I think Mexican Jesus sacrificing himself for his people is part of his thing. That's what Jesus does. People believe in him, he sacrifices himself, and they believe in him some more. I would guess that a god's vulnerability to mortals is dependent upon how mortals believe that god to be. Jesus has always been a…

There's no confusion. I understand the rules. I blame the producers for not realizing that this scenario was a possibility. By unnecessarily adding so many idols and advantages to the game, they created a situation where a player was eliminated by default, which goes against the ethos of the show. Yes, it technically…

Michele was a great winner, though, and the open forum wouldn't have changed that. Jason, Scot, Debbie, and Julia were never, ever voting for Aubry, and they would have dominated the discussion. It would have just been an Aubry pile-on. The only person really in Aubry's corner was Joe, who, let's face it, wouldn't…

I think we just watch the show differently, which is fine. I don't necessarily need every moment to be entertaining. What I'm looking for are memorable moments that tie up narrative arcs in a satisfactory way. When I think about the most interesting and memorable Tribal Council moments from the past few years, I think…

There are definitely pros. I think part of the reason producers tried it out was so the audience could have a better understanding of why the Jury members voted the way they did. It might have been a response to the Kaôh Rōng surprise, too. I'm sure the Kaôh Rōng Jury would have still voted for Michele if they had an…

One of the show's most legendary and popular players was eliminated by default because producers can't leave well enough alone. I hope they learned a lesson, but I feel truly awful for Cirie.

I mean, I had never even heard of Betty Gilpin before this, but now I need someone to create a series just for her. The woman needs a vehicle.

Yeah. Sarah's a good player, but she's not exactly bringing it on the character front. Everything she says is in a complete monotone.

And they are like, ‘Yeah, but he’s just out of prison. Wouldn’t he want a blowjob?’

Cagayan isn't even a returnee season, though.

People have been giving Sierra a lot of credit in their confessionals. Last week, Cirie was saying that Sierra was controlling Brad, not the other way around, so I think Sierra is putting herself in a much more threatening position than she did in her last season.

To be fair, the only therapist who has been on this show, Denise from Philippines, won.

Yes. Probst and the other producers knew Zeke was trans. My question is if they knew that Varner was planning to out him at Tribal Council.

This season was filmed before Trump was elected, though, and the only person on that tribe who was a Trump supporter was Sarah.

And I hated Sarah crowing about her own growth for liking someone different than her. Good fucking god. I imagined people around the country patting themselves on the back for feeling the same way. It's grotesque.

My issue is that when Varner was talking about how "he knew something about Zeke that no one else knew" in his confessional, a producer should have immediately stepped in and asked, "What?" (Production knew Zeke was trans, per his Hollywood Life interview.)

Are you trolling? Debbie said she was great at balance beams during the reward challenge, even though she was a disaster. Brad didn't let her botch the more important Immunity challenge. It's not "mansplaining" to tell people to stick to their strengths, and no matter what Debbie says, it's clear that balance beams…

I would have also gone with the Immunity advantage. We're getting close to the merge, and Immunity is the only way to guarantee your safety in a concrete way.

But in this case it led to a moment that was begging for a GIF.

True, although for Debbie to repair any relationships, she'll have to admit that she was wrong. Good luck with that.