Rewatching E6

[Cruise meerkat Youssy]

Apr 24, 2020 17:13:37 GMT -5 runesandribbons said:

Exactly! I probably couldn't tell you one thing about most of the contestants. And there were plot threads that were brought up, but never expanded upon like Caleb's dad. And Jonathan's portrayal on the show did him absolutely no favors with his partnership with Hannah, but several of the other kids also mention he's a pretty great guy, but there's like absolutely no content that really shows that. Fiji really focuses on the staged confessionals (where they sit them down in a certain location in front of an actual camera) as opposed to the actual confessional booth (that at least looked like the kids videotaped themselves), which was really unfortunate because the booth really helps to show each kid's personality and gave us some really iconic lines like Daniela's "who's in charge now?" from E4 or Sarah's "I won... the thingy!" and so many of Monroe's iconic quotes from E3. I think it was a missed opportunity on the editors part for this.

I wonder if the shortened filming schedule had anything to with how choppy the editing seems compared to other seasons. According to the wiki, Fiji was filmed in only 12 days, whereas High Sierras and Catalina were tied for the next shortest schedule at 17 days, a full 5 days longer than Fiji (in contrast to Fiji, Hawaii was filmed in 21 days, Tehachapi in 20, and Mexico in 18). Also, since they're minors, they can only film for so long in a day, so maybe since they were so crunched for time, they weren't able to get much footage of camp life since so much of their filming time was devoted to filming missions. That's just a theory, though.

Woah, you learn something new every day!! I had no idea the filming dates were put on the Wiki. I wonder who found those out? Only 12 days is crazy... that's like Moolah Beach! I felt like the players on MB didn't even really get to know each other very well since they were there for such a short amount of time, which now makes sense why Fiji also has that vibe.

[chrisl123]

I have to say that E6 has to go down as the worst season of all time, anyone else feel this way? I definitely agree with everything you guys just said above. Every episode was a twist or a gimmick trying to be shocking. Keep in mind around this time, Survivor/Big Brother were introducing major twists into their games and I assume that this had influence on Endurance. This cast is also probably the least memorable as were all of the challenges. On my re-watch, I only could remember maybe 2 or 3 challenges they did before I started. The 12 day thing may have to do with the fact of how expensive it was to have people staying there and the permit costs which is why I assume they started with only 16 players. The season had little dynamics to it and the eventual winner (although nice/positive) had little to no airtime and were harder to root for. Blue team was also the first and only team in Endurance history to go into the final Temple of Fate with less pieces and win. I think this season is what killed Endurance for sure, I'd hope to find out exactly from JD what did cause it to go off air but this is definitely my guess.

[neonhusky1011]

I have many thoughts but E6 that still are circulating my head to this day:

-Why didn't they do the finale temple game AT TEMPLE, it always seemed strange to me, like sure the jungle setup cute and all, but it would've been cooler to see it up at temple, since that temple was on the best temples, if not tied with E3's temple.

-Which ep. did the "RUN HANNAH" come from, cause we heard it in sand bar relay, but also in island hopping. I always found it funny how they cut the camera away from johnathan when it was said.

-Why didn't we get to see more of the island life, I read this thread, and i saw that i was not the only whole thought the whole exprience felt rushed. If we got to see more island life, than maybe some of the storylines would make more sense, like the fact Lauren said "Kyle was a big influence on my decsion, but like why tho.

- Honestly the fade outs when a team got eliminated this season we're not the best, even if was one of the better temples, the only that i actually liked was the yellow team fade out. Maybe it was because that the temples never shot at night with fiji, and even it did seem a little off, it makes sense that they didn't film it at night, because route to temple seemed very hard, so doing it at night is not the best idea.

-Why did they do the little slideshow after every. single. mission, it was fine at first but then it was like why tho?

-I hated the samahadi design this season, and I don't why. maybe it's because in earlier seasons, when they smashed it open, it felt way more satisfying, but in E6 (and E5), It felt so anti-climatic.

[multiyapples]

My opinion is that this season is the worst season no fault to the kids. Will they controlled how the game played I think its the location,, film schedule and editing. Fiji to me seems like it should've been an Endurance prize and not where a season was located. That's the first and biggest mistake that was made. The editing didn't make the storylines minor and major throughout the season seem natural like it did in previous seasons. In fairness to the editors having 12 days of footage is a whole lot less then having 17-21 days of footage to go through. Okay so this is where my Media Production major in college and understanding of it comes in. It is extremely hard for someone to go through the amount of footage they have and decide what the best shot is for each scene in any episode. Really only the producers and directors depending on whose in charge knows what the best shot is for each scene, though they will usually let the editor know once they have seen the footage.

