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• RE: S42 | Ep 6 | Not quite the merge | East Coast Spoiler Thread,Flowerpower1, 08:10 PM, 04-13-22
  • RE: S42 | Ep 6 | Not quite the merge | East Coast Spoiler Thread,michel2, 08:11 PM, 04-13-22
    • Not Mike,Flowerpower1, 08:29 PM, 04-13-22
• Rock draw and first challenge,Flowerpower1, 08:27 PM, 04-13-22
  • Same twists....,Flowerpower1, 08:28 PM, 04-13-22
    • RE: Same twists....,michel2, 08:29 PM, 04-13-22
  • RE: Rock draw and first challenge,michel2, 08:29 PM, 04-13-22
    • Seriously,Flowerpower1, 08:29 PM, 04-13-22
• Applebees and lowly Rocks,Flowerpower1, 08:40 PM, 04-13-22
  • was that Earl still Standing there?!,michel2, 08:42 PM, 04-13-22
    • RE: was that Earl still Standing there?!,Sheldor, 09:18 PM, 04-13-22
• Pre Challenge, pre Jiffy coming to tell him his power....#yawn,Flowerpower1, 08:49 PM, 04-13-22
• Pre Rocks break bottle,Flowerpower1, 08:58 PM, 04-13-22
  • 1 episode,michel2, 09:14 PM, 04-13-22
    • RE: 1 episode,Sheldor, 09:33 PM, 04-13-22
• Pre Rocksroy breaking the bottle.,Flowerpower1, 09:14 PM, 04-13-22
• This is a slow moving episode,Flowerpower1, 09:22 PM, 04-13-22
  • So, who is the great player?,michel2, 09:44 PM, 04-13-22
• CBS Promo Editor,Sheldor, 09:34 PM, 04-13-22
• Weather service update interrupts,Flowerpower1, 09:40 PM, 04-13-22
  • RE: Weather service update interrupts,michel2, 09:44 PM, 04-13-22
• The Vote,michel2, 09:57 PM, 04-13-22
  • RE: The Vote,Sheldor, 11:30 PM, 04-13-22
    • RE: The Vote,michel2, 04:35 PM, 04-14-22
      • RE: The Vote,Sheldor, 01:27 PM, 04-15-22
      • RE: The Vote,coldbrewer, 10:01 PM, 04-16-22

Recap....blah blah. See all of the idols get power. Daniel or Chanelle....

Chanelle says that was a good blindside, the saga of Chanelle vs Daniel, guuyess who came out on top....I did! She explains to Mike why she wrote his name down. She thought that you and Dan teamed up
Mike is pissed....I gave you my word tonight....they hug, but ....he acts like no big deal, I will never trust her ever again, Hai and Lydia I will take a bullet for...blah....

Ika:

See Rocks trying to get fruit...ever since I came back from my journey, every time I turn around there is Tori bothering me, he must have found some type of a clue or something...Rocks is not giving any information, it's infuriating...Tori says if you had taken an advantage it would have been sketchy....
Tori is not predictable she is not someone that I want to take far in this game. Meanwhile Drea and Romeo ease drop on them

Drea says she can't just let it go...Romeo says she has no alliance to anyone, Drea doesn't trust her to Romeo

Challenge areas....Jiffy breaks the 3rd wall...go back in time, she seized the power and won the game...they are going to do the same thing but tweak....food is from Applebees....tell in advance the player they send away will have the power to change the game....do they want to send the chosen one awaY, or do they want to change places with them....(shoot me now....)

Next stage of the game, tribes no more, game is individual....drop your buffs...is this called the merge? No...not official until after the next TC. Earn your way into Merge. No buff and no tribe.

draw for rocks...2 teams, move massive boulder thru obstacles, get keys, unlock 75 piece puzzle. Earn buff, the merge buff also earn immunity at first TC, still vote. Also biggest food reward...applebees
YAY...they love Applebees. burgers, brownies, wings, shark full drink. Losers no buff, no immunity, no food. will compete at first IC. One more twist. 2 draw gray colored rocks, your fate will be decided by the winning team

Nothing is free in new era of S

reveal

Cut to commercial

That was Mike's hand right? Just before my screen went dark I think it was Mike who was shown about to reveal his rock so I'm guessing he's grey.

Rocks and Lindsay

Reveal: Lindsay and Rocksroy are the gray rocks

Jon, Hai, MaryA, Tori Lydia
Mike, Drea, Chanelle, Romeo, Omar

dig up a massive boulder...Jon getting out....all trying to push together and they have it out....Jon leading the tribe,

Now blue getting it out
Tori untying key

Rocks is impressed with Jonathan
Romeo gets the key for blue...

