By Guest Correspondent ChoHey, it’s Cho! I heard that this episode of Survivor: Edge of Extinction was going to be a rollercoaster, so let’s get right into the recap! If you missed last week’s circus show of an episode, please catch up here.
Aurora Left In The Dark
We’re back from the crazy tribal council from last night. Everyone starts to blame Aurora for having “diarrhea of the mouth” and being shady. Wardog says she caused the perfect storm to get Julia Carter voted off. Wardog creates a final 6 alliance of Gavin, Julie, Ron, Lauren and Wentworth with the plan to target Aurora at the next tribal council for her shady ways. Aurora McCreary admits that she put her foot in her mouth, and she’s in tears. She reminds us that she didn’t have friends growing up in foster care. She can handle the loneliness, but isn’t sure if she’s going to last much longer in the game. I actually like Aurora.
The immunity challenge offers the Survivors the option to sit out to enjoy a pizza feast in exchange for forgoing immunity. Lauren, Victoria, Wentworth and Ron Clark all choose to sit out and eat. One of these 4 will receive backlash for this. They all start devouring food while the others attempt to endure the challenge. A butterfly literally causes Wardog to lose the challenge first, that just sucks. I would LOVE to see Chris Underwood hanging in this challenge. Comment below if you agree. Aurora McCreary wins her second immunity challenge of the season, proving that when she’s in a pinch, she will win!! Julie Rosenberg complains, and I roll my eyes. Remember the last time Julie complained about Aurora during a challenge? I can’t stand soccer moms.
The Soccer Mom & Teacher in the Middle
The new 6-person alliance tries to have a group talk about their options. Gavin Whitson says that if they don’t take David Wright out, he will waltz his way to the end. For once, Gavin is right. Wardog worries about where Ron and Julie truly lie. On the other side, David and Rick decide that Wardog needs to leave the game. They pick up both Aurora and Victoria as their newest allies considering they are also on the outside of most alliances now.
Ron Clark and Julie Rosenberg are in the middle of the two warring factions, but they are split on which side to go to. Ron prefers the alliance with Lesu 3, because he doesn’t trust David Wright. He also doesn’t like the idea of going to the end with Wardog who Julie thinks needs to go next. Julie Rosenberg says that this decision will decide the fate of the end game. I actually don’t think this vote is that deep, because the game is just so volatile and Lesu 3 can easily be broken up.
Tribal Council #1
Rick Devens gets things popping by saying he and David are in danger. Julie admits that she feels really good after making a big move last round, and Rick picks up on the fact that she can be swayed. Wardog argues that the Lesu 3 are have voted together since the very beginning. Wardog is an idiot for saying this. Rick uses his statement against him by showing how they have an alliance that’s unable to be penetrated by anyone.
David says his brand is loyalty which receives roaring laughter from Lauren O’Connell who reminds him that the last time he said that is when he tried to vote her out. David is exposed to be the slimy snake that he is. Jeff Probst reads the votes: David, Wardog, David, Wardog, David, David, David and David is voted out. Wentworth smiles as he is finally booted from the game. He promises to crawl his way back in.
A clue is given out on the Edge of Extinction regarding the next advantage. Everyone takes off searching. Fresh from the game, David finds the advantage: he has the ability to send someone an advantage in the next immunity idol. He’s really cute when he says “I’m endangered but I’m not extinct!” The immunity challenge looks really simple yet interesting. Rick receives an advantage from David Wright saying that he only needs to land 4 instead of 5 balls. Despite the advantage, Devens continues to knock his own balls off, which allows Aurora and Ron to compete. After awhile, Rick Devens finally takes the W.
Wardog Goes In To Bite
This season, immunity is more important than ever, because there are so many blindsides happening. At this point, we’re presented with an easy vote off of Aurora McCreary, because she has no allies and is obviously very strong in the challenges. But… Wardog decides it’s time to get rid of the last returning player and target Kelley Wentworth. OH HELL NO! Wardog says he has to be stealthy to get rid of Wentworth, so he’s already taken Victoria, Rick and Aurora under his wing in secret.
