Matthew tries to push through the pain, but can push no more.
Matthew Grinstead-Mayle is alive.
Seriously, that dude should totally be dead.
Matthew Grinstead-Mayle on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
But it never happens.
I ask again: HOW IS HE NOT DEAD?!
That drone angle from above capturing all the action may be one of the most impactfulSurvivorshots ever.
Matthew Grinstead-Mayle on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
It’s honestly one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen on TV.
How often do you see something that scary happen to a real person on your TV screen?
This was no green screen.
The cast of ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
No post-production or VFX.
Which is what made it so disturbing to watch.
But it was serious enough.
The Ratu tribe on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
Serious enough to eventually take him out of the game.
Matthew tried to “dig deep” and push through the pain.
He competed in physical challenges.
The Tika tribe on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
He went into full hero mode on the snake maze.
But eventually, nine days after that scary fall, Matthew could dig deep no longer.
The pain was too excruciating.
And there was more to come.
Clearly, this was not that.
What was a little odd was the way we did not see Matthew’s exit on screen.
That’s super rare.
And the producers would want that as well for the show.
is the equivalent of aSurvivormoney shot.
For them not to have that shot and end the episode on it isveryout of character for the show.
That’s when we knew Matthew was a goner.
Did they not show us Matthew’s exit because they wanted to preserve the drama over on Tika?
And what the heck happened to his immunity idol?
Time will tell on all of that.
So these quick hits on the rest of episode 5 ofSurvivor 44will be quicker than normal.
(Famous last words.)
Soka To Me
Crawfish pizza.
Season 5 ofThe Simpsons.Any James Brown live album.
My wife and kids.
Which brings us to Jaime.
But it’s really hard not to like Jaime.
The problem was, Jaime had no idea to whom Matt was always crawling.
A Brodown Throwdown
Producers did something very interesting this week for the trip to Journey Island.
So this twist of no twist essentially forced players to look exceedingly guilty… for telling the truth!
But what turned out to be even better was watching the brotastic back-and-forth between Danny and Brandon.
Now, this could be a complete case of selective editing.
And let me be absolutely clear about something: If that is the case… Not in the least!
- The Yam Yam and Josh relationship is so weird.
Just a few problems.
2: Yam Yam recognized the beads on the phony baloney idol as being from the Tree Mail.
3: The idol started to literally fall apart in Yam Yam’s hands.
You know when other players are openly laughing about your terrible fake idol that you are in trouble.
If only Jason Siska had been on the tribe, Josh may have had a shot.
But did she have Yam Yam’s vote to do so?
But we can’t be sure.
And in trueSurvivorstyle, watch Josh now go from should-have-been-voted-out to million-dollar-winner-of-the-season.
Sometimes, one break is all you need.
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Okay, that’s it.
But, as always, I’ll be back next week with another scoop of the crispy!
