Each week, Christine Pallon and Gia Worthy will round up the previous week of Survivor 47 as they list their top moments in various important categories. This includes the most essential information, the stand-out castaways, and the key moments from the week.
Here, Christine and Gia break down all the action from the latest episode.
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Top 3 Moments
Rachel reveals her SITD plan
Gia: Many fans speculated online that Rachel used her Shot in the Dark last episode to get a feel for whether or not she should play her idol. This week, she confirmed that she did exactly this and correctly read the room when she chose not to play it. Even better, the move has thwarted any suspicion of her having an idol, which could work in her favor in the later rounds. I look forward to seeing if this move pays off in the long run.
The paired-up immunity challenge is back…with more lost votes
Christine: New Era Survivor really loves pairing and grouping up players in the post-merge, and this week was no exception. As we’ve seen in previous seasons, this week featured an immunity challenge that required duos to compete against each other until the final phase of the challenge, where only one could win. And there was another twist: the first two pairs to be eliminated from the challenge all lost their votes. Duo Gabe and Kyle faced off at the end after Sol and Teeny dropped, with Gabe ultimately winning immunity.
First-round losers Rachel, Caroline, Sam, and Andy had to go on a journey to decide who got to keep their vote, where they competed in a fun little hybrid game of house of cards and Jenga. It’s the best Journey challenge we’ve had yet, and while I would prefer we stop with the “lose your vote” nonsense every week, this was at least a nice change of pace from the usual Journey challenges. The tower came tumbling down during Caroline’s turn, forcing her to lose her vote and sparing her from at least some of the pre-vote chaos that was to come.
Genevieve betrays Lavo (Again)
Gia: Just when you think Genevieve may decide to take a back seat to let other players make a target for themselves, she remembered that Sol played a role in getting Rome voted out. While players like Sam and Gabe were being thrown around as potential boots, Genevieve decided to take advantage of Tuku’s unity to enact her revenge. All she had to do was tell Sue that Sol had thrown out Gabe’s name, and the plan to blindside him was put into motion. Even though some counter plans were thrown out leading up to tribal council, Genevieve’s plan won out. Sol was voted out unanimously, and no one even suspected that it was Genevieve’s plan to begin with.
Advantage Watch
Idols
Gia: Neither Sue nor Rachel chose to play their idols this week, and it turns out they didn’t need to since Sol was voted out unanimously. Neither idol was mentioned much in this episode, even when Sue was thrown out as the alternative plan to the Sol blindside. With nine players left, I’m sure we’ll be seeing them brought up sooner rather than later.
Top 3 Players
Genevieve
Christine: Between this week and her role in the Kishan vote, Genevieve has established herself as one of the most effective social-strategic players of the New Era. Time will tell if organizing the vote against Sol will end up being the right call for her in the long run, but it’s both incredibly impressive and entertaining to watch Genevieve pull these votes off.
When Sam leaked the vote and all hell broke loose, I figured that Genevieve would quickly be caught after all her scheming. Yet, she managed to make it through the live tribal totally scot-free, all while remaining totally calm, cool, and collected during the scrambling and the whispering. I worry about her longevity if she keeps driving votes like this; surely, people will catch onto her power sooner rather than later. But in the meantime, it’s a total blast to watch Genevieve play this game.
Sam
Christine: Sam’s game this week is a far cry from the game he was playing back on Gata. While totally in control in the pre-merge, he’s now lost his right-hand woman, Sierra, and is forced to play from the bottom. He fished the target for this week’s vote out of Rachel, who was also blindsided last round. Instead of laying low and letting Sol go quietly, Sam did his best to drum up as much chaos as possible to save Sol and take out Sue instead. It didn’t work, but he brought us a lot of entertainment by giving it a shot.
Trying to flip the vote on Sue was an incredibly risky move, especially since Sam himself is on the outs and could easily be the target. I wouldn’t be surprised if Rachel felt uneasy about ever giving Sam information again after the stunt he pulled, too. But it can’t be denied that Sam is the reason we got such an entertaining pre-tribal scramble. It’s already been a good time watching him play so chaotically from the bottom, and I can’t imagine he’s going to slow his gameplay down at all this week.
Sue
Gia: Even though she hasn’t been given as much screen time as she probably should, Sue’s plan is going pretty well on paper. She has an idol, her tribe is united with more members than the other two, and she has consistently been on the right side of the vote. However, it’s worth noting that she has been the target more than once, partly due to the perception that she is the glue of Tuku. With the final nine being the last opportunity for Lavo and Gata to turn on Tuku without worrying about a tie, I’m worried about her chances of seeing the final eight. At least her idol gives her some extra protection if needed.
Fallen Comrades
Sol
Christine: Sol ended up being the biggest surprise of the season for me. In the pre-season, I assumed he would struggle socially and get into conflicts with people. While he did famously feud with Rome, he ended up being such a warm, likable presence that you couldn’t help but root for, especially when contrasted with Rome’s over-the-top villainy. His good vibes and sense of humor were a welcome presence this season, and it was tough to lose him this week in a vote that, while impressive on Genevieve’s part, didn’t make a ton of sense for a lot of players in the game. Sol may be gone, but he leaves the game as a clear fan favorite.
Gia: I was so hopeful that I would never have to write a Fallen Comrades write-up for Sol, but alas we can’t always get what we want. Sol has been a runaway fan favorite this season, both for his ability to read his competitors and his blunt delivery in confessionals. His game had many highs and lows, but we were cheering for him the entire way through (maybe not the burping segment, but everything else was great). Now that he is on the jury, I am fully on board to begin my Sol for Survivor 50 campaign.
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