AntFTW Monday at 11:15 PM Share Monday at 11:15 PM Quote Tensions soar before a shocking blindside as the Banker tests the integrity of the remaining eight players, forcing them to choose sides. Air date: February 18, 2025 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/
Rodney Wednesday at 05:32 AM Share Wednesday at 05:32 AM Props to C.K. for defeating the Banker again, but I'm confused. She talked so much about booting Dickson last week, but then, she boots Seychelle instead? Literally zero lead-up to this. Why make that choice? Was it said anywhere by her why she did that? That said, glad to see Will gone. I run so hot and cold on the guy, and unfortunately, he had me on the cold side with his appearance on this show. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585057
mertensia Wednesday at 06:23 AM Share Wednesday at 06:23 AM Thank god Dr. Will and his 1970s Just for Men hair is gone. I don't understand why she booted Seychelle over Dickson, either. I would go insane having to listen to "I have 2 cats, so I choose case 2" etc. every night. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585077
AntFTW Wednesday at 06:39 AM Author Share Wednesday at 06:39 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, Rodney said: Props to C.K. for defeating the Banker again, but I'm confused. She talked so much about booting Dickson last week, but then, she boots Seychelle instead? 16 minutes ago, mertensia said: I don't understand why she booted Seychelle over Dickson, either. My guess is that Dickson, Parvati and David became CK's only options for a possible alliance. Becoming a member of "The Family" or getting some "protection" from them is the only possible option. CK had just blown up all of their games and exposed the deal to get rid of MG. It became pretty clear once she aired all of that out that she wasn't playing with Lete, Dr. Will and Seychelle anymore because it was their plan. Edited Wednesday at 06:40 AM by AntFTW Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585084
seacliffsal Wednesday at 01:51 PM Share Wednesday at 01:51 PM I really want to see 'the family' broken up. CK is cold-she refused to hug Will even though he was willing to hug her because he understands this is just a game! I do agree with Will that this group seems entitled, but they also seem clueless to me. A lot of righteous indignation about...nothing. At least Will was willing to shake things up a bit. And, do I believe that he is done with reality t.v.? Sure, until he gets an offer he wants to take... 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585164
DEL901 Wednesday at 04:53 PM Share Wednesday at 04:53 PM 3 hours ago, seacliffsal said: I really want to see 'the family' broken up. CK is cold-she refused to hug Will even though he was willing to hug her because he understands this is just a game! I do agree with Will that this group seems entitled, but they also seem clueless to me. A lot of righteous indignation about...nothing. At least Will was willing to shake things up a bit. And, do I believe that he is done with reality t.v.? Sure, until he gets an offer he wants to take... Agree. Will was even on the Traitors last season doing a one episode appearance. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585296
LakeGal Wednesday at 07:17 PM Share Wednesday at 07:17 PM I wish Will had dropped a little tidbit before he left. He could have asked them if any of them had ever seen Survivor Australia and knew who won. Even if he wasn't sure, it would have made people start to think. The family is getting their way too often. I want them shaken up a bit. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585424
ljenkins782 Thursday at 01:58 AM Share Thursday at 01:58 AM 19 hours ago, AntFTW said: My guess is that Dickson, Parvati and David became CK's only options for a possible alliance. Becoming a member of "The Family" or getting some "protection" from them is the only possible option. CK had just blown up all of their games and exposed the deal to get rid of MG. It became pretty clear once she aired all of that out that she wasn't playing with Lete, Dr. Will and Seychelle anymore because it was their plan. CK is a mystery to me, I really can't get a sense of her as a person at all. That being said, I was thrilled to see her boot Seychelle and her irritating accent that comes and goes in strength. And really, I didn't blame her for going for that safety case, these people don't trust her already and that's not changing, so why not save your own skin when you get the opportunity. The structure of this game makes it possible to get to the end without any friends at all. There is the opportunity to gain safety through the challenges that prevents you from being sent home and you can win against the banker, so there's not a ton to be gained in trying to repair the relationships and it's unlikely that she'd be able to anyway. I have to say that David fooled me in his talks with Will, I was baffled as to why he'd send Dickson home over Will, but it seemed like that was the path he was taking. I can see why he won Survivor, his social game is very good. Is Parvati ever going to be in any kind of danger in this game? It's like she has a plastic bubble around her. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8585926
