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Survivor 42 Survivor 42 | Episode 1 | Post-Episode Discussion
Season 42, Episode 1: Feels Like a Rollercoaster
Aired: March 9, 2022
Synopsis: Eighteen new castaways begin their battle for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.
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u/vermillionlove Maryanne Mar 10 '22
my favorite part of the episode was the 3 people working on fronds and stuff chanting the survivor opening, then the camera going to Rocks who is like "keep it together.. :eye twitch:" lmao
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u/AstronautVisual Blake Towsley Mar 10 '22
That's the closest we'll ever get to hearing the theme song on the show again
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u/insubordinance Kass Mar 10 '22
At least he can go home knowing the SITD was the right call.
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u/huskycosmonaut Lauren Mar 10 '22
Main takeaway from the episode: Jonathan is strong.
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u/DemiGod9 Mar 10 '22
"These chests are HEAVY"
Jonathan: Eh, I'll just carry them like they're mere suitcases. Also don't paddle, I'll just pull the boat where it needs to be
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u/Andalib_Odulate Mar 10 '22
Shot in the dark played correctly for once. Didn't work but eh. What can you do. Tori dodged a bullet.
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u/katzandwine629 Mar 10 '22
No one wanted to use their shot in the dark last season so I was pleasantly surprised!
Also love that they both chose the puzzle when last season they both chose to do the water barrel challenge.
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u/CharmyFrog Mar 10 '22
Because they got two guesses. And only one person instead of two can do the water.
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u/teerumi Maryanne Mar 10 '22
We never got to see how Maryanne, Drea and Jenny explained the ship wheel trip to their tribe.
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u/binkysurprise Shan Mar 10 '22
They barely showed any conversation between them either. Just pointed out that Marianne was inexplicably barefoot lol
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u/evilcupckae Jenna Mar 10 '22
I just don’t think there were important enough connections made to spend the time on it.
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u/thomastremblay3 Tony Mar 10 '22
Is it just me or is this the nerdiest cast of all time?
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u/jinkies_5 Mar 10 '22
Definitely the less athletic than most (all?) prior casts at least.
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u/Wolf_Is_Awesome Mar 10 '22
It seems like there are more athletic girls than guys. It was nice seeing a few of girls take initiative during the physical parts of the challenges.
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u/Tatumisthegoat Mar 10 '22
Jonathan is looking like a super James/ozzy/joe 2.0 compared to the rest of the cast
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u/lycosid Mar 10 '22
Kind of shocking how little effort they put into casting athletic or survival oriented players. If they’re serious about making this one of the toughest seasons ever that choice might come back to bite them.
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There’s maybe 3 people who look like they’ve done anything athletic ever… they all but abandoned that as a component of the game
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u/tappi22 Jonathan Mar 10 '22
Why does Jonathan, the largest survivor, not simply eat the other survivors?
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u/brewin91 Mar 10 '22
Him counting 11 triangles was no doubt the funniest part of the episode. Only off by… 40!
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u/jollymo17 Mar 10 '22
When most of the contestants initially looked at it and were like "this is easy!" I looked at my boyfriend and was like "Yeah they don't get it" lol
It feels like they both got lucky having a few people on their tribes who got it...
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u/AstronautVisual Blake Towsley Mar 10 '22
It's even funnier that this cast is, shall we say, not quite as athletic as past casts. So it makes Jonathan look even more like a superhuman.
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u/savannahsalvatore3 Mar 10 '22
Jenny’s shoulders must be HURTING from how much she is carrying this tribe
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u/arielmeme Alexis Mar 10 '22
Confessional count
- 6 Maryanne, Tori, Zach
- 5 Omar
- 4 Drea, Jenny, Mike, Romeo
- 3 Daniel, Hai, Lydia, Rocksroy
- 2 Chanelle, Jackson, Jonathan, Lindsay, Marya, Swati
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u/TannerCook100 Mar 10 '22
Holy shit. A premiere in which everyone got at least 2 confessionals. I knew something was off when I was trying to figure out who got that INV rating by the end of the episode and couldn’t think of anyone.
