If you haven’t joined the Survivor 50 group chat over on ChatBCC, you definitely want to get on it before next week’s finale. It’s sure to be alive and charged as lots of players—past and present—have feelings about who will win this season.
And during episode 12, things were just as hyped as always with some players excited to start the penultimate episode while others were clear about who they’re not cheering on:
“Carolyn [Wiger] (8:02pm ET): Besides Joe, who do we not want winning???”
“Omar Zaheer (8:03pm ET): Indignant Cirie [Fields] confessionals never get old”
“[Rizo Velovic] (8:04pm ET): Jonathan’s move ”
And very early on in the episode, we got a revelation of one current player who’s turning to social media to showcase his feelings towards some of his fellow castaways from this season—as well as some who have been sharing a lot of comments throughout Survivor 50.
“Kelley Wentworth (8:07pm ET): Y’all. Joe [Hunter] blocked me this week. I ain’t never even said a bad thing but I guess I can be honest now in the final stretch”
“Savannah [Louie] (8:07pm ET): Join the club girl lol”
“Kelly Wentworth (8:12pm ET): In other news, I followed [Rick Devens] back this week. Lost one, gained another”
And speaking of Devens, he finally joined the ChatBCC group after a little friendly pressure from Christian Hubicki and had some good insight into the top half of the episode, especially when it came to his idol hunting and other past players’ thoughts on being babysat during idol hunts.
“Sophi Balerdi (8:09pm ET): I hate when ppl bodyguard others when looking for idols”
“Savannah [Louie] (8:09pm ET): Wait I loveeee it”
“Sam Phalen (8:10pm ET): If you’re NOT doing this, wyd??”
“Rick Devens (8:10pm ET): For the record [Jonathan Young] and I had a lot of fun chatting while he followed me and I searched for the idol. And I think he was doing exactly what he should be doing.”
And things got heated and opinionated as soon as the first challenge of the episode started up. I guess something about watching a Survivor challenges brings out the former players’ competitive side and gets them to share their true feelings about the show—for better or worse.
“Sophi Balerdi (8:14pm ET): The more I look at this final 7, the more amazed I am at this final 7”
“Brandon Donlon (8:17pm ET): Joe gets to only spell UNITY because it represents everything he stands for”
“[Rizo Velovic] (8:19pm ET): This is not AI - I’m actually doing well in a immunity challenge”
“Sam Phalen (8:28pm ET): [Tiffany Ervin] is at her best when she’s dogging someone back at camp”
“Owen Knight (8:29pm ET): PETTY SURVIVOR IS BACK”
“Stephenie Berger (8:42pm ET): Oh so now it’s ok to look at the stars”
But after Devens’s early episode elimination, it was nothing but love as players and fans flooded the chat with appreciation for him, his game, and his heart.
“Omar Zaheer (8:44pm ET): Devens has really brought it this season and brought that same energy but also something new and I love that”
“Savannah [Louie] (8:45pm ET): RICK WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!”
“[Rizo Velovic] (8:45pm ET): I LOVE RICK DEVENS”
“Cedrek McFadden (8:45pm ET): Respect to [Rick Devens]. Thank you for making great TV for and everything you brought to this game.”
“Teeny [Chirichillo] (8:46pm ET): The gay bar is more upset than anyone would’ve anticipated going into this season. That is beautiful.”
But the biggest upset of the episode came when it was clear the second challenge was everyone vs. Tiffany. With the goal of blindsiding her later that night, Aubry Bracco, Rizo, Joe, and Jonathan all turned to each other trying to use a collective mindset to solve the puzzle before Tiffany. And the chat was very confused, annoyed, and a little joyous to say the least.
“Sam Phalen (8:58pm ET): WHY ARE THE ALL HELPING EACH OTHER”
“Carolyn [Wiger] (8:58pm ET): I understand Joe asking Jonathan But like The others Girl”
“Savannah [Louie] (8:59pm ET): I’m dying. Joe and Jonathan are never getting this”
“Maryanne Oketch (9:06pm ET): If I had a nickel for every time Jonathan teamed up with other people to beat a woman at a challenge and still lost to said woman, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.”
And while everyone celebrated Tiffany’s big win, it immediately dawned on them that the beloved Cirie was likely the next target. And they were upset from the moment players arrived to Tribal Council all the way through Cirie’s torch getting snuffed. The biggest complaint being that the show left Cirie out of the finale.
“Omar Zaheer (9:26pm ET): They should have aired this in the finale right?”
“Savannah [Louie] (9:26pm ET): Jury did not look happy”
“Brandon Donlon (9:26pm ET): Cirie is probably the only person that Jeff [Probst] has let say ‘the tribe has spoken’ 2x. Fun fact”
The next morning, however, the biggest news of all came screaming into the chat. Something no one was prepared for, but everyone had a little fun with.
“Tiffany Ervin (11:20am ET): Just joined the ‘Joe Blocked Me’ Club”
“Kelley Wentworth (11:29am ET): I’ll Venmo $20 to the person who correctly guesses joes next block”
So now as we enter the finale week, as much as fans are saddened that Devens and Cirie are no longer in the running, fans are even more so wondering what’s going on with Joe. Why’s he blocking everyone? And will Jeff—or one of our blocked castaways—call him out on it next week during the live finale?
We’ll be tuning in next Wednesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+ to see how Survivor 50 wraps up (and who takes home $2 million and the title of Sole Survivor).
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