The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search-exclusive-11857350
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen,"
explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search-exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or maybe she
did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?-a Otherwise,
Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have changed.
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen,"
explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search-
exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or maybe she
did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?-a Otherwise,
Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have changed.
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen,"
explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search-
exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly put
everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or maybe she
did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?-a Otherwise,
Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting move.-a Had she
played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone home and the
whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on himself or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself would have gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays it on himself, then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season plays out differently, since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah or Rizo gone means the remaining
one only has the two Sophies as allies and Jamal is firmly in the majority.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the wrong
way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted correctly in
every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since merge.-a I wonder if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie in S50 in place of
Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and more impactful game so
far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem much difference between having three players from S49 istead of three from S48.-a Only real argument I
can think of for Kamilla being picked ahead of Sophie is they were
trying to meet diversification goals.
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen,"
explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly put
everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or maybe she
did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?-a Otherwise,
Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting move.-a Had she
played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone home and the
whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have been
alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on himself or
Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself would have
gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays it on himself,
then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season plays out differently,
since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah or Rizo gone means the
remaining one only has the two Sophies as allies and Jamal is firmly
in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They seemed
to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if Rizo played
his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers on Lawan. That
side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The targets to the were
either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the wrong
way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted correctly in
every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since merge.-a I wonder
if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie in S50 in place of
Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and more impactful game so
far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem much difference between
having three players from S49 istead of three from S48.-a Only real
argument I can think of for Kamilla being picked ahead of Sophie is
they were trying to meet diversification goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules before S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a season fans had
not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even F4, I would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make the same argument for Sophi.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers. Sage deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's getting sloppy
with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at winning a million.
On 11/28/2025 9:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to happen,"
explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-search-
exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly put
everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or maybe she
did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?-a Otherwise,
Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting move.-a Had she
played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone home and the
whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have changed.
I've often wondered how people who snoop in others bags put everything
back in place. In this case, it seemed like it would be next impossible
to do. Kristina had that HII very well hidden.
I think Kristina played her idol on Steven because her side was
convinced that Savannah's alliance was targeting him. They all seemed blindsided when they found out Sophie had backstabbed them. Did you hear Kristina say to Steven, "At least it wasn't one of us"? I'd say what
changed the season and likely S50, is Sophie deciding to go with
Savannah's side and providing them with all of that great info.
On 11/28/2025 5:37 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had
heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to
happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-
search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly
put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or
maybe she did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?
Otherwise, Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting
move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone
home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well) would have
changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have
been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on himself
or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself would have
gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays it on himself,
then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season plays out
differently, since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah or Rizo gone
means the remaining one only has the two Sophies as allies and Jamal
is firmly in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They seemed
to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if Rizo played
his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers on Lawan. That
side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The targets to the were
either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina.
I can't see anyone ever targeting Kristina since she is not a threat in challenges and there is no way she could win the game.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the wrong
way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted correctly in
every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since merge.-a I wonder
if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie in S50 in place of
Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and more impactful game so
far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem much difference between
having three players from S49 istead of three from S48.-a Only real
argument I can think of for Kamilla being picked ahead of Sophie is
they were trying to meet diversification goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules before
S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a season
fans had not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even F4, I
would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make the same
argument for Sophi.
I agree the new owners have dropped DEI rules, but that doesn't mean the producers and especially Jeff might not still want a diversified cast.
But you might be right that they might not want three players from a
season no one had seen.
I'd give the edge to Sophie over Sophi right now as an S50 candidate in
the alternate universe because of her dominance in challenges, her
perfect voting record and the influence she seems to have right now with
her alliance.-a But of course we will need to wait and see how the two Sophies do in the remaining episodes.-a On paper it seems to make sense
that Sage and Steven will be the next to go, and then the alliance of
four will have to make a decision on whether to drag Kristina any
further.-a Although I still think Kristina is the perfect goat, I think
the others will get rid of her at F5 if she doesn't have an idol.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers. Sage
deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's getting
sloppy with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at winning a million.
