I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and literally cheering by the end.
Is it too soon to declare this one of the best new-era episodes?
Especially since I love it due to it feeling like an old-school installment.
‘Survivor 48’ final nine players have another physical showdown.Credit:Robert Voets/CBS
But who cares about the reason why, let’s just get into all the juicy drama!
His confusion is valid, since she was so publicly against Joe and Eva during Tribal Council.
He was never actually in trouble here.
Shauhin Davari and Kyle Fraser on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
We want to hear from Kyle and Kamilla after David’s failed move against her.
Thankfully, David wastes no time in confessing (out in the open!)
“You’re a horrible liar, don’t worry,” she tells him with a smile.
Eva Erickson, David Kinne, and Mary Zheng on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Can he really be that blind?
But David still sets up Mary to declare the next person voted out should be Kamilla.
Kyle pretends to be okay with it, but he immediately goes to work to save his secret No.
The “Strong Five” finally weakens!
David is also busy working.
He and Mary corner Eva to try and convince her that something is up with Shauhin and Kyle.
But unfortunately for David, he just doesn’t have the same level of social capital as Kyle.
Imagine trying to live and work with this guy on an island.
He puts two and two together and knows Eva is likely going for an advantage.
David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
At the other end of the beach, Eva gets an extra vote immediately.
The first choice is 50/50 to either get Safety Without Power or lose the extra vote.
She then has one more choice to make, this time with worse odds.
Mitch Guerra, Kyle Fraser, Kamilla Karthigesu, Star Toomey, and Eva Erickson on ‘Survivor 48’.CBS
you’re free to’t script this any better!
And would you look at that, Joe is now rethinking his alliance with David!
That didn’t take long.
Far from the shallow now
Meanwhile on the beach, Star is still here!
Did you forget she was in the game?
All this chill time at camp is really allowing the social dynamics to finally breathe and evolve.
That bonding moment really hit close to home for Joe, whose father also spent time in jail.
But not an impossible one.
Joe wins, and David has a really hard time accepting it.
He declares he “should have won,” but welcome toSurvivor!
Just because you’re a physically strong player doesn’t mean you’re automatically going to win challenges.
This has always been David’s Achilles' heel, and it rubs everyone the wrong way.
Star’s attempt at swaying David and Mary to vote Shauhin is dead on arrival.
Joe and Eva, who don’t want to betray their alliance.
But they do consider it, so it’s not hopeless.
It’s not looking good for Mitch, but David’s still literally knocking on wood just in case.
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Unfortunately for David, no amount of fate could save him.
I’m not going to lie, I thought we were about to see Mitch get voted out.
Over on the jury, Cedrek and Chrissy are shocked to see David go.
But Kamilla just smirks, and Mitch lets out a sigh of relief.
Okay, that’s enough.
I’ll get off my soapbox now.
Dalton will be back next week, but I thoroughly enjoyed tapping in for this episode.
My guess is… probably not!
