By Guest Correspondent ChoHey, it’s Cho and I’m back with another Survivor 40 Recap! This time, it’s 100% my fault for this post getting submitted late. For those who don’t know, I run a restaurant, and things have been extremely unpredictable with Miss Rona rearing her ugly head across the country. I’m honestly just doing the bare minimum in order to get by in life, so my apologies for the lack of engagement. Instead, I’m really focusing on my skincare and getting proper amounts of sleep. Listen, if I’m gonna die by Coronavirus, my skin is going to look snatched!
On Dakal, Kim is still feeling like she’s in the middle. Denise and Tony are the bigger targets on this tribe, and Kim is relishing being in charge of her fate for once in the game. She’s thinking about the merge and how she can bring both Jeremy and Denise to that point in the game. Denise just took out the queen of Survivor, but she’s still trying to play an under the radar game. Tony thinks Denise making that major move has put a target on her back, but what he doesn’t know is that he’ll be the very next one out if they go to tribal council again.
Raising The White Flag
It’s night 16, and Parvati is explaining to the Edge of Extinction cast how disappointed she is to be there. She’s actually happy to see Sandra walk in right after her. They give Sandra a really hard time for her awful play in regards to Denise last week. Sandra then makes it seem like she went out of her way to do Denise a favor. Girl, you’re trying it. Then, she quits the game saying it’s a waste of time for her to even be there, because she’s not climbing up a mountain for a handful of rice. I’m not even mad at her. Regardless, the queen stays queen!
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Ethan lets us know that life on the edge is a battle every day for those who remain. He likens it to an eternal feeling of depression and defeat. Maybe Sandra did the right thing with not even trying to stay longer. She already has 2 million. Ethan thinks about raising the whtie flag as well; he starts thinking about how being on Survivor could impact his physical health being in recovery for Survivor. This is depressing to watch him contemplate this.
Ethan regains some positivity before announcing a clue to everyone: there’s a race to 4 fire tokens scattered among the island. EVERYONE SPRINTS AWAY! This is so dramatic! Only Tyson finds a token, but now the paranoia sets in. Everyone is frisking each other. Rob of course has lied to everyone and secretly has all 3 other fire tokens!
The Clownery of it All
Wendell is on damage control. Yul is upset with him after the drama he created at the previous tribal council. He’s upset, because Wendell openly entertained working with Parvati. Wendell doesn’t really give a good excuse, leaving Yul trusting him much less. If you can imagine, Wendell’s conversation goes even worse with Michele. She tries to give him advice and he rejects her completely. Why the FUCK is Wendell such an asshole this season? Remember when we loved him??? Even Yul is upset with the way he is speaking to Michele.
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On Yara, Adam and Ben are squabbling like usual. Ben’s paranoia is getting the best of him as he accuses Adam of having an idol. Adam is also paranoid, thinking that Ben and Sarah have an idol. Per usual, Adam and Ben are both clowns and in the wrong, because Sophie actually has the idol! Sarah then gets annoyed and calls Adam out for thinking she has the idol. Adam sits frustrated, feeling like they’re all playing him for a fool.
Wendell Continues To Be An Ass
The immunity challenge involves transporting water through an obstacle course in order to fill a well which will drop puzzle pieces for them to solve. The saucer proves heavy as people have trouble carrying it. This is definitely a challenge that tests your teamwork. I can’t help but notice Wendell’s very sexy ass. Can’t just be me! Not seconds later, Wendell gives Jeff some unnecessary sass. Yara actually gets their puzzle pieces with one single run, because they took their time and spilled little water! Dakal and Sele both finish their second run not long after and retrieve their puzzle pieces. Puzzle makers are Jeremy/Denise vs Ben/Sophie vs Michele/Wendell. Yara is pulling away with this and wins! It’s a nailbiter, but Dakal pulls it out by literally seconds!
