Survivor: Edge of Extinction

[Majingir]

I should've known better.

I started warming up to Ron in this episode, he gets voted out 40 minutes later.

Jury clearly wants Devens to win (so much for jury being "quiet" and "here only to observe"). I hope so too, but will he even make it to the end?

For me, the worst F3 of remaining players are: Victoria, Julie, Aurora. Even Gavin winning I find would be underwhelming.


But based on preview for next week (which is final episode before the finale):

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Looks like EoE will end. Players compete for the spot back in the game!

I read a spoiler on what S39 theme will be. It somewhat connects with S40, but it sounds both weird and fun at same time:

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Island of Idols

Sandra and Rob will be on the island (the Idols), along with an actual immunity idol. Players sent to the island will get advice from them.

[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

I should've known better. I started warming up to Ron in this episode, he gets voted out 40 minutes later. Jury clearly wants Devens to win (so much for jury being "quiet" and "here only to observe"). I hope so too, but will he even make it to the end? For me, the worst F3 of remaining players are: Victoria, Julie, Aurora. Even Gavin winning I find would be underwhelming. But based on preview for next week (which is final episode before the finale): Spoiler Looks like EoE will end. Players compete for the spot back in the game! I read a spoiler on what S39 theme will be. It somewhat connects with S40, but it sounds both weird and fun at same time: Spoiler Island of Idols Sandra and Rob will be on the island (the Idols), along with an actual immunity idol. Players sent to the island will get advice from them.

Rick already had a big enough target on his back and the jury so openly rooted for him hurts him even more. At this point, anyone outside of Rick or who ever comes back for EoE winning is likely to be disappointing to me. Maybe that will change with the last part of the game still ahead of us but man they really took out all of my front runners as some as the merge hit.

Regarding your last spoiler:

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If I'm reading that correctly, then it's like Big Brother 14 where they had "coaches" or are they actually players in the game? If it is like BB14, then you would have to assume that they become players at some point.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeremym480

Rick already had a big enough target on his back and the jury so openly rooted for him hurts him even more. At this point, anyone outside of Rick or who ever comes back for EoE winning is likely to be disappointing to me. Maybe that will change with the last part of the game still ahead of us but man they really took out all of my front runners as some as the merge hit. Regarding your last spoiler: Spoiler If I'm reading that correctly, then it's like Big Brother 14 where they had "coaches" or are they actually players in the game? If it is like BB14, then you would have to assume that they become players at some point.

That's a bittersweet part of Survivor. Big moves and blindsides are great to have, but then it leads to an ending where the winner isn't so good because all the good players were taken out. That's what made Game Changers not as special for me. Season as a whole was great, even if my faves were all taken out pre-jury. But then having Sarah ending up being the one who won(she played a good game, I just never liked her), didn't make it feel as rewarding in the end.

As for next season:

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I'm hoping it's NOT like BB14. People make it sounds like Rob/Sandra WON'T be participating in the game, but that could just be like BB14 where they pretended the vets wouldn't be back, just to save them for multiple weeks and have some make jury.

BB14 coaches was actually a real good concept. Only problem was having the vets coming back into the game. If they had vets who were coaches the ENTIRE GAME and never entered as a player, it would've been so much better.

And seeing how Rob/Sandra are part of this season, given what next seasons (s40) theme is, I don't think either would/should be players in S39

[SuperBowlNachos]

His acting after playing the expired advantage was amazing

[JayhawkerStL]

Ron won't care, because I am not sure he has a soul. Julie, though, Devins' response is going to wreck her emotionally.

The show really needs one of the good EoE players to get in the game and win this thing. The current roster still in the game is not very interesting.

Was interesting to learn that searching bags is officially allowed in the rules. That just seems wrong.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayhawkerStL

Was interesting to learn that searching bags is officially allowed in the rules. That just seems wrong.

It's been allowed forever, but this was first time I heard them acknowledge it on TV. Probably done intentionally because fans have always complained about it happening and ask if it's allowed.

It SHOULDN'T be allowed at all. You're not allowed to steal anything though(Survivor rules, even if you find an idol that someone else found, production will step in and say you're not allowed to keep it, someone else has claimed it). Even a few years ago when transferring idols, they had to do so infront of a camera and actually say "I am giving my idol to ___" as proof.

The response I've usually just seem from Jeff was something like "If you don't want people finding an idol in your bag, don't hide it in your bag.", which just seems like they're ignoring the invasion of privacy stuff.


As for EoE players, the 3 Lesu members are only ones I care about seeing return. I'd still take a returning Joe or Aubry winning over a Julie or Victoria (even if Joe/Aubry haven't exactly done anything seeing how they were gone weeks ago), but thats more because of how unimportant some of these players are. I'm usually against voted out people winning the game (don't think it's ever happened before, but on Big Brother Canada, there have been multiple occasions where a voted out player almost won the game in F2(1 time they lost due to biggest botch in reality tv history)).

[jeremym480]

I've long been an advocate of "you have to keep some of the strong players around for a shield" strategy. It's good to have some weaker players in the game because you want to be in the final 3 with them, but you never want a gaggle of weak players like you have this season.

When Devins, Ron and Wardog were making their pack to stick together because they were the strongest players (lol) and could be shields for one another, all I could do was shake my head. The odds say that no one player is going to sweep all of the immunity challenges and I can't help but think where those three would be if they would have kept a stronger player (or two) or a returning player in the game instead of keeping all of the weaker players around.

Hopefully, this season will cause some of the middle of the road (strength-wise) to re-think their strategy a bit because once you become the biggest target (especially mid-game) it's hard to shake that.

[Majingir]

I never get that "strongest player" label either.

Nobody is gonna win immunity after immunity after immunity after immunity. Best run to the finals recently was Ben, and even he had 2 idol finds along with getting some big challenge wins.


What I don't get are why "physical" players are billed as threats. Just because you're more athletic and/or have bigger muscles, doesn't mean you'll do well. If anything, bigger muscles someone has, the worse they'll do in most challenges such as endurance ones (look at last challenge, do you think some 6 foot guy is winning a challenge where you have to hold yourself up while standing on 1 inch rungs)? Wardog being a big example of that. He was completely useless in challenges.