Episode 27.2

So, if anybody thinks I ever get something wrong in this blog, please let me know. I'd love more than just one comment in this history of this blog, but I also don't want people who hate my life commenting either. On second thought, nobody ever has to comment on this blog. Just reading it is all I need. Rupert has the most Redemption Island confessionals before the episode begins so hopefully that means we see more of him since Brad wasn't the first one out with the most confessionals. But we have yet to see what will happen. Will Gervase replace Marissa on Redemption Island? He should, but I'm not certain he will. I predict that he will not. Favorite to win Redemption Island: Rupert. Favorite to win whose still in the game: Laura Boneham. Since there are two contestants named Laura this season, I might have to root for them both to win at the moment. I've heard spoilers as to who might win. I would not be disappointed with this person winning. But I don't know much information yet anyways. I have heard who might be eliminated at Redemption Island during this episode and will post you whether or not that happens.

The twists this season makes there be new firsts. Candice and Rupert have not been to tribal council yet and would have to get to the reentry point in the game in order to go. Jenna M in Survivor: All-Stars was the last returning player to never visit tribal council on her second time playing the game. If you remember, in Survivor: All-Stars, Rupert (and Jenna L) spent a record number of days without going to tribal council. After going to the first two tribal councils, it wasn't until the merge at the final nine when they had to go again. No other players have gone that long, not even the original Tandang members. If either Candice or Rupert live in the game long enough to reenter it, they would have probably accomplished this great feat (Rupert more so for doing it twice). They were both voted out outside of tribal council which marks the first time that happens to two people at once. Well, one person actually. Will Laura Boneham switch places again to face Redemption Island? Probably not. Every member of Tadhana voted against Marissa. This has happened to tons of other players as well so it isn't that noticeable. What would be noticeable is if every player of Laura Boneham's tribe (Galang) votes against her when that tribe finally goes to tribal council. That could easily happen, considering how she isn't actually meant to be part of that tribe. But what would be more interesting is if things get shaken up. Laura Boneham could get people to vote against Laura Morett. That would be interesting considering how that could lead to a tribal council where only one name is written down and the initial (B or M) decides what ends up happening. Other things could happen on that tribe. Colton could go crazy and get himself voted out. Gervase could get voted out. Other returning players could do something bad on their part and get voted out. There have been players who got voted out simply because they caused too much drama at tribal council and weren't the target before. Whatever will happen, I hope that it's interesting. Even though Laura Boneham getting the boot is what's expected sometime soon, it would be boring. With that said, I don't care what end up happening. I heard about who might win this season and I wouldn't be disappointed with it.

I forgot if I told you or not that strange dream of mine. I was playing Survivor and was doing this strange, modified version of hands on the idol. It seemed to be done early into the game and I was in a house as well. Another player switched his hand from one waterfall to another (because apparently we were sitting on the ground and the fake waterfall of the room we were in represented the idol we were supposed to touch) and since nobody eliminated this contestant immediately I decided to switch hands as well since one tired. We were both disqualified for breaking the rules of the challenge. Only one person was left in the challenge, but apparently they had to wait until another person was coming to compete in this challenge. If they waited long enough before this person came, they would win. I then talked to the producers about the lack of definite rules in the challenge that disqualified me from it. Since Redemption Island uses challenges from past seasons, I wonder if I'm the only person who wants them to bring back hands on the idol and use it as a duel. I don't know when it would work or if people would have to wait until it hopefully returns as a final immunity challenge. But enough of my ramblings.

So Candice and Rupert went to Redemption Island and Ozzy is no longer the only player to spend time on both Redemption Island and Exile Island. At least he still has the record for most times getting voted out, since Rupert wasn't, if you remember. Marissa joins them at Redemption Island, thus where the episode begins. She gets the same confessional in this episode to begin it as the last one ended it. Colton is annoyed by his tribe, again. Laura Boneham feels like an outcast on this tribe. She never actually spent time on her "real" tribe anyways.

In the next segment of the show, Tadhana talked more about alliances and what would happen. I predict that Laura Boneham would get the hidden immunity idol clue if either Marissa or Rupert wins the duel. John would probably get it if Candice wins. The duel was very intense. Rupert lost his pile and possibly the game. True to spoilers I heard, Rupert is the first one out. Bummer. But I'm sure he'll do great when he returns to this game a fifth time. This marks the first time that he's not on the jury, unless they bring back the outcasts on the same season as Redemption Island, which I highly doubt. Candice won the duel. John is stoked about getting a hidden immunity idol clue. True to Redemption Island seasons, no exit confessionals are aired and I'm uncertain if one was even made. Just one mess up cost him the game, just like tons of other contestants.

In the next segment of the show, John was unsure of what to do with the clue to the hidden immunity idol. Does he share the clue with his alliance or does he keep it to himself? Colton was causing drama at camp and Laura Boneham was okay with Rupert being gone since this might mean that she won't be a targeted player anymore. We'll see if that's true or not. Also, Tyson, nice quote about Colton.

In the next segment of the show, I was thinking that Colton might be the next target for the Galang tribe. An alliance was formed. Then, both tribes gathered for the immunity challenge. Kat sat out of the challenge. Jeff does his endless commentary he's infamous for. The challenge was mostly neck in neck until Galang won the challenge. Who would they vote out? Let's wait and see.

So Tadhana is deciding who to vote out. They are talking about which woman to vote out, which would be the first time this year a spoiler I heard was wrong. If John finds the idol, they might not show it until he plays it. I'd love to see someone who would have been unanimously voted out play an idol and their sole vote gets rid of someone. Tribal council was brief in the edit for some odd reason. Rachel got voted out.

On the next Survivor, Colton might quit for some odd reason and Tyson might replace Rachel on Redemption Island.

Confessional Counts of players in Redemption Island: Marissa- 5, Rupert- 6, Candice- 2.

Confessional Counts of players in the game: Colton- 7, Ciera- 3, Kat- 3, Rachel- 3, Laura Morett- 2, Hayden- 3, Gervase- 2, Tina- 3, Tyson- 3, Caleb- 3, Aras- 4, Vytas- 5, Laura Boneham- 3, John- 6, Katie- 3, Brad- 9, Monica- 4. New confessionals this episode: Brad- 1, Monica- 1, Colton- 5, Ciera- 1, Kat- 1, Rachel- 1, Laura Morett- 0, Hayden- 1, Gervase- 0, Tina- 1, Tyson- 1, Caleb- 0, Aras- 2, Vytas- 2, Laura Boneham- 1, John- 4, Katie- 1; Marissa- 1, Rupert- 1, Candice- 0.

Just a reminder: the confessional count of the first count is cumulative and reflects a player's total number of confessionals for the whole season and not just this episode. Also remember that I have no idea if the numbers are accurate or not. Stay tuned for the next installment of this blog. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.