Did David make the right move?
Tis the season of debates!
Debates that very well could shape the future of our country.
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Debates that show democracy not to mention creepy stage pacing in action.
But was it the right strategic move?
Time to look at the pros and cons.
But first, a list of things you willnotfind in this debate.
There will be no mentions of pussy (cats).
Email server discussion will be hereby deleted from this particular debate.
Nobody will be called the devil.
Ken Bone will not be making an appearance.
Okay, lets get to the Pros and Cons of the move before submitting a verdict.
Plus, the move has the added benefit of early game resume-building.
This was not one of those times.
First off, David did not save a rock-solid ally.
So loyalty here to anyone is, at best, a question mark.
David did not necessarily buy her allegiance with this move.
But did it even do that?
Is there a majority alliance on this tribe?
Is that really worth using your get-out-of-jail-free card for?
But heres another damning argument against using the idol.
We are at prime tribe-swap time.
This has tribe swap written all over it.
Playing idols is a tricky thing.
All that said, from a viewers standpoint, HOW AWESOME WAS THAT?!?!?
It was like when Malcolm used two immunities to save the Three Amigos and send the Specialist home.
Was that a smart strategic move?
Malcolm went home three days later because he had no more immunities to play.
But it was glorious to watch.
So thank you, David, for putting viewers interests above your own.
Okay, lets go recap the rest of this bad boy from the very top.
NEXT: The hunt for animals and idols begins!
We begin at the Gen X camp right after the Paul blindside.
Make up your mind, dude!
Lucy says she does not like Jessica because Jessica implanted things in her head.
After all, it stars a flying dummy and a half-naked cast of thousands.
Meanwhile, over at the Millennials beach, the kids are hungry.
I dont know if its the starvation or not, but Jay seems downright confused.
Is he saying all Gen Xers all nerds?
Is that a thing?
Anyway, Jay and the others decide they are going to hunt a pig!
Only its actually a goat.
So theyll hunt that instead!
(Apparently, onlynerdsknow the difference between pig and goat tracks.)
While that group is hunting, Adam goes searching for a hidden immunity idol.
And the search proves fruitful as he discovers a clue to the idols location.
Later in the episode, Adam will use that clue to locate the idol in a shell.
Its been such a nightmare, says Adam in between tears.
Its been the worst thing you could possibly imagine.
And I never cry!
But it truly is touching.
NEXT: An NC-17 reward challenge
Lets head over to the reward challenge.
The WHAT?!?
Yes, a reward challenge.
Our first of the season.
And this one is a doozy.
First team to touch the pole and ring at the same time gets a point.
Winners get steak, sausages, veggies, and spices.
Thats right, its all about Michaela… and her tribe did not even win!
With her tribe down 2-1, Michaela and Hannah are taking on Jessica and Lucy.
Lucy goes hardcore and holds both women while Jessica goes for the ring.
You think some stupid bikini top is going to get in her way?
It is awesome to watch.
And not in some pervy way, but in a doing-whatever-it-takes-to-win way.
The bikini top got in the way, so Michaela got rid of it.
The other players got in the way of Michaela winning, so she tossed them aside as well.
So I was like, They about to see some ta-tas today.
This hereby marks the second best topless moment inSurvivorhistory.
(All the worst toplessSurvivormoments involve Phillip Sheppard in his pink undies.)
By the way, I totally lied when I said this challenge was all about Michaela.
Its also all about Jeff Probst getting pulverized by a giant wave.
Listen, Jeff Probst is a great host.
He is a master interrogator.
We watched him professionally diffuse a tense racial situation between Phillip and Steve on theRedemption Islandseason.
We watched him snap the entire crew into action when three players dropped in aKaohRongchallenge.
But Im not sure weve ever seen him better than how he handled that wave.
How the hell did the man stay on his feet?
The dude was completely nailed!
And how perfect was that timing?
It happened right as he was declaring the winner.
So Gen X wins the grub, but there is still trouble in (tropical) paradise.
And her terms are ridiculous.
First, she informs them that she is not going to tell them who shes spoken to.
Then she says Jessica will go, but I dont want to see you talking to anybody else.
If I do, Im going to get upset.
Not surprisingly, Ken Doll is not down with being spoken down to like that.
Just because he is plastic and has no penis, that is simply no excuse!
Its a cool challenge and very epic looking.
But its all window dressing.
Or maybe thats when theygettheir flame.
I have no idea.
It was a long time ago.
And somehow, someway, it works.
At least for the Millennials, who finally put it together and win.
It seems Lucy is a tiger mom, and thats the way she likes it.
But somebody has to do it.
So its successful back home, it should be successful here.
Is it successful back home?
Are we absolutely sure about that?
Is it possible to poll the aforementioned husband and kids to get their take on the situation?
He blatantly disobeys orders and tells Jessica everything.
Tells her that Lucy wants her gone.
And how does Jessica repay this kindness?
By selling Ken out back to the very person who wants her gone.
Is the source reliable?
Does the information sound credible?
What is the benefit to the person telling me this if I do what he/she says?
In this case, Ken seems about reliable as they come.
If anything, he appears to betoohonest.
So the source seems reliable.
Then, does the information sound credible?
The point is, the vote against her would not be coming out of nowhere.
And then to the third point: What is the benefit to Ken for Jessica to vote against Lucy?
Thats the bang out of intel you immediately move on, not report back to the enemy.
NEXT: Does Lucy equate women with weakness?
Why does Lucy hate women so much?
Was I supposed to believe 100 percent what you told me other people said about me today?
And we all know what happens next.
Interesting sidenote here: Did you notice how the first five votes were all for Jessica?
Let me be crystal clear about something.
So Jessica who thanks David on the way out of Tribal lives to play another day.
And we, as viewers, have to be feeling pretty good about the season so far.
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