@avclub-4e5512c7375097bd9de6b2997a5a8176:disqus Probst: "Let's pick it up, Brenda's Infant! You're quickly falling out of this challenge!" [cooing, gurgling]

What will they do for the family visit episode? ***RECURSION ERROR: Maximum Recursion Depth Exceeded [**OUT OF MEMORY]

Earlier Sherri compared her Survivor competitors to snotty teenage brats. So, yeah, that analogy wasn't going anywhere good.

A pre-recorded clip of Hatch sitting in a chair… and when he stands up, he's naked! OMG! Lulz!

Just yesterday I was thinking I'd really love to get shit-faced as all get out… but what do I do with my dog? If only there was some sort of, I don't know, "kennel-pub" where I could stuff the poor fuzzy bastard while I pounded shots of Jäger in the next room.

Two slo-mo flashback clips of Reynold throwing stuff into other stuff. Fan service!

No, Columbia Pictures, I don't want to see After Earth. And will someone please explain to Will Smith that nepotism is a bad thing?

How many Valium did Cochran pop before the finale?

Wow. CBS didn't spring for the live Vanacore/Landau Survivor Band this time out. Cut every corner…

Is Homophobic Rudy supposed to be endearing? If he had gruffly complained about being stuck on an island with a bunch of "coloreds" there would've been an audience gasp of shock followed by an awkward silence and a quick cutaway to another camera.

It's so unfair. They only voted out Eddie because he's hot.

All I could think was, Why wasn't Brandon at the finale? Did he get pregnant too?

@avclub-c92c6f38d2d1c9e379969ee3407d0ec2:disqus & @avclub-a1967e6de4ca99fb2635d94b99453928:disqus The trick when playing (face-to-face, everybody in the same room) Diplomacy is to set a specific quit time and a time limit for each negotiation phase (like, 10 minutes) and stick to it (use a timer with an alarm).…

@avclub-e1bd3c7b2884187cdb13faabfa282fcb:disqus "I thought Rule #1 was to never play a post-merge game pre-merge"

I was wondering the same thing. I think he has to say it, because if he didn't, it would tip off any player who wasn't aware that there were no longer any idols in play.

So I think this is the third season in a row that didn't have a filler/clip show episode. Is the clip show gone for good? Not that I'm lamenting its demise.

Remember in early seasons when they were so hungry they would catch and spit-roast rats over the campfire? Good times.

Probst: "As the winner of the challenge, you can go on the reward yourself, or you can give it up and allow your competitors to go instead."

I predict: catastrophic saline leak.

Probst: "Dawn, is there anyone other than your husband you'd want to be here?"