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying to
play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And talk
about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and told Rizo to
play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal to Rizo that the votes were going on someone else and they just wanted to flush his idol.
Brian Smith wrote to alt.tv.survivor <=-
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying to
play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And talk
about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and told Rizo to
play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal to Rizo that the votes were going on someone else and they just wanted to flush his idol.
Yeah, that was horrible game play. I also just noticed that I called
Lawan "Jamal" for some reason.
On 11/28/2025 6:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 5:37 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had >>>>>> heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to
happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-
search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly
put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or
maybe she did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?
Otherwise, Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting
move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have gone >>>>> home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well) would
have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have
been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on himself >>>> or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself would
have gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays it on
himself, then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season plays out
differently, since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah or Rizo
gone means the remaining one only has the two Sophies as allies and
Jamal is firmly in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They
seemed to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if Rizo
played his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers on
Lawan. That side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The targets to
the were either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina.
I can't see anyone ever targeting Kristina since she is not a threat
in challenges and there is no way she could win the game.
Depends on how persuasive MC is at Ponderosa. lol
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the wrong
way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted correctly
in every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since merge.-a I
wonder if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie in S50 in
place of Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and more
impactful game so far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem much
difference between having three players from S49 istead of three
from S48.-a Only real argument I can think of for Kamilla being
picked ahead of Sophie is they were trying to meet diversification
goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules before
S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a season
fans had not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even F4, I
would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make the same
argument for Sophi.
I agree the new owners have dropped DEI rules, but that doesn't mean
the producers and especially Jeff might not still want a diversified
cast. But you might be right that they might not want three players
from a season no one had seen.
Diversified doesn't have to mean 50% BIPOC. My only problem with New Era casts is when players openly used race as part of their game strategy.
It's a big reason why I was not a huge fan of S41 and S42. I hope the
show keeps casting the way they have been. The diversification has
helped the show.
I'd give the edge to Sophie over Sophi right now as an S50 candidate
in the alternate universe because of her dominance in challenges, her
perfect voting record and the influence she seems to have right now
with her alliance.-a But of course we will need to wait and see how the
two Sophies do in the remaining episodes.-a On paper it seems to make
sense that Sage and Steven will be the next to go, and then the
alliance of four will have to make a decision on whether to drag
Kristina any further.-a Although I still think Kristina is the perfect
goat, I think the others will get rid of her at F5 if she doesn't have
an idol.
I agree with everything you've said. I like both Sophi(e)s a lot, but at
the moment, Sophie Segreti Survivor is winning out.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers.
Sage deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's getting
sloppy with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at winning a million. >>>
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying to
play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And talk
about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and told Rizo
to play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal to Rizo that
the votes were going on someone else and they just wanted to flush his
idol.
Yeah, that was horrible game play. I also just noticed that I called
Lawan "Jamal" for some reason.
On 11/28/2025 8:47 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 6:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 5:37 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she had >>>>>>> heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to
happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag-
search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly >>>>>> put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or
maybe she did notice and that's part of why she played her idol?
Otherwise, Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting >>>>>> move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have
gone home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well)
would have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have
been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on
himself or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself >>>>> would have gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays
it on himself, then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season
plays out differently, since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah
or Rizo gone means the remaining one only has the two Sophies as
allies and Jamal is firmly in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They
seemed to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if
Rizo played his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers on
Lawan. That side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The targets
to the were either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina.
I can't see anyone ever targeting Kristina since she is not a threat
in challenges and there is no way she could win the game.
Depends on how persuasive MC is at Ponderosa. lol
Good one.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the
wrong way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted
correctly in every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since
merge.-a I wonder if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie
in S50 in place of Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and
more impactful game so far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem
much difference between having three players from S49 istead of
three from S48.-a Only real argument I can think of for Kamilla
being picked ahead of Sophie is they were trying to meet
diversification goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules before
S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a season
fans had not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even F4, I
would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make the same
argument for Sophi.
