I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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Well he is safe at least one more vote so it won't be the next tribal.

If I was one of them, I would try to vote out the returning player immediately.

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If I was one of them, I would try to vote out the returning player immediately.

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If it's Natalie, Tyson or Rob, you can't.

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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Well he is safe at least one more vote so it won't be the next tribal.

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No, he has a hidden idol. That doesnt mean he is safe.

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Foxymophandlemama said:

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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Well he is safe at least one more vote so it won't be the next tribal.

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No, he has a hidden idol. That doesnt mean he is safe.

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What?

This would have been a great season to have a 1 hour recap show. I'd really like to hear from all the contestants about how things went.

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Quinn said:

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If I was one of them, I would try to vote out the returning player immediately.

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If it's Natalie, Tyson or Rob, you can't.

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Good point. So next tribal is the last tribal to use idols? That means Tony, Ben, and EoE person are likely safe?

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Quinn said:

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If I was one of them, I would try to vote out the returning player immediately.

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If it's Natalie, Tyson or Rob, you can't.

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Good point. So next tribal is the last tribal to use idols? That means Tony, Ben, and EoE person are likely safe?

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(Day 37) Final 5 tribal is usually last time you can play HII. Thr next tribal is final 6.

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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Foxymophandlemama said:

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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Well he is safe at least one more vote so it won't be the next tribal.

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No, he has a hidden idol. That doesnt mean he is safe.

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What?

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Well, he does actually have to PLAY the idol, so there's that.

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Foxymophandlemama said:

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Foxymophandlemama said:

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expresswrittenconsent said:

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I wonder if the returnee will light a fire under the rest of the group to finally get rid of one of Tony/Sarah at 6, or if Tony/Sarah will be able to convince the group to immediately vote out the returnee.
I'm enjoying the hell out of Tony but he still has to thread the needle to make final 3.

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Well he is safe at least one more vote so it won't be the next tribal.

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No, he has a hidden idol. That doesnt mean he is safe.

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What?

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Well, he does actually have to PLAY the idol, so there's that.

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yes. There are 2 tribals left and both Ben and Tony have to be tempted to save it for next time (final 5) if they feel safe at final 6.

Selfishly (to win the competition) I want Denise clipped first and then Tony next. Or Tony blindside then Denise.

Can't have Tyson win back in to give Southlake a big boost. I also need Michelle to float as a goat and get me some high finishing bonus points but no shot to win.

I'm still sticking with my Nick wildcard based on his quick interview about getting back in the game, it seems they are setting up NTR for the failure.


Now to reality. Tony is just too controlling and connected to get clipped. He also played the best game by far. I think Denise did pull off the move of the season, but she also has been whiny at tribals that rubbed some people the wrong way. While I say they are setting up NTR for failure, I think they pull the double switch and Nat gets it, wrecks shop, then wins the jury in a landslide against Tony.

If it was a live show, Tony pulls his pistol, shoots Jeff, takes the check from Natalie, then hauls ass off stage. Being a zoom show, he just has to whine about the extortion disadvantage and getting **** on by the jury that bonded with Nat for so long and he logs off early bitter.

Season 43. Tony and 19 newbies where he can cruise setting up his new spy shack DOWN the well, be a 2 time winner and talk the whole time about how he was cheated in the Great War.

It all depends on who is sitting with her.

She can't beat Tony.

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I like the Fire Tokens. I think this is a good addition to the game that should be kept. The idea of currency and deal making brings a new element to the game, and is somewhat based on real life.
This is how someone in a tribe would gain power by having the most resources.

I don't mind EOE for special seasons like this one, or if you are having returning players on an all star cast.....but EOE should be used sparingly.

I think the female cop will win this season. Tony has been the best player, but the best player rarely wins.

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They got REALLY lucky on some of the poor fire token choices. The disadvantage played on Tony very easily could have ended his game (its pretty remarkable he was able to scramble for 3 tokens) 3 or 4 episodes ago. I don't mind the new twists but they don't always do a good job of predicting bad outcomes from said twists. When Cirie went home with zero votes a few seasons ago, that was a MASSIVE fail on production.

I don't want to see anyone from EOE win this thing. I think it is ridiculous that Natalie could be the 1st person voted off, then returns at the end for a chance to win. Or Tyson - could theoretically get voted off twice and still win. If someone from EOE finds themselves at the end, I think it is a distinct advantage that they've been living with the jury.

The last season all of them saw before this was filmed last summer was the season where Chris Underwood won from EoE. A returnee may get a vote or two but the jury is 16 people. Hard to imagine this group of winners giving a returnee the 6+ votes needed to win.

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Hard to imagine this group of winners giving a returnee the 6+ votes needed to win.

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I would generally agree, but isn't the majority of the jury sitting on EOE right now because they think a returnee can win?

I dont think anyone disputes that EoE sucks. Even Probst has said it won't be coming back.

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There is a massive flaw with the fire tokens too...the fact that she had 14, was able to buy 3 advantages, an idol for her, and one for Tyson; where a Nick of Jeremy who survived much longer in the game have none because they had to forfeit theirs on the way out seems so out of whack to me.

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That's a great point. If anything you should get more as you get to EoE based on how long you lasted in the game.

Final prediction/WAG: Sarah wins after betraying Tony and voting him off.

And now Natalie finds the last idol