# Survivor 44 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [March 2, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592 "2023-03-02T15:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/101 "2023-05-04T20:24:29Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > Good for Carson for winning a competition! Didn’t think that would ever happen. As soon as I saw that puzzle I said, “Carson’s gonna win.” The best thing about this episode was Jamie telling the absolute truth about Kane leaving with her idol, and nobody believing her. Now everyone thinks she has an idol; she doesn’t; and the one she did have was fake anyway! I didn’t want to see Frannie go either, but at least she and Matt can get down to business at Ponderosa now! ---
**Author:** ![HammerJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@HammerJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HammerJoe)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/102 "2023-05-05T01:06:42Z")
Carolyn is going to be furious for being left out again… Its time she does something. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/103 "2023-05-05T01:53:49Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > Honestly - I fast-forwarded over the whole letters from home thing. I don’t go for the schmaltz. I skip a bit on these, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/104 "2023-05-05T03:49:50Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > One thing that’s nice is there hasn’t been a lot of male misogyny/paranoia on display this season. There sure has been and it’s been headed by douchebro Danny. His misogynistic ass can’t be booted soon enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/105 "2023-05-05T04:20:59Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > I fast-forwarded over the whole letters from home thing. I don’t go for the schmaltz. Yep. And it’s only been like something like three weeks away from home. Hell, when my wife is away I only start to notice at the three week mark. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/106 "2023-05-05T04:22:22Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I didn’t want to see Frannie go either, but at least she and Matt can get down to business at Ponderosa now! Apparently Matt doesn’t have a razor at Ponderosa. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/107 "2023-05-07T14:04:40Z")
If that is an innuendo, I choose not to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/108 "2023-05-07T14:33:55Z")
No, it’s just that most jury members tend to clean up at Ponderosa. Maybe that beard-thing on his face is his normal look. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/109 "2023-05-07T16:19:13Z")
I was just kidding. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/110 "2023-05-07T19:22:31Z")
No videos from Ponderosa this season? When did that stop? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/111 "2023-05-09T18:50:47Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > Honestly - I fast-forwarded over the whole letters from home thing. I don’t go for the schmaltz. Yeah, is this Survivor or Queen for a Day? > [@HammerJoe](#): > > Carolyn is going to be furious for being left out again… Its time she does something. She is a blabbermouth, no one trusts her not to blab the plans. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/112 "2023-05-09T20:40:50Z")
Well, she has never blabbed about her idol, which still nobody suspects her of having. Not even her closest allies. Kudos to her for that. Carson, OTOH, is a notorious blabbermouth. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/113 "2023-05-11T00:02:06Z")
Survivor 45 to air in the fall as 90 minute episodes all season long. > **['Survivor' and 'Amazing Race' moving to 90-minute episodes this fall](https://ew.com/tv/survivor-amazing-race-90-minutes-cbs-fall-2023/)** > > 'Survivor' and 'The Amazing Race' are getting supersized this fall. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/114 "2023-05-11T18:28:45Z")
> [@HammerJoe](#): > > Carolyn is going to be furious for being left out again… Its time she does something. And she did. ETA: If she had more social awareness, she would be a serious threat to win. I loved that moment when Danny was telling her “the plan” and without missing a beat she replied, "“Is that the real plan or the fake plan”. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/115 "2023-05-11T19:09:44Z")
FYI, Remember Omar from Survivor 42? He finished sixth after Maryanne blindsided him. His sister was a contestant on Jeopardy! on Monday. she did well, had a chance going into FJ, bet it all but got the clue wrong. Loved last night’s episode. All the “obvious” physical threats are now gone. I hope one of the few immunity challenges is a really physical one. Like one that involves a race that goes up and done a few flights of stairs. Not sure who would be the favorite would be in that case. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/116 "2023-05-11T22:05:28Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > Survivor 45 to air in the fall as 90 minute episodes all season long. Awesome. I haven’t seen Amazing Race in about 20 years(I’m getting old), but glad about Survivor. Not to sidetrack us, but did Amazing Race every fix its “force everyone to tie up all the time” problem? They always made sure to force contestants to go to places that are closed at certain times and it would tie everyone up. ---
**Author:** ![HammerJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@HammerJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HammerJoe)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/117 "2023-05-11T23:33:47Z")
Its something that has to be done otherwise there would be too much of gap between the teams that no editing in the producer room could fix. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/118 "2023-05-12T00:16:06Z")
Did Carolyn’s idol do anything? I think Carson got 2 votes and Danny 3, right? Danny was straight voted out, no idol shenanigans needed. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/119 "2023-05-12T00:32:44Z")
Correct, but I don’t blame her for playing the idol anyway. I was kind of surprised Jamie and Lauren voted her way. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592/120 "2023-05-12T04:05:56Z")
It would be utterly weird if we ended up with a final 3 of Lauren, Heidi, and Jaime, wouldn’t it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-44/980592.md?page=7)