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I don’t think that’s even nitpicking. According to the rules, she lost her vote. It would have been a delicious twist for her to find out afterwards that she lost her vote. But the producers can’t have that happen with Eva. No, not our dear Eva.

It’s been addressed before, but I still have a real problem with their clothes. Joe’s black and white checkered shirt at tribal council looked like it had just been delivered from J Crew or whatever.

But, as Tom pointed out, none of the other tables got that particular treatment. I was glad he paid attention after the judges were seated, to see if Massimo did that for everyone, and the answer was no. It was just ass-kissing for the judges. It shouldn't be this hard for the contestants at this point: Greet the judges nicely, immediately, in a way that at least seems like you do it for every table. Don't ignore them and don't ass kiss. Have they seen Top Chef before?

Yes, such a pointless product. I always marvel at the people who mortgage their home and go so far in debt for an "invention" like this. How can they not see the folly in staking all their finances on such a weak idea? Do they have no family or friends who will tell them they're crazy?

I don’t have a dog anymore, but I’m sure as hell taking that tomahawk bone home. Nothing better than gnawing on a good meaty steak bone in the privacy of my home. (Maybe while crouched in a dark corner and getting very primal, but not always.)

When that judge was criticizing Massimo for kneeling, I was waiting for her to say, “This is not Applebees’s!”

He made the mistake of feeling too comfortable with people he knew, which made him answer honestly instead of appropriately. I once was being interviewed for a job and they took me to lunch. I had previously worked with these people during an internship so I was comfortable and we were chatting easily. They asked me what I thought of my current job and I said, "Oh, a trained monkey could do my job." Did not get hired. I knew the moment the words left my mouth what I had done. I was very young and it was a major life lesson.

The judges’ reactions to the news of Tristan’s dad passing were so authentic and moving. I think they must have been impressed that they knew nothing of it until he won.

All those beautiful steak cuts — even the tomahawk! — were sliced up into a messy heap of beef pieces, making them cold and indistinguishable. No! It was a bone-in challenge! Do not slice my steak!

Brilliant deduction. They're conscious of how much we think they look pampered and not at all stressed most of the time. In this episode I was watching Joe and another talk after returning from the challenge and they both still had sand all over them. The woman had sand right on her eye. I was wondering why the hell they wouldn't wipe it away, or even better, go for a quick swim to clean it off. I guess the producers won't let them.

I think she's not so popular with the other players but they are afraid to vote her out or even talk about the possibility. Any hint of that would prompt that scary glare from Joe, who the contestants see as a nice guy with a threatening underside that you don't want to provoke. Combine that with no one wanting to target the young woman with the sensitive condition. Imagine being the player who floated the idea of voting Eva out and caused her to have another dramatic breakdown? What if Joe were not around to help her?? And she was gifted an idol by Star and another advantage by Jeff. At this point it doesn't matter if they like her or not. She's fine just waiting for the next feast.

Answering my own question: The internet says the two-minute rule applies to a potentially scary task. You have two minutes to do it or get out of the way for any other racers waiting to go. You can't take a lot of time trying to build up the courage. Invoked in TAR15, when Mika couldn't make herself go down the Atlantis water slide and others were waiting.

Anyone else see this scenario coming? The final three are Eva, Joe, and probably Mitch as the likable but not really a threat option. Eva gets upset in the final tribal, Joe gallantly consoles her while Mitch feebly tries to pat her on the back from as close as they allow him to get. Probst praises the show of support and affection. The jury gives the win to Eva. Probst never shuts up about the important impact Survivor has on the world.

On the sign outside the fire walking task, one of the informational items said "The two-minute rule applies." What is the two-minute rule?

This has felt wrong to me from the start. On some level Eva knows, maybe from past experience, that a strong, good man like Joe will be compelled to protect and care for a young woman who portrays herself as fragile and vulnerable. With their age differences, there is an innate father/daughter protective instinct that Eva has tapped into in a big way. Despite her physical prowess, she most definitely positioned herself that way with him by confiding in him when they were still strangers and having him promise to literally hold her hands when she is upset. “Here is my weakness and my need. Only you know. You will protect me, right? Now and forever?” And then it was Joe — only Joe — who could console her during the big breakdown, even though she had half a dozen caring people actually hugging her and soothing her. It all feels very manipulative. Perhaps Eva is not entirely aware of it, being that she is young and these dynamics can be hard to recognize without life experience. But she does enjoy the benefits and will be happy to take the prize money when Joe sacrifices himself to save her. Joe will feel like he did the right thing, but it won’t look right to me.

What a great episode. I was hoping mom and daughter would arrive at the pit stop by taxi in next to last place and have Phil tell them they have to wait out 500 hours of taxi penalties. Great editing with the daughter praising herself for reading the clues better. While sitting in a taxi. Meeting the wood weighing guy on the bus is such a good TAR moment.

So Shekina’s sisters all went the extreme plastic surgery fake look like her? Did not expect that. (Or just that they part of the family agreed to meet on camera.)

Wait a minute. So Joan told Gregory’s mom she should get out of her own home more just to test her limits? To see how far she could push her? Hell no. And I was on her side with that loser guy who doesn’t want a job.

Black Mirror has taught me that when a company comes out with a super cool service that only requires you to put a little electronic thing on your temple, just don't. It never ends well.

Common People was the only one I really liked. Bete Noire was not bad, though the ending was a bit over the top. Would have preferred to see her just take on the mantle of mean girl with a super power rather than rule the universe. Hotel Reverie had potential but went on too long. Issa Rae is beautiful on camera but the acting (especially the acting within the movie) was stilted. USS Calister was fun at first but drew the story out far too long and with too many unnecessary twists. Eulogy bored me to tears. Not the tears they were aiming for. Plaything was just someone rambling about computer stuff rather than anything actually happening.

I thought they were manual transmission, as I would expect in Bulgaria. The "way over to the right but you have to push kind of downward and then back" is typical for reverse in a manual. My Jeep Wrangler is like that. It's common for people new to a manual to have trouble finding it.

I'd never go to a cafe knowing that all the food is just reheated from frozen. It's bad enough when you find out that some items in a restaurant are made like that, but a cafe that proudly promotes that as a selling point? No, thank you. Frozen food is what I can make myself at home. The whole point of going out to eat is getting something freshly made. It's always bizarre when people come on the show claiming to be something revolutionary when they're doing the same old thing and just dressing it up with baseless claims and flowery language. Frozen food was invented in 1924.

Ugh. The episode was like being forced to listen to the crazy person on the subway for 45 minutes on the express train.

Their allotted money for the leg is almost never mentioned anymore, much less becoming an issue that affects the race. I had figured they just give them plenty of cash now so that it's never an issue, but asking for change makes me wonder. I know they did away with some of the prior money gimmicks like taking it from the last team and making them beg from the locals, which was the right move. But I did like seeing how they had to portion out limited funds and maybe make decisions that could affect the outcome.