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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Mar 24, 2023 6:21:41 GMT -6
My friend thinks Carolyn wins because the opening scene of the season was her being goofy/weird and apparently they did the same thing with Maryann and Gabler. Opening the show like "look at this wild character that stands no chance" so who knows.... His lie about being a personal trainer was definitely not executed well. I feel bad for the fake idol with the real note because how would you know it's fake in that case. It's not like the past where players did a real janky fake one with no note. I agree. I don’t like that they include the real note. The other thing I don’t like is bag searching. I feel that should be off limits. I think that it crosses the line and you are looking in someone’s personal belongings. It’s invasive.
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Mar 24, 2023 8:04:30 GMT -6
I really like Carolyn, she's slowing been growing on me. As a major aside, it bothered me that Sarah and Yam Yam both said at tribal that Carolyn always takes things the wrong way and gets offended. I really dislike when someone tells another person that they're not reacting correctly to a comment about them just because they wouldn't feel that way themselves. I don't really blame Carolyn for going rogue there after all of those dynamics, although I'm not sure how it will shake out for her. I don't blame Carolyn either. She was 100% right that Yam Yam is trying to run everything. I wish they had taken him out instead, although it seems the other tribes have his number. But I see why they opted for Sarah because I think Carolyn may still want to work with Yam Yam but teach him a lesson that you aren't running shit.
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Mar 24, 2023 8:07:27 GMT -6
Carolyn’s fake idol move is my favorite so far. I loved it too, but I honestly can’t believe they didn’t question it, unless it wasn’t shown. Like really? An X on the cage, and then an X appears at camp, and tah dah, the clue is right there? Production would never give such an obvious clue. Except when they do. Just last season when they literally had an idol or advantage (I can't recall which now) smack dab on a tree and Cody found it.
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Mar 24, 2023 8:10:50 GMT -6
My friend thinks Carolyn wins because the opening scene of the season was her being goofy/weird and apparently they did the same thing with Maryann and Gabler. Opening the show like "look at this wild character that stands no chance" so who knows.... His lie about being a personal trainer was definitely not executed well. I feel bad for the fake idol with the real note because how would you know it's fake in that case. It's not like the past where players did a real janky fake one with no note. I agree. I don’t like that they include the real note. The other thing I don’t like is bag searching. I feel that should be off limits. I think that it crosses the line and you are looking in someone’s personal belongings. It’s invasive. I guess I am evil because I love that they include the real note to make it seem like the real deal. As far as bag-searching, I'm meh on it because almost always, the bag-searcher (and/or lookout) faces repercussions down the road (as it did with Jeanine, bag-looker, and Ellie, lookout last season).
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 24, 2023 15:59:54 GMT -6
I don’t mind the bag searching but I enjoy the shady players in survivor. I don’t necessarily root for the villains to win but I do think they’re more fun to watch on tv.
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Post by armpants on Mar 25, 2023 7:06:15 GMT -6
I also like the real now with the fake idol. I'm excited for one to be revealed.
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Post by mapleme on Mar 26, 2023 13:22:07 GMT -6
I don't like the fake idols for the person who has it and thinks that it's real. But I'm a little intrigued by the downstream chaos that will happen in this season and future seasons because people know that very real seeming idols could be fake. I really wanted Sarah to play the fake idol to get rid of the pending disappointment, but also to get that ball rolling. It feels like a cup of gasoline teetering on the edge of a table over a fire.
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Post by spicysalmonroll on Mar 30, 2023 6:33:16 GMT -6
Well last night's episode was boring as hell
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 30, 2023 7:03:25 GMT -6
Well last night's episode was boring as hell My kids were absolutely incensed at no tribal council 😂
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Post by lucilleaustero on Mar 30, 2023 9:10:00 GMT -6
I am incredibly bored with this season. I am rewatching Survivor China and just finished Australian Survivor: Heroes vs. Villans and the difference in quality is glaring. 3 tribe format sucks, this new sensitive talky survivor makes for boring viewing.
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Post by budders on Mar 30, 2023 20:21:46 GMT -6
I am incredibly bored with this season. I am rewatching Survivor China and just finished Australian Survivor: Heroes vs. Villans and the difference in quality is glaring. 3 tribe format sucks, this new sensitive talky survivor makes for boring viewing. I just finally got to the finale of Australian Survivor, what a great season. I was very happy with the winner though I felt bad for the last jury member because his game was so dominant. For US Survivor, I agree that the 3 tribe format absolutely sucks. They've talked a lot on the RHAP podcasts about how much it penalizes women too because they tend to favor strong athletic men who can dominate the physical parts of the challenges.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Mar 30, 2023 22:44:32 GMT -6
Where are you watching other survivors?
