SURVIVOR: David vs. Goliath (Fall 2018)

“I have the ability to charm people around me, both guys and girls. I can read people and understand situations better than most. My personality is endearing and I'm able to adapt in different environments. My job is to deal with all walks of life just like Survivor, and for that reason my social game is going to be unstoppable.”

Psychopath alert!

This season is tragic on the eyecandy department.

I don't watch Survivor but Alec Merlino seems very hot.

This will be the first season of Survivor I'm skipping. The producer favoritism and manipulation is just too much. Plus Burnet is a major Trumper.

Yeah, other than the blazing hot real estate selling teenager last year, the last few seasons of Survivor have been pretty dismal.

Yet here I am. :)

Remember, kiddies! Watching this show puts money directly in the pocket of none other than Mark Burnett!

He's the guy who introduced our illustrious president to the American masses.

He's still sitting on the trump tapes.

Watch accordingly.

Angelina is already worth hating

What is Mike White doing on Survivor?

Does somebody write this stuff for Jeff to say about “being a Goliath” garbage?

Urf is this guy in the spectrum?

Mike White is a Goliath? Yeah, right.

Hating the cocky Goliath team already. I think they forget that David killed the giant.

This is going to be fun rooting against the spoiled people

I don’t get why Mike White is a Goliath.

I’m already sick of hearing “David” and “Goliath” out of Probst’s mouth.

Mike White is (relatively) rich and powerful. He’s a successful Hollywood writer.

I am cheering for the ghost.

Mike White is gay and not attractive. Not a Goliath.

Dumb Dumb tells the other tribe his strength is puzzles.

Definitely less of the male eye candy this year.

Probst is so excited by the big wrestler

Bye bye old

I don't know why old people bother to go on this show, they are always targeted first and I am old as dirt.

The “I can’t stand lazy people” guy would HATE me

Man this is dragging, get past the tears and on to the competitions.

Medical emergency

What is happening????

Did Probst get dimple enhancements?

His face is collapsing

So no one is going home because this guy is gonna have to tap out, I bet.

Wonder if the boat driver got canned.

Did someone push that guy on the boat when the cameras weren’t looking? Is one of the Davids a Nomi Malone?

That puzzle master is “artistic” but I wonder if it’ll be addressed on the show.

Surprised the medevac wasn't spoiled anywhere.

An ok season premiere. A lot of time was spent showing most of the contestants, which is good to see.

Don't have high expectations for this season since they've had a string of disappointing ones.

At least there are no vets! Rejoice!

The "fat" cop is hot....but, ill'pass on the others

Well, if we're talking about "Davids"......where is Lisa Whelchel? She is one of those most "David" participants ever, right? Middle aged, Jeezusy, frau .

Felt bad for Pat, the guy who got pulled from the game.

I doubt Mike White will be around long. He's been tagged as "rich."

At least this season's cast isn't all vapid 22-year-olds.

Lisa W is a vet. No vets allowed.

The guy crying about his mother who overdosed seemed insincere to me, like he was playing his team for sympathy. It wouldn't be the first time somebody did that -- remember Johnny Fairplay?

The nerd reeks of an actor plant.

I kept expecting a confessional scene from the guy with the OD mom saying that his mom was alive and well and never touched a drug in her life. Or something similar. I thought he was lying too, R38.

Really boring season premiere. I should quit this shit but I'm in a 37-season rut.

It was a bad premiere, especially ending with medical evacuation rather than a tribal council.

I’m glad they didn’t fill the cast with a bunch of 20 year old models who have never watched the show, but this group just seems boring. Maybe things will pick up, but not Survivor’s best effort.

Was last season worth watching? I was disgusted by season 36 when they basically handed the one million dollar to the vet.

Last season was better than the one where the vet was given an idol each week to win, but the theme of fixing past mistakes was stupid. If ever there should have been a season of the past players who made the mistakes, this was it. Sending one contestant to ghost island was worthless and a waste of time. Still, I don’t remember the cast being particularly hateful or anything.

This season's players are all a bunch of crybabies.

How much $$$ will Pat be receiving from CBS legal?

Why are Burnett and Probst determined to turn this show into some god awful spiritual journey?

It’ll be nice when the tribes merge so we won’t have to hear this D&G shit anymore

Missed it ! We watched Canadian Baking Championship instead...Maybe it's a sign that we should skip it this year...

I immediately hated the woman who said she's a editor or something, especially after she said "I have people who would take a bullet for me". What an ego - she ain't the president. It doesn't seem like her teammates even like her.

"This will be the first season of Survivor I'm skipping. The producer favoritism and manipulation is just too much. Plus Burnet is a major Trumper."

THANK you, R4! You read my mind. After too many recent seasons of producer meddling I just cannot go back. I don't think even a return in a future season by Michael Yerger would make me watch again. Actually, it's kind of a relief not to care (or "care") about Survivor any more. (CBS Tropical Side Note: I watched the premiere of the Magnum P.I. reboot and, yeesh, what a terrible script. Who is the audience for it, 12-year-old boys? Not even the decent eye-candy charms of Jay Hernandez could make me watch another episode. And I had to laugh at how he was wet and shirtless within the first 15 minutes.) On topic: Dear Mike White -- I wish you'd written another season of Enlightened instead of going on Survivor.

[quote]How much $$$ will Pat be receiving from CBS legal?

I think the more relevant question is what season he'll be returning for.

Patrick Wilson’s creepy younger brother?

Yeah, since there appears to be just one hot guy this season I'm guessing this thread will die in 3...2...1...

Where is it?

John Morrison has a nice body. I don't think his face bad looking either, although it was better looking when he was younger. He's smart for a pro wrestler and I believe unlike most wrestlers, he's more on the liberal side politically.

Oh, god, the wrestler is insufferable. Such a dick.

Are there any gay guys this season?

r58, yes. I think his name is Jeff Probst

R57 He's still caught up in playing his wrestling gimmicks. He's been in the business so long, it must not be easy to drop it all. I found it interesting he mentioned he wanted to find the real him.

Sitting this season out.

[quote] How much $$$ will Pat be receiving from CBS legal?

That would be zero dollars, people have to basically sign their life away for the chance to be on these type of shows and their lawyers make sure they sign away any legal right they have to sue for anything.

I am sure after reading the contract they sign, no lawyer in his right mind would even take the case.

He knew he was going to be voted out and faked a back injury.

Mike White is bisexual.

Oh god, should I still watch this season?

-My favorite players, or at least the tolerable players, are all in the chopping block.

-Racist and homophobic Jessica is getting airtime (though she's on a tribe with two black men and a lesbian)

- Raging heterosexual Dan has an idol and every confessional from Dan is "Look at these beautiful and wonderful girls, I'm TOTALLY NOT gay."

-The phase of the challenge seems to be on fast-forward? It looks distracting and silly.

-More than half of the people is annoying on freaking Day 1.

Jesus. I've never hated a premiere of anything more than this. Ugh.

Apparently two the Goliath tribe members violated the NDA when they returned from Fuji by posting a picture of them together (which they agree not to do in their NDA) and the not-so-subtle "F*** it" caption. Dan and Kara pictured at the link, face loss of the all the money they would have been paid and a possible $5 million dollar fine. Rumor is Dan will not be invited to the finale.

I'm confused...what did they spoil exactly?

Is Kara the teenager who lies about her age? I wonder if Alec knows her real age.

Oh please, Russell Hantz helped spoil multiple seasons. They didn't sue him. Others players have spoiled stuff in the past too, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. They got stern warnings at worst.

Just TMZ trying to make big deal out of something they won't go anywhere, for website clicks.

r67 good. no more raging heterosexual Dan at the reunion.

[quote] I'm confused...what did they spoil exactly?

The fact they were even on the show, and that they didn't win.

r72 better. I might actually watch the show now. as long as Nick wins

The beefy young cop is nice to look at - he’ll look even better once he starves off some of that fat. He’s got a great build. Those tights, ass and chest....

I said I would sit out last season due to Mark Burnett's legitimization and shoving Trump down our throats..I gave in when I saw cutie Michael.

This season I watched first episode for about two minutes, immediately turned off by Probst's throaty screaming and yelling. Do not plan to watch any further episodes.

Anyone find it interesting that NBC basically thrust Trump into a "presidential" spotlight, and now he has turned on the network completely?

Dan will be at the reunion, considering it was Alec who posted the Instagram photo.