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Guess who’s in the hot seat? Wendell! Yul blames Wendell for losing the challenge due to his incessant trash talking and lack of focus. Nick is also frustrated and blames Wendell for losing the challenge. Nick and Yul both agree that they’re voting Wendell. Wendell feels like Yul is coming after him, so he tries to sweet talk Michele into sticking with him against Yul. I mean, the audacity of this guy to give Michele a hard time after the way he’s been speaking to her the last 6 days.
Michele laments to Yul about the possibility that she’s going to vote Wendell out and not even get the fire tokens back that she gave him the previous night. In response, yul comes up with this hair brained idea on how to get Wendell to give Michele his fire tokens. It’s so complicated, that it’s not even worth recapping. This greed over fire tokens is exactly how Sandra got voted out. And here we go: Yul’s convoluted plan spooks both Nick and Michele to the point where they’re now discussing if they should vote Yul out instead! Michele is really proving that she deserved her win with the way she strategizes.
The Extinction of Old-School Players?
We get to tribal council, and it’s awkward right from the start. Wendell immediately gets into a tense conversation with Jeff right off the bat. Jeff reminds Yul that he’s one of the last old school players to be left in the game. He admits that he’s lied more in the first 16 days here than he ever lied in his original season. Yul starts talking economics jargon, and I can feel his tribemates eyes roll to the back of their heads. I love Yul’s excitement though!
The issue of pre-existing relationships comes up obviously in reference to Wendell and Michele. Wendell apologizes to Michele in a very lackluster way for the way he’s communicated. Just not be an asshole Wendell. That’s all. Nick says that if he’s voted out, he’d come back and work with the same group. Wendell tells the truth and says he wouldn’t be that willing. Yul parries Nick’s sentiments. I don’t know why Wendell exudes so much bitterness this season. Please go home. Jeff reads the votes: Yul, Wendell, Yul, and Yul is blindsided. Ugh! Yul gives a fire token each to Sophie & Sarah.
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Literally all the old schoolers are gone before the merge even hits, and I’m sitting here shaking my head loving every minute of it despite this fact somehow! The merge is next week which is sure to be a fucking shit festival, so don’t miss that! Let me know your thoughts in the comment section! If you like what I do here on the site, be sure to support me in my other ventures elsewhere on the internet!
Okay, this is the best and worst episode of Survivor EVER.
And Cho is TOTALLY WRONG ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY!
LIKE HOW MUCH WRONGER COULD HE BE?
Sandra is a quitter.
ALSO, I SHALL SIT HERE AND WAIT… while you all tell me I WAS RIGHT. No alliance with Sandra and Rob. I TOLD YOU SO!
Denise is the new queen! I hope she wins.
Yul going to extinction sucks. I need more YUL IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW. If you are not watching this season of Survivor, even me an Cho can agree you need to be.
Sandra definitely quit, but I’m not disappointed in the least bit. If I’m Sandra, I’m quitting too. I already have the 2 million and don’t got SHIT to prove to anyone. The queen stays queen!
But ok, you were right about the Sandra/Rob stuff. That was weird. lol
I am rooting for Denise HARD right now.
Agreed! Sandra is a quitter and expected to be carried until the end. The Queen is dead! And I hope the call it the Sandra bench the rest of the season!
The Sandra Bench is such a funny name. I hope they also call it that in future seasons. lol
Well Sandra cannot outplay, and she knew this next step would be physical and she wasnt having it. She is a quitter but I dont blame her. I liked how Yul said how different it is now than years ago. We all knew that, but to have people play now who played then really shows how much the game has changed and how the older ones are just left behind. i cant wait to see who get redemption and comes back, if it will be an “old school” one or a newer winner. I remember being so pissed when Jenna won, because she lied ONCE.
Still team Rob, I would LOVE to see him come back.
omg I remember HATTTTTTING Jenna so much. Looking back at that season, I would probably love her and not think so negatively of her. Times have truly changed. The game has evolved.