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Post by lucilleaustero on Mar 31, 2023 5:15:05 GMT -6
Where are you watching other survivors? Every season of US Survivor is on paramount plus. I stream australiain survivor on dailymotion, except the most recent season. That I found on a craft youtube account.
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Post by junch817 on Apr 3, 2023 14:30:01 GMT -6
I had been loving Danny on the other episodes, but man did he do a huge nose dive for me in this episodes. That lunch was RIDICULOUS. How embarrassing for them … I hope they watched this episode back and realize how terrible they are for doing this.
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Post by junch817 on Apr 3, 2023 14:41:08 GMT -6
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Apr 4, 2023 7:42:22 GMT -6
Danny and Brandon were such idiots. I mean, she is sitting RIGHT THERE.
MH commented that Carolyn has no poker face. I said, au contraire, her crazy face IS her poker face.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Apr 5, 2023 18:40:01 GMT -6
Carson is a puzzle beast
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 5, 2023 18:51:45 GMT -6
That 3D printer is really paying off
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Post by spicysalmonroll on Apr 6, 2023 8:53:03 GMT -6
I was shocked that it was the exact same puzzle he printed. I would have thought they create a new one with different pieces each season but it seemed exact! I love when they set up the editing "as long as nobody tells Kane.... I told Kane" lol
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Post by mapleme on Apr 6, 2023 13:35:43 GMT -6
Carson is my favorite of the moment. I feel like he'll be ousted as too strong of a player soon though.
Carolyn irritates me. She is clever and will likely go far, but her being irritated at everyone else just irritates me.
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 12, 2023 18:56:18 GMT -6
Whyyyyy Heidi. Of all the fun and interesting things you could have done with that! Whyyy!
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 13, 2023 13:54:15 GMT -6
Matt confirmed in his exit interview that he and Frannie are still together.
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Post by mapleme on Apr 13, 2023 18:02:44 GMT -6
I wonder if Heidi could have forced a vote on revote after a tie.
Since the controlled vote had to be announced, if Heidi had chosen Lauren to force the vote onto, Yam-Yam and Matt would have jumped at the opportunity to vote for her. With the extra vote it would have been tied, but then on re-vote Lauren and (presumably) Matt wouldn't have been able to vote. I wonder if Heidi would have still had control of the vote at that point. If she did, she could have kept both Matt and Yam-Yam. But if not, I can't imagine how she would have saved them both.
I have to imagine that she was hoping that Lauren wouldn't choose to use her extra vote to save Yam-Yam, since he wasn't part of her team.
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Post by spicysalmonroll on Apr 13, 2023 18:56:40 GMT -6
Finally an episode that was kind of interesting after a few weeks of boredom
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 13, 2023 19:38:50 GMT -6
I wonder if Heidi could have forced a vote on revote after a tie. Since the controlled vote had to be announced, if Heidi had chosen Lauren to force the vote onto, Yam-Yam and Matt would have jumped at the opportunity to vote for her. With the extra vote it would have been tied, but then on re-vote Lauren and (presumably) Matt wouldn't have been able to vote. I wonder if Heidi would have still had control of the vote at that point. If she did, she could have kept both Matt and Yam-Yam. But if not, I can't imagine how she would have saved them both. I have to imagine that she was hoping that Lauren wouldn't choose to use her extra vote to save Yam-Yam, since he wasn't part of her team. I wish she would have taken Brandon’s vote and put it on Jamie. Then Matt and Yam Yam both could have voted for Jamie, and only 2 votes left on either of them unless Lauren used her extra vote to force a tie. RHAP speculated that she didn’t do that because they all think Jamie has a hidden immunity idol but don’t know that it’s fake. And also who knows what would have happened on the revote anyway—would Heidi get to control Brandon’s vote still? Would Lauren get to revote with the extra vote as well? But you knew putting a vote on Yam Yam left him no choice but to vote for Matt. And could Franny have passed off her immunity necklace since she was already safe? Should Franny have let Brandon win the challenge in order to keep Matt safe?
