Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I wonder if
that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact Kamilla when she finds out.
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I wonder if
that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact Kamilla when she finds out.
On 2/25/2026 9:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Tweet from Gervase. This is so true.
We called Jenna a loose cannon in Borneo. That sentiment was echoed
tonight 25 years later. Loose cannons are unpredictabile and that unpredictability is bad for everyonerCOs game.
https://x.com/SayGerv/status/2026879934153511111
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern game,
and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to stay low-
key in the beginning and assess what others think before plunging ahead
with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to target Cirie. she just went about it the wrong way.
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I wonder
if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact Kamilla
when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a chance to branch out on her own a bit.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, if anything,
because it will focus attention more on them as the only two prior winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been the first target
of the three assuming all three made it to the merge.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the numbers
down a bit.
On 2/26/2026 3:08 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 9:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Tweet from Gervase. This is so true.
We called Jenna a loose cannon in Borneo. That sentiment was echoed
tonight 25 years later. Loose cannons are unpredictabile and that
unpredictability is bad for everyonerCOs game.
https://x.com/SayGerv/status/2026879934153511111
Gervase and Jenna didn't like one another in Borneo. At the infamous
merge vote in season one where every Pagong member voted for someone different (seven different players in total received a vote, with
Gretchen being voted out 4-1-1-1-1-1-1), Jenna incredibly voted for
fellow Pagong member Gervase (her own teammate), something you rarely
ever see happen.-a Gervase paid her back the following week when he and fellow Pagongers Greg and Colleen again did the unheard of thing and
voting for their own teammate Jenna, though it was Greg who got voted
out by the Tagi players plus...Jenna!
On 2/26/2026 12:59 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:08 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 9:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Tweet from Gervase. This is so true.
We called Jenna a loose cannon in Borneo. That sentiment was echoed
tonight 25 years later. Loose cannons are unpredictabile and that
unpredictability is bad for everyonerCOs game.
https://x.com/SayGerv/status/2026879934153511111
Gervase and Jenna didn't like one another in Borneo. At the infamous
merge vote in season one where every Pagong member voted for someone
different (seven different players in total received a vote, with
Gretchen being voted out 4-1-1-1-1-1-1), Jenna incredibly voted for
fellow Pagong member Gervase (her own teammate), something you rarely
ever see happen.-a Gervase paid her back the following week when he and
fellow Pagongers Greg and Colleen again did the unheard of thing and
voting for their own teammate Jenna, though it was Greg who got voted
out by the Tagi players plus...Jenna!
I realize CBS wanted someone from S1 but Jenna was the wrong choice.
Hatch would have been perfect for Jeff's bookends analogy.
On 2/26/2026 3:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 12:59 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:08 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 9:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of >>>>> Danni in Winners at War.
Tweet from Gervase. This is so true.
We called Jenna a loose cannon in Borneo. That sentiment was echoed
tonight 25 years later. Loose cannons are unpredictabile and that
unpredictability is bad for everyonerCOs game.
https://x.com/SayGerv/status/2026879934153511111
Gervase and Jenna didn't like one another in Borneo. At the infamous
merge vote in season one where every Pagong member voted for someone
different (seven different players in total received a vote, with
Gretchen being voted out 4-1-1-1-1-1-1), Jenna incredibly voted for
fellow Pagong member Gervase (her own teammate), something you rarely
ever see happen.-a Gervase paid her back the following week when he
and fellow Pagongers Greg and Colleen again did the unheard of thing
and voting for their own teammate Jenna, though it was Greg who got
voted out by the Tagi players plus...Jenna!
I realize CBS wanted someone from S1 but Jenna was the wrong choice.
Hatch would have been perfect for Jeff's bookends analogy.
I found a quote from Jeff on why Hatch wasn't included in Survivor 40.
rCLI didnrCOt feel comfortable having him out on the show and representing a show that is for families.rCY
https://parade.com/996129/mikebloom/richard-hatch-survivor/
There was also a quote from Richard in that same Mike Bloom article that suggested he was kept out of S40 due to the incident where he was naked
and brushed up against Sue Hawk, especially in light of the Dan Spilo incident from the prior season.
Now that was 10 seasons back.-a Did they keep Rich out of S50 because the touching incident was still on the minds of CBS?-a Could be.-a It's hard
to imagine the other playeriendlyrs not bringing up Rich's history if he were
brought back, and I can see where it could put a damper on Jeff's desire
for "joyous" players.
I agree Jenna wasn't the ideal choice for S1, but I honestly don't think they could have gotten anyone else other than maybe Gervase or Kelly Wiglesworth, who had already come back in prior seasons and were
honestly not that compelling.-a The ideal returnees would be any of Greg Buis, Colleen Haskell or Gretchen Cordy, but I don't think any of them
would have much interest in coming back.-a The only other player from
that season still alive who occasionally gets interviewed is Dr. Sean Kenniff, but, really, who wants to see him again.-a I think Jenna was brought back because they frankly couldn't get anyone better.
On 2/26/2026 8:52 AM, Rick wrote:
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern game,
and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to stay low-
key in the beginning and assess what others think before plunging
ahead with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to target Cirie.
she just went about it the wrong way.
Sounds like she might also have rubbed people the wrong way. Devans
tweeted this about 90 minutes ago with a screenshot to part of her exit interview with Dalton.
I think there's a BIG difference between playing hard establishing relationships (which the rest of Cila did) and playing hard throwing out names (which ONLY Jenna did before losing the Immunity Challenge). She
also came to this "beyotch" WAY LATE in the processrLiN+A Interview on EW
https://x.com/Rick_Devens/status/2027087979852734856
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I wonder
if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact Kamilla
when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a chance
to branch out on her own a bit.
