@@juliansaldana7129 Eh? Shot in the Dark is fairly nonintrusive, so if it can occasionally provide a moment like this, I'm fine with it existing. The truth is it doesn't harm the game in any significant way, while adding just that extra tiny bit of paranoia, so it works for me
While it was awesome for Kaleb, I really think it sucked for J Maya. Such a random and way to leave, and I think here not-so-great edit was in part driven by the way she left the game.
Emily showcases something that I’ve said for the longest: sometimes it’s better to be authentic and honest as opposed to opportunistic and dishonest. I think the common way of thinking about Survivor is that lies are the way to go, but sometimes the truth is much more powerful and can yield much better rewards. Because Emily is so authentic and is willing to go to bat for her number one, Kaleb responds well to that and is locked into wanting to work with her. Trust is so critical in this game and Emily’s actions engender so much trust that it’s a no brainer for him to want to work with her. At the end of the day, this is a game about relationships. When you break relationships down, you are more willing to want to be with people who have your back and are willing to fight for you. That offers safety and security, and in a game where you can’t trust anyone that is a massive boon to your game.
What an awesome recap of a really exciting episode! Shannon and Christian carried this so well, I didn’t even realize it was 2 hours later until they mentioned it at the end.
I thought Emily said the group would have Kaleb’s undying loyalty, not her own. Which would make sense with the follow up comment about ‘that is exactly how Survivor works’ because she knows firsthand
i adore shannon takes! she is so rational and is not afraid to call out the poor strategy, even though it was a very fun episode. also, imo their obsession with J Maya lead to them messing up the Kaleb vote. it was the time to target either Jake or Kellie. They switched to Kaleb, but they were ok not splitting because they probably thought J Maya would go home if something happened, which was something they wanted. I think the rationale was "ah whatever, if it goes wrong, she is out, which is okay for us".
Kaleb has been my bet since he went out of his way to befriend Emily. I literally jumped outta my seat when it read SAFE. I hope lady luck continues to smile upon Kaleb in the next episode.
I think the reason they go for J Maya is because she has this dirt on Dee that she was actually the one who voted for Sifu and she could whip that out at any point if she deems it necessary. Dee wants to cover her tracks and since Sifu is in the safe group, it lands on J Maya. I’m over this mergatory twist tbh. There’s nothing different between it and a traditional merge vote, there’s just more immunity neclaces at play. I’d much rather see something where the winning tribe doesn’t get to vote at tribal but they still stay on the same beach, now that would be an actual mergatory “earn the merge” situation.
Shannon idolizes Christian. But I idolize both Shannon and Christian. And to listen to them talk about an episod of the show I love, brings joy to my heart.
J Maya didn't make a bad move by taking the amulet. Reba made a bad move by sacrificing her over Kellie. Inform Sifu about the amulet, scoop up Emily and Caleb to blindside Kellie, use the steal-a-vote at 12, make it to 11 with 6 intact, and Pagong your way to the end. It would've made terrible tv, but Reba squandered a gift.
Kaleb is a salesman, and people can see it. Showing off your social aptitude early in the game is a cardinal sin. He's clearly incredibly charismatic so his only shot was keeping a low profile, but that ship sailed at Lulu already - even there he was seen as too slick. Unless they hand him idols every episode Ben-style, I'll be incredibly impressed if he makes it to the final 3.
Jaime Lynn Ruiz - Jaime was the first contestant to successfully play their Shot in the Dark. Safe NEGATED VOTES 0 Kaleb was the first contestant to successfully play their Shot in the Dark and negate votes cast against them. By extension, he is the first contestant to negate a majority of the votes by playing his Shot in the Dark. Safe NEGATED 11 VOTES
Because she knew that all the votes were against Caleb anyway. She straight up told him before the tribal that the shot in the dark is your only hope, everyone's voting for you. If she tried to go against everyone and break their conidence to vote for someone else (like J) then caleb would have probably gone home anyway (assuming the shot didn't work out) and now shes a target that no one trusts and she would probably follow Caleb out the door the next tribal. At least now, Caleb will most likely forgive her since she was honest and warned him, so she doesn't break that alliance, and she has built trust with everyone else.
