They should just tote around a cardboard cutout of Joe while he lays around back at camp. No one would ever know the difference.
quote:Finale is May 18th
Is next week the finale, or are they going to a final two?
quote:Especially with what is left. Cydney and Michelle have a chance in endurance, Aubrey has none and her lap dog will last 3 seconds if he even tries it so it's going to be Tai and whoever he chooses to bring along.
I agree with Jason. He's not a target at this point. Tai is the target. They just gave him a free run to F4. Why not at least vote for him and flush the idol? You KNOW the last challenge is endurance and Tai has been killing those.
quote:It's the Sandra "as long as it's not my name being written down" school of Survivor. He won't win like she did, because the game has evolved past that, but it keeps him in the game three days longer.quote:Especially with what is left. Cydney and Michelle have a chance in endurance, Aubrey has none and her lap dog will last 3 seconds if he even tries it so it's going to be Tai and whoever he chooses to bring along.
I agree with Jason. He's not a target at this point. Tai is the target. They just gave him a free run to F4. Why not at least vote for him and flush the idol? You KNOW the last challenge is endurance and Tai has been killing those.
I wouldn't have been able to control myself at tribal with Joe still in the game. I understand the extra vote he gives Aubrey, but it just bothers the hell out of me what a complete non-participant he is just so he can do her bidding.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, I have been negligent in not getting your thoughts on Mark the Chicken. How exactly are the rules of Survivor worded? Is Mark eligible to be named the Sole Survivor if he manages to not get eaten over the next eight days?
JEFF PROBST: Brilliant question! Yes, I'm surprised "Mark the Chicken" is not a bigger story. I mean, think about it one man (Tai) has convinced a group of starving people to not eat a chicken because it's become his friend. That's pretty powerful. And it's Mark Burnett. The KING of well, everything. So yes, we amended the rules to state "If Mark the Chicken survives all 39 days, he is thereby eligible to take a spot at the final Tribal Council and plead his case." I know this will upset some people who think we are being a bit loose with the rules but "producers' discretion" means just that. I do think it will be easier for MTC if Tai is also in the final Tribal, because Tai can translate Chicken to English. Otherwise, I do think MTC will have an uphill battle convincing the jury that he is worthy of the million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor. But hey, that's why they play the game. You never know.
I know you all like to do these rewards where players get to interact with the local community, whether it is visiting a local school, a village, or in this case, a rescue shelter for animals. Tell me about the importance of this one and why you like sprinkling these types of experiences onto the show?
Survivor is a tapestry of experiences. We want it to be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Interacting with the local community is often a part of the journey. In this case, it was just so fun to be able to visit a rescue shelter for animals that we knew it had to be in the show. It's always a balance of reality, challenges, Tribal Council, rewards, local community, and private moments. We don't force them into the show; we only use them when they are available and make sense.
Two great challenges this week, and I want to ask you about the immunity competition, because while this is certainly not the first time we've seen someone come back from way behind to win, it was kind of stunning in how far behind Cydney was. When you were calling the challenge, did you think she had any shot whatsoever?
It is kind of amazing when I look back on all the times I have thought someone was absolutely out of a challenge with no chance of winning, and they've come back to pull it out. Yes, early on Cydney's approach just seemed so slow that even though she wasn't dropping, she was just never going to get there in time. But there was a moment about 70 percent of the way into the challenge where you could feel the momentum shift from Cydney trying to get in it to everybody trying to catch Cydney.
That's a great moment, because we often design our challenges so that there can be a Hail Mary moment where someone can go for broke and try to catch the leader. That's what happened here as people started to move faster and get more careless in the hopes of catching her. It turned into an incredibly dramatic finish and what a surprising victory! Slow and steady won the race in this case. That is one of my favorite challenges. It's one of those "instant classic" challenges that we will be using again for sure!
BONUS QUESTION! We have five players left and two episodes. I'm doing a little Survivor math on the fly here, and does that mean we are possibly looking at a final two this season?
Could it be that we finally listened to you and my friend Mike White (School of Rock, Enlightened) and went back to a final two? I mean, with all the evacuations we've had, it would make sense. And all your fans know you are an ardent supporter of the final two. Plus, you know that we here on the show think you are the cat's meow and we only want to please you. So is it possible that we are, at least for this season, going back to a final two? Yes, it is possible.
Okay, sir, tease us up for next week's penultimate episode.
Next time on Survivor: Every dog has their day.
quote:Jason got 4 votes, but he still should have thrown his vote at Michelle. He had been told that they were considering her.
Why the hell did Jason vote for Joe? If he would have voted for Michelle, wouldn't he and Michelle have tied with 3 votes or did Jason get 4 votes?
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Ok...I was thinking it would have been 3 to 3, but still seems weird he wasted a vote on worthless Joe.
quote:Jason said in his Ponderosa clip that he was 2 people from the final. That suggests a final 3.
Are we looking at a final two this year?
quote:But he didn't know when that was filmed. Jeff hinted at a final 2.quote:Jason said in his Ponderosa clip that he was 2 people from the final. That suggests a final 3.
Are we looking at a final two this year?