Not having to worry about the link between them should help her.
Possibly could also make Joe willing to work with her if they end up on
the same tribe together or both make the merge.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, if anything,
because it will focus attention more on them as the only two prior
winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been the first
target of the three assuming all three made it to the merge.
I'm worried for Savannah. She got way more airtime than I was expecting which can often be a bad sign this early in the game. The Journey
screwed her over as the rest of her tribe doesn't believe her story. Technically she didn't lie as she doesn't get the BE idol unless Ozzy
gets blindsided with the idol still in his pocket.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won
immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they
would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the
numbers down a bit.
I think CBS might have mislead Dalton, etc. Last night was more like one
two hour episode with Kyle's injury and removal from the game as an add
on. I have to give production, etc. credit for keeping Kyle's injury,
etc. a secret. I saw nothing online to suggest that anyone was removed
from the game for medical reasons.
Some more comments from me.
--A lot of players trying to reinvent themselves. This is one area where Rizzo and Savannah have an advantage. Savannah also seems to have
realized and addressed her weakness in S49 of not getting to know the
other players better.
--I thought Chrissy was playing very sloppily.
--Mike White subtly throwing Coach UTB was impressive. Coach was
completely blindsided by that move.
--I'm already over Aubry and Jonathan.
--Gen seems to have done her homework. If she can get rid of Aubry ASAP
I think she'll be in good shape going forward.
--Casting Q was a good move. He's entertaining and I love that he's
--having fun playing the game.
--Colby telling Savannah he has bad hearing in his left ear was totally unexpected. The Dee teeth scene was funny.
--When Savannah told her tribe that she won S49 I wonder if they asked
her about Rizzo. Hopefully we find out if those two came up with a story before heading out to play S50.
--I was not expecting to see Exile Island return.
--It looks like SITDs are gone this season unless Cirie knew well in
advance of TC that Jenna was going home by a vote of 7rCo1.
--Did Christian screw himself by making such a huge fire using just eye glasses?
--I'm glad they cast Emily. She seems a lot more at ease than she did at
the start of S45 and people want to work with her.
--Rizzo gave Colby some great advice. Hopefully he heard it.
On 2/26/2026 4:10 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:53 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 12:59 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:08 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 9:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me
of Danni in Winners at War.
Tweet from Gervase. This is so true.
We called Jenna a loose cannon in Borneo. That sentiment was echoed >>>>> tonight 25 years later. Loose cannons are unpredictabile and that
unpredictability is bad for everyonerCOs game.
https://x.com/SayGerv/status/2026879934153511111
Gervase and Jenna didn't like one another in Borneo. At the infamous
merge vote in season one where every Pagong member voted for someone
different (seven different players in total received a vote, with
Gretchen being voted out 4-1-1-1-1-1-1), Jenna incredibly voted for
fellow Pagong member Gervase (her own teammate), something you
rarely ever see happen.-a Gervase paid her back the following week
when he and fellow Pagongers Greg and Colleen again did the unheard
of thing and voting for their own teammate Jenna, though it was Greg
who got voted out by the Tagi players plus...Jenna!
I realize CBS wanted someone from S1 but Jenna was the wrong choice.
Hatch would have been perfect for Jeff's bookends analogy.
I found a quote from Jeff on why Hatch wasn't included in Survivor 40.
rCLI didnrCOt feel comfortable having him out on the show and representing >> a show that is for families.rCY
https://parade.com/996129/mikebloom/richard-hatch-survivor/
There was also a quote from Richard in that same Mike Bloom article
that suggested he was kept out of S40 due to the incident where he was
naked and brushed up against Sue Hawk, especially in light of the Dan
Spilo incident from the prior season.
Now that was 10 seasons back.-a Did they keep Rich out of S50 because
the touching incident was still on the minds of CBS?-a Could be.-a It's
hard to imagine the other playeriendlyrs not bringing up Rich's
history if he were brought back, and I can see where it could put a
damper on Jeff's desire for "joyous" players.
I agree Jenna wasn't the ideal choice for S1, but I honestly don't
think they could have gotten anyone else other than maybe Gervase or
Kelly Wiglesworth, who had already come back in prior seasons and were
honestly not that compelling.-a The ideal returnees would be any of
Greg Buis, Colleen Haskell or Gretchen Cordy, but I don't think any of
them would have much interest in coming back.-a The only other player
from that season still alive who occasionally gets interviewed is Dr.
Sean Kenniff, but, really, who wants to see him again.-a I think Jenna
was brought back because they frankly couldn't get anyone better.
Wouldn't Jeff's "family" excuse also apply to other players? Sex tapes
and porn are not exactly family friendly. The vast majority of viewers probably couldn't care less about what Hatch did decades ago. He's an
iconic player. The bad press he got back in the day never hurt the show
so why would it now?
On 2/26/2026 3:42 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 8:52 AM, Rick wrote:
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of
Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern game,
and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to stay
low- key in the beginning and assess what others think before
plunging ahead with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to
target Cirie. she just went about it the wrong way.
Sounds like she might also have rubbed people the wrong way. Devans
tweeted this about 90 minutes ago with a screenshot to part of her
exit interview with Dalton.
I think there's a BIG difference between playing hard establishing
relationships (which the rest of Cila did) and playing hard throwing
out names (which ONLY Jenna did before losing the Immunity Challenge).
She also came to this "beyotch" WAY LATE in the processrLiN+A Interview on EW
https://x.com/Rick_Devens/status/2027087979852734856
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I wonder
if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact Kamilla
when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a chance
to branch out on her own a bit.
Not having to worry about the link between them should help her.