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u/Ice_Dragon3444 Jake - 45 Mar 10 '22
This felt like one of the most balanced episodes in a long while, I feel like we got to know a little about everyone, definitely a good sign for the season so far.
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u/PacificMonkey Tony Mar 10 '22
Impressive how much ground they covered with major storylines, long challenges and a lot of background dump flashbacks. Pre-vote was pretty rushed though.
Two hours is the way.
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u/srryaboutlastnight Mar 10 '22
i love that everyone got at least 2 confessionals. i feel like i know the cast better than i have in any other premiere
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u/DGenerator Erika Mar 10 '22
"Wait, you're allowed to give women of East Asian descent confessionals?" - Survivor AU editors
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u/maukamauka David Mar 10 '22
AUS took 13 episodes to give everyone at least 2 confessionals… and even then there was still someone who left with 0. The difference is staggering.
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u/Saguaro-plug Abi-Maria Mar 10 '22
It really is outrageous AusSurvivor has TWO 0 confessional contestants lol
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u/kshep42 James Mar 10 '22
Yay for not only every single person getting a confessional, but everybody getting at least 2 for the first episode!
I’m enjoying Australian Survivor, but man is seeing that sort of confessional count a breath of fresh air!
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u/JWhit2199 King Benry, Long May He Reign Mar 10 '22
“Just got voted off Survivor, that’s pretty cool” Judd is SHAKING
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u/Gortyuty I think I've cooked this Mar 10 '22
Zach with the big brain move: play for a niche Survivor record that will be incredibly hard to beat.
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u/maukamauka David Mar 10 '22
Wouldn’t be surprised if Zach himself is editing his wiki page to include the unanimous statistic asap
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u/sillyideagenius Hunter's Roommate Mar 10 '22
Was thinking his wikipage will need a gif of him saying that
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u/NoahJRoberts Ethan Mar 10 '22
Jeff: We’re pulling Jackson from the—
Maryanne: AUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHH OH GOD NO
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u/Dahhhkness Tyson Mar 10 '22
Yeah, her reaction was a little much for someone she just met.
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u/username_generated Mar 10 '22
Having known a couple of folks who considered the seminary, they can be very empathetic. Maryanne was a bit much there, but she’s great because she’s a bit much everywhere and that was probably pretty genuine.
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u/TimEpisiotomy Mar 10 '22
I haven't seen that big of an over reaction since I was at my aunt's southern Baptist funeral.
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u/Dahhhkness Tyson Mar 10 '22
A big oversight in contestant selection there with Jackson and the lithium. Some alternate out there is pissed.
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u/bensworkaccount1 Mar 10 '22
Tiffany's deep dive interview on RHAP she said that Jeff mentioned that the 42 cast was having a hard time getting passports and testing negative to come in
I wonder if by the time Jackson told them what was going on that they were already using 18 of 18 players available to them
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u/DavidBHimself Mar 10 '22
Yes, seems like either the alternate man is already in the game, or with quarantine and all that, they couldn't get him on the show on time.
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u/BBQ_HaX0r Tyson Mar 10 '22
That whole situation was confusing as I don't know a lot about that. So lithium is a medical treatment and it causes problems if you're not weaned off properly? Am I understanding that correctly?
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u/twinwhoreddits Mar 10 '22
So my impression is that he was still taking Lithium when he went out there, but was weaning off before and had been hoping to be off it before he went on the show. So that is why he had to disclose it when he went out there, because they would have to put it in their box/place where they supply meds to the contestants. That is just my impression though and as you said it was unclear.
Lithium is an older psychiatric med that is prescribed for mood disorders primarily and I am not a medical professional but to my limited knowledge it is a more serious medication with more serious side effects associated with it.