Ilovepie Thursday at 06:08 PM Share Thursday at 06:08 PM CK's game is all over the place. She should have booted Dickson. She is not going to be protected over the original three "Family" members (how I hate that alliance name!). If she had booted Dickson she could have redeemed herself with the non-fam players, but instead she's still on the outs. She had no choice but to take that zero case. David played a great game, but the whole thing is luck so it's not really anything he did. You have to keep playing until the odds are 50-50 either way and the offer is as big as you can get. All the drama is manufactured. I never thought David would save Will, and he is not as good of a player as he thinks he is if he really thought David would save him over Dickson, but he didn't really have any choice when Lete chose David to play. Overall, a satisfying ending - I am so happy both players eliminated are gone. Seychelle was more pleasant on the after show, but I find her gen z talk with the accent ridiculous. She is not a teenager. Rob said she is a flight attendant - imagine her on your plane serving you your ginger ale! "You gucci? You want some pretzels?" On the after show I enjoyed the OG reality personalities Rob and Will talking about the nuances of what makes a good reality tv competitor. Those two should do a podcast talking about these shows. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8586544
AntFTW Thursday at 07:12 PM Author Share Thursday at 07:12 PM 1 hour ago, Ilovepie said: If she had booted Dickson she could have redeemed herself with the non-fam players I doubt it, not after she just blew up their games. CK threw away any trust she had with them. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8586596
Ilovepie Thursday at 08:14 PM Share Thursday at 08:14 PM 59 minutes ago, AntFTW said: I doubt it, not after she just blew up their games. CK threw away any trust she had with them. That's true, but she just doubled down by coming out of left field and sending Seychelle home. I did laugh at Philip's (paraphrased) tirade: "If you think I'll go high I won't - I'm going so low I'm underground. Call Harriet Tubman." I died laughing. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8586654
30 Helens Yest. at 07:53 AM Share Yest. at 07:53 AM On 2/19/2025 at 7:58 PM, ljenkins782 said: Is Parvati ever going to be in any kind of danger in this game? It's like she has a plastic bubble around her. She is really, really good at the social game. Maybe the best ever. People know she’s dangerous, but they don’t think she’s a threat to them, just the others. So they want to stay on her side. Here, she also had the advantage of no one knowing her history. (Which is still shocking to me.) At least until Will blew that up. Sort of. What ever happened with that? Because unless I’m forgetting something, it seems like it was mentioned and then dropped, like nobody cared. I can’t say I’m sad that Will has gone back to his underground crypt, because I really can’t stand his villain act, but I will miss his gameplay. I get very impatient watching players who get caught up in their emotions, constantly crowing about personal integrity while sulking over being “betrayed”. I’d so much rather see people like Will and Rob and Parvati and David, who understand it’s just a game and take nothing personally— even if I am watching them for the umpteenth time. At least they know how to play. And pick a damn suitcase without giving it a backstory. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8587163
AntFTW Yest. at 10:43 AM Author Share Yest. at 10:43 AM (edited) 10 hours ago, 30 Helens said: Here, she also had the advantage of no one knowing her history. (Which is still shocking to me.) At least until Will blew that up. Last season, most of the people didn't know Rob's history until one person (I think was Kim) blew that up. The more shocking part to me is that unlike last season, it didn't make Parvati public enemy #1 in the same way it did Rob. Edited Yest. at 06:32 PM by AntFTW Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8587190
seacliffsal Yest. at 01:32 PM Share Yest. at 01:32 PM 2 hours ago, AntFTW said: Last season that most of the people didn't know Rob's history until one person (I think was Kim) blew that up. The more shocking part to me is that unlike last season, it didn't make Parvati public enemy #1 in the same way it did Rob. I think a difference is that people associate Rob with strategy and Parvati with social game (even though the reality is that she is very strategic). This enables the others to think 'well, my social game is just as good as hers, so she isn't a threat.' People tend to really overestimate their abilities to play the social game, but being 'friendly' or 'fun' isn't the same as understanding how to socially manipulate others. There is also a level of denial involved such as 'there's no way she is playing me...' 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151946-s02e07-deal-or-no-deal-island-snakes-in-the-grass/#findComment-8587238
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