Possibly could also make Joe willing to work with her if they end up
on the same tribe together or both make the merge.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, if anything,
because it will focus attention more on them as the only two prior
winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been the first
target of the three assuming all three made it to the merge.
I'm worried for Savannah. She got way more airtime than I was
expecting which can often be a bad sign this early in the game. The
Journey screwed her over as the rest of her tribe doesn't believe her
story. Technically she didn't lie as she doesn't get the BE idol
unless Ozzy gets blindsided with the idol still in his pocket.
She did get a lot of air time, but remember that she is very camera and TV-saavy,-a and she handles herself very well.
I think she will be okay pre-merge because she is very strong in
challenges and I think everyone will see that.-a-a-a She also benefits by having Cirie as whatever the opposite of a meat shield is.-a Cirie is of
no value in challenges and I think is likely to be the next person to
go, assuming they go back to TC soon.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won
immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they
would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the
numbers down a bit.
I think CBS might have mislead Dalton, etc. Last night was more like
one two hour episode with Kyle's injury and removal from the game as
an add on. I have to give production, etc. credit for keeping Kyle's
injury, etc. a secret. I saw nothing online to suggest that anyone was
removed from the game for medical reasons.
Agree.-a I was really confused that so much time was left after TC but
not enough for a complete episode.-a It never dawned on me that we could have an injury evacuation.
Some more comments from me.
--A lot of players trying to reinvent themselves. This is one area
where Rizzo and Savannah have an advantage. Savannah also seems to
have realized and addressed her weakness in S49 of not getting to know
the other players better.
--I thought Chrissy was playing very sloppily.
I didn't recognize Chrissy, and I don't mean just physically.-a I don't remember her playing so haphazardly, though I guess it has been several years.
--Mike White subtly throwing Coach UTB was impressive. Coach was
completely blindsided by that move.
Coach also got a lot of air time, and if that means he's leaving sooner rather than later, I'd be okay with that.-a Coach really hurt his brand
by stealing Ozzie's key the way he did, and I suspect he probably
regrets doing it.
--I'm already over Aubry and Jonathan.
Jonathan's only reason for being in the season seems to be his strength
and size.-a He and Joe ought to get along well because in many ways they
are the same player.
Aubry surprised me in her scenes with Gen.-a The two seem to be very
similar and on paper you'd think they should get along well, but Aubry seemed really closed off and suspicious of Gen.-a No idea what that was about.-a Aubry's got a chip on her shoulder and I'm not really sure what that's about.-a When she and Gen have their glasses on they could almost pass as sisters.-a Does Aubry resent the new girl in town adopting her persona?
--Gen seems to have done her homework. If she can get rid of Aubry
ASAP I think she'll be in good shape going forward.
--Casting Q was a good move. He's entertaining and I love that he's --
having fun playing the game.
--Colby telling Savannah he has bad hearing in his left ear was
totally unexpected. The Dee teeth scene was funny.
--When Savannah told her tribe that she won S49 I wonder if they asked
her about Rizzo. Hopefully we find out if those two came up with a
story before heading out to play S50.
They definitely would have asked about Riz-boy, and I really wonder what
she told everyone.-a For that matter, Riz's teammates would clearly have also asked him how he and Savannah did and I wonder what he told
everyone.-a I'm sure he and Savannah had to have talked pre-season to get their stories straight with one another.
--I was not expecting to see Exile Island return.
--It looks like SITDs are gone this season unless Cirie knew well in
advance of TC that Jenna was going home by a vote of 7rCo1.
I haven't heard anything about SITD this year, but I believe Cirie is well-enough connected that she probably knew she was safe.
--Did Christian screw himself by making such a huge fire using just
eye glasses?
I don't know if he screwed himself, but I have been wondering for years
why people don't try more often to start a fire with glasses.-a Even a person who doesn't normally wear glasses could bring a pair of reading glasses that would have the right magnifiers to start a fire.-a I thought what he did was great.
--I'm glad they cast Emily. She seems a lot more at ease than she did
at the start of S45 and people want to work with her.
Well she did get married after her prior season, so I'm sure she is more confident and self-assured now.
--Rizzo gave Colby some great advice. Hopefully he heard it.
Wasn't it Colby who gave Rizo the advice?
On 2/26/2026 4:37 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:42 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 8:52 AM, Rick wrote:
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me of >>>>> Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern
game, and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to
stay low- key in the beginning and assess what others think before
plunging ahead with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to
target Cirie. she just went about it the wrong way.
Sounds like she might also have rubbed people the wrong way. Devans
tweeted this about 90 minutes ago with a screenshot to part of her
exit interview with Dalton.
I think there's a BIG difference between playing hard establishing
relationships (which the rest of Cila did) and playing hard throwing
out names (which ONLY Jenna did before losing the Immunity
Challenge). She also came to this "beyotch" WAY LATE in the processrLiN+A >>> Interview on EW
https://x.com/Rick_Devens/status/2027087979852734856
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I
wonder if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact
Kamilla when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a
chance to branch out on her own a bit.
Not having to worry about the link between them should help her.
Possibly could also make Joe willing to work with her if they end up
on the same tribe together or both make the merge.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, if anything,
because it will focus attention more on them as the only two prior
winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been the first
target of the three assuming all three made it to the merge.
I'm worried for Savannah. She got way more airtime than I was
expecting which can often be a bad sign this early in the game. The
Journey screwed her over as the rest of her tribe doesn't believe her
story. Technically she didn't lie as she doesn't get the BE idol
unless Ozzy gets blindsided with the idol still in his pocket.
She did get a lot of air time, but remember that she is very camera
and TV-saavy,-a and she handles herself very well.
100%!
