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And now another interminable wait. They seem to be advancing roughly one year per series, but I wonder if they’ll skip a little further this time, rather than waiting a full four years to tell some postwar stories. For those of us who developed a soft spot for Carmody, here's a fun little video tribute (that I can't seem to embed).

Easiest fan-casting ever: WOMEN Shan Genevieve Carolyn Angelina Noura Reem Sue Smey Applebee's Liz MEN Q Rome Andy Bruce Jelinsky Bhanu Gabler Zach, just to see if he lasts longer than his brother ...then we throw away the key.

I knew Carmody would be exiting, but I’m hoping there’s a time jump or something that allows him to return eventually, especially since Siegfried left the door wide open for him. I don’t think the show necessarily needs somebody in the trainee role at all times, but I’ve enjoyed him as the younger-brother figure Siegfried might have chosen and wanted more of him playing the foil to Tristan. And he’d come such a long way—inviting Doris for drinks, learning how to drive, winning over Mrs. Pumphrey and Tricki. I guess like Mrs. Hall, I like it when the house is full, and now it's going to feel a little emptier despite Tris being back. Speaking of Audrey, they certainly seemed to be nudging her closer to Bosworth, along with Siegfried and Miss Grantley. IDK about the latter, but I have a hard time believing the former is endgame.

Carmody and Tristan's bed-to-bed banter had me wishing Richard can harness that energy the next time he runs into Doris.

I was pulling for Egypt, but that early pep talk with Gordon struck me as something they probably wouldn't show if he were the actual winner. Surely it's Hannah's to lose, even with her slightly understated edit; I can't imagine Gordon handing the keys to Kyle, who's pushing 30 and yet comes off as much, much younger and not in a good way.

TBF, Caroline seemed pretty checked out throughout, including when she was vowing to do better. I'm sure Gordon has some sense of the ones who might make it and those who almost certainly won't (but it's easier to use the footage they have in the can rather than vet a whole other restaurant in order to make the predetermined episode count). I just hope Kindred's staff landed on their feet, give or take Frank.

Yeah, the mustache can go whenever. I think the problem is that Callum has such a boyish face that he either needs to go full beard (at least scruff, anyway) or nothing in order for it to work. Apparently he really did grow it out but they had to dye it for on-camera purposes, so that probably contributes to it looking a bit off. But regardless, yay, Tris is finally back! Can't wait to see him and Carmody playing off each other.

I had a feeling going in that this was the end of the road for Whit. She's above average in the kitchen, which is why I suspect Gordon allowed her to stay this long and why he let her keep the jacket, but her complete lack of politesse was bound to do her in eventually. To whatever extent the winner represents the brand, Whit just wouldn't have been capable of playing that game.

Um...well... [raises hand halfway reluctantly] Give us Tristan.

There's a Caroline? I kid! But she is kind of lost in the scrum—not quite a purple edit, but definitely overshadowed by the likes of confessional king Sam, the second coming of Liz (AKA Andy), and All That Is Sue. Which is funny because she was a big mystery prior to the season, the one person who couldn't be found on social media and who was completely unknown to the spoilers crowd until people Zaprudered promos and identified her by process of elimination. She has the lowest confessional count of the people remaining, and ADHD isn't a particularly distinctive hook. But hey, she's got three more episodes to pop, so you never know.

Heh. according to the Stats page on Inside Survivor, "In the last four seasons with an auction, the player that won the margarita was voted out in the same episode." Jefra (Cagayan), Jenn (Worlds Apart), Kellie (45), and now Sierra. Margarita Curse! Don't drink and Survivor, I guess.

She basically bluffed with the SITD. If the others had had big reactions, she would've known she was the target and presumably played the idol. Since everybody's response was more muted, she figured she was likely safe. The other thing—and IDK if she was thinking this far ahead or it's just a corollary benefit—is that by removing herself from the voting pool, she didn't get the blood of a fellow Gata on her hands. Tidy little jury move.

What an odd season. Most of the cast didn't pop as individuals, but we got entertaining chaos anyway, thanks in part to TPTB coming up with a new twist that actually worked. What's the saying? Oh yeah, Expect the Unexpected. Thanks as always to the feed watchers. And now I can happily delete the spellings of Chelsie and (especially) Makensy's names from my hard drive.

I'm surprised they don't, if only for budgetary reasons*. Once they get down to F5, they should really wrap things up within 10 days. I don't see any reason, gaming-wise or feeds-wise, to drag things out longer than that, especially with the F3 finale model. *I understand not wanting to short the crew a week of work, but they could just add a pre-jury buyback or something.

December is usually the moment of sweet relief where I look back and realize I've forgotten at least half the cast, thanks to Survivor overwriting the show in my brain. This year will be interesting, because I'm not sure I'll retain anyone other than chaos monkeys Tucker and Angela; there was nobody for me to crush on, and even someone like Quinn, who was one of the bigger personalities (relatively) and a chronic fuck-up hasn't left that strong an impression as BB players go. In Friends terms, I'll probably just remember this season as The One With All the Vetos.