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After an injury-filled premiere episode<\/a><\/strong>, it was lastly again to enterprise this week on Survivor<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all heard the outline of our conscience as having \u201can angel and a devil on both shoulders.\u201d Each whispering into your head as to what motion you need to take, from their distinctive and biased views. On Survivor,<\/strong> the satan often wins this argument, and it undoubtedly appeared to tonight for Carson<\/strong>, who finally sealed the destiny of his Day One ally, Helen<\/strong> when he determined to vote her off as a substitute of the \u201ceasy\u201d vote, Carolyn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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But the modifying was a bit murky, to say the least. Viewers had been made to consider that Helen<\/strong>, Carson<\/strong>, and Sarah<\/strong> have been a powerful, dominant Day One alliance. Sure, we by no means fairly know the place gamers stand till they vote at Tribal Council, however clearly what we have been proven via the primary two episodes doesn\u2019t appear to inform the complete story. Helen was not solely voted out and blindsided, nevertheless it wasn\u2019t simply Carson who did the deed. It was a unanimous vote (Sarah didn’t have a vote, however didn\u2019t appear alarmed by the vote\u2019s consequence). And not solely did Helen depart the sport (a lot, a lot too early for my liking!), however Carolyn<\/strong>\u2018s hidden Idol wasn\u2019t even flushed.<\/p>\n

What the heck was actually occurring with the Purple Tribe tonight?<\/p>\n

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Before the episode ended with that head-scratching Tribal Council, a lot of it handled these mysterious, intriguing birdcages discovered shut to every camp. We know that final week, Brandon<\/strong> publicly retrieved the Idol on the Orange camp\u2019s birdcage, and efficiently performed it to save lots of himself at Tribal and ship Maddy<\/strong> out of the sport. Kane<\/strong> was overlooked of that vote, and we noticed him unsuccessfully scrambling across the jungle, trying to see if the performed Idol had been put again in play, as is customary after an Idol is used (Kane got here up empty so far).<\/p>\n

This week, we noticed how the birdcage performed out on the different two tribes. At the Green Tribe, Danny<\/strong> confirmed us the way it must be accomplished: With stealth, warning, and a spotlight. He positioned the hidden key within the jungle, after which managed to unlock the cage and retrieve his Idol with out anybody suspecting something. Best of all, he was capable of change the bag within the birdcage precisely because it regarded earlier than, so nobody would discover that the Idol was the truth is not in there.<\/p>\n

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To distinction what Danny<\/strong> did, we had Carolyn<\/strong> over on the Purple Tribe. Oh, Carolyn. From actually the primary seconds of this season, the present established Carolyn\u2019s goofiness and her eccentric, unpredictable conduct. Is she destined to be a kind of \u201cfun and entertaining\u201d pre-merge characters that brighten up the sport in its early phases? Or is she a participant that may in some way handle to go the lengthy haul? I can let you know this: She\u2019s the kind of participant who if she does make the merge, may very well be very harmful. Only as a result of nobody will consider she will be able to win the sport (approach too early to inform this after all, however her aloofness would possibly make her a chief candidate to take to the top).<\/p>\n

RELATED: Survivor 44 Premiere Recap: Blood, Sweat, Tears, And Injuries<\/a><\/p>\n

Carolyn<\/strong> retrieved the Idol, solely to utterly overlook to \u201creset\u201d the scene of the crime. In a tense and humorous second in the course of the episode, she raced again to attempt to restage the birdcage earlier than her tribe returned to camp. She did, however did such a nasty job putting the bag again within the cage, that it was instantly apparent to everybody else that it had been tampered with. And that somebody had retrieved the Idol. Miraculously, nobody suspected that Carolyn was the perpetrator! This, even though she was the one one faraway from the remainder of the tribe.<\/p>\n

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This clearly doesn\u2019t converse to any \u201cgenius\u201d on the a part of Carolyn<\/strong>\u2018s gameplay, nevertheless it would possibly converse to the poor gameplay and observational abilities of the remainder of her tribe. They every had their theories as to who they thought might need taken the Idol, and whom they thought was appearing shady, however none of them guessed proper. None of them guessed Carolyn.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Meet The Cast Of Survivor 44, Premiering March 1st On CBS!<\/a><\/p>\n

Is that what led to Helen\u2019s <\/strong>demise? Did the others actually assume that she had the Idol? Were they trying not solely to blindside a really robust social and strategic participant but in addition to maybe flush out an Idol as properly? The modifying wasn\u2019t clear as to what the motivations have been in voting out Helen, so we\u2019re simply going to have to attend till subsequent week to search out out for certain.<\/p>\n

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Episode Take-Away: <\/strong>It was good to dive into the strategic a part of the sport, after going via the hazard zone that was the primary episode. All three camp Idols have now been discovered \u2013 one has been used \u2013 and the sport formally feels on.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m curious as to what is going to occur with Kane<\/strong> over on the Orange Tribe\u2026on the outs after the Maddy<\/strong> vote, and caught by Matthew <\/strong>clearly searching for an Idol. Kane will both be rapidly out of the sport the subsequent time they lose a problem, or he might find yourself being a lone wolf ought to he survive till the merge. An intriguing storyline to regulate.<\/p>\n

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Equally intriguing is the \u201cdork-mance\u201d romantic relationship that’s budding between Matt<\/strong> and Frannie<\/strong>. It\u2019s arduous to not root for them at this level, however when real love calls, it\u2019s virtually unimaginable to cover it away. This is VERY EARLY within the recreation to be focused as an influence duo, however we all know that love endures all issues. Could it endure one other 21 days of Survivor<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Last and definitely not least, there needs to be some storyline significance to the odd determination to have Claire<\/strong> sit out back-to-back challenges to start the sport. Now to be truthful, her tribe has not needed to go to Tribal Council, nevertheless it does appear unusual. Even extra related is that the present is together with this within the episode, which implies that it’ll turn into related to the sport sooner or later.<\/p>\n

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As you might remember, there’s a new, official Survivor Podcast! On Fire with Jeff Probst<\/em><\/a> is a must-listen-to companion piece that drops on the finish of every (East Coast) airing of Survivor. I extremely advocate it. I additionally take heed to it and will provide you with just a few of the highlights every week in case you don\u2019t have time to catch the brand new podcast episodes.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s version of On Fire<\/em> was all about Idols and Advantages, from the attitude of manufacturing. Key takeaways have been:<\/p>\n