I doubt Alec is worried about Kara's age, as it's Jessica who is the teenager.

r74 he's an annoying heterosexual

Man I wish these shows would just drop the stupid themes, David vs. Goliath give me a break. Everyone of these themes has just totally sucked the life out of the show, with Probst pushing the theme so hard every episode. Just pick interesting people and don't worry about fitting them into the theme of the show.

Mike White is so damn homely.

I suspect the publisher lady will get voted out tonight.

Why can't a better network just copy it so we can be rid of Mark Burnett? Just change it slightly so no copyright issues. Maybe there could be a challenge with a Mark Burnett sex doll.

Can’t copy it. Your have to lose al the elements that make it what it is.

Anybody with any creativity could copy it and get away with it.

How come one tribe got a tarp but the other tribe didn't?

Don’t know much about copyright law, do you, R82?

Natalie says she's 52 but she calls herself a senior citizen

Well at least Natalie is complaining about being discriminated because she is old and not because she is black. Didn't she just say she is 60?

Natalie has to be one of the most insufferable contestants ever. No self awareness at all and no redeeming qualities.

I think they're making it too obvious she's going and it's all a red herring.

I just don't get why tribes worry about who to vote out, until they know whether or not they are going to tribal council. It just alienates the target and gives them chances to flip the script.

I love the unending rain on this show

You would think that Mark Burnett would just ask God for better weather.

Foes the autistic guy look exactly like Tobey McGuire?

They need a new casting director. These people are just bland.

Extremely bad casting this season. Epic fail.

“Do you want to play with me?”

“Play in the sand?”

“NO, in the game!”

LOL

I think this will be the end of Survivor. If they can't even cast interesting or good looking people, what's the point?

The "Mason Dixon" alliance is very discount version of J.T. and Stephen.

Natalie the older woman should be on the David tribe, that entire tribe seems socially awkward. She would fit right in.

Christian compared himself to Steven and compared Nick to JT. He should remember that JT won Survivor by turning on Steven.

The blue eyed Southerner is cute.

Good riddance to trashy Jessica.

ABC tried something similar this summer with Castaway but it was a complete waste of time. Still not sure what the point was other than "People, people who need people...."

Patrick Wilson's Kentucky brother could get it.

This will not be the end of Survivor. Not even close. Survivor had better ratings that almost every show on cbs last week outside Big Bang and Young Sheldon. It did better than all three NCIS shows, FBI, SWAT, magnum PI, blue bloods, H50, MacGyver, Bull, Mom, Murphy Brown- basically the whole slate.

If you think they would cancel their highest rated hour long program, then you are crazy!

Yes, the casting sucks this season, but the show makes CBS good money. Until it stops doing that and/or Probst wants to quit, then the show will be on the air.

Glad the nerds and rejects voted out that blonde bitch.

[quote] Dan will be at the reunion, considering it was Alec who posted the Instagram photo.

Who violated the NDA? Dan or Alec?

R103 It's also relatively cheap to produce compared to the shows your mentioned.

It's too bad the show is a shadow of it's former self, but yeah, it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

R105 Alec

It’s still a beautifully produced show

They've used the same location for several seasons now so theoretically they should have more time and resources to devote to casting. The show is robotic at this point with players making the same mistakes socially as well as strategically.

All those guys in wet underwear and no bulges to be discerned!

r96 I prefer Nick. JT was insufferable and only got lucky on his first win, considering how BAD he did on his next seasons.

Nice that Jessica was voted by a non-white lesbian and a legendary player Nick

"it was a compliment to me that they see me as a bIg tHrEaT"

hopefully heterosexual Dan is out next

R100 Jess is 18 and those tweets are from 2013 when she was 13. I think she was just dumb but I doubt we can judge her by that

Has it been discussed that the cop is one of the "Hot cop trifecta" from Florida a few years ago that went viral? I preferred the anti-semitic, bearded one myself.

Does Probst still say, as in every past episode I have watched, "C'mon in guys" at the beginning of every challenge?

Oh, and "I'll go tally the votes".

Why not shake it up, like "C'mon in tribe", "Welcome to this challenge, Pagao or Sintau" or "Let me go count the how survivors voted"

I admit that is his shtick, just like you're fired, but the redundancy has turned me off, a loyal viewer since season 1 - not tempted at all to watch this sequence, despite the numerous promos.

Every game show repeats the same phrases each episode. Every single one.

“Is that your final answer?”

“You are the weakest link! Goodbye!”

“Come on down! You’re the next contestant on The Price Is Right!”

Why people expect Survivor to be any different is bizarre.

[quote] Why not shake it up, like "C'mon in tribe",

It took years to train Probst, and now you want to change his lines.

I've got Emmys. Fuck all of you!

A huge portion of the show's fanbase is on the spectrum. They appreciate the repetition.

R111 J.T. showed that he was an overrated player (and could be jerk) in his returns, but he and Stephen were a great team together. They managed to cancel out each others weak spots. I still think Stephen should've one. He was the brains behind the strategy that got them to the end.

We'll have to wait and see if "Mason Dixon" works well for the long haul or not. Nick seems to have recovered from his poor playing in the first few days that nearly got him voted out first and playing smartly now. He was very lucky Pat got injured.

Every season we get contestants who wear their religion on their sleeves as per direct orders from fundi Burnett. Last night we got two of them yapping about God, Jesus, blah, blah. They usually become my targets for ouster.

Is it true that one of the contestants is spoiling the bootlist?

I think Nick is really cute, love the hairy chest. I have to give him props for being out in the rainy jungle in a blue blazer.

Miss P is very OCD about his lines, just as he is about his 'tox.

The person who correctly spoiled Big Brother all summer appears to have boot list spoilers, so it's just a matter of time before they are out there. Time to check out of Survivor conversations for the year, I guess. I hate spoilers.

You can't correctly spoil Big Brother, since the eviction is live. He just correctly guessed.

Two episodes in, and only 129 comments?

I'm always so tired when I watch Survivor. I have to keep replaying it until I just say Fuck it and just watch what I can.

r129 that's because this season is too hetero, maybe it can be less when the Goliath heteros get voted out.

Is it just me or do all the black guys this season seem gay? I haven't learned any of their names yet.

Is Jeremy gay? He appears to be.

A bunch of these guys seem gay to me.

Maybe it’ll be like the Zeke season where none of the LGBTQs out themselves.

Has Mike White acknowledged on this show that he’s gay?

Didn't the wrestler kind of acknowledge Jeremy is gay with his comment to him a few minutes ago?

It’s nice to see a handful of black folks and not just 1 or 2

John doesn't seem to have a penis.

and one of them didn't get voted out first, but they would have if the Goliath tribe had to vote someone out instead of the David tribe, Natalie would have been gone.

[quote] John doesn't seem to have a penis.

Maybe all the steroids made it shrivel because he sure has great abs.

Natalie is playing the black card.

I'm a lesbian and even I cannot stop staring at Jeremy's bulge.

If you think that's a bulge, you are a lesbian.

Thanks. I feel better now.

Natalie is so unpleasant. It must be a nightmare to work with her.

Jeremy loves to do the eyeroll.

[quote] Natalie is so unpleasant. It must be a nightmare to work with her.

She claims she is a boss, can you imagine working FOR her.

“Your skin is beautiful, darling!”

Is they Natalie’s way of calling Jeremy a nasty fa&&ot?

Some of his Instagram pics make him look like a circuit queen.

R147, I thought the same thing.

Mike White voted to evict his “good friend” Jeremy

Mike White looks like that thyroidy actor from Lost.

I still think they should have voted Natalie out. Shes going to turn on those same people that switched the the vote from her to Jeremy. It looks like there is going to be a tribe swap next week, so that will be sooner rather than later.

I must have missed something -- why was the vote 9 - 1 to eliminate Jeremy?

Because 9 people voted Jeremy off and one voted for Natalie.

I must be the only one who finds Natalie hilarious. Yes, she would be a nightmare to work for, but she's casting gold.

LOL at Natalie bossing all the white millennials around, while doing nothing herself. I'm surprised she didn't ask them to rub her feet and fan her with palm fronds while she was at it.

Self anointed cunty boss of the tribe.

I would keep Natalie around as long as I could stand. Terrible player and bound to offend everyone along the way. The perfect shield

I agree, R157. In fact, both Natalie and Jeremy are the types of obnoxious players you want to keep around.

I love watching when people like Jeremy come undone. He put a target on his own back with his tribe meeting. He accused Natalie of not having watched Survivor but went down the paranoid rabbit hole we’ve all seen before. If you’re one of the other players it must be such a relief to have someone like that drawing all the heat.

