Bust out the tissues for the franchise’s most emotional scene ever.
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Fine, I admit it: I cried.
And not like a simple watering of the eyes.
Eva Erickson.Credit:Robert Voets/CBS
Im talking full, hot tears rolling down my cheek.
He told us to hashtag it!)
And it wasnt just about backstory this week onSurvivor 48.It wasnt just about overcoming obstacles and adversity.
David Kinne, Charity Nelms, Eva Erickson, and Mary Zheng.Robert Voets/CBS
It wasnt just about perseverance.
Yes, all of those played major factors.
Holy s—, I am actually tearing up again just writing this!
Joe Hunter and Eva Erickson.Robert Voets/CBS
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?
But I had no idea what was to come.
They were split up, of course, as the cruelSurvivorgods are wont to do to our favorite pairs.
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And then came this weeks immunity challenge.
Eva had to roll one ball down a table maze, but she kept faltering.
And as she did, the other tribe started catching up.
Kyle Fraser on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Why cant I do this?
Eva exclaimed while full-on weeping.
And he couldnt do anything at all in that moment to help her.
Mitch Guerra and Saiounia ‘Sai’ Hughley on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Like I said, helpless.
It was both wildly inspiring and heartbreaking at the very same time.
And holy moly, are you kidding me with the camerawork on this scene?
Bianca Roses on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Anyone that tries to argue thatSurvivoris not the best shot and edited show on television is cuckoo for Cocoa-Puffs.
Im telling you, these camera operators are freakin master storytellers with some of those shots they lined up.
Same thing with the editors who pieced it all together.
That back-and-forth between Eva competing and Joe watching was next-level art.
And the emotional climax hadnt even happened yet.
That was after Eva finally FINALLY!
sank her ball to give Civa the win and escape Tribal Council.
Eva collapsed into her tribe mates arms while Joe clapped slowly from across the course.
And this is a game!
Nobody else knew Eva had autism.
And nobody knew that Joe knew.
Even though she had persevered and won, Eva was still operating on an emotional overload.
Probst saw it and he had to make a decision.
Would he be blowing up their spot by telling Joe to get over there?
Or would he be inhumane by not allowing Eva the support she clearly needed?
And also… its Eva and Joe!
The fact that these two strangers found each other on an island in Fiji really does feel like fate.
Joe lost a sister due to tragic events.
Eva needed a father figure to help her navigate these bang out of moments.
And here they were working it all out together.
And next thing you know,Probst was crying!
And you know what I say to that?
If Im crying, his ass better be crying too!
This is all your fault, mister!
There is a young girl or boy just like you watching right now going, Hey, mom.
Hey, dad… the Hostmaster General said before being stopped by his own tears.
Now you got me.
Im a parent, too, and I do see it.
Wow, this has never happened.
But I see it too and its why I loveSurvivor.
I met him in Fiji before the game.
We chatted, and I thought to myself, What a nice guy!
Way too nice to win this game.
But now Kyle is the one doing the manipulating.
I wont make that same mistake again.
Im speaking, of course, of his obvious season 48 aversion to orange hats.
We all know the orange hats are the best.
Get out of here with that blue and black hat nonsense.
seeing as how the Hostmaster General finally donned his best hat for this weeks reward competition.
It also just makes for better TV drama because there is nowhere to hide.
That entire scene never happens if Eva can pass off her turn.
Again, that just makes for good TV.
Just wanted to acknowledge and push for more of that, yo.
Anyway, Lagi won.
Is two percent milk “crap”?
Is that, like, a known and well-accepted thing?
I mean, my mom bought it when I was a kid so I just kinda went with it.
Didn’t ask any questions.
The whole oat and goat milk things were confusing enough, but now I need to worry about percentages?
I was told there would be no math on this test!!!
Anyway, Davids obsession with milk is equal parts endearing and disturbing.
I dont know what it is about Charity, Eva told us.
She comes off so fake to me.
Some felt her to be aloof and icy, while others told me how much they vibed with her.
Definitely worth monitoring what happens with her at the merge next week.
Eventually, Eva solved the puzzle and opened the idol, which Star then allowed her to keep.
I gave Eva the idol because she opened it, Star told us.
Normally, this would seem to be an error of massive proportions on Stars part.
First off, who cares about who earned anything?Survivoris not about earning, it’s aboutaccumulating.
It makes no strategic sense.
Or maybe it does.
Biancas last stand
Honestly, guys…
I dont really know what to make of new Civa and how this vote went down.
Either that, or there wasnt time for the news to get to Mitch before Tribal.
Either way, its easy to hammer Bianca for trusting Cedrek with the information of her lost vote.
Then again, lets play out what happens if shehadnttold him.
Mitch and Chrissy vote Sai.
Sai and Cedrek vote Chrissy.
The point is, I think Bianca goes home either way.
She was screwed if she told him, and screwed if she didnt.
Again, that damn journey.
It claimed bothJustinand Bianca.
Hey, at least she gets to hang with her bestie Thomas at Ponderosa.
Bianca is a ball of personality and we only got to see shades of that during her five-episode stay.
HOW MUCH JERSEY CAN YOU HANDLE, AMERICA?
