There’s plenty to feast your eyes on during the show’s Thanksgiving week episode.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

I hope everyone out there will be surrounded by friends, family, and good cheer this holiday.

Jake O’Kane, Bruce Perreault, and Emily Flippen competing in a challenge on ‘Survivor 45’

Jake O’Kane, Bruce Perreault, and Emily Flippen on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS

(Katurah RSVPd no.)

And then there is my annual standing invitation to meet up withKarishma Patelat where else?

Applebees, where we can load up on Brew Pup Loaded Waffle Fries and Chicken Wonton Tacos.

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Bruce Perreault on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS

What do we give thanks for this year?

Let us count the ways.

That can be a pretty rude awakening.

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Katurah Topps, Emily Flippen, Julie Alley, and Dee Valladares on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS

You go out there, you playSurvivor, and you see the game and experience through your own eyes.

It can be jarring, to say the least.

This led to a scene of ultimate introspection.

Kendra McQuarrie on ‘Survivor 45’

Kendra McQuarrie on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS

He had such bad luck out of the gate that bothSurvivorplayers and fans rallied around him.

But thats not howSurvivortends to work.

He is also learning thatSurvivorcan be as emotionally painful as it is physically.

Bruce could have gone two ways with this news that Kellie was annoyed while working with him.

He could have just gotten defensive and blamed her.

And do you feel like I dont allow you to grow?

Thats a super difficult realization to have to come to, especially on national television.

Very cool to see.

You know I love seeing the players out and moving, so it was a very welcome addition.

All that said, Im now going to talk about the stand-here-as-long-as-you-can battle that I just complained about.

Once again, I thought Julie would win.

And once again, I was dead wrong.

But big props to both of them for once again DIGGING DEEP and pushing through the pain.

Super impressive showings for those two old fogeys (who are both, incidentally, younger than me).

(Its why Chappies fromSurvivor: South Africais an all-time personality.)

But the equation was not exactly simple.

How hard was it?

I dont discriminate, is what I am saying.

I am an equal opportunity a-hole when it comes to this.

Both have their charms.

Thank you,Survivor.

Thank you so much for 45 seasons of this.

Yes, I am.

Nobody will ever topEliza Orlinsin this department.

You could tell she was still completely rattled and angry about her exit.

To which I say… GOOD!

Give me players still pissed off 48 hours later about their blindside.

That is exactly whom I want playing this game.

May her anger never cease!

There were some other weird looks going on at Tribal this week.

What in the name of aJack and Jillmovie reward was that all about?

He voted for her, she voted for him.

The stars demand it.

And if you are hereby demanding moreSurvivorcoverage, we have it!