I might have to rewatch this one. I'm prepping for a fantasy hockey draft so my attention is severely divided.

I'm loving 90 minute eps, we're 50 minutes in and haven't had a challenge yet

I'd rather these two + Bruce + Jake

lol why are they acting shocked that Hannah was booted, didn't they learn that from the trio summit?

Maybe the challenge took place first

Holy shit that Kendra fall

"Sticks will be facing towards the tree"

Brandon is just so bad under pressure

I love the vine rope

I wish they'd just boot Sean

Emily will be much more interesting going forward than Brandon would've been tbh. I'm all for it after this ep

Not to beat a horse when it’s down, but did Brandon just put up the worst survivor performance of all time? Like maybe Zeke was worse, can’t think of many below him.

Glad it was him and not Emily. I like the Emily and Kaleb duo.

On red I’m still not sold on Drew. I think it was smart to reveal his advantage because honestly safety without power kind of sucks. Especially when it’s only good to final 10. Maybe it’s better if you can force someone to use it, but I don’t remember it working like that. Don’t have any strong feelings on that tribe.

On the flip side, I love 5/6 people on Blue, Bruce is so funny. All of the awkward dances on the boat as he was pulling away was such a gag. It felt like fake, no way is he doing that. Katurah’s hatred for Bruce is so funny too. I love that one sided rivalry. Brando and Kellie seem like a really fun duo too, and Jake is great as well.

Tribal was ridiculous. Honestly my only complaint about the episode. Jeff bringing up his middle school basketball story (which has got to fake) was so stupid. That whole tribal just was dumb. But that’s the problem with small tribes.

The wax idol was so funny. The realization they didn’t have fire lmao.

Overall though, so far so good this season. 90 minutes helps a lot and I’m really liking the season. Hoping the island doesn’t become a weekly thing but if they keep doing stupid advantages I’m fine. No knowledge is power, plz.

Hello I'm now watching Episode 2 of Survivor. I posted my thoughts on Episode 1 in the Episode 1 thread! I have not watched Survivor since Adam Klein won. I think. ONWARDS!

- Glad the idols are tougher to find now (I... think?), it was getting very silly around the time I stopped watching.

- Glad Emily didn't find the advantage. Brandon handing it off was smart imo. So weird that the clues aren't the same, red's tasks seemed a lot harder with it pertaining to the flag that's literally in the middle of camp vs. a map that can be concealed.

- I don't mind the alliance on red, even though I do like Sifu a lot and it puts him on the obvious outs.

- Kaleb is super smart. He's turning into a favorite of mine. Really like his play style.

- Good god Emily. Finally getting in good graces then bitching and complaining when she doesn't get picked to go on the boat. She is awful.

- This vote risking business is fucking strange and I'm not sure I like it. Brandon quickly giving away his idol and then doing this challenge anyway is a bit silly. I think regardless of what happens, the tribe is all going to politic about who went. I can already see the confessionals when Bruce comes back. The only one who I think is fine is Drew.

- Honestly, Drew just straight up showing what he got is smart.

- I always love this. "He sees the numbers advantage so he better join us!" 3 vs 3? Alright? I kind of see Brando getting caught in the cross fire.

- As soon as I say that, Kellie is playing both sides too (: Hope they blindside Kendra. I cannot stand her or Kat.

- Oh man, Brandon is going to be terrible at this challenge.

- Love how Dee's big ass feet are a subtle plot point with the cameraman zooming in on them on this balance beam, lmao.

- Holy fuck, has there ever been a worse tribe than Lulu? They gotta get rid of Brandon. Can't do physical and can't do puzzles. Can't stand Emily but it won't matter if Brandon keeps costing challenges.

- You have to burn the wax to get the idol... couldn't they just scrape it off on a tree or something? Silly.

- I must have missed what the Shot in the Dark is. Whoops. (:

- 180 hrs into this season and we get our first ballot reading... jeesh. And it's only three votes!

- Not overally surprised with Brandon left. Think he had a fun arc and honestly I would have liked to see him stay over Emily, but this is the smartest choice.

Instead of voting you can play your Shot in the Dark. You have a 1/6 shot of being safe.

You only get one all game.

It’s pretty stupid. I don’t know why it’s become a staple

I actually like it as a twist. Definitely encourages blindsides which are always fun.