I doubt there will be another unanimous vote. Kaleb has to go back friendly, but framing that he knows he’s “on the bottom”. Let everyone know that he recognizes he has no power and that he has a vote that he’ll throw wherever you want if you take him one more day. Then he does his best to fade to the back
Enjoyed this podcast. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Bruce suuuucks, Kendra also starting to suck. Kaleb and Emily I love you and I kinda love Sifu whose name I thought was Reba for the first episode and a bit
I think Dee was targeting J maya so that she didn’t go to sifu and tell him she was the one who voted him J maya leaves with that secret J maya did not play it well at all She could have went to sifu and tell him it was not her but she tried to show an alliance to Julie and Dee and it backfired on her So sad She had no strategy of her own She had no clue what was going on It was only s matter of time til they tossed her aside but they did it too soon They actually bedded her If Sifu doesn’t get wise and pull in a few alliances he will be next Sifu better start playing
Could have knocked me over with the fact that Emily voted to evict Kaleb. If she voted for Jaye the first time, no second vote and Kaleb still trusts her. She messed up.
I dont think she messed up. Clearly by the fact that all votes went to Caleb, Emily also knew that everyone is voting for him and putting a stray vote on J Maya would potentially make her lose one more potential ally she could have had moving forward. The shot in the dark is only a 1/6 chance anyway, not smart of a move to bank it on that slim chance happening. Plus Emily’s name (from the edit anyways) barely came up at all compared to J Maya who seem to be the other contention for the mergatory vote.
She didn't mess things up. She warned Caleb ahead of time, and without her warning he wouldn't have played the shot in the dark. So from Caleb's perspective she saved him. Plus she didn't ruin any other relationships or potential alliances. Its a numbers game anyway, she knew that all the votes were Caleb. The shot in the dark is a hail mary, we don't see it usually work. If she had voted for someone else and he went home then she would have been the next target. But now, even though Caleb was saved, she saves face with everyone else and Caleb will still trust her because of the warning she gave. Caleb isn't really in a position to hold a grudge anyway... everyone voted against him. It isn't like there was one or two votes that he could start targeting to get out. At least Emily can take partial credit for the shot in the dark win to save Caleb. Austin didn't vote to gain his advantage and he even said "Looks like the vote is already decided, so mine wouldn't count anyway". So Austin is the only other one that Caleb could really console with since he's technically the only person to not vote against him.
This was such a terrible episode of Survivor. Why even have tribal councils? Just make it completely random and let every tribal be people reaching into a bag. What's the point? I'm so tired honestly
this episode alone makes the whole shot in the dark thing worth it
shot and the dark and mergatory is dumb. just do a 6 winner immunity challenge and get rid of the 1/6 crap
It took 3 years for it to eventually work? It’s not worth it, it’s just convenient and recency bias for you to say that now
@@juliansaldana7129 Eh? Shot in the Dark is fairly nonintrusive, so if it can occasionally provide a moment like this, I'm fine with it existing. The truth is it doesn't harm the game in any significant way, while adding just that extra tiny bit of paranoia, so it works for me
@@juliansaldana7129that's ideal. We don't want it work more than every couple of seasons
While it was awesome for Kaleb, I really think it sucked for J Maya. Such a random and way to leave, and I think here not-so-great edit was in part driven by the way she left the game.
Emily showcases something that I’ve said for the longest: sometimes it’s better to be authentic and honest as opposed to opportunistic and dishonest. I think the common way of thinking about Survivor is that lies are the way to go, but sometimes the truth is much more powerful and can yield much better rewards. Because Emily is so authentic and is willing to go to bat for her number one, Kaleb responds well to that and is locked into wanting to work with her. Trust is so critical in this game and Emily’s actions engender so much trust that it’s a no brainer for him to want to work with her.
