This ep, and Jeff's grin were great. And none of it would have happened if Sol wasn't the one to find the advantage.

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This ep, and Jeff's grin were great. And none of it would have happened if Sol wasn't the one to find the advantage.

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Sol actually looked intelligent in the second half of the episode, which was basically the opposite of how he's looked through the first half of the season.

Not sure why Tiyana was so shocked, she must have known Gabe and Sue were going to vote for her, and Kyle, while a great physical player, seems like kind of a pushover for getting him to vote. Even if Caroline votes fro Gabe, it's still 3-2.

I wasn't too keen on the "George Costsnza of Survivor" at first but the more I think of it the more it makes sense. Can only imagine the epic Costanza rant when he noticed everyone cheering when someone else breaks a coconut but not when he breaks one.

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I wasn't too keen on the "George Costsnza of Survivor" at first but the more I think of it the more it makes sense. Can only imagine the epic Costanza rant when he noticed everyone cheering when someone else breaks a coconut but not when he breaks one.

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On the Podcast last week, Probst also said when they did the schoolyard pick for that challenge, Andy was picked last. Poor guy, but he is really falling into the caricature being set up for him.

I LOVE SURVIVOR AUCTION!

And I love that they had to bid $200 to win that breakfast platter AFTER choking down the grub worms!

I really like Kyle but it seems he is painting himself into a corner with sweeping the individual immunity challenges thus far.

What terrible alliance/jury management by Sierra and Sam. How could they not see that they needed to baby Andy to keep him on their side?

It did seem like that. Probably a smart play to use the shot in the dark there. If the alliance had gone for Gabe, her vote wasn't needed; if they were coming for your tribe, you had a chance to be safe or use your idol at the very last minute.

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What terrible alliance/jury management by Sierra and Sam. How could they not see that they needed to baby Andy to keep him on their side?

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Humans will be humans. It's amazing to watch mistakes like that being made season after season. Also, they should never have exposed themselves as a duo in the first place.

Another point for Rachel- either Sam or Sierra was going to be the first one in the jury and she can honestly say she didn't vote for either.

Does each player only get one shot in the dark per season?

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Does each player only get one shot in the dark per season?

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Yes

I listened to the On Fire podcast yesterday. Charlie (from season 46) and Probst agreed that Rachel actually used the shot in the dark because she wanted to gauge the reaction of the other players to see if she was the target. Once she read their faces and didn't see them really reacting that she might be blowing up their plan to blindside her, she didn't use her idol, but would have if it it looked like they were all distressed.

Regardless, both called it one of the best plays in forever and are interested to see how players adapt to that idea going forward.

EDIT: Sorry, two of you guys discussed the exact thing from the podcast the night of the episode, not trying to steal your thunder!

Who else still has an idol? Does the 45 year old lady still have hers?