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This was a great episode! Kyle and Kamilla still holding on and staying loyal to each other for the win. Eva/Star, Charity/David can't relate. Chrissy/Mitch up in the air for now. The California Girls were loyal as well, and did the smart thing sticking together even though it didn't end well. Kyle and Kamilla played that perfectly. I just wish they had went the extra step and had Kamilla vote Kyle as well - to cement that they aren't working together. Not sure if Jeff read all 3 Thomas votes. Also laughing at Sai being like yeah me and Mary need to work together to get rid of Cedrek, everyone saw that coming. Cedrek got saved by the swap and I don't think he realizes at all. I can see Thomas being invited back, he's pretty funny in his commentary. I actually liked the new Vula tribe, but as soon as they came in so aggressive at the challenge I was sure they would be the ones going to tribal. Also go Kamilla! Did not realize she's from Toronto. Have to cheer her on now.

100% agree. Cedrek already wrote Sai's name down 3? times at that tribal - if Justin had put up some kind of actual fight against Sai I don't think he would be gone. Seemed like Cedrek was looking to Justin to say anything at all to justify his original decision. Good for Sai, I guess for picking up on Cedreks emotional side and putting him on the spot and actually fighting to stay, Justin kinda gave up. Mary is my favorite now too, she seems very down to earth and funny. I find it funny that on the green and purple tribe their are 2 women who just decided that we cannot work together and will never work together, lol - Mary and Sai, Star and Eva.

I found it interesting that Mary didn't tell Sai that her and Stephanie thought everyone was voting Sai last tribal and that's why they both wrote her name down. Mary needed to put the heat on Kevin atleast as soon as they came back from the Stephanie vote. Also I really don't get Cederck's loyalty towards Sai, and the need for the 2 guys to vote out Kevin. The 3 of them could have been in control after this tribal with either Mary and Sai on the side. Now there's a Cederck, Sai, Justin alliance where to me Justin is in the outs - with Mary just hanging on.

Just the names Charla and Mirna bring back horrible flashbacks. Pretty solid episode for me after not watching for many years.

I thought it was a pretty good episode, that could have been fantastic if they had done the unexpected thing and blindsided Sai. Like yes Kevin, you are correct, that is Sai's idol and not yours. I agree @LadyChatts Sai isn't as liked within her own alliance as she thinks she is let let alone with Mary now. I also thought Stephanie came out of nowhere when she admitted to her puzzle failure, like where was she the rest of the episode? I thought she was Charity at first. It was the Sai and Kevin show over on their tribe. Can't believe there were 2 heartwarming moments that actually surprised me. First, Kyle helping Kevin at the losers challenge for basics - that was so nice of him cause he doesn't gain anything from it, he's just a nice guy. And then the Eva and Joe talk and Joe's reaction, 🥺. Joe's reaction was so heartwarming. I'm almost ready to root for them.

Your whole review @thuganomics85 SPOT ON. I was telling my sister I enjoy most of the MCU movies because to me they are at baseline, good movies. I don't get the hate for The Marvels or The Eternals (haven't watched Secret Invasion yet). Also I'm glad that you said you found it dull to look at because I was trying to explain to my sister that the movie looked off but couldn't find the words to let her know what I meant - I had forgotten my glasses at home so that didn't help either. The movie is weirdly grey and lifeless looking.

Will go back and read everyone's thoughts but I thought that this would have been better as a series. There were good ideas in there but felt kinda rushed but meandering at the same time. Anthony Mackie was good, the Joaquin actor was ok but the character was not it with the jokes. The Steve/Sam banter it was not. Biggest pop in the audience was when Bucky showed up!

Didn't watch the Sasha reveal, has Holly mentioned Ethan at all? What's the timeline here, is Ethan older than Sasha? Did Holly raise her son and abandon her daughter? I don't remember the Ethan is Luke's reveal that much. Was she an involved mom with him? Does Ethan know he has a half sister? Willow and Drew is gross even though I love anything that gives the Corthinos clan a taste of their own medicine. The scene of Sasha getting nabbed had a nice zip too it and was a great stinger for next episode.

Watched this episode through tears too. Everyone is doing a good job reacting to Sam's death, but Alexis is just heartbreaking. Scout is so precious with her drawing and I love the little family Dante and Sam made with their children so liked seeing Rocco in Scouts picture. Carly is surprisingly not annoying me as she usually is. I liked her conversation with Danny. Robert deserves better, and if it's true that Sidwell targeted Sam because of the diamonds she stole, everyone better lay into her. You can be a commitment phobic, world traveling, not like the other women, women but don't be an asshole Holly. I wasn't born when Robert/Holly was a thing so I also assumed Robert/Anna was the bigger deal,when Robert came back and Robin saw him in the hospital but twitter seems to think that Robert/Holly is the OTP.

Alexis holding Dante's face got me too and then I couldn't stop crying the whole episode. Sonny always being the absolute worst. Did not think Sam passing would have such an effect but it brought back memories from when I used to watch when JaSam was at its highest. I liked the episodes of Sam and Alexis finding out they are mother and daughter as well. I also remember Kelly from the first season of Dancing With the Stars.