R139, I noticed John's package swinging around in his shorts during one (or both?) challenges last night. He was in the background of the shots though.

Jeremy and Natalie are both annoying morons/assholes.

Jeremy deserved to be voted off.

Natalie will probably be dragged to the end now. Jeremy is very bitter in his post boot interviews.

Ha! Bitter Jeremy is here to end a couple of marriages. What a bitch!

From THR:

[quote] In addition to his conversation with THR, Jeremy recited similar stories about Angelina's "showmance" in other exit interviews. For her part, in a statement she provided to THR, Angelina denied Jeremy's versions of events.

[quote]"My husband and I are aware of Jeremy’s comments," she said. "While we do not appreciate his blatant mischaracterization of my friendship and alliance with John, I am not surprised he feels compelled to attempt to revise the narrative. I think all of this really comes down to one fundamental Survivor truth: being the first eliminated member of your tribe by a unanimous, undisclosed blindside, must really sting, especially for a supposed 'Goliath.'"

I wouldn't be surprised if Natalie makes it far.

The producers were supposedly disappointed by this season (and even more so by next season) that they fired their long-time casting director and planning totally revamped formats for seasons 39 and 40.

r165 it's nice for Angelina to call that a "blindside". I believe we're in to see a huge blindside of Angelina later down the line (if you remember how he underestimated Davids from the premiere, only to end up the Davids winning, she's cocky af)

"The producers were supposedly disappointed by this season"

This show is the easiest thing in the world to cast. If they can't get it right, they don't belong in television. Boobs, pecs, blondes, muscles, a few crazies, bing bang boom - there you go.

r168 awww... that must mean Nick did not win :'(

The casting directors got it right this season with Natalie. No complaints here.

R170, I think they did. A lot of bland, uninteresting players and not much eye candy of either sex. A big fail, in my book.

Of course I meant they got it wrong this season.

I watch porn for eye candy. I watch Survivor for the drama and it has been delivering this season. Natalie needs to napalm another one of the haters tonight.

I love Natalie's death stare. On the other hand, if she pulled that shit on me, I'd laugh and laugh and laugh.

Natalie isn’t above literally pissing in your food or worse when your back is turned. I do not fuck with old black ladies. I just smile, nod, and keep it moving. I enjoy piss-free food. 😊

Natalie is way too fond of herself.

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LOL

sigh

Christian and Gabby are annoying.

I think this may be the first season where I'm not rooting for anyone. Bland cast.

Not much bulge going on.

Wouldn't there be a hidden idol at the new camp?

Some people just don't know when not to be an asshole.

Really glad to see Natalia go. She went crazy cakes at the end.

“I’m a nerd. I mean, I drive a PT Cruiser.”

The wrestler and the cop sometimes show bulge, but I'm waiting for the southern lawyer to drop trou. He's soooo my type.

Natalie deserves to go. She's just one of those players that is too annoying and rude to keep around.

I like Christian, but Gabby and her crying whenever things aren't going her way is getting really old. She's using the crying to manipulate him and he should see through that. He's smart to use his charm to get along with the Goliaths. But I'm glad they won the challenge.

Gabby in annoying but she’s a nice change of pace from the flirty, young yoga girls who are all over this show.

Meh. Gabby is no Hannah.

Pretty boring episode...until tribal council.

Great tribal! Finally, something interesting happens this season.

I'm torn between wanting Natalie to stay for the car-wreck entertainment value of her, vs wanting her bossy ass to be sent home.

And on the topic of asses, Angelina has a very large one. Hadn't noticed that until tonight.

Shut up! Great exit line.

Kara reminds me of a young Maria Bello. Natalie scares the shit out of me. Gabby is awful and I hope Christian is smarter than to let her ruin his game.

Since when is EVERY tribal council now a blindside? Could production be any more obvious?

The boots have been on my favor, the only other annoying one was heterosexual Dan. Gabby is starting to annoy me too, if only she cries lesser, she would've been one of the more likeable people this season.

Nick and Alec continues to be my favorites and both should just have brosex with each other.

r194 Jeremy's was not a blindside. He knew.

Did anyone watch the ghastly "Castaways" this summer? Proof that you can't copy this formula.

Alec is looking better and better.

Natalie is looking more and more like this season's winner. When was the last time it was this obvious? Ben?

No way. Too lazy.

She'd be getting a better edit if she won.

I think both of you are forgetting the confessional where she told us she plays softball.

I find John Henninger a total babe. Also like his personality. So he's my favorite. I also like Nick from the David team, he's adorable.

Like a few other posters, I find Natalie hilarious. Hope she stays around for awhile.

Loved Alec at tribal. He and Natalia better not be all “we worked it out and we’re fine now” at the reunion. I HATE that. I want to see continuous animosity.

Elizabeth has a sort of wonderful face.

Alec won't be at the reunion.

Oh, right, R205, he was a naughty boy. Never mind. Poor Natalia, not getting that closure.

And Natalia will be long forgotten by then, certainly by Probst. She'll be lucky if she gets to sit on the stage.

Based on her parting remarks, I think they voted out the right person last night! She even turned on her only friend: "Did you know about this?!?!?"

Natalia had nice lips but was an utter cunt. Good riddance.

Who is Jeff’s pet this season? The wrestler?

hetero Dan needs to be eliminated

I would say the wrestler is the favorite at the moment, meaning he won’t win if the producers weren’t happy with the results.

Usually win the producers/Jeff aren’t enthusiastic about a season it means a woman or weak man won.

Natalie is hilarious.

I don't understand why everyone actually listens to all of Natalie's orders and commands. I get why they keep her around, but since she's such a bitch it would be funnier to ignore everything she tells you to do, buy still keep her around. It would play with her mind.

R214, because a Natalie can quickly spiral into an Abi Maria if provoked. You want to keep a loon like her happy and placated as you drag her along for your million dollar win.

No decent peen this season.

Has Natalie accused any of the whiteys of being racist, sexist, and/or ageist yet?

Yep, no one up to the standard of male beauty which Chris and Michael held.

[quote] Who is Jeff’s pet this season? The wrestler?

For Jeff to really show his passion for any of the players they seem to need to go to tribal council first, the wrestler hasn't been to tribal council yet.

Ok that is a first, evacuation from the island because of a cyclone.

John has quite the set of abs, and this picture doesn't seen to do justice to them.

Dan the hot brunette used to weigh 320lbs. Maybe that's why he keeps his shirt on

Uh oh, I think Lyrsa has her work cut out for her. Everyone hates Natalie, but won't vote her out.

Dan doesn't appear to have any loose hanging skin from the weight loss.

Here is a better picture of Dan's stomach.

Those are commercial shots. Ever heard of Photoshop? The first one is blurry.

Dan before and after the weight loss, with no excess skin hanging I was thinking the 320 pounds must have been as a teenager, but it look relatively recent.

I'm pretty sure if you drop 140 pounds, there will be loose skin.

Nick said "You can make a preacher cuss"

Wow. Was glad to be wrong. Glad Lyrsa stayed.

I loved, "Natalie, can I have your jacket? Natalie,..."

R231 That was funny.

So Nick and Lyrsa didn't have their jackets with them at tribal, but Natalie who supposedly thought she was safe did have her jacket with her.

That tells me they all knew who was going home tonight when they went to tribal.

R233 I'm not so sure about that. Natalie and Angelina seemed surprised and Lyrsa seemed shocked that she didn't get voted out.

Glad Mike decided to vote out Natalie. I'm liking him more than I expected to.

[quote] Those are commercial shots. Ever heard of Photoshop? The first one is blurry.

Well you look at his instagram and see if you can find anything there that looks like it has hanging skin, not all of them are commercial shots and there are plenty of models as good or better looking than him that you wouldn't have to photoshop off hanging skin. Nearly all models have great abs, why would they hire a model with hanging skin?

I think John the Wrestler has been to tribal already- when they voted out Jeremy instead of Natalie. He wanted to keep Natalie and work with her.

I like Mike too, but he’s clearly crushing on Nick which made his decision to vote with him easier.

These past two episodes have been good. Tribe swaps put Goliaths in charge of all three camps and two weeks in a row we’ve seen a Goliath voted out. There seem to be very few alliance and a lot of individual moves going on instead.

If you have an iPhone, you can fix yourself with Facetunes or any other the other apps in 5 minutes. Especially if you're about to be on national television.

