S40.E10: The Full Circle LIVE CHAT

[Whimsy]

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Winners at War put the game aside for a heartfelt moment with their loved ones until a wild tribal council sends the 12th person to the Edge of Extinction.

Original airdate 4/15/20

This is the LIVE CHAT thread. 

[Lantern7]

Fun note: today marks ten years ago when viewers saw Russell get an immunity idol from dumbass JT.

[CletusMusashi]

Okey dokey... Is everyone ready to pretend they still care who wins?

[vb68]

Bleh. The Loved Ones visit. 😣

I wish we could just skip that part.

[Lady Calypso]

Well, I'm a bit sad to not have Adam the Narrator anymore but also excited to see who takes over with the most confessionals.

[Lantern7]

. . . and we’re going straight to business. Get the tissues.

[LadyChatts]

I HATE the loved ones visit

Damn, they are bringing the whole family! 

[Lady Calypso]

Wow, we don't even get a full minute before we're in the Loved Ones episode.

Oh, and now there's more than one loved one. But cute kids! 

[Daisy]

ugh loved one visit. 

[Straycat80]

Oh no,  my least favorite episode, the loved ones. 

[CletusMusashi]

Just once, can't we see a normal person on this show?

I want to see a player muttering "god damn it, I came here to get a vacation away from my family..."

[LadyChatts]

And now we're going to spend 10 minutes reflecting with each castaway that their families are the reason they are there and keep fighting.

[NYGirl]

dammit...one minute in and I'm crying already.   I cry at this episode EVERY SINGLE TIME

[enchantingmonkey]

Too much crying for my taste.  I'll have to rely on you guys to decide if I'm going to watch any of these loved ones moments.

[Lady Calypso]

This is going to take up the full ten minutes because they're doing this visit really early lol

[LadyChatts]

Okay, I don't like Ben or the loved ones, but his daughter yelling "surprise" was cute.

Edited April 16, 2020 by LadyChatts

[Lantern7]

Seriously, though, has there ever been a time where someone came close to not getting a visit? Aside from Jenna in S1, of course.

Ben’s kids aren’t wearing hats. Cut to money changing hands (online, of course).

[truthaboutluv]

Oh wow, they're bringing the whole family this time. Anyone suspect they added the kids because they were hoping Rob or Amber would still be in the game, so their kids would get to be on "Survivor"?

[vb68]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

And now we're going to spend 10 minutes reflecting with each castaway that their families are the reason they are there and keep fighting.

This is taking way longer than 10 minutes.

[cleo]

This much time on one family? This is going to take forever. I also agree with whoever said it's kind of nauseous watching this given the real trauma some people are going through with being separated from and losing family members.

[wallflower75]

2 minutes ago, CletusMusashi said:

Just once, can't we see a normal person on this show?

I want to see a player muttering "god damn it, I came here to get a vacation away from my family..."

This would be me.

But someone pointed out that this is kind of callous given that people are losing loved ones in real life, so maybe it shouldn't be.

Edited April 16, 2020 by wallflower75

[Lantern7]

Did Tony get a visit the time he won? I’m imagining a Spy Shack slowly moving from the bushes. And then the family pops out.

[LadyChatts]

3 minutes ago, CletusMusashi said:

Just once, can't we see a normal person on this show?

I want to see a player muttering "god damn it, I came here to get a vacation away from my family..."

I think the closest we got was Survivor Amazon when Butch's brother in law came out and he asked where his wife was (and Jeff made a comment about "feeling the love").  

[Lantern7]

Probst, getting shot above the waist. I’m drawing my own conclusion. 😜😈

[LadyChatts]

Dang, Denise is tiny next to her husband and daughter.

[susannot]

OK, how long is this going to go on?  Good lord.  What if someone is single?

[LadyChatts]

It's weird that the ones who don't have kids are only getting one visitor.  Not that I'm complaining, but why not splurge and let them bring out another family member or something.

[PaperTree]

ugh

[Lantern7]

Meanwhile, the EoE bunch is getting $50 gift certificates from Applebee’s.

