ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Getting to the merge is a big deal.
Replacing that swap tribe buff with a merge buff is a feeling of absolute elation.
The million-dollar prize lies within your grasp.
Zeke Smith on ‘Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X’.Credit: Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment
Dollar signs gleam in the eyes of the Tribe.
You are a fan of the show and have watched it for a long time.
What surprised you the most once you finally got out there on the island?
For my money, the Millennial tribe is the single greatest Tribe in the history ofSurvivor.
Everyone showed up to play.
No one was an obvious first boot or unequipped to handle the social and survival rigors of the game.
My closest alliance partner going into the Merge was Dave.
While Chris and I bonded strongly on a personal level, Dave and I shared a brain strategically.
To this day I am #salty that my days with Mari were cut short.
Sure, shes a badass lady with whom I thoroughly enjoyed sharing the beach.
It couldve resulted in some innovative, revolutionary gameplay.
I entertained a plan to blindside Dave in episode 5.
The plan was to vote out Dave until the afternoon before Tribal Council.
Suddenly, Chris mended fences with Dave and wanted CeCe out.
To me, Daves ability to heal the wound with Chris made him all the more terrifying.
CeCe would vote for Michelle.
Dave and Chris would vote for CeCe.
Michelle and I would vote for Dave, making the vote 2-2-1.
Only Michelle, Chris, and myself are eligible to re-vote.
Michelle and I vote for Dave, sending Dave home.
Mightve been an exciting Tribal Council, but severing my relationships with both Chris and Dave wasnt worth it.
