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I’ve always liked Michele, but even I’m impressed that she’s still here. Even if you put aside the fact that she’s less experienced/less of a gym rat than most of this cast, she had a shit ton of enemies coming into this season (Amanda, Laurel, arguably Nurys, Kyland, Horacio, Jonna and Cara Maria). How did production manage to dry the car for the next player after it was repeatedly dropped in the water? I don’t know what to make of the Cara and Rachel dynamic. I feel like they started off the season super friendly (especially about the Laurel blow-up), but now they’re just taking pot shots at each other in confessionals. What happened?

Sia is no longer giving money. Jeff announced as much a few days after the season 46 finale.

I actually like Sam, but how did he have any more agency than Rachel after the merge?

Amanda is probably kicking herself that she isn’t on this season. She declined from what I’ve heard. But her Lavender Ladies in Ashley, Shane and Sylvia are all there.

And Sierra might vote for him as well.

Chrissy in season 35 was the other 4 immunity woman who didn’t win. I think the jury just didn’t connect with her as much as they did with Ben.

I think Noura brought Tommy to the end in season 39, and Tommy won the season.

Did I mishear, or was Bananas claiming to Rachel that their last season together was on The Island? There’s no way that either of them forgot about Exes II, so I’m wondering if production cut that part out because they’d have to acknowledge that Camilla existed?

It’s interesting: I remember a pre-season interview with Teeny where they indicated that their strength is more in the social game than in the strategy/number crunching side of the game. And that’s certainly borne fruit this whole season. Teeny seems to be nearly universally well-liked by their cast, but has been out of the loop a lot.

One World had an all female final 5.

I’m surprised, but not mad, that there was no double elimination/tribal this season. I think it’s the first time since the new era started that this happened.

I think that, after this episode, Caroline and Rachel are the only ones to not have received a vote against them. Does anyone else think that Genevieve’s diction sometimes resembles that of Parvati’s?

But neither Bananas nor Derek won the challenge, so there was at least a deliberation to be had by the winner as to which of the two of them would be sent in against Ryan.

What happens if 1 of the 3 targets wins the daily, and 1 is in last place? Does the 1 not in first or last place automatically get sent into elimination? If so, then how do they fill the rest of the episode?

I think he realizes he’s on the bottom though. How is he overestimating his standing?