finale was titled "Hiding in
Plain Sight." I remember thinking that Jeff was out to lunch when he
made his comments but lately I've seen players from that season say
that Gabler's game should be studied as it was really effective. Now
I'm wondering if I missed things about his game because I was too
focused on the crazy stuff.
Guess I'm glad I never pay any attention to episode titles.  "Hiding in
Plain Sight" would definitely seem to point to Gabler.
Based on the edit we were all seeing, I really thought Cassidy was going
to win.  Gabler did have a few things going for him, most notably that
he was able to beat Jesse in the fire challenge - but I also figured
Cassidy should get points for actually putting Gabler in the challenge
against Jesse, who was arguably the most likely winner if he makes it to F3.
Also, I just checked and Cassidy won three immunity challenges (most of
any on the season), including the all-important F4, and Gabler won just one.
One thing I've heard said about Gabler was that he was on the right side
of all but one vote.  But I just checked and Cassidy was also on the
right side of all but one vote.  In fact, Cassidy actually voted
correctly on nine of ten votes and Gabler voted correctly on eight of
nine votes.  When they were on the same tribe, Cassidy and Gabler each
voted correctly on seven of eight votes, though their one miss was on
different votes.
So I do feel the edit was pointing more toward Cassidy than Gabler as
the winner.  I get that the other players thought Gabler's game was the
more effective (after all, they did vote for him), but I just don't
think the show established that.
I agree. A lot of people thought Cassidy was going to win. The S43 jury
was bitter as hell. Owen, who made F3, was convinced Cassidy had it in
the bag. Really sucks that we don't see any footage from Pondy like we
used to.
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Brian
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:14:24 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
I'm not sure anyone is truly getting a Winner's Edit at this point.
Andy has been shown to be clueless at many challenges so I can see him
making his way to the final three but not winning. The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone. If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
Kyle's getting the type of edit that screams out "returning player" to
me. His game edit is so-so. He's a challenge beast but he's never really
been influential in controlling votes. I'd say Gen is getting the best
overall edit so far. If she makes it to F3 she'll probably dominate at FTC.
Post by shawn
That said there's still a long ways to go and things can change in an
instant so I'm not willing to say anyone has a lock on even getting to
the final three yet.
I'm willing to say Sam and Teeny won't make it to F3.
--
Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-16 00:41:18 UTC
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Post by shawn
The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I’m with you on Genevieve and Rachel, but not Kyle. His edit has not
been that great. He seems like a nice guy and is certainly capable of
winning physical challenges, but that seems to be the entirety of his
game. There has been some talk among the players about him winning
his way to F3, but they were not concerned enough to vote him out
when he was vulnerable.
Post by shawn
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone.
Caroline certainly is aware of how good a player Rachel seems
to be, and Genevieve is going to be seen differently by some of
players after aggressively driving the Solomon vote. That may
have been an error on her part.
Post by shawn
If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
I agree! But I think she will be gone prior to F3 for that very
reason.
shawn
2024-11-16 06:46:19 UTC
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Post by shawn
The only people
that seem to be getting a great edit so far are Gen, Rachel and Kyle.
I’m with you on Genevieve and Rachel, but not Kyle. His edit has not
been that great. He seems like a nice guy and is certainly capable of
winning physical challenges, but that seems to be the entirety of his
game. There has been some talk among the players about him winning
his way to F3, but they were not concerned enough to vote him out
when he was vulnerable.
I wasn't so much saying that Kyle was getting the edit that points to
him as a potential winner but it is the sort that shows he's going to
have an impact on where the game goes. Not because he's going to win
but because he's a good guy who is great at the physical aspect of the
game. Think someone like Ozzy who was great at the challenges but
could only win if he won every Immunity Necklace.
Post by Zeppo
Post by shawn
I'm not sure Kyle will make it to the end as he's seen as a real
threat while Gen and Rachel don't seem to be seen as a threat by
anyone.
Caroline certainly is aware of how good a player Rachel seems
to be, and Genevieve is going to be seen differently by some of
players after aggressively driving the Solomon vote. That may
have been an error on her part.
Post by shawn
If Gen makes it to the end I could see her spinning a great
story and winning the game.
I agree! But I think she will be gone prior to F3 for that very
reason.
