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I'd do Joe Hunter or David Kinne or both at the same time.

Here I thought I was the only one here watching this season. Good to see you R2

I had it on my YouTubeTV DVR, just watched the first ten minutes, and 'removed' it from my recordings. I can't stand Probst. Not watching it.

Okay David is hot and he knows it.

I wish Jeff wouldn't start each new season as if he was unfamiliar with the cast.

[quote] Okay David is hot and he knows it.

Hot body, for sure. But the face is meh.

[quote] I had it on my YouTubeTV DVR, just watched the first ten minutes, and 'removed' it from my recordings. I can't stand Probst. Not watching it.

A little of Probst goes a long way, during competitions I mute him and just watch the action, I don't need or appreciate his play by play, but during Tribal Councils you pretty much have to listen to him but he doesn't talk that much then.

Autism girl is already annoying.

Only one hot guy this year.

I think the "California Girls" are pretty hot :)

I can’t watch this show anymore. It’s so stale.

For the 50th season, I voted for a live, LA, reunion.

I watch the early episodes with only fleeting attention. Too many contestants on too many tribes to follow closely.

I've watched for years. I don't think I'll make through this season. I already can't stand the contestants. If I see another challenge with keys/locks and knots I'm done.

I watched until the season with that creepy guy Russell. Then he was in the next season too? It was long ago now. Can’t believe it’s still airing.

I’ve watched for years but I’m done. If the show was an hour maybe it would be bearable. But 2 hours of Probst yelling at a bunch of fugs. It’s too much.

I am starting to think they would pick a more interesting cast if they just randomly drew names out of hat.

I don't care much for Probst but it might make an interesting season if Probst was able to just pick a bunch people, then he could fawn over them all season. Well maybe not so interesting on second thought, who knows.

I miss the attractive men from the old era Survivor.

The guy who hurt his shoulder sounds and acts like a homo.

R9, she does what a lot of young women her age do and trauma-bombs you from the get-go!

It's not like she's missing a leg.

Dull premiere episode. The cast is already annoying and forgettable.

I've watched "Survivor" since day one. But the obvious budget cuts of the post-pandemic seasons have ruined a lot of my interest and made it hard to watch. Every season feels interchangeable. The challenges are all the same: obstacle course then puzzle. And why is the show so resistant to casting anyone attractive?

Survivor 50 seems like it will be a good point to quit.

I stopped watching when they started having a serious race vibe, the black contestants aligning and doing an us vs them thing. Haven’t looked back and amazed it’s still on the air

I still love the show, but they need to quit doing these premiere episodes with the cast getting covered in mud. We are learning who the players are and don’t know them well enough yet to tell who is who. Covering them in mud makes it impossible. Frustrating.

The autistic girl is an emotional manipulator! She cornered that firefighter and trauma-bombed him. And like a big dummy, he announces that he will stay loyal to her, even if that means falling on his sword for her.

Of course the fraus elsewhere are going crazy for the shmaltz, but don't sacrifice your game for someone you just met less than a day ago.

What is that five advantages revealed in this episode so far.

Is Kevin gay?

Ugh, Central Casting. Why don't they just select a dozen random names from a barrel?

r25 Reddit loves the autistic girl. Only praise for her , nobody even suggested that she was manipulative. I would've said no way am I babysitting you while I'm trying to make connections with other players and win a million dollars.

There isn't a single appealing cast member in the bunch. Whoever selected this group needs to be fired, Jeff.

This cast is the worst of the 40 seasons yet.

It always takes me a while to get acquainted with the cast. I think two episodes in is a bit soon to make such a judgment, R31.

Hey CBS, DEI is done. You don’t have to make sure each cast is majority minority. There can be more white people and it’s ok if the white guys are hot.

How'd they get a boat? I've don't remember seeing that before.

I think the boat came when they won the fishing equipment.

Man I just really don't care which of these people goes home.

That tribe isn't going to ever win a single challenge. They better hope for a tribe realignment.

A great tribal. Although not a completely satisfying result.

I am not found of this lose a vote thing, it just screws over people who otherwise are playing a good game.

I agree. This shouldn't be a game of luck.

I wish Sai had gone home. What a nasty bitch.

I agree, R41. It would have been especially gratifying with Mary surviving.

Surely David can earn some more money doing OnlyFans or finding himself a sugar daddy instead of courting a wannabe-stay-at-home mom (WTF?)

I like scrappy Mary. I'm enjoying the hell out of the Mary-Sai rivalry. I hope they end up on the same tribe. 😂

I could totally relate to Thomas becoming annoyed with Eva and Joe. She's too much. Is her autism the 19th castaway?