Wardog still doesn’t have enough numbers and decides to try to get Ron Clark on his side. He’s the pivotal vote he needs to make his plot happen. But, Ron has some hesitations. He thinks Wardog is too bossy and unpredictable. His Wardog impression is hilarious by the way! Remember those spidey senses I talked about last week? Well, Kelley Wentworth is getting them and starts worrying about the vote being too easy. She appreciates the calmness that comes with a majority alliance but understands it only takes one person to cause a ruckus.
How To Not Use Your Advantage
Aurora McCreary knows she’s the target, but is going to fight to stay in the game. She approaches Victoria Baamonde wondering if Wardog is serious about the plot to get rid of Wentworth. She then approaches Ron Clark with the idea to use her extra vote advantage to gain leverage. However… she simply gives Ron her advantage with the hopes that he’ll give it back to her if she gets back into the game. Umm, LOGIC?! I was rooting for Aurora, and before I can even finish typing this sentence, fucking dastardly Ron Clark is already giving a confessional about voting Aurora out to KEEP HER ADVANTAGE!! I can’t stop laughing. Ron now realizes he can either blindside Kelley Wentworth or stay with the original plan and boot Aurora.
Tribal Council #2
Victoria is worried about her and Aurora being options for the vote tonight since people aren’t really talking to them. Ron Clark admits that effort has been made to solidify a group that doesn’t have to worry much about blindsides. Wentworth says that blindsides every tribal council isn’t good for the majority of players. Jeff Probst brings up the fact that not many advantages or idols have actually been played yet… which means that there must be more out there.
Rick Devens says everyone believes all the advantages are on the Edge of Extinction. It’s time to vote, and I’m once again deathly afraid for Kelley Wentworth. Will she play her idol? Will she need to? And, will we see the last two returning Survivor players booted in ONE night? Jeff tallies the votes, and Wentworth doesn’t play her idol. Jeff Probst reads: Aurora, Wentworth, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Wentworth, Wentworth, Wentworth. It’s tied. One left… Wentworth is blindsided.
Blindsided With And Idol In Your Pocket
Wow! Wardog has somehow succeeded at yet another blindside. What are your thoughts about how things shook out this double boot episode? Are you surprised that they got rid of both of the returning Survivors? Do you think it’s about time they realized how dangerous they were to keep around? Was this the right move? For who? I wanna know all your thoughts in the comment section below!
Also, do any of y’all like thrifting? I got this awesome orange jacket from the thrift store, and I need your opinion! Let me know in the comments!
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yes to the orange jacket. Yes, to booting returning players. Hope Wardog does next.
Goes next not does next
Thank you! I don’t know why the returning players didn’t band together sooner. It’s their own faults that they are gone now.
I really wish someone would write Wart Hog on the parchment.
I don’t usually complain about Survivor, but this ep was pretty boring.
I didn’t think I would mind Ext Island, but it’s messing it up and I’m not loving this season at all.
I did see a rumor that next season could be all returnees….All winners….Yes please.
Wardog should definitely be a target moving forward. You aren’t the first person who has said this episode was boring. Maybe that’s why they merged it into a double boot episode. I was blindsided by the second tribal council though. And with an idol in her pocket too!
Yes, love the orange jacket. It is a keeper. Can someone explain to me why Aurora gave Ron her extra vote? She could have used it last night to save herself. Wardog is a goner. He pissed off everyone and now they will return to their original tribes, and vote for him out. There is no trust with the dog. He made the move too early. We still have to see who returns to the group from Extinction Island.
Where did the feisty Victoria go? She has been too quiet. Fight Victoria, and manipulate both sides. You did that in the beginning, start doing it again! Julie, so annoying. She is on my last nerve. Does she not understand Survivor is a actually a game of 1? You never fully trust anyone. She leans too much on Ron. It will be all about how Ron hurt her feelings next week. Suck it up buttercup, you are in Survivor, feelings get hurt.
I like viewing the contestants who where voted off, but then I feel it takes too much time away from being invested in the players. I don’t feel a strong connection with the players because we see less of them from previous seasons because we have Extinction Island. My favorite players are on Extinction Island. I wish we had an hour or the non-voted out players, and then an hour of the voted out players. I wish we could see more of Reem’s brash behavior and how bitchy the voted players are with each other. I find that funny.