I think she will be okay pre-merge because she is very strong in
challenges and I think everyone will see that.-a-a-a She also benefits by >> having Cirie as whatever the opposite of a meat shield is.-a Cirie is
of no value in challenges and I think is likely to be the next person
to go, assuming they go back to TC soon.
As far as I'm concerned, it would be a huge mistake to let Cirie get anywhere near the end. If she makes F3 she'll probably win. Savannah, on
the other hand, might benefit from being a previous winner. The others
might think the jury would never vote for a past winner to win let alone
let Savannah become the first back-to-back winner. I would love to see Savannah win just to see the New Era haters go crazy.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won
immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they
would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the
numbers down a bit.
I think CBS might have mislead Dalton, etc. Last night was more like
one two hour episode with Kyle's injury and removal from the game as
an add on. I have to give production, etc. credit for keeping Kyle's
injury, etc. a secret. I saw nothing online to suggest that anyone
was removed from the game for medical reasons.
Agree.-a I was really confused that so much time was left after TC but
not enough for a complete episode.-a It never dawned on me that we
could have an injury evacuation.
Not only that, but Kyle would have been one of the last people I would
have guessed to go out due to an injury during a challenge.
Some more comments from me.
--A lot of players trying to reinvent themselves. This is one area
where Rizzo and Savannah have an advantage. Savannah also seems to
have realized and addressed her weakness in S49 of not getting to
know the other players better.
--I thought Chrissy was playing very sloppily.
I didn't recognize Chrissy, and I don't mean just physically.-a I don't
remember her playing so haphazardly, though I guess it has been
several years.
I still can't over how different she looks. I'm pretty sure she played a much more rational game in S35(?).
--Mike White subtly throwing Coach UTB was impressive. Coach was
completely blindsided by that move.
Coach also got a lot of air time, and if that means he's leaving
sooner rather than later, I'd be okay with that.-a Coach really hurt
his brand by stealing Ozzie's key the way he did, and I suspect he
probably regrets doing it.
I don't think he does.
https://x.com/the_real_coach/status/2027258219740213375
Coach did get a lot of airtime but I think Ozzy got the most of anyone.
The OG players seemed to have gotten the most airtime by far even though
I thought they were playing much worse than the New Era people.
--I'm already over Aubry and Jonathan.
Jonathan's only reason for being in the season seems to be his
strength and size.-a He and Joe ought to get along well because in many
ways they are the same player.
Jonathan's on because Boston Rob trained him for three years and
probably highly recommended him to Jeff.
Aubry surprised me in her scenes with Gen.-a The two seem to be very
similar and on paper you'd think they should get along well, but Aubry
seemed really closed off and suspicious of Gen.-a No idea what that was
about.-a Aubry's got a chip on her shoulder and I'm not really sure
what that's about.-a When she and Gen have their glasses on they could
almost pass as sisters.-a Does Aubry resent the new girl in town
adopting her persona?
I think Aubry's still butt hurt that she didn't win S32. She probably
sees Gen as a major obstacle and someone who's a better player than her.
If Aubry's trying to be like Gen it's not working. At least not for me.
--Gen seems to have done her homework. If she can get rid of Aubry
ASAP I think she'll be in good shape going forward.
--Casting Q was a good move. He's entertaining and I love that he's
-- having fun playing the game.
--Colby telling Savannah he has bad hearing in his left ear was
totally unexpected. The Dee teeth scene was funny.
--When Savannah told her tribe that she won S49 I wonder if they
asked her about Rizzo. Hopefully we find out if those two came up
with a story before heading out to play S50.
They definitely would have asked about Riz-boy, and I really wonder
what she told everyone.-a For that matter, Riz's teammates would
clearly have also asked him how he and Savannah did and I wonder what
he told everyone.-a I'm sure he and Savannah had to have talked
pre-season to get their stories straight with one another.
We know via Kyle that Rizo told his tribe that Savannah won, he lost in fire, and that he and Savannah were not close. I imagine she told her
tribe the same story.
--I was not expecting to see Exile Island return.
--It looks like SITDs are gone this season unless Cirie knew well in
advance of TC that Jenna was going home by a vote of 7rCo1.
I haven't heard anything about SITD this year, but I believe Cirie is
well-enough connected that she probably knew she was safe.
She and Ozzy both definitely knew. I'm just wondering when they knew.
--Did Christian screw himself by making such a huge fire using just
eye glasses?
I don't know if he screwed himself, but I have been wondering for
years why people don't try more often to start a fire with glasses.
Even a person who doesn't normally wear glasses could bring a pair of
reading glasses that would have the right magnifiers to start a fire.
I thought what he did was great.
Was there not a season long ago where someone used their glasses to
start a fire? After Christian's explanation last night I can see future players bringing glasses with them. It would be funny if production
started to ask to see prescriptions to try and prevent people from "cheating."
--I'm glad they cast Emily. She seems a lot more at ease than she did
at the start of S45 and people want to work with her.
Well she did get married after her prior season, so I'm sure she is
more confident and self-assured now.
It's kind of funny she got married. At the time of S45 she said they had been together for 12 years and basically had no desire to get married.
--Rizzo gave Colby some great advice. Hopefully he heard it.
Wasn't it Colby who gave Rizo the advice?
I'm talking about early on in the episode where Colby was building the shelter and Rizo was sitting on his ass. Rizo told him the new game is
much faster paced and basically that being a provider doesn't count for much. Devans essentially said the same thing about Ozzy in a confessional.
On 2/27/2026 6:42 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 4:37 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:42 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 8:52 AM, Rick wrote:
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me
of Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern
game, and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to
stay low- key in the beginning and assess what others think before
plunging ahead with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to
target Cirie. she just went about it the wrong way.
Sounds like she might also have rubbed people the wrong way. Devans
tweeted this about 90 minutes ago with a screenshot to part of her
exit interview with Dalton.
