So far, before the first challenge this felt a little more old school survivor. Just a regular immunity idol, the tribal dynamics. This so far is a great indictment of the open era
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Kilby really surprised me in the immunity challenge; I thought he would be sucking wind, but you could see him pushing several of the blocks, and he and Jenna did great making up time on the puzzle.
When the the Leprachaun was sent to Exile Island and Probst came to reinforce "permanent uncertainty", I was really hoping he would say he was going to be stranded there for the entire season.
Being a farmer, I thought that guy would have been smart enough to tear his shirt and wrap his hands in the cloth to prevent them from getting torn up so badly during the axe challenge, but I imagine it's a lot easier to think that solution up from my couch.
When the the Leprachaun was sent to Exile Island and Probst came to reinforce "permanent uncertainty", I was really hoping he would say he was going to be stranded there for the entire season.
Being a farmer, I thought that guy would have been smart enough to tear his shirt and wrap his hands in the cloth to prevent them from getting torn up so badly during the axe challenge, but I imagine it's a lot easier to think that solution up from my couch.
CharleyKerfeld said:
Kilby really surprised me in the immunity challenge; I thought he would be sucking wind, but you could see him pushing several of the blocks, and he and Jenna did great making up time on the puzzle.
When the the Leprachaun was sent to Exile Island and Probst came to reinforce "permanent uncertainty", I was really hoping he would say he was going to be stranded there for the entire season.
Being a farmer, I thought that guy would have been smart enough to tear his shirt and wrap his hands in the cloth to prevent them from getting torn up so badly during the axe challenge, but I imagine it's a lot easier to think that solution up from my couch.
I probably would have attacked it from the other end as well.
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Lewis going to exile was a real bummer for me.
I enjoy the open era so far tho. I like how they are mixing things up.
I enjoy the open era so far tho. I like how they are mixing things up.
Devin is easily my least favorite player. His fake accent is so lame. Hope he's next to go.
Saxsoon said:CharleyKerfeld said:
Kilby really surprised me in the immunity challenge; I thought he would be sucking wind, but you could see him pushing several of the blocks, and he and Jenna did great making up time on the puzzle.
When the the Leprachaun was sent to Exile Island and Probst came to reinforce "permanent uncertainty", I was really hoping he would say he was going to be stranded there for the entire season.
Being a farmer, I thought that guy would have been smart enough to tear his shirt and wrap his hands in the cloth to prevent them from getting torn up so badly during the axe challenge, but I imagine it's a lot easier to think that solution up from my couch.
I probably would have attacked it from the other end as well.
It also looked like he was hacking straight into the wood. That won't work, you have to hit it at a steep angle.
Some were saying on Reddit that he probably wasn't allowed to attack from the other side in case it fell on him
I was surprised it ended up being Aaliyah, it felt like that came together so last minute.
It blew my mind Jenna never just came forward and was like, "I know I weirded some people out by not being open, I am going through a divorce and having a tough time, and was a bit self conscious when everyone was sharing the awesome things they do."
She can be open to the confessional in front of millions haha it felt like a little bit of openness on that would have immediately turned the tide for her and garnered a lot of sympathy, but it didn't matter since it seems Brady had quite a bit of sway on that vote.
It blew my mind Jenna never just came forward and was like, "I know I weirded some people out by not being open, I am going through a divorce and having a tough time, and was a bit self conscious when everyone was sharing the awesome things they do."
She can be open to the confessional in front of millions haha it felt like a little bit of openness on that would have immediately turned the tide for her and garnered a lot of sympathy, but it didn't matter since it seems Brady had quite a bit of sway on that vote.
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I was surprised it ended up being Aaliyah, it felt like that came together so last minute.
It blew my mind Jenna never just came forward and was like, "I know I weirded some people out by not being open, I am going through a divorce and having a tough time, and was a bit self conscious when everyone was sharing the awesome things they do."
She can be open to the confessional in front of millions haha it felt like a little bit of openness on that would have immediately turned the tide for her and garnered a lot of sympathy, but it didn't matter since it seems Brady had quite a bit of sway on that vote.