Can’t you get surgery to remove the skin?

Dan was a fattie?

“Dan, can I make a jacket out of the extra skin?”

Natalie= complete not self aware

Dan is so fucking hot....and those spandex bike shorts are mouth watering. He's so sweet....I'm in love

r242 = chubby chaser

Nick is growing on me.

I'd like Nick better if he'd keep the Jesus talk to a minimum but I'm sure fundie Burnett smiles benevolently at them.

Obviously there is a battle back because Natalie is winning this thing.

This isn’t the first season they’ve had to evacuate because of a storm. Chose a better location FFS! I want a season that’s themed around a stunning location and not some shitty beach in Fiji or Samoa where they bitch about the weather non stop.

Apparently they have been going to the same place for the last few seasons. Dalton Ross talks about it in his recap this week. He said they are filming some of the seasons in April, which is storm season. Seems really dumb to me.

r224 there is, if you are paying attention to him in past episodes he has some kind of evidence that he was a former fatty

I've read some spoilers and I think it is legit since it correctly stated that Dan will have 2 idols. I won't go into the names or details especially on how the idol nullifier is played and it is safe because I do not actually know the boot order except for one heterosexual guaranteed to be in the Final 3. Reading between the lines, I have a good idea who the nullifier victim is.

Natalie: “I was bullied the whole time I was there.”

Oh no r251 😅

R246, this show NEVER has a battle back. It ain’t fucking Big Brother.

Natalie just couldn’t resist being petty about that coat. She just couldn’t do it.

So far, the people who have been voted off have shown their true colors on their way out and have proven that the right person was booted.

R253 has never seen Pearl Islands.

Nice to see that Natalie hasn’t lost her enormous self-delusion or her complete lack of self-awareness.

This must be an unpopular season of Survivor. Only 257 comments so far.

^^^^^ Simple. The eye candy ain't sweet enough.

I miss Michael Yerger's furburger.

Natalie’s pussy stunk.

R256, that’s your argument for a battle back on Survivor? Get a clue. It ain’t happening. Natalie is GONE.

It’s not an argument darling R262. I was simply stating the fact that someone who’s watched Pearl Islands would know about the Outcast tribe. Using the word NEVER in Survivor is a little silly these days since they’ve basically thrown the rule book out. FYI: I’m not the person who suggested Natalie was coming back. I think this season will be very bog standard apart from the idol nulifier bs.

Every time Jeff mentions team “Teva” I’m reminded of those ugly shoes from the 90s

They are still ugly in the 2018's

I like Lyrsa, but I wish she would've worn pants. That wasn't a pretty site.

They use to make a big deal about how much rice each tribe had left, you hear no mention of rice anymore.

“I’m extraordinarily empathetic!”

Girl, no. Just no.

Lyrsa is short and squat but I don’t see any cellulite on her ass or thighs.

Anyone see the bounce when the wrestlers was walking in wet shorts?

If Elizabeth was so gung ho for splitting the bamboo why did she wait so long to start doing it instead of waiting for someone else? I guess they are to the point in the game where they just want to bitch.

It’s the openly gay guy — Mike White — who was the reason his team lost. And then he cried.

Mike was talking like he is pretty confident that it isn't he who is going home, and while he is probably right, it is usually a mistake to be that confident.

I am still trying to figure out how they decided Mike White was a Goliath.

He's extremely successful in a tough business, that's how.

I’m kind of surprised they voted out Lyrsa. Angelina is way too crafty and will have no allegiance to Nick or Mike.

I hope Nick sticks around for a while after the merge. And the wrestler. And the cop in the blue lycra shorts. And the guy in the busy greenish lycra shorts.

Why are there no hot girls this season?

I noticed Dan does not remove his shirt.

It's funny how Nick's body hair grows in thicker each week.

Sorry wrong thread!

[quote]I’m kind of surprised they voted out Lyrsa. Angelina is way too crafty and will have no allegiance to Nick or Mike.

All I can think is they figured Learsa would be one of those under the radar players to go far, while Angelina will have a huge target on her back because she's gaming too hard. But I agree with your assessment. I wouldn't trust Angelina at all and would have voted her out ASAP.

Lemme guess.... merge is next week?

we need John's dick gif

R280 They had to keep Angelina, because the Goliaths will be mad they were down by two because of Dan.

Dan? You mean Alec.

Yes, Mike had clear reason to keep Angelina for fear of the other Goliaths, but that wasn’t Nick’s concern.

Mike must have convinced Nick that the backlash from voting out another Goliath wouldn’t be worth the risk to their alliance. Angelina will probably be gone next week anyway if she tries to go up against Christian. He seems final 3 material.

Nice shot of the wrestlers bulge last night coming out of the water....the guy is HUNG!

The bros won't let Angelina come for their boy Christian.

Mine White's albino eyelashes creep me out.

That Saucer challenge was fun to watch. It’s nice to see the show add new challenges after all of these years unlike Big Brother which repeats the same challenges each year.

Probst is so fucking annoying during the challenges.

Thankfully, it looks like all the tribal nonsense fades away with the merge next week. I hate when they stick to such lines and just vote out the underdogs. Makes for a dull season. This one at least has some blindsides.

Mike White is a proud bisexual. He was already forced to boot his gay crush Jeremy so he wasn't about to go against Nick (a six pack away from experimentation) or Angelina (recently married but open to flirtmances) so Lyrsa (only interested in sockholes) it had to be.

Lyrsa was kinda cute close up. Nose ring aside.

I liked Lyrsa but she was terrifying in those bikini bottoms (underwear). That was just too much.

Wrestler keeps getting hotter, if only he could get rid of the mullet. What’s the approximate time code on the bouncing bulge shot?

r294 4 minutes 30 seconds

Why are Angelina and Lyrsa still fat?

Lyrsa had the fat legs. Gross!

I will become more and more powerful as the days go on.

I did not even know this Alison existed until this episode.

R299 after reading your comment, I was like, who the fuck is Alison and I had to look her up.

You are not alone.

Well, I'm looking at her photo and I still don't know who she is. This happens on virtually every season as some women stay low key trying to avoid being voted off.

Alison is on the same tribe now as Christian the nerd and Gabby. Alison's big moment Wednesday night was listening to Gabby complain about how she felt all alone since Christian is bonding so well with the other guys on the Tribe.

No female eye candy this season

[quote] No female eye candy this season

What are you talking about R303?

Natalie looks like late period Clarence Clemons. Seriously.

Thank you r305! I have been trying to figure that out for this whole season.

Not that anyone cares, but this is the first season since the show started that I am not watching. I am only reading this thread, and not viewing the show.

Are you happy with your decision, r307?

Yeah R270 I did and couldn't believe CBS included the footage. You could honestly see it swing .

Last week was the first episode this season I watched. I hope chatty nerd guy wins.

Here's the John dick gif.

His ass is even better though, in my opinion.

That ass is definitely hot. Up there with Michael from last season.

John must wax or had electrolysis. His chest and armpits are still perfectly smooth after 2 plus weeks into the game. Most pro wrestlers do that though.

I’m finding Nick’s boxer/dress socks combo extremely hot. But I’m not sure why he’s wearing boxers in the first place since his publicity shots show him wearing board shorts. Boxer shorts, especially in challenges, seem like they could easily slide off!

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r310 WW (X10) !!!

Interesting Angelina interview. Jeremy is such a bitch.

That was a good interview. I think she’ll go far.

7th place at best. Reminds me of Kellyn's edit last season, but with way MORE flaws

Former fattie Dan never takes off his shirt

This autistic guy is a lot

Dan had shirt off tonight and looked great actually. No loose skin.

Suspenseful tribal council- I had no idea how it would go.

When did this "Alec" person join the show?

Were you not watching a few weeks ago, when Alec flipped at the tribal council to vote out former tribemate Natalia? He's been shown earlier this season.

Alison, on the other hand...

R310 that is not a dick....that is a COCK! He owns the cock and is proud of every inch of it!

Dan was bulging QUITE nicely during that challenge. Thank you, gay camera man, for the crotch shots.

Angelina won’t go much further, she’s played way too hard way too early. None of the guys are happy to be ordered round by her. Getting called out for jury tampering was hilarious.

It was hilarious though Cowgirl seemed like she would get on my last fucking nerve if I met her in person.

I realized tonight Cowgirl looks like Daniel Tosh

I like Alec as most fuckable. Why no mention of him and his tight body and perky nips?