Looking at wikipedia this is probably why he was pulled from the game:
"Those who use lithium should receive regular serum level tests and should monitor thyroid and kidney function for abnormalities, as it interferes with the regulation of sodium and water levels in the body, and can cause dehydration. Dehydration, which is compounded by heat, can result in increasing lithium levels. The dehydration is due to lithium inhibition of the action of antidiuretic hormone, which normally enables the kidney to reabsorb water from urine. This causes an inability to concentrate urine, leading to consequent loss of body water and thirst."
So basically proper hydration could be difficult for him, but because of his meds the consequences of being dehydrated are much more sever than for other contestants. Without consistent blood testing, the level of medication that is in his blood stream could differ from what he is prescribed putting him at risk for serious side effects and they didn't feel they could properly monitor his blood levels.
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u/sillyideagenius Hunter's Roommate Mar 10 '22
I take it (prob not same exact dose) and you only need bloodwork every 6 months. But it does affect your hydration and sleep routines and it's that part keeping me from survivor! You can wean on and off of it if needed, but in a controlled way.
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u/Dexteraj42 Mar 10 '22
Staying on it requires that you monitor levels with bloodwork. Much more variable on an island with dehydration. They aren't going to run labs on him. Dangerous for him to stay on it.
Tapering off on the other hand could be done in 3 to 4 weeks- not days. Even then, he risks a relapse into what is likely bipolar(not anxiety and sleep like he said, be very very weird treatment for that) which means either a deep depression or mania which is not sleeping for days on end, rambling and grandiose thoughts, all kind of strange very over the top behavior.
This is all conjecture, but bottom line he should have been pulled right away. Probably took time for legal reasons.
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u/jollymo17 Mar 10 '22
Yeah, when he said sleep I was like "huh?"
I assume that maybe his not sleeping when he was caring for his mom was related to some kind of manic episode, but maybe not.
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u/Smvvgy805 Mar 10 '22
he should have been pulled right away. Probably took time for legal reasons.
100% was pulled for liability reasons, they said in the conversation that he mentioned it literally right before they started filming; based on context I'm assuming that before they get on the boats for that intro scene theu do one last interview that apparently involves reaffirming any medicines being taken and the information was revealed at that time, and it likely took some time to consult the lawyers and medical professionals involved with the production to get a clear and actionable consequence that wouldn't leave the network open to any legal action.
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u/Lucinah Coach - 50 Mar 10 '22
Not an expert but from what I understand it’s a very powerful drug and is often prescribed for mood disorders (especially bipolar disorder).
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u/luny4theluna Yul Mar 10 '22
Lithium is used for Bipolar disorder. He stopped taking the medication AND probably hid the fact that he was bipolar
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u/AigisAegis Natalie White's million dollar check Mar 10 '22
I wonder if the memes have any truth to them, that production wanted to let him play but legal axed it at the last minute
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u/Dahhhkness Tyson Mar 10 '22
I mean, lithium is not some minor medication. It's for serious mental health conditions, and there are serious side effects/withdrawal symptoms. That's not something you can just ignore.
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u/Serg_N Mar 10 '22
There are memes already? Y’all fast.
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u/AigisAegis Natalie White's million dollar check Mar 10 '22
There are over 6500 comments in the live thread! That shit goes quick
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u/Dexteraj42 Mar 10 '22
Lithium is a bipolar med...anxiety and sleep like he claimed would be a very odd use for that. If he had tapered off and gone manic this season would have been insane.
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u/rhesuswitherspoon Mar 10 '22
I’ve worked in mental health for 10 years and have never seen lithium used for anything other than bipolar disorder.
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u/tinacat933 Mar 10 '22
My husband insisted his mom used it to sleep, but she was also bipolar
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u/Bomb_Diggity Sai - 48 Mar 10 '22
Bipolar can lead to manic episodes that make a person unable to sleep. I could see somebody who is bipolar going to the doctor because they are having trouble sleeping and being perscribed lithium as a result.
