Survivor
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The episode starts with equal time for all of the tribes, but none of it really matters.
However, its all moot.
(I will add that David needs to dump his girlfriend.
Even his friends think so!)
Both of these tribes are essentially moot.
Theyre going to tribal again, and so its only the dynamics of their tribe that matter.
There is a journey, of course, but even after the journey, the timing seemed off.
This brings me to problem No.
2, which is the new era and possibly my biggest complaint.
The journey is a dice game with seven dice with skulls and flames on them.
Nothing onSurvivorshould ever be left to chance.
Players dont even have a choice on whether or not they want to play.
A puzzle I dont mind because it requires skill.
But this is just dumb luck and the thing about dumb luck is that it is dumb.
Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb.
Oh, wait, hes from Boston.
The dice had different-colored questionmahhhhhhhhks.
The only problem is, Justin doesnt have a vote.
However, when we get to voting, there is still a lot of episode left.
As I said above, Mary plays her SITD and is safe.
Decisions and their consequences are great; just blindly rolling dice is boring.
Jeff reads the two votes, which are both for Mary.
Jeff reads the votes, and there is one for Justin and one for Sai.
That means Cedrek is essentially deciding if he wants to send Justin home with Sai or force another tie.
They vote again, with Sai approaching the parchment and saying, Cedrek is honestly the worst.
Cedrek votes for Sai again, probably because he knows that she hates him now.
This is when things get complicated.
Know how we know?
Because Jeff goes from his vote-counting podium and sits back in his chair.
Oh, wait, thats not how hes framing it.
Hes saying its historic.
However, those with votes against them dont draw rocks, and Mary is safe.
This means that Cedrek is the only person who decides who gets to stay or go.
This is what I hate about the new era: paralysis.
This is foolish for several reasons.
Cedrek just betrayed Sais trust not once buttwice.
Why would she ever work with him again?
He put all his trust in Justin, so why not just boot Sai for good?
All of that is exciting and human.
What we dont watchSurvivorfor is Jeff reading us the fine print, which is what we got tonight.
