S48.E04 "The House Party's Over" LIVE CHAT THREAD

[Rodney]

An unexpected twist for the castaways sends the trajectory of their games into an all-new direction.  An undercover alliance in the losing tribe leads to a shocking Tribal Council.

This is the episode's live chat thread.

[Pepper the Cat]

Here. Got my wine. One cat is sleeping. The other is giving me the evil eye and I think he may be plotting my death.

[Lantern7]

‘The House Party’s Over.” What, we’ll be getting Robin Harris coming back to lay the belt on Probst?

[Rodney]

Here we go!

[gorgy]

that CBS intern is back for no apparent reason 

[Rodney]

Just occurred to me that only minorities are left on Vula.  Two black, one Asian.

[LadyChatts]

I still can't get over last week's vote and am sad Pizza Dude went home.

[Rodney]

Oops.  Vula has some rain after Tribal Council.  And they're cold.

[MerBearHou]

The replay of last week’s Tribal makes me nauseated all over again.  Uggggghhhh.

[Straycat80]

IMO they are merging too early. I wanted to see the rest of the green team vote each other out into oblivion. 

Edited March 20 by Straycat80

[Lantern7]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

I still can't get over last week's vote and am sad Pizza Dude went home.

I had pizza just now. Heck, I think I had pizza before last week’s episode.

[Rodney]

Sai has a good point.  Hard to trust Cedrek after this.

[LadyChatts]

Somehow I think Cedrek picked the wrong ally to keep around, but I'm still hoping Sai takes him out.

And they are really leaving a note telling her they went on an idol hunt?  Remember the days when people used to get into knock-down, drag out fights over an idol? 

[Rodney]

Mary, don't even try to work with them.  It's two against one.

[Carey]

Same here (re: green team dying away without a tribe change).  That may have been brutal but their gameplay has been worse than brutal!

[Rodney]

Just now, Carey said:

Same here (re: green team dying away without a tribe change).  That may have been brutal but their gameplay has been worse than brutal!

Not Mary's.

[Lantern7]

Just waiting for Probst to flip the table and render Cedrek’s choice moot.

[Rodney]

Mary is smart to try to drive a wedge between Cedrek and Sai.

Oh!  Sai might want to work with her!

[LadyChatts]

I think this is the most sense Sai has made in 4 episodes.

[gorgy]

father figure... you've known each other for like a week

[Lantern7]

Credits. “Yes, Virginia, there’s more than just the Vula tribe!”

[Rodney]

Okay.  Here comes the big twist of the episode.

[Lantern7]

“Justin voted out-“ “Actually, Jeff, we-“ “JUSTIN! VOTED OUT LAST NIGHT!!!”

[LadyChatts]

Lagi and Civa seem happy.  We'll see how long this lasts since it's tribe swap time.

[WatcherUp2]

6 minutes ago, Rodney said:

Just occurred to me that only minorities are left on Vula.  Two black, one Asian.

Not according to my television screen.

[dizzyd]

I thought it’s 3 to 2, not merge, but they kept it 3, that’s stupid, I hate 3 tribes to begin with.

Edited March 20 by dizzyd

[Rodney]

Tribal swap!

[Lantern7]

“Drop Your Buffs” should be a song. Preferably to the tune of “Raise Your Glass” by P!nk.

[Rodney]

Ooh.  Eva's not happy about the change.

[LadyChatts]

My how the emotions have turned.  Lagi and Civa are miserable and Vula is celebrating.

[Rodney]

Just now, Lantern7 said:

“Drop Your Buffs” should be a song. Preferably to the tune of “Raise Your Glass” by P!nk.

I'd love that!

[Pepper the Cat]

If you don’t like change, Survivor is probably not the game for you.

[PaperTree]

A Sai - Mary team could be fun.

Merge or shuffle?

[Carey]

Still no info on what happens in terms of the final people and the winner, but what a cheap way to crown a winner if the eventual winner comes from the Green Tribe.  Still would laugh if there's 13 people left, including the new tribes, and it's still 6-6-1

[Straycat80]

I think shuffle. Two tribes. 

[Rodney]

1 minute ago, PaperTree said:

Merge or shuffle?

Just now, Straycat80 said:

I think shuffle. Two tribes. 

Definitely a shuffle.  It's F15.  Too early to merge.

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, PaperTree said:

A Sai - Mary team could be fun.

Merge or shuffle?

Shuffle.  And I hope for Eva's sake she wins up with Joe.

And I never thought I'd say this but Sai/Mary is a duo I can get behind.

[gorgy]

split into 5 teams of 3

[Rodney]

Sai, probably not a good idea to say what you're planning to do, depending on the swap results.

[gorgy]

I assume they all got rained on last night, but okay

[Straycat80]

Um, Thomas, have you not watched Survivor before. Oh, three new tribes. 

[Lantern7]

Cedrek, stuck with Sai.

[LadyChatts]

Holy crap, Kamilla and Kyle got screwed in this swap.  They are stuck with the California Gurls alliance.  

I forgot Bianca doesn't have a vote.  That might complicate things for her.  

Star and Eva together on NuLagi, Sai and Cedrek together on NuCiva.  Might be some interesting dynamics here.  

[Straycat80]

New green team has huge physical strength. 

[Lantern7]

Mary is now a potential swing vote.

Aw, I wanted to see the new tribes scrap right away.

[Rodney]

Wow!  No Vulas are staying on Vula!

New tribes:

NuCiva: Chrissy, Mitch, Cedrek, Sai, and Bianca.
NuVula: Joe, Shauhin, Thomas, Kyle, and Kamilla.
NuLagi: David, Eva, Charity, Star, and Mary.

At least Bianca and Mary see their swing vote positions.

[LadyChatts]

Here's the link for voting for S50 (options this time are whether to have a tribe swap, how much power advantages should have, and the final 4 IC)

https://survivor50cbs.votenow.tv/

Edited March 20 by LadyChatts

[Carey]

2 minutes ago, LadyChatts said:

Here's the link for voting for S50 (options this time are whether to have a tribe swap, how much power advantages should have, and the final 4 IC)

Thanks, LadyChatts

[Rodney]

2 minutes ago, LadyChatts said:

Here's the link for voting for S50 (options this time are whether to have a tribe swap, how much power advantages should have, and the final 4 IC)

https://survivor50cbs.votenow.tv/

Just voted!

[LadyChatts]

Vula might finally go on a winning streak-without the former Vula members to be a part of it.  

Bianca is probably in the best position of playing swing vote-if she had a vote.  Unless Sai decides she wants to go after Cedrek.  

NuLagi is the most interesting for me.  Star doesn't currently have a vote, but if she finds the idol she will have that safety and her vote back.  She may take this chance to target Eva.