Survivor 44: Episode 12 "I'm the Bandit" Gameplay Analysis

 "Can you burp in my mouth?"
-Carolyn Wiger



This was another really fun episode of Survivor.  We got good gameplay, bad gameplay, and some absolute insanity from Carolyn.  This episode also set up the potential conflict of the finale nicely and I'm very hyped to see how it plays out.  In the meantime, let's take a look at who played well and who sucked.


Who Played Well:

I think the Tika 3 would have been fine turning on each other this episode, but I also don't mind them voting out Jaime either.  It's a good enough move for them.  I especially loved Yam Yam's performance at Tribal Council.  I'm guessing he was hamming it up to make Jaime feel comfortable in case of an Idol.


Who Sucked:

While I don't mind that Carolyn voted out Jaime, I don't love that she revealed all of her tricks about the Idol and fake Idol.  Save that stuff for the Final Tribal Council.  She revealed too much and it nearly got her voted out.

Lauren did manage to win Immunity and save herself.  That's great, however she ended up being on the wrong side of the vote.  Taking out Carolyn would have been a great move for her, but she couldn't pull it off.  The most damning part of this is that we never saw her or Jaime working on trying to get Heidi on board.  That makes no sense to me.  Maybe there was an attempt off-screen, but we didn't see it and that's a huge oversight.

Finally, we have Heidi.  I don't know what the hell she is thinking.  She wants to go to the end with Yam Yam and Carolyn, which is a terrible idea.  She should be teaming up with Lauren and Jaime and trying to get Yam Yam to join them in taking out Carolyn or Carson.  Teaming up with Tika just guarantees her loss.  I think she has a zero percent chance of winning this game and to make matters worse, she wasted her Idol.

As for Jaime, she had the same problems as Lauren, but didn't win Immunity.  Not aligning with Heidi was probably her biggest mistake.


Verdict:

Best Player of the Episode goes to Yam Yam Arocho for taking out Jaime and for his impressive Tribal Council performance.

Worst Player of the Episode goes to Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt for teaming up with Tika and taking out Jaime instead of trying to get aligned with her and Lauren and for wasting her Hidden Immunity Idol.

I'm very curious to see how the Tika 3 storyline is going to play out.  I predict that Yam Yam goes out at 5, Carson loses at fire-making, and Carolyn wins the game.  And what an endgame that would be.  I can't wait to see if I'm right.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Argylle (2024) Review

Image
 "The human skull is shockingly brittle." -Aidan Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) is a very successful spy novelist.  She draws attention from the espionage community when plot points in her books come true.  When Elly is attacked on a train by a group of spies, she is rescued by another spy, Aidan (Sam Rockwell), who needs her help with his mission and to do that, she needs to write another chapter of her latest book. Spoilers Below.  Go ahead and read on because I don't recommend this movie, but either way, you've been warned. What Works: Argylle has a really fun premise that really works in the first half of the movie.  It's a fish-out-of-water, buddy-cop, spy movie, and it's a blast.  Watching Ellie predict where to go based on what the characters in her books would do is a lot of fun.  It's what the whole movie should have been. The opening sequence follows Agent Argylle (Henry Cavill) on another dangerous mission as he pursues the villainous LaGrang
Read more

Top 10 Movies of 2023

Image
2023 is finally over and it's time for me to put my Top 10 list together.  2023 was definitely a weaker year for movies.  There were definitely some great movies, but there were also plenty of disappointing and bad movies as well.  I still managed to put together a great Top 10 with a couple of worthy contenders that just missed the cut.  Let's take a look! #10. They Cloned Tyrone They Cloned Tyrone is a wild and fun sci-fi tale that takes place in the hood.  A drug dealer, a pimp, and a prostitute discover a cloning conspiracy and the results are intelligent and hilarious.  This is a really smart and funny movie with some amazing performances across the board.  This was a movie that kept me guessing the whole way through.  What an absolute blast. #9. Renfield I'm guessing Renfield will be the most controversial entry on my list as I feel like I'm the only person who liked this movie.  I love the old Universal monster movies and the fact that we get a direct sequel, whi
Read more

Madame Web (2024) Review

Image
 "When you take on the responsibility, great power will come." -Santiago Cassie Webb (Dakota Johnson), a New York paramedic, hits her head in an accident, which unlocks the ability to see glimpses of the future.  When she sees Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim) attempting to murder three teenage girls, Cassie intervenes to save them.  As Cassie learns to understand her power, she also discovers the connection between her, the girls, and Ezekiel. What Works: I think the core idea at the center of this movie is a good one and has the potential to be interesting.  Cassie's superpowers are kinda lame.  It's not like they're going to help in a combat situation.  Ezekiel is basically evil Spider-Man.  He has legitimate powers and is a massive threat.  That's an interesting conflict.  How does someone with lackluster superpowers take on a supervillain.  It's a fun idea that I would like to see tried again with greater success.  What Sucks: This movie was embarrassing to
Read more