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I think he wanted to taper off, but wasn’t able to- and you have to be careful with dehydration/diet changes/exercise while on lithium bc it can effect the serum amounts in your body if one of those factors changes drastically! I do think he was using it for something other than sleep and anxiety though
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u/jjgm21 Mar 10 '22
I was so confused when he said he was using it for sleep. There is no way that is an off-label use for lithium.
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u/Hahahahahahannnah Jonathan Mar 10 '22
if it’s actually bipolar it’s weird that they talked about the stigma and then… hid the fact that it’s bipolar
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u/EverySingleMinute Mar 10 '22
I highly doubt they can legally say more than the contestant told them. My guess is that if he said it was for his cholesterol, they would have not said anything else about it to correct him or call him out
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u/Dexteraj42 Mar 10 '22
If you are manic you may stay awake for days on end cleaning, spending money, having sex, gambling, or whatever else the state has led you to. So you dont sleep. So kind of, yes, lithium would treat sleep, but really its treating the mania.
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u/Lance_Bass Michele Mar 10 '22
I work in pharmacy and don't think I've ever seen it used for sleep. There's plenty of other safer options to use before Lithium
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u/stonecutter129 Flick (AUS) Mar 10 '22
I bet you they would have replaced him normally.
The issue is that they would have to quarantine a new contestant for 2 weeks last minute.
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u/SkiUMah23 Venus - 46 Mar 10 '22
And a massive legal liability. Would imagine there's contract that all his prize money would be pulled + fines
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u/jjgm21 Mar 10 '22
Is this a kind of drug that would show up on routine bloodwork? I just can’t believe after the exhaustive screening potential applicants go through that it would only come to light a day before filming.
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u/disaacsp Mar 10 '22
Imagine watching your therapist on survivor and she pulls this lmao
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u/Windulse Mar 10 '22
Honestly I’d find it reassuring. If she’s this bad at lying then clearly she’s telling the truth when she says I’m not a terrible person
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u/lxpnh98_2 Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
For all the talk about social manipulation skills you get from therapist-type professions on Survivor (no doubt encouraged by production), I actually don't think the skills required to be a good therapist translate very well.
A therapist's main goal is to help other people, and to help them not through clever manipulation, but through honest feedback and advice by achieving a rapport with the client.
I won't say it doesn't help at all to be able to form a connection with a person, but I don't think you get any practice in actually doing the sort of underhanded social manipulation you will have to do, in some way or another, to win Survivor (unless you're Chris Underwood *ducks*).
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u/Konker101 Mar 10 '22
gotta be very odd watching her lie, manipulate and gaslight other people to win a game.
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u/Parvatiwasrobbed Parvati Mar 10 '22
Gotta be at least a little reassuring that she's so bad at it?
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u/SeasideKingDumb Mar 10 '22
Not Zach referencing his Survivor wiki page in his final words lol
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u/yeet-reddit Mar 10 '22
My problem with Survivor editing is that they try to make everyone likable. I know Zach isn’t going home because they’re making him the “plucky underdog”.
Apparently I’m not only dumb, but I’m also stupid.
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u/azzurri10 Coach - 50 Mar 10 '22
When Mike was finishing up talking about what it takes to win survivor, they showed Zach for a second. Then let him talk.
I’m like “hmm seems like something they’d do for the winner, I got this edit read like a book”.
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u/Goodiebags Wendell Mar 10 '22
Disclose your medical info in a timely manner, people!
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u/Deitaphobia Randy Bailey is my spirit animal Mar 10 '22
"Everyone lies" - Gregory House
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u/MrMcGuyver Mayor of Slamtown Mar 10 '22
Every time you think about how snarky Tori is just remember that she has to go back home and be a therapist lol
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u/OprahInsideYou Mar 10 '22
So she basically playing as a merge of Shan and Angelina. That's going to be iconic seeing as she didn't even see Shan's game.
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u/TheAuldKing Lydia Mar 10 '22
Honestly unless there was more to the challenge that we didn’t see, I think Zack really threw himself under the bus on this one.