I guess this next couple of episodes will tell the tale. I can see
Sam/Kyle/Gabe being the next targets but then it gets interesting.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:06:02 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
Not only do I not buy it, I don't see it. Andy's confessionals are
nothing more than him thinking he's making huge moves and taking control
of the game. We've seen no evidence that anyone else thinks he's doing
such things. IIRC, at around this point last season, a lot of people
were convinced Maria and Charlie would be at the end and one of them
would win. Few people thought Kenz would win. At best she would be the
third-place no votes person.
If you look at past winners, it is hard to find one that the other
players didn't respect and take seriously.  Yes, there are a few
exceptions like Fabio, but that was a season where none of the final
three was really respected by anyone.
Don't forget Chris Underwood!
In recent seasons there were players that flew under the radar and were
surprise winners like Gabler and Erica, but I never got the sense that
anyone disrespected them or didn't take them seriously.  I do kind of
get that impression about Andy.
So do I.
I also think if Andy indeed ends up winning, he wouldn't be getting such
an obvious dodo edit.
I agree.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode.  I think they
had plenty of material they could have pulled from TC and didn't need
the appeal to gross out humor.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.
Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
A lot of players seem to have white teeth.  Not sure if they get
whitening treatments because they know they are going on national TV, or
if it's just because she is a lawyer and has to constantly deal with
other people for her job.
Some players have said they get their teeth whitened before coming out
to play. Gen probably has great teeth because she has the money to
afford whatever dental work is needed.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that.  Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up.  Blame him.
Sam also said he was going to cause chaos so blaming him makes sense.
--
Brian
Rick
2024-11-16 00:36:04 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I found this to be a very chaotic episode. Was it really like that or
was the edit just misleading?
It was pretty much a mess interrupted by an exciting immunity challenge.
Post by Brian Smith
The 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.
The decision to use the early part of the episode to focus on the
past and present versions of the relationship between Andy and
Rachel had to serve some purpose. Now that we are past the
midway point of the game, IMO the best edits have gone to Andy,
Rachel, and Genevieve. Going even further, I would say that
Andy’s confessional between 4:25 and 4:55 screamed “winner’s
edit”. So whenever I see Rachel, Genevieve, and/or Andy plotting
together, I am immediately interested.
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit.  I
don't buy it.  The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
Not only do I not buy it, I don't see it. Andy's confessionals are
nothing more than him thinking he's making huge moves and taking control
of the game. We've seen no evidence that anyone else thinks he's doing
such things. IIRC, at around this point last season, a lot of people
were convinced Maria and Charlie would be at the end and one of them
would win. Few people thought Kenz would win. At best she would be the
third-place no votes person.
If you look at past winners, it is hard to find one that the other
players didn't respect and take seriously.  Yes, there are a few
exceptions like Fabio, but that was a season where none of the final
three was really respected by anyone.
Don't forget Chris Underwood!
Chris gained a lot of respect when he took the wildly unprecedented step
of winning F4 immunity and putting himself in the fire challenge. That
was an incredibly courageous thing to do and I do think he gained some
equity with the jury because of it.

But I do take your point that none of the final three were really that
impressive - and Chris would have no doubt lost against, say, Rick
Devens, which is why he challenged him in fire.
Post by Brian Smith
In recent seasons there were players that flew under the radar and
were surprise winners like Gabler and Erica, but I never got the sense
that anyone disrespected them or didn't take them seriously.  I do
kind of get that impression about Andy.
So do I.
I also think if Andy indeed ends up winning, he wouldn't be getting
such an obvious dodo edit.
I agree.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
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?
E09 was shot in its entirety on Day 16. Production likely included the
lost vote twist in order to have something to show the viewers if there
was not enough camp interaction to fill up the 63 minutes. It seemed
to me that, even with the Jenga game, they ran out of material and had
to resort to a belching contest, an overly long endurance challenge, and
irrelevant strategic discussions in order to fill the episode.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the
unedited TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode.  I
think they had plenty of material they could have pulled from TC and
didn't need the appeal to gross out humor.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sue and Gen were both way too timid crossing the balance beam and I
think that cost one of them an immunity win.
Leatherface did OK, but Genevieve looked like a giraffe on a gymnastics
beam. Solomon fell off and was still able to lap her.