Tori has next key
Now put the ball in the holder, Jonathan lifts them all up one by one

now he's jumping up by himself, jiffy says an amazing effort by Jonathan

Now they are on the puzzle...
Blue has second key

Mary Ann and Lydia on the puzzle

Mike is first up on blue

Drea is having difficulty up and goes down again....Drea is out of gas, tries to get up one more time. Romeo is going down to help drea get up

Jonathan is telling MA to flip the pieces so you can see them and she says, I've got time....she is going really slow

Chanelle and Omar getting to the puzzle and they are moving MUCH faster

Maryann has a smart mouth and always has to get the last word in....She just shut down Hai

MA and Lydia are going to win...

The blue tribe says we didn't come here to eat, we came her to win

earned buffs immunity at first TC, plus Applebees. make a big decision....Lindsay and Rocks. One will join you....other be sent away in exile alone for 2 days, nothing...and person you send will have the power to change the game. Do you want to send one of these away or does one of the five of you want to exchange your place and you have the power.

Who do you want to go with you

One of them looks like they really needs to eat....we are bringing Lindsay...will you send him away or will you take his spot? Tori says, we are sending him.

they go to get Applebees

Mike: I wasn't expecting to eat anyway. One consolation prize. Go to Vati beach, eat a small bit of rice

Rocks: what is the feeling? He was a hoping it was Lindsay that went to eat, as I wil have a bit of power. What is the power and what will you do with it. See you soon Jeff

They took Lindsay because she needed food, NO, we all need food. Not idisappointed in it because I will have some power. It will not be easy to get a million dollars.

For me, the true fan, this is boring to me. Been there done that. We all know he will break the bottle and one of the winners will end up going.

True, it's not even a choice.

When they revealed their rocks I found myself with a super-power: I could read their minds, at least 11 of them: They were ALL thinking: «What color rock did Jonathan pick and did I have the same one?»

Jonathan! Seriously

Day 12.

Applebees Grill and bar

Lydia: it was so sweet, burgers...
Jon: I haven't been this happy in 12 days
Lydia: A win like no other
Hai: Rocks has a huge power
Jon: I almost went into exile, but I am twice as big as anyone else out here so today I am eating like a king. My ave meal is a dozen eggs, grits, etc, ate as much as I could. I'm a bigger guy and Have got to lay low as much as I can....and hope my social game will get me by

Tori: couldn't have been more perfect...and Rocks got exiled, perfect...he voted for me last TC....she is letting all of the secrets out, my old tribe didn't want to work with me...hey , you want a number, work with me. Rocks only cared about the fire and camp...
cheers
Hai: We'll always have Applebees

Day 12...back at the losers...Drea: do you think we will have a merge feast? No it's the rice

The hardest part is me not having immunity...
Romeo: we got a little bag of rice, it could have been a bag of do do we would have been celebrating...I'm a skeleton
Drea: Rocks is part of my all. if he changes the game it will be to my benefit
I know Mike has an idol, so I am hoping that Mike wants to work with me...they are talking. Drea tells Mike that I am with Romeo and Rocks. She tells Mike that Tori tells everyone everything she knows. Mike tells her that his allies are Lydia and Hai. He's not going home with an idol in h is pocket, says Mike.

Rocks:

Holy cow. Got pot and machete and rice. Let's get set up with fire...see him making it. This is killing me cannot get it started. massive failure on the 50th try. Always tells his kids, don't rely on anyone else. Finally got it. Try it, if you fail, do it again.

He finds something. An hour glass and hammer. He will take it up to camp...he taks it to camp.

I have to earn it. There is a rule in fire wood, you think you have enough, then double it.

making a shelter
being out here by myself, no wife, no kids, I'm getting to do things out here that I have always wanted to do and also, Im in FIJI man! Goes to the top of the hill, I'm so lucky to be here right now, soak it in,

he has corneal coning, can lead to blindness, last time at my age to see how beautiful Our planet is....almost like I am getting an reward, because the beauty and how incredible the islands are, I feel like the luckiest person right now. Crazy, meant to be right here, blessed to be her. Crying.

Everyone remembers the «I'm the King of Fiji» scene that pretty much spoiled the first season in Fiji well I wonder if that was Earl's mountain. Sure looked like it!

It was Erika's winning helicopter shot last season but they obviously film this each season. Question is would they include the scene if Rocksroy fails?

