Every time I sit down to write Survivor 42 recap it feels like 42 years since the last one. Also I just this second realized that The Thing About Pam didn’t tape last night. 🙁 I love that show! Anyway, the tribes have completely merged and things are getting interesting and I can’t wait for tonight’s episode.
The Reward Challenge
Back at the newly merged tribe, Mike tells us that the tribe is mostly working together except for Tori, Maryanne (don’t you come for my girl) Romeo and Chanelle. Even Drea is over Romeo. What did he do? Maryanne is crying alone in the dark because she knows she is in the bottom and it reminds her of being ignored by the cool kids in school all over again. She is going to be surprised by how much she is loved when the game is over. Omar and Mike are bonding and Mike has taken an interest in Omar’s religion with an open mind.
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At the reward challenge since there was an uneven number of players, they drew rocks to see who would sit out and it was Maryanne. That’s not what she needs right now. Then, Drea offers to switch because the reward is PB&J and she doesn’t like that. She’s literally starving and is giving away a sandwich? I’m happy for my girl Maryanne though. Oh Drea gets the spot on the bench where a BEWARE advantage is hidden. Yay! Wow Lindsay is running and swimming against Jonathan and holding her own! Drea spots the advantage and quietly shoves it in her shorts. Once again Jonathan’s team wins the challenge basically on his own. After all of that they have to swim back to shore? The PBJ sandwich is ENOURMOUS.
Caught Red Handed
When Drea follows the clue to lead her to her advantage it’s in a hole filled with blood, or maybe red paint. So, she has to try to get it off before returning to camp. Drea now has one idol and three advantages! Tori realizes that Drea has something in her pants. At the immunity challenge, Lindsey, Maryanne, Omar and Drea forfeit playing for a bag of rice that will feed the whole tribe for four days. It’s a balance beam challenge where they have to balance buoy with two sticks. Hai falls immediately. Next to fall is Rocks, then Mike, then Romeo then Chanelle. It’s down to Tori and Jonathan. Tori wins her second back to back immunity. DAMMIT!
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So Maryanne, Romeo and Chanelle are in danger of going home. It seems like everyone has beef with Chanelle. Romeo heard his name and was “causing chaos” AKA just asking around the camp if he was in trouble. Mike is still fighting for Chanelle. It looks like Maryanne is probably going to live to die another day, but you can’t be too sure. They sent Chanelle home. There was a strange vote for Hai, probably from Romeo. The rest were for Romeo.
Next week there are two immunity idols and two people going home. Also the bros decide to make an all male alliance because they outnumber the women. However, between Maryanne and Drea alone there are six advantages.
Tori wins immunity AGAIN?!? What fresh hell is she putting me through? Sigh. I guess I knew it before the competition because everyone was on board for targeting her so that would have been too easy. She is a tricky one. She had Drea pegged right away. I am just hoping her over confidence in her amazing ability to decipher people’s thoughts will be her down fall.
Chanelle being the one to go home did not hurt my feelings. She was a shady, shady player that no one trusted. No value there. She had to go.
My money is now on Drea and all her extra perks that she is keeping from the others. While the guys plan their “guys” alliance to the end, they will get blindsided by one of her hidden powers (I hope).
Side note here: This is one of the best shows on tv right now but the comments are lacking. I don’t get it. Do peeps not watch this great reality show? Do they just like to watch women scream at each other on housewives shows instead? Same with other really good non-housewives shows that you recap. Limited comments while a Felon by Bravo fills up the comment section. SMH
I feel the same way. The reason we have so many crappy show recaps is because people love to hate things and people. That’s why Bravo keeps casting shows with cunts, and morons and felons. The longer the franchise runs the worse the cast members get. I blame Nene Leakes for this. She an known scammer along with “dear sweet Gregg” before season one aired. It was all over the local news. Then, she started appropriating the ATL gay slang while also being homophobic. That’s why the gay guys left the show. Then came Teresa Giudice who brought Felons By Bravo to a new level. They both brought ratings.
So yes, people complain about the screaming and fighting and felons but they all watch. And the do not watch the good reality shows (Although TLC seems to be over taking Bravo with 90 Days which is a good franchise with still plenty of things to be mad about.)
Survivor is a fantastic show, so is Top Chef, Family Karma, Mexican Dynasties, Tour Group, Project Runway etc. But they get nowhere near the ratings they deserve. Or any significant amount of comments here. So people SAY they hate all the fighting but they keep watching.
