Let's Not Be Cute About It is the seventh episode of Survivor 44.
Story[]
Night 13[]
Day 14[]
The Va Va tribe shows up for the Immunity Challenge, where Jeff Probst announces a new twist. The tribe will be divided into two teams and compete in an endurance challenge. The last person standing from each team will win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall will win immunity and reward for their whole team. In addition, the winning team will abstain from the vote at Tribal Council. Given the odd number of remaining players, the person who draws the odd-colored rock will sit out of the challenge; however, that person can bet on the team they believe will produce the overall winner, and join that team on the reward or at Tribal Council. Carson draws the odd rock and chooses to bet on the orange team.
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Challenges[]
Reward/Immunity Challenge: Audio Slave
Divided into two teams of five, each castaway will stand on a narrow balance beam while holding up a boom pole over their head with a ball balancing on a disc at the end of the pole. At regular intervals, the castaways will step forward to a narrower part of the beam. If they fall off the beam or their ball drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing for each group wins immunity. In addition, the overall winner of the challenge wins reward and will exempt their whole tribe from the vote.
Additional Stipulation: The odd player out will choose one of the teams to root for at the challenge, and if that team wins, they would also win reward and immunity.
Reward: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and potato chips.
Winners: Orange Team (Carolyn Wiger, Danny Massa, Frannie Marin, Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, and Kane Fritzler) (since Carson Garrett guessed the winning team correctly, he also won reward and immunity) and Brandon Cottom (Purple Team)
Tribal Council[]
| Tribal Council 6: Va Va – Purple Team | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter (Heidi controlled Lauren's vote) |
 Matt (3 votes) |
   Brandon, Jaime, Yam Yam |
Yam Yam (2 votes) |
 Lauren, Matt |
VOTED OUT: Matt Blankinship | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Lauren was shown writing down Yam Yam's name. No voting confessionals were aired.
Final Words[]
Matt |
“ | I don't think that tribe split could've been any worse for me, but sometimes that's just how the cookie crumbles. Frannie, I feel like we developed an incredible relationship within the game and also outside the game, and I'm so very proud of you for winning and I don't want you to blame yourself for what happened. | ” |
Still in the Running[]
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Trivia[]
Secret Scenes[]
- (Untitled): An extended scene of the newly merged tribe picking a tribe name. Carson suggests "Asan" ("NASA" backwards), which he claimed was the Fijian word for "well-being", but the tribe agrees to use Yam Yam's proposal of "Va Va".[2]
- Skin in the Game: Kane is worried about his safety in the game with an upcoming challenge and so many unknowns.[3]
- Playing All My Cards: Matt is doing everything he can to not be the one voted out tonight at Tribal Council.[4]
Behind the Scenes[]
On Fire with Jeff Probst[]
- The Big Theme: Jeff Probst discusses the creative process of developing season themes, and reflects on past twists and themes like Redemption Island, David vs. Goliath, Edge of Extinction, and Fire Tokens. He also talks about his vision of the new era of the show after the conclusion of Survivor: Winners at War.[5]
Other[]
- This is the first time this season Matt is able to vote.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-4-12-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html
- ↑ https://ew.com/tv/survivor-44-merge-tribe-name-deleted-scene/
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/e0P3yVm1j1a_5Ag4Vrfv9ECr2axenR9F/
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/QqCEl4vIhM6hJxKDPJsvBj8vipmuI8_Z/
- ↑ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-theme/id1673596832?i=1000608702167
| Survivor 44 Episodes |
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| "I Can't Wait to See Jeff" · "Two Dorky Magnets" · "Sneaky Little Snake" · "I'm Felicia" · "The Third Turd" · "Survivor with a Capital S" · "Let's Not Be Cute About It" · "Don't Get Cocky, Kid" · "Under the Wing of a Dragon" · "Full Tilt Boogie" · "I'm Not Worthy" · "I'm the Bandit" · "Absolute Banger Season" · "Aftershow" |