Nashville

Damn, beat me to it. 😆

In truth, that’s one of the things I miss the most about the Ponderosa clips: the exit review with the medical staff, where (among other things) they checked how much weight each evictee had lost during their participation in the season. 😕

One of my major disappointments with this TC? Not a single vote for Venus. Considering Venus is so far up her own ass she tastes her breakfast twice, her histrionics back at camp following every appearance of her name on a piece of parchment have become one of the few happy places I’ve found this season.

Hunter, Hunter, Hunter… dude, you could’ve PWNED that TC if you’d just kept your big mouth shut - but instead you violated one of the cardinal Survivor rules: the moment your possession of an idol becomes public knowledge, you burn that bitch ASAFP. But, no; Hunter falls prey to a galloping case of just-one-more-TC-itis, and now he’s a card-carrying member of the incredibly exclusive Pocket Idol Posse. C’est la vie!

Shoulda played the idol, brah.

If i was Hunter and I was stuck on an island with this bunch of self-absorbed sad sacks, I’d be spending most of my time in the treetops too.

Not Overwhelming No - but close.

Just to clarify: just because Hunter could’ve played his idol for Tevin, I that doesn’t necessarily mean I think Hunter should’ve done so. Let’s look at those options: Hunter plays his idol for Tevin, and Venus goes home. Hunter would’ve kept Tevin safe for this TC vote - but what about the next vote? If past history is any indication, a player surviving a landslide vote at one TC is frequently the evictee at the next TC because they’ve already been branded as an “easy out” - so Hunter’s play would have extended his ally’s life in the game for one TC cycle, after which both Hunter AND Tevin would be defenseless. Also - does Hunter really trust Tevin that much? Because such a play would easily be the splashiest move thus far in the season, and it would all be to Hunter’s credit - which would probably result in crosshairs on Hunter at the next TC where Hunter isn’t wearing the Immunity necklace. I wouldn’t put it past Tevin at all to accept Hunter’s largesse one TC, then flip on Hunter at the next. Hunter keeps his idol secret and to himself, and Tevin goes home. Hunter would be without his (presumed?) #1 ally in the game, to be sure - but depending upon how tight Hunter actually felt their bond was, would that necessarily be a bad thing? One might argue that shucking Tevin might actually decrease the target on Hunter’s back; he’d be perceived as an alliance-less loner, and therefore a strategic nonentity. Keeping the idol for himself also gives Hunter significantly increased longevity in the game; should Hunter fail to win out at the remaining challenges, the idol constitutes a mulligan. Option 1 does have certain advantages, to be sure - but IMHO Option 2 gets Hunter deeper in the season, and closer to FTC as a player.

Easy, really: Hunter talks up Tevin as the “obvious” choice - not a hard sell (obviously). Hunter “suggests” since Tevin’s eviction is a fait accompli, a dogpile on Tevin would be everybody’s safest option. Hunter then plays his idol for Tevin. Assuming the TC vote continued as it did in reality, Hunter’s and Tevin’s votes would be the only votes counted - meaning Hunter would’ve held on to his #1, and Venus would be the one eating burgers at Ponderosa. All this, however, would presume a fact not necessarily in evidence - i.e., that Hunter felt his alliance with Tevin was strong enough to warrant burning an (actually!!!) secret idol for.

Peachy will do this only if two conditions are met: A player at TC is proclaiming “Vote me off, please.” There is unanimous agreement among the other players at TC to do so. Q definitely met #1 at this TC to be sure; Tiff’s and Kenzie’s (amongst others) protestations against doing so trashed #2 completely, though, so no way was Jiffy Pop going to call this TC as not requiring a stand-up vote - and his decision was borne out by the vote’s result.

No disagreement here whatsoever. Nothing wrong with Venus being naive; naive and insufferable, though? Lousy combination, that.

Keep in mind, though: Hunter lives and works as a schoolteacher in French Camp, Mississippi - population 174, by the last census. Odds are any datable single women in town are mothers of his students, female relatives of same, or other teachers - so his socializing opportunities are extremely limited at best. Hunter also represents as a very private, introverted individual - which probably also cuts into his icebreaking chances on romantic associations. So - under such circumstances Hunter doesn’t need to worry overmuch about how his house presents to potential dates, because ain’t a lot of them ever getting the opportunity to see his house in the first place.

By no means am I a Q fan, but I actually felt a little bad for him this episode in his discussions with Tiff and Kenzie: Q: So we’re settled - we’re voting Tim, right? T: Personally , I’d rather go after Ben this time. Q: So then, we’re voting Ben out…? T: Just be aware, though: if Ben has an idol or anything and plays it, then we’re screwed. Q: But I don’t think Ben has anything…. T: Don’t count on it. Q: So you’d rather vote out Tim, then? T: Fool, I already told you how I wanted to vote. K: DAMMIT Q, WOULD YOU PLEASE QUIT FLIP-FLOPPING!?!? ———— By the end of that monkeyfuck, *I* wasn’t sure what Tiff wanted to do any more - second-funniest bit of the episode. First place has to go to Kenzie at TC, though: Ben: So I had a panic attack, see - did you hear I’d had a panic attack? Yeah, I had a panic attack - and that panic attack woke me up, and I was sitting there in the dark feeling all panicky and attacky, and Kenzie woke up too, and she made me feel better, and that was such a HUMAN thing to do, yaknow…? Kenzie: Yeah, that was pretty human of me. 🤣🤣🤣

The word “survivor” is a long-established word in the English language (not a manufactured - and trademarkable - word like “Lexus”), and its usage far predates CBS’s show or its registered trademarks. So as long as a third party doesn’t (a) use the network’s registered trademarks or logos without consent and/or (b) word any packaging or advertising text in such a manner that a reasonable person might assume association with or endorsement by the show, there’s really not a lot the network can do about it. The third parties can (and do) shave pretty close to the edges, if they so choose; “Survivor Puzzle” might be crossing the line, but “Survival Puzzle” would probably pass legal muster.

Same - but while I might hope for Hunter to be F3, I suredafuq know this game too well to expect it.