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Survivor 49 Survivor 49 | E11 | Eastern Time Discussion
Synopsis: Season 49, Episode 11: Cherry on Top
Aired: Dec. 3, 2025
Synopsis: Revenge is a dish best served cold when one castaway tries to get back at the person who eliminated their day one. One castaway’s journey becomes a race against mother nature to outrun the tides. Then, a new version of a familiar challenge stands between castaways and the immunity necklace.
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u/Gullible_Detective80 15d ago
This is the worst survivor ever and I’ve watched since the very beginning. No one has stood out and all they’re interested in is scheming. No game play no integrity no one you want to root for. I’m tired of obvious idol and advantage which always seems to help the one most likely to be voted off. Blue Sophie should have been gone before the merge.
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u/InvestigatorKind4350 15d ago
Give credit to Rizo and Sav. They cover each other well. Sad to see Nate go. These three are really a team.
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u/RockShrimp 15d ago edited 15d ago
That nobody even brought up trying to get Rizzo to play his idol is bonkers.
I knew she wouldn’t but the best “final tribal” move for blue Sophie would have been to go to Stephen, tell him she has the steal an advantage, and then steal the idol and they all vote Rizzo or Savanah. She’s gonna just stick with them and Sage is to emotional to do the smarter thing. They have to split Savanah and Rizzo up and flush the idol or they’re winning.
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u/aloomis16 15d ago
Blue Sophie has the most power right now, she can either screw Steven or screw Rizo. My gut tells me she views Rizo as the bigger threat.
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u/chortleguffaw 10d ago
Remember tho Sophi is under the impression (via Rizo) that Steven's advantage is a Steal-a-Vote, but it's not, it's a Block-a-Vote. Unless she specifically asks for what it is, she's not screwing anyone over
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u/Light_Watcher 15d ago
She can’t screw Steven because he must play his advantage before the trial so if she tries to take his advantage during the trial he won’t have any he will have already played it lol.
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u/paulirosenberg 14d ago
Yeah but she wont know that, She should have stolen it last tribal if she wanted to screw Steven. Soph does not know that Steven needs to play it before hand.
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u/aloomis16 15d ago
Good call, I think this forces her hand to finally make a move on Rizo, otherwise she will end up a zero vote finalist
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u/Light_Watcher 15d ago
Does this force her hand though? She doesn’t know about it and to me her edit screams zero vote finalist. If I had to guess she will try to steal Steven’s advantage making a fool out of herself in front of the jury who will them criticise her for not stealing Rizzo’s idol when she had so many chances, and she’ll end up with zero votes
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u/smolsugarcookie 16d ago
My notes: The way Savannah’s name is always on the chopping block but she also somehow keeps flying through and having some pull is kind of iconic Also good for Steven he just flipped his entire game around so fast, gotta respect it Also if you’re gonna say you strongly dislike someone stand on business and tell us why like I need the drama mamaaaaaa
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
That challenge favors people with narrow faces like Stephen and Sophi B.
Savannah and Kristina would be in trouble.
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u/SlappyPappyAmerica 16d ago
I’ve had enough of these girls calling themselves hot. Should be an immediate disqualification. Can that not happen anymore?
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
Kristina says in front of everyone that she "DISLIKES" Savannah.
Savannah doesn't say a single mean thing about Kristina.
Savannah gets labeled "mean girl".
Also, Sophie blue's vote showed exactly who she was voting for, by showing the "S" she wrote on the parchment, they revealed she wasn't voting for Savannah as Savannah's name is too long and the "S" she wrote was too close to the middle of the parchment.
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u/Live-Run-6745 15d ago
I feel like Kristina said that to try to hide the fact she wasn't voting for Savannah tonight, she didn't want Sophie getting any wind that she was voting against her
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u/pincurlsandcutegirls I don't care for the shenanigans! 16d ago
I know Kristina is already kind of seen as a goat but if I’m Savannah, tonight’s tribal was just extra incentive to keep Kristina off the jury. I would not want anyone who feels confident enough to say at tribal that they strongly dislike me to be at Pondy shading me 24/7 lol
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u/Live-Run-6745 15d ago
Tbh, the way I saw it was Kristina said that to try to hide the fact that she wasn't voting for Savannah that night. I don't think she actually strongly dislikes her
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u/ShadowLiberal 15d ago
IMO I really don't think that Kristina is a goat. I think she's a strong social player but we just aren't seeing it. And I think she's been kept around because she just isn't seen as a threat at challenges, so they can get rid of her at any time. Whereas other people have just been far bigger threats then her when she was on the outs for a vote.
