S48.E12: "Icarus Time" LIVE CHAT THREAD

[Rodney]

Castaways must decide between choosing heart over head as they enter the final six and last stage of the game.  Letters from home feed the soul and strengthen bonds during this week’s reward at the sanctuary.  Then, two castaways orchestrate a particularly convincing ruse, escalating the remaining tribe members' paranoia.

This is the episode's live chat thread.

[MerBearHou]

Roll call:  Here!

[Rodney]

Here we go again!

[Carey]

I'm not going to be that involved, if at all.  Maybe it'll be a great show, but probably not.  Other than whatever, see you for the finale.

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[Pepper the Cat]

Here! Although I will be checking out the hockey game too. Go Leafs Go!

I have my wine.

both cats are asleep.

Letters from home? Ugh.

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Pepper the Cat

[Straycat80]

Here! 

[LadyChatts]

Happy Wednesday!  Can't believe it's only a week until the finale.  

Wonder if we'll hear a lot about big moves tonight that go nowhere.

[Brown44]

I'm not even a Knicks fan but I got Survivor on my tv and the game on my tablet.

[Rodney]

No "previously" segment.  Interesting.

[Lantern7]

Recovering from mild coma. Ready to be underwhelmed!

[iMonrey]

Just now, Pepper the Cat said:

Letters from home? Ugh.

Ugh is right. Get ready for the waterworks.

[Rodney]

Mitch, shut up.  You don't deserve to be there at the F6.  And it's rich that you want to make a move now when you had two different rounds to do so, you useless fuck.

[iMonrey]

No, Mitch, the time to make a move was last week.

[LadyChatts]

Mitch has been waiting to make a move.  Apparently he decides now is the time to do so.  When he has no real allies or power in the game.  Good call Mitch!

[Rodney]

I hope that Eva's overconfidence is finally going to bite her and Joe.

[Lantern7]

Just now, Rodney said:

No "previously" segment.  Interesting.

I would’ve put in Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force going, “It don’t matter. None of this matters.”

[Carey]

I don't know what happens tonight, by the way.  I'll bet Eva is featured in the letters from home.  Thanks to TPTB.  If they have to choose all six for it, so be it

[Straycat80]

Kyle continues to wishy washy. 

[LadyChatts]

1 minute ago, Rodney said:

I hope that Eva's overconfidence is finally going to bite her and Joe.

Between last week and now this opening with her being overconfident in her standing, I'm wondering if this is going somewhere.

And now Kyle is saying maybe he needs to start playing with his head over his heart.  I'm really wondering if half these people have ever seen a down and dirty season of Survivor before (or any season).

Edited 11 hours ago by LadyChatts

[Rodney]

An endurance Reward Challenge?  Reward Challenges are rarely endurance.

And more delusions from Shauhin.

[iMonrey]

Yeah, they need nourishment so badly. Poor babies are starving to death.

[Rodney]

Shauhin, if you're thinking that you're playing the best game, but everybody thinks that Joe is, then . . . you're probably not playing the best game.

[LadyChatts]

Shauhin with the delusions again.  Also not trying to make moves for the sake of making moves (I'm asking myself what moves?)

Does Mitch realize he just got dragged to the six?  He's talking like he was brought into this alliance and is part of it.

[Haleth]

Yes, Shauhin, you are delusional. Best game?  Come on. 

[Straycat80]

Why is everyone deciding to make a move now!? Little late isn’t it? 

[LadyChatts]

Kamilla says it's time to start playing Survivor.  At least she's making more sense than Kyle.  

[DEL901]

Shauhin “people think Joe’s playing the best game but it is me”.

Um, no.  People’s perceptions matter.  Joe could be playing a crap game, but if people think he is the best, then he is the best.

[Brown44]

Thank God I'm not that hairy. Shaheen looking like Sasquatch.

[Carey]

Just now, LadyChatts said:

Does Mitch realize he just got dragged to the six?  He's talking like he was brought into this alliance and is part of it.

The answer is NO

Okay Mitch.  Make your move.  There are two of them.  Actually 3.

 

1. Maybe win immunity and go from there

2. Go to hell and shut the fuck up

3. Stand up at tribal, grab your torch, go to Jeff, and take a hike.

 

Those are your MOVES.  Period.

[LadyChatts]

Just now, Straycat80 said:

Why is everyone deciding to make a move now!? Little late isn’t it? 

To me that's the unofficial theme of the season.  Everyone is waiting one or two votes too late to try and do something.  The time to take out Joe was last time.  The time to take out Eva and her idol was before that.  Instead, Sai, Cedrek, Mary, and Star were all targeted first.  Yet now with limited to no options its the right time!

[Rodney]

1 minute ago, Haleth said:

Yes, Shauhin, you are delusional. Best game?  Come on. 

Shauhin reminds me of Joseph from BB26.  He, too, thought that he was playing the best game of every houseguest in his season, despite every single houseguest knowing that eventual winner Chelsie was.  Chelsie herself even said that Joseph was "giving delusional," and other houseguests agreed about him.  But he kept his delusions up until he was blindsided out of the house.

Possibility that Shauhin meets that fate, too, on the island?

[WatcherUp2]

Kyle referred to Kyle in the 3rd person. Not sure I can root for Kyle any more. Mitch has shown himself to be a delusional idiot. Shahin is setting the standard for delusional idiots. Joe and Eva got on my last two nerves weeks ago. So, go what's-her-name, I guess.

[dizzyd]

I’m here again but as far as the show, it’s a bored grumpy me. Again all talk about moves and once again I’m not holding out for the payoff. Another challenge where Shauhin can’t show off his museum worthy legs, another thing he’s delusional about.

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[Lantern7]

Oy vey. I’ll take the dreary weather outside to the storm here.

[Rodney]

Reward Challenge!

[LadyChatts]

Jeez, even Jeff is all "Let's Play Survivor!" this late in the game.

[Carey]

3 minutes ago, Straycat80 said:

Why is everyone deciding to make a move now!? Little late isn’t it? 

The answer here is?  Yes!

Call it stretching for the finale.  Where their remaining move will be passing off the blame to Joe or Eva or whomever, instead of themselves.  At final tribal.  Their move will be "how to be more salty than David when they hit the jury bench.

[Rodney]

Sheesh.  This is the challenge that gave Katurah a totally-out-of-nowhere panic attack back in 45.  One that even she didn't expect to happen.

[iMonrey]

This seems like another upper body strength challenge.

[LadyChatts]

The game is over in 4 days.  Who cares about letters from home.  Also, watch this screw with Kyle even more when it comes to not wanting to target Joe.

[gorgy]

unless French fries are made to order, count me out

[iMonrey]

Stop the orgasms over burgers. Some of these people haven't pooped out the last feast they had yet.

[Lantern7]

Endurance for Reward Challenge? That’s different.

The wind looks strong enough to blow a Janu off the platform.

[Haleth]

Too bad, Shauhin, those legs aren’t going to help here. 

[Rodney]

A ganglion cyst?  That's gotta hurt, Shauhin!

[DEL901]

You know David is out there somewhere fuming because he should/could have this one too.

[Rodney]

Good for everyone making it through the first one.

[Straycat80]

Oh no not the dreaded letters from home. Poor Shauhin, it’s an arm challenge. Everyone sound like they hate Jeff right now. 

[Rodney]

Only five minutes for this second stage?

[truthaboutluv]

Kamila's looks like she's sleeping. 

eta: Jeff saying the same thing literally as I was typing. 

Edited 11 hours ago by truthaboutluv