[runesandribbons]

I can't remember where I saw it, but I remember reading that the production kind of knew that Fiji was probably the last Endurance season, so I figure that's one reason why they went all out on location. But I agree that they probably should have chosen a different location and I'm sure there's so many different places that could have given them the same vibe they were going for, but cheaper. For me personally, I'd rather have the extra production time to have better gameplay and more to work with storyline-wise than a pretty backdrop.

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It was never officially confirmed but you're right about E6 being the last.

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At least that's the accepted theory.

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My turn (though I'm not looking forward to this--the end is near!)

End of the Rope:

--"the most sacred of all the islands" So why would they be allowed to film a game show on its premises? It feels incongruous.
----Also, I've delved into the archives to find Monroe and Taylor's (e5; I was x years old when I found out) blogs for this season, and even they envied the location.
--Cruise meerkat Youssy once wrote that Will reminded him of a low-budget Isaac; I'm keen to agree on the "bootleg Isaac" moniker.
--Cinnamon: "I'm me; it's their problem if they don't like it."
--You know you're an endurance fan when you know who Jonathan Young was before he was cool.
--Lauren: "I think I'll be hanging out with the guys more, but I do think it might start some catty problems with the girls." It took three seasons for some of the girls to know that? Hehe. Though honestly, were there less guy-girl friendships in the last three seasons than in the first three? (That said, we had Isaac/Amelia and Cealey/Dakota dating for a little while).
----Interesting choice for the cameraman to zoom out towards Briana...interesting indeed.
--I wonder what the crew was going for with the new editing techniques.
--Does the production crew carve new pieces every season?
--Someone didn't get the memo about the team switch when J.D. referred to e5.
--J.D. "Maybe the most spectacular huts we've ever had." Not when the treehouses existed...
--Also, it looks like they constructed a new Temple of Fate every year. I need those cauldrons (containing the elements) in my life!
--Andres: "No one can take my bed!"
--Cinnamon makes a grave error with asking who would you want as a partner. Partially because of what happened next, and it also comes as arrogant?
--Cinnamon: "My strategy is to win a bunch of missions and make friends. Alliances aren't really my thing." I hope you like getting targeted for Temple...
--Is there a reason why the casting skewed older this year (though there was only one 13 year old in e5, and one 12 year old in Tehachapi)? Had endurance continued would we eventually see a 15-18 year old age range?
--We don't get Cinnamon talking of her hobbies in this scene, however.
--Briana: "I want to wake up and see this tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day." *insert Spongebob meme here*
--Becca has that similar fear Taylor had in the partner selection. kwdrewfan you could make a good gif of both not wanting to go home.
--Connor: "The water is so pretty but I don't want to go in it!"
--Connor: "I love you rope!"
--"Alright guys you can let go now--I won't hold it against you." Haha.
--"I feel like I'm about to throw up." Connor taking Franke's place as the quote machine!
--Andres and MJ hardly got any screentime.
--Cinnamon: "Hold on for dear life girls!"
--"I love pain!" Delusion sometimes helps, just ask Erika!
--Oh sweet Becca...
--"Let's make it 'til the morning!"
--Cinnamon: "I just wanted to prove to myself that some of these things aren't as hard as they looked, but I guess I was wrong." 
----I just rewatched the season with the most heartbreaking elimination, so I wouldn't say Cinnamon slipping was the most brutal. That said, it's sad because she was very confident in her abilities and looked to be an interesting competitor. Depending on the partner she had, she could either do surprisingly well (the top three) or get kicked out early.
--The RTS was interesting this time, just to see how long everyone held on! Contrast that especially to Pipedreams from Hawaii--and even then, there was the rain involved.