Speaking of Genevieve, what’s up with her teeth? They are blindingly
white. Are they real?
A lot of players seem to have white teeth.  Not sure if they get
whitening treatments because they know they are going on national TV,
or if it's just because she is a lawyer and has to constantly deal
with other people for her job.
Some players have said they get their teeth whitened before coming out
to play. Gen probably has great teeth because she has the money to
afford whatever dental work is needed.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that.  Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep
her words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up.  Blame him.
Sam also said he was going to cause chaos so blaming him makes sense.
shawn
2024-11-16 06:49:17 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that.  Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up.  Blame him.
Sam also said he was going to cause chaos so blaming him makes sense.
Which is why I don't see Sam lasting long. His move certainly caused
chaos but it also showed he can't be trusted. Something that Rachel
can certainly use to help target him if she's smart enough.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 09:24:34 UTC
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Post by shawn
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:06:02 -0700, Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
The reverse Jenga challenge was crazy. Not being in full control of
whether or not you get your vote back was stupid.
I agree. The twist and the stacking game were lame.
Post by Brian Smith
Gen clearly wanted to
blindside Sol
Which made no sense to me. Unless Solomon was playing
a much different game than we were shown, he was not going
to win the season. IMO, Andy, Christeenie, Genevieve, Rachel,
Solomon, and maybe Sam should have been targeting one of the
members of the former Blue Tribe, especially with Caroline being
voteless.
Post by Brian Smith
but there was so much confusion and other names being
thrown out that I had no idea what would happen at TC.
Rachel was to blame for that. If she had kept her mouth shut,
Sam would not have tried to blow up the vote and everybody
could have taken care of business without all the drama.
Well, then blame Sam for that.  Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up.  Blame him.
Sam also said he was going to cause chaos so blaming him makes sense.
Which is why I don't see Sam lasting long. His move certainly caused
chaos but it also showed he can't be trusted. Something that Rachel
can certainly use to help target him if she's smart enough.
Rachel needs Sam and Andy gone sooner than later despite both of them
telling her that they want to work with her. Andy's a backstabber and
Sam is sloppy. But if I was the others I would be targeting Gabe and
Kyle before Andy and Sam.
--
Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-16 00:24:49 UTC
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A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
IMO, he is getting the “redemption edit”. His game story will be
his personal journey from pathetic loner to respected opponent.
The Andy/Rachel stuff was included in the E09 edit in order to
remind the viewers of how much Andy had changed over the 16
game days. Even Rachel, who many of the other players see
as a savvy player, was clearly viewing Andy in a different light
compared to when they were together on Yellow Tribe. I
think that it is also revealing to compare the game stories of
Andy and Sam, and how their situations have been reversed.
On Yellow Tribe, Sam and Sierra were calling the shots and
treating Andy with disdain. Not anymore though. Sierra is out
of the game, Sam is isolated and desperate, and Andy has
been on the right side of every vote in which he has participated.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode.
I was referring to “entertaining” or “informative” material. IMO,
tribal council blather does not fall into either category. In fact,
I usually fast forward through The Prober’s interrogation and
jump back in when they start to vote.
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
I’m going to blame Rachel. I get that she felt an obligation to let
Sam know the votes were not going to be put on him, but she did
not need to tell him that Solomon was the target. She should have
known better.
Rick
2024-11-16 00:46:59 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
IMO, he is getting the “redemption edit”. His game story will be
his personal journey from pathetic loner to respected opponent.
The Andy/Rachel stuff was included in the E09 edit in order to
remind the viewers of how much Andy had changed over the 16
game days. Even Rachel, who many of the other players see
as a savvy player, was clearly viewing Andy in a different light
compared to when they were together on Yellow Tribe. I
think that it is also revealing to compare the game stories of
Andy and Sam, and how their situations have been reversed.
On Yellow Tribe, Sam and Sierra were calling the shots and
treating Andy with disdain. Not anymore though. Sierra is out
of the game, Sam is isolated and desperate, and Andy has
been on the right side of every vote in which he has participated.
We'll see. What I call Andy's dodo edit has been consistent right from
the first episode. To me, he still comes across as overly goofy and
giddy in his interviews. I think if he actually wins and their
intention is to give him a redemption edit, they really should get going
on that. Let's see how his interviews come across the next few episodes.
