• Episode 8 of Survivor 48 exhibits some cracks forming among the many robust particular person alliance.
• Chrissy makes no effort to cover her plan, and it prices her.
• What number of tacos are too many tacos?

For years and years, I’ve been forcing Survivor gamers to share their most embarrassing tales with me earlier than they play, and don’t you are worried, the Survivor 48 cast's are coming quickly. However earlier than I publicly humiliate them, it’s solely truthful I humiliate myself first. So right here it goes.

On my honeymoon with my spouse, we determined to do a scenic hike up a mountain to correctly absorb all of the majesty that Bali needed to provide. How romantic! Only one drawback: There have been monkeys. Tons and many monkeys. Clearly eyeing my bag for meals, one of many monkeys — which I can solely presume was both their chief or misplaced a wager — determined to lunge for me and the aforementioned bag.

Now, I had a couple of choices right here. First off, I had a giant strolling stick we had been informed to periodically wave in entrance of us to maintain the monkeys at bay. I may have swung this a bit extra aggressively to pressure the monkey again. That definitely would have been best and allowed me to take care of not less than a modicum of composure. I didn’t select this feature.

Anther plan of action would have been to easily… nicely, run. A coward’s approach out, to make certain, and uncertain I may truly outrun my pursuer on his residence turf. In spite of everything, this was an away recreation for me. Additionally, he had 4 legs, I solely had two. Tremendous unfair. I didn’t select that possibility both.

As an alternative, intuition took over. Now, I’m not pleased with what occurred subsequent. In actual fact, it nonetheless haunts me to this present day as a result of I’m sure it’s inconceivable to ever dwell down. I might say to not choose me, however that might be futile after what you might be about to learn, and that’s this: When the monkey lunged, I grabbed my spouse of lower than every week and bodily positioned her in between me and the monkey, placing her proper within the line of assault. “TAKE THE WOMAN!” I basically yelled with my actions whereas cowering in worry behind my 5-foot-5 spouse… who seemed extra confused than scared by what was taking place.

In some way — and I don’t know how — we’re nonetheless married. Although I’ve not been in a position to look her within the eye ever since. However I inform you all of this to make it abundantly clear that I’m not exaggerating within the least after I say that I truthfully don’t assume there may be any animal I may absorb struggle. Joe’s over right here claiming he may take down a groggy gorilla “or only a fats ass pig,” and Kyle’s speaking about dominating a hyena into submission. In the meantime, all I can take into consideration is the time I all-too-willingly sacrificed my newlywed bride over on Monkey Island. Tremendous embarrassing.

Clearly, there is no such thing as a place for me on the robust particular person’s alliance of Survivor 48. The distinction between me and Chrissy Sarnowsky, in fact, is that I might not have broadcast that data on an open channel all throughout Tribal Council.

Chrissy picked up on the day 15 Tribal Council proper the place she left off on the day 14 Tribal Council — publicly calling out the jocks and saying how she didn’t need “the large Superman guys to take over the sport.” David fought again towards this, asking why it was okay for there to be alliances primarily based on gender and different elements however not bodily power. He famous that the robust individuals had been used as shields season after season and that Chrissy simply “bought caught on the incorrect season.”

He's not incorrect about that, by the way in which. The identical approach Chrissy was not incorrect to attract consideration to the truth that Joe and Eva are a brilliant harmful duo. However why make your alliances and targets so apparent? Chrissy instantly made herself a goal by missing any type of subtlety in her assault on Joe and his alliance, virtually daring them to vote her out. She realized this too late, noting throughout her Tribal Council voting that “I feel I screwed myself by opening my mouth.”

However David’s retort wasn’t significantly better — signaling clearly to people like Mitch, Star, and Kamilla that they weren’t a part of his He-Man alliance. Which, granted, all of them most likely know, however why rub in it and draw consideration to it by approaching so robust? (No pun meant.) It’s no shock that David and Chrissy undoubtedly don’t think about themselves Survivor tremendous followers and perhaps lacked a number of the nuance to make a transfer or argue some extent with out grabbing a bullhorn to blast out all of your plans in stereo.

“Yeah, I’m going to try to discover a crack and do one thing,” Chrissy informed Jeff Probst at Tribal Council. “If I’m not, then why did I ever come right here? I ought to have stayed at residence and watched it on TV.” Clearly, no one was saying to not make a transfer, however you additionally don’t must announce the transfer. Which is why Chrissy will now be sitting subsequent to Cedrek on the journey. I like Chrissy loads, however you understand anybody coming for #Joeva in my ebook has to go. There may be no different approach.

Alright, let’s jam by way of another stuff that went down on episode 8 of Survivor 48: When Animals Assault.

