Australian Survivor - General Discussion

[Michichick]

@TVbitch, I don’t like Zara, either. But I’m glad Jesse went home instead of her today. I like Jesse not getting his way.

I don’t mind PD not competing in challenges. He can’t win immunity that way, so he’s not getting a free pass to the end. Though it’s easy to just keep him there for now and vote him out whenever, since he has no way to save himself really.

[jsm1125]

I guess I’m in the minority when I say that I quite like Zara. No, she isn’t warm and fuzzy, but I’ve agreed with just about every one of her game moves and opinions. 
 

Edited March 17 by jsm1125

[dizzyd]

I have no idea what Paulie has done to be a constant target. He unfortunately lost his buddy Noonan early due to being in the minority after the swap, but I have not seen anything to dislike about him. I love his personality and admire how he has been dealing with being on the bottom. I hate seeing anyone ostracized like he has been especially when I haven’t seen them do anything wrong and just wanted to hug him. I’m happy Myles saved him even though it’s put a big target on himself. I like seeing smug Logan not getting her way. And I’m glad useless PD is out, he should not have been allowed to continue if they’re going to let him sit out every challenge and just be a number for votes. 

[Nozycat]

  On 3/17/2025 at 11:20 AM, dizzyd said:

I have no idea what Paulie has done to be a constant target.

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Yes I was thinking that too, haven't seen him doing anything egregious, but they all seem to hate him.

[cdnalor]

People keep referring to Paulie as a snake-oil salesman implying that he's very persuasive but if everyone's against him, how persuasive can he be?

Shouldn't Myles have waited for the votes to be cast before using his advantage to steal an idol when JLP asks if anyone has an idol?  People might've suspected what he was up to and changed their votes to him.

[Nozycat]

  On 3/17/2025 at 4:25 PM, cdnalor said:

Shouldn't Myles have waited for the votes to be cast

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Mightn't have been allowed to.  I can't remember the wording but might have said he had to do it before the vote.

[dizzyd]

Since Logan and Myles were putting their animosity towards each other out in the open, I wish when Logan was throwing her post TC tantrum and asked why PD, that Myles replied with “my other option was to steal your idol, would you have preferred that?” And then he should kept humming in her ear to drive her nuts. Karin says she was violently ill after the burgers and was close to being hospitalized and JLP says “excellent”, love the banter. I like kaelan and am impressed by whatever invisibility shield he has that no one targets him when he’s winning comps, hope I didn’t jinx him. He’s always smiling and everyone seems to love him so if he makes it to the end, I could see him winning. TG Laura is gone and Logan keeps not getting her way and also lost her bff. I was done with this pair a long time ago, they’re so juvenile, so I’m glad to finally see it split when they thought they were running the show. And I’m not even interested in what Laura has to say at jury villa. I was satisfied with the results of this week. 

[TVbitch]

Wow, Myles really made a splash. I hope he doesn't get too big in the britches about it, cuz that could be his downfall. But damned if everybody didn't vote with him on that next vote against Laura and Logan. I thought the girls were more solid than that. I'm also apprehensive about Myles telling AJ about his second idol, because AJ will stab anybody in the back if it serves him.

Meanwhile Kalen is either playing a totally genius hiding-in-plain-sight game, or, he really is just a big, sweet doofus. I think it's calculated, because even though he just giggles and agrees to any plan anyone comes to him with, he has consistently voted with Myles and AJ. Yet he never gets called out on it.

I notice JLP hardly ever even talks to Kalen at TC, even when he wins the IC! And they rarely show a talking head with him. I wonder if they are trying to help him stay under the radar. Maybe he is even the run away winner and they have cut all his talking heads to try to keep it suspenseful by burying his strategy talk. At some point soon they will have to let us in on it, if he is the winner. @dizzyd or @Michichick do you remember what they said he did for a living?

Also, when do they go to 2 episodes a week? 

[dizzyd]

  On 3/19/2025 at 1:48 PM, TVbitch said:

do you remember what they said he did for a living?

Also, when do they go to 2 episodes a week? 

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Kaelan is an ex-engineer and now a PHD student using AI to scout and map vegetation by drone around Antarctica and that’s why he was on Brains. 
 