Cowgirl reminds me of Temple Grandin

Do you think Dan is happier as a hottie than a fattie?

Hottie, of course. The guys are all looking better with some wear and tear on them (as usual).

Alec has a delightfully naughty face. Like a soap opera bad boy. Is it true he won’t be at the reunion because he posted something on social media he shouldn’t have?

I like the trucker. He’s the guy who called Cowgirl a Knowitall.

Angelina went all Chris Hargensen on them when they nixed plan. She was incandescent with rage!

Angelina wanted to pummel Cowgirl with tampons.

Alec had some nice bulge shots last night. Production chose those boxer briefs well!

And he was wearing flip flops at Tribal. Yummy.

Alec and Angelina are certainly aren't afraid to stir the pot. Wouldn't be surprised if they're out sooner than later. I don't think the Goliath's will be all taken out simultaneously. Davie has an Idol and Carl has the Idol nullifier.

Shot of Elisabeth at Tribal Council.

[quote]Cowgirl reminds me of Temple Grandin

Yes!

That and some of Jessie from Toy Story.

Angelina was all like, “Billy...I HATE Carrie White!”

I wonder if Gabby will cry next episode...

Angelina went down on wrestler John to try to convince him to pour pig’s blood on Cowgirl! I know because I watched it from behind a bush!

Is Alec the one who is now dating the younger girl who was eliminated early?

Did you spot it?

more

Exclamation point marks the spot?

Oh I don't know Davy

Not a fan of Angelina but I'd be pissed too if I were her and that cowgirl bitch threw me under the bus. Women...

R352 Angelina is probably the most fake, insincere person in the history of Survivor. She didn't tell Elizabeth to help her it was pure jury management, just like last week Angelina wasn't trying to comfort Natalie as she was being evicted, she wanted her jacket. Elizabeth saw through her and wasn't having it, either way it made for a great tribal council.

This is the first time I can remember Probst not being there for the merge. Normally the tribes go to what they think is a reward competition and Probst says "Drop your buffs, you are merged" then he shines his dimples, it is one of his signature lines.

He must have had a hang nail or something and couldn't be there.

Queen Jeff had the runs when they merged. He was shitting his bowels out and couldn’t be there.

[quote]This is the first time I can remember Probst not being there for the merge

I think it's happened before. Gabon (S17), maybe?

[quote]Elizabeth saw through her and wasn't having it, either way it made for a great tribal council.

No, she didn't. The other girl on the tribe told her to throw her under the bus to save her own ass, and that lit a fire under Cowgirl's ass.

And to be clear the moment I keep referring to, re: Carrie, is right after the rest of the alliance, led by Dan, tells her they’re not voting her way and that she has to vote Elizabeth. Then they show her standing in the jungle waiting for Elizabeth and she’s absolutely furious at Dan (i.e., Carrie White). She acted like such a spoiled little bitch!

Call me crazy, but I don't get why they didn't switch their votes to Angelina. She cannot be trusted. At all. Obviously there was talk between the Davids and Goliaths at Tribal Council to keep the vote Elizabeth. I just don't see why the Goliaths would still want to keep an obvious traitor around.

Miss P was getting her 'tox treatments in the production tent.

So if everyone voted for Elizabeth, what was all of that secret chatting going on during tribal council? I hope we find out this week if someone was trying to lead a coup or if they were confirming their plan (sadly) against Elizabeth.

I think that label on the merge basket of goodies should have been peeled off. Maybe there is more info on the back side other than the arrow pointing to the palm tree on the beach. Sometimes these people are so dumb: at the merge and on go away rewards one should always be searching for the clue or actual idol. They almost always forget, and that police woman totally took that other woman's clue because she failed to notice it a few seasons ago.

Oh..yeah I remember Sara the MAGA-cop stealing Michaela's reward

Nice shots of VPL on former fat boy during the challenge, but there's definitely left over blubber.

Wow!

Excellent tribal! Financial.h some excitement

The person evicted took it like a champ.

Angelina’s pit air. Ugh. George of the Jungle.

I know his bod is a bit flabby compared to studs like John, but Nick really turns me on. Love his hairy chest and sexy Southern accent.

That was a good tribal, but thick hairy pit Angelina needed to go. Seriously you could have braided all that hair.

Damn! I hate when that happens.

Great rtibal! The best this season. Kudos.

* tribal

Awesome tribal! I thought Mike might be going home. He’ll pay for that betrayal.

Some stretch marks on Dan the Man. They show up more obviously on tanned skin. So much secondhand embarrassment for him at the reward challenge. He’s such a dick.

Hairy chest Nick is such a turn on. I always get hard when he comes on screen shirtless. I hope he isn't out too soon.

Loving Nick - he was so adorable when looking for the immunity idol!

I hate when man candy gets the heave-ho but that was quite delicious. I hope Ange reverts to form and takes Dan out in another blindside.

Am I the only one with the hots for Alec? I like how he's playing, too. A better game player than I ever would have expected based on his LA bartender/himbo archetype.

Alec is hot. As far as his game I want to root for him but the spoiler posted earlier in this thread make it difficult.

Ugh. I missed the spoiler, and try to stay spoiler free for the season so I'm not going upthread to read it. Maybe I'll stop reading here until the season is over next month.

Former fattie Dan got cocky

Is this season worth watching? I like drama but at the same time I don't like it when the production manipulates the result, like when they kept giving idols to the vet 2 seasons ago.

r382, it's never as blatantly manipulated in the early stages. At this point though, every tribal council has to have some producer intervention. You don't have a "shocking blindside" every damn time.

R383 Are there any hot guys left in the later stages?

[quote]At this point though, every tribal council has to have some producer intervention. You don't have a "shocking blindside" every damn time.

In truth, you don't. Last night was an exception, and you could tell by the reactions. But last week, Elizabeth knew there was a good chance she was leaving, they told her beforehand. The week before, Lyrsa knew it was her or Angelina, the week before that Natalie knew it was probably her or Lyrsa.

Most of the "blindsides" aren't blindsides, it's just editing footage so that viewers see it's between two or three different choices and we don't know what to expect because of what were being told. It's less producer intervention than it is editing of the show, IMO.

I cannot believe stupid ass Dan played his idol for Angelina. That Goliath tribe was outwitted by a pretty basic strategy- always throw in a couple votes for someone on the other tribe in case they have an idol also.

Has anyone ever fucked while filming?

R387, probably.

I can't be the only one who yelled, "Don't do it, Dan!" when Angelina begged for the hidden idol.

Not only is Angelina around for another week, but we won't get to look at the sweet ass of the wrestler. I know that Probst is pissed, too.

As far as I recall, only Ozzie and a female castmate (from quite a few years ago) have been the only ones to have sex while on the show.

While I'll miss John's hot body, I'm glad Angelina stayed. She really brings some conflict into the game and isn't "just there" like too many of the female players in the more recent seasons. Of the three who got votes, I was actually hoping Christian would go. Don't see him going anytime soon though.

I'm rooting for Nick and Alec now. It's too bad Alec is on the producers shit list. He deserves more airtime. Still he's gotten more airtime than Allison though.

It was Ozzy and Amanda that was said to have sex on the Micronesia season (one of the best seasons). They were a couple for a little while after that too.

Nick for the win! He almost went home the first week so we are lucky we got to experience his chest hair.

They are clearly setting up a "David" win so Probst/Burnett can jack themselves to the "underdog" story and ask them about the "journey of overcoming the odds" and how "Survivor forced them to realize their true potential".

In the face, Nick looks like former porn guy Derek Cameron.

Survivor Producer Mark Burnett is a super dooper Christian, he will do everything in his power to see that a David wins this season, because that is how it happens in the Buybull. David slays Goliath so the Buybull says and so it shall be.

Well I think it is pretty safe to say that former fattie Dan hasn't had skin removal surgery, but considering how huge he was before, he is showing very little excess skin.

Dan is very annoying. Several booted cast members don't seem to like him very much either.

Dan lost his nerve.

Dan is also concerned about jury votes

R397 Dan barely has any loose skin - He looks pretty damn good - Any pics of yourself you would like to share?

Dan deserves it for being an annoying heterosexual

Also RIP John's bulge :(

At least we got a good look at John last night. The camera man should've focused on his bulge longer and back view for a shot of his great ass.

Does Angelina's pussy stink?

Alec's sweet, sweet nipples.

Greg had sex with the mousey girl Season 1

Ah, Greg - my very first Survivor crush 💕

Mine too. What a hottie (and a great oddball too). They need to bring back that casting.