Join the dots, bizarro model

The stream chart on that is fairly superb. Kyle and Kamilla resolve they don’t belief Shauhin, so misinform David that they assume he has an idol so David will wish to get Shauhin out. In the meantime, Shauhin actually, actually, actually desires to work with Kamilla, the particular person he has no thought is throwing him beneath the bus. So he tries to get her fast-passed into the robust particular person alliance — which might vastly enhance her place within the recreation.

After which… comply with me right here… the man Kamilla was making an attempt to persuade that Shauhin was harmful decides to imagine that Kamilla and Shauhin are… too tight! So now, as an alternative of Kamilla convincing David to eliminate Shauhin, David desires to eliminate Kamilla. And why? As a result of she is just too near Shauhin.

Freakin’ Survivor. It's all so scrumptious. Kamilla making an attempt to get out the man who’s publicly advocating probably the most for her, and David eager to get out the lady who most desires Shauhin out as a result of he feels she is just too near Shauhin. I LOVE THIS GAME! Nearly as a lot as I find it irresistible when Kamilla pulls her hoodie up over her hair so she seems to be like she's auditioning for a Saturday Evening Dwell Coneheads sequel. (NOTE: Please don’t make a Saturday Evening Dwell Coneheads sequel.) Talking of Shauhin and Kamilla, let’s head to the immunity problem.

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The robust get stronger

Poor Mitch and Star. So far as I can inform, after Shauhin picked unknown arch-nemesis Kamilla to be his accomplice within the immunity problem, and Kyle chosen Chrissy, and David picked Mary, and Eva and Joe clearly linked up, Mitch and Star had been simply kinda the one ones left — paired by default. It’s not as dangerous as being chosen final in a schoolyard decide ‘em, nevertheless it’s not significantly better both.

Which is precisely why I discovered myself rooting for these two loopy children within the problem. And it checked out first like that rooting could be rewarded as Mailman Mitch appeared poised to ship a giant time victory. He was simply the primary particular person by way of the tunnel, exhibiting all his college children again residence what Coach G was all about. After which got here the sand pit. Although Mitch and Star had a large lead, they might not discover not their buried step and had been eradicated within the first stage alongside Shauhin and Kamilla.

Ultimately, David, Mary, and #Joeva competed for immunity within the basic Get-a-Grip problem during which they’ve to easily maintain on to a pole for so long as doable — solely now with virtually non-existent footholds. Additionally, now with even much less Probst commentary! Probst famous that typically the sideline commentary distraction was good for rivals, whereas “Different instances, I’m so annoying you wish to inform me to close up.”

What I might have carried out for a Jonathan Penner pop-in visitor star spot at that very second. Hey, If Cochran can present up on a yacht to provide a fellow returning participant some recommendation, then why can’t my boy Penner be on the market for a complete season simply to touch upon Probst’s commentary? Or not less than have him do, like, a DVD commentary observe that may run on Paramount+ or one thing. Definitely worth the subscription… simply sayin’.

Although Mary was pretending she had her legs wrapped round her boyfriend William, Eva powered by way of to victory because of her “hockey legs.” As somebody who additionally grew up enjoying hockey, my lack of any semblance of “hockey legs” explains why I ended enjoying hockey.

However right here’s an attention-grabbing little nugget to chew on. There have been 4 immunity necklaces handed out to date on Survivor 48, and so they have all been gained by members of the Muscle mass ‘R’ Us alliance — with Kyle, David, Joe, and Eva all sporting it. Solely Shauhin has but to win. That’s attention-grabbing, as a result of the most important and strongest don’t essentially dominate in terms of particular person immunities. I don’t assume anybody would mistake Rachel LaMont for Ms. Olympia, but she was deadly. Similar with Chrissy Hofbeck, or going again to Jenna Morasca.

The obsession with large athletic sorts working the desk has all the time felt overblown to me. Will this season, nonetheless, be a kind of exceptions to the rule? Will large cumbersome athletes pull a Brad Culpepper and preserve passing security backwards and forwards amongst themselves? And can Shauhin ever get his?

Purple and also you’re lifeless

You already know me. I prefer it when everybody has a vote at Tribal Council. To be clear, I’m not some old fashioned get-off-my-lawn Survivor preacher extolling the virtues of pure recreation mechanics from the outdated days. I feel the Shot within the Darkish is a superb addition to the present. I brazenly campaigned for years and years about hiding idols at challenges till they lastly did it. Hell, I’m the man who defends Hearth Tokens!!! However I don’t wish to have a scorecard at Tribal Council reminding me who has what number of votes at any specific Tribal Council.

Put that apart for a second. Misplaced votes and further votes and stolen votes and blocked votes at the moment are part of Survivor and usually are not going away anytime quickly. So I put my give attention to how they occur and if what we see on display make the juice definitely worth the squeeze… and after I say “squeeze” I’m not referring to Probst’s epic Brandon Hantz shoulder rub.

