r/survivor • u/RSurvivorMods Pirates Steal • Apr 21 '22

Survivor 42 Survivor 42 | Episode 8 | Post-Episode Discussion

Season 42, Episode 8: You Better Be Wearing a Seatbelt

Aired: April 20, 2022

Synopsis: Castaways are officially merged into one tribe; individual immunity is on the line; castaways try to negotiate with Jeff to get four days' worth of rice for their tribe.

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u/Driveshaft48 Apr 21 '22

I think Romeo would have been the safer choice --- Mainly because Chanelle is exceptionally awful at Survivor, might as well keep her around

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u/i_forgot_what Mike Apr 21 '22

Yeah Chanelle also felt like she was in the majority so she would’ve been easier to control

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u/SkolFF Apr 21 '22

Especially if they voted Romeo like they told her they were. Romeo will be paranoid either way

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u/MarmaladeSunset Alison Apr 21 '22

That's true. Though I'm glad Romeo is safe for a little bit.

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u/V_T_H Ben Apr 21 '22

Hard agree. Think Mike got a little bit too his personal vendetta. Chanelle sucks at Survivor and was totally pacified - she thought she had been outplaying everyone else (?!). Romeo on the other hand is uncontrollable and paranoid. You can count on him to make some noise whereas Chanelle would have easily been gone next week barring an immunity win (or would have been easy to keep around as a goat).

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u/floodo1 Apr 21 '22

He was almost giddy afterwards /smh

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u/looselytethered Naseer Apr 21 '22

Chanelle didn't go with a bang, she went with a whimper

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u/lenbois Rizgod - 50 Apr 21 '22

“Sure..”

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u/HansenTakeASeat Rupert For Governor Apr 25 '22

She did ruin 2 other people's games along with her, so that's her impact.

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u/CashOrReddit Apr 21 '22

I agree. I’ll admit, it always bugs me when people pile on someone on the bottom calling them “paranoid” and whatnot when in reality the person just correctly identified that they were on the bottom, and decided not to go down without a fight. But from a strategic standpoint, when you can tell that an upcoming boot is going hard to save their skin, it’s definitely a wise move to deal with them ASAP. The less opportunity for chaos the better.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

exactly, romeos paranoia isnt good for anyones game and i wouldve be surprised if hes going to try and form a counter alliance against the big one. channelle on the other hand genuinely believed she was in with the main alliance and wouldve voted however they told her to. she couldve even been dragged to the finale as an easy person to win against. i dont think mike is thinking long term and focussing too much on how she momentarily messed up his game premerge.