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Memory Race:
--Unless it's about the color gray (which is not here this season), choosing a color really doesn't seem to matter here.
--J.D. "I've seen many people act up when they don't get the partner they want, and instead of trying to work things out, they're on the next boat out." *instant Willa confessing flashbacks*
--Connor: "..and we could all just talk at the same time." Not sure if it's the wording, but something seems a bit off with this idea.
--Briana: "I don't know." Not helping...
--Thank you Caleb for trying to stick up to Kyle!
--Briana: "I want a partner who I know, and whom I could be friends with and stuff." Well, Kyle's right there, so why not talk to him?
----I'm getting some serious "I really don't want Garret" vibes from Briana.
--"That's the way the game goes!"
--And even Kyle noted how they weren't a very good match.
--Not Connor shading Briana about how she doesn't talk to Kyle, haha.
--That music cue came a bit too early here...
--Imagine what would've happened had Kyle won, haha.
--I would've preferred it had both players got another chance when it came down to only two.
--"It's an automatic win for you, and your silly hat." Haha.
--This is an actually good partner challenge! I like the focus on brainpower rather than strength (or being able to catch a higher-numbered ball). The closest thing to a knowledge-based partner mission is "Wash Out" from e2.
--Caleb: "When people say they're going to do something, they're lying, and that's why nothing can get messed up."
--Will and Leslie remind me of that power couple in high school, haha.
--When J.D. told Hannah and Jonathan they could choose between red, yellow, and blue, I immediately thought back to e1.
--Interesting that Blue wasn't a high choice for the High Sierras and Fiji kids; nobody could beat out Aaron and Jonna, haha.
--Jordyn and Ben haven't gotten that much screentime yet!
--We really were robbed of that twist, were we?
--Red's promotional photo just foretells what their story arc is going to be.
--I don't know what Hannah did either.
--Who spread the rumor about Briana getting mad at Hannah? Because from the comments during this episode, it was "everybody vs. Briana".
----We also didn't get much about Kyle (other than him duking it out against Connor); whom did he want for a partner?
--I am once again asking Briana to talk to Kyle! Despite her ending up in a sad situation, I don't feel that much sympathy for her.
--What are you trying to imply Briana? Don't expect a team switch to occur anytime soon; last season's was already too much!
--Hannah-Briana so far has less context about it than Annie-Calley.
--"Only time will tell." J.D. should've mentioned the other girl named Bryanah on this show, haha.
--"safely call" endurance champs? What does J.D. imply with that?
--At this rate, had endurance ran on for longer, would we eventually get Bali and Komodo for a grand prize?
--J.D. (to Green): "Friendship is the one thing that could carry you all the way to the end of this game." Not slick at all...not slick at all...

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Mana Kisi:
--Connor almost exposed the alliance before it even began.
--Leslie: "I'm not here to lie to people."
--It's good that Kyle is trying to get into the social game--too bad people are already planning to target them ASAP. At the same time, I have a soft spot for these people.
--Alliances are interesting on this show. Some people mentioned how endurance almost functioned like a popularity contest (mostly on e3 and e5, less so on other seasons), in that the strong pick out the weak. Somewhat averted in e2 (where it's pro-Brown vs. anti-Brown), Tehachapi, and here. For the latter, it's Orange-Green, everyone else, and Yellow.
--Press x to doubt Leslie's response.
----Then again, she's not wrong...that's why Gray and Blue were targeted in Tehachapi!
--Sand Bar Relay reminds me of the Pacer test, to see how much endurance you have. However, unlike the Pacer, at least there's a reason to keep on going.
----Also, who designed this challenge? And is the effort given worth its value in Mana me Lavo?
--*clock melting montage*
--We need actual time cards for this challenge.
--Not Hannah wearing Yellow shorts here...
--"Run, Hannah!"
--Good job bootleg Will! Isn't that what running marathons is all about? Being able to maintain a steady pace?
--"Go fast!" She's trying, Jennifer...
--There are two types of people in the world...
--Kind of agree with kwdrewfan here, in terms of the advantage.
--I kind of understand Jonathan here. As long as he is not insulting Hannah, I could see why he's pushing her like that. Though that would make me call him "coach", haha.
--"the voodoo box". I'm not sure if voodoo ever found its way to Fiji...
--Leslie: "I hate lying, but this is fine."
--Will: "That's what it actually is."
--I wonder why the cast didn't probe on this any further. Do they fear if they did, they would be under Green's ire?  Also, it's kind of early and people don't want to step on any toes.
--Perfect timing, J.D.

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Blind Faith:
--"You get a twist, you get a twist, everyone gets a twist!"
--Kyle: "How about Yellow, cause everyone hates us?" Good idea.
--Caleb: "Pain feels good."
--Is Will giving Blue a backhanded compliment? I mean, Blue started strong but faltered as the mission wore on.
--That was the most random advantage thus far. The fact we're on a shorter time scale doesn't help things either in terms of the plot.
--In addition, we don't see anybody trying to make their case or objecting to it. Why is that, really?
--Connor: "I don't think [the advantage] makes Blue the target anymore." Since when?
--Jackie: "When you give somebody the Samadhi, you're bound to make enemies."
--Red as that third wheel again!
--Caleb must have a seriously good sense of hearing with how he's moving!
--That said, Blind Faith feels like a bootleg version of On the Ropes--they run on the same concept, but one does it better.
--Where in this configuration is Yellow strong? Despite the fallout on the partner selection, Yellow still haven't found a way to work together--have you seen how many times Briana called Kyle because of the wrong-colored square?
--Caleb: "I just want to get the Red Team out before we get into a real competition."
--Kyle: "I'm not too worried about getting the Samadhi..."
--Take a drink every time J.D. introduces a new twist this season.
--And he doesn't even go over the game--he's more interested into the decision.
--Connor: "Why, J.D. why?!" Mood.
--Connor: "Maybe we should just volunteer for the Samadhi." Good thing you came up with that idea before a team imploded.
--Caleb: "You love to see us come back."
--Jackie was way too relieved to not go up to Temple.
--It's such a sham--to win the Temple Mission and still go, where's the sense in that?
--I hope whomever edited this season or decided on these twists got fired afterwards.

