Thats the only spoiler I am going to share about that season.
If you want to go dig around online for more, feel free, but Im not that guy.
And then I asked him about theIsland of the Idolscast.
“Honesty Would Be Chill” – Elizabeth Beisel, Elaine Stott, Karishma Patel and Aaron Meredith on the third episode of SURVIVOR: Island of Idols airing Wednesday, Oct. 9th (8:00-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Robert Voets/CBS
Hey, give me some of the players to keep an eye on this season, I asked him.
Who popped out there?
One of his choices to watch?
Ronnie…who was then the first one out.
Okay, thats a bit weird, I thought to myself after watching Ronnies torch get snuffed.
Another of Probsts picks?
Molly, who was thesecondone out.
Another of Jeffs picks for players to watch?
You guessed it Vince!
Is Jeff Probst trolling me?
Again, he made these selectionsafterthe season filmed.
He knew how everyone did.
She pulled the big power move on Vokai last week and killed it in the fish puzzle this week.
I need more Lauren.
Give her to me!
And yet now I fear she is not long for this game.
And then there is Missy.
Probst also had her on his list.
As far as I can tell, Missy is playing the best game so far over on Lairo.
Another name on Probsts hit list: Tommy.
Thats why I made him my episode 1 pick to win it all.
But I thought using that information while making my pick would be cheating, so I picked Tommy anyway.
Great, just great.
Oh, the final name on Probsts list was Tom.
I dont really care what happens to Tom.
But again… Lauren!
That is when you bide your time, dont make waves, andquietlyrebuild another alliance.
Or maybe I just sliced my hand open with a machete.
One of the two.
Because when you add diversity, you add new wrinkles and angles that we havent seen before.
You add new perspectives.
You add new stories.
OnSurvivor, as in life, diversity is always agoodthing.
That was a great moment on the show that we have not seen enough of over the years.
Allow me to explain.
It doesnt phase me in the least.
Thats because I know its not even remotely real.
Im able to separate fact from fiction.
But show me real, human injuries and I start to become something of a Squeamish Sally.
Sure, but that was still pretty gnarly.
There she was doubled over on the ground, and everyone was carrying on like no big whoop.
They dont want to hear it, and frankly, I dont blame them.
But for the tribe members to be blatantly ignoring an injured teammate seemed odd at best.
If I would have chopped my head off, they wouldnt have flinched, said Karishma.
Each and every person on this tribe is dead to me.
Now, hold on a second, Karishma.
I think thats taking things a bit too far.
I woulddefinitelyflinch if someone chopped their head off.
I think its probably impossiblenotto flinch.
The blood splatter alone would startle anyone within a 12-foot radius.
Now whether they would havecaredis another story, but flinch?
But, you know,afteryou finish the recap because I definitely have some thoughts about what happens next.
This week, it was time to mix things up.
Which just happens to align perfectly with this weeks excerpt fromThe Boston Rob Rulebook: Strategies for Life.
This weeks passage comes from the chapter titled Be a Risk Taker.
Playing it safe will only get you so far in life.
At some point, you have to take a chance.
Being a risk-taker is going to lead to a lot of ups and downs.
Sometimes things work out; other times you fall flat on your face.
But in the end, the rewards will be worth all the scars.
The other, while having a lot more ups and downs, would be much more interesting.
True, but doesnt the train at least actually take yousomewhere?
Anyway, thats the book.
(Boston Rob concludes the chapter by noting that Fight Clubis a kick-ass movie.)
I hate that producers added that in.
Not because they were changing the rules after the fact or anything like that.
I hate it because it easily tipped off what was about to happen.
Otherwise, they would have never added it in the first place.
With all the talk about spoilers in promos lately, here was a spoiler in the actual episode.
Thats because players are used to hearing shuffling feet and movement around their camp at all hours.
Because there are producers and camera operators and sound people always walking through the camp.
Oh, its probably producer Jane or cameraman Joe, I would think.
(Jeff Probst disagrees with me so check outhis take in our Q&A.)
Even Boston Rob found that a little over the top.
That training was so absurd, and I love the editors for leaving it in the episode.
Look, it was still fun to watch, just not very difficult.
First off, just look at that gorgeous lagoon water.
I wanted to jump right through my TV into that aqua-colored paradise.
However, the color of the water is not the only thing I love about this one.
I love that we have an actual swimming contest!
And its between an Olympic swimmer and a lifeguard!
Elizabeth and Janet are both incredible swimming their legs and just continue this seasons theme of women kicking ass.
(Im choosing to willfully ignore Janets difficulty diving down to get the key.
Just let her have this one, folks.
The woman made fire, for crying out loud!)
What a cool concept, forcing the teams to calculate balance, physics, and reach on the fly.
I love the concept.
I love the execution.
Pretty much the only thing Idontlove is the fact that nobody fell into the water.
That would have sealed the deal.
Regardless, props to Kirhoffer, Milhouse, A.B., and the entire challenge team.
Lairo gets their bags first so they have a nice lead heading into the final stage.
But what have I hammered into your brains for the past 20 years?Its all about the puzzle.
If you win the puzzle, you win the challenge.
VincesanityI dont quite understand why the women ended up voting out Vince.
We heard Missy talk about not wanting to give up the gender numbers advantage.
However, the women then went along with the guys plan to split the vote between Vince and Karishma.
Why were they ready to split the vote on two people seemingly in their own alliance?
Not quite an Einstein moment.
Cmon this is all an act, bellowed Tom after Karishma started talking to Elizabeth and Missy and Chelsea.
You all buying this?
My response to that is:What the hell are you talking about?An act?
I have no idea if anything Karishma said made a lick of difference, but she clearly washopingit would.
I get if Tom found it annoying and wanted to get to the vote.
Honestly, I may have felt a bit similar.
I just dont know why.
It feels like we missed a scene explaining the rationale behind the decision.
What Im even more curious about is what happened when Vince returned from Island of the Idols?
And did his tribemates believe him?
(Probably not, considering the split vote.)
Thats the juicy scene I was dying to see.
He was definitely a character and a bit hard to get a handle on.
Ultimately, maybe that is why his tribemates elected to get rid of him.
Unpredictability is the scariest thing onSurvivor.
And thats exactly what the Lairo tribe did.
But we still have plenty of pieces for you to play with here.
Theres our exclusive deleted scene from the episode it’s possible for you to watch above.
What did you think of this weeks Island of the Idols test?
Sorry to see Vince go?
Were you as squeamish as I was at the sight of Karishmas hand?
And do you kinda secretly want to see Noura win the game now just to piss Dan off?
Hit the message boards to weigh in and Ill be back next week with another scoop of the crispy!
