Welcome to Season 48’s Next Time On Survivor weekly feature on the Inside Survivor site! If you’re new around here, I’m Steph from sunny, tropical, humid Singapore. This is a tiny space where I give my best attempts at understanding preview trailers and make my predictions for the show’s next episodes.
Can you believe we’re at the end of the season? After 12 episodes, we’ve reached the finale episode of Season 48! In the trailer, Jeff Probst describes how we’ll be getting “two challenges, two tribal councils, one fire-making showdown”—a structure typical of the new era when five players are left. As he narrates this, we get glimpses of the upcoming challenges and confessionals of players hyping up the final episode.
In the trailer, Kamilla says, “I thought I could separate the logic and emotion in this game, but I can’t.” I think she’s referring to her relationship with Kyle. In another trailer, she is shown telling Kyle, “My best shot is that we don’t sit next to each other.” Indeed, I agree with her, as having Kyle in the final three with her means that they have to share the limelight and the moves they’ve made together in their secret alliance. I feel like Kamilla’s confessional grapples with the difficulty of voting Kyle out, perhaps when she’s safe from the vote and thus has more power to turn on him.
Of the remaining players, I think Mitch and Kamilla are the most likely to fall before the final tribal. Mitch has the weakest edit of the five, and Kamilla’s relationship with Kyle seems destined to split up. Similar to her assessment, I think Kyle also understands that it is in his best interest not to sit next to Kamilla at the end. There’s also that striking comment that Kamilla made a few episodes ago about wanting either one of them to make it to the end. It’s sad to say, though, that I have my bets placed on Kyle over her—the other three players won’t let her and her underdog story get to the final tribal council.
Finally, the trailer also shows Eva sobbing and Joe comforting her. In a confessional, he says, “It’s devastating seeing her so upset. It made me feel like I needed to protect her.” This makes me think that Eva will be competing in the final four fire-making challenge. Perhaps this is the stress and anxiety of being at risk after many episodes of being in the dominant alliance, in control of the votes, and shielded by multiple advantages. Afterwards, Eva declares, “I’m gonna do it. I know that I can,” suggesting that she overcame that initial shock and is determined to do her best to make fire.
All in all, if Kyle, Eva, and Joe are the final three players, I guess that Kyle takes home the season. Not only is Eva and Joe’s strategy similar, which could split the jury votes for them, but Kyle also has that added secret alliance strategy he can reveal to show how he has been working multiple angles and options throughout the game. Lots of things have to fall in place for my prediction to happen, though, so I’ll be watching in anticipation this Thursday (in my time-zone) to find out.
For the last time this season, leave a comment with your predictions if you wanna!
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I think Mitch falls at final 5. With Joe winning immunity and Eva using her Idol. Then at 5 Joe breaks the record and decides to go into fire against Kyle and Wins. Then Kamilla wins the game. Still hoping that it is either Eva or Joe that wins. I wouldn’t be to disappointed with Kyle or Kamilla as long as it’s not like last season where I felt Sam had a much better final tribal. Don’t want Mitch to win
As much as I would love to see your prediction come into fruition, I believe that Joe and Eva will make use of Eva’s Idol plus Mitch (as a goat) to get into the Final Three. Afterwards it will be a battle between Eva and Joe similar to that of Dee and Austin with split jural votes (and zero for Mitch) with Joe coming out on top with more immunity wins and more voice in the majority alliance’s votes. Fingers crossed for a Kyle win though!
I’m hoping for a Kyle or Kamilla win although Joe winning wouldn’t be too shabby just expected
Eva wins!!!!