Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-2002887-20171207181523/@comment-24593705-20171208035846

Ivanornels wrote: That group meat eating challenge from South Pacific doesn't make for great TV but I like the concept of the challenge especially since it's another reward that the winning tribe literally earns. Definitely wash the meat first though lol.

'''Lauren gave Mike possession of that half of the idol. In the Sarah advantage situation for Cirie, Sarah explicitly said it was just as a sign of trust. We didn't hear that specific language so I believe Mike did something that was allowed for the purposes of the game. Otherwise Probst would've edited it out like the Sash/Jane controversy. Either way, even as a Lauren fan, that idol thrown in the fire made good tv. Lauren shouldn't have given it to him in the first place.'''

'''Also, you can't fault Ben for taking out Lauren over Ryan and Chrissy. We all know who the biggest threat of those three is. At this point, aside from everyone gunning for Ben, I wouldn't be surprised if Devon, Ashley, and Mike fight for who takes Ryan and Chrissy to the end for a 7-1 or 8-0 win.''' Well, I feel stupid now about the whole thing because I just rewatched it. I mistakenly thought Lauren was letting him hold onto the idol (similar to Sarah letting Cirie holding onto her Legacy Advantage) and then was wondering why wasn't Mike in trouble for burning it; I understand it all now and feel stupid. I now admit it was a dumb idea for Lauren giving it to him (but aside from that, I still like her and hope to see her again in a future returnees season).

I didn't intend to purposely fault Ben, I was just angry he voted her out. I actually could see that happening with Devon, Ashley, and Mike fighting it out to see who goes to the end with those two huge goats. :D