Facebook says it’s 3/week till the end.

[TVbitch]

Thanks so much @dizzyd. Now I'm even more convinced he is performing a "what, me playing?" strategy!  

[dizzyd]

That had to be the worst auction in the history of survivor! I love that everyone is trying to make moves, no one’s being complacent and I like that the chaos keeps me guessing. I don’t have an opinion yet on the split, the barren tribe is mostly individuals while the bounty tribe has 2 duos. The only duo that’s split is AJ and Myles and they are both good at adapting and working from the bottom. 

[Nozycat]

I liked Myles at the start but his cockiness now is really putting me off more and more.

[dizzyd]

I wish I could be as positive as Kaelan, he smiles through every adversity. Paulie has been dead man walking for a while so it was only time. Glad he could go out on a positive note after being repeatedly beaten down, with a full blown underdog funk segment and a paranoia meltdown all in one episode. I imagine the jungle rat is going idol hunting again. I’m looking forward to the most explosive TC tonight, it better live up to the hype.

Edited March 24 by dizzyd

[dizzyd]

Kaelan did a lot of talking today but he talks too much to AJ. The jury isn’t going to believe he’s the one making the big moves when AJ is taking credit for everything. If Kaelan wants a shot, he needs to remove AJ, Myles and break up Kate and Morgan which is a lot and even then he’d appear evenly matched with the rest. Not to mention he has 3 immunity wins now and surely the target on his back is not invisible to the rest, they just don’t see him as a threat. I was wondering who was going to win in this chess match between AJ and Karin that has been going on for a long time. Tonight it was checkmate Karin. 

[Michichick]

@dizzyd I agree about Kaelan. His under the radar game has been great, but it’s going to be hard for him not to be seen as a tagalong if he doesn’t own a move soon.

sorry to see Karin go.

[jsm1125]

Kristen’s tightest ally after PD is Karin? Would have been nice to see this much earlier.

I know she was a mess at this tribal council, but I think Karin ran out of runway. She did try with a group of people who should be incentivized to get out the current power players in AJ, Kate and Morgan. Like, why would Logan and Kristen not want to work with Karin and Zara to come over the top in the 3-3-3 split. Though she had a bad read on Kaelan. 

I am confused as to why everyone seems to be going out of their way to shut Myles out of anything. It’s not as if anyone else on this season (minus Kaelan) can keep their mouths shut, so it must be more than that. 

Edited Thursday at 01:20 AM by jsm1125

[TVbitch]

Still loving this season. When they started playing Satie's Gymnopedie No.1 for Paulie's hard luck montage, I laughed out loud. Poor guy.

I knew Kaelan was playing dumb, but they've finally started showing us his talking heads where he admits it. Not sure he should have taken that immunity though. He didn't need it and why risk getting that target on your back too soon. I agree, he needs to mastermind some key moves and let others in on it, or he could "act" his way straight to defeat. I think he might get AJ and Myles votes, even if he ousts them. 

Jungle Rat still entertains me. Even when he is not in on the plan he sits there grinning ear to ear. He is having the time of his life out there.   

[dizzyd]

New alert posted yesterday, starting this week, only 2 episodes per week, Sunday and Monday, no Tuesday episode.

[Michichick]

  On 3/29/2025 at 11:18 AM, dizzyd said:

New alert posted yesterday, starting this week, only 2 episodes per week, Sunday and Monday, no Tuesday episode.

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Boo! I loved having three per week.

All the hype about “a big player will go home” turned out to be kind of “meh” in today’s episode. Of course Logan’s group wimped out and changed their votes. 

[dizzyd]

This episode title should be 4 is the magic number. 4th immunity idol for Myles, 4th immunity necklace for Kaelan, 4 votes each and 4th jury member. I wanted Logan gone when she was in the coven and associated with Laura but she was ok when she was on the bottom and not smug anymore. I definitely like her better than Zara who I just can’t stand and was actually sad with the final resignation and the dirgy music for her exit. In the meantime, Kate-Morgan still exists because AJ seems to get what he wants and like @Michichick said, no big player went home.