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Another episode and another 90 minutes dealing with an annoying, unnecessary, and frustrating preoccupation.
But before we get to him, lets talk about idol hunting.
We see her lie about her age, saying shes 45 rather than 58.
Yeah, he got squat, and she got $1 million.
Think about that before underestimating an older mother.
It is tied to a bunch of rope and vines attached to a tree.
There is more red than the shower drain at Miranda Hobbss house.
This is actually a pretty good idea for an idol.
Sue does a pretty good job cleaning up.
(Leave it to a mother to eradicate even the most stubborn of spills.
Its like her hands are a Magic Eraser.)
But Sue still has some on her face, hands, and hair, which her tribemates notice.
Excellent job,Survivorproducers; this worked just how you wanted it to.
Theres a time to do it and a time to not to, Rome lectures to Sol.
But the people at the top, they kinda have that freedom to do it.
But I dont know why you would increase the target on your back.
Rome may know a lot aboutSurvivor.
I might even grudgingly admit that Rome is good atSurvivor, but what Rome is bad at is people.
Wouldnt that just make him huntharder?
Whats even worse is that Rome just starts following him around, saying that hes now a babysitter.
Sol asks for some time alone, but Rome refuses.
If Rome wants to stand by and watch, I would ensure he would never forget what hed seen.
Teeny says, He plays the game at an intensity level that does not match my own.
What he is doing does not match the level of intensity necessary.
Every tribe keeps an eye on people as theyre walking around camp.
Does he really need to be within two paces of Sol every minute of the day?
Thats just creating a bigger enemy.
She tells him that she will keep them from voting for him.
Her and what Steal-a-Vote?
Its time for the challenge, and its a land-based obstacle course followed by building a 3-D flame puzzle.
Rome has made no progress with Genevieve, Jeff shouts.
One after another, trying every piece, nothing is sticking, no assessment, no reassessment, nothing.
This is the first time I have ever loved Jeffrey Lee Probsts commentary on a challenge.
This is really a metaphor for how Rome plays this entire game.
We see this arrogance in his ultimatum.
If he doesnt, then hes going to steal Sols vote and he wont be able to vote anyway.
Sol accuses him of threatening him.
Rome says, Im just letting you know about the situation.
There are two problems here.
First, it is a threat.
Secondly, Rome hasnt checked in with his alliance, so he doesnt even know the situation.
Why would that make even a Teeny bit of sense?
(See what I did there?)
Hes assembled people because he knows he needs to to win and to glorify him.
Thats why hell always be a terrible alliance mate.
Romes plan backfires and makes Sol even angrier.
Kishan comes up with a plan to vote Rome out.
(Im not sure how Romes advantage plays in a revote.)
If one person sacrifices it, then they all get an advantage.
If no one will sacrifice, then they all lose their vote.
Okay, weve seen this before, and it hasnt really provided that much drama, but sure.
The problem is that Sol hates Rome so much that he doesnt want to work with him.
This is where Genevieve failed.
Going into tribal, we have little idea what is going to happen.
Its the first time thats been the case this season, and it feels so good.
Regardless, it definitely seems like Rome is staying.
I feel, for a minute, they might do the boring thing and just kick Sol out.
(No one spells Kishans name correctly.
This is a great move by Genevieve, who even got Sol to vote along with them.
Maybe she can manage Rome after all.
But now it leaves Teeny not trusting Genevieve or Rome and Sol absolutely detesting Rome.
Either she flips on Rome at the next tribal or theyre going to rocks.