Autism girl is annoying.

Very annoying and she mentions she is autistic at every opportunity she can.

Is David dating a would-be tradwife?

David sounds like he needs to dump his girlfriend. If she's telling him that 32 is getting to be too old for children, she's playing him.

Autism girl should sue whoever did her distracting veneers

I was shocked to see Thomas leave so soon. I thought they were setting him to be an end-game finalist.

The last two tribal councils have been surprisingly excellent. Maybe this cast isn't so bad after all.

There tends to be a rush to judgment about these matters, R50. With so many contestants to start of with, it’s hard to have much of a real take on them at the outset.

Autism girl needs to go next.

I'm all about #TeamGuyana

I just have not connected with any of these people, I honestly don't care who goes and who stays, unlike The Amazing Race where I have really connected with several teams and don't want them to go.

Incredibly powerful moment between Eva and Joe in tonight's episode. I think it was the first time in all these years that Probst has cried.

I'm not understanding Chrissy's vote at Tribal Council [italic]at all[/italic]. We were given absolutely no clue about how things might go down. I feel like it was the audience that was blind-sided this time.

Still happy to see David on my TV on a weekly basis. My god, his arms tonight looked unreal. Those biceps.... :p

Cedric obviously shared the no-vote info with Chrissy. They shared a look and a nod at TC.

Autism Girl had been aiming to get Star out for numerous episodes now. How fucked up that she kept her idol. It's rather gross watching her entitled ass get coddled. Joe can go, too.

wow, I really don't have the patience for the autism is beautiful show. I miss the old survivor.

I’m really tired of the same large-scale competitions that the play EVERY SINGLE SHOW. It’s become monotonous. What was wrong with the other kinds of challenges they did that weren’t physical? I greatly miss the lack of variety.

I miss the old days when they could walk around naked and had to kill rats to eat.

I can't see Sai putting up with Eva's crybaby bullshit. They will clash.

BARF

This season just ended last week .

It’s obvious Autism girl is going to win.

Not because she deserves it, but none of the other castaways will ever cast a vote for her in fear of the backlash they will most likely receive from online trolls and/or any of the fellow contestants.

R63, as a long-time fan, I do not appreciate the obvious ploy for emotional manipulation. And Rain Woman's fanbase is rabid! Probably because at least 3/4 of them are on the spectrum themselves.

The smart ones will vote her off because she’ll win if she makes it to the end. Sob story types don’t usually go all the way.

R56, and really, what is her sob story? Her diagnosis hardly makes her unique. She seems pretty privileged and like she's from affluent parents who've sheltered her her entire life. There are contestants who've come from way more trying circumstances, even on this season.

All I see from her, rather than a beautiful story is, 'me me me', 'I I I', 'strong strong strong'. The manipulation may be unintentional but it is intense. She has people who have had a long term dream of being on Survivor ready to completely throw away their dream for her. And I doubt they mean anything to her me me me self.

She got daddy issues.

Apparently it is now a requirement to be cast on Survivor that you must have a sad story to present.

R69, I like Jeff, but this is all Probst's fault. He has been steering this show towards twee after-school special for awhile now.

Is she going to selfishly sob, scream and melt down every time she doesn't win, isn't the center of attention or gets even slightly frustrated? or, if someone has something she wants?

R71, did you see what a mean girl she's been to Star and how nasty she was towards Charity (?) in her confessional? I guess the river of empathy runs only one way with her.

Sai is cute as hell. The girl’s a star.

r72, the biggest misogynists on this season are females unfortunately. I would be interested in hearing from people in her real life.

I liked the episode. That primal scream when she completed the challenge was very moving. There is no way she will win though. No one wants her next to them at final TC. I expect her to be voted out soon tbh.

Survivor has never been good with sob stories -- always too cloying and overwrought -- and this last episode was no exception. Jeff LOVES this kind of shit; I'm surprised he cried instead of blowing a load in his pants at how the episode could wring as much emotion as possible out of autism girl's meltdown. Blech.

That aside, the pre-merge portion of this season has been better than any of the other post-40 seasons.

R76, agreed. Aside from the groan-worthy "Butterfly Kisses" alliance, I've enjoyed this pre-merge.

I hope Cedrek is better at surgery than he is at Survivor or these challenges.

I loathe Joe and Eva

Hey cameraman and/or editor: I need to see David's dick area when he's wearing those wet underwear! Stop avoiding it.

R80, some nice bare chested images of David coming next week.

Looks like the women are all turning on each other, so that's good.

r82 Finally!!