She might have said those things and they just didn't make the edit to play up the drama. If she did, it would have probably gone a long way to swaying the vote to Aaliyah.
I wish she would have rattled off all of those photography settings and preferences at Tribal like she did in her solo interview, if only to make Devin look as stupid as possible.
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Some were saying on Reddit that he probably wasn't allowed to attack from the other side in case it fell on him
IMO, production does not care if you get hurt on a challenge.
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I do feel like Devin WAY overplayed his hand by being so aggressive at tribal. Brady was going to be the crazy one going in, by being so forceful about getting Aaliyah out. But Devin being so...pushy? reckless? brash?, whatever the word is, definitely is going to rub everyone the wrong way. In fact, I think both Brady and Devin kind of hurt themselves pretty bad by how they played this first tribal. They both seem pretty confident in their ability to manipulate people and get their way and that they are in charge. Everyone else is just keeping them for tribe strength, but I bet closer to the merge they are going to look like pretty good targets if they don't course correct.
Do we think anyone actually changed their vote in that live tribal? Or was Aaliyah going home when they walked in?
Do we think anyone actually changed their vote in that live tribal? Or was Aaliyah going home when they walked in?
Dalton Ross's interview with Aalyiah on EW.com says she actually did know she was in trouble and Maggie - who voted against her - told her point blank to play her shot in the dark. So maybe offscreen Jenna did warm people up to the fact that she wasn't shady and that she contributed a lot more in the challenge than Aalyiah did.
Looking at the votes, you could at least suggest that it might have been a smart move to break up the already-tight Jelly-Devin-Aayliah trio on the tribe. When you have 3 in a Day 1 alliance in a 10 person tribe, they can really bend things their way quickly. Devin and Jelly both stuck to the alliance and voted Jenna.
Looking at the votes, you could at least suggest that it might have been a smart move to break up the already-tight Jelly-Devin-Aayliah trio on the tribe. When you have 3 in a Day 1 alliance in a 10 person tribe, they can really bend things their way quickly. Devin and Jelly both stuck to the alliance and voted Jenna.
Looks like we aren't getting an On Fire podcast this year.
I didn't see my name on the standings but based off your spreadsheet, I should have -4.5 points... lol. Setting up for a great comeback!
zap said:Saxsoon said:
Some were saying on Reddit that he probably wasn't allowed to attack from the other side in case it fell on him
IMO, production does not care if you get hurt on a challenge.
He said in an interview he was not allowed to attack from that other side. now whether it was protection or because it would be easier, no idea
Not wanting to spoil anything, but do not watch the first 20 minutes while you're eating dinner.
He pulled up and I immediately said his missing a huge chunk of thumb.
Takes me back. My first ever call as a licensed EMT in college was basically the same thing except the guy got it at the knuckle
Takes me back. My first ever call as a licensed EMT in college was basically the same thing except the guy got it at the knuckle
Rob should lose some points for being a dumbass and trying to write down his own name at tribal.
I have a couple of hours of work to get done before I do the scoring tonight, but needless to say, between Brady's thumb, Kristen's blindfold injury, and a record-setting 5 name misspells, it's going to be another week when you should feel good about yourself if your score isn't a negative number.
I'll leave you with the classic Probst line of the night for now:
"Maggie, really going to need a lot more pole!"
I'll leave you with the classic Probst line of the night for now:
"Maggie, really going to need a lot more pole!"
Very weird episode with Rob descending into Q madness of deciding to martyr himself to keep Eric around, then realizing he was a moron and trying to vote Eric off, and then that also not working.
Various points awarded outside of the challenges:
Brady -1 for slicing part of his thumb off
Jelly +3 for finding the HII
Kristen -1 for smashing her foot into the obstacle while blindfolded
Carter, Eric, Sharonda, Linnea, and Alexis all -1 for misspelling names at TC. I feel like Carter deserves some sort of Beautiful Idiot Service of Merit for asking if Eric started with an "A" in front of the group, being told he was an idiot, then doing it anyway, and getting mocked by Eric while he was getting votes.
