Survivor 49 - Premiered 9/24/25

Cafe Society
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Sorry to throw this up last minute, I’m a little hungover. Word of advice, don’t take a shot every time the word “Albanian” is said in the premiere.

Anyway, Survivor Season not quite 50 has begun. No real stand outs in the cast. Blue seems like the designated hot mess tribe, but we’ll see if they can bounce back.

Early prediction: Jake (the Australian Chippendale) will be a zero-vote finalist.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Two castaways from this season will be returning for Survivor 50 and their names have already leaked. DO NOT post that info in this thread as that presumably spoils how well they’ll do this season.

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One thing I noticed is that all the players seem genuinely likable. I didn’t notice anyone being a total ass, though Thor’s hide-a-shoe thing is kinda stupid. I think the person voted out would have provided some interesting TV later in the season.

3

Yep. This was an interesting episode. The people I was prepared to immediately hate weren’t too bad.

And that Puzzle/Ship Wheel? Holy frijoles that was interesting. I mean, if you LITERALLY see the guy running over to check your puzzle, break the darn thing up!

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Why would someone so physically unfit even go on this show? Come on, you have to know you’ll be an easy first out.

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I think he would have, but when he didn’t find the wheel he started to doubt where it was and wanted to be able to check. Advice for future castaways, if you have to dig for something, it’s always going to be deeper than you think.

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Well, because if you DO manage to make it to the merge, the script flips and you’re not going to be voted off for being a physical threat.

7

Exactly! Why he didn’t take a few key pieces with him is insane. He’ll, you could even use them to dig with, saving wear on your hands while denying your opponent vital info.

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I’ve taken an early dislike to Savannah, the “former reporter.” She strikes me as an entitled pretty girl who’s never actually had to work for anything in her life. I hope to see her get humbled a bit.

What surprised me most was how blindsided Nicole was. She was the obvious vote, even more so when people couldn’t keep their mouths shut at Tribal. Can’t believe she got lured into believing she was safe, after all her talk about being able to read people.

I’m disappointed she didn’t try something to turn the others against each other. It probably wouldn’t have worked, but I hate seeing players go down without a fight.

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Yes, me too.