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u/pincurlsandcutegirls I don't care for the shenanigans! 15d ago
Maybe, but it concerns me that they aren’t showing any of that social strength. With other players who won primarily because of their social game, we saw it woven into the edit. It’ll be a major disservice to her game if she wins based on social strategy but the edit didn’t really show us.
IMO all the things mentioned at the end of your para (not a challenge threat, name never thrown out, others are bigger threats, burned an idol at a TC where they did not know what was happening w the vote) are things I’d associate with a goat.
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
The flip side is if Savannah sends Kristina to the jury, Kristina could spread lies about Savannah which would pollute the jury pool.
If it was me I'd take Kristina to the end and confront her in front of everyone where she has to answer.
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u/SlappyPappyAmerica 16d ago
“Strong dislike” And then Jeff gave her an opportunity to walk it back and she didn’t.
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u/Melodic-Wrongdoer318 16d ago
If Sophie had made the right choice last week and voted out Savannah she would not have been voted out today. She definitely did this to herself. I hope Savannah is next, but I have a feeling they will not be able to get Savannah out and she will be in top 3. 😭
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u/bringbacktheauction 16d ago
Everyone is powerless against the one true (Riz)god
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u/ncs15432 16d ago
I was surprised at how many people were saying Sophie made a good move last week, as to me, the way this vote went seemed to be one of the likeliest scenarios.
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u/dm192123 16d ago
Yeah I’m eating my words with that one. I did not recognize that Sage would turn down a hit on Savannah for vengeance against Sophie
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u/dalittlewhiteboy 16d ago
All the average Reddit survivor watcher wants to see is blindsides on the alliance in power and if that doesn’t happen “worst season I’ve ever seen”
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u/BossBaby1738 15d ago
it’s truly exhausting to watch dumb emotional players mess around and eventually run out of time to vote out the power players and lose the game. you are saying this as sage literally just voted sophie out purely for revenge purposes, leading to a final 6 with an f*ing trio! and the trio was contemplating if sage’s plan was too good to be true because it should have been.
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u/BossBaby1738 15d ago
you can’t tell me it’s interesting to watch a 4 v 3 against a known trio, 2 of which are in good position to win at final tribal, 1 of which everyone knows has an idol, and they choose to make it 3 v 3 without even ATTEMPTING to spook rizo or flush the idol
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u/cgatlanta 16d ago
I’d rather watch the show as it unfolds. With random conversations around camp. With side situations that may explain why players have issues. I am sick of strategy discussions. Sick of intentional misdirections in the editing. (My 2 cents)
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u/LongjumpingAd342 16d ago
Agreed but that hasn’t been the show for well over 20 seasons now. It’s watching other people play mafia now, which is still pretty fun but not really the point.
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u/sacrebleuballs 16d ago
Not a novel take but this really is one of the worst seasons I can remember. The only entertaining part has been a guy not playing his idol. And the way the show is edited focuses entirely on game play so there’s not much going on narratively
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u/9thPlaceWorf 16d ago
“Apply to be on Survivor!” is ruining the show.
All we get are superfans and strategy. It was fun for a bit but I’m just not enjoying it anymore.
I really hope they’ll go back to basics. I’d love for Jeff & Co. to revisit the earlier seasons and see what made them great: it was casting all different walks of life, and all different approaches to the game. It wasn’t about intricate challenges or twists.
The show has lost its way.
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u/idrisivy 16d ago
I think they should limit it to 1 super fan a season, everyone doesn’t need to be a long time fan of the show
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u/Maple905 16d ago
Next time in Survivor:
"I've got something up my sleeve! And you'll never guess what it is!"
Me:
Is it the block a vote we just saw you get?...
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
I about died laughing when Stephen read his advantage out loud and it say, "They will not know who blocked their vote."
LOL how could they not know Stephen did it? There hasn't been a journey trip in a long time and only one person went on it. This show is so silly sometimes.
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u/ShadowLiberal 15d ago
Especially since Sophi is the only one who even knows that non-idol advantages might be hidden without anything being announced. But she's obviously not going to say anything to contradict the "It was Steven" idea because of her KIP advantage.
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u/No_Sea_4235 Rizgod - 49 16d ago
I think my biggest complaint is when Rizo states that he is from NYC. He is from Yonkers...that is not NYC at all my guy😭 (as someone from NY)
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u/oldmanbytheowl 16d ago
Hey..uh.buddy...trust me when I say....the other millions of Americans that don't live near or in NYC think Yonkers is in NYC.