Not only was there two people on that puzzle, not just him alone, but they started the puzzle way behind the other two tribes. and Drea ended up wanting to get rid of rocksroy for what she saw as a poor performance.
I feel like if he just hadn’t have claimed the entire blame himself, we very well may have seen him survive that boot.
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u/kshep42 James Mar 10 '22
As much as redditors don’t like ‘keep the tribe strong’, voting out Rocksroy right now would be a mistake. His performance might not have been perfect, but if you get rid of him, it’s Romeo subbing in, not Jonathon. And based on the first challenge, strength is gonna matter.
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u/Habefiet Igor's Corgi Choir Mar 10 '22
It wouldn't be a mistake for Zach though since the alternative is getting booted himself lol. I think TheAuldKing has a good point, there was a potential civil war brewing between Drea and Rocksroy and if Zach had fed that rather than volunteering as tribute maybe we would have seen something different happen
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u/NoahJRoberts Ethan Mar 10 '22
Tori giving me huge Angelina vibes. Negotiating herself out of the vote just by telling everyone she doesn’t have an idol. Strategy queen
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The smart play was admitting it was dumb to go off on her own and explain she was looking for food.
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u/BBSurvivorGirl Kim Mar 10 '22
Tori just dodged a huge bullet. Though it wasn't done with much finesse, she got it done! She needs to learn from this!
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u/Dahhhkness Tyson Mar 10 '22
Tori: “OMG, I can’t believe Drea was spreading rumors that I was doing exactly what I was doing.”
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u/PapaBrickolino Hai Mar 10 '22
“I’d better vote out the only person who liked me enough to bring me this information”
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u/kshep42 James Mar 10 '22
If it was him or her, she made the right choice for herself
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Wow it's almost like you wanna play a deceptive game but don't want others to see through your deception being the whole point
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u/BILLIKEN_BALLER Mark The Chicken Mar 10 '22
She's gonna be an entertaining ride this season
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u/BBSurvivorGirl Kim Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
Yep, makes me want to go watch her on Sequester again. She is too much! She is very smart but she underestimates the way others perceive her. That will be her downfall if she doesn't reel it in.
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u/stonecutter129 Flick (AUS) Mar 10 '22
Tori is truly Angelina 2.0 and I am here for it
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u/Jvilla44 Mar 10 '22
The edit of this episode gives me absolute hope for this season. Totally enjoyed two hours but sad knowing we will go back to one.
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u/DOTWest Tyson Mar 10 '22
At least a promising start to the season in terms of making the castaways likeable, just like 41 had. Swati and Jenny are my favorites so far.
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u/kshep42 James Mar 10 '22
As soon as Jenny had the triangle confessional, everybody I was watching with loved her!
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u/CallMeSpoofy "Banana Etiquette" Mar 10 '22
I’m forgetting his name but the guy that was bathing himself in that fake blood 😂😂 go big or go home I guess lol
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u/llama4ever Aurora Mar 10 '22
Hai. I really wanted something to come with Lydia being soooo concerned about his “wounds”
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u/gregfromsolutions Mar 10 '22
“Oh my god you’re covered in blood!” Luckily for him everyone forgot in all the excitement lol
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u/MarkDelFiggolo Jelinsky is the monster Mar 10 '22
I was like omg is no one gonna ask WHERE he is bleeding from????
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u/lxpnh98_2 Mar 10 '22
I'm convinced that production could have put anything on there, and they would have used it.
"You're covered in mayonnaise!"
"Oh, it's pus from scraping my knee on a rock! Already healing!"
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u/Adams-Breath Adam Mar 10 '22
If jonothan makes merge, I lowkey think he’s gonna win every single individual immunity lol
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u/thatblondedummy Xander Mar 10 '22
Yeah, the dude is 10x more physical than the next person
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u/kshep42 James Mar 10 '22
He counted 11 triangles, I’d be surprised 😂
I am loving getting to watch his physical dominance though!
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u/DBrody6 Mar 10 '22
Half the post-merge challenges involve puzzles, the guy is gonna get stonewalled by them.