ETA: “Daddy, are you still running around like a spaz?” 😜😜😜

Edited April 16, 2020 by Lantern7

[EllenB]

Ugh, I hate the family visits on each season, but this time it's a goddamn slap in the face to every person who can't see their loved ones right now.  Separation because a person wants 2 million bucks and separation to save lives?  Big difference.  They had plenty of time to re-edit this fake crapfest.

 

[CletusMusashi]

At this rate, the family members will still be there when it's time for tribal council.

[PaperTree]

gfy tony

[LadyChatts]

So if Rob had managed to get back into the game over Tyson, would they let Amber leave EOE to escort their kids out here, so Jeff could say "it's because of this show you guys are even here!"

[susannot]

All of the kids are cute but why are they acting like they have been released from captivity in North Korea?

[Straycat80]

I always think of Johnny Fairplay asking his friend where his Grandma was and the friend said she died. I’m reality she was alive and well and watching Jerry Springer. 

[wallflower75]

1 minute ago, CletusMusashi said:

At this rate, the family members will still be there when it's time for tribal council.

"Kids, who should daddy vote for this week?"

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, EllenB said:

Ugh, I hate the family visits on each season, but this time it's a goddamn slap in the face to every person who can't see their loved ones right now.  Separation because a person wants 2 million bucks and separation to save lives?  Big difference.  They had plenty of time to re-edit this fake crapfest.

 

This is why I have never liked the emotion around the family visit.  These people are willingly leaving their loved ones for less than 2 months.  I think about the military members who get deployed overseas for months and months and have extremely limited contact with their loved ones.  Years ago, my cousin was in the Navy and stationed in Guam, while his wife was back here in the states.  His son (and first child) was born early, and as a result he missed the birth.

So yeah, I can't get into the tears here.

[truthaboutluv]

1 minute ago, LadyChatts said:

So if Rob had managed to get back into the game over Tyson, would they let Amber leave EOE to escort their kids out here, so Jeff could say "it's because of this show you guys are even here!"

Of course. And then tell her once again how much older she's gotten since All Stars.

[Lantern7]

Just now, susannot said:

All of the kids are cute but why are they acting like they have been released from captivity in North Korea?

Well, I’m guessing being isolation for that long increases the tears exponentially. Also, you have to factor in the time they’re sequestered before the game begins.

Wait, I thought Tyson played with Kat. 🤷‍♂️

[vb68]

Does anybody else still cringe at the memory  Lisa Welchel's  "Brother!!!.... Sister!!!" moment?  That was so awkward and kinda creepy.

Edited April 16, 2020 by vb68

[LadyChatts]

3 minutes ago, CletusMusashi said:

At this rate, the family members will still be there when it's time for tribal council.

Does this mean Probst will ask the kids to write on parchment paper who they think is getting voted out, then they get to hold up their answers after TC?

[PaperTree]

Oh boo hoo daddy tyson (barf)

[LadyChatts]

I knew Jeff was going to bring this up with Jeremy.

Wow, was Second Chances that long ago that the baby that Val was pregnant with then is already that old?

[truthaboutluv]

Wow, Second Chances was that long ago already? That little boy looks big, considering Val was still pregnant then. 

[Lantern7]

Getting vague memories of the G.I. Joe two-parter when Cobra kidnapped and brainwashed families of specific Joes.

That isn’t too weird a reference, right?

[Lady Calypso]

Yeah, I think the only ones I get emotional at are the players who have genuinely had a tough time in the game (ie Karishma) and clearly need a family visit for a boost.

[CletusMusashi]

I think the producers drug everyone's water to make them cry more.

[susannot]

So Tyson tells his little girl "this is what Daddy does." How completely pathetic and what a horrible message to send to a child.

[LadyChatts]

10 minutes ago, vb68 said:

This is taking way longer than 10 minutes.

13 minutes.  I timed it lol

[wallflower75]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

Does this mean Probst will ask the kids to write on parchment paper who they think is getting voted out, then they get to hold up their answers after TC?

I have another idea: let everyone vote, then watch as family members turn on each other.  "What do you mean, you didn't vote for Tyson because you think he's funny?  I wanted him gone!!"