Some have succeeded, others have not.
But what does one of their teachers think about the students under their tutelage?
And we didnt stop there.
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Whats it like watching Tribal Council in a spy shack?
Who that hasnotvisited the island yet has impressed the four-time player the most?
And which of the eliminated players does the Robfather wish he had gotten a chance to meet?
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We asked him all that and more in this rare in-game interview.
Consider it an offer you cannot refuse.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youre evaluating all these people when they come to visit you on Island of the Idols.
So Vince, obviously it didnt work out.
He was able to get an idol, but then didnt recognize when to use it.
Elaine kind of jumped blindly, but she seems to have good footing in the game.
That may work for her.
Kellee was more calculated in her decision making.
And I think that bodes well.
So shes not jumping in before she thinks about it.
And with Elizabeth, its kind of unfair to judge her because she was the first one.
You didnt mention Nuora.Nouras great in that shes living in her own space, and thats good.
InSurvivor, you kind of have to do that a little bit.
But at the same time, who knows?
Maybe Nouras playing all of us.
Maybe Noura understands the social game better than anyone.
You have to wait and see on that one.
Okay, well wait and see.
Whats it like watching Tribal Council in that little spy shack up there?Its hot, man.
Theres no air conditioning in that little thing.
And I was stuck there for two hours straight with Sandra every couple of nights.
We can see them.
But apparently they had a light shining down right from that area.
So there was no way.
If the contestants looked up there, theyd have to look away because the light was too bright.
So its cool because we get to see the perspective a little bit more about whats going on.
We dont really leave the Island of the Idols except to go to Tribal Council.
And some of them know whats going on, and some of themthinkthey know whats going on.
I watchSurvivorat home, and I scream at my TV screen.
Is it hard sitting there and not yelling out What are you thinking?
And we were just like, Man, play the idol!
Yeah, thats tough.
But we cant make them do anything.
I have to assume you and Sandra were sad to see Vince go, because he visited you.
What about the other people whose torches youve seen get snuffed?
Who have you been saddest to see go?
And Chelsea, I heard, is a big fan of the show.
I wouldve loved to have met her, all of them.
Jason, Molly, wouldve been great to meet any of them.
I think Ronnie is probably the one who I think maybe I would have connected with.
And I think thats one of the most important things you need going intoSurvivor.
Yet people constantly do.
And I think that bodes well for him.
Anyone else?I like Janet, I like the way that shes fighting.
And thats tough to do.
There are different stages of the game.
I know how competitive you are.
So appearing on this show in this way, were you itching to to jump in there and play?
I mean, thats just who I am.
I love the competition aspect of the show.
I knew what my role was, but it didnt stop me from wanting to get involved.
And we tried to channel our energy in other directions.
My background is in construction.
Im on my lunch break right now, actually.
So we had the time this season, so we embraced it.
You started to see it a little bit last week, Im hoping you get to see it more.
But we really worked on that a lot, and a pretty, pretty cool shelter that we built.
Theres so much that you didnt even get to watch.
Whats it like seeing that on TV play out?Its cool.
Its like watching a season of the show from home, like we do every year with the family.
So its like theres a whole season that we dont know about.
At the same time, were involved in it to a degree.
And so to kind of see it through their eyes is a lot of fun also.
Nobody winsSurvivorby playing it safe the whole way and sitting on the sidelines.
I shouldnt say nobody.
Some people have played that way.
But usually they win by default if thats the case.
You have to take chances.
I think you have to go for it.
But at least I gave it a shot.
I know me personally, I would respect that more than someone that just kind of played it safe.
Finally, you made a crack about Sandra snoring.
How bad was it?It was me snoring.
Well set the record straight, Im the one that snores.
I was just teasing, shes caught a lot of crap from that.
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