Survivor producers hoped for a season with fake immunity idols running amok, but the players did not comply.
Producers had a vision forSurvivor 44.
The vision did not include hourglasses or monsters orRick Devens as a Fire Token Cafe shopkeeper.
Brandon Cottom on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
Instead, it involved fake idols.
Lots and lots of fake idols.
We’ll make ourownfake idols!"
Kane Fritzler and Carson Garrett on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
And that’s exactly what they did.
And then the game started.
Brandonsabotaged the first fake production idol by opening the birdcage in front of his entire tribe.
Carson Garrett and Frannie Marin on ‘Survivor 44’.CBS
DOH!Sarahgot voted out with the second fake production idol in her pocket.
The 10 seconds of her repeating “How do I still have my idol?”
(Thank God I am not in charge.)
Kane Fritzler on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
Alas, it will never happen, and that damn Knowledge is Power is to blame.
Annnnnnnnd Kane got voted out.
Combining their awesome powers is positively intoxicating.
But if you thinkI’mbummed, imagine how the producers must feel.
You know why they put their own fake idols into the game?
Because they wanted to see them “played.”
Now, not only did those fakes flame out, but Matthew’s planted forgery is also gone.
The woman is straight-up trolling me on social media at this point!
But I do feel we were robbed of some A+++ Jaime content with the ol' Ratu switcheroo plan.
Sit or play?
Starving will also do that.
That seems to be a relatively open window for a surprising result.
Franniemies
The entire relationship between Frannie and Danny is pretty fascinating.
Look at the three-week run we just had with these two.
The very next episode, Danny played his birdcage idol for Frannie.
Then, this week, they dueled to the death (not really) for immunity.
Well, Frannie woke up.
Danny scoffed at the plan, calling it “bad gameplay.”
Is it possible they were both kind of right?
But Danny was also right what was their other option at this point?
No way a Scout’s Honor would work on this one.
But that definitely could turn into a next episode problem that needs to be dealt with.
Big Daddy Kane
Kane was cut loose after Tika sided with Soka (again).
Kane seemed like a fun guy.
Yet here they still are.
Honestly, I would be shocked at this point if one of the Three Stooges didnotwin this season.
At least it has in the past.
Just a guess, and lord knows I have been wildly wrong about such matters before.
But things certainly seem to be trending that way.
The heaping helping ofSurvivorgoodies we have you.
Goodies like Probst talking aboutfuture juries possibly watching challenges.
Goodies like an exclusive deleted scene from this week’s episode ofCAROLYN LIGHTING HER PANTS ON FIRE!
Goodies like myexit interview with Kane.
And goodies like Jeff Probst responding to fan feedback on the show’s most controversial twists.
And no, I won’t be sitting out next week’s recap to get it.