[quote] Looks like the women are all turning on each other, so that's good.

Isn't that usually the point where one of the woman suggests an all girls alliance? only to fall apart at the next tribal council.

r80 the editor is the one who is depriving us of seeing him in his orange underwear. Is there no bulge or is it a small dick but the head is noticeable?

They're also ignoring Joe's underwear bulge. I miss the days when they showed some guy (Michel Yerger?) flopping around.

I HATE Eva and Joe.

I bet Joe's wife and REAL daughters are fucking pissed that he's willing throw his game away for Rain Woman.

Shauhin must have a hairy ass.

[quote]I miss the days when they showed some guy (Michel Yerger?) flopping around.

Yerger wore regular swimming trunks. Chris Underwood on the other hand.....

I would put money on Eva exaggerating her "autism," while she waltzes away with the million.

[quote] I bet Joe's wife and REAL daughters are fucking pissed that he's willing throw his game away for Rain Woman.

Au contraire.

Joe’s mother was a very white blonde and his Dad a very black man. Yet Joe looks kind of Hispanic. Genetics are really a crap shoot.

R91, ewww, I am not reading those 10,000 calories of schmaltz.

Joe can go, too. What is it with the "I'm here to play an honorable game?" Bro. Bye. Go play "Honest Abe" some place else and stop taking up a space.

Hopefully someone brave will get that crybaby out of there. Some edits suggest it but I fear she'll be around for a while.

Cedrek is hilariously bad at the challenges. Whether it's crossing a beam, bouncing a ball, or climbing up a wall, is there anything he actually can do?

Jeff Probst does not seem well. Something is off. Sad last days?

I'm tired of every challenge being an obstacle course followed by solving a puzzle. It's getting really predictable and boring.

Eva looked like she was wearing makeup at tribal council. When she reunited with Joe on the beach after the merge, her face had several zits on it. But at tribal council, which was barely a day later, her complexion had noticeably improved.

Shauhin's hairy black chest is delicious.

Can you imagine his Persian bush?

The challenges have actually become the worst part of the show. Nothing ever changes anymore.

I could live with the repetitive challenges. and Jeff's stupid banter, if they would get rid of all the stupid advantages.

I know for the 50th season Jeff has said on his podcast that everything will be fan voted. I’d love it if they went old school and eliminated all of the advantages.

For the 50th, I'd settle for a return to a live final vote/reunion.

Yes, that too, R102.

They should stop giving them so much food and supplies. The original concept was that they were on a deserted island with nothing.. They were eating rats in the first season

[quote] They should stop giving them so much food and supplies.

That has always been the part of the show I like the least, when did watching people starving become entertainment? I actually think the show would be more interesting if people weren't laying around camp all day because they have no energy and trying to conserve what energy they do have for competitions.

[quote] I actually think the show would be more interesting if people weren't laying around camp all day because they have no energy and trying to conserve what energy they do have for competitions.

They should put on musical shows during the day!

Didn't they build barriers around the camp in the first season in Africa because they were worried about lions at night? I do miss those days, but I'd settle for them changing locations every season again, even though I know that will probably never happen.

R107, yes. They also had to draw water from a filthy well with elephant shit in it.

No!!!! They're coming after David next week!

Gawd, to have to edit the stutterer...makes me anxious thinking about it.

Hmm, how interesting that Joe wants to get rid of Mitch for his sob story but he has no problem latching onto Eva and that whole autistic pityfest.

And what is with this whole loyalty/no lying crap? Gimme a break. He needs to go next.

Cedric has to be the most pathetic at challenges ever. Pitiful performance all around.

Cedric looks like non-drag RuPaul

Cedric is the most useless survivor I’ve seen in a while. Glad he’s gone. Sai was awful, but was kind of hoping she’d stay around a while longer since everyone else is so boring.

I'm just glad Shauhin survived another week. Sexy daddy!

With no apparent personality, it’s a wonder Cedric was ever cast.

R114, I'm sure Cedrek is a nice man in real life, but he was an awful player. Every single move he made was disastrous.

R116, he was totally the kid who got picked last in gym or whom everybody groaned at when he was on their team.

[quote] he was totally the kid who got picked last in gym or whom everybody groaned at when he was on their team.

As a kid who would sometimes get picked last, I still think they should pick two of the least athletic kids to be team captains and get to select who is on the teams. The most athletic kids would still get picked first just different people would be picked last.

Cedrek looks like he’s the love child of out of drag RuPaul and Urkel.

Shauhin is so sexy. Is he a gay? The ring.