I think there's a BIG difference between playing hard establishing
relationships (which the rest of Cila did) and playing hard throwing
out names (which ONLY Jenna did before losing the Immunity
Challenge). She also came to this "beyotch" WAY LATE in the processrLiN+A >>>> Interview on EW
https://x.com/Rick_Devens/status/2027087979852734856
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I
wonder if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact >>>>>> Kamilla when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a
chance to branch out on her own a bit.
Not having to worry about the link between them should help her.
Possibly could also make Joe willing to work with her if they end up
on the same tribe together or both make the merge.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, ifI'm worried for Savannah. She got way more airtime than I was
anything, because it will focus attention more on them as the only
two prior winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been
the first target of the three assuming all three made it to the merge. >>>>
expecting which can often be a bad sign this early in the game. The
Journey screwed her over as the rest of her tribe doesn't believe
her story. Technically she didn't lie as she doesn't get the BE idol
unless Ozzy gets blindsided with the idol still in his pocket.
She did get a lot of air time, but remember that she is very camera
and TV-saavy,-a and she handles herself very well.
100%!
I think she will be okay pre-merge because she is very strong in
challenges and I think everyone will see that.-a-a-a She also benefits
by having Cirie as whatever the opposite of a meat shield is.-a Cirie
is of no value in challenges and I think is likely to be the next
person to go, assuming they go back to TC soon.
As far as I'm concerned, it would be a huge mistake to let Cirie get
anywhere near the end. If she makes F3 she'll probably win. Savannah,
on the other hand, might benefit from being a previous winner. The
others might think the jury would never vote for a past winner to win
let alone let Savannah become the first back-to-back winner. I would
love to see Savannah win just to see the New Era haters go crazy.
Well that strategy didn't work for Sandra when she returned for Game Changers.-a As the only two-time winner to that point, I think she tried
to make the case that no one could possibly vote for her to win an unprecedented third time.-a That strategy fell flat and she was the sixth person voted out.
As much as I would love it if Savannah somehow won back-to-back seasons,
and I will be rooting for that, I think she and Dee will both be
targeted early post-merge, especially as both are possibilities to win a string of immunities which wasn't even the case with Sandra.
As for Cirie, I agree that she needs to be voted out pre-merge when she
is such a liability - otherwise, she could be a lock to make it to F3
and possibly win.-a I believe she will be next to go if her tribe goes to
TC again, but knowing how things go, there will almost certainly be a
tribe swap after a few more episodes.-a She could get lucky.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won
immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they >>>>> would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the
numbers down a bit.
I think CBS might have mislead Dalton, etc. Last night was more like
one two hour episode with Kyle's injury and removal from the game as
an add on. I have to give production, etc. credit for keeping Kyle's
injury, etc. a secret. I saw nothing online to suggest that anyone
was removed from the game for medical reasons.
Agree.-a I was really confused that so much time was left after TC but
not enough for a complete episode.-a It never dawned on me that we
could have an injury evacuation.
Not only that, but Kyle would have been one of the last people I would
have guessed to go out due to an injury during a challenge.
The unfortunate irony is that Kyle had actually made it up the ramp successfully (which wasn't shown) and he only went back down to help
Colby, who had helped other players up and was the last one remaining at
the bottom.-a Unfortunately, he could not make his way back up the muddy ramp, so Kyle went back down to help Colby up and then had to try to
climb back up the muddy ramp, which is how he injured himself.-a The multiple trips are what put excessive strain on his Achilles and caused
the injury.
One little tidbit from his interviews today.-a When they showed the
doctor putting pressure on the bad leg, you could see his toes react
ever so slightly.-a Kyle admitted he actually was making his toes move in
a failed attempt to convince them to let him stay, but the doctor saw through the ruse.-a Kyle said he was flown home immediately after one
night at Ponderosa (where Jenna apparently greeted him warmly), and he
ended up getting surgery five days after he got home.
Some more comments from me.
--A lot of players trying to reinvent themselves. This is one area
where Rizzo and Savannah have an advantage. Savannah also seems to
have realized and addressed her weakness in S49 of not getting to
know the other players better.
--I thought Chrissy was playing very sloppily.
I didn't recognize Chrissy, and I don't mean just physically.-a I
don't remember her playing so haphazardly, though I guess it has been
several years.
I still can't over how different she looks. I'm pretty sure she played
a much more rational game in S35(?).
--Mike White subtly throwing Coach UTB was impressive. Coach was
completely blindsided by that move.
Coach also got a lot of air time, and if that means he's leaving
sooner rather than later, I'd be okay with that.-a Coach really hurt
his brand by stealing Ozzie's key the way he did, and I suspect he
probably regrets doing it.
I don't think he does.
https://x.com/the_real_coach/status/2027258219740213375
Coach did get a lot of airtime but I think Ozzy got the most of
anyone. The OG players seemed to have gotten the most airtime by far
even though I thought they were playing much worse than the New Era
people.
--I'm already over Aubry and Jonathan.
Jonathan's only reason for being in the season seems to be his
strength and size.-a He and Joe ought to get along well because in
many ways they are the same player.
Jonathan's on because Boston Rob trained him for three years and
probably highly recommended him to Jeff.
That may be true, but I doubt Rob has that kind of influence over
casting decisions.-a I think Jonathan just fits an archetype they wanted
to make sure was represented on the show.
FWIW Rob supposedly summarized the advice he gave Jonathan in a letter
he gave him to read on the plane to Fiji.-a Rob's major points:
1) Smile
2) Look at the game through the opponent's eyes
3) Control what you can control
You can judge for yourself how astute that advice may or may not be.
