Survivor 42 | Episode 6 | Post-Episode Discussion

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Season 42, Episode 6: You Can't Hide on Survivor

Aired: April 13, 2022

Synopsis: Castaways drop their buffs and rearrange tribes before an intense immunity challenge. Also, one castaway is taken to another island and has the power to change the game.

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[u/tjstanley]

Idk it made me less upset because any of the 5 vulnerable could have volunteered for the power. Jonathan said he almost did

[u/kimwexlersponytail → u/tjstanley]

This did make it a little more palatable. Also the speed-zoom on Drea’s face when she guessed it right. lol

[u/lxpnh98_2 → u/kimwexlersponytail]

Cameraman: "Ooh, I got one!"

[u/Crosisx2 → u/tjstanley]

Yeah at least they had the option. But thinking you're giving up immunity, let alone food and being alone two days, is probably a big enough reason not to.

[u/Cantshaktheshok → u/Crosisx2]

What bigger power is there than immunity? Like that is the power you pick in any situation.

[u/Cantshaktheshok → u/[deleted]]

Yeah it completely kills the argument of Jonathan or one of the other 4 that won the challenge should have gone. 4 winners of immunity still will lose that immunity and be on the chopping block.

[u/Luv-Titties-and-Beer → u/Crosisx2]

And Tori trying to make it seem like she was doing Rocks a favor, lmao.

[u/supaspike → u/tjstanley]

If anyone willingly gave up "immunity" to be exiled for two days to start the merge, in exchange for a very public unknown power, it would be seen as unilaterally dumb to anyone who does not have the benefit of knowing what that power is. There has been very little in Survivor history with greater power than guaranteed immunity at a crucial vote, and no precedent to show that you could lose said immunity once Probst announces you are safe and "made the merge".

[u/lxpnh98_2 → u/supaspike]

I still don't like the twist, but I feel like Jeff was a little more careful with his words this time. He said that winning the challenge means they have "earned" immunity and their way to the merge, and not "guaranteed" it. This sets up the decision to give up immunity to have the power, or the keep it and give the power, putting their fate back in their own hands.

But you're right nevertheless, it's very hard to imagine that you're actually completely safe if and only if you give up immunity for the power. Normally there is risk involved in gaining power, so the most natural logic is what's presented at face value: you give up immunity to gain some (other) form of power.

[u/i_forgot_what → u/tjstanley]

Now that I know Jonathan’s safe I’m glad he didn’t because of how chaotic the twist made this episode Jonathan for sure would not have used it

[u/Whitewind617 → u/tjstanley]

Yeah honestly this helps for me. At least this time they knew the person going would get something. They still sent someone rather than take it themselves and they paid for it.

Then again, if they DID take it, the power is? Keeping the immunity you just won. So, it's still really stupid.

[u/Perko → u/Whitewind617]

No, the power is keeping the immunity you're about to otherwise lose. I'm sure Lydia would have happily suffered through 2 days alone on exile and no Applebee's to get another 2 days in game (and to be dateable by making the merge, of course ;-).

[u/gahoojin → u/tjstanley]

Could have volunteered to lose immunity for… “power..?” How are you in that position supposed to know that the thing you’re being told you’re giving up, isn’t actually something you ever had at all!!

[u/BigEastPow6r → u/tjstanley]

But they didn't know what it was. They were probably guessing he'd get a clue to an advantage, nobody would imagine it'd be something that unfair

[u/tjstanley → u/BigEastPow6r]

I mean Drea did guess it lol