S48.E09: "Welcome to the Party" LIVE CHAT THREAD

[Rodney]

Mitch is a good guy to teach Star how to swim.

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, dizzyd said:

Ok I’ve watched 30 minutes of multiple people wanting to target David. If this doesn’t manifest at TC, I’ll be sad.

Either him or Mary.  I like Mary and was really rooting for her once upon a time, but if it hurts David to have her gone I'm good.  I'm just worried this alliance is too nice and trusting to backstab each other.  Kyle might be the only one who tries to make a move but not sure he'll have the numbers.

[Lantern7]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

Hey a Star sighting!

Make a wish!

Seriously, when the hell are we getting the challenge? It’ll probably be an endurance thing that lasts under two hours.

[iMonrey]

I don't even remember some of the people they showed in the opening credits. Speaks to how forgettable this season will end up being.

[Straycat80]

Ok , a challenge or even a non-injury accident would be nice about now. Bored. 

[Rodney]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

Kyle might be the only one who tries to make a move but not sure he'll have the numbers.

He has Kamilla, Mitch, and Star as numbers.  With this being the F9, he's going to need one more.  Hard to tell which one it could be.

[Carey]

Just now, Lantern7 said:

Seriously, when the hell are we getting the challenge? It’ll probably be an endurance thing that lasts under two hours.

Or a roof-level pool 48 stories high between 2 buildings.  And I don't even hate Star!

[iMonrey]

We're getting Kyle's backstory. That's usually not a good sign. And we're seeing an awful lot of his THs.

[LadyChatts]

I'm a little nervous we are getting a Kyle backstory here.  He's using this to try and appeal to Joe I guess, and explain why he was acting the way he was before the last TC (I think that's his reason?)

But dang, he went through a lot.  

[gorgy]

I don't need the afterschool special 

[Rodney]

Wow.  So Kyle was actually in prison?  Amazing.

[WatcherUp2]

Kyle, you're telling these people too much personal information. Don't trust them that much! Besides, you're kinda talking too much in general. My ears are starting to hurt.

[MerBearHou]

Amazing personal story from Kyle.  I love that Joe and he are bonding over this.  

[Rodney]

Oof.  Joe's dad was in prison, too?

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, Rodney said:

He has Kamilla, Mitch, and Star as numbers.  With this being the F9, he's going to need one more.  Hard to tell which one it could be.

His best bet is Shauhin.  I don't think he's going to get Joe, and even if Joe wanted to flip he seems too close to Eva and I don't see Eva going along with that (and she may tell David and Mary if Joe says she doesn't need to flip but he is going to).  

[Lantern7]

Expecting an abrupt cut to Probst in the bushes, shaking violently as he holds a picture of Colby circa 2001.

I know I’m better than “guy-hungry Probst” jokes, but I am friggin’ BORED. 

[LadyChatts]

Oh maybe I am wrong and Joe is considering flipping.  He's trying to approach Eva carefully about targeting David and Mary.

[Pepper the Cat]

Zzzzzzz.

[Rodney]

3 minutes ago, LadyChatts said:

Oh maybe I am wrong and Joe is considering flipping.  He's trying to approach Eva carefully about targeting David and Mary.

He's right to do so.  But Eva seems and sounds hesitant.

Kyle feels like he's in the middle.  Eva feels like she's in the middle, too.  But who really is?

Edited Thursday at 12:44 AM by Rodney

[MerBearHou]

Still no challenge … wow

[LadyChatts]

Hmm, and even Eva thinks David and Mary are getting too paranoid.  But she doesn't seem willing to break up the group, and doesn't seem to get why everyone in her group is getting spooked by each other.

Is Eva really trying to say it's rare for a strong person alliance to go to the end?  I mean, I consider strength to be more than just big muscles and physical strength, so maybe that's why I look at the past differently.  And there are still a lot of challenge beasts who dominated.

Edited Thursday at 12:43 AM by LadyChatts

[Lantern7]

On the bright side, being bored here with you guys takes my mind off current events. That’s something, right?

[WatcherUp2]

What the heck was Eva talking about some kind of rare thing on Survivor? I zoned out while she was nattering. Did players used to yack yack yack as much as this bunch? Or are these players just that uninteresting?

[iMonrey]

Watch the episode end with them voting out Star.

[dizzyd]

Maybe this episode is so boring that they decided to go with a very lengthy pre challenge part to keep us in suspense. 

[MerBearHou]

1 minute ago, WatcherUp2 said:

What the heck was Eva talking about some kind of rare thing on Survivor? I zoned out while she was nattering. Did players used to yack yack yack as much as this bunch? Or are these players just that uninteresting?

Love that you said Eva was nattering — that made me laugh!  Survivor is gonna need to change its slogan to Out-talk and Out-talk and Out-bore.  

[Straycat80]

I will never be a fan of these 90 minute episodes. Too much yapping and a million commercials. 

[Rodney]

Challenge time!

[Lantern7]

FINAL-FUCKING-LY.

And it’s endurance. Natch.

[Thalia]

Or maybe we are the ones being put through a challenge.   Who will stay with the show the longest?

[LadyChatts]

2 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

Watch the episode end with them voting out Star.

She's barely been on the radar so I wonder what she would do to get the boot.  Chrissy and Charity at least had a lot of airtime in their boot eps when they had been invisible before hand.  Unless Kamilla wins immunity but I feel like they'd go after Mitch first. 

[dizzyd]

Damn this is like the challenge David won. 😫

[Lantern7]

No shattering tile? Disappointing.

Cobbler sounds good. I haven’t had that in so long.

[LadyChatts]

Just now, Straycat80 said:

I will never be a fan of these 90 minute episodes. Too much yapping and a million commercials. 

I liked them at first, but I think it really depends on the season for them to work.  And this season ain't it.  And at this point, I feel that the novelty is wearing off.  

[Pepper the Cat]

I always love the colours they use in the challenges

[Rodney]

Star already out!

Shauhin almost lost it!

[Lantern7]

Star’s ball drops, I immediately think of Cedrek. I may be an awful person.

[Rodney]

Mary out!

[LadyChatts]

Star is the first out.  Shauhin almost was out but saved himself.  Mary is out.

[MerBearHou]

Ugh, this challenge is made for David.

[KittyKat425]

30 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

Anyone cynical enough to think both scrolls were good ones, and Eva would win no matter what?

I am that cynical....

[Rodney]

Kamilla out!

Mitch out!

[LadyChatts]

Crap, Kamilla and Mitch are out.  

[Rodney]

Shauhin again almost loses it.

[Lantern7]

Holy crap, this will be over in under two hours.

[Rodney]

Eva out!

[Straycat80]

All girls out. 

[truthaboutluv]

And sure enough, we get a strength challenge. Joy...

[KittyKat425]

30 minutes ago, Rodney said:

Only because it's Eva, I wouldn't have minded.

Why does she deserve extra consideration?

[Lantern7]

Balls bouncing on impact doesn’t feel right to me.