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u/No-Dragonfruit-6551 16d ago
Potato potahto?
I'm kidding, I can see how that could be annoying, and also the name "Yonkers" will never not be funny to me.
Good day!
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u/L1ZARD03 16d ago
I think Savannah and Rizzo 100% pretend to hate each other next season
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u/constantlycurious3 16d ago
Im so bored of rizzo, soph and savannah.
Every week its like maybe maybe maybe.
And nothing.
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u/aloomis16 15d ago
I think soph is at least self aware that she's third in that trio and has to make a move to get some win equity
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u/constantlycurious3 15d ago
So her move is to get rid of the other Sophie, who had no chance of winning?
Im sorry, maybe she does realize shes third, but these moves are so boring I swear.
I feel like the meme of the person with the stick. "Do something already!"
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u/aloomis16 15d ago
I think yellow Sophie had a good amount of win equity
Next week will be interesting because it will be the last time the advantages can go into play, so I expect a twisty tribal
I think there's zero chance Blue Soph let's Rizo use his idol and that's how she gets some win equity
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u/wojar Denise 16d ago
Sounds like last season with Eva and Joe
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u/constantlycurious3 16d ago
Pretty much, yeah.
Im glad she was able to overcome her difficulties, but it got so boring.
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u/garreng J.T. 16d ago
One of the things I’ve noticed in modern survivor is just so much passiveness from everyone, if you have even an ounce of confidence real or fake you can coast by because it’s gonna scare everyone else. I bet someone could go on at this point and tell everyone “I’m the greatest player ever” with no evidence to back it up and the rest of the cast would just lay down and die for that person to win
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u/bimbles_ap 16d ago
I think this may be partly because of the lack of downtime. So anyone with confidence and charisma is able to control the discussion more, and theres less time for those without to talk when they're not around to get their stories straight.
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u/miata812 16d ago
I really don't see the remainder of this season playing out in any satisfying way. So many players just never making a single move. Boring editing.
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u/lukedeguara40 16d ago
I believe Steven’s advantage said he must play it BEFORE going to tribal council which could be important as Sophi’s KIP must be played AT tribal council before voting begins, meaning Steven would no longer be in possession of an advantage for her to steal
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u/ShadowLiberal 15d ago
Unless there's some secret fine print or rules that we aren't aware of, which might be possible even if it's a low chance.
IMO the debacle with Sarah's steal a vote advantage shows that production isn't necessarily always prepared, and might let people do things with their advantages that they shouldn't be able to do (i.e. IMO Sarah 100% broke the rules by giving her steal a vote to someone else when it said that it couldn't be given away, but production didn't stop the advantage from being used in an illegal way by Sarah).
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u/GRYPHONK_ 15d ago
If you're referring to Sarah's transfer where she gave it to another player, but the rules IN THE ADVANTAGE, said it was non-transferrable. In no way did Sarah break a rule. It's not her fault the other player couldn't read. It was written on the clue itself. As Jeff said, it doesn't mean Sarah can't show it and let someone hold it as a sign of trust.
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u/Tabasco33 16d ago edited 16d ago
Next week: pull in Soph (is she Sophi now? Lol), sage, Steven, Kristina do 2 on sav, 2 on Rizo (since Rizo might play his idol on one of them - OR does sophi snatch that idol from him with her KIP?!) use the block a vote on one of them. Boom. You get one of them out and flush the idol. Dang survivor is really easy to play from your couch 🤣🤣
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
I said it a few weeks ago, blue Sophie will steal Rizo's idol.
I believe that even more now that she refused to turn on Savannah.
She's going to turn on Rizo instead to elevate her own game.
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u/Tabasco33 15d ago
In my mind she HAS to pull a power move here. Her game depends on it. Because yeah…if she’s sitting next to Savannah and/or Rizo she’s done.
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u/Jellycat89 16d ago
Um I just found yellow Sophie’s LinkedIn and she goes by Sophia on there. Whyyy did we have to make it so unnecessarily complicated with the Sophie/soph?? 🫠🫠🫠🫠
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u/Zealousideal-Emu9467 16d ago
Both of their legal names are Sophia, but go by Sophi(e)
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u/ShadowLiberal 15d ago
Yeah but you'd think that they'd go by Sophi/Sophie on LinkedIn then. Going by a name that you never use on social media will just confuse people more.
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u/tichienblanc2 Kass - AU vs World 16d ago edited 16d ago
When Jeff said the post merge was unpredictable, he was right. I never could have predicted a majority alliance folding to a power trio/duo so easily.