Aubry surprised me in her scenes with Gen.-a The two seem to be very
similar and on paper you'd think they should get along well, but
Aubry seemed really closed off and suspicious of Gen.-a No idea what
that was about.-a Aubry's got a chip on her shoulder and I'm not
really sure what that's about.-a When she and Gen have their glasses
on they could almost pass as sisters.-a Does Aubry resent the new girl
in town adopting her persona?
I think Aubry's still butt hurt that she didn't win S32. She probably
sees Gen as a major obstacle and someone who's a better player than
her. If Aubry's trying to be like Gen it's not working. At least not
for me.
--Gen seems to have done her homework. If she can get rid of Aubry
ASAP I think she'll be in good shape going forward.
--Casting Q was a good move. He's entertaining and I love that he's
-- having fun playing the game.
--Colby telling Savannah he has bad hearing in his left ear was
totally unexpected. The Dee teeth scene was funny.
--When Savannah told her tribe that she won S49 I wonder if they
asked her about Rizzo. Hopefully we find out if those two came up
with a story before heading out to play S50.
They definitely would have asked about Riz-boy, and I really wonder
what she told everyone.-a For that matter, Riz's teammates would
clearly have also asked him how he and Savannah did and I wonder what
he told everyone.-a I'm sure he and Savannah had to have talked pre-
season to get their stories straight with one another.
We know via Kyle that Rizo told his tribe that Savannah won, he lost
in fire, and that he and Savannah were not close. I imagine she told
her tribe the same story.
--I was not expecting to see Exile Island return.
--It looks like SITDs are gone this season unless Cirie knew well in
advance of TC that Jenna was going home by a vote of 7rCo1.
I haven't heard anything about SITD this year, but I believe Cirie is
well-enough connected that she probably knew she was safe.
She and Ozzy both definitely knew. I'm just wondering when they knew.
--Did Christian screw himself by making such a huge fire using just
eye glasses?
I don't know if he screwed himself, but I have been wondering for
years why people don't try more often to start a fire with glasses.
Even a person who doesn't normally wear glasses could bring a pair of
reading glasses that would have the right magnifiers to start a fire.
I thought what he did was great.
Was there not a season long ago where someone used their glasses to
start a fire? After Christian's explanation last night I can see
future players bringing glasses with them. It would be funny if
production started to ask to see prescriptions to try and prevent
people from "cheating."
It's been done a few times successfully, most recently by Dale Wentworth
who deliberately broke his glasses to double-up on the lenses.-a-a Also,
Yau Man famously came up with the idea of putting a drop of water on his already thick lens to increase the magnification, and one of his
teammates got a fire started that way.-a But many others have failed
using glasses to try to make fire, and I don't think we've seen anyone
even try it in many years.
I'm not sure the show would try to stop this because they want the
players to use ingenuity to try to get a fire started.-a-a In fact, when
Yau Man made it work in S14, I believe Jeff was so impressed he gave the tribe flint as an unplanned reward.
BTW, you don't need a prescription for reading glasses, which you can
buy in a drug store or dollar store, since they are basically just magnifying lenses for someone who is farsighted and just can't read
things close up.
--I'm glad they cast Emily. She seems a lot more at ease than she
did at the start of S45 and people want to work with her.
Well she did get married after her prior season, so I'm sure she is
more confident and self-assured now.
It's kind of funny she got married. At the time of S45 she said they
had been together for 12 years and basically had no desire to get
married.
So they were together since she was 16?-a She was 28 for her initial
season and 30 for this one.-a She definitely seemed more mature and self- controlled this time.
Did you notice Jeff addressed her as "Flippen" at least once?-a Guess she has made the big time now being addressed by her last name.
--Rizzo gave Colby some great advice. Hopefully he heard it.
Wasn't it Colby who gave Rizo the advice?
I'm talking about early on in the episode where Colby was building the
shelter and Rizo was sitting on his ass. Rizo told him the new game is
much faster paced and basically that being a provider doesn't count
for much. Devans essentially said the same thing about Ozzy in a
confessional.
He's right if you're talking about all new players, but with so many old schoolers in the cast, it will be interesting to see how the Colbys and Ozzies feel about this.-a I think one of the reasons we don't see more providers among the New Era people is that they usually just don't have those kind of skills.-a People like Rizo and Gen and Kamilla, etc.,
probably don't send a lot of time camping and hunting.-a But old-
schoolers might.
On 2/27/2026 6:18 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/27/2026 6:42 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 4:37 PM, Rick wrote:
On 2/26/2026 3:42 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/26/2026 8:52 AM, Rick wrote:
On 2/25/2026 11:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 2/25/2026 6:08 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Epic Party." Three hour episode!
More later. Much later!
Couple of quick comments for now.
First called, first out. Horrible gameplay by Jenna. Reminded me >>>>>>> of Danni in Winners at War.
Agree.-a She really showed a lack of understanding on the modern
game, and she totally failed to follow the usual rule of trying to >>>>>> stay low- key in the beginning and assess what others think before >>>>>> plunging ahead with your own strategy.-a But she wasn't wrong to
target Cirie. she just went about it the wrong way.
Sounds like she might also have rubbed people the wrong way. Devans >>>>> tweeted this about 90 minutes ago with a screenshot to part of her
exit interview with Dalton.
I think there's a BIG difference between playing hard establishing
relationships (which the rest of Cila did) and playing hard
throwing out names (which ONLY Jenna did before losing the Immunity >>>>> Challenge). She also came to this "beyotch" WAY LATE in the
processrLiN+A Interview on EW
https://x.com/Rick_Devens/status/2027087979852734856
Kyle being pulled from the game due to injury really sucks. I
wonder if that will help Dee and Savannah, and how it will impact >>>>>>> Kamilla when she finds out.
