Why “Survivor 48” host Jeff Probst misplaced his thoughts watching race for problem benefit

It was a tough episode for Charity Nelms this week on Survivor 48. Not solely did she get voted out of the sport — turning into the primary individual to get a torch snuffed after all of the gamers converged on one seaside — however she was mere inches away from acquiring a bonus which may have gotten her immunity.

The second occurred after gamers had been knowledgeable that a bonus within the upcoming immunity problem was someplace within the tribe camp space. Charity was the primary one to identify it, however as she hustled over to retrieve the prize — seemingly being the one individual to take action — she was overtaken by Sai Hughley, who was not even within the digital camera body when the chase started.

Charity was left with nothing, whereas Sai was granted a quick go to the person portion of the problem… which she then misplaced to Kyle Fraser. However Jeff Probst had a really sturdy response to Sai’s benefit chase-down, which he revealed on the newest episode of his On Fire with Jeff Probst podcast.

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“After I noticed this within the first reduce of the episode, I misplaced my thoughts,” Probst says on the podcast. “As a result of right here's what I noticed. The man who shot that, Louis Powell, considered one of our South Africans, has been with the present for a really very long time. Met his spouse on the present, Maria Karakashian, and so they bought married. They're an incredible couple. Simply one other instance of household on Survivor.”

And one other instance of the digital camera telling the story. “I couldn't consider his digital camera work,” Probst says. “As a result of what he did, when you return and watch that, is he framed that shot in order that we solely noticed Charity as she was working towards it. After which he pans over simply as Sai comes into body.”

Sai’s emergence into body was thrilling… and just a little bit scary “It was like a horror film!” Probst continues. “It was unreal. I used to be squirming in my chair as they race to the benefit.”

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This one digital camera shot of this one second is what retains Probst so enthused about his present. “That's a tiny little second,” says the host. “However we speak about what separates Survivor on a regular basis. It's the intuition of a storyteller behind the lens — like Louis was in that second that he may see along with his left eye, ‘Oh, right here comes Sai, I'm going to attend, wait, wait… BOOM! Let her enter the body.’ And now the viewers goes, ‘Oh my God, the place did Sai come from?'"

Probst offers full credit score to the cameraman. “It was unbelievable. If in case you have the flexibility in your TV to really go body by body, I'm telling you, once you see it, it appears like Sai seems out of nowhere. It’s actually freaky. That's due to nice digital camera work. He simply framed it superbly.”

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He additionally offers props to the participant. “Sai is in every single place. Sai is such an awesome participant, she all the time type of is aware of the place to be and the best way to get at you. After which take a look at this, she snakes the benefit from Charity. A tremendous second.”

And one that will have despatched Charity out of the sport. For extra from Probst on the episode, try the newest installment of On Fire.

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