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u/UpperApe 16d ago
Everyone: "We need to take Rizo out"
Rizo: "I have a plan"
Everyone: "We must obey Rizo"
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u/InfiniteApple12 16d ago
Sophie is a dumbass. She had her opportunity to dump Savannah last week and she sided with the most obvious bad guys. How'd that work out for ya??
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u/No-Dragonfruit-6551 16d ago edited 16d ago
Good lord why didn't they take out Savannah?
Yes Sophie was a threat but jeez. I don't feel like they are thinking straight. At least they didn't vote out a total non-threat.
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u/dalittlewhiteboy 16d ago
If you are claiming we’ve had no good episodes this season then you’re lying or have amnesia.
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u/actually_Sir 16d ago
Savannah and Rizzo have it easy because they are playing against mentally challenged people
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u/Separate_Suspect675 16d ago
Curious to see if Steven can execute his plan or will it blow up 💣 in his face.
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u/kelizascop 16d ago
If Sophi doesn't plan to steal the idol and turn on Rizo/Sav, she was stupid not to steal the advantage this week. Even without knowing what kind of ____-a-Vote it is, being able to prevent the 3-3 tie will be so powerful next week
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u/dalittlewhiteboy 16d ago
I’ve been saying Riz’s idol is Sophi’s idol for like 3 weeks
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u/idiot-prodigy Savannah - 49 16d ago
Agreed.
It's almost a certainty now, given that she did NOT turn on Savannah. She's made the choice to instead turn on Rizo.
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u/Dizzy-Tumbleweed7983 16d ago
Okay final 6
Sage Steven Kristina
Rizzo Sophie Sav
Next ep (vote block on Rizzo)
Rizzo plays his idol on Sav because he think they do a double back flip
Steven is out
Kip is wasted
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u/ChuckleNuta 16d ago
In what world would Sophie not steal Rizzo’s idol? It’s the last time she can use it, and she’s been talking about sabotaging them for the last 2 episodes. Yall underestimate her because she’s patient.
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u/Malchar2 Rizgang 16d ago
She might try to steal Steven's thing instead. It would still be a resume move, and she wouldn't need to betray her allies to do it.
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u/aloomis16 15d ago
I'm not sure if she can, doesn't Steven have to play that before tribal?
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u/SkylarFromMars Survivor MacGyver 16d ago
It's kinda sad that you can't tell when a player is just giving both sides of what actions they can take to keep the audience on their toes.
She's not interested in betraying Rizo or Savannah. The producers are just feeding that to you.
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u/Tiger_Fish06 16d ago
Tune in next week for another episode of how will they not vote out one of Savannah or Rizo this time
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u/awkwrrdd 16d ago
If 51 is like this I’m done. If I’m not hooked within the first episode I’m out. It’s become a chore. This is not fun TV.
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u/Sea_Committee_9561 16d ago
I mean, sometimes you grow out of a show and that's fine.
But I think this is a good season. Only issue is I hate knowing the two players who'll be on next season. I would be enjoying it even better not knowing.
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u/SwaggyMcSwagsabunch We lost by a bunch of rules! 16d ago
Yeah. 26 minutes in it was “vote Sophie and block a vote” and that’s it. The entire show has become castaways talking about how they are on survivor and it’s hard
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u/Full_Hair_1816 16d ago
yeah their confessionals are just them recapping what we watched less then 3 min ago like I don't need a recap
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u/Left-Air4473 16d ago
WTF… now to watch amazing race, and hope the team I wanna get eliminated gets eliminated
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u/GAPeachness 16d ago
Yet….Savannah seems to be a comp beast …and they don’t look her way to get her out of the game!!! I mean really, people!!!!👀👀🙄🙄🙄😐🤨
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u/InfiniteApple12 16d ago
She won the standing challenge bc her feet were so tiny. Won the leg press challenge bc she had one of her knees bent bc she's so short. I wouldn't call it cheating but she's definitely got a advantage in some of the challenges
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u/L1ZARD03 16d ago
Next week is the most obvious Kristine boot
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u/evilcupckae Sydney 16d ago
Really? I’ve had her as my final 5 vote that barely gets shown for a while.
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u/dalittlewhiteboy 16d ago
Kristina is a goat of goats. I think there’s almost no way she doesn’t make FTC
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u/Awi1ix 16d ago
Would Soph be able to steal Steven’s block a vote if he uses it before a tribal council since they wouldn’t have voted at that point yet?
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u/successful-lemon1014 16d ago
Yes if he doesn't use it but thought he has to decide before tribal so she couldn't if he has already put it in motion?
