#survivor

#survivor

Admittedly, I have not watched a season of Survivor in over 20 years.

In the last episode, Steven read the description of his Block-A-Vote, and he said he plays it before tribal council to say whose vote he wants to block. That is a detail we had not heard before when talking about the A-Vote family, so I figured it would be important later. In the "Previously on Survivor," he mentions it again, which signals it will also be important this episode.

The seven remaining Survivors shuffle in, and Soph thinks she already has the challenge figured out. Jeff tells her to pretend she is him and introduce the challenge the way he would. She demurs, but eternal ham Steven takes up the mantle and starts explaining the challenge to Jeff. They're going to be connected to a line and they have to put blocks spelling "IMMUNITY" on a spinning platform. Whoever finishes the word first wins.

The ad begins with Teeny Chirichillo, a finalist from season 47 who was most notable for consistently getting snowed by their ally Genevieve Mushalak, saying, "Andrew, New Yorkers want a mayor who will make groceries and child care affordable, not sell us out to their billionaire donors." Former Survivor players write Cuomo's name down on a ballot, including season-43 winner Yam Yam Arocho, season-45 fifth-placer Katurah Topps, and season-48 first-out Stephanie Berger, who is hopefully casting her first successful vote.

"At first it's the fear. Am I going to live? Then it's the emotional reaction of 'OK I made it,' said Pellegrino. "When the nurses tell you that you lose, I lost, a liter-and-a-half of blood. It's a miracle that I'm here now."

Shallow describes all-night meditations in which Ma kicked or slapped anyone who fell asleep; a period of time called 'the Rampage' when Ma became more abusive, and a lot more violent.

"You are a team member, and it's up to you to either be the support, be the star, be the defense, set a screen so someone else can push through..."

The cast of Survivor 50 includes notable figures such as Mike White and Cirie Fields, marking a celebration of the show's legacy while engaging fans in the process.

Mike White, the creator of The White Lotus, is a self-proclaimed Survivor superfan who exceptionally finished in second place on Survivor: David vs. Goliath.

"What annoyed me was good old-fashioned stupid gameplay. How old-school! It's practically quaint. I will even go so far as to say I liked some of the new challenge elements we got in this episode."

"Please call me 'S.' This is not the name given to me by my parents when I was born. I am choosing a new name for myself, and I will use that name as I reclaim control over my life and my future."

"I learned this isn't the best question to ask if you're doing immunotherapy, because immunotherapy has only been around 10 years."