Double_Oh_7

This was like the 3rd or 4th episode without a visit to Idol Island. That concept was a total bust.

Bill Needle

As lame as the ones they left in were imagine how bad the ones they cut out must have been.

Neitzl

I think the worst one for me was the Necklace of Power. It kind of made me think that it was something that the producers of Joe Schmoe would cook up cuz it just sounds so stupid.
But this Island of Idols thing is really really bad.

Bill Needle

If only! How amazing would it be if Probst said:

Josh-da-man

You can almost see the cameramen and boom mike operators gesturing and pointing to the places where idols are hidden for clueless castaways.

Bill Needle

I picture the crew munching on granola bars and sipping energy drinks as they casually follow the players around the island, until... Suddenly they get quiet and start paying attention and the player thinks, "Whoa, something is happening." Then as they go further the crew goes back to sipping Red Bull. So the player circles back and then the cameras get real close again... And so on. The crew are an idol location device if you use them right.

Goldberg74

“Life goes on. It’s not a brain tumor.”

brainee

Thanks ... that's enough of a spoiler to get me to not bail. Thankfully (for my entertainment's sake, at least) we moved quickly past last week's ugliness to an episode that focuses on gameplay. Notwithstanding Missy's last ditch attempt at playing the race card with Jeff

I know! That made zero sense. Then again, there are people that will lie, be confronted with 100% rock-solid evidence that they were lying, and still insist on the lie. That drives me nuts (especially when I see it work on some people).

I can't wrap my head around the fact that she's a trial lawyer. After seeing this show, I wouldn't like my chances if she was ever defending me.

And what the hell was with Missy to Elizabeth: "Kill Elaine. Slowly and methodically." WTF?!? When it's your last moment before leaving the game, editing has nothing to do with it (since that will always be shown). Because Elaine dared to vote her out? And unlike Missy, told her to her face that she did so (but not in a malicious way)?

mwbmis

Update on Silas from Season 3

https://people.com/crime/survivor-af...sault-charges/

brainee

Nice. Now we just need Dan to get out of there (who apparently sees himself as a Godfather running things and issuing orders).

OldDude

At the rate this season is going, the final tribal is going to be a herd of goats, as the "cool kids" turn on each other. It will only take a goat revolt to vote off the last "cool kid."

brainee

I'm not sure I see where Elaine's vote for Karishma came from (of course, this show often edits things together so the end is a "surprise"). And it seems odd that Dan and Janet were the only ones (along with Karishma) to vote for Noura. I will say that Noura's a hell of lot more entertaining than Karishma ... I liked Dean's frustration with her lack of grasp on numbers and Noura's tribal council planning with leaves

I think alliances are out the window now. 7 people is low enough that everyone is plotting who they want to be with at final tribal council. Well, everyone except for Noura who is probably stuck trying to work the math out

Bill Needle

It was pretty funny watching Dean as it finally sank in just how foolish it would be to hitch his wagon to that dingbat.

Wolf359

Wow, crazy about Dan tonight. Don't think it's ever happened before where someone was yanked from the show aside from injuries. And how does this affect the number of people on the jury?

windom

Seems fishy. Was CBS just hoping he'd be voted off before the finale and when he wasn't just decided to pull him? Jeff won't be giving any details it seems.

DWilson

This is the first ejection. Jeff is not giving any details, and the contestants weren't given any, -for privacy concerns. The Reunion show will be taped four hours before it's broadcast "for security concerns".

Double_Oh_7

So they keep a predator in the game only until it affects the crew? That's fucked up.

Decker

Yeah, that's pretty surprising and weird
To be fair, this was the first incident (as far as we know) since Dan was given his personal warning and put on Double Secret Probation.


My 13 year old son is so friggin smart. First thing he does after watching the episode with me is turn to me and say "Well now Dean will never know if his Legacy Advantage is fake because they never had a Tribal Council at 6!". I just stared at him and wondered how his mind works.

Decker

Kellie Kim's statement :



DWilson

You also have to keep in mind that the game was kept going, and "CBS Legal" may have had to get their ducks in a row before Dan could be ejected. The incident might not have occurred between the Tribal Council and Jeff's appearance, -and there were probably a whole lot of meetings. They have to tread carefully because Dan might just call his lawyers.

brainee

And we were robbed of seeing Dean's plan of getting everyone to vote for him ... only to play his "advantage" ... and for Jeff to pop his balloon and tell him it's fake

Was there really nothing better they could've done for Dean to earn his reward than flipping a coin? Only slightly less lame than Jamal's fate.

So many questions about the deal with Dan. I'm sure the show is covering their asses with NDAs, but I think something will slip out eventually.

What a weird kind-of awful season. Thankfully only one more episode left. And I'd be surprised if the reunion special wasn't a complete whitewash (since they'll have to steer clear of talking about Dan).

Decker

It will be a nine member jury now, right? It could theoretically be a three way tie which would be awful (and a very appropriate end to the season).

DWilson

"Privacy Issues" will be their shield for discussing (or not discussing) much of this. Saying that it's not another contestant is another way of diverting the conversation. I read elsewhere that CBS has allowed some of the contestants not to be interviewed after they are out of the game (part of what you sign up for is doing interviews about your experience). Aaron and Missy refused EW interviews and Aaron would only agree to e-mail interviews.

I was curious about the reunion even before this. They've been making them shorter and shorter and more facile and shallow with each season. This time they've got more to discuss than the average "Bachelor" reunion show.

windom

They'll probably let Rob and Sandra vote in that case.

DWilson

They've already stated the rules in case of a tie, -I forget what they are, -but I remember it as being a bit frustrating.
Note: I just looked it up. The third place finisher confers with the jury and casts the deciding vote. If it's a three-way tie, -hmm, ...