[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Survivor Season 48 Episode 2, “Humble Traits.”]
“Spicy” Jeff Probst got here out to play within the second tribal council of Survivor 48. The March 5 episode noticed the Vula tribe again on the chopping block for the second time in a row, and tensions rose even larger between Sai Hughley and Mary Zheng after an episode stuffed with disagreements between the 2. Their teammates tried to capitalize on the battle, however it backfired and resulted in a blindside. Probst, Season 47 winner Rachel LaMont, and Jay Wolff reacted to the shocking vote outcomes and fiery pre-voting back-and-forth on the On Fireplace podcast aftershow.
Survivor is a sport of mendacity, and Sai did little to hide her lies when it got here to creating amends with Mary after Stephanie Berger’s elimination within the premiere. Their relationship didn’t progress positively all through the episode, main Mary to imagine that Sai’s feedback in tribal council had been about her. Sai got here in scorching initially of the Jeff interview, saying that she thought the speaking was pointless as a result of the bulk had made their choice. This lit up Mary’s defensiveness. She stated that Sai needs to be trustworthy about being dishonest within the sport, as a result of it’s foolish to behave like Survivor is a sport of honesty. Mary, who had misplaced her vote in a solo journey earlier within the episode, was making an attempt to color herself as a extra reliable ally who needs to be stored round. It seems that Sai was telling the reality; her feedback weren’t about Mary.
Kevin Leung was shocked when Sai “outed” the truth that that they had a majority alliance vote locked in, fearing that she simply made it apparent that they had been voting out Mary. However Sai had no regret — she knew the tables had turned towards Kevin, and he or she knew she had an idol in her pocket. She performed it, and Kevin was voted out in a blindside vote initiated by Cedrek and orchestrated by him, Sai, and Justin. They took Kevin out due to the facility he had gained in a couple of quick days and since he was suggesting a Sai elimination. Kevin was the only real vote for Sai, leaving each him and Mary shocked. (Mary was additionally overlooked of the voting loop for the second week in a row; she’ll want to repair that if she has any hopes of a future within the sport.)
Kevin Leung (Robert Voets / CBS)
LaMont stated within the March 5 episode of On Fireplace that she feels for Mary and gave her tackle how the participant can flip the tide in her favor. LaMont is an professional on this very factor. She was ceaselessly overlooked of voting plans in Season 47 and found out how you can pull out forward of her rivals and not using a majority alliance. It was her spectacular solo sport received her the $1 million.
“I’ve been on this scenario the place your tribe blindsides you and takes out your closest ally,” LaMont shared on On Fireplace. “I feel Mary must in a short time discover a approach to type of play lifeless, grovel, hope that someone else emerges as a much bigger menace than her. And whereas she’s doing that, she must be concurrently looking laborious for that idol as a result of she has nothing to lose at this level. So, Mary wants a lifeline. Individuals? Far more useful long-term than trinkets, however typically your benefits are the one issues that may prevent. So, should you’re up towards a wall with no choices, you bought to strive the whole lot.”
Final week, Stephanie didn’t play laborious sufficient and that made her the primary boot. This week, Kevin performed too laborious, and it made him the second. “This is among the the explanation why Survivor‘s so laborious,” LaMont admitted. She says that gamers want to have the ability to “gauge how far you possibly can go in both route” to be able to succeed on this battle of wits.
Probst stated that he “felt for Kevin,” who had a tough begin with a shoulder harm in Episode 1 however had a fiery need to maintain enjoying. The host was fiery himself in tribal when Justin talked in hypotheticals. Cedrek then in contrast tribal council to remedy and referred to as Probst the therapist. In On Fireplace, Probst referred to as this group messy.
“They had been a large number, and there was pressure. So, I simply tried to satisfy them the place they had been,” he admitted. “And identical to Mitch [Guerra, who had a compelling personal moment earlier on], all the tribe delivered.”
“They took us contained in the story of their tribe, and so they allow us to watch them enjoying the sport in actual time,” Probst went on. “I believed it was very compelling watching them work by way of issues, making their case whereas additionally listening intently to all people else to verify their alliances had been nonetheless tight and that the plan they wish to occur remains to be occurring. However one of many massive advantages of a tribal like this, and that is for any future participant, is that as a result of it will get private, issues that must be stated, get stated. Like Cedrek talked about, it’s remedy. And any good remedy session, when it’s over, which on this case means if you return to camp, you’re going to have some therapeutic to do. And the primary place you begin is by blaming the therapist. So, you blame me. ‘He was so pushy tonight. Spicy Jeff.’ Yeah, blame me! That is your sport. However this type of tribal isn’t uncommon.”
Be taught extra behind-the-scenes particulars within the full episode of On Fireplace, embedded beneath.
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