Don’t know about others, but I get anxiety watching shows like Survivor and Big Brother, with all the (secret) alliances, etc😳
I feel the same way about the Amazing Race. it was too stressful for me, all that racing, I had to stop watching it. I will always watch survivor though, even though six months later I cant remember most of them. One of them just passed away the other day though, the one who wore overalls without a shirt. he was only 56 (a very familiar age to me!). Very sad.
I adore Maryanne, I hope she continues to move forward, she is just pure joy, I love watching her. Tori can F off.
I’m still not sure how Chanelle ended up being labeled shady…is it because the law clerk guy from her old tribe lied on her and threw her under the bus at tribal? Mike continues to call her a snake, but Mike also voted for Chanelle during the tribal that she voted for him, so I am confused as to how Mike is not also a snake. It’s just confusing to me how every person on the show can do the same thing and only one get labeled shady or a liar….just weird. I am looking forward to Tori going home, but it looks like she’s going to be here for awhile. Still not sure who I want to win, but I am looking forward to going back to 39 days of Survivor.
Each time Tori wins, I feel my boy Jonathan may be in trouble. But he’s still there! I’m loving this season. I don’t understand the lack of comments either! This show is great 🙂
They have had their shot at Jonathan at least twice now and didn’t take it! That’s foolish. He wins every team challenge by literally carrying the other players on his back. I love Jonathan and he deserves to win. But most seasons, people get out the weak old people from their tribes prior to merge and then when the merge happens they knock off the threats. Tori will never win because everyone hates her. At least I can’t see that scenario right now. She needs to find someone to drag to the end.
I hate the position Romeo is in he seems defeated as does my girl MaryAnne. I wish the next immunity could be something like Best Smile or Biggest Heart but the tribe is finding her constant positivity off putting while they are all miserable. I think SIA needs to bring back her Bonus money for her favorite player and give it to MaryAnne. She hasn’t done that for years though.
have a crush on Jonathan, he is awesome, but I dont think his social game is as good as some others, I dont know if he will make it all the way.
I feel like Jonathan is alienating all the women this season. While I’m fine with his bros alliance, he still needs votes from the women to win. Maryanne will be CRUSHED when she watches him say her name right after the merge.
Jeff should learn how to say Omar’s name properly. He calls him OmEr, not OmAr. Omar should correct him. I am surprised that he and Maryanne have not formed a secret alliance as they are both Canadian. They both most likely can speak some French, as it is taught starting in Grade 4. Also Drea now resides in Montreal which is a french speaking city. It would be a wonderful secret alliance that noone would expect.
I agree! It drives me crazy every time he says it like Homer without the h! Is this the first person named Omar he has ever met or heard of?
I’m wanting Jonathan to go to the Challenge in the future. He would dominate with his physical skills and social but would need to work on puzzles
I’m Team Jonathan & Maryann!
I just read the recap. Haven’t watched yet. I don’t mind spoilers. I’m impatient. Thank you for recapping. Apologies for not engaging more.
I’ve dubbed myself on Twitch “Sir-Lurks-A-Lot”.
Ha! Jonanthan is over Maryanne. She’s still loyal to him though. Jonathan is trying to form an alpha male alliance which is probably wise. Maryanne held her own this week in the immunity comp. Thanks for commenting!
Maryanne may be kind of heart, but that doesn’t mean her brain doesn’t work. Intuition can carry Maryanne far. Also did anyone else notice Jonathan’s left hand was a strange hue of red while chatting at camp?
I did notice. it was a flash of red. thought for a moment he has stuck his hand in the red paint.
I missed that. He was probably looking for an idol and found the bloody hole where Drea (?) found her advantage. I wish I had not erased the show now.
JINX! LOL. Maybe they will show it next week.
This is my favorite show. I refuse to speak or answer the phone during Survivor. Jonathan is the best player probably since Boston Rob. He deserves to win but im afraid they will vote him off before that
I watched the first season then didn’t watch anymore seasons until 35 (I think). Now I’m hooked on it but usually forget it’s Wednesday (not that the show is on Wednesday, I really can’t keep track of my days 😂)!!! Sometimes I won’t read the recap until I’ve watched it on demand the next day, but I usually cave in and come here to read it before I watch it.