S45.E09: Sword of Damocles LIVE CHAT

[Whimsy]

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In order to win immunity, castaways compete in a three-part challenge. Then, some castaways take a journey and face another difficult decision

Original airdate 11/22/23

This is your LIVE CHAT thread

[Lantern7]

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Let’s check out these huge turkeys!

[LadyChatts]

Since Austin now has another idol (of course), guess not getting the sandwich was worth it.

[Lantern7]

Seriously, who was Kellie? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[Straycat80]

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Right away focusing on Bruce again. 🙄

Edited November 23, 2023 by Straycat80

[LadyChatts]

I like how Jake realizes he's had some bad reads in this game, but they were even worse than he thought.  I didn't expect to come around to him, but I like that he's observant about his own game play and willing to adjust to the now.  Some people are either to stubborn or just willing to throw in the towel.

Edited November 23, 2023 by LadyChatts

[Straycat80]

The women are going after the women? 

[Lantern7]

Katurah, dressed for the office . . .

[LadyChatts]

Kendra wants Dee out.  And Katurah runs to Julie to tell her, because she'd rather be 5th in a Reba alliance than at the bottom of a the Belo alliance.

[Lady Calypso]

Katurah, how does that make sense? 

"I'm gonna be fifth with Belo, passing them info!"

Ok, but then they're gonna knock you out next?

Granted, I think Reba could turn on each other instead and Katurah could slip by, but...

[Lantern7]

Maybe Katurah’s only goal is to get Bruce out? Whatever. I’m still wondering she was in plainclothes in that interview.

[dizzyd]

Clearly an idol is going to be a factor tonight.

[LadyChatts]

Just now, Lady Calypso said:

Katurah, how does that make sense? 

"I'm gonna be fifth with Belo, passing them info!"

Ok, but then they're gonna knock you out next?

Granted, I think Reba could turn on each other instead and Katurah could slip by, but...

She's so pissed about being out of the loop with Belo I guess she'd rather be the last Belo standing and make sure that none of them can win.  But if she makes it to the final 3, how is she going to spin this as a jury argument?  It's petty game play.  And how does she even know that Reba will keep her?  Austin/Drew do have a thing with Emily.

[iMonrey]

I think the show thinks I like Bruce way more than I do.

[LadyChatts]

Bruce is taking this way too personally.  How does he even know that these people are telling him the truth?  

[Straycat80]

Geez, Bruce it’s just a game. Let it go. 

[Lantern7]

Just now, iMonrey said:

I think the show thinks I like Bruce way more than I do.

I keep saying that the show wants him to win.

[PaperTree]

Cry me a river, Bruce.

[Lady Calypso]

I was about to make fun of Drew's confessional and bemoan about it but....then he brings up a potentially good point about Bruce and his game.

Damnit, Drew! 

[LadyChatts]

I hate agreeing with Drew, he's got a point here.  This is the mentality that Jake is taking on in the game.  Bruce needs to do the same.

Okay, so Emily is aware that Drew/Austin are still tight with Reba and is feeling them out about getting Dee out.

Also, I like how we have two different perspectives going on-

Katurah: I'm fine being the 5th in an alliance, I'm going to help them get everyone else out by sharing information

Emily: I don't want to be the 5th in an alliance, I'm going to try and change my fortune

I like Emily.  Katurah can go.

Edited November 23, 2023 by LadyChatts

[Lantern7]

I miss Treemail rhymes.

Damn, WTF happened to Drew’s knees? Blur that shit, guys!

[Lady Calypso]

Yeah, Jeff needs to stop with this split tribe bullshit. It's hella annoying.

[LadyChatts]

I'd still like to know how everyone's knees have gotten banged up so bad.

And Austin is giving Julie an idol since no one is completely sure what is going on.  Just that they are splitting into three groups of three.

[Straycat80]

They shouldn’t be splitting these people into separate tribes at this point. How many idols does Austin have? I can’t even remember how he got them except the one on the island vs sandwich.

[dizzyd]

I know the point of the twists is to keep them on their toes, can’t afford to be complacent. But it also means I have to keep up with this shit when all I’m trying to do is chill after a long day. 

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, Straycat80 said:

They shouldn’t be splitting these people into separate tribes at this point. How many idols does Austin have? I can’t even remember how he got them except the one on the island vs sandwich.

He has two, and Bruce has one. 

To my knowledge, no one ever found the one at Belo beach, and no one has found one since the merge (that we know of).  Drew had an advantage that has since expired, but I think that's it in the game.

[Lantern7]

3 minutes ago, LadyChatts said:

I'd still like to know how everyone's knees have gotten banged up so bad.

They keep praying for a break from the convoluted twists?

[Lady Calypso]

We're already at the immunity challenge, which means we have a HUGE twist coming beyond this tribe twist.

[Straycat80]

I see more banged up legs after this challenge. 

[LadyChatts]

Drew, Jake, Dee

Kendra, Bruce, Julie

Austin, Katurah, Emily 

These are the groups.

[Lady Calypso]

I miss individual immunity challenges. 

[Lantern7]

No puzzles? These guys are slipping.

[LadyChatts]

I swear if this turns into a half hour endurance challenge like when Gabler was shouting out to anyone and everyone's grandmother's plumber...

[Lady Calypso]

There we go, another twist.

First group out will lose their vote.

Fuck off, Jeff. We don't need this shit at this stage of the game.

[LadyChatts]

I hate the sanctuary.  I miss the days when they had to pretend to be excited about Applebee's.  

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by LadyChatts

[Lantern7]

“Where good things . . . STFU, Probst.”

. . . and his vote negation boner pops out yet again. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[iMonrey]

Again with this "lose your vote" shit. Enough already.

[Straycat80]

Lose your vote, this is getting annoying. 

[LadyChatts]

Just now, Lady Calypso said:

There we go, another twist.

First group out will lose their vote.

Fuck off, Jeff. We don't need this shit at this stage of the game.

The way he likes taking votes away from not 1, not 2, but multiple people at once makes me think at some point we'll eventually just have rock-paper-scissors at TC to decide who goes home because no one can vote.

[Lady Calypso]

Wow, even with Jake's imbalance, Red team was able to catch up and finish the first part.

[LadyChatts]

Pretty impressive comeback for the Red (Drew/Dee/Jake) team.

[Lady Calypso]

Oh, and Austin, Emily and Katurah lose.

[Lantern7]

Austin loses his vote. Oh, no . . . 🙄🙄🙄

Edited November 23, 2023 by Lantern7

[LadyChatts]

Blue team (Emily/Austin/Katurah) were the first team to finish the balance beam and to start the second phase, yet lost.  So they potentially have no vote.

[dizzyd]

Have we ever had a commercial break in the middle of a challenge? My brain is not willing to remember today.

[Straycat80]

Now they have to go on a journey? This is getting more and more stupid.  Come on Jeff.

[LadyChatts]

So there's gotta be a twist to them earning their vote back.  I don't know if just one can win it back or if they have to sacrifice something to all get it back, or what.  Maybe they have to decide who to give their vote to.

[Lantern7]

Sadly, we’ll have to deal with this stuff all over again next season.

[iMonrey]

1 minute ago, Lantern7 said:

Sadly, we’ll have to deal with this stuff all over again next season.

Not if I skip it altogether.

[LadyChatts]

So we still have two parts of the IC, and the journey, so this is probably going to eat up the next 30 minutes at least.