The episode leader was yours truly with a whopping 19 points, followed by Mozart Paintings (16.5) and Mrs. Best (15.5). Since I was buried in a -10.5 hole to start the season, I am not in first overall. Mozart has that honor at 15.5, followed by theeyetest at 14.5, and Mrs.Best at 12.5
Nobody picked Ana so no harm, no foul. Jelly was the episode leader with 7 points while Ana took it on the chin with -7.
Overall Scores
Mozart Paintings: 15.5
theeyetest: 14.5
Mrs. Best: 12.5
SZ: 10.5
Saxsoon: 10.0
BR12: 10.0
Counterpoint: 9.5
7yrplan: 9.5
veryfuller: 8.5
CharleyKerfeld: 8.5
Roll the Bones: 7.0
DoitBest: 6.5
tx1c: 6.0
SticksnStones: 5.0
blackgoldag11: 4.5
double aught: 4.5
Quinn: 4.5
HTownAg98: 4.5
Lady Zap: 3.5
cwpaggie07: 3.5
aggie-man999: 3.5
Ana: 3.5
CheeseSndwch: 3.0
Johnsy3: 2.0
zap: 0.5
texas_ute: -0.5
Episode 2 Scores
CharleyKerfeld: 19.0
Mozart Paintings: 16.5
Mrs. Best: 15.5
SZ: 13.5
Counterpoint: 12.5
Saxsoon: 11.5
Johnsy3: 9.5
SticksnStones: 8.0
theeyetest: 8.0
Ana: 8.0
HTownAg98: 8.0
Quinn: 8.0
Roll the Bones: 7.0
cwpaggie07: 7.0
DoitBest: 7.0
7yrplan: 7.0
tx1c: 7.0
Lady Zap: 7.0
BR12: 3.0
texas_ute: 1.5
veryfuller: 1.5
zap: 0.5
blackgoldag11: 0.5
aggie-man999: -0.5
CheeseSndwch: -1.0
double aught: -5.0
Various points awarded outside of the challenges:
Brady -1 for slicing part of his thumb off
Jelly +3 for finding the HII
Kristen -1 for smashing her foot into the obstacle while blindfolded
Carter, Eric, Sharonda, Linnea, and Alexis all -1 for misspelling names at TC. I feel like Carter deserves some sort of Beautiful Idiot Service of Merit for asking if Eric started with an "A" in front of the group, being told he was an idiot, then doing it anyway, and getting mocked by Eric while he was getting votes.
The episode leader was yours truly with a whopping 19 points, followed by Mozart Paintings (16.5) and Mrs. Best (15.5). Since I was buried in a -10.5 hole to start the season, I am not in first overall. Mozart has that honor at 15.5, followed by theeyetest at 14.5, and Mrs.Best at 12.5
Nobody picked Ana so no harm, no foul. Jelly was the episode leader with 7 points while Ana took it on the chin with -7.
Overall Scores
Mozart Paintings: 15.5
theeyetest: 14.5
Mrs. Best: 12.5
SZ: 10.5
Saxsoon: 10.0
BR12: 10.0
Counterpoint: 9.5
7yrplan: 9.5
veryfuller: 8.5
CharleyKerfeld: 8.5
Roll the Bones: 7.0
DoitBest: 6.5
tx1c: 6.0
SticksnStones: 5.0
blackgoldag11: 4.5
double aught: 4.5
Quinn: 4.5
HTownAg98: 4.5
Lady Zap: 3.5
cwpaggie07: 3.5
aggie-man999: 3.5
Ana: 3.5
CheeseSndwch: 3.0
Johnsy3: 2.0
zap: 0.5
texas_ute: -0.5
Episode 2 Scores
CharleyKerfeld: 19.0
Mozart Paintings: 16.5
Mrs. Best: 15.5
SZ: 13.5
Counterpoint: 12.5
Saxsoon: 11.5
Johnsy3: 9.5
SticksnStones: 8.0
theeyetest: 8.0
Ana: 8.0
HTownAg98: 8.0
Quinn: 8.0
Roll the Bones: 7.0
cwpaggie07: 7.0
DoitBest: 7.0
7yrplan: 7.0
tx1c: 7.0
Lady Zap: 7.0
BR12: 3.0
texas_ute: 1.5
veryfuller: 1.5
zap: 0.5
blackgoldag11: 0.5
aggie-man999: -0.5
CheeseSndwch: -1.0
double aught: -5.0
"Take the lay up"
It was a travel week for me so I had to avoid spoilers for a few days, and I was completely shocked by the thumb incident.