Post by Zeppo
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode.
I was referring to “entertaining” or “informative” material. IMO,
tribal council blather does not fall into either category. In fact,
I usually fast forward through The Prober’s interrogation and
jump back in when they start to vote.
I get that, But this TC had more than the usual share of cross-talk and
whispering, and I think they could have shown more of that to give us a
more cohesive understanding of what might happen.
Post by Zeppo
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
I’m going to blame Rachel. I get that she felt an obligation to let
Sam know the votes were not going to be put on him, but she did
not need to tell him that Solomon was the target. She should have
known better.
Well I guess the ultimate test will be to see which of Rachel and Sam
lasts the longest.
Zeppo
2024-11-16 04:46:51 UTC
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We'll see. What I call Andy's dodo edit has been consistent right from
the first episode. To me, he still comes across as overly goofy and
giddy in his interviews. I think if he actually wins and their
intention is to give him a redemption edit, they really should get going
on that. Let's see how his interviews come across the next few episodes.
Given my terrible record when it comes to picking winners, I should
probably stfu about Andy. But there is something about his plucky
enthusiasm that I find charming. :-)
I get that, But this TC had more than the usual share of cross-talk and
whispering, and I think they could have shown more of that to give us a
more cohesive understanding of what might happen.
But yet the editors chose belching and annoying Probst blather over
informative player discussions to fill out the 63 minutes. Go figure!
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 05:59:35 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
We'll see. What I call Andy's dodo edit has been consistent right from
the first episode. To me, he still comes across as overly goofy and
giddy in his interviews. I think if he actually wins and their
intention is to give him a redemption edit, they really should get going
on that. Let's see how his interviews come across the next few episodes.
Given my terrible record when it comes to picking winners, I should
probably stfu about Andy. But there is something about his plucky
enthusiasm that I find charming. :-)
Andy's starting to come across as a bit of a conman. He gives people his
big sob story, they feel bad for him and suggest working together, and
then he backstabs them resulting in their torch being snuffed. I hope
Rachel's husband warned her not to fall prey to guys like Andy.I hope
she realizes what a snake in the grass he is.
Post by Zeppo
I get that, But this TC had more than the usual share of cross-talk and
whispering, and I think they could have shown more of that to give us a
more cohesive understanding of what might happen.
But yet the editors chose belching and annoying Probst blather over
informative player discussions to fill out the 63 minutes. Go figure!
Maybe production didn't like Sol so as a parting shot they tried to make
him look bad with that extended burping scene. lol
--
Brian
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 00:47:57 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
A lot of people seem to think that Andy is getting a Winner's Edit. I
don't buy it. The reason I don't buy it is that it seems clear to me,
at least, that Andy is neither respected nor taken seriously by the
other players.
IMO, he is getting the “redemption edit”. His game story will be
his personal journey from pathetic loner to respected opponent.
The Andy/Rachel stuff was included in the E09 edit in order to
remind the viewers of how much Andy had changed over the 16
game days. Even Rachel, who many of the other players see
as a savvy player, was clearly viewing Andy in a different light
compared to when they were together on Yellow Tribe. I
think that it is also revealing to compare the game stories of
Andy and Sam, and how their situations have been reversed.
On Yellow Tribe, Sam and Sierra were calling the shots and
treating Andy with disdain. Not anymore though. Sierra is out
of the game, Sam is isolated and desperate, and Andy has
been on the right side of every vote in which he has participated.
I don't see how it is possible to run out of material when the unedited
TC typically runs longer that a complete aired episode.
I was referring to “entertaining” or “informative” material. IMO,
tribal council blather does not fall into either category. In fact,
I usually fast forward through The Prober’s interrogation and
jump back in when they start to vote.
Well, then blame Sam for that. Rachel was trying to build solidarity
with another player on her original tribe and thought he would keep her
words confidential. Sam's the one who blew everything up. Blame him.
I’m going to blame Rachel. I get that she felt an obligation to let
Sam know the votes were not going to be put on him, but she did
not need to tell him that Solomon was the target. She should have
known better.
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him. I think Sam is also loyal to
her. I don't see that with Andy. Andy will screw Rachel over the first
chance he gets.