Right here’s why I liked the sport that Kamilla, Star, Shauhin, and Mitch performed: It pressured the gamers into staking out positions and making choices by way of whom to focus on and shield. And that, in flip, pressured them to additionally depend on social abilities to clean out any damage emotions from those who ended up on the incorrect aspect of a crimson ball.

Kamilla and Mitch made a option to work collectively and goal Star. Pressured determination made. A number of instances, we noticed Kamilla take two gray balls when she may have solely taken one and let Star take the opposite to keep away from crimson. The second time she did it, Kamilla pleaded that she simply needed the sport to finish as Star collected her third crimson. Did Star purchase it? We by no means discovered, however I definitely wouldn’t have. The sport pressured Kamilla to make a tough determination and dwell with the implications, which is what Survivor does at its greatest. Extra, please.

Taco Hell

The shot of Eva doubled over in ache on the seashore after indulging in too many tacos had me as soon as once more questioning if I might have the willpower to not overindulge on reward feasts. I’ve heard so many horror tales from gamers about #Severegastrointestinaldistress after overeating on rewards — many scenes of which by no means even made it to air — that I don’t perceive why gamers proceed to scarf down the whole lot in sight after ravenous for days on finish understanding how their abdomen may react.

However what the hell do I do know? I miss a single snack dimension serving of bitter cream and onion Pringles and I’m grumpy. Who’s to say what I might do in that state of affairs. I do, nonetheless, assume that crippling worry over being caught on nationwide tv saying “If I float an air biscuit, don’t maintain it towards me” would almost certainly preserve my complete meals consumption in test.

Nevertheless, there have been different issues to be aware of on the reward feast exterior of Eva having a lot meat sauce throughout her face that it seemed like she had eaten her approach by way of that meal the identical approach Ovi simply completely ate Wayne Gretzky’s all-time objective scoring file (semi-timely hockey reference!). That’s as a result of when Eva wasn’t wanting like a cannibal straight out of the film Alive, she was discovering a scroll benefit hidden amongst all of the grub that informed her she should sneak to the alternative finish of the seashore in the midst of the night time to find her new secret energy.

Discovering a clue tucked right into a meals reward is so middle-era Survivor, however we’ll have to attend till subsequent week to see what the benefit truly is. And whether or not Eva truly retains the information to herself.

David is half proper

In a feat of average ability and ingenuity, I’m going to give David factors and deduct David factors on the similar time for doing the identical factor. First off, it’s fairly humorous that David was so insistent on getting Kamilla out as a result of she was too shut with somebody from the Muscle mass ‘R’ Us alliance. It’s humorous as a result of he was unknowingly fully proper about that… even when he had the fully incorrect particular person Kamilla was so shut with.

I’m going to award the factors as a result of David appeared to lastly determine that perhaps Kyle had a secret agenda in his mission to save lots of Kamilla, noting to Mary that “it doesn’t add up.” Sure! Good! 100% appropriate! However David additionally type of pressured Kyle to repeatedly defend her by being approach too insistent that Kamilla be the one to go. “It is advisable to let go of that,” he informed Kyle whereas starting to lose his cool, despite the fact that he was being simply as intractable as his alliance-mate, particularly contemplating Joe additionally needed to vote out Chrissy for floating his title.

For her half, Kamilla was not impressed with David’s gameplay. “David is simply so silly. He shouldn’t have signed up for Survivor. He ought to have referred to as up Joe and Eva and been like ‘Guys, lets enter the Olympics collectively’ as a result of he desires to do all these challenges with them.”

First off, I’m fairly positive you’ll be able to’t simply name up individuals you’ve got by no means even met and even know exist at that time and “enter the Olympics collectively.” However for those who may, that might be completely superior. (Signal me up for curling!) Nevertheless, what’s attention-grabbing is that it appeared that David did truly lose this little tug-of-war (most likely the primary tug-of-war David has ever misplaced) for the reason that vote ended up being unanimous on Chrissy.

That was despite the fact that we noticed Eva siding with David and Mary to take out Kamilla as an alternative, making it appear to be the pint-sized powerhouse was a couple of hours away from getting her Nintendo Change again. However no! That was only a psych-out. And thank goodness for that. I used to be not able to see my episode 1 decide to win all of it go down in flames so quickly.

However you’re most likely prepared for this recap to be over! Only a reminder that we’ve got our newest batch of classes you’ll be able to vote on for Survivor 50, so test that out and ensure to vote. I’m away… very far-off… this week, however Sydney Bucksbaum may have you lined in your unique deleted scene, whereas Patrick Gomez will probably be doing this week’s exit interview with Chrissy, so be sure to test again quickly on these.

Within the meantime, hit the feedback part to weigh in along with your ideas, and Sydney may have subsequent week’s scoop of the crispy for you!

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