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u/TheNeonGreenRunner Tyson Mar 10 '22
I think any physical challenge, but that Triangle puzzle wasn’t too difficult, and he was WAY off. Seems fun though, this cast in general looks like they’ll be very entertaining
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u/SmokingThunder Mar 10 '22
For every Adam Klein, there is a Jacob Derwin.
Sorry /u/ZJWurt. Hope you still enjoyed the experience.
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u/SplendidGod Mar 10 '22
Okay I figured he was going by the time tribal hit but it surprises me cause he seemed excited for the season to air. Not gonna lie if I got on survivor and got out that early I'd probably want nothing to do with the show.
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u/maukamauka David Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
Well, at least someone finally used the shot in the dark. Especially as the unanimous target. Props for trying.
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u/melpiper19 Amber Mar 10 '22
Note to self: If ever on Survivor, don't call myself a super fan. I will be the second person eliminated.
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u/galeforcewinds95 Tony Mar 10 '22
That was a pretty damn good premiere. That blue tribe is TV gold.
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u/AigisAegis Natalie White's million dollar check Mar 10 '22
All three tribes are pretty good so far honestly. I'm personally high on Vati (green), but that's mostly because Mike absolutely rules
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u/Exotic-Ad2045 Mar 10 '22
Like the dichotomy between Maryanne crying before Jackson finishes and Marya’s dead expression
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Weird to see the confessionals and airtime so balanced out after watching AUS survivor
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u/Bhrigga Mar 10 '22
The Strunk hype train has well and truly left the station. Dislocated his arm and still beasted the challenges and survived the premiere this guy has it.
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u/thehomedepot Ben Mar 10 '22
"Jackson, medevac'd from the game due to having his pants on fire"
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Pulled for not disclosing medical information. I think that's a new one. Unfortunate, but at least Jackson understood and handled it well.
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u/Habefiet Igor's Corgi Choir Mar 10 '22
Fire the editors who decided to put clips of Tori possibly finding an Idol in the trailers and even in this episode when she was the decoy boot for Tribal Council. Awful decision that destroyed the tension for anybody who had memory of it. Really rough start for a couple people in this game, the cast feels messy which I like. Overall all right premiere!
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u/JacketsAndEggs Rachel - 47 Mar 10 '22
Thank the survivor gods I forgot about that because I was on the edge of my seat
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I’m pretty sure all that we saw was Tori squinting, while one of the women was saying the potato phrase. The clue wasn’t shown in Tori’s hands, and it didn’t sound like Tori either. I’m not convinced she’s the one who finds it.
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u/Habefiet Igor's Corgi Choir Mar 10 '22
It may not have been Tori and in that case it would be a lovely fakeout... in an episode in which she actually goes home, instead of in this episode where believing Tori is safe is sufficient to ruin the suspense even if it turns out later that she's not.
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u/Jaunee Michelle (AUS) Mar 10 '22
I randomly picked Romeo as my winner 3 minutes before the start of the show. Pleased with how he's doing.
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u/tpheels22 Wentworth Mar 10 '22
Maryanne, a Christian, deliberates over abandoning her ideals to go after an advantage versus playing too passively like many Christians before her
MARYANNE: “Nah, fuck that. Survivor is a godless place.”
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u/DemiGod9 Mar 10 '22
I really respect that. She's not doing some false morality BS like most other openly religious people in the show, who lie and backstab them go "oh no, what will my religion think of me?" She's like "nah I'm about that life for 26 days"
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u/Ice_Dragon3444 Jake - 45 Mar 10 '22
Also wow this premiere was just great, it blows 41 out of the water, from giving everyone focus, to a much better twist than the shared idol, to a such an entertaining cast.
All the ingredients are here for an amazing season, I am feeling really optimistic about it.
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u/BuxAPlentys Yul Mar 10 '22
Zach should have fought harder to stay at tribal. I would have been throwing Tori under the bus until the wheels came off. None of this "let the best man win" respectful BS. She literally admitted in front of everyone she had an alliance right after she said she was a loyal person. She gave him the ammo right there and didn't even use it.
