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Hunter McKnight isn't the first player to hide in a tree on Survivor

In Survivor 46, episode 8, Hunter plays "Hide 'N Seek" with his fellow contestants, but he's not the first castaway to hide in a tree.
“Hide ‘N Seek” – In the aftermath of a blindside elimination, multiple castaways claim credit for their resume, stirring the pot among their fellow tribemates. In a classic SURVIVOR challenge, castaways must hold on for a shot at immunity from tribal council. Then, an innocent game of hide and seek becomes a revealing metaphor about every castaway’s SURVIVOR strategy, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, April 17 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and
“Hide ‘N Seek” – In the aftermath of a blindside elimination, multiple castaways claim credit for their resume, stirring the pot among their fellow tribemates. In a classic SURVIVOR challenge, castaways must hold on for a shot at immunity from tribal council. Then, an innocent game of hide and seek becomes a revealing metaphor about every castaway’s SURVIVOR strategy, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, April 17 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and

In theeighth episode ofSurvivor46, Hunter McKnight, one of the strongest players in the game, appears to make a bold move in "Hide 'N Seek." Based on the preview for the new episode, Hunter hides in a tree, leading to chaos at camp!

According to the episode synopsis, it's described as "an innocent game of hide and seek becomes a revealing metaphor about every castaway’sSurvivorstrategy."

So, it sure seems like Hunter's hiding is less about gameplay and more about playing a game with his fellow tribemates. Even so, he's not the first person to hide in a tree onSurvivor!

Tony Vlachos takes the spy shack to new heights in Winners at War

While Tony Vlachos andHunterweren't the first Survivors to climb trees, Tony was the first to create a "spy shack" and "spy bunker" inSurvivor: CagayanandSurvivor: Game Changers. It was a hilarious moment in the show that actually helped the two-time winner advance in the game.

You can watch the video of Tony explaining the spy shack inCagayan.

Then, inSurvivor: Winners at War,Tony took the spying to new heights! He created the spy nest, which was about 15 feet up a huge tree next to the water well.

When the castaways would come to get water, Tony would listen in on their conversations. Heclaimed that he heard several conversationsthat helped him win the game. While we didn't get to see those things happen in Winners at War, he did win the game, so I believe him!

As soon as the video of Hunter hiding in the trees and the other players calling out his name looking for him,Survivorfans all over the world had immediate flashbacks to Tony and his spy antics throughout the three seasons of Survivor he played. Hunter, who is a student of the game, definitely knew what he was doing and who he was channeling by climbing into the trees even if it wasn't for investigative purposes or intelligence-gathering operations.

We'll have to see how it all shakes out for Hunter. Will his antics come across the right way? Will everyone get flashbacks of Tony, too? To be determined! We didn't see that pop up in thesneak peeks at episode 8.

Survivor 46,episode 8, "Hide 'N Seek," airs on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

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