--
Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-16 05:16:08 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him.
But she didn’t need to. Sam initially said that she didn’t have
to tell him
who was getting the votes. But then, based on the process of elimination,
he guessed that it was Solomon. At that point, Rachel should have remained
silent, but instead she confirmed that Sam’s guess was correct setting
off the
chain reaction that followed.
Post by Brian Smith
I think Sam is also loyal to
her.
Sam is a dick. If he was so loyal to her he would have respected her requests
not to vote for Solomon and not to blow up her place in the game.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 06:06:14 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him.
But she didn’t need to. Sam initially said that she didn’t have
to tell him
who was getting the votes. But then, based on the process of elimination,
he guessed that it was Solomon. At that point, Rachel should have remained
silent, but instead she confirmed that Sam’s guess was correct setting
off the
chain reaction that followed.
By telling him she kept the trust level high.
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I think Sam is also loyal to
her.
Sam is a dick. If he was so loyal to her he would have respected her requests
not to vote for Solomon and not to blow up her place in the game.
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol? I would say the only person really
screwed by Sol's boot is Teeny. He was her person and now she has no one.
--
Brian
shawn
2024-11-16 06:56:32 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him.
But she didn’t need to. Sam initially said that she didn’t have
to tell him
who was getting the votes. But then, based on the process of elimination,
he guessed that it was Solomon. At that point, Rachel should have remained
silent, but instead she confirmed that Sam’s guess was correct setting
off the
chain reaction that followed.
By telling him she kept the trust level high.
By him betraying her request she saw that there was no trust to be had
with Sam.
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I think Sam is also loyal to
her.
Sam is a dick. If he was so loyal to her he would have respected her requests
not to vote for Solomon and not to blow up her place in the game.
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol? I would say the only person really
screwed by Sol's boot is Teeny. He was her person and now she has no one.
That only happened after apparently a lot of discussion at the TC.
Something that would not have been necessary if Rachel had not let Sam
know Sol was the target. As it was Sam betrayed Rachel's trust and
generated a good deal of chaos only to end up having the same result
as Rachel told Sam earlier.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 09:34:52 UTC
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Post by shawn
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:06:14 -0700, Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him.
But she didn’t need to. Sam initially said that she didn’t have
to tell him
who was getting the votes. But then, based on the process of elimination,
he guessed that it was Solomon. At that point, Rachel should have remained
silent, but instead she confirmed that Sam’s guess was correct setting
off the
chain reaction that followed.
By telling him she kept the trust level high.
By him betraying her request she saw that there was no trust to be had
with Sam.
That's true.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I think Sam is also loyal to
her.
Sam is a dick. If he was so loyal to her he would have respected her requests
not to vote for Solomon and not to blow up her place in the game.
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol? I would say the only person really
screwed by Sol's boot is Teeny. He was her person and now she has no one.
That only happened after apparently a lot of discussion at the TC.
Something that would not have been necessary if Rachel had not let Sam
know Sol was the target. As it was Sam betrayed Rachel's trust and
generated a good deal of chaos only to end up having the same result
as Rachel told Sam earlier.
Do you think it would have been a smooth TC if Sam had kept quiet? I
never got the impression that everyone was on the same page before Sam
opened his mouth. If that was the case then I was very confused by the
edit. My read was that once they found out that Caroline had lost her
vote that things were up in the air in terms of who to target. When
Rachel told Sam that Sol was the target was he the only target?
--
Brian
shawn
2024-11-16 14:46:05 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Post by shawn
On Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:06:14 -0700, Brian Smith
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
Sam was bound to ask her who the target was. She still needs Sam so it
would have been stupid not to tell him.
But she didn’t need to. Sam initially said that she didn’t have
to tell him
who was getting the votes. But then, based on the process of elimination,
he guessed that it was Solomon. At that point, Rachel should have remained
silent, but instead she confirmed that Sam’s guess was correct setting
off the
chain reaction that followed.
By telling him she kept the trust level high.
By him betraying her request she saw that there was no trust to be had
with Sam.
That's true.
Post by shawn
Post by Brian Smith
Post by Zeppo
Post by Brian Smith
I think Sam is also loyal to
her.