I agree the new owners have dropped DEI rules, but that doesn't mean
the producers and especially Jeff might not still want a diversified
cast. But you might be right that they might not want three players
from a season no one had seen.
Diversified doesn't have to mean 50% BIPOC. My only problem with New
Era casts is when players openly used race as part of their game
strategy. It's a big reason why I was not a huge fan of S41 and S42. I
hope the show keeps casting the way they have been. The
diversification has helped the show.
I agree. I also think that any complaints about race seem to be edited
out this year, since they deliberately didn't show MC's comments during
that whisper session at that one TC. There was also no followup
discussion about it on the next episode.-a Let's see if anyone mentions
next episode anything about four blacks in a row being voted out.-a I'm guessing not.
I'd give the edge to Sophie over Sophi right now as an S50 candidate
in the alternate universe because of her dominance in challenges, her
perfect voting record and the influence she seems to have right now
with her alliance.-a But of course we will need to wait and see how
the two Sophies do in the remaining episodes.-a On paper it seems to
make sense that Sage and Steven will be the next to go, and then the
alliance of four will have to make a decision on whether to drag
Kristina any further.-a Although I still think Kristina is the perfect
goat, I think the others will get rid of her at F5 if she doesn't
have an idol.
I agree with everything you've said. I like both Sophi(e)s a lot, but
at the moment, Sophie Segreti Survivor is winning out.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers.
Sage deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's
getting sloppy with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at
winning a million.
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying
to play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And
talk about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and told
Rizo to play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal to
Rizo that the votes were going on someone else and they just wanted
to flush his idol.
Yeah, that was horrible game play. I also just noticed that I called
Lawan "Jamal" for some reason.
Actually, I think I was calling him Jamal and you were calling him Lawan.
On 11/30/2025 4:02 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 8:47 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 6:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 5:37 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she >>>>>>>> had heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to
happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag- >>>>>>>> search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph possibly >>>>>>> put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't notice?-a Or >>>>>>> maybe she did notice and that's part of why she played her idol? >>>>>>> Otherwise, Kristina playing her idol on Steven was an interesting >>>>>>> move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, Savannah would have >>>>>>> gone home and the whole season (and maybe next season as well)
would have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have >>>>>> been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on
himself or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he himself >>>>>> would have gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If he plays >>>>>> it on himself, then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the season
plays out differently, since Jamal in the game and one of Savannah >>>>>> or Rizo gone means the remaining one only has the two Sophies as
allies and Jamal is firmly in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They
seemed to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if
Rizo played his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers
on Lawan. That side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The
targets to the were either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina. >>>>>
I can't see anyone ever targeting Kristina since she is not a threat
in challenges and there is no way she could win the game.
Depends on how persuasive MC is at Ponderosa. lol
Good one.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the
wrong way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted
correctly in every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since
merge.-a I wonder if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie >>>>>> in S50 in place of Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and >>>>>> more impactful game so far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem >>>>>> much difference between having three players from S49 istead of
three from S48.-a Only real argument I can think of for Kamilla
being picked ahead of Sophie is they were trying to meet
diversification goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules before >>>>> S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a season
fans had not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even F4, I
would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make the same
argument for Sophi.
I agree the new owners have dropped DEI rules, but that doesn't mean
the producers and especially Jeff might not still want a diversified
cast. But you might be right that they might not want three players
from a season no one had seen.
Diversified doesn't have to mean 50% BIPOC. My only problem with New
Era casts is when players openly used race as part of their game
strategy. It's a big reason why I was not a huge fan of S41 and S42.
I hope the show keeps casting the way they have been. The
diversification has helped the show.
