Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26714162-20171221055839/@comment-24830549-20171222010949

The twist... Eh, I don't hate it, per se, but it definitely feels contrary to the show's idea, in that there was no actual vote. I don't think the producers rigged for Ben, maybe that's just naive and overly optimistic, but I trust they wouldn't implement a permanent twist to protect one castaway. I know Jeff hates that people like Ben and David get voted out Day 38, but that's just the nature of the game. People don't want to go to the end with huge jury threats. It's a real shame Devon was the victim, as him and Mike were the saving graces of that final five.

I definitely think production pointed Ben in the right direction on all three of those idols, though. Like, seriously? "Walking back from reading my love letter for the second time! Sitting on the raft that I've walked around for the past 36 days!" I like Ben as a person, but as a player, I don't really respect the "needs three idols to survive" type gameplay.