Like the skulls and flames on the dice we’ll meet later, never bet against chance.
History can repeat itself.
But when it does, expect new complications to spice it up.
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ImagineKimmi Kappenberg’s tragic elimination, and turn it up a notch.
Or until the dial falls right off.
An all-time great episode ofSurvivoris underway.
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‘Survivor 48’ Humanizes the Stunt Man
Guess who’s back, back again!
A game for a million dollars, but a game nonetheless.
Mary has no fake friends on her tribe.
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She’s so paranoid that she’s eager to hunt for that Hidden Immunity Idol again.Can lightning strike twice?
Morning comes, and the hunt is on.
Mary is up before the cameras shift out of night mode.
During her hunt, she becomes a truly relatable character as she shares that she hates looking for stuff.
Not even her wallet.
She’ll Venmo her friends when they go out.
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She knows that she has to get this idol.
So they’re on similar but differing missions.
Sai tells Mary that they should “stick together.
But we’ll get to it.
It’s only a couple of days into the game, but David is shocked at his island abs.
Though they weren’t as pronounced as before, he is enamored with his own physique.
Y’all, this is the archetype of old schoolSurvivor.
But let’s see if he does get all the ladies after this reveal.
He shares withKyle Fraserthat he lives in a trailer parked in front of his dad’s house.
He doesn’t think it’s sexy.
David’s crack in his facade is his struggle with money.
Hence, he’s hoping his future is leaving the game with a million dollars.
I surely hope there’s a bit more love in that relationship!
Never in the past have we broken an “alpha male” archetype quite like this onSurvivor.
Are we turning around and loving this guy?
Thinking many steps ahead, they want to keep Kyle and David around going into the merge.
He has a Civa Four alliance with himself, David, Kamilla, andChrissy Sarnowsky.
Now he has Mitch and Charity on the other side.
Oh, by the way, he’s got an idol.
Super Dad in the Middle
Previously on the Lagi Tribe, they be crushing it.
But their morale is low.
So super dadJoe Hunteris going to build a bonfire.
Joe, Thomas, andShauhin Davariare still proudly the California Girls alliance.
Luckily for them, they have two “side chicks” inBianca RosesandEva Erickson.
Which brings us back toStar Toomey, who is on the bottom and is desperate to solve that cryptogram.
Was she invited to the bonfire?
Her absence is illuminating.This bonfire bonding is quite telling where the power dynamics lie.Everyone is orbiting around Joe.
Even Eva, who makes his daughter a bracelet as a moment.
Joe’s power should not be looked at as anything but a massive threat.
He checks off all the boxes of a potential winner.
How could you ever vote out Super Dad?
Hence, Eva has to go.
Cut the tail to get to the head of the snake.
Star doesn’t know that Eva knows about Star’s advantage.
She’s going to leverage the information and see if Star will come clean.
Remember how last week Thomas was all in about sabotaging Star unlocking the idol?
Oh, by the way,I don’t agree with your hot take.
Love you, mean it!
The jaws are on the floor when Lagi and Civa realize that Kevin was just voted out.
They know they are playing fast and hard.
For this Immunity Challenge, it’s the classic caller and blindfolded tribe game.
Or, as I like to say, let the sound editors go ham!
The pain is real and the Foley work is top-notch.
To the specifics of this challenge.
There are keys and a slide puzzle.
It’s the little things onSurvivor.
Or maybe they’ll just do a tribe swap.
I do, but we’ll get to it.
Joe is going to do something that Jeff has “never seen anything like it before.”
Let’sgive the man credit for clearly studying it when production was giving them the rulesand such.
That’s how you do it onSurvivor!
Pay attention to EVERYTHING.
It’s an impressive hack and likely the reason this challenge will be tossed in the fire forever.
Lagi and Civa have a strong lead by the time they reach the slide puzzle.
Vula really would love to experience every element of the challenge this week.
Lagi remains undefeated as they win again before Vula even starts their puzzle.
Once again, I beg,just do away with the three-tribe format!
Once you pop, the fun don’t stop.
The combination of losing flint and weakening your tribe, the least successful tribe pre-merge always has this downfall.
With half an episode still to go, there’s time for a journey!
They select Bianca from their tribe, Justin from Vula, and Kamilla from Civa.
With seven dice, they will roll them to reveal flames or skulls.
Flames are good, skulls are bad.
She’ll eventually even it out, but that final roll gets her that skull.
She has lost her vote.
Oh, by the way, Thomas has an advantage she doesn’t know about.
Fortunately, Kamilla doesn’t have a similar fate, as she will earn an extra vote.
She will share her results with the tribe as Mitch has already appointed a president during the last journey.
It comes down to pizza boy.
He will lose his vote, making things quite complicated for the Vula Tribe.
Let’s get to it!
Mike White, who’s next!
Her gameplan is to be as cool as a cucumber, pretending she has found an idol.
It’s an offensive, defensive plan.
Since Justin is off on his journey, Sai will offer Justin’s name out on a silver platter.
It’s a bold move to tell Cedrek, who is very much playing based on emotion.
Perhaps voting out Kevin out was a bad long-term plan, Mr. McFadden!
Now Justin knows he’s in a predicament.
Something we’ll learn is a drastic understatement.
With the remaining four all at camp, the scramble is on.
Well, it’s not really a scramble.
It’s mild conversations.
Until he tells Sai that her split vote plan is unnecessary.
Just throw three votes on Mary.
Does she trust him?
She still has trust issues from Tribal one.
Sai is coming up with a backup plan, which now involves Mary.
She thinks it’s crazy Mary isn’t racing around trying to find an idol.
Which, to be fair, is crazy when you know your back is up against the wall.
This entire tribe is spiraling.
They are very much four individual players following their own plan.
At Tribal Council, Jeff just seems so upset and disappointed at the Vula Tribe.
It’s warranted, but we’ve been down this path before.
Sai takes center stage once again and targets Mary in her jabs.
Jeff wants to see them in a two-seater on a road trip.
You know, Jeff, there is a reality to that wish.
It’s calledThe Amazing Race!
Who wouldn’t want an entire reality-centric “odd couple” season?Phil Keoghan, are you listening?
Now to where Cedrek and Justin stand.
All votes cast against her will not count.
Will Kevin’s blindside come back to haunt his tribe?
As a reminder, Justin cannot vote.
That means there are only two votes.
Both votes for Mary do not count.
It’s time to vote again, and things are incredibly complicated.
Justin cannot vote.
Mary cannot vote.
There is a vote for Justin and a vote for Sai.
Remember that emotion that Cedrek’s been playing off of?
He simply refuses to vote for Justin, so he casts his vote, again, for Sai.
Since Mary and Justin cannot have a say, Sai is on the chopping block.
It all comes down to him, again.
It’s a historic moment to say the least.
Sai attempts to plead with Cedrek about Justin lying, telling him about his lack of vote.
Justin is poised and tells Cedrek to do what is best for him.
Sai deserves immense credit for fighting.
Justin, however, just let himself go.
It’s a bit disappointing.
I won’t say he quit, but he certainly didn’t fight.
Cedreks thrives on an emotional connection.Justin refused to bring out his emotions.
Now, remember that stipulation?
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