At the end of the day, this is a game about relationships. When you break relationships down, you are more willing to want to be with people who have your back and are willing to fight for you. That offers safety and security, and in a game where you can’t trust anyone that is a massive boon to your game.
If there’s one player I would love to see play again, it’s Christian. Gosh would that be amazing!
Love Christian on here. Very insightful and thoughtful as ever
Kaleb will continue to have too big of a target on him but I'm THRILLED with his luck tonight.
What an awesome recap of a really exciting episode! Shannon and Christian carried this so well, I didn’t even realize it was 2 hours later until they mentioned it at the end.
Great show. It's always exciting..unlike big brother. SURVIVOR is amazing 😊😊😊
I love how the promos for The Challenge USA 2 kept starting with “This is not Big Brother!” 😂 🤣
@@AyalaMigueliosome show
What an exciting episode!
"She gave her soul to Reba" She was the first one to say damn Reba, let's vote out one of our own over Sean. Sifu was the only one who stayed loyal
Great job, Shannon and Christian!
I thought Emily said the group would have Kaleb’s undying loyalty, not her own. Which would make sense with the follow up comment about ‘that is exactly how Survivor works’ because she knows firsthand
Loved every minute!
i adore shannon takes! she is so rational and is not afraid to call out the poor strategy, even though it was a very fun episode. also, imo their obsession with J Maya lead to them messing up the Kaleb vote. it was the time to target either Jake or Kellie. They switched to Kaleb, but they were ok not splitting because they probably thought J Maya would go home if something happened, which was something they wanted. I think the rationale was "ah whatever, if it goes wrong, she is out, which is okay for us".
Great pairing of hosts!
Kaleb has been my bet since he went out of his way to befriend Emily. I literally jumped outta my seat when it read SAFE. I hope lady luck continues to smile upon Kaleb in the next episode.
I think the reason they go for J Maya is because she has this dirt on Dee that she was actually the one who voted for Sifu and she could whip that out at any point if she deems it necessary. Dee wants to cover her tracks and since Sifu is in the safe group, it lands on J Maya.
I’m over this mergatory twist tbh. There’s nothing different between it and a traditional merge vote, there’s just more immunity neclaces at play. I’d much rather see something where the winning tribe doesn’t get to vote at tribal but they still stay on the same beach, now that would be an actual mergatory “earn the merge” situation.
Shannon idolizes Christian. But I idolize both Shannon and Christian. And to listen to them talk about an episod of the show I love, brings joy to my heart.
Crying all night for J!
J Maya didn't make a bad move by taking the amulet. Reba made a bad move by sacrificing her over Kellie. Inform Sifu about the amulet, scoop up Emily and Caleb to blindside Kellie, use the steal-a-vote at 12, make it to 11 with 6 intact, and Pagong your way to the end. It would've made terrible tv, but Reba squandered a gift.
Kaleb is a salesman, and people can see it. Showing off your social aptitude early in the game is a cardinal sin. He's clearly incredibly charismatic so his only shot was keeping a low profile, but that ship sailed at Lulu already - even there he was seen as too slick. Unless they hand him idols every episode Ben-style, I'll be incredibly impressed if he makes it to the final 3.
Jaime Lynn Ruiz - Jaime was the first contestant to successfully play their Shot in the Dark. Safe NEGATED VOTES 0
Kaleb was the first contestant to successfully play their Shot in the Dark and negate votes cast against them. By extension, he is the first contestant to negate a majority of the votes by playing his Shot in the Dark. Safe NEGATED 11 VOTES
there are no two better people to discuss this amazing episode!
Is there a problem with the RHAP podcast feed. Newer episodes are not appearing.
Can someone explain why Emily voted for Caleb? I thought they had a tight bond and there’s a scene with them strategizing on a walk…
Because she knew that all the votes were against Caleb anyway. She straight up told him before the tribal that the shot in the dark is your only hope, everyone's voting for you. If she tried to go against everyone and break their conidence to vote for someone else (like J) then caleb would have probably gone home anyway (assuming the shot didn't work out) and now shes a target that no one trusts and she would probably follow Caleb out the door the next tribal. At least now, Caleb will most likely forgive her since she was honest and warned him, so she doesn't break that alliance, and she has built trust with everyone else.