Just finished the Survivor chapter of the book and agree, it was super interesting reading the behind the scenes stuff of how that 1st season happened and how everything changed for tv but for the show itself after it.

I died laughing. His smug turned off real quick. Me, you, and probably Anika at home, wishing for Andy to experience the "fun" of a blindside. Please Survivor gimme it. He is so embarrassing, I can't look. @Tango64 your post was great, and I agree. I just finished the chapter on Survivor in Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum, and was fascinating reading. There were crew/production who brought up the issues with the way Survivor changed from the OG vision and the casting really early on after the first season. Rest of the episode was great - the editors really had a great time with Rome and his speech about home teams etc, and how he's playing the game at 100 and Sol is like negative 55. I was so happy for Sol when at tribal, like he earned that reprieve from Rome! I was alittle surprised Genevieve didn't fight at all for Rome since she threw in with Rome at their last tribal. But so far the last couple of episodes since I've known of her existence she is playing well. I like all the members of the red tribe left, kinda rooting for them. Andy with his "Anika had my name in her mouth since day 2" like man you had a MELTDOWN at a challenge and run over your whole tribe with a bus - she had every right to say your name. Also still getting the weird vibes between what Andy perceives Rachel should be like towards him. He was so happy to see her down and at the "bottom" since she didn't baby him and admit her undying loyalty to him those first couple of days at the beach - seemed like he was happy she was being punished for it. Also glad that Caroline and Tiyana put it together about Sue's idol after seeing all the red paint again. I was hoping for a tribe swap into 2 teams instead of a merge but oh well. I love swaps because it really changes up the dynamics of people's games, and allows for different connections to be made.

Never ever gets old. I said it in last week's thread but, how many years later, I still remember this (and other moments from "old" Survivor), remember having a huge smile on my face as it played out - but if you asked me about last season I have a vague recollection of things that happened. It's just not the same and I don't think it's too do with age at all. @JudyObscure me and my sister both cheered so hard when it happened as well. ^This vote was so brilliant with the nice guys double blindsiding the 3 hombres and Dreamz. Just strategy on another level that we would never see today. Hard agree! I love all the takes about Anika. I didn't see the smugness at all, but I agree that she was on Sam's shit list since she undermined him about the shelter in Episode 1 and have no idea where the animosity from Andy towards her comes from?! Andy is the smug one in that tribe - I swear I hear clown music over his confessionals. Yeah I don't see this ending well for Sierra at all. Rachel the only yellow tribe member I like now. Genevieve, it's been like 1 day and your already regretting the Rome vs. Kishan thing 🤦‍♀️. I do not understand how anyone keeps their cool around Rome on that tribe. Gabe vs Tiyana - yikes. But Sue is the one that annoys me on that tribe.

He should have told Genevieve before that he was going to try to get Rome out and would say her name as decoy. Or say Teeny's name. She said something to Teeny along the lines of, "I was just sitting here and this plan came to me without any input/discussion with me." I knew then that Kishan was gone. Kishan just needed to talk to her first or wait till Teeny came back to have a 3 person discussion with Teeny and Genevieve. I also agree that Sol has more patience than I could ever have, cause I would have screamed in Rome's face. The office look to the camera Teeny did after Rome and Sol had their fight was hilarious. From watching all these years of Survivor Rome is the type of player you vote out the FIRST chance you get Genevieve! I hope Sierra sees that Andy is not trustworthy at all and his first loyalty is to Sam only. Sue, for all the time you had to clean up that was the best you could do? Also Caroline and Tiyana please tell me you realized it was idol/advantage related, and not just Sue being a "danger" to herself. Sue kills me with her vendetta against Kyle. He wasn't in your alliance Sue, he had every right to write your name down - he's actually trying to work with you and you shutting him down makes him more likely to write your name again - and Gabe is totally playing you. Do we think Rome would be less obnoxious now that he has no advantages? Or riding high on a blindside that he didn’t even initiate. I thought this was a good episode overall, and I enjoy Anika and Rachel over on Gata just killing it with the puzzles. I jinxed the red tribe by saying how well they did in challenges in the 1st two episodes, oopsies. Will be interesting how Teeny reacts and carries on now with their number one gone. I can't tell if their getting a winners edit and this is their adversity story. I called last seasons winner in the 2nd episode. 🤔

^This alone would make such a difference. Most contestants don't get to show their strategy skills when your options are always reduced because of the number of idols/advantages. Everyone needs to play it safe and align with people with those idols because they carry so much power and there are like 100 per season. I don't want to be a grumpy oldie but there wasn't anything like Survivor on TV when it premiered, and now as someone said above its Big Brother on TV. They are so coddled and I don't think they need to be. Back to the 39 days, no idols, no journeys, no advantages, no second chance island. I still remember faces if not names from the early days and cannot for the life of me remember more than like 2 people from the newer seasons. My brother started watching the 1st season and he was floored with the fact that they had to SURVIVE along with all the other aspects.