R120, I think both RuPaul and Urkel would've been better at this game and these challenges...

Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross laments that we ended up getting Cedreck, not Sai, on the jury:

[quote] But the ones who got truly screwed in this whole double-elimination business are the viewers. Because Sai's group attended Tribal Council first, she was denied a spot on the Survivor 48 jury and that first seat went to Cedrek instead. In what way is that fair… TO US? Just imagine the potpourri of amazing facial expressions that would have been on display had Sai been sitting on the jury.

[quote] Imagine that coupled with lots of open-mouth jaw drops, angry stares, disbelieving head nods, and wild-arm gesticulation. I honestly think Sai could have given Eliza Orlins a run for her money in terms of over-the-top demonstrative jury member expressions. Instead, we get… Cedrek?

[quote] The dude is the complete anti-Sai. He's perhaps the most even-keeled, blank-expression contestant we have ever had on the show. Cedrek is exactly the kind of guy you'd want performing a medical procedure on you. He's the guy you'd want your best friend to marry. He's the guy you'd want to put down as an emergency contact. He's just not the guy you want on a Survivor jury. Too calm. Too composed. Too controlled.

Buh bye Sai! U were such a cunt.

Cedrek might be one of the worst players in the show's history. Sai was horrible, too, but convinced herself she was a great player.

This season has had some good strategy, but the players are boring as hell.

I didn't have David as the smart one on my Bingo card. But he relented & sided with the others on this (miscast) vote.

With the way that Kyle was fighting to save Kamilla, you would have to be an idiot not to see that they are working together.

Well, R127, David was the smartest of the idiots.

Why the hell is nobody targeting Joe & Eva? Both are good at ICs and Eva has a hidden immunity idol. Vote their asses out!

Joe was dropping air biscuits after eating all those tacos!!

Joe is obnoxious. It's time to knock the wannabe king off of his throne.

He always looks pissed off, even with someone he likes, like Autism Girl.

The pre-merge of this season was good, but the post-merge has been The Joe, Eva and David Show. It's boring.

Mitch seems like a good guy. But he's not an interesting player. I can just see Jeff's eyes light up during the casting process when he notices Mitch's stuttering problem and thinks about how it fulfills his desire to make "Survivor" into an after-school special.

Sadly for the show, Joe, Eva and David are not very interesting players since, you know, they don't lie, cheat or backstab because they are morally superior to everyone else who has ever played the game

I wasn't a fan of Sai but at least she was entertaining to watch. The remaining players are pretty dull. Joe has the personality of drying paint. I thought Dave was hot early on but now he seems nuts. And possibly related he has no imdb credits other than Survivor. Isn't he supposed to be a professional stunt man?

Is Mitch of the gay persuasion? He seems it.

Dave lives in his car (or RV).How successful can he be?

[quote]he has no imdb credits other than Survivor. Isn't he supposed to be a professional stunt man?

His stunt work has primarily been in touring arena shows (Marvel Universe Live) and theme parks (Universal Studios Japan).

David should do gay porn instead.

David eats snatch. Complete pussy hound.

That doesn't mean he can't do gay porn on the side, R140.

Also, the whole strong alpha male love thing he has going on. I bet he's had his cock sucked by a guy! He looks like the type.

There's likely a thirsty market for a dude with four nipples. Exploit that 'cause you ain't winning the million.

Yeah David should do OnlyFans. That could get him out of that trailer and maybe then that bitch will take him back.

He needs to dump that stupid bitch, pronto!

So now Joe has a problem with David, but Joe did say he would vote out Kamila and then didn't.

I think Joe what is really bothering Joe is that David has outlasted Joe on a couple of challenges. Joe knows he can't beat David in head to head competition.

Wow. Didn’t see Eva being disloyal.

So much for not lying or backstabbing.

So, David was all in for playing his super ethical version of Survivor. This season would be different and he was willing to be voted off for his cause. Then he gets voted off and he's incensed. HAHAHAHAHaaaaaaa

Well, at least David has the satisfaction of knowing that he, alone, recognized the Kyle/Kamilla alliance.

SO the only eye candy left is Joe the fireman ?

What an infuriating episode. Everyone kept spouting off that David was "being paranoid" when the fact of the matter is that he wasn't. Kyle & Kamilla [italic]were[/italic] working together. Kyle & Shauhen [italic]did[/italic] have a sub-alliance. Joe did effectively go back on his word. (And after that tribal council vote, Joe really can't play the "I'm a man of my word" card anymore. Not that he won't try.)

