SURVIVOR OVERREACTIONS: SEASON 41, EPISODE 4
Why is the article late this week? Because the pug has no bones. And when the pug DOES have bones, I have other, more important things to do like talk to my wife and guest star on other podcasts.
But I’m not done yet. That’s right everyone. I’m just following the dopamine wherever it leads me and I’m back again with my 100% genuine thoughts about Survivor. Definitely real every time. For a more level-headed discussion, listen here!
ICYMI: Last Week’s
Survivor 41, Episode 4 OVERREACTIONS
THIS EPISODE WAS INCREDIBLE. Bad gameplay, human moments, no new advantages, a wicked vote out. This is the all-spice of Survivor! EVERY EPISODE SHOULD BE LIKE THIS!
Genie blows up at camp after the blindside and threatens not to cook the food Ua doesn’t have. Seriously, I haven’t seen anyone this offended since I asked Kyle what his Apex K/D Ratio was. Genie, genie, genie… if I had three wishes, one of them would be for you to learn from Survivor players past about freaking out after a vote. Play it cool like Danny Zuko. I can’t talk too much because Genie’s rant about losing her best ally taunts Shan into spilling the beans about Brad’s steal-a-vote advantage that only she knew about. Like an elementary playground, Shan be all like, “I’m better friends with Brad than you ever were.” Keep twisting the knife, Shan. It’s not like Survivor is a social game or anything; like Cersei Lannister, Shan will soon be surrounded by enemies with nowhere left to turn. She’ll deserve it. It’s a risky strategy, but one that CAN win the respect of a jury. At least she didn’t give JD his advantage back. She’d be tripping if she did that.
Speaking of JD tripping, JD struggles at the reward challenge again. There is just so much wrong here. First, JD picks like the hardest and most inimitable game to play with his personal idols going something like 1/40 in winning Survivor. Second, he isn’t doing a very good job at imitating said players. This is what I would call “getting in your own way” and it makes Survivor way harder. Also Heather exists and completely blows the challenge because she can’t high-step knockoff paracord. Don’t worry, though. Her team supports her and refuses to blame her for anything. GREAT GAMEPLAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY ENTERTAINMENT!? Seriously, I’ve seen this movie before. Every single Disney Channel Original movie where the kids learn it’s not winning that counts, but trying your best. A sweet sentiment. What a bunch of bologna. The only upside to getting metaphorically kicked in the face is getting your own Netflix reboot in about 30 years.
Hilarious Yase “previously on” sequence. They’re all laughing like they aren’t on the Fiji Titanic with a one way ticket into an iceberg. Y’all managed not to lose one time and you’re amped up with more bravado than the local high school metal band. In all honesty, this was a genuinely fun moment. Then we got to see baby turtles hatching! I’m a sucker for these types of things and I would die for those turtles. I named the last one Squishy and he shall be mine. QT. UWU. I haven’t been this excited since Frank imitated an elephant in Africa.
Over on Luvu, who actually just lives on a 5-star resort in between immunity challenges, Erika states she is a lion dressed as a lamb while sipping on a Frankenstein cocktail her bartender mixed for her in a swim up pool. SOMEBODY CALL UP A24 AND TELL THEM ERIKA CAN’T BE IN THE SEQUEL TO LAMB! SORRY! ONLY LIONS LIVE HERE. If it’s not Lion King 4 where Disney has Simba’s evil daughter Kiara (played by Erika) lightsaber Simba (played by Sydney) in the gut, don’t bother calling! C’mon Erika, you know what you have to do and you know you have the strength to do it. DON’T ROCK THE BOAT!
“Hey, let’s vote out Sydney cuz flint!”
“Did she break the flint?”
“No.”
“Did she lose the flint?”
“No.”
“Well what happened?”
“She tried to use it and it didn’t work.”
Deshawn is puzzled. For literally anyone except Erika, this could signify that anyone could beat Sydney in forced fire making… This would jive hilariously with my prediction that Deshawn loses final four fire making. ANYWAY…
Yeah, this was over strategizing, plain and simple. Don’t scramble like an egg unless you want to get folded like an omlette. Y’all ain’t even lost immunity yet! Now Deshawn is super suss, and immediately telephones his mega-clear alliance of Sydney and Danny. Whoops! Don’t worry, though. These three smart players will not overreact to Erika’s strategy talk. OH WAIT, HOW ABOUT WE THROW THE CHALLENGE!? *Sigh* I LOVE a good challenge throw. This is not the time. You have a good tribe and a good thing going. Why vote someone out now? You’re worried about being too strong of an original tribe going into a merge? Well, gee whiz. Probably should have thought of that before absolutely disrespecting Ua and Yase in the first 8 challenges. They’re going to target Luvu regardless of their numbers. This reeks of boredom. Luvu is literally the VIPs in Squid Game -- just looking for some actual thrill because clearly they’re too good for their own good. Time to throw the challenge!
Aaaaaaaaaand Luvu wins AGAIN. Deshawn literally tied knots like a child’s shoe to throw the challenge, and they still won. I’ve seen this show too. One Punch Man. No matter how much they want to be challenged, they are unstoppable. They are gods among Man. On the bright side, this is top tier comedy because like a good neighbor, Naseer was there. Honestly, I want to know what Naseer deadlifts given how he put the whole team on his back. I bet he could win all the stuffed animals at the county fair.
At least JD finally gets a moment to shine in a physical challenge! MONEY! More like BROKE. He airballed worse than Kornel David on the 2000 Bulls. It was the brickiest brick to ever brick. Dude rolled for dexterity and dropped a natty 1. Ua loses again.
In an acting job more cringey than a Josh Peck TikTok, Shan deceives JD by pretending to be paranoid and weasels JD’s advantage off of him again. JD, when someone asks for your advantage AGAIN! 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩. JD should be trying to team up with Genie and using his extra vote to take out Shan. Unfortunately, JD is a sanguine guy and put his trust into the wrong hands. The social game is important, but surviving is rule #1. JD voted out after giving up his own advantage. Silly boy. What is the saying for fool me twice? Might as well be Erik Reichenbach.
Closing Thoughts
Ethan laughed so hard he puked up bog water after Shan said that season 41 is the first season they’ve had to work for everything. This is a particularly fun comparison since I am starting to believe Shan is the second coming of Lex -- a player who can move the pieces, BUT MOVES THEM ALL WRONG!
Even though Ricard was gunning for Genie, ultimately JD goes home. I wonder who’s calling the shots? Genie, JD, and Ricard should all be wise to the power dynamic. Clearly Cersei was right: power is power. Shan is eating Ua alive.
Deshawn just exudes an air of credibility, doesn’t he? I just want something to go wrong with me so he can fix me all up nice.
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner
I’m done with Shan. I’ve seen this game enough to know a mid-merge vote out when I see one. Switching to Deshawn so I can lose in Final 4 Firemaking.
Stick a Fork in ‘Em
Ricard. Ricard is the beta to Shan’s alpha with a huge uphill battle to fight. I gotta pick someone, so…. (previously, Brad, Tiffany, Genie)