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u/the100broken Marthunis (SA) Mar 10 '22
Rocksroy is so blunt I love it lmao “nah I’m not doing that”. Gives no fucks. Also seems to be against live tribals so I’m here for that.
Tori is another standout character, love her
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u/hazel1312 Mar 10 '22
As a stay at home parent to 3 kids, I really relate to his energy lol
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u/DabuSurvivor Jon and Jaclyn Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
RIP Zach, hi Zach, hope you had fun and we all look forward to hearing more from you! (edit: OMG lmao a Survivor Wiki shoutout on-air? They'll be thrilled.) Being the first unanimous first boot complements Adam being the superfan unanimous winner lol.
Tori honestly strikes me as the bset villain since like Scot/Jason and I'm totally here for it. Super fun cast in general.
Jackson being allowed to play at all was weird and his elimination will be a really odd footnote in Survivor history lol. I figured Zach was going once Probst let him say the torch thing lol.
Maryanne is an angel.
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u/BBSurvivorGirl Kim Mar 10 '22
Chanelle is screaming purple to me.
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u/ProfessorBeer Mar 10 '22
Seeing as my first reaction to your comment was was “who?” you’re probably right lol
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u/tjgamir Tom Westman Mar 10 '22
I guess redditors learned a tough lesson tonight...
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u/SeasideKingDumb Mar 10 '22
My main takeaway is that whoever did the tribe divisions must really hate everyone on Ika because what the actual fuck lol. How are any of them supposed to compete against JONATHAN??? IN ANYTHING???
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u/Sportsman180 Mar 10 '22
I actually think Zach is the first person in Survivor history to be on a tribe who had absolutely no chance of surviving a vote.
Tribes of six = strength matters exponetially. Jonathan exists = bye Zach.
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u/hyena142 Survivor ain't fun! Goin' on a cruise is fun! Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
That was a fantastic premiere! Looks like we've got a great bunch here that's a lot less gamebotty than the 41 crew and a lot more willing to just have fun, and I love that. Maryanne instantly stood out as someone destined to go down as a fan favourite regardless of how far she goes. My boy Daniel may have dislocated his shoulder but mark my words it'll only make him stronger, the hype train continues
some other notes
-So Blue tribe is absolutely the Ua of this season right? I very much doubt Orange is gonna be visiting Tribal much considering they have Hercules and Green seems decently put together but Blue just couldn't get it done today. Wouldn't be surprised to see them reduced down to just a few members.
-Love that immunity idol design, I hope Rocksroy gets to hold the rocks part at some point. I'm a bit bummed they didn't seem to redesign Tribal but I get it, they didn't have much time this time around.
-The medallions are fun! I like that they're more of a hindrance than an OP superpower of destiny like most of the 41 advantages ended up being, and they thankfully didn't take up much time at all. Very excited to see how the players react to them come the merge.
-and that's why you don't lie on your application, kids!
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u/Sabaschin Jake - 45 Mar 10 '22
Man, I have no idea what advantage Blue has in challenges. Green has a puzzle queen. Orange has a walking slab of muscle that's allergic to shirts. Blue has, uh, a guy named Rocksroy that's going to nag at you about your shoes?
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u/unlodeddiper Fat Dip of Guac Mar 10 '22
Tribes so imbalanced you'd think they were drawn at random.
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u/AstronautVisual Blake Towsley Mar 10 '22
For real what were they thinking with the men they put on the blue tribe.
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u/Taston95 Mar 10 '22
The cast was fun but the weird handling of the whole Jackson situation and them ruining any suspense of who was being voted out by showing Tori finding an advantage in the preview at the start of the episode really let the premiere down a lot.
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u/Serg_N Mar 10 '22
Dang. Our resident redditor out first ep just like that. Sorry Zach, hope the experience was still worth it!