Day 12 at the bati beach, the winners return ....truly where the part starts says Omar...but at this point, I am one of the only people that are vulnerable, but make no mistake, I will jump up like a big shark and eat some of these people

Lindsay: Need to feel out Drea and Hai about the amulets we all got...there are so many possibilities...

see them talk...who ever needs my amulet...
Hai: How about in stead of taking each other out, lets use them to watch each other. he's nervous about this ee ladies grabbing power, have to figure who will strike first

Now Mike and MA talk...have an immunity idol...and an extra vote. Romeo and MA make a pack....they are thinking they are the little people.
Now MA is talking to Tori...MA tells Tori that drea will be a shield later. In the game cannot go anywhere without allies
Mie and Jon...talking...Mike says you probably get judged on the way. you look like...have to prove people wrong. Mike says he used to be that way too.
Jon: Mike and I have been through a lot, and we bonded over it, he will be my body out here...for a long time.
Mike: Jon looks fdifferent he dressed sift. I understand, it hurts being stigmatized, we bonded...we will go forward looking out for each other, and maybe the people that are physically stronger will win this thing for a change.

See them tuning...crabs...
Lydia: Jon is a beast of a dude, gets an octopus. Thank goodness for Jon says Hai...we would starve without him. I will not be opposed to working with him, mentions shield.

Hai was commuting for work, downloaded tinder...he had 2 blurry photos and no bio...
Romeo adds that he is part of the LGBQ community....
Romeo says he grew up in Sth central LA, it was not okay, I had to adapt and pretend to fit in....see them talking...myt biggest fear is like being looked at differently...he's crying. Let it out...You can't hide on S. My fear will be will people back home look at me differently, will they love me less and not want to be around me, my biggest fear is that will they still want to like me...

I'm living my truth for the first time out here...I will leave here like a different person. They bond, Hai says I will have your back....

Omar comes over to speak with them...Hai says just be wary of who you give info to...Omar tells Hai that Chanelle strikes me as someone honest. He says nope...do not trust her.

Omar says Chanelle lost her vote....thisi s the most in dangerous I have felt. She doesn't trust me enough, she's sketchyy, I don't want to be around her I want her gone says Omar.

Why did we think it would be 2 x 1 hour episodes when it's only one 2 hour episode? These are always more fun.

Mostly because they gave the Episode two Titles.

You Can’t Hide on Survivor
The Devil You Do or The Devil You Don’t

Omar starts telling Mike about his love life...He tells Mike that he is virgin....I like you, Omar and Mike....

MA and Lydia talking

Jon and Hai....I like you and Lindsay, I love Omar...Hai says I have Lydia..I would have gone to rocks for her...I give you my word I'm loyal....Jon and Hai

Now Hai needs to establish agency, social skills wrangling people together...he tells Drea and Jon that we are together...
Jon Omar and Lindsay super tight.
Drea

Hai says he is a driver, then eidentify the threats.
Chanelle was a going to be next, she flips flops
Drea tells them that don't trust Tori
Jon tells them that the next to go from them would have been MA. She didn't do anything, but I'm tighter with the others.
Tori and MA are already safe from the ;;next tribal, so Jon says that's bad news for Chanelle

Chjenal;le: I'm just going to walk up on this group and then they all get up and go, trying to find my place.
she felt that she was intruding...says to Lydia...
Lydia; No one trust her, I'm playing dumb, keep her comfortable...
Chanelle: Lydia I trusted, she' holding smooch back, makes me un easy, don't trust anyone....dont' know who is making deals...

Drea tells Omar that she has an extra vote...wanted to tell them about it I need friends. she throws Tori under the bus...
Hai: this first vote is tricky, we are subdivided into 2 groups, have so early low hanging fruit...chanelle has proved that she I snot loyal to me, only one person that has betrayed me and that's Chanelle.

Exile island

Rocks...loves the fire and see him make rice.

Loves being away, loves to relax a bit and not have to think about the game. See Jiffy coming up.

he's made his rice.

Rocks: Jeff! Who got a shelter...Jiffy is impressed.

he's nervous, always some type of twist in the game.

Rocks: wanted to experience about being a survivalist...a pause in the game.

Jiffy recipes where they are.

tells him about the hour glass. The sand at the bottom, time that has passed, history. can leave things as they are or you can reverse the outcome of the tribe. one of them would be voted out.

He would immediately think what would it do to him...target on h is back, but Drea and blah are his allies, the decision lies with me. I am an honorable player...you lost, but if I leave and do not smash, I will be vulnerable...then the Tori factor, where does she stand, she's s sose cannon, she could be vulnerable.