I think Kamilla will be all right.-a I think she felt a little
constrained by being in Kyle's shadow and this will give her a
chance to branch out on her own a bit.
Not having to worry about the link between them should help her.
Possibly could also make Joe willing to work with her if they end
up on the same tribe together or both make the merge.
The impact on Dee and Savannah will likely be negative, if
anything, because it will focus attention more on them as the only >>>>>> two prior winners.-a Kyle was almost a shield and might have been >>>>>> the first target of the three assuming all three made it to the
merge.
I'm worried for Savannah. She got way more airtime than I was
expecting which can often be a bad sign this early in the game. The >>>>> Journey screwed her over as the rest of her tribe doesn't believe
her story. Technically she didn't lie as she doesn't get the BE
idol unless Ozzy gets blindsided with the idol still in his pocket.
She did get a lot of air time, but remember that she is very camera
and TV-saavy,-a and she handles herself very well.
100%!
I think she will be okay pre-merge because she is very strong in
challenges and I think everyone will see that.-a-a-a She also benefits >>>> by having Cirie as whatever the opposite of a meat shield is.-a Cirie >>>> is of no value in challenges and I think is likely to be the next
person to go, assuming they go back to TC soon.
As far as I'm concerned, it would be a huge mistake to let Cirie get
anywhere near the end. If she makes F3 she'll probably win. Savannah,
on the other hand, might benefit from being a previous winner. The
others might think the jury would never vote for a past winner to win
let alone let Savannah become the first back-to-back winner. I would
love to see Savannah win just to see the New Era haters go crazy.
Well that strategy didn't work for Sandra when she returned for Game
Changers.-a As the only two-time winner to that point, I think she
tried to make the case that no one could possibly vote for her to win
an unprecedented third time.-a That strategy fell flat and she was the
sixth person voted out.
Cirie's never won despite having played four (U.S.) times already. She
might get a bit of a pass because of that.
As much as I would love it if Savannah somehow won back-to-back
seasons, and I will be rooting for that, I think she and Dee will both
be targeted early post-merge, especially as both are possibilities to
win a string of immunities which wasn't even the case with Sandra.
Dee for sure. They have no idea how much of a challenge beast Savannah
was in S49 unless Rizo stabs her in the back which I don't see happening.
As for Cirie, I agree that she needs to be voted out pre-merge when
she is such a liability - otherwise, she could be a lock to make it to
F3 and possibly win.-a I believe she will be next to go if her tribe
goes to TC again, but knowing how things go, there will almost
certainly be a tribe swap after a few more episodes.-a She could get
lucky.
With so many players I really hope they skip doing tribe swaps this
season. It takes strategy out of the game too much.
Biggest surprise for me was that the top two winners in the IC won >>>>>> immunity.-a With so many players this year, I thought for sure they >>>>>> would begin eliminating two players per episode until they get the >>>>>> numbers down a bit.
I think CBS might have mislead Dalton, etc. Last night was more
like one two hour episode with Kyle's injury and removal from the
game as an add on. I have to give production, etc. credit for
keeping Kyle's injury, etc. a secret. I saw nothing online to
suggest that anyone was removed from the game for medical reasons.
Agree.-a I was really confused that so much time was left after TC
but not enough for a complete episode.-a It never dawned on me that
we could have an injury evacuation.
Not only that, but Kyle would have been one of the last people I
would have guessed to go out due to an injury during a challenge.
The unfortunate irony is that Kyle had actually made it up the ramp
successfully (which wasn't shown) and he only went back down to help
Colby, who had helped other players up and was the last one remaining
at the bottom.-a Unfortunately, he could not make his way back up the
muddy ramp, so Kyle went back down to help Colby up and then had to
try to climb back up the muddy ramp, which is how he injured himself.
The multiple trips are what put excessive strain on his Achilles and
caused the injury.
One little tidbit from his interviews today.-a When they showed the
doctor putting pressure on the bad leg, you could see his toes react
ever so slightly.-a Kyle admitted he actually was making his toes move
in a failed attempt to convince them to let him stay, but the doctor
saw through the ruse.-a Kyle said he was flown home immediately after
one night at Ponderosa (where Jenna apparently greeted him warmly),
and he ended up getting surgery five days after he got home.
Some more comments from me.
--A lot of players trying to reinvent themselves. This is one area
where Rizzo and Savannah have an advantage. Savannah also seems to
have realized and addressed her weakness in S49 of not getting to
know the other players better.
--I thought Chrissy was playing very sloppily.
I didn't recognize Chrissy, and I don't mean just physically.-a I
don't remember her playing so haphazardly, though I guess it has
been several years.
I still can't over how different she looks. I'm pretty sure she
played a much more rational game in S35(?).
--Mike White subtly throwing Coach UTB was impressive. Coach was
completely blindsided by that move.
Coach also got a lot of air time, and if that means he's leaving
sooner rather than later, I'd be okay with that.-a Coach really hurt
his brand by stealing Ozzie's key the way he did, and I suspect he
probably regrets doing it.
I don't think he does.
https://x.com/the_real_coach/status/2027258219740213375
Coach did get a lot of airtime but I think Ozzy got the most of
anyone. The OG players seemed to have gotten the most airtime by far
even though I thought they were playing much worse than the New Era
people.
--I'm already over Aubry and Jonathan.
Jonathan's only reason for being in the season seems to be his
strength and size.-a He and Joe ought to get along well because in
many ways they are the same player.
Jonathan's on because Boston Rob trained him for three years and
probably highly recommended him to Jeff.
That may be true, but I doubt Rob has that kind of influence over
casting decisions.-a I think Jonathan just fits an archetype they
wanted to make sure was represented on the show.