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Post by junch817 on Apr 14, 2023 18:00:02 GMT -6
I wonder if Heidi could have forced a vote on revote after a tie. Since the controlled vote had to be announced, if Heidi had chosen Lauren to force the vote onto, Yam-Yam and Matt would have jumped at the opportunity to vote for her. With the extra vote it would have been tied, but then on re-vote Lauren and (presumably) Matt wouldn't have been able to vote. I wonder if Heidi would have still had control of the vote at that point. If she did, she could have kept both Matt and Yam-Yam. But if not, I can't imagine how she would have saved them both. I have to imagine that she was hoping that Lauren wouldn't choose to use her extra vote to save Yam-Yam, since he wasn't part of her team. I wish she would have taken Brandon’s vote and put it on Jamie. Then Matt and Yam Yam both could have voted for Jamie, and only 2 votes left on either of them unless Lauren used her extra vote to force a tie. RHAP speculated that she didn’t do that because they all think Jamie has a hidden immunity idol but don’t know that it’s fake. And also who knows what would have happened on the revote anyway—would Heidi get to control Brandon’s vote still? Would Lauren get to revote with the extra vote as well? But you knew putting a vote on Yam Yam left him no choice but to vote for Matt. And could Franny have passed off her immunity necklace since she was already safe? Should Franny have let Brandon win the challenge in order to keep Matt safe? Yes Franny should have thrown that challenge once she earned herself individual immunity. She should have realized only 4 people out of 11 remaining players are now eligible for eviction, and 1 of those people is her closest ally, with all of his OTHER allies on the other team. His chances of staying were TERRIBLE with her winning immunity for her entire team. She could have easily thrown that without anyone suspecting anything.
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Post by GameNight on Apr 14, 2023 20:01:33 GMT -6
I was thinking, is this another example of how there are just too many advantages and idols in the game. Almost everyone has something to the point that I can't remember who has what or what's real (thank goodness they sometimes list it in the lower third). The control a vote advantage could have been interesting but ended up being pretty much a dud because of the idols and extra votes that were, or potentially were, in play among the members of the losing team.
I'm glad Frannie and Matt are still together and checking things off their relationship to-do list!
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Post by mapleme on Apr 27, 2023 11:53:36 GMT -6
That knocked out the last fake idol, right? While I'm sure that she was upset in the moment to lose the idol, I hope that when she watches the episodes she is grateful that she wasn't depending on a fake idol for an important move.
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Post by junch817 on Apr 27, 2023 12:16:41 GMT -6
I’m so confused - I thought Lauren used her extra vote last week? When Heidi said she was using Lauren’s vote, Lauren asked if that was both votes or just one, and she was told just one, but then didn’t she still vote? So why did she again have an extra vote this tribal council? And don’t even get me started on it that she gave it to Jamie so it was “secret and safe” and then Jamie gets to use it?
I’m so done with these twists. There’s just no strategy involved when there are so many moving parts - it ends up being so much more about luck than strategy and it’s just not very fun to watch. I would rather be confused about who is lying, which is one of the key components of this game, than confused about advantages and powers.
After reading so much about people liking Australia Survivor, I finally decided to try it and it really is old school survivor and puts our current seasons to shame. Right now I’m just over halfway through season 3 (season 1 was SUPER old and apparently they stopped the show afterwards for awhile, so I only watched the first episode once I realized, and 2 was celebrity, so I skipped that). They are at day 33 and there are still 12 people left, granted they started with 24 but still. Nothing has been rushed. Nothing has been confusing. And it’s been GOOD!!
I had sort of been caught up in the hype of Australia and I forgot what was happening here - I literally laughed out loud when I started it up and the screen first showed Day 17, I think, and there were only 9 people left. In Australia, there were 24 players, and I feel like I know these 24 players better than I know anything about the 18 survivor players. Each Australian episode starts with 15-20 minutes, not including commercials, of game talk and strategy, and after the challenge, it continues with game talk and strategy.
Stepping off my soap box. Sorry about that! Im still cheering for Caroline and love Yam Yam; at this point there really isn’t anyone blowing me away with strategy…
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Post by spicysalmonroll on Apr 28, 2023 10:46:35 GMT -6
I’m so confused - I thought Lauren used her extra vote last week? When Heidi said she was using Lauren’s vote, Lauren asked if that was both votes or just one, and she was told just one, but then didn’t she still vote? So why did she again have an extra vote this tribal council? And don’t even get me started on it that she gave it to Jamie so it was “secret and safe” and then Jamie gets to use it? I’m so done with these twists. There’s just no strategy involved when there are so many moving parts - it ends up being so much more about luck than strategy and it’s just not very fun to watch. I would rather be confused about who is lying, which is one of the key components of this game, than confused about advantages and powers. I'm confused too because I thought she used her extra vote last week. And then Kane said something like "only thing worse than being voted off with your idol in your sock is being voted off with someone else's idol in your sock". Did that mean he had someone's idol- Whose? DH & I were saying we despise when they all get up and whisper and we wish they voted on the walk in. So that way they could discuss ANYTHING juicy they wanted with Jeff openly without fear of the vote turning.
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