John's wife is kind of....manly?

r410 that's why he likes Angelina

John's wife Kira does look sorta manly.

He ex-gf Melina Perez also was it bit manly looking too (but she had a great body though). She cheated on him with quite a few other wrestlers and he became the butt of jokes for a while.

Wish we'd had more time to get to know the guy. Seems to have more depth than we ever saw.

What did Alec do that might keep him from the reunion?

R414 He posted a picture of him and Kara on his Instagram pre cast announcement.

Some think a sore Dan reported it to CBS.

^^^^^ In that case, I hope Alec is the architect of Dan's ouster.

I'd like to and tweak Alec's nipples while he jerks and blasts a load of cum. I think he'd appreciate that.

Please just let me grow full and thick so I can truly flourish.

so I know 2 people in the Final 3 now and I assure you all it's going to be interesting AF how that happens. SO stoked!

Wonder why Dan would never take off his shirt for the first few episode, now seems to have it off all the time?

You could see some loose skin on Dan's lower belly and his love handles jiggling during tonight IC.

Dan has such pretty eyes though.

howl on the Nullifier. That's great.

Hmmm Alec and Kara voted for Angelina, that will make waves next week.

There really is too much shit going on. Get rid of the advantages, hidden idols, etc. Have one immunity challenge and that's it.

The Loose Skin Troll is still jacking off after tonight’s episode

Glad the "spoiler" about Dan making the final 3 was wrong.

I don't pay any attention when someone posts a spoiler, more often than not they are wrong, and even if they aren't wrong, we have no way of knowing if they are right or wrong. I know some people get all bent out of shape when someone posts a spoiler, I just pretty much forget it.

Production would have created as many "advantages" as they could in order to even the numbers so they could play out the narrative. That was clear tonight.

Dan's package really fluctuates in size from scene to scene. It looks like he fluffs before the challenges. He also came across as a big, sulky baby tonight. He lost all sex appeal. What a whiner.

I agree -too many advantages - but it knocked out the right person tonight.

Nick is my clear favorite, followed by Alex and Davie (his joking about taking down the wrestler was funny)! Can’t stand Alison and her analytical wishy-washiness. Christian gets on my nerves and I just don’t like Carl at all.

Marry me, Nick.

Sad we can't look at Dan anymore but he deserves it for saving Angelina last week. Plus, I hope Christian wins the whole thing.

Nice close-up shot of Alec's flat tummy during the immunity challenge tonight. I only wish they panned up a bit to show us those suckable nips.

^^^^^^ Yes! Alec's nips are very distracting. I'm afraid if I was on that island I would be extremely tempted to lick them. Probably get caught gawking, too.

I turn into Chewy McNip every Wednesday this season! I'm not even really a nipple guy but Alec's are delicious! And now that Dan's bulge is gone Alec will be my only eye candy.

The show has been a pleasant surprise. What looked to be a boring ass season and theme has turned out to have some of the best Tribal Councils in recent memory. Spoiler alert! Alec may not be the only one uninvited to the finale.

There was talk Jeremy might not being invited for going home after getting voted out. They did that to Vytas after he went home after he went home after getting voted out first the second time he played.

Jeremy’s an asshole, I hope he isn’t at the reunion.

I really really hope Christian doesn't win.

Me too, r440. The Davids need to drop him once it is safe and they have the clear majority.

I hope they do also.

Plus it should be obvious to them that he and Gabby are aligned. Even more reason to get rid of him.

It doesn't appear to be Jeremy. I think it will play out real soon.

Oh dear gawd, Alex’s gorgeous chewy nipples....

My first serious boyfriend looked just like Alex and we fucked day and night for seven months...

I won’t be sad when Christian gets voted out either. I find him incredibly annoying and affected.

[quote]I really really hope Christian doesn't win

A "Christian" on the David tribe? Come on, Mark Burnett wouldn't possibly let that slip through his fingers. Go ahead and make out the check.

Alec makes my peen get hard.

Alec bulge

Angelina is still fat. How?

Alec's nips are on point. Yum.

I’ve had Alec on my radar since the beginning, I’m surprised DL has basically ignored him until now. I just love his body type, I think he’s perfect. Having him wandering around in nothing but compression shorts, with those luscious nippples, and that gorgeous ass would drive me absolutely wild.

A deleted scene credits Nick with John's ouster. He came up with the idea of splitting the David's votes so a Goliath would go home either way. Gotta watch those sweet talkin' southern boys.

Yes. Nick does not get enough credit. I'd rather him win over Christian.

r427 it's not wrong. people misinterpreted the spoiler, the description was vague and it was pertaining to someone else.

r453 that's called strategy. you can't be too visible or you're going to be a threat and get voted off eventually

Christian is getting a winner's edit. He is so annoying and not cute. That whiny David gal - gabby? is also annoying. You know if the Davids get the numbers she would be the first to abuse their power.

During the reward challenge, I was glad to see Christian lose the puzzle challenge. So glad.

Nick is a dead ringer for John Grisham.

Gabby has not stopped crying. Dan was a big baby too. His exit speech was so embarrassing ‘I guess that’s her problem, not mine’. No dude, Kara is still there, you got voted out. Definitely your problem. Nick for final 3.

It was funny when Dan wouldn't give his idol to the doc, who asked him for it. I guess she thought he was going to do a redo and save another tribemate.

First off: I don't do game spoilers, but I do read up on cast and format of future seasons, which I don't consider spoilers. But if you do, you may not want to read further.

I think this has been a great season, largely because most of the cast is here to play and win, and secondly because the editors have been really balanced in their coverage of the contestants. Sure, some (Christian, Angelina) get more airtime, but even someone like Alison - who was ignored for the first several weeks - now has enough airtime that I know who she is, who she's aligned with, her strategy.

I've always hoped Survivor would go out on a high note. An all-winners season would be great, but Probst has put the kibosh on that. Probably because an all-winners season wouldn't be able to cast Coach, or Russell, or Debbie, or some other shitty player who is all about performing for the camera and being a huge "colorful" presence. So if you were an interesting winner but not "colorful" (Earl, Sophie, Yul, Danni, etc), you're fucked.

So maybe I give it up after this season. I've watched for years (since the beginning, but with some breaks in between). But I barely watch tv anymore, so it would be freeing to give it up and cut the cord. And with that on my mind, I come to the next season spoilers of cast and format. This just might clinch it for me:

An "all winners" season would be a shit stained train wreck. When they end Survivor, it should go back to the original. No extra crap like immunity or exile which ruined the show - just a bunch of people who have no idea what they're getting into.

[quote]An "all winners" season would be a shit stained train wreck.

Why do you think that? There are a few winners who try to act like huge characters (Rob, Parvati, Tony, etc.), but for the most part, I find the former winners to be smarter than average and know not to put a target on their back by trying to camera-hog.

I'd be far more worried about the casting choices the producers would go with for a final season: Coach, Rupert, Russell, Phillip, Tai, Ozzie, Penner, Cochran, Spencer, Ciera, etc. I would avoid that at all costs.

Yeah, R462, they should make it back to basics like they did with the final season of BBUK. No stupid themes or lame twists.

Will Russell Hantz ever be back?

I want Russell’s crazy nephew to come back. lol

Oh, Brandon, bless his heart.

Gawd, no more Hatnz's ever.

R466 You want to see THIS on the show again?

A better view of his hideous face tats.

Jezebel!

I don’t trust her wiley ways.

His meltdown from his second series (Caramoan). Supposedly he failed the psych evaluation but they let him on anyway.

Where do they poop? Do they use leaves for toilet paper?

Brandon admitted to being bipolar.

I kind of feel a bit sorry for him because Russell loved to press his buttons whenever he got the chance. It's bad enough having mental illness but having toxic family members who make it even worse.

R473 They usually dig a hole and go in it and cover it up. Some go in the water if no one else is around (this is frowned upon by the majority of players with good reason though). They usually use leaves but sometimes if they're plenty of tampons (they provide those to female players), they tear them apart and use them to wipe. Not a lot of pooping going on since they aren't eating a lot and one of the big things they do eat quite a bit of is rice.

I remember in the very first season Sean Kenniff said he didn't poop until almost the very end of his time on the island (he was voted out day 36.)

There was more talk about pooping in earlier seasons. Particularly the distress that inevitably came over them after a Reward meal. That's probably why there are more food rewards than before, to lessen that problem.

I suspect Miss P did not try to save Dan because he was a former fattie.

