On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if Christian
had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning his vote. Tweet
from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to the
Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote against
someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an extra vote
between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder why
they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a lot
better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out to be
relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated reward.-a My
rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the parchment more than
once to understand it, it's probably too complicated.-a I had to read
this a couple of times.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian actually had
to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in real time, but
just watching the ropes go in the water, it still seemed that there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if you were really going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I wonder if they had particularly fast
solvers on the dream team the day they tested this.
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if Christian
had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning his vote. Tweet
from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to the
Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an extra vote
between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder why
they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a lot
better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent advantage.
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning his
vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to the
Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote against
someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an extra vote
between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder why
they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a lot
better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the
whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out to
be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated reward.
My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the parchment more
than once to understand it, it's probably too complicated.-a I had to
read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you get an
extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian actually
had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in real time,
but just watching the ropes go in the water, it still seemed that
there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if you were really
going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I wonder if they had
particularly fast solvers on the dream team the day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47. Christian
said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you rewatch when
Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused. Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning his
vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to
the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote
against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an
extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder why
they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a lot
better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the
whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out to
be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated reward.
My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the parchment more
than once to understand it, it's probably too complicated.-a I had to
read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have been
better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you get an
extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian actually
had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in real time,
but just watching the ropes go in the water, it still seemed that
there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if you were really
going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I wonder if they had
particularly fast solvers on the dream team the day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47. Christian
said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you rewatch when
Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused. Surprisingly,
Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the puzzle was a lot
easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was laser- focused.
On 4/26/2026 11:37 AM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning
his vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to
the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote
against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an
extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder
why they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a
lot better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent
advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the
whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out to >>>> be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated
reward. My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the
parchment more than once to understand it, it's probably too
complicated.-a I had to read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have
been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you
get an extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian actually
had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in real time, >>>> but just watching the ropes go in the water, it still seemed that
there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if you were really
going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I wonder if they had
particularly fast solvers on the dream team the day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47.
Christian said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you
rewatch when Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused.
Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the
puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was laser-
focused.
I don't recall Christian being emotional at all in S37. Even when
comforting Gabby I thought he was pretty level headed. I wonder how much
of a role his son played in him being so emotional this time? I think he
was definitely a factor which is why we saw the confessional of
Christian talking about him in the first episode. I think Mike White
also played a role. I got the impression that Christian wasn't thrilled
that he was cast. He probably won't be happy either at the live reunion
when Mike White gets an entire segment to announce who gets a cameo on
the next season of White Lotus.
On 4/26/2026 4:25 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 11:37 AM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning
his vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to >>>>>> the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote
against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an
extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder
why they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds a >>>>>> lot better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent
advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the
whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out
to be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated
reward. My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the
parchment more than once to understand it, it's probably too
complicated.-a I had to read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have
been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you
get an extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian
actually had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in >>>>> real time, but just watching the ropes go in the water, it still
seemed that there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if you >>>>> were really going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I wonder if >>>>> they had particularly fast solvers on the dream team the day they
tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47.
Christian said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you
rewatch when Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused.
Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the
puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was laser-
focused.
I don't recall Christian being emotional at all in S37. Even when
comforting Gabby I thought he was pretty level headed. I wonder how
much of a role his son played in him being so emotional this time? I
think he was definitely a factor which is why we saw the confessional
of Christian talking about him in the first episode. I think Mike
White also played a role. I got the impression that Christian wasn't
thrilled that he was cast. He probably won't be happy either at the
live reunion when Mike White gets an entire segment to announce who
gets a cameo on the next season of White Lotus.
I've already decided to skim through the inevitable Mike White Reunion segment, as I used to skip past the Sia segments and the Tyler Perry segments and any other of Jeff's celebrity groupie obsessions.
On 4/26/2026 2:58 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/26/2026 4:25 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 11:37 AM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning >>>>>>> his vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle to >>>>>>> the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote
against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an >>>>>>> extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder >>>>>>> why they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds >>>>>>> a lot better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent
advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the >>>>>> whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out >>>>>> to be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated
reward. My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the
parchment more than once to understand it, it's probably too
complicated.-a I had to read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have
been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you
get an extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian
actually had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it in >>>>>> real time, but just watching the ropes go in the water, it still
seemed that there was barely enough time to solve the puzzle if
you were really going fast and knew where each piece went.-a I
wonder if they had particularly fast solvers on the dream team the >>>>>> day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47.
