Andy didn't rank Redemption Island that high just because he loves Boston Rob, he did it because he appreciates seeing the game played at a high level. I'd rather see one person dominate playing an awesome game then a bunch of buffoons bumbling around and one of them eventually winning.

Shirin didn't get the episode title. I believe that was Joaquin referencing Sierra.

I'm guessing you need to be American to recognize that.

Yeah, the potential for blowback was on Kelly, not Mike. I think everyone but Joe may have been in on it. Maybe not Tyler or Joaquin either. But bonus scenes seem to suggest that Sierra and Dan were on board as well.

You are correct. He did tell us that stuff.

Joaquin was also the bigger threat to pull over Sierra.

I think the pig was fair game, but the heat the show caught from animal rights activists after airing it also cut down the list of huntables.

It varies location to location but restricted movement is more common now as the locations are far less remote than they used to be. The turtle scene may very well have been in someone's backyard.

Mostly this was my reaction. But Dan was so bad in the discussion with Sierra that I had to wonder.

I'm sure that's actually what sealed the deal, but they didn't show it because it would've made it (and possible future outcomes) too obvious.

Which is still more justification than someone who consistently asks to bring back Kourtney Moon.

Not on the island, where boredom comes second only to hunger. Seeing that turtle slouch through the sand would be the entertainment highlight of your day.

In normal circumstances, I too would love that experience. But on the show, I'd have just been in my head "food? food? food?" the whole time Jeff was talking about turtles.

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Post-merge, after Rob's tribe had taken control.

I'm @andy_sayers, but I also almost never watch live. So I generally only tweet Survivor in side convos.

And Carolyn on the other side.

Was it yelling "FUCK YEAH!" when they won reward?

There's plenty of rules about what fauna they are and aren't allowed to eat. This isn't the Australian Outback anymore.

Not the second episode for Kim. She didn't take hold until the swap. The early OW episodes were mostly focused on Colton.