Watch the live feed from Monday night. There's no question Boston Rob
had a big say in Jonathan being cast.
FWIW Rob supposedly summarized the advice he gave Jonathan in a letter
he gave him to read on the plane to Fiji.-a Rob's major points:
1) Smile
2) Look at the game through the opponent's eyes
3) Control what you can control
You can judge for yourself how astute that advice may or may not be.
He's not going to summarize three years worth of training in a letter.
Aubry surprised me in her scenes with Gen.-a The two seem to be very
similar and on paper you'd think they should get along well, but
Aubry seemed really closed off and suspicious of Gen.-a No idea what
that was about.-a Aubry's got a chip on her shoulder and I'm not
really sure what that's about.-a When she and Gen have their glasses
on they could almost pass as sisters.-a Does Aubry resent the new
girl in town adopting her persona?
I think Aubry's still butt hurt that she didn't win S32. She probably
sees Gen as a major obstacle and someone who's a better player than
her. If Aubry's trying to be like Gen it's not working. At least not
for me.
--Gen seems to have done her homework. If she can get rid of Aubry
ASAP I think she'll be in good shape going forward.
--Casting Q was a good move. He's entertaining and I love that he's >>>>> -- having fun playing the game.
--Colby telling Savannah he has bad hearing in his left ear was
totally unexpected. The Dee teeth scene was funny.
--When Savannah told her tribe that she won S49 I wonder if they
asked her about Rizzo. Hopefully we find out if those two came up
with a story before heading out to play S50.
They definitely would have asked about Riz-boy, and I really wonder
what she told everyone.-a For that matter, Riz's teammates would
clearly have also asked him how he and Savannah did and I wonder
what he told everyone.-a I'm sure he and Savannah had to have talked
pre- season to get their stories straight with one another.
We know via Kyle that Rizo told his tribe that Savannah won, he lost
in fire, and that he and Savannah were not close. I imagine she told
her tribe the same story.
--I was not expecting to see Exile Island return.
--It looks like SITDs are gone this season unless Cirie knew well
in advance of TC that Jenna was going home by a vote of 7rCo1.
I haven't heard anything about SITD this year, but I believe Cirie
is well-enough connected that she probably knew she was safe.
She and Ozzy both definitely knew. I'm just wondering when they knew.
--Did Christian screw himself by making such a huge fire using just >>>>> eye glasses?
I don't know if he screwed himself, but I have been wondering for
years why people don't try more often to start a fire with glasses.
Even a person who doesn't normally wear glasses could bring a pair
of reading glasses that would have the right magnifiers to start a
fire. I thought what he did was great.
Was there not a season long ago where someone used their glasses to
start a fire? After Christian's explanation last night I can see
future players bringing glasses with them. It would be funny if
production started to ask to see prescriptions to try and prevent
people from "cheating."
It's been done a few times successfully, most recently by Dale
Wentworth who deliberately broke his glasses to double-up on the
lenses.-a-a Also, Yau Man famously came up with the idea of putting a
drop of water on his already thick lens to increase the magnification,
and one of his teammates got a fire started that way.-a But many others
have failed using glasses to try to make fire, and I don't think we've
seen anyone even try it in many years.
Yau Man was great.
I'm not sure the show would try to stop this because they want the
players to use ingenuity to try to get a fire started.-a-a In fact, when
Yau Man made it work in S14, I believe Jeff was so impressed he gave
the tribe flint as an unplanned reward.
BTW, you don't need a prescription for reading glasses, which you can
buy in a drug store or dollar store, since they are basically just
magnifying lenses for someone who is farsighted and just can't read
things close up.
Good point! Future players need to study up on eye glass lenses so they
can go out and do some testing at home.
--I'm glad they cast Emily. She seems a lot more at ease than she
did at the start of S45 and people want to work with her.
Well she did get married after her prior season, so I'm sure she is
more confident and self-assured now.
It's kind of funny she got married. At the time of S45 she said they
had been together for 12 years and basically had no desire to get
married.
So they were together since she was 16?-a She was 28 for her initial
season and 30 for this one.-a She definitely seemed more mature and
self- controlled this time.
Yes, she was very young. IIRC, there was a bonus scene for one of the
S45 episodes where she discussed her relationship. Dealing with all of
the attention she got after her season probably helped her a lot and did wonders for her self-esteem. She's one of the rare players where
everyone seems to love her.
Did you notice Jeff addressed her as "Flippen" at least once?-a Guess
she has made the big time now being addressed by her last name.
I missed that but I did hear at least one player address her by
"Flippen." IIRC, she made a huge positive impact on Jeff at the Survivor Auction in S45.
On a bit of a side note, in the online battle Jenna and Devans are
having, she's pissed that Devans, Christian, and Emily pregamed
together. I'd like to know how they got to know each other. I can't
recall seeing them together at a Survivor event.
--Rizzo gave Colby some great advice. Hopefully he heard it.
Wasn't it Colby who gave Rizo the advice?
I'm talking about early on in the episode where Colby was building
the shelter and Rizo was sitting on his ass. Rizo told him the new
game is much faster paced and basically that being a provider doesn't
count for much. Devans essentially said the same thing about Ozzy in
a confessional.
He's right if you're talking about all new players, but with so many
old schoolers in the cast, it will be interesting to see how the
Colbys and Ozzies feel about this.-a I think one of the reasons we
don't see more providers among the New Era people is that they usually
just don't have those kind of skills.-a People like Rizo and Gen and
Kamilla, etc., probably don't send a lot of time camping and hunting.
But old- schoolers might.
New Era barely shows us people trying to get food. It's very possible a
lot of them are good at fishing, etc. Rizo would not be one of them.
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