Also, it was immensely stupid gameplay by Joe, Eva, Kyle & Shauhin. David was not going after any of them. They could have safely voted out Mitch, kept their numbers strong, and dealt with David later if need be. Instead, they got rid of one of their strongest alliance members and left Mary with nowhere to go but to join Mitch and Star. I sincerely hope that comes back to bite them all in the butt.

David tells EW: "A few weeks after she found out I didn't win, (my girlfriend) was out the door. So as many people probably laughed at that whole thing, it was unfortunately true. But things are going now. I'm dating the most incredible woman."

How did David’s ex know he didn’t win? Some loose lips there, which he also - seemingly - displayed in the EW interview in talking about how two existing players “screwed” their game.

The EW interview.

I hate Joe & Eva. I thought I hated Eva more, but I actually hate Mr. bug-eyed "I don't go back on my word" Captain American wannabe Joe more!

BTW, I'm calling it: Mary and David are so humping if they both end up in Ponderosa. Sorry, housewife girlfriend back home.

[quote] Sorry, housewife girlfriend back home.

Per the EW article, she's long gone, replaced by "the most incredible woman."

David will be back to play another season at some point.

David reveals that Joe swore on his kids' names and went back on it. Haha. So much for his honor and integrity.

Joe is definitely not getting David's vote if he makes it to the end. And good.

Thanks for linking that TVLine interview R160. Joe, in particular, will be fuming if he reads it, as David calls him out a bit more than he did for Entertainment Weekly. Then again, I doubt EW would print comments like "I don’t think Joe thinks his shit stinks."

R161, I am getting Zero Vote final three contestant vibes from Joe. David and the jury will rip him to shreds for his honesty and integrity BS.

[quote]David will be back to play another season at some point.

I think he will end up on another CBS 'game' show - probably 'Amazing Race' or 'Big Brother' in the future.

I had to watch the first fifteen minutes with CC on because I couldn't believe what I was hearing from Kyle, the attorney.

"I don't know what happened to David and I's relationship." (to the camera)

"Mary's trying to take you and I's spot". (to the other player).

Where in the world was he educated ? What law school ?

I got from the EW interview that neither Joe nor Eva won.

The most erotic thing said on the show this week "Joe's ball slips..." Right away, I looked at his crotch.

Did you all know that Eva had autism?

It's time for Kyle and Kamilla to make a move and get rid of Joe or Eva. Of course Eva has like 300 advantages and the producers will throw more at her to ensure she gets to the final

Does Eva have Downs Syndrome ?

R168, please don't give Jeff Probst any ideas for next season's sob story casting.

Kyle's backstory seemed significantly edited or watered down. He was doing hard time for carrying an open beer?

R161, David nailed Joe re: thinking his shit don't stink. Between that and the 'swearing on his kids' revelation, shots are fired and Joe must be enraged. It's too bad we're not getting a live reunion this season as there is some bad blood lingering on with this cast.

Yet, if he's to be believed, David said in his EW interview, "We're all good friends outside of the game."

For those of you lusting after Mr. Hairy Shauhin, he once notoriously dated nutcase Sherry Pepini. So if you really want him, maybe try faking your own kidnapping and he'll be all yours!

Star has clocked Mr. Honesty Joe's lies.

BTW, why aren't we getting more Star? She's hilarious.

Wow that's an interesting connection, r172

Shauhin is a hairy beast!

I recognize that Kyle, David, and even Joe are objectively gym-fitter and hotter men, but I find myself most drawn to Shauhin.

Kamilla is playing the best game.

Same, r175

Star isn’t getting a winner’s edit, IMO, but I do enjoy her on the show. That was a good scene, R173.

R178, Star is a star.

I'm just sad at how poorly Rich Autistic Eva treats her.

Like Star just gifted her a Hidden Immunity Idol and this autistic, neanderthal-looking little bitch still hates her.

R170 Kyle's backstory made zero sense. I thought I was the only one who picked up on that fabrication.

That "reward" seemed more like the crew's repurposed leftovers. If I had been told I was getting cheese and crackers for putting myself through that torture, I would have told Jeff to fuck off.

Anyway. This is a bad season. The pre-merge had some interesting moves. But everything after the merge has been boring. No one seems to have any strategy. Joe thinks of himself as the leader, but his approach to votes is, "What does everyone want to do? OK. Sure." Eva has 20 advantages, but likely won't need any of them. The rest are just ... there.

This entire Autism Awareness PSA season has felt exploitative and manufactured.

If Eva is so affected by her condition that she needs special accommodations, why was she ever cast? She's always saying that she can't tell when people are lying because she's autistic. OK. Why are you on the show then?