I agree. I also think that any complaints about race seem to be edited
out this year, since they deliberately didn't show MC's comments
during that whisper session at that one TC. There was also no followup
discussion about it on the next episode.-a Let's see if anyone mentions
next episode anything about four blacks in a row being voted out.-a I'm
guessing not.
I'd give the edge to Sophie over Sophi right now as an S50 candidate
in the alternate universe because of her dominance in challenges,
her perfect voting record and the influence she seems to have right
now with her alliance.-a But of course we will need to wait and see
how the two Sophies do in the remaining episodes.-a On paper it seems >>>> to make sense that Sage and Steven will be the next to go, and then
the alliance of four will have to make a decision on whether to drag
Kristina any further.-a Although I still think Kristina is the
perfect goat, I think the others will get rid of her at F5 if she
doesn't have an idol.
I agree with everything you've said. I like both Sophi(e)s a lot, but
at the moment, Sophie Segreti Survivor is winning out.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers.
Sage deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's
getting sloppy with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at
winning a million.
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying
to play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And
talk about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and told
Rizo to play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal to
Rizo that the votes were going on someone else and they just wanted
to flush his idol.
Yeah, that was horrible game play. I also just noticed that I called
Lawan "Jamal" for some reason.
Actually, I think I was calling him Jamal and you were calling him Lawan.
Yikes! I'm not sure why I keep calling him Lawan. It's not like he
wasn't getting any screen time. For some of these guys, I know their
last names. That might be due to seeing them on X.
Speaking of social media, I occasionally look at some their IG accounts. You'd think with Savannah's TV background that she would have a decent number of followers. She's only got about 21.5K followers. Sophie
Segreti has just 5.2K followers. The legend RIZGOD has a mere 12.1K followers. Sophi Balerdi has 28.3K followers! As far as I can tell, she
had no real following before S49 started. I wonder why she's gained so
many followers when basically all of them are just posting S49 content?
Is it an indication of how much hate Rizo and Savannah are getting? With
all the hype those two got preseason, you'd think they would have way
more followers than they do.
On 11/30/2025 7:30 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/30/2025 4:02 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 8:47 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 6:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 5:37 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:04 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/28/2025 11:05 AM, Rick wrote:
On 11/27/2025 11:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The bag search happened as soon as Sophie told Sophi that she >>>>>>>>> had heard Kristina might have an idol.
"It was an invasion of privacy, but an invasion that had to >>>>>>>>> happen," explains Sophi.
https://ew.com/watch-unaired-survivor-49-invasion-privacy-bag- >>>>>>>>> search- exclusive-11857350
Wow, they really went to town on that bag.-a How did Soph
possibly put everything back in a way that Kristina wouldn't
notice?-a Or maybe she did notice and that's part of why she
played her idol? Otherwise, Kristina playing her idol on Steven >>>>>>>> was an interesting move.-a Had she played it on Jamal instead, >>>>>>>> Savannah would have gone home and the whole season (and maybe >>>>>>>> next season as well) would have changed.
Correction - if she had played her idol on Jamal, Rizo would have >>>>>>> been alerted to play his real idol.-a But would he play it on
himself or Savannah?-a If he played it on Savannah, then he
himself would have gone home due to Kristina's vote on Rizo.-a If >>>>>>> he plays it on himself, then Savannah goes home.-a Either way the >>>>>>> season plays out differently, since Jamal in the game and one of >>>>>>> Savannah or Rizo gone means the remaining one only has the two
Sophies as allies and Jamal is firmly in the majority.
If Rizo had played his HII it would have been on Savannah. They
seemed to have allowed Sophie to call the shots this TC. Even if
Rizo played his idol, I don't think Kristina would have used hers >>>>>> on Lawan. That side all thought Lawan was perfectly safe. The
targets to the were either Steven (highly likely) or maybe Kristina. >>>>>>
I can't see anyone ever targeting Kristina since she is not a
threat in challenges and there is no way she could win the game.
Depends on how persuasive MC is at Ponderosa. lol
Good one.