Christian said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you
rewatch when Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused.
Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the
puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was
laser- focused.
I don't recall Christian being emotional at all in S37. Even when
comforting Gabby I thought he was pretty level headed. I wonder how
much of a role his son played in him being so emotional this time? I
think he was definitely a factor which is why we saw the confessional
of Christian talking about him in the first episode. I think Mike
White also played a role. I got the impression that Christian wasn't
thrilled that he was cast. He probably won't be happy either at the
live reunion when Mike White gets an entire segment to announce who
gets a cameo on the next season of White Lotus.
I've already decided to skim through the inevitable Mike White Reunion
segment, as I used to skip past the Sia segments and the Tyler Perry
segments and any other of Jeff's celebrity groupie obsessions.
I hope this live reunion is so bad that the people who whined nonstop
for it never complain about the After Show again. If they had stuck with
the After Show for S50 there would have been no Mike White segment nor
any other celebrity segment.
On 4/26/2026 5:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 2:58 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/26/2026 4:25 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 11:37 AM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if
Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option concerning >>>>>>>> his vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle >>>>>>>> to the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote >>>>>>>> against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as an >>>>>>>> extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I wonder >>>>>>>> why they skipped over that part in the episode? The twist sounds >>>>>>>> a lot better knowing that Christian could have gained a decent >>>>>>>> advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read the >>>>>>> whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't turn out >>>>>>> to be relevant and it was already becoming an overly complicated >>>>>>> reward. My rule of thumb is always - if you have the read the
parchment more than once to understand it, it's probably too
complicated.-a I had to read this a couple of times.
The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have >>>>>> been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus you >>>>>> get an extra vote that you can use anytime up to and including F7. >>>>>>
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian
actually had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it >>>>>>> in real time, but just watching the ropes go in the water, it
still seemed that there was barely enough time to solve the
puzzle if you were really going fast and knew where each piece
went.-a I wonder if they had particularly fast solvers on the
dream team the day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47.
Christian said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you
rewatch when Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused.
Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the >>>>>> puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was
laser- focused.
I don't recall Christian being emotional at all in S37. Even when
comforting Gabby I thought he was pretty level headed. I wonder how
much of a role his son played in him being so emotional this time? I
think he was definitely a factor which is why we saw the
confessional of Christian talking about him in the first episode. I
think Mike White also played a role. I got the impression that
Christian wasn't thrilled that he was cast. He probably won't be
happy either at the live reunion when Mike White gets an entire
segment to announce who gets a cameo on the next season of White Lotus. >>>>
I've already decided to skim through the inevitable Mike White
Reunion segment, as I used to skip past the Sia segments and the
Tyler Perry segments and any other of Jeff's celebrity groupie
obsessions.
I hope this live reunion is so bad that the people who whined nonstop
for it never complain about the After Show again. If they had stuck
with the After Show for S50 there would have been no Mike White
segment nor any other celebrity segment.
The branding of this season as "in the hands of the fans" is so
misleading and over-hyped.-a What have the fans really decided that's of
any great significance?-a The colors of the buffs?-a What the immunity necklace looks like?-a Who cares about that?-a Whether to give them rice
and supplies?-a-a Whether to have idols and advantages and tribe swaps? Again, these are like bright shiny objects you'd expect most casual
viewers would want.-a The after show vs. live reunion is entirely post- season and has no real impact on anything crucial.
The only really substantive decision is whether to do a forced final
four fire-making challenge in place of the vote, and I haven't heard the result of that yet.-a Significantly, the fans had no say at all in what specific players appeared on the season, how many players and tribes to start the game, what specific advantages would be used, what challenges would be run, whether it's a final two or final three, etc.-a Indeed, it
can be argued that two specific celebrity alleged fans, Jimmy Fallon and Billie Eilish, may end up having more influence on the season and its
result than the 65,000 fans who supposedly voted in the overly hype survey.
