[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Survivor Season 47 Episode 10, “Loyal to the Soil.”]
It’s a shot in the dead of night, and Jeff Probst will take it, actually. Survivor 47 gamers willingly sacrificed each single one of many remaining Shot within the Darkish benefits in alternate for a big bag of rice for the tribe within the November 20 episode on CBS. This marks the second time this season that the forged has made extra attention-grabbing use of this benefit than its meant function. Though Probst initially demanded that at least 4 gamers sit out of the problem with a purpose to get the meals stash, the ultimate 9 countered with a shocking supply he couldn’t refuse. The host was vocal about his shock within the episode, however Probst additionally shared extra of his emotions about this daring transfer within the Survivor aftershow, the On Hearth podcast (hearken to this week’s episode at no cost with no advertisements beneath).
The rice negotiation started earlier than the person immunity problem in Season 47 Episode 10, which marked Kyle’s fourth particular person win (he’s near becoming a member of the small group of Survivor gamers who’ve gained the report of 5 particular person challenges). Caroline supplied for 2 gamers to surrender their Photographs within the Darkish as an alternative of 4 gamers being benched, which Probst rejected. Then Kyle prompt that all the gamers quit their 1-in-6 shot at immunity. Sam wanted some convincing, however Gabe ultimately modified his thoughts. Once they had been all in, Probst agreed to take the Photographs within the Darkish out of the competitors, and On Hearth confirmed they’re “gone for the remainder of the season,” as cohost Jay Wolff mentioned.
Rachel already performed her shot in Episode 8 in what Probst known as a “sensible” transfer that had the potential to vary the sport eternally. Retaining her particular person immunity idol secret, Rachel performed her Shot within the Darkish earlier than the votes had been learn to gauge the reactions among the many merged tribe. When nobody regarded nervous that she could be immune, Rachel knew that she wasn’t the goal for elimination. As of Episode 10, she’s nonetheless protecting her idol for a wet day. The benefit had by no means been used that manner earlier than. Getting one other new use simply two episodes later was sudden and exhibits this forged’s capability to assume rapidly.
“The Shot within the Darkish within the sport permits for extra blindsides. You’ve mentioned that on this podcast,” Wolff mentioned to Probst in On Hearth. “Was there some hesitation from you from a producer perspective that buying and selling in all these Photographs within the Darkish would make the sport much less unpredictable?” Probst replied that his quick response was to rapidly take into consideration if or how this might “break” the sport total.
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“The supply to sacrifice all their Photographs within the Darkish in alternate for rice performed out in actual time, so my determination was additionally occurring in actual time,” Probst shared. “In moments like that, you’re rapidly utilizing your crucial considering to undergo a psychological guidelines of any actually apparent game-breaking issues that this deal would possibly trigger. You’re additionally weighing the worth of the supply. Is that this an actual sacrifice for them? Is it well worth the rice? You’re additionally nonetheless in host mode, so that you’re having a dialog with the group when you’re watching the reactions of the gamers to see if there’s any story coming from this, like Sam having to be talked into it.”
“Hanging above all of those different issues is the human in me considering these are actual individuals, they’re busting their butts on this sport. That’s good. The gameplay is so tight, no one needs to surrender their shot at immunity. That’s good. And so they’ve give you a reasonably creative thought. That’s additionally good,” Probst went on. “So Jeff, you bought to actually think about it. And eventually, sure, I’m additionally contemplating the influence of the apparent factor, which is you’re dropping that dramatic factor at tribal, which does create loads of uncertainty. So after contemplating all of this throughout that 10 seconds, I finally felt it was a really robust supply and fairly prone to end result down the road in not less than one participant sooner or later regretting their determination to surrender their Hail Mary. So I mentioned sure.”
He warns future contestants that simply because he let this occur in Season 47, doesn’t imply he’ll let it occur once more: “Bear in mind, future gamers, each season is exclusive for the gamers. It’s additionally distinctive for me. I’m going again to a well-recognized chorus: on Survivor historical past is merely an indicator of what has occurred, however not a predictor of what would possibly occur sooner or later.”
Cohost Charlie Davis says that Rachel is “trying like a brilliant genius” now due to this group determination (even with out her Shot within the Darkish as an possibility, she consented to this transfer). “She’s the one one which obtained to even use her Shot within the Darkish in any respect and now she provides up nothing and will get rice. Go, Rachel.”
With the Shot within the Darkish security web gone and nobody taking part in immunity idols, everybody however Kyle may’ve been eradicated on this episode. The votes had been cut up between Gabe and Genevieve, however Gabe ended up getting the boot.
What did you consider this negotiation? Are you cheerful to see Shot within the Darkish eliminated for now? Would you wish to see gamers attempt to negotiate to deliver the benefit again into the sport earlier than the season is up? Clearly, something is feasible in Survivor. Tell us your ideas within the feedback part, beneath.
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