madmax

Thanks for sharing this. Way too young to go.

I finally got caught up, after vacation and lots of family drama. I think they're all playing some kind of game but Fernando and Ky. Ky was sorta kinda playing the game, but came to her senses. At this point, I want anyone to win but Jeff and Patrick.

He said it was on the thicker pieces, so maybe they were just too thick and held the moisture. From what I gather, jerky has to be super thin in order to dry properly. William's grouse snaring impresses the hell out of me. So freaking patient!! I'm rooting for him.

Anybody think Gary intentionally let that meat go bad? He can eat it, but Fernando can't. I still think there is a lot of producer input in this season.

I don't watch live, so that's why the length really doesn't bother me. I can watch some on Friday, then some on Saturday, or watch it all on Sunday. It's not like I'm going to be spoiled that Jake got tapped. I can only remember one time that I was spoiled on a survival type reality show. So I'll just watch at my leisure. Most of the time, I'm watching over 2 days because Mr. Max gets up for work stupid early, so he's usually in bed by 7:00.

Me, too! It would have been so much better if they would have run Australia after the Arctic had finished. The length doesn't really bother me, but with the extended time, I'd expect to see everyone each episode. Just because Timber is entertaining doesn't mean you need to have him on the majority of the episode.

Why do they have to trade 2 knives for the fishing gear? One knife and half the gear? That way everyone is happy. I'm thinking this is so very much scripted now. Why would Gary go to JEFF of all people to show him the watering hole? Why wouldn't he make the above trade with Ky's group? Dani was never like this in other challenges. I think they know that Jeff is very much hated and probably on one of his last challenges, so they're building up some new assholes for us.

Yeah, he stabbed a musk ox to death and people didn't like that much. I wasn't a fan of his because he was very blah. He wasn't funny, he wasn't friendly, he was just...there. Now, just so you all think I'm nuts, I don't like Timber because he's too out there. It's a fine line...

How many times this season have we heard "Oh, I forgot the camera, but look at what I got when I wasn't filming?" So they don't have the cameras running constantly. Yeah, I think some are eating forbidden game.

It felt to me that Jake was hoping he'd be med tapped, and he got his wish. "I'll die first" usually means they won't make it.

Truthfully, I think they all ended up assholes in both the last "Last One Standing" and will probably do so in this one, even my favorite, Fernaaaaaaaaaando. But Jeff is just a bigger a-hole than the rest, both for his shenanigans on and off the show.

She screwed over Jeff, and that makes it cool in my book.

I can see the younger people maybe tapping because they couldn't handle the absolute lack of connection. But older folks who didn't have a cell phone at a very early age should be able to cope better. Funny you talk about being isolated. I think quite a few of us had that during the pandemic, but we could always reach out via phone/text/email if necessary. I had always said that I would be perfectly fine alone, but for the first few months, when it was just me and the cat, (Mr. Max being an "essential worker" and my son in the military) I was starved for face-to-face conversation when Mr. Max got home. Of course, I acclimated and was damn sad to leave my five day WFH gig when we were called back to the office a few days a week.

I think we're all hate-watching this season. I will say I was happy that Russell and Lacey were first out. Now let's have Jeff go next.

EXACTLY!!! That is one of the things that bugged me about her. I can hear it now. Glad I won't have to listen to that voice again.