Cho, is it true that the next Survivor is all winners?
I’m glad Kelly was voted out and I wish the other girl with the idol was voted out (I forget her name lol) instead of David. They both sat out during the immunity challenge and I didn’t hear anyone bring that up. I would of been targeting the people that sat out because obviously they feel comfortable in not being voted out.
Wards dog is sneaky but I still don’t like his game play he’s too bossy for me.
The girls could start an alliance but like every season they never do (eye roll) they had so much potential!
The orange jacket looks nice! When I first read orange I was like ?? But it looks really good!
Lauren is who you’re talking about. I don’t get why Wentworth didn’t play her idol. Her false sense of security is what led to her finally being ousted. I don’t see the ladies linking up. I feel like it almost never works out.
Wardog will probably be the biggest threat moving forward. His bossy nature will definitely get him voted out sooner rather than later.
Thank you for the compliments on the jacket! Orange is a tricky color to wear, but I think I pulled it off!
It doesn’t make sense to me either, but from what I gather: Aurora gave Ron her advantage as a way to build trust with him to keep her in the game. The way she went about it made no sense though, because she gave away what little leverage she had but literally giving it to him.
I agree Wardog will be a target moving forward. And I also miss the feisty Victoria we saw not too long ago. She’s gotten a bad edit I think. She’s funny and quirky and definitely a self aware gamer. Julie, ditto. I can’t stand her.
I like the thought of their Edge of Extinction twist, but like you say, it doesn’t work in practice, because there’s simply too many people to edit. Now if every episode were an hour and a half, that would be different…
Because this is a non-spoilers site, I think the subject of even casting rumors if off limits. Let’s discuss on twitter please.
War Dog is so bad at the challenges! it makes me laugh. I always bet on him being one of the first ones to drop and he doesn’t disappoint. Why is no one going after him when he is always in the middle of the conspiracies? He is the snake in the grass that he continues to show everyone, yet they allow him to control the voting preferences. I don’t get it.
I wonder if he would be a good candidate to take to the end since he’s been so bossy & most don’t like him?
Thanks a lot for your comment. It’s interesting, because the discussion of goats haven’t quite begun yet until this episode when Julie said she wanted to take Aurora out because she will be a goat. I don’t think that’s exactly true… but it’s an interesting thing to start thinking about.
I think the reason he hasn’t been targeted is because is
1) weak in challenges
2) no one takes him seriously
The problem is that they SHOULD be taking him serious. He’s the one that got the Kama kids to betray Eric. He’s the one who, in tandem with Rick Devens, got Julie/Ron to flip to their side. He’s the one that got Ron to once again flip to his side. Wardog is the only person in the post-merge with a near perfect voting record. That speaks VOLUMES about who has been running this game…
Cho- Love the jacket. You do not look like what I pictured. Let’s just say orange is the new hot! Wardog is going to win if they don’t get him out. He plays like Boston Rob. I want Joe or Aubrey back in the game.
Thank you! It’s always fun doing a face reveal! What did you imagine I looked like?
Wardog is officially the only person with a perfect voting record in the post merge portion. This gives him a GREAT resume leading into the finals. I think he’ll be fiercely targeted over the next few tribal councils. I also want Aubry or Joe to get back into the game, but they seem like more of an outsider than anything.
Maybe Wardog is throwing challenges so he is not seen as a physical threat. If he starts winning when his back is against the wall I guess we will know.
I pulled the photos for this episode off Twitter last night so I saw lots of people’s comments on the show. There was a group of diehard fans that do believe Wardog is throwing challenges.
You would think he would be a competition it would be wise to throw them for a bit. However, I think he might be in danger next week. The Tweeps seem to think Wardog has it in the bag.
I’m disappointed in Ron Clark. He needs to learn how to play when his back is against the wall.
Aurora is a BEAST! Did you see her quads in that Immunity challenge?I haven’t been paying much attention to her. If she can lay low next week, and get in with Ron and his group, whoever that may be at this point. She could win depending on who is in the final with her.
I find it hard to believe he’s been throwing challenges. He was even performing poorly during the tribal immunities where he was arguably in danger. If he’s throwing them now, I don’t think he’s trying too hard. The proof will be in the pudding in the coming weeks when he’s DEFINITELY going to be targeted. He’s the only one with a perfect voting record now.