I thought Brady was going to get medically evacuated for sure.
The blood didn't phase me but when they showed the thumb tip on the machete I felt a bit queasy and even had to rewind to confirm what I just saw.
Also, props to the editor for showing some other Toka tribe members cutting bamboo later on with one holding the machete while the other one held the bamboo. I'd be curious to know if that truly happened in sequence because I found it hilarious.
I thought Brady was going to get medically evacuated for sure.
The blood didn't phase me but when they showed the thumb tip on the machete I felt a bit queasy and even had to rewind to confirm what I just saw.
Also, props to the editor for showing some other Toka tribe members cutting bamboo later on with one holding the machete while the other one held the bamboo. I'd be curious to know if that truly happened in sequence because I found it hilarious.
Were we seeing the part of the thumb with the nail? That's what it looked like to us in the split second shot.
We all know there are producers everywhere (Jeff ain't counting/organizing those votes) but in 51 seasons, I'm pretty sure that's the first time one has been verbalized on camera in the voting booth saying "you can't vote for yourself, that messes everything up."
I'm sure it's happened before and they cut it, but this was a clear "let's show you how big of an idiot this guy is.
I'm sure it's happened before and they cut it, but this was a clear "let's show you how big of an idiot this guy is.
I have the honor of last place!
Glory to you and your house!
Counterpoint said:
Were we seeing the part of the thumb with the nail? That's what it looked like to us in the split second shot.
Yes, he sliced off most of the nail with a nice chunk of thumb meat.
I'm an episode behind, but all the questions about Jenna and her job were hilarious to me. My wife is a wedding planner and Jenna 100% clocked as a divorced wedding photographer; she was basically the prototype of that role.
Whose name will Brady misspell tonight?
Got some real 21st century Skipper and Gilligan vibes from this photo.
Got some real 21st century Skipper and Gilligan vibes from this photo.
Rob is a little b.
Is this Rob (obv not THE Boston Rob ) the worst to ever play this game in 51 seasons?
If the answer is not "yes", I'd need to know who that list is.
If the answer is not "yes", I'd need to know who that list is.
Hannah Rose quit after 3 days. "Nicotine withdrawal."
I remember in the Pearl Islands this season, this extremely buff black guy named Osten quit after getting his ass handed to him by Rupert in a challenge where you had to hold wait in the air with a rope for an extended period of time.
I'm pretty sure he was the first person to ever quit the game and Probst was visibly pissed about it.
And here is young Probst straight dissing him. Shoutout Andrew Savage, one of my early favorites.
I'm pretty sure he was the first person to ever quit the game and Probst was visibly pissed about it.
And here is young Probst straight dissing him. Shoutout Andrew Savage, one of my early favorites.
On the pickem game, I'm watching it on the "Live TV" option of Paramount Plus and can't rewind it until tomorrow so for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, there were so many misspelled names that I couldn't write them all down fast enough. I think I counted 6, but will have to adjust some points tomorrow once I get a second look.
Write-up with points coming soon.
Pre-emptive Pour one out for the 4 posters who picked Rob in their Final 5 and just took a -10 to the face.
Write-up with points coming soon.
Pre-emptive Pour one out for the 4 posters who picked Rob in their Final 5 and just took a -10 to the face.
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