The dominant alliance finally turns on itself.
WhenSurvivorshows you the same scene three weeks in a row, its for a reason.
DAMN YOU, 90-MINUTE EPISODES!!!
The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
But lets set aside my annoying nitpicking for a minute.
Austin made what many people will say were two major errors in the game that played out this week.
The first was giving Julie his idol, and, well… yeah, that was not good.
Katurah Topps, Jake O' Kane, Austin Li Coon, and Drew Basile on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
Not likeJ.T.writing a love letter to Russell Hantz level bad but… bad.
After all, it put him in a position of having to flushhis own idolout of the game.
And it appears as if she almost did.
Katurah Topps on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
(I was shocked when Austin did not play his idol after Julie played hisotheridol.)
So, yes, Austin almost got himself voted out of the game by slipping that intel to Dee.
But what else was he supposed to do?
The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
If they were going to go ahead with this plan, he really had no choice.
Which is why they never should have gone ahead with the plan in the first place.
And that gift is… terrible acting.
Emily Flippen on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
Then, Julie would play her idol.
I cannot express how excited I am to watch that happen.
There are few things I hold more dear in life than bad acting by reality television contestants.
This goes beyond mere lying, which happens on an hourly basis on this show.
And the folks toiling away in theSurvivorediting room better show us EVERY.
Seriously, this is why you have 90 minutes!
Forget about the immunity challenge.
And what if Drew and others find out that both Austin and Dee spilled the beans?
Will snitches indeed get stitches?
I cant wait to see how it all plays out.
Celebrating even more, actually.
You hear the silence?
Its Bruce not lecturing me, joked Katurah in one last zing for the road.
We dismantled them, noted Austin.
I honestly didnt believe theyd let us get to seven unimpeded, marveled Drew.
Neither did we, Drew.
And then there was something else to celebrate LOVE!
Austin had no such rule.
In fact, quite the contrary.
It appears as if Mr. Li Coon is something of a showmance connoisseur.
There they were snacking and snuggling.
There was Rob talking about winning the money and the girl.
There was Amber on the receiving end of a proposal.
The only thing this montage was missing was a shot ofLexs jury house mohawk.
Which brings us to Katurah.
Katurah has been largely defined this season by her hatred of Bruce.
But there is so much more.
Her story which she told after talking with fellow lawyer Jake was absolutely wild.
Its not a sad story, she explained.
Its a story of redemption.
As was the way it was incorporated into the episode.
Why does there need to be all this, Jeff?
Its a perfect fit!
You literally gave them enough rope!
Too much rope, actually.
Which was part of what made this competition so great.
For one thing, it wasnt people lined up and balancing or holding onto something.
Sounds like someone needs a sandwich!
Just a huge letdown.
But Drew and Austin had other dude stuff to discuss, namely getting rid of Julie.
They both seemed so sure that getting rid of her was the best strategic move, but was it?
Because it only makes sense if it’s possible for you to get Dee on board.
And if you cant, then you risk losing your numbers advantage.
Im actually surprised Austin thought this wouldnt backfire.
And then things went haywire.
That was a bad play by Julie, because naturally that intel got back to him and Drew.
Why would you tell the person who thinkssheis your number one that your number one was someone else?
What would have happened then?
I was Emily 1.0 all the way!
Because it was so real!
It was old schoolSurvivor.
Was it terrible game play?
Among the worst I have ever seen in the first 72 hours of a season.
But it was also super refreshing!
But like I said, thats probably just me.
At least I can hope for the return of Emily 1.0 on the jury.
We also have an exclusivedeleted scene of Emily contemplating… That will be part of next weeks supersized scoop of the crispy!
