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I agree with whoever said Aubry dropped the ball. When Tai asked if he should play his idol, she definitely should have said yes, just to get the idol out of the game.
Also, apparently they aren't going to hide another one. I'm kind of surprised with this whole super idol thing needing 2 idols.
And one final thought on idols, Tai keeps telling us how he's not going to get voted out with an idol in his pocket. It really feels like we're being set up for that to happen. Rob and Stephen talked about this on their podcast.
If Tai is only able to play the idol and the advantage up to five, then he should play one this week and the other the following week.
He definitely should. But will he? Also, we've seen the advantage twice before and both times the person that played it was voted out when they played it.
The advantage, at least this year, is not as great as some in the past. I think Tony had one where he could play an idol after the votes. Basically the super idol this year.
The advantage, at least this year, is not as great as some in the past. I think Tony had one where he could play an idol after the votes. Basically the super idol this year.
But 2 seasons ago, Dan had the same advantage, an extra vote. He was voted out at the same time he used it. Last season, Stephen had to ability to steal someone's vote, basically get an extra vote and remove someone else's vote. He got voted out when he used it. I guess I was more talking about the voting advantages, not advantages in challenges or an extra idol. Tony's super idol kind of ruined that season for me because it was impossible to vote him out and everyone was way too scared to try, for obvious reasons.
I'm not a fan of super idols, defined by me as any idol that lets you act after the fact. The immunity idols work, mostly, as a game enhancer because they must be played before the votes are read, but once Jeff reveals the first vote, it's too late. To me, there are two things they must never do:
Let anyone do anything to save him or herself after the vote reading begins.
Let anyone back into the game once booted.
Break either or both of those, and it cracks the foundation of the game.
I'm not a fan of super idols, defined by me as any idol that lets you act after the fact. The immunity idols work, mostly, as a game enhancer because they must be played before the votes are read, but once Jeff reveals the first vote, it's too late. To me, there are two things they must never do:
Let anyone do anything to save him or herself after the vote reading begins.
Let anyone back into the game once booted.
Break either or both of those, and it cracks the foundation of the game.
I agree. The biggest, sometimes only, complaint of Pearl Islands was the Outcast twist. And nobody liked the Redemption Island idea except Probst.
The Super Idol required at least two people to cooperate and work together--and to trust each other. Scot and Jason counted on this happening and got cocky about it. It had a big effect on how they played the game. Of course, it didn't work out for them. There's a big weakness in this idol that wasn't true for others in past seasons.
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