Each week, Christine Pallon and Gia Worthy will round up the previous week of Survivor 50 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.
Top 3 Moments
Ozzy is exiled… again
Gia: Just when Ozzy thought he was out, another twist pulls him right back in. Once the merge was made official, the players were informed that an advantage was hidden somewhere on the island. A mad dash ensued, but Ozzy was the one who found it. Funnily enough, he mentioned right before revealing the aforementioned advantage that he hoped he didn’t have to go back to Exile Island… only to learn that was exactly where he was going to go. He also got to choose a friend to go with him, and he chose Rizo in hopes of securing an alliance.
Blood Moon
Gia: With Ozzy and Rizo at Exile, the 15 remaining castaways were met with another twist going into their next immunity challenge. They would be randomly divided into three groups of five, compete amongst themselves for individual immunity, and then go to tribal council to vote someone from their group out of the game. Not only did this mean that three people were going home in one episode, but it also meant that the three voted out would not make the jury. If anything, this is just a second tribe swap. The immunity necklace is cute, though.
Applebee’s is Back
Christine: Somebody call Liz and Karishma, because Applebee’s is back at the Sanctuary (where good things happen)! Steph and Chrissy hold out long enough in the challenge to win the reward for their group, with Steph ultimately winning the necklace for her group on top of the reward. It’s a shame this non-merge also featured a non-merge feast, with only a small group of our castaways getting to enjoy food as part of the reward. It would’ve been fun to see this huge group of castaways in a traditional merge feast setting, even if it would be a bit more logistically complicated for production. Applebee’s is fun, but the lack of a traditional merge feast (and a traditional merge episode, period) is sorely missed these days.
Advantage Watch
Idols
Christine: With Genevieve out of the game, there’s no one for Ozzy and Rizo’s idols to boomerang back to, so they’re essentially just normal idols now, except they can’t be transferred or played on anyone (annoyingly). Aubry also managed to hold onto hers, leaving all three idols still in the game. Ozzy and Aubry’s idols are essentially public knowledge at this point, and despite Genevieve’s best efforts to keep Rizo’s under wraps, he’s already spilled the beans on it to more than a few people.
Extra Vote
Gia: Cirie is still in possession of the extra vote that Ozzy gave her. Since her tribe agreed to unanimously vote out Colby, she had no reason to use it this time around. Perhaps she will find it more useful once the remaining 14 players are actually merged.
Shot in the Dark
Gia: Good news for Christian fans, Ozzy gave his Shot in the Dark back before the merge got underway. Out of everyone who participated in the Blood Moon tribal councils, only Genevieve used her Shot in the Dark. Kamilla felt secure enough in her alliance not to play hers, and Colby couldn’t use his since he didn’t have a vote. Everyone currently in the game has theirs in case they wish to play it.
Top 3 Contestants
Cirie
Christine: Cirie has once again made a Survivor merge, and once again, Cirie got her way at tribal council. When Emily and Dee began toying with the idea of saving Colby (since he was bound to be medevaced soon anyway) in favor of voting out Coach (who had just sloppily tried to pit Emily and Dee against each other), Cirie preferred to keep the vote on Colby. The fact that Cirie was able to survive such a small tribe without any heat on her deserves some huge praise. It would’ve been an easy opportunity to take out such a threatening, well-connected player, and yet she didn’t catch any heat.
Tiffany
Gia: We’re finally getting Tiffany confessionals?! In the year 2026?! Is it my birthday?! Either way, our sole remaining 46 representative is finally back in the spotlight, reminding us all why she was asked back in the first place. She may have been left out of the vote during this Blood Moon, but she’ll never be left out of the hearts of fans who have been eagerly awaiting her return to the screen. Personally, I hope she can get her revenge against Jonathan for turning on her and Kamilla and come out on top ahead of the alleged Zoom alliance.
Chrissy
Christine: We finally heard from Chrissy this week, and she hit us with a bit of a fake-out in her confessional when she acted like she was ready to roll over and die for the sake of staying positive and leaving with joy. Not so fast, though. Chrissy came here to play, and she got to work saving herself and pitching her case to Jonathan, making him the swing vote. Chrissy’s comment that she and Jonathan are “cut from the same cloth” has understandably gotten a lot of attention this week, especially with the optics of implying that Tiffany and Kamilla, the only two non-white players in their tribal group, are not cut from that cloth. It was a poor choice of words given the situation and the tribe makeup, but if you want my honest opinion, I think this comment speaks more to potential pregame alliances between Chrissy and Jonathan than anything else.
Fallen Comrades
Kamilla
Christine: Kamilla’s blindside of Jonathan at the Charlie vote set up her elimination this week. But to be fair to her, how could she have predicted that they would end up at such a small tribal council together with this particular makeup of people? Losing Jonathan as an ally was always a likely eventuality when she left him out of a vote, but I do feel for Kamilla here because there was just so little she could do to survive this situation. You have to adapt to changing circumstances and unexpected twists in Survivor, but you can’t tell the future. The only thing Kamilla could’ve done differently was vote Rizo out instead of Charlie, but even then, there’s still a chance Jonathan sides with Chrissy at this vote for other reasons.
Gia: Killer Kamilla, you deserve to be on a season with no honor or integrity in sight, and I hope that one day your wish is granted. After being one of the brightest spots on 48, it’s shocking to see her be given such a small exit as a pre-juror. At least this season, she had the opportunity to strategize with those who shared her perspective on the game. That being said, I hope Tiffany gets to enact revenge against Jonathan.
Genevieve
Christine: It’s safe to say Genevieve is the person most screwed over by this season’s twists. Found two idols, has to give both away, and then ends up on this small tribe with her number one enemy, who has a public idol. There simply wasn’t much room for Genevieve to play here. She perhaps could’ve pushed harder for a Joe vote over everything else she tried, but she was fighting an uphill battle from the second she drew the rock that put her in a group of five with Aubry. She handled the circumstances with a lot of class, but I can’t help but feel incredibly frustrated on her behalf. A good Survivor twist shouldn’t result in someone essentially being voted out by default based on how rocks are drawn.
Gia: Oh, Genevieve, you deserve so much more than you were given this season. While I know personality clashes are a common staple of Survivor, to be on the same tribe as your adversary three times in a row is brutal. Throw in the fact that she also found two idols that she had to give away, and you can’t help but feel bad for her. That being said, I’m confident that we will see her get the chance to play at least one more time. While she did say in exit press that she was happy to go back to being a fan, her Survivor story doesn’t feel quite finished.
Colby
Christine: Speaking of twists, it’s crazy that Colby lost Jenga in episode one and then can’t vote in the only tribal he attends in this landmark season. Losing votes is bad TV. It’s even worse on tiny tribes, and it’s a travesty when we bring back a legacy player, and they don’t even get to cast a single vote. Colby’s elimination, while incredibly sad, is at least not so tragic in the long run, since we’ve heard in exit press that he was genuinely likely to be evacuated any day due to his injury. It doesn’t make the circumstances any less frustrating, but it certainly softens the blow.
Gia: The last time we saw Colby on our screens was 30 seasons ago, and he really didn’t seem to be enjoying his time in the game. This season felt like a whole different Colby, one who learned to enjoy every second he spent in Fiji. His tenure on 50 emphasized the nostalgia and care that come with old-school players, and now it has come to a bittersweet end. I will admit that I may have shed a tear or two as he was getting his torch snuffed, but I’m so grateful that we got to see him play one last time.
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