@@JAlexanderCurtisGreat move not rocking the boat by Emily
Wondering if Kaleb actually bought himself some time or if he’s just gonna be the next one out
Well, at least he made the jury.
At least he could try for individual immunity now.
belo reba fight should happen soon
I think he could get Bruce out. Everyone hates him and if Kaleb sides with Reba they will vote bruce
I doubt there will be another unanimous vote. Kaleb has to go back friendly, but framing that he knows he’s “on the bottom”. Let everyone know that he recognizes he has no power and that he has a vote that he’ll throw wherever you want if you take him one more day. Then he does his best to fade to the back
Enjoyed this podcast. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Bruce suuuucks, Kendra also starting to suck. Kaleb and Emily I love you and I kinda love Sifu whose name I thought was Reba for the first episode and a bit
king and queen
We need this team every week.
The shot in the dark paid off in 43! Why no one removers this!! 🤣🤣🤣
It didn't pay off, because she wasn't in any danger anyway
“Tomorrow hopefully we get some answers to that”.
New hear, What comes out tomorrow that gives us info?
Thanks :)
The exit interview with j Maya comes out tomorrow
@@Dog-The-King- is it posted on a certain website?
@@TheDanMan06 I know it gets posted on this TH-cam channel around like 1pm EST. I might be wrong about the time though.
I think Dee was targeting J maya so that she didn’t go to sifu and tell him she was the one who voted him J maya leaves with that secret J maya did not play it well at all She could have went to sifu and tell him it was not her but she tried to show an alliance to Julie and Dee and it backfired on her So sad She had no strategy of her own She had no clue what was going on It was only s matter of time til they tossed her aside but they did it too soon They actually bedded her If Sifu doesn’t get wise and pull in a few alliances he will be next Sifu better start playing
legit the most insane astronomical tribal ever & sheer brilliance luck from my man kaleb lets goooooooooooooooooooooooo
Can y’all please have a regular show???
Shannon, please speak slower.
J seemed very shady to me. It just might be her personality but she came across as very edgy
Second
When did the music for Survivor get so obnoxious? Is this cast so boring they feel the need to dial the dramatic music to 11?
They had those sound effects last season too. It bothers me too…
Could have knocked me over with the fact that Emily voted to evict Kaleb. If she voted for Jaye the first time, no second vote and Kaleb still trusts her. She messed up.
I dont think she messed up. Clearly by the fact that all votes went to Caleb, Emily also knew that everyone is voting for him and putting a stray vote on J Maya would potentially make her lose one more potential ally she could have had moving forward.
The shot in the dark is only a 1/6 chance anyway, not smart of a move to bank it on that slim chance happening.
Plus Emily’s name (from the edit anyways) barely came up at all compared to J Maya who seem to be the other contention for the mergatory vote.
She didn't mess things up. She warned Caleb ahead of time, and without her warning he wouldn't have played the shot in the dark. So from Caleb's perspective she saved him. Plus she didn't ruin any other relationships or potential alliances.
Its a numbers game anyway, she knew that all the votes were Caleb. The shot in the dark is a hail mary, we don't see it usually work. If she had voted for someone else and he went home then she would have been the next target. But now, even though Caleb was saved, she saves face with everyone else and Caleb will still trust her because of the warning she gave. Caleb isn't really in a position to hold a grudge anyway... everyone voted against him. It isn't like there was one or two votes that he could start targeting to get out. At least Emily can take partial credit for the shot in the dark win to save Caleb. Austin didn't vote to gain his advantage and he even said "Looks like the vote is already decided, so mine wouldn't count anyway". So Austin is the only other one that Caleb could really console with since he's technically the only person to not vote against him.
J messed up by not throwing a vote so there would be no revote….
This was such a terrible episode of Survivor. Why even have tribal councils? Just make it completely random and let every tribal be people reaching into a bag. What's the point? I'm so tired honestly