On 4/26/2026 6:47 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/26/2026 5:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 2:58 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/26/2026 4:25 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/26/2026 11:37 AM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 5:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 4/25/2026 2:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 4/25/2026 3:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:The note was a bit confusing the way it was worded. It would have >>>>>>> been better if it had said you get to prevote for someone plus
Mike Bloom rewatched the last episode and discovered that if >>>>>>>>> Christian had solved the puzzle he had another option
concerning his vote. Tweet from Mike:
Was rewatching this week's #Survivor50 and saw another wrinkle >>>>>>>>> to the Jimmy Fallon twist
If Christian had won, not only would he have 1 automatic vote >>>>>>>>> against someone, he also could have banked his vote to use as >>>>>>>>> an extra vote between now and Final 7
https://x.com/AMikeBloomType/status/2048034818743480708
He included a screenshot of the parchment in his tweet. I
wonder why they skipped over that part in the episode? The
twist sounds a lot better knowing that Christian could have >>>>>>>>> gained a decent advantage.
I saw that when it aired because I paused the screen and read >>>>>>>> the whole thing.-a I think they left it out because it didn't >>>>>>>> turn out to be relevant and it was already becoming an overly >>>>>>>> complicated reward. My rule of thumb is always - if you have the >>>>>>>> read the parchment more than once to understand it, it's
probably too complicated.-a I had to read this a couple of times. >>>>>>>
you get an extra vote that you can use anytime up to and
including F7.
Something I was trying to figure out was how long Christian
actually had to solve the puzzle.-a They probably didn't show it >>>>>>>> in real time, but just watching the ropes go in the water, it >>>>>>>> still seemed that there was barely enough time to solve the
puzzle if you were really going fast and knew where each piece >>>>>>>> went.-a I wonder if they had particularly fast solvers on the >>>>>>>> dream team the day they tested this.
He had the exact same amount of time that Rachel had in S47.
Christian said time wasn't a factor. He said he panicked. If you >>>>>>> rewatch when Rachel did the challenge, she was very focused.
Surprisingly, Christian wasn't focused at all. I also thought the >>>>>>> puzzle was a lot easier than sorting the balls.
As brilliant as Christian is, he definitely comes across as very
emotional at times, whereas, as you correctly note, Rachel was
laser- focused.
I don't recall Christian being emotional at all in S37. Even when
comforting Gabby I thought he was pretty level headed. I wonder how >>>>> much of a role his son played in him being so emotional this time?
I think he was definitely a factor which is why we saw the
confessional of Christian talking about him in the first episode. I >>>>> think Mike White also played a role. I got the impression that
Christian wasn't thrilled that he was cast. He probably won't be
happy either at the live reunion when Mike White gets an entire
segment to announce who gets a cameo on the next season of White
Lotus.
I've already decided to skim through the inevitable Mike White
Reunion segment, as I used to skip past the Sia segments and the
Tyler Perry segments and any other of Jeff's celebrity groupie
obsessions.
I hope this live reunion is so bad that the people who whined nonstop
for it never complain about the After Show again. If they had stuck
with the After Show for S50 there would have been no Mike White
segment nor any other celebrity segment.
The branding of this season as "in the hands of the fans" is so
misleading and over-hyped.-a What have the fans really decided that's
of any great significance?-a The colors of the buffs?-a What the
immunity necklace looks like?-a Who cares about that?-a Whether to give
them rice and supplies?-a-a Whether to have idols and advantages and
tribe swaps? Again, these are like bright shiny objects you'd expect
most casual viewers would want.-a The after show vs. live reunion is
entirely post- season and has no real impact on anything crucial.
It's crucial in terms of seeing how players really felt about how the
season played out. You get the truth from the After Show. The live
reunion is people rewriting history to make themselves look good.
The only really substantive decision is whether to do a forced final
four fire-making challenge in place of the vote, and I haven't heard
the result of that yet.-a Significantly, the fans had no say at all in
what specific players appeared on the season, how many players and
tribes to start the game, what specific advantages would be used, what
challenges would be run, whether it's a final two or final three,
etc.-a Indeed, it can be argued that two specific celebrity alleged
fans, Jimmy Fallon and Billie Eilish, may end up having more influence
on the season and its result than the 65,000 fans who supposedly voted
in the overly hype survey.
I'm sure Jeff catered to the whiners and cut the F4 fire-making
challenge in favor of a new twist which probably will also skip having a vote.
You're probably right that the celebs will have more impact on the
season than the fan votes. MrBeast will likely have the biggest impact.
I saw a new promo yesterday for this week's episode which shows them
doing the Survivor Auction. I wonder if MrBeast is part of that? His
huge briefcase could be an auction item.
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