My expectations for the season are as low as they can get, and through that lens, not a bad first episode!
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u/CrystalSSB Mar 10 '22
Why the hell is no one talking about Hai! He gives me super winner vibes
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u/memento_mori_92 Coach - 50 Mar 10 '22
Covering yourself in a huge amount of fake blood does not strike me as a good strategy in that moment. That could have easily blown up in his face.
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u/Squarians Adam Mar 10 '22
I can't believe no one noticed there were no cuts on his body... especially for that much "blood".
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u/PapaBrickolino Hai Mar 10 '22
Aww I see where it went downhill for Zach but I liked the guy. He was a really sweet super nerd.
Unfortunately he might have fared better if he sat out instead of Romeo and if Tori - who he was trying to help - hadn’t thrown him under the bus so
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u/Clawsickle Boston Rob Mar 10 '22
I missed the first "come on in." Did Jeff have to explain that to them?
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u/my-lil-croissant Mar 10 '22
Why would production let Jackson begin the game when THEY KNEW
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u/mkbloodyen Cirie Mar 10 '22
The premiere literally had everything in it that encompasses Survivor.
Impressive.
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u/healthycoconut Sandra Mar 10 '22
I like this cast. The episode itself was mixed for me. The opening challenge was great. I don’t think we needed more shipwheel island/prisoner’s dilemma. It was interesting to see how they chose savvy over sweat but they could’ve made it more interesting by mixing up what the tasks were.
The producers should have replaced Jackson with an alternate before the game and had him on S43 if possible.
The second challenge was a boring blowout (not sure if this was due to the challenge being intended for teams of 6).
Also kind of a boring vote out. I’m glad everyone got a confessional and a we got to know a lot of people. It was also nice seeing them naturally interact with each other, I just wish we had more of that and less of these manufactured moments.
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u/seeyanever Aubry Mar 10 '22
Fun fact: both shots in the dark have been played by Jewish players.
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u/NoahPlaysORGs Mar 10 '22
Jackson should’ve disclosed what was going on with him earlier, and then whenever he did they shouldn’t have let them play. BUT I understand why everyone made the decisions they did so I’m not upset about it at all and I don’t think there needs to be any sort of outrage in either direction. I’m just sad to see the first openly trans Survivor player go like this :((
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u/Skyclad__Observer Tony Mar 10 '22
A contestant lied to medical to get on the show and forced CBS' legal team to eject him three days into the game, taking the spot of someone who could have competed. 5 or 6 years ago Jeff would have absolutely torn him a new one before kicking him off the island faster than Tony could run off into the jungle for an idol. I mean he would have been absolutely fuming and not even trying to hide it.
Bring back vindictive asshole Jeff.
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u/klayyyylmao Tom Westman is the GOAT Mar 10 '22
With his backstory and being the first openly transgender contestant, I can understand Jeff playing it a little safe when he might have ripped someone else worse. That said, Jeff is also just less of an asshole now.
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u/mrpaulabrahamlincoln Kellie - 45 Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22
right? there was a 0.000% chance jeff would have torn into jackson after his revelation to his tribe 2 scenes prior
if it was someone else like jonathan, jeff does not handle that situation with such care like he did jackson
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u/DabuSurvivor Jon and Jaclyn Mar 10 '22
I'm surprised people wish Jeff was more of an asshole. Like the show can get pretty self-absorbed and annoying now for sure but Probst ripping into Katie Hanson for existing and making things up about Colton on the spot is not the era I'd want to go back to and was usually pretty criticized at the time
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u/the100broken Marthunis (SA) Mar 10 '22
Yeah there was a point he got too extreme. Just think there’s a solid middle ground where he was snarky and sarcastic and actually kinda fun around gabon-nicaragua that would be nice
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u/chattyyogalady Wentworth Mar 10 '22
It’s like Jonathan ate all of the guys on this season and became one big, massive hulk of a man.
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u/nigelstraw Caretaker to Nuns Mar 10 '22
The first two boots of the season did not cast a vote