I would also love to see Rob come back only because I know he’s going to DELIVER the entertainment!
Is it wrong to still be rooting for Boston Rob??
Nope. He is kind of killing it on Isle of Extinction. I still feel like he was sabotaging his tribe in challenges. But I am not sure why he would do that unless he just thought he ran the tribe and could decide who left. It is also interesting that he somehow magically was able to find three of the four fire tokens. That seems kind of unlikely.
Sandra couldnt find a sit out bench so she say out the game!
Love Parv and Ethan’s friendship!
A big draw for me this season were all the old school players I loved for a long time coming back. Im so bummed they have all gone out!
Stilll the best season of Survivor. Happy to see Kim climbing the ladder. I would be happy with any of the females left winning this game!
Parvati and Ethan are going to come out of this being truly best friends. I love that so much for them.
I’m also super bummed about all the old schoolers being voted out yet I’m still being entertained. I’m excited to see who ends up coming out on top out of the new schoolers! Thanks for your comment! <3
Yup, Sandra is a quitter. Rob is taking no prisoners and I LOVE that. I’m still pulling for Natalie though. If she pulls through and wins it all, she will have dethroned Sandra by being the complete package and I would like to see that. I don’t think Sandra deserves the title of Queen because she sucks at physical challenges and that makes her an incomplete package. She doesn’t even try. I can’t wait for next week and the merge. We can only hope that is IS a complete shitshow which will only make this season better.
I am irritated with Sandra thinking she could just sit around and tell people how to vote and not participate in any of the challenges I loved her last season as a mentor, but this season she took a spot that could have gone to someone else.
That’s how most queens operate.
I’m a Sandra stan. She knows her strengths and weaknesses. She is logical (some of the time when she isn’t cussing someone out lol) so I get her being realistic with what she could and couldn’t do. It’s always great to see someone do well at the challenges, but for me, it’s not the end all be all.
I’m ALSO pulling for Natalie and Rob in terms of the edge of extinction. They’re both hustlers!
My initial thought was that Sandra is a quitter, but I get that she’s getting older too and has already won 2mil so she tapped out. She knew she wasn’t going to win. Still kinda disappointed in her but I can understand why she left. Her heart was obviously not into it either. Agreed it should be called the Sandra bench in perpetuity.
Wendell is a straight up douche. And an asshole and I cannot wait for him to get voted off.
Loving watching the EoE footage. I also savor every minute while watching each episode. Loving this season yet don’t have one clear favorite I’m pulling for yet. The Ethan and Parv interaction was touching.
Probst is grating on my nerves and if I was a contestant would definitely have told him to stfu. He loves to start shit with his comments and i can imagine that it would be super annoying. I lost respect for him last season anyway.
Tyson calling Rob “portly” pissed me off, too.
Merge coming and I’m on the edge of my seat! Can’t wait to see how this token thing plays out!
Denise is a badass. She and Natalie both definitely came to win. We shall see as it’s still fairly early.
Thanks for recap! This is my favorite escape!
I’m totally team Sandra. The queen stays queen… unless a woman wins this season then there might be a debate! The only thing I’m disappointed about Sandra leaving is that she won’t be entertaining me on the TV anymore! lol
I am SO over Wendell. I’m so sad that he’s a villain this season. It’s frustrating. Tyson is also an ass, but at least he covers it up by being witty.
Denise, Natalie, Rob are some of my favorites left!
I think Sandra belongs in the royal court just not as the queen. I love that Rob had found the fire tokens, until his th even I was convinced he didn’t have any!
Rob is hustling big time. That’s amazing that he was able to hustle and get all those fire tokens!
The fire token find by Rob was epic! Here they all thought the portly older guy burned himself out before getting to the tokens. Instead he scores 3 out of 4. Loved it! I hope Rob stirs the pot and keeps up a discussion about the “remaining 3 tokens to find” so his competition keeps looking. I am still pulling for Natalie to come back from the EOE. Disappointed that Wendell did not get voted out. I am getting tired of how he treats the women. I am loving this season. Survivor night is my thing to look forward to during this self distancing (day 12).