BTW, this was the first episode where Sage and Jamal voted the
wrong way.-a And Sophie is is now the only player to have voted >>>>>>> correctly in every TC she has attended - four TCs in a row since >>>>>>> merge.-a I wonder if Jeff gave any consideration to putting Sophie >>>>>>> in S50 in place of Kamilla.-a She has arguably played a better and >>>>>>> more impactful game so far than Kamilla did.-a There doesn't seem >>>>>>> much difference between having three players from S49 istead of >>>>>>> three from S48.-a Only real argument I can think of for Kamilla >>>>>>> being picked ahead of Sophie is they were trying to meet
diversification goals.
I'm pretty sure the new owners had dropped DEI casting rules
before S50 started. Maybe they thought having three players from a >>>>>> season fans had not seen was too risky. If Sophie makes F3 or even >>>>>> F4, I would say jeff screwed up not casting her. You could make
the same argument for Sophi.
I agree the new owners have dropped DEI rules, but that doesn't
mean the producers and especially Jeff might not still want a
diversified cast. But you might be right that they might not want
three players from a season no one had seen.
Diversified doesn't have to mean 50% BIPOC. My only problem with New
Era casts is when players openly used race as part of their game
strategy. It's a big reason why I was not a huge fan of S41 and S42.
I hope the show keeps casting the way they have been. The
diversification has helped the show.
I agree. I also think that any complaints about race seem to be
edited out this year, since they deliberately didn't show MC's
comments during that whisper session at that one TC. There was also
no followup discussion about it on the next episode.-a Let's see if
anyone mentions next episode anything about four blacks in a row
being voted out.-a I'm guessing not.
I'd give the edge to Sophie over Sophi right now as an S50
candidate in the alternate universe because of her dominance in
challenges, her perfect voting record and the influence she seems
to have right now with her alliance.-a But of course we will need to >>>>> wait and see how the two Sophies do in the remaining episodes.-a On >>>>> paper it seems to make sense that Sage and Steven will be the next
to go, and then the alliance of four will have to make a decision
on whether to drag Kristina any further.-a Although I still think
Kristina is the perfect goat, I think the others will get rid of
her at F5 if she doesn't have an idol.
I agree with everything you've said. I like both Sophi(e)s a lot,
but at the moment, Sophie Segreti Survivor is winning out.
Horrible timing for Jamal to be on the wrong side of the numbers. >>>>>> Sage deserves to take most of the blame for his ouster. She's
getting sloppy with her reads and it cost Lawan his chance at
winning a million.
I don't know - I think Jamal was getting a bit too cutsey in trying >>>>> to play both sides and pretending to be with both alliances.-a And
talk about sloppiness - the way Jamal overreacted at Tribal and
told Rizo to play the real idol was an obvious and desperate signal >>>>> to Rizo that the votes were going on someone else and they just
wanted to flush his idol.
Yeah, that was horrible game play. I also just noticed that I called
Lawan "Jamal" for some reason.
Actually, I think I was calling him Jamal and you were calling him
Lawan.
Yikes! I'm not sure why I keep calling him Lawan. It's not like he
wasn't getting any screen time. For some of these guys, I know their
last names. That might be due to seeing them on X.
Speaking of social media, I occasionally look at some their IG
accounts. You'd think with Savannah's TV background that she would
have a decent number of followers. She's only got about 21.5K
followers. Sophie Segreti has just 5.2K followers. The legend RIZGOD
has a mere 12.1K followers. Sophi Balerdi has 28.3K followers! As far
as I can tell, she had no real following before S49 started. I wonder
why she's gained so many followers when basically all of them are just
posting S49 content? Is it an indication of how much hate Rizo and
Savannah are getting? With all the hype those two got preseason, you'd
think they would have way more followers than they do.
No idea.-a Are you sure the numbers are legit?-a She is supposedly an entrepreneur who owns multiple companies.-a Sometimes numbers get
inflated with fake users, etc. to make someone seem more popular than
they are.-a No clue if that's the case here.
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