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S35 Ep:13 "The Survivor Devil" (12/13)

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Nyoman_SB1:
I agree with others, too many idols and advantages this season, and the way idol played last episode  :groan:
Interesting that female cast this season are so strong. All individual immunity won by female (except 1 by Cole).
I still think Ben will win this season by his edit. He probably win the rest of immunity challenges

Marionete:
It makes sense what you said, Jimmer.
In that nothing unfair is being done to produce more idol plays. They're just made easier to find maybe.

But for me idols have become more stale than ever. When we used to have 2-3 idols a season, it was exciting to see who finds it, and the plays weren't as common, so they made great episodes.
Now I just long for the impact of social game. That used to be THE most important part of Survivor, but as seasons progressed and more and more of these twists were introduced, it's now becoming a game more reliant on finding secret powers than actually convincing the tribe to keep you.

Cirie is the perfect example of a legendary, amazing player who has never won immunity, never had an idol or any kind of power, and yet still always got through on her social game. I miss that, and I don't look forward to Survivor episodes to see a new advantage which allows #BigMovezzz, I watch for the characters and their ingenuine ways of adapting to stay in the game.

Does this make sense? :hug?:

Jimmer:
To me, I don't really mind one season with idols played a bunch and found frequently, as long as it does not become a huge trend season after season (which I guess it is becoming more common since S30 with the extra/steal votes and legacy advantages). I do love watching contestants trying to stay in the game by simply convincing others to not vote them out and Amazon and Pearl Islands showed that wonderfully. But I also like seeing how advantages/twists play out and more importantly the unique things players do with them, like Tony convincing people his special idol was playable at F4 and Tai blindsiding (I forget who) by not creating a super idol. As long as there is a nice mix from season to season, and they are not too excessive in any one season, I'm fine with that.

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