The Immunity Challenge was never actually a challenge, of course: the Heroes eviscerated the Villains 8-0 in the “Pillow Sumo” challenge, with a few competitive matches being largely overshadowed by some absolute destruction.
Her name is never raised as a threat, her name is never raised as a weakness, and while we can place some of that on the editors I think Courtney is in a fantastic position to do very well in this game based on her detachment from the “gameplay” at this early stage. Frankly, Courtney is my favourite player in this game right now: every time you look at her, whether during Tribal Council or during challenges or even as the tribe sits around camp, she is there sitting on the fringe, making snarky faces and just sort of remaining skeptical of the people around her. It started with the reaction from the Villains to Stephenie’s ouster: Parvati went with shock, which makes sense for Parvati, but Courtney sitting beside her just wrinkled her face. Yes, it’s disappointing that there has yet to be a legitimate surprise at Tribal Council, and that all this talk about previous relationships has resulted in absolutely zero strategic decisions based on those concerns, but there were so many enjoyable moments during that Immunity challenge that I was more than content. Strategically, the game is as predictable as it was for the past few weeks, but there was enough spontaneity on the fringe to keep things fun, which is frankly what All-Star seasons need to do in the earlygoing. However, while last week’s episode was dominated by James’ bullying on Stephenie, this week returned the season to where it was in the beginning: even if the game itself isn’t that interested, our pre-existing relationships with the people playing it make challenges more interesting, make humorous facial expressions more recognizable, and turn a potential mediocre game into something that feels more special than it actually is. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the competition. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs.
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