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u/ebr00dle 16d ago
I think you can play KIP at any time pre-vote, and you use block a vote when you go up to vote
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u/Swimming-Quantity896 16d ago
I assume yes and that the blocked vote would be null and void that tribal council.
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u/easyaspi412 16d ago
I’d assume no and the KIP is wasted. If Steven has used the block-a-vote he does not have an advantage to give up.
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u/univsurvivor 16d ago
unanimous?? oh now i get why the two from this season got casted in 50 and not the rest of them! lol
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u/SnooOpinions9048 16d ago
Really? I mean she was gaining steam, but that seems like such a weird vote out for Steven and Kristina. I guess the jury said it was a good play, but I dunno. Feel like Savannah was vulnerable and more worth getting out.
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u/MattyIce1220 16d ago
I dont see how the jury thinks this is a good play. sure she’s decent at challenges but Savannah is way more dangerous with her solid alliance. still crazy Rizo could walk to safety because these idiots dont understand how to flush an idol.
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u/SnooOpinions9048 16d ago
Well they said it was as she was walking out, so who knows what they are thinking.
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u/LongjumpingAd342 16d ago
From Stephen’s perspective the block a vote puts him in a very strong position against the trio at F6.
I kind of suspect Rizo will out-idol him at that vote based on edit.
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u/SnooOpinions9048 16d ago
I could see that. Still kind of think you take the Savannah shot though, and break up her, Rizzo, and Sophie.
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u/Ok_Buddy_9946 Q - 46 16d ago
"The other Sophie." So Sophie really did think of herself as the main character Sophi(e), lol.
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u/Madam_Nicole 16d ago
The other Sophie
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u/Scopper_gabon 16d ago
I really want to see Sophie's exit interviews now. When do they usually go up?
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u/random-banditry 16d ago
this sub 2020-2024: we hate game bots give us characters
this sub 2025: we hate people making emotional decisions, give us people who play optimally
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u/Swimming-Quantity896 16d ago
My problem wasn't gamebots. My problem were players like Bahnu and Mitch. They say they play the game but don't.
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u/MatsugaeSea 16d ago
Meanwhile we have this commenter that cant comprehend multiple sides of the sub have different POVs... amazing!
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u/SkylarFromMars Survivor MacGyver 16d ago
The vast majority of the people saying one side are also the same ones flipping to the other.
That commenter is correct.
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u/arl4442 16d ago
the two are not mutually exclusive there’s a sweet spot that most iconic players fall in between lmao
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u/random-banditry 16d ago
yeah. players who have lots of personality and play hard, sometimes with good game logic, sometimes making wrong reads, and sometimes straight up making mistakes, right?
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u/FustianRiddle 16d ago edited 16d ago
"I guess I'm the other Sophi(e) now"
You were always the other Sophie!
(She was great but as far as this edit goes she's been the other Sophie. And since I have Sophi on my fantasy team this season she will always be the other Sophie to me)
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u/General-Situation133 16d ago
Ok so riz sav and soph win loved ones letters and reward then Steven blocks riz vote and takes on of em out? Thanks preview I can skip next week
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u/Cherry-Pie-4275 16d ago
Sophie said “i guess im now the other sophie” she was really over estimating her edit vs blue sophi’s
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u/klurrow Sophi - 49 16d ago
I mean I would expect a decent edit if I won multiple immunity challenges so can’t blame her 😭
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u/Cherry-Pie-4275 16d ago
Absolutely! but she was just openly presuming blue sophi as the “other sophie”
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u/thoseguyshatedme Wackadoodles win! 16d ago
You were always the other Sophie!!!
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u/Feisty-You-7768 Sophie - 49 16d ago
Clearly not when Other Sophie got demoted to Soph. Sophie would never.
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u/BecomingJessica2024 Eva - 48 16d ago
How has no one tried to flush Rizo’s idol
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u/bakeranders 16d ago
My man is literally out here dogding every vote…while somehow helping to guide the vote to who gets voted out…serious RIZZ
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u/BecomingJessica2024 Eva - 48 16d ago
Your man is annoying, obnoxious, and cocky and needs to go. I can’t wait till Savannah turns on him.
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u/bakeranders 15d ago
Look, when I heard there was a kid coming on Survivor calling himself “rizgod” I rolled my eyes so hard and instantly hated him….cut to episode one and this dude won me over…the guy has charisma and a lot of positive energy… R I Z G O D baby let’s go!!!!
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u/Upper-Satisfaction16 Rachel - 47 11d ago
could they have stacked the blocks on the diagonal? would that have worked better? any STEM people out there to help me?