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“The Ex-Girlfriend at the Wedding”

• S45-W12-E12 Press Release,Sheldor, 07:17 PM, 12-07-23
  • On Fire: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too,Sheldor, 04:42 PM, 12-12-23
• On Fire: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too,Sheldor, 04:43 PM, 12-12-23
  • EW: Jeff mesmerized,Sheldor, 04:54 PM, 12-12-23

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Storyline

12/7/2023

CASTAWAYS MUST ROLL THEIR WAY THROUGH THE REWARD CHALLENGE TO EARN A PICNIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, ON “SURVIVOR,” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13

“The Ex-Girlfriend at the Wedding” – Castaways must roll their way through the reward challenge to win a picnic in the middle of the ocean. Then, castaways will either stay balanced or drop the ball in the immunity challenge trying to earn their spot in the final five , on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 13

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11. Have Your Cake and Eat It Too | On Fire: The Official Survivor Podcast
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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
40:30 | DEC 6, 2023
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The path to victory is never easy. Jeff, Jay, and Rick discuss the central dilemma of the game—you have to play to win, but there will be a target on your back the minute you start to do so. Austin and Dee’s budding showmance is sure to impact their final days on the island, but will it complicate their game or make it easier to reach the final three?

As the betrayals continue, Jeff shares how storytelling is largely driven by, not just what new information is shared, but WHEN it is revealed to the audience. The new era emphasizes who players are in their real lives, leading to more personal stories, like one Katurah courageously and vulnerably shares about her past. With the end in sight, Jeff teases what’s to come in the finale...Hint: like most things on Survivor, it has to do with fire.

Jeff Probst 'mesmerized' by his favorite Survivor moment of the season

The host has never been happier on season 45.

By Dalton Ross Published on December 6, 2023
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There have been a lot of big moments on Survivor 45. Kaleb Gebrewold becoming the first person to save himself with a Shot in the Dark. Kellie Nalbandian being brutally blindsided. The return of a new, improved auction. And even two people quitting the game. But Jeff Probst’s favorite moment of the season so far actually took place on this week’s episode.

The Reba foursome imploded when Drew Basile and Austin Li Coon decided to vote out their alliance member Julie Alley. One problem: Austin had entered into a showmance with Julie’s biggest ally, Dee Valladares, and chose to inform her of the plan. Chaos then erupted when Dee told Julie, who then tried to organize a vote against Austin before ultimately deciding to play her idol (which Austin had given her previously in a moment of strategic weakness) and vote out Emily Flippen instead.

On the latest episode of his On Fire podcast, Probst and cohosts Jay Wolff and Rick Devens (Survivor: Edge of Extinction) discussed the dramatic turn of events, which culminated with Dee instructing Julie, “You need to put on your biggest acting face you ever put on in your life. Again, you have to play your idol tonight and we're going to vote Emily out, but you have to put on your biggest acting face, okay?”

Jeff Probst on 'Survivor 45'. CBS

It's a scene the host watched play out just as viewers did. “Remember, I don't see these scenes playing out on the beach,” says Probst on his podcast. “I'm not watching a monitor of everything that's happening. And even if I get a basic download from the producers, it's truly basic…. So when I saw this scene actually play out, I was mesmerized. It's my favorite moment of the season so far. Dee is a killer!”

And, to the host, it’s not just about Dee. “Just to continue why this is my favorite scene of the season, it's not just Dee who's a killer. Julie is a killer. ‘Man up and face me when there's three left!’ Both of these women are saying, ‘Bring it! We're not moving. We're standing right here and we're ready for the fight.’”

Of course, as Survivor often shows — just this week, in fact, with the elimination of Emily right on the heels of her making a big move on Bruce Perreault — once you make a big stand, you often also become a big target.

“The minute people realize you're playing, you're a threat and you must be dealt with,” says Probst. “There's no denying Dee or Julie could win this game and they're trying to make a run to be in total control of the game. So you can't let them get to the end. But the problem is, there are other threats who could win as well. So it's this ever-shifting goalpost. It's like whack-a-mole. You just don't know who to take out at what moment.”

Thanks to Dee, Julie was not taken out this week. What happens next week without an immunity idol, however, could be a different story. For much more inside intel from Probst on the latest episode, check out On Fire: The Official Survivor Podcast.