2 hour show tonight with 2 voted out. Or maybe one plus......?

[italic] Coach, Rupert, Russell, Phillip, Tai, Ozzie, Penner, Cochran, Spencer, Cerie... [italic]

With the exception of Cerie, that sounds like something awful. Like it would make me stop watching Survivor. Ick.

Cochran was good two times, but three. Nah.

With Alec now gone, no more beautiful cock shots. Last week he had a semi and it was amazing. Nicks not hung, but a beautiful face....I'm rooting for him

Alec so hot without the beard. A little simian but sooo hot.

Nip guys can have a major beat off tonight. Lots of shots in that long elimination. Armpit hair guys too.

Annoyed that Alec was voted out. Can't believe Angelina is still there.

The biggest shocker tonight was in the previews for next week. Gabby wanting to vote Christian out. Wtf. She is going to be seen as a major Survivor villain for that because fans love Christian so much.

Carl was fucking annoying (“bing!”)...so glad he’s gone.

Angelina as Tracy Flick - hilarious 😆!

Gabby is an irritating whiny bitch.

I want to suck off Dan and Nick (as long as they're cut)

I think that Davey is cute

Is Mike a phag?

Yes, Mike is gay.

God I hope anybody but Gabby wins now that Carl is gone!

Is Davey gay? He kinda pings.

Too bad Angelina didn't get the boot. Would've been funny if they all thanked her for her sacrifice as she trudged off to Ponderosa.

I wonder if Alec will get to participate in the post-boot round of interviews.

Mike is bisexual. That's why he was having a hard time deciding between Alison and Carl. He wants to fuck them both!

Angelina is a hoot. Nick is a hot.

Elizabeth ponderosa

John's ponderosa

Dan's ponderosa

I always feel as if Christian is reading from a script.

[quote]I always feel as if Christian is reading from a script.

And lately he has been trying to be all weird and "serious quiet" when he talks.

Christian is a total brochacho!

I really hated Carl and am glad he is gone, but Gabby annoys me so much and now she’ll be even more insufferable after pulling off this blindside.

Alec, Kara and Alison would all still be in the game together if they had only followed through on working with the Davids 3 or 4 votes ago.

You can tell that Jeff isn’t as charmed by Christian as he usually is by the Survivor male nerd types.

Angelina is hilarious to me. I liked Mike’s comment that when she was talking about the rice at camp he realized she was right, but he found her obnoxious nonetheless. She’s smart, but not shrewd, always rubbing people the wrong way.

[quote]You can tell that Jeff isn’t as charmed by Christian as he usually is by the Survivor male nerd types.

Yeah, I think Christian is much more calculated about his nerdiness than other Survivor nerds have been. He's exploiting it in a way that they haven't -- it seems to be working for him within the context of the game but I suspect Jeff finds it inauthentic.

Very distraught to see Alec's perky tits go.

I try to stay spoiler free, but I had heard something happening surrounding Alec. So now that he's been eliminated I googled... so he basically broke the rules by posting a picture of him with another cast member before the season had started (but after filming was completed). THAT is what the show is upset about? It hardly seems like a spoiler to me unless you want to assume he wouldn't win and risk losing the $1M prize money.

We've had Russell (allegedly) spill the beans on boot order for the seasons he played, and he gets invited back.

R493 ... Mike is... bisexual?

Tonight was first time I noticed how beautiful Gabby is -- annoying or not.

Sounds like Alec is definitely on Probst and CBS' shit list.

"Alright, so… just to kind of say my peace. It’s been the main bone of contention for my entire Survivor experience. The thing is, with social media, I feel things can be misconstrued, but I have nothing but the utmost respect for CBS, for Survivor, for Jeff. I went out there and I had the experience of a lifetime. My biggest dream was to be on Survivor, so to go out there and have the experience, that’s what I’m going to hold close to my heart and that’s what I’m going to cherish.

To go out there and meet Jeff and have the opportunity to be a part of such an awesome show, it was so rad. So that picture, it was unfortunate. I take 100 percent ownership of it. It sucks. But I think things can be misconstrued and that’s all I really have to comment about that."

Maybe Miss Probst will make a deal with Alec that he can be on the finale if he goes shirtless and they jack up the air con in the studio to make his girls extra perky. Slurp!

We got enough shirtless., Now we need the ubiquitous naked ass shot.

Good lord, from Alec's word salad statement at R506, he sounds like a moron. And in what universe is Gabby beautiful? I can rarely see past those crazy, jacked ears. And when I do, it's certainly not beauty that I see.

Christian seems like fabricated, manufactured character. Doesn't come off as real at all.

Christian is acting for the scouts from Amazing Race or Bold & Beautiful or a half dozen other CBS projects.

If Alec really isn't allowed at the reunion, he's missing out on the 10 grand paycheck they get for attending. Talk about easy money.

Alec ponderosa

Alec & John have spit roasted former fattie Dan at Ponderosa.

Christian was showing a lot of VPL during one of the Reward Challenges this week. I also noticed a nice set of low-hangers.

Carl ponderosa

Christian is gross. I'm not adverse to nerds, but he is ugly and has no sex appeal at all. He has to be on the autism spectrum too.

With just a sentence or two at the reunion, Jeff can ruin Alec’s reputation. It’s so incredibly stupid to piss off The Machine (ie, CBS/Burnett/Probst).

Christian should replace Mrs Moonves on The Talk.

After seeing Alec's Ponderosa video I am completely in love with him.

Alec is straight, unfortunately.

Don't mess with Miss P. She'll cut a bitch.

Christian resembles that drunk midget that used to be on the Howard Stern show all the time. Seriously. Hank, the Angry Drunken Dwarf.

[quote]Gabby is an irritating whiny bitch.

Yes, she is, but I don't understand why was she or any of the tribe blubbering over Karl dishing out some hits. Someone had to do it.

Well then buckle in 'cause the loved ones ep is this week and she'll surely lose her shit.

Please don’t let Gabby be final 3. She’ll cry the whole way through. She’ll cry if she’s in the jury but at least it’ll be for a shorter amount of screen time. Kara or Nick for the win!

Elizabeth officially turned into a homosexual male when surrounded by 3 hot men on Ponderosa

Funny how the traffic dies out when all the hot guys are gone.

Mike and his boyfriend. They say that they’ve been together for 6 years but they behave like cordial strangers.

“I love this person, this man standing next to me, whose name will come to me in a minute....”

Okay Mike White's visit with his boyfriend was just weird, they barely hugged, no kiss, then they stood about 5 feet apart while talking to Jeff.

“Enjoy the flight home! Watch movies!!”

Did Christian really have to tell his girlfriend to watch movies on the long flight home? Is she retarded?

Gabby,... What a stupid cunt. I would never align with a woman on this show.

Kara looks like Helena on Orphan Black. Allison is only 28?

The only way Gabby is winning is if everyone else dies, no one is going to vote for her regardless of what she does. She should just play for second place but I am not sure she could win that either.

Hopefully one of Christian or Gabby go tonight. Gabby seems more likely though from the edit.

I think Gabby is a goat that people will want to carry to the finale, she is no threat to win. It is either Christian or Allison.

It's December and we're still on thread 1. DL is clearly done with survivor

The bitterness of this jury will be of epic proportions

yay, perfect outcome.

Gabby apparently never learned anything from Will from a few season's ago "Look at me I'm playing the game. I'm making big moves" move that got him voted out.

Wow was I wrong

As she walked away, Christian should have yelled “Enjoy your trip to Ponderosa! Wash your dirty pussy!!”

The tribe should have boo-hooed as one chorus.

Christian look pretty dirty and smelly too. Really hoping he's out soon. But I don't see anyone but him or Nick being this seasons winner.

Since I am so good at predictions, ( see R534 ) I predict a female winner this season. Hope this jinxes that.

R543 None of the females left have gotten very good edits this season. Supposedly Probst, Burnett and CBS wasn't happy about this season (or next season either for that matter) so maybe one of them does win. It would be funny if Allison won, totally invisible for the first half of the season but then being portrayed as a big threat the past few episodes.

Nick and his chest hair for the win! The only answer.

I want to see Nick's natural bush

If they're only eating rice, how come Angelina hasn't starved off any of those thunder thighs?

Richard Hatch never lost any weight either. Bodies and metabolism are weird.

Nick doesn't do anything for me sexually, but I'm hoping he wins.

I laughed at Allison reaction to Angelina's self congratulatory speech during the loved ones RC.