Rob is a king among kings. Tyson is looking real stupid with his cocky attitude and witty attacks on others. He spent his fire token on peanutbutter and it hasn’t paid off compared to someone like Rob and Natalie who are hoarding their tokens.
Wendell needs to get the fuck off this show. He looks miserable!
Cho- Great recap, To Bax’s mom- I am also still rooting for Boston Rob. I think a lot of the old school fans are rooting for him. Maybe Sandra’s mistake was relying on her Survivor reputation to pull her through the game. These new school players are hungry to take down the old school “legends” and they are doing it. The only way I will root for Wendell is if he walks backwards so I am distracted by his cute tush instead of his piss poor attitude. I think he has some serious unresolved issues with Michelle and I think thou protests too much. I don’t recall him being so aggressive towards others. So sad to see Yul go. I guess now I’m rooting for Jeremy and I would like to see Rob back in the game and Natalie because she is a physical beast and has been fighting
hard since day one. Of course seeing Ethan return would be a true Survivor come back but I think he is physically struggling and seems to be getting weaker each day. I hope everyone is staying healthy,
LOL Kerry you always say what I’m thinking. Wendell from the back is the only Wendell I like as of right now.
I almost cried at the Ethan scene when he started doubting himself and if he needed to be there anymore.
I’m also a big old school fan and wish they didn’t get slaughtered the way they did.
I actually missed the whole “portly thing.” I am having some struggles paying attention to shows, even this one and this is literally the best season of Survivor since season one. I kind of wish Rich would have been on the season. But he could be dead or in jail or something for all I know. Actually, I think I recall he was considered and they were worried he would do the naked thing again. I think the naked thing would have been kind of hilarious….
Oh and STILL waiting on Cho and y’all to admit there was no weird Sandra and Rob alliance. 🙂 Clearly my survival plan is to pick at my favorite nephew as much as possible. 🙂
Richard Hatch was actually chosen (along w Tina Wesson from season 2) but they were cut at the last minute. Hatch even postponed his PhD schooling for the season. He actually made a youtube channel with a bunch of videos talking behind the scenes stuff. His first video explains what happened w s40 casting
Thanks for the tip there! Will be interesting to see his thoughts.
Rich NOT being on this season is a total travesty tbh.
And yes, I ADMIT YOU WERE RIGHT! LOL *hides in a corner in shame*
Don’t worry, I’ll think of another conspiracy to make up for this one falling through.
“And yes, I ADMIT YOU WERE RIGHT! LOL *hides in a corner in shame*”
I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG.
Now we should move on to SANDRA IS NOT THE QUEEN! I have HOPE that I can help you get your mind straight. I feel like I need Eric to start watching this show. I’m not sure I am getting through. 🙂
You are still my favorite nephew though. You’re pretty, so we really can’t expect you to be smart. xoxo
See, that’s why I love you TT. Sandra is a quitting quitter who quit. Miss me with that Queen bs from now on. Sandra was embarrassed and humiliated from her dumb ass move and tried to spin it to having a heart and then further spin it she wouldn’t win a physical challenge to get back in. Who said it will be physical? Who said it will only be 1 returnee? Who knows what the fire tokens will do? Of course now that Probst has cosigned the reasons she quit, that takes the mystery out of that.
I’m also rooting for Denise now.
I also found myself rooting for old school. Hope that things stay interesting without them.
Yeah, Sandra was TOTALLY bullshiting us with the “I didn’t want another woman to leave”. GIRRRRL she really fucking tried it with that. No, just own it: you got really greedy with the fire tokens and over complicated a situation that ended up backfiring on you. I still stan Sandra tho.
I LOVE Denise and if she goes on to win, we might have a new queen.
So, if Ethan never did that 20 trip challenge, would he still be thinking he should go?