Ron made a big move. I think he’s recovering from his earlier air of arrogance. He needs to keep the arrogance for the confessional and not let those in the game see it! I’m still rooting for him tbh.
Aurora is so underrated. I think she actually has played smart with the cards she has been dealt. She was in a minority alliance with Joe/Aubry. She got blindsided at the FIRST merge vote. Somehow got back in the good graces and blindsided the same people who blindsided her previously. Now she’s back on the bottom but has now climbed back up? Girl, she’s playing hard imo. And she’s AMAZING at challenges! I’m just perplexed by her advantage play with Ron.
TT- you are soooo right.
yes to the orange jacket, you are so cute! If Kelly doesnt know enough to play the idol then she should go. I am also a little bummed in Stephanie and Ron who showed such strength in the past. Wardog is not only a bad physical player but also a blow hard, and again it is one of those things where it seems people cant seem to notice or are too afraid of rocking the boat to cut him loose. Maybe now the alliance of 6 just broke down, people will start to form new groups. It annoys me that alliances dont mean crap in these recent shows. It was a good way to win, now no one takes them seriously.
Hey Ingrid heyyy! Thank you for the compliments. I’m blushing! haha
Yeah I don’t understand how Wentworth didn’t think to play her idol especially when David was just taken out as an easy vote before hand. Even less of an understanding is how Wardog became… the top dog of this game!
Alliances truly don’t mean anything. It’s all about voting blocs that are ever changing!
I love the jacket!!!! So cute, Cho. I haven’t been commenting here much this season because it’s super boring. I still don’t know the names of some of these people. Despite having watched every season, I have no recollection of Kelly Wentworth, except for a vague feeling that I didn’t like her. I guess I’m rooting for Devens? I really don’t know… it’s sad though, last season was such a high, to go to this…
Much like Big Brother, every year fans declare the current season the worst season ever. Then they harken back a few worst seasons ever for that really good season. 🙂
I love this season. I do agree that I feel like we haven’t gotten to know the players as well this season because most of them NEVER GO HOME! 🙂
I like the isle of extinction and wish we had two episodes a week. One for the regular show format and another hour on another night for isle of extinction. I also have watched every season ever and have the exact same feelings about Kelley Wentworth. The name rings a bell. There is a vague sense of her being unlikeable, and zero recollection of any singular memory of why she is some sort of fabulous player. I have clearly drank away all of my memory cells though.Most of the time that is a good thing. My entire life has become a lot like the movie Groundhog Day.
Omg we think alike. I also think with this season, they should have given us additional time either through another episode or just 90 minute episodes.
LOL idk what that movie is, but such a comparison makes me laugh anyway.
Hey Kyle. Thank you for the lovely comments. You make me blush! <3
This season has been SLIGHTLY above average for me. The pre merge of this season was actually terrible imho. I was only ever most excited about the Edge of Extinction scenes. Now, the opposite is true. I don't care wtf is happening on the EoE and I want to see more of the survivors remaining. The problem now is that they're having to squeeze almost the entire cast into every episode and there just isn't enough time…
It would work so much better if each episode were 90 minutes or if they had two episodes a week. Honestly, we really just need more footage of the Survivors during their downtime. Less challenges, less gimmicks and more silly scenes of Ron teaching his tribemates how to do cheers. Or a scene of Julia/Gavin's friendship and how Julia is the first black friend he's had. Those are the scenes that create connections between viewers and contestants.
But rest assured, there are worse seasons than this one. The post-merge of this season has been pretty darn great. I hope you continue to read on here and comment. I really appreciate your presence.
Cho- you look much younger than I pictured. I think it’s because they way you express yourself. Your perceptions of people and situations seem to come from life experience. For example I’ve battled more health issues than several people twice my age, I’m 48, combined but my “love” relationships and experience of living independently are that of the average 20 year old. I hope my explanation made sense.
Wow Kerry that’s a huge compliment! People have always told me that I had “an old spirit” but I never really knew what that meant. I guess it relates to people’s impression of the way I communicate and carry myself in general! Thank you for that piece of info. Totally understood!