Smash or no? the devil you do or the devil you don't

I feel like it's been an hour and he's still not smashed the glass yet, and we all know he will do it....

Day 14, at challenge arena

Here they come.

Rocks comes in. It was tough...gave him the power to change the game. He had the power to go back in time by reversing the outcome of the challenge. 6 of you would lose your buff and you would have to compete for immunity.

What decision did you make? Of course he smashes it. everyone deserves a do over. He changed history.

Reactions. Hai: there are no free meals this season, I respect his choice, I felt good about this but...

Tori sent you knowing that you had power. I was doing that to maybe help you. I know him, he had the choice between food or power, he would choose power. She'
is pissed.

Rocks gives the losers a buff.

See Tori.

Pull on rope while balancing a wobbly table, if blocks drop must start over, must spell immunity. see the IN.

NOW my show is interrupted for tornado warning....UGH

If Lydia goes them Omar prevails.
If Maryanne goes home then Hai prevails
If Jonathan goes home then Romeo and Chanelle prevail.

Crazy that the CBS Promo spoiled just about everything about this Episode! Only what happens at Tribal Council is a mystery.

I think I am not going to be able to see the rest of the show....if someone else wants to take over....

That sucks... good luck

LAST EDITED ON 04-13-22 AT 09:58 PM (EST)

Lindsey = 1 vote
Jonathan = 2 votes
Maryanne = 2 votes
Lydia = voted out with the rest of the votes.

Omar bested Hai.

LAST EDITED ON 04-15-22 AT 12:55 PM (EST)

Thanks michel!

Lindsay(Taku) = 1 vote Rocksroy(Ika)
Jonathan(Taku) = 2 votes Chanelle(Vati), Tori(Ika)
Maryanne(Taku) = 2 votes Romeo(Ika), Lydia(Vati)
Lydia(Vati) = voted out with the rest of the votes.

6 Votes for Lydia(Vati)
Drea(Ika)
Hai(Vati)
Mike(Vati)
Jonathan(Taku)
Lindsay(Taku)
Maryanne(Taku)

Omar(Taku) could not vote

It was weird to see Hai and Mike voting for Lydia. On the other hand, it's clear that the only tribe that stuck together was Taku. Going forward they have 2 pairs with them; Drea and Rocksroy from Ika and Hai and Mike from Vati. They really only need to keep one of the pair to have the numbers but with all the advantages the new 8 (Maryanne replacing Lydia) together. The possible conflict would be to target Romeo which might not be appreciated by Drea and Rocksroy.

Yeah, it is interesting that originally the Alliance of 8 was:

Ika: Drea, Rocksroy
Vati: Hai, Lydia, Mike
Taku: Jonathan, Omar(NO Vote), Lindsay

They talked about first boot targets from each tribe being

Ika: Tori
Vati: Chanelle
Taku: Maryanne

Which also left Romeo(Ika) on the outside but not one of the first boots.

Then the Hourglass twist and Individual Immunity Challenge made 2 of the 3 First Boots (Tori and Chanelle) safe! Leaving only Maryanne plus ONLY 4 Alliance8 members Hai, Jonathan, Lindsay, Lydia!

Omar (with NO Vote!) went into action to save Maryanne and put the target on Alliance8 Mate Lydia essentially swapping out Lydia for Maryanne

This new Alliance8 with 7 votes and a plan to vote for Lydia could NOT split votes without voting for someone within the new Alliance8.

Alliance8 Rocksroy voted for Alliance8 Lindsay(Lynze)!
NOT Alliance8 Romeo voted for new Alliance8 Maryanne

So that makes me think maybe Rocksroy is now out of the Alliance8

And while Romeo feels like he is part of the Alliance8 with Drea, I'm not sure he is yet though maybe he can take Rocksroy's place and apologize to Maryanne for his vote.

Certainly Tori and Chanelle are the next boot targets but Rocksroy and Romeo (who voted for alliance members) could be in danger next.

Seems like the Alliance is now 7:
Ika: Drea
Vati: Hai, Mike
Taku: Jonathan, Omar, Lindsay, Maryanne

On the Edge of the Alliance
Ika: Romeo, Rocksroy

FAR Outside the Alliance
Ika: Tori
Vati: Chanelle

Having just watched the episode, I found it weird Rocks voted for Lindsay given how they are in the supposed Alliance8?

Hai, on the other hand, had no choice. Trying to drop a vote on Taku or Mike would have caused him to go instead of Lydia.