Sam is a dick. If he was so loyal to her he would have respected her requests
not to vote for Solomon and not to blow up her place in the game.
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol? I would say the only person really
screwed by Sol's boot is Teeny. He was her person and now she has no one.
That only happened after apparently a lot of discussion at the TC.
Something that would not have been necessary if Rachel had not let Sam
know Sol was the target. As it was Sam betrayed Rachel's trust and
generated a good deal of chaos only to end up having the same result
as Rachel told Sam earlier.
Do you think it would have been a smooth TC if Sam had kept quiet? I
never got the impression that everyone was on the same page before Sam
opened his mouth. If that was the case then I was very confused by the
edit. My read was that once they found out that Caroline had lost her
vote that things were up in the air in terms of who to target. When
Rachel told Sam that Sol was the target was he the only target?
I don't think it would have been a smooth TC if Sam had kept quiet but
it wouldn't have been the mess we saw. Certainly the people that were
in agreement to boot Sol would have kept to that decision. So the
discussion would have been among those that weren't part of the
critical 'boot Sol' group, but I don't see that discussion going too
long. As for Rachel and her group I didn't notice anyone else being
discussed once they had agreed on Sol as the target.
Zeppo
2024-11-16 20:10:28 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
Do you think it would have been a smooth TC if Sam had kept quiet? I
never got the impression that everyone was on the same page before Sam
opened his mouth.
We saw Genevieve pitching the Solomon vote to Gabe, Kyle, and Rachel,
and each of them agreeing to participate. Sue told Genevieve that she
would vote for Solomon if Gabe was on board. Andy told Genevieve that
he was considering keeping Solomon in the game for a little longer, but
then, in confessional, he said that he was onside. We saw each of these
scenes before Sam’s conversation with Rachel, so it appeared that
everybody except for Sam, Caroline, and Christeenie were planning to
vote for Solomon.
Post by Brian Smith
If that was the case then I was very confused by the
edit. My read was that once they found out that Caroline had lost her
vote that things were up in the air in terms of who to target. When
Rachel told Sam that Sol was the target was he the only target?
He was the only target who we saw being discussed prior to Sam
tipping off Solomon.
Zeppo
2024-11-16 19:43:56 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol?
I got the wording slightly wrong. Sam and Rachel talked about “blowing up
her SPOT" rather than game. Neither of them elaborated further on what
they meant, but I am assuming that Rachel was concerned that she would
lose the trust of some of the other players if they found out that she had
told
Sam about the Solomon vote.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 20:58:45 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
I'm not following your logic. How was Rachel's place in the game blown
up given everyone voted to boot Sol?
I got the wording slightly wrong. Sam and Rachel talked about “blowing up
her SPOT" rather than game. Neither of them elaborated further on what
they meant, but I am assuming that Rachel was concerned that she would
lose the trust of some of the other players if they found out that she had
told
Sam about the Solomon vote.
That makes sense. I can also see Andy trying to use it to claim that Sam
and Rachel are a tight duo and that one of them needs to go. Andy seems
to be a bit obsessed with taking out his Gata tribemates.
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Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-16 05:27:59 UTC
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Sue looked like she was frozen the first five minutes she was up there.
Ha! But, to her credit, she realized that she was going to have to
dash across the beam and use her chest to break the fall. Well done!
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 06:10:58 UTC
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Post by Zeppo
Sue looked like she was frozen the first five minutes she was up there.
Ha! But, to her credit, she realized that she was going to have to
dash across the beam and use her chest to break the fall. Well done!
She should have done that from the start. That might have convinced Gen
to just go for it and then they would have made final four. I believe
that would have spared us from the burping and probably given us some
actual game talk.
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Brian
Zeppo
2024-11-16 20:15:34 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
She should have done that from the start. That might have convinced Gen
to just go for it and then they would have made final four.
If that had happened, I suspect that Sue would have had a very good
chance of winning immunity.
Brian Smith
2024-11-16 21:02:57 UTC
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Post by Brian Smith
She should have done that from the start. That might have convinced Gen
to just go for it and then they would have made final four.
If that had happened, I suspect that Sue would have had a very good
chance of winning immunity.
For sure! Probably a good thing for Gabe that she did freeze up there
for a while.
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Brian
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