Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20171109061606/@comment-1294345-20171109163247

Ifoundalemontree wrote: Thoughts:

1. You are merged! We have to stop the merge for a 15 minute commercial break. "Outback Steakhouse" - the best steaks, the best beer, the best water in jars (because drinking water out of a glass is so boring), and of course - the thunder from Down Under - a name that is supposed to sound dirty, but doesn't. And now - order two steaks, and get a Joe action figure! Back to you, Ryan... I mean, Jeff!

2. It would have been even funnier had Ryan been eliminated not by dropping the ball, but by falling off the platform altogether. After only two seconds!

3. Unlike Debbie, Chrissy doesn't suck at math. Vote her out already! But the fact the healers went at her shows that they have realized she was dangerous.

4. It was interesting to see the reunions of Ryan and Devon, Ben and Chrissy, and all the rest.

5. Joe is just too confident. Let's see how confident he will be without an idol.

6. Dr. Mike's Joe parody was the highlight of the episode.

7. Another highlight of the episode - Devon lying on the beach. The only thing missing was vultures circling above him.

8. The episode didn't really have a lot of Ryan, with Ben actually getting the most attention, which is nice.

9. Poor Jessica. She was basically voted out for no reason. Although... if you think about it... She should have known better. Her crush on Cole was the reason she was targeted, because if you can't get Cole, you get his closest ally.

10. Clueless Cole - I just loved the editor's joke, when they showed us that a clue was right under his nose, and he didn't see it, and it was even funnier that he talked about finding a clue.

11. But the biggest joke is that NO ONE found the clue! I love it when there are bonuses and advantages, and no one seems to care! Such instances of players trolling the game/Probst, whether intentionally or not, are so satisfying.

12. Well, at least the immunity challenge was somewhat new. The only thing I don't get is why didn't go to sudden death quicker? I just really don't like those long challenges. There is absolutely no reason for them to be so long.

13. Solewa - which stands for Soko, Levu, and Yawa... How original! No wonder they no longer show us how the contestants come up with the merged tribe's name. I miss the old seasons when a merged tribe's name was actually part of the story. Now, they just present the name in confessionals, as if it does not matter at all.

And the player of the week is... Ben. He seems to be very influential, and it looks like he has chosen a side, and will stick to it. It looks good for him now, but you may never know what happens in future episodes. After rewatching the episode, I'm not too concerned by Chrissy anymore. By deliberately telling the world how smart she is, she could be seen as arrogant, isolating every person whose IQ level is below hers. If she continues to do so, her winning the game (in statistical terms) is an impossible event.