Angelina's a latina and many have thick thighs and butts like she does.

Nick has great teeth too.

I think Nick is a doll, I still love Alec, but I can manage with Nick, who seems to be getting sexier by the week, and I sure love that twangy accent.

Gabby voted off!!! Ha Ha. Stupid cunt! I hope Christian or Nick win.

Mike and his ‘boyfriend’ are clearly just fuck buddies or total liars. They looked like co-workers who barely know each other, not a couple for 6 years. It was so odd.

Mike is a bisexual so his ability to love one person is limited since that person can never totally satisfy a Bi ( ie, hole AND pole).

^^^^^Well....the mens got both so there's that.

What’s the DL diagnosis of Christian’s girlfriend?

Richard Hatch lost a tonne of weight, he was just a total fat ass at the start so he never looked ripped. I really miss the days of Hatch, Sue Hawke, Colby and the like. The casting is so cliche now and the geeks are taking over.

Nick is adorable. His reactions to seeing each family member come out including his dad...then his story about how much his dad sacrificed for his family 😭! i’m totally smitten with him.

Having said that, Davey is getting a late edit that makes me think he’s going to win this whole thing. Plus, as much as we like Nick, I am not sure how much the jury respects him as a player. He’s a lawyer, though, so I’m hoping he can argue well for himself if he makes it to the end.

Nick, Davie and Kara for final 3 would be my guess.

Mike and Josh behaves like roommates. Weirdos. I was hoping Mike’s dad would come out, assuming he’s still alive.

Some who watch the "edit" say that Kara will win. The logic, in a nutshell, is that she hasn't done anything flashy or notable in the game, but she continues to get scenes and confessionals every week to remind viewers who she is. Said another way, if Kara were getting voted out soon, or was a losing finalist, they would be more likely to give her a "non-entity" edit like Chelsea last season (who?).

Could be true. We've seen her bond with a number of the jurors (most notably Dan, but also Alec, Elizabeth, Carl). What I like about this theory is that it reminds viewers we're seeing about 2% of the actual game, and that the most important skill for a winner is to make great social bonds - something that is very difficult to portray on-screen.

After all of these years, do viewers really care about who wins? I'm more interested in the backstabbing and bitchiness of each episode.

I think many of them do, R561. There was a huge debate about Dom vs. Wendell last year. There were some people angry with Ben's win last year because of the new fire-making challenge at F4. And a lot of angry people when Michelle got the win over Aubrey a couple of years ago.

I used to care, but to me now it's more just interest in seeing who wins, and whether I was able to predict who the jury would vote for. Personally it's about how well I can read the players behaviors and values. But any annoyance I have at someone winning who I don't care for is pretty much gone by the time the reunion is over. Although I still have a special place in my heart for Natalie and Sandra beating Russell in S19 and S20; it still amazes me how many viewers don't understand the subtleties of the game, and buy into Probst's narrative of "YOU GOTTA MAKE BIG MOVEZ."

r544 Alison is actually the only female left who has a decent chance. Nobody on the jury likes Angelina and nobody will respect Kara's gameplay. Alison at least has some influence on the game compared to both of these people.

Why is it that there is always a contingency "if target has an idol" plan but conveniently, not the this time? Didn't they all basically know that Christian had an idol?

Does anyone else think Christian's gf is on the spectrum?

Final 3 - Nick, Mike, Angelina. Nick takes it.

R564 , Gabby was the contingency. Nick, Mike and Angelina were in the shelter (Davie might have been there as well), and Nick told them that he knew Christian had an idol, he had seen it himself. He told Mike that he should vote for Gabby as a backup plan, and Angelina happily glommed onto the idea as well.

I'm not on board with the Edgic crowd who think Kara will win. They are tying themselves in knots to justify it.

I'm pretty sure that Christian's gf is more that just "on the spectrum." Put it this way: She's probably exclaimed "Dat's da suck job!!!!" plenty of times.

Too bad that Christian's gf isn't a big-boobed bombshell which would've given aspies watching at home hope that maybe some day they'd fuck a dream girl. That would have made for quality TV.

Mike sure doesn't need the money. Wonder if he gets a piece of every School of Rock franchise across the country (Linklater too?)

Watch Mike in "Chuck and Buck" if you somehow missed it. Genius that launched him Great film from back in the day when indies still had a shot.

I lived Christians girlfriend. She was so refreshing...somehow in our culture who shies away from attention.

Can someone post a pic of the gf?

My DVR fucked up last night and only recorded the first minute of the show.

[quote] Didn't they all basically know that Christian had an idol?

Well with Survivor we never know exactly what it is we don't know. I suspect that no one else knew or suspected that Davie, the last remaining black guy, would tell Christian he was a target, he seemed to be in on the plan to get rid of Christian and they were hoping for a blindside. It even looked for a second like Christian wasn't going to play his idol.

Is nobody going to talk about Mike's hot bf?

Still think Miss Probst should have told Christian "Too late" because he started his speech about reading the votes and then Christian interrupted after taking just a little too long to decide.

@R570 this is the best photo I can find

[quote]Does anyone else think Christian's gf is on the spectrum?

No, I think she is low functioning.

Re: Gaby

She was jealous AF when she saw Christian and his girlfriend, and she didn't feel special. His tenderness towards his gf made her cold and calculating. With that said, I honestly think Gabby AND Christian were falling for each other and not realizing it/not admitting it to themselves.

I want nudes of Christian.

The scenes of "Gabby being jealous of Christian's dim girlfriend' were all production manipulation. After nearly 20 years, the producers and editors are very good at creating something out of nothing.

Nick's body is looking hotter now that he's lost some of the body fat he put on doing his lawyering. I don't care for the hairy shoulders, but he genuinely seems like a really nice guy.

P.S. - I hope Alec wears his boxer briefs to the finale.

I'm so glad that jealous skank Gabby is gone.. her crying annoyed me!

Nick is going to have to watch his weight as he gets older.

Production was never going to allow one group to pick off another because that ruins the narrative of D vs G. That's why all of this is asinine.

Alec looked like he had a few drinks before coming out with the rest of the jury.

Not sure if it has already been said ........ Elizabeth is much more likeable inn the Ponderosa threads than on the show. Wouldn't mind a Second Chance or blood vs Water shot for her

With all the names coming up for boot options, it sounds like Christian wins immunity in the next episode. Ugh. Plus in the finale episode is called "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" and that sounds like something he'd say.

This is a great fucking season! One of the best EVAH!!!!

R585 Wouldn't call it one of the best ever, but best season in a while for sure. The last really good season in my opinion before this season, was Millennials vs. Gen X.

Mil vs. Gen X is going back some time, but it was only two years ago. I Googled it. It was the season Adam won, because he gave that sob story about his mom. That left a bitter taste in my mouth, and I didn't like that he won.

I think the season I enjoyed was the one Wendell won.

I’m always torn between the obvious producer manipulation and the equally obvious standout players. I can never tell which is more authentic, if that makes any sense. Like Christian; he’s obviously authentically a strange, particular kind of person. But his behavior on the show is veering into this showy, contrived territory that blows the authenticity all to hell.

Christian's act is very showy. It couldn't be any more obvious than at tribal. He took a look at Gabby, then back facing the jury, and then he blurted out to Jeff that he wanted to use his idol.

I guessed Adam and Ben winning correctly (although I really hated how Ben won).

Sarah and Wendell was a bit invisible during pre-merge, so I hardly notice them. I had Malcolm and Donathan as my winner picks on those seasons.

My winner pick from this season is Nick, so I hope that turns out to be true.

Ben was picked by the producers to be the winner. I can't stand that he won.

Christian’s love of attention (both good and bad attention) reminds me of Johnny FairPlay

Could be Gabby was a little embarrassed when she saw Christian’s girlfriend. It’d be a bit of an ego hit to know your closest Allie and possible crush is dating a retard. Her comments suggest she turned on him as soon as she saw her.

Who writes Christian's monologues? Probst or Burnett?

Probst writes the monologues. They have that awful wiseguy "humor." He doesn't spout out sentimental and patriotic garbage like he would if Burnett wrote them.

R570 Here is a better shot of the gf. This pic makes her looks just like a nerd and is the best shot of her. However, in motion, she really looks slow and the film shows it all.

The girl can't even part her hair for TV and has to be told to watch TV on the plane.

Fank you Christian - you fixt my ✈️ home!

Can someone start a new thread, this one is almost maxed out.

Nick for the win!