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Box Launch:
--Briana: "At least the Samadhi would give us a chance..."
--"You guys are a strong team!" Like, for example?
--And when did Kyle come into this? He was just trying to observe the game and get along with everybody.
--Caleb: "Like this is paradise! You don't want to take it away from someone..."
--What would've the Samadhi have been had Orange given it out instead? Maybe there would already be one coconut there or only three coconuts are needed to knock a team out.
--The camera breaking has to be a highlight from this season.
--Jordyn: "Run Ben run!" Hehe.
--Blue must be good in the social politics to hardly have any teams target them. And that contrasts with how they struggle to get any coconuts in the other teams' chutes.
--Box Launch is actually one of the better missions this season!
--"Because I thought Hannah was good friends with us." That's what she said.
--Sorry doesn't sweeten my tea!
--I could understand the logistics of not having a Temple at night here (especially with such a hike), but it doesn't feel the same here.
--i wonder if anybody developed any new Temple strategies in the meantime.
--Briana looks like she's about to break.
--I thought that track was exclusive to e5's final elimination (it has a horrible way to make things even sadder now)! Plus, this is the third time where the standard "elimination track" used at Temple is not used (first time is Knotted Up for Gray, second time is All Tied Up for Blue). What were the editors trying to communicate with the change in music?
--J.D. doesn't even acknowledge Yellow in their efforts or lack thereof.
--A bit of a spoiler for the "Rank over time" thread, but I had a soft spot for Yellow because they had that mis-matched vibe not unlike with Monroe and Bryanah in the beginning of e3, or closer to Lana and Trevor from e1. Both had interesting personalities; Kyle is a cool guy with a thoughtful personality, whereas Briana seemed a bit misunderstood. Sure, she should've done better to work with Kyle after the partner selection, but she didn't stir up anything afterwards and we really didn't get a feel of what Yellow could've become. We were robbed of actual character development here!
--You know this season was going to fall apart when the editors couldn't even get the vanishing effect right at Temple. Instead of paying for the landscape of Fiji, why not just have this season in Florida and have better editing?

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Alliances Uncovered:
--"Orange and Green's secret alliance remains strong." Tell us something we don't know.
--J.D.: "It's a surprise to see you happy Caleb; it's rare, you know?"
--"Maybe one of the most emotional temples I've seen." Did their Temple of Fate take place during a storm? No? Then it wasn't. (That said, it was interesting to see the range of emotions displayed in Box Launch. I felt like the Temples in Cherry Picker, Squaring Off, and Circle of Trust are more emotional, amongst others. What do you think?)
--Too little, too late Caleb...
--"Caleb, you can stop crying now!" One of my favorite moments from a letter ever.
--"Red Team, you guys are the strongest team, but be careful--because anybody could turn against you." They knew...
--"Who would like to send another team home today?" That threw me off.
--Lauren: "I didn't earn [the Perseverance piece], and I want to earn the pieces I have, not just have them given to me." I appreciate the sentiment, but it might make it harder should she make it to the finale.
--Someone described an "anti-Samadhi" then. Like Blue's 30-second advantage in All Tied Up.
--That Orange-Green alliance is too prominent in this case. That said, while they seem malicious, they do have a game-plan.
----Do they have any similarities between them and Green/Purple in Tehachapi, other than having a 15-year old boy from the Portland area?
--Jackie: "I want power." The way she says it is quite satisfying.
--"And then there were five!" Don't lie to yourself, J.D--there were supposed to be more teams.
--Fish Food was an okay mission, I guess. Though it does feel a bit simplistic at the beginning.
--Blue came in third here.
--You're already caught up Leslie.
--Caleb: "I just wanted my dad to be proud." Interesting that he mentions that here--and apparently doesn't do that again?
--Lauren: "You should be just as happy for Green to win..." except you didn't get another piece.
--Is it better to be an alliance? Interesting commentary from Connor, but you're also wondering if you don't have an alliance. You'd better do good in the mission part or else that alliance would turn upon you. And you'd also have to navigate your way through the social politics of them all, like e2 Purple or e4 Red did.
--This is the first reasonable amount of screentime Blue gets the entire episode.
--J.D. with the pertinent questions, haha.
--Jackie: "Wouldn't it be smarter to get rid of a stronger team?" Thank you--some of the teams across all six seasons don't usually go for that advice.
--Lauren: "Not because we're in an alliance..." *flashback shows to the beginning of the Orange Green alliance* Wow...
--Lauren: "It's basically the Orange Team's business what goes on behind the challenges, and no one elses." Not sure what to take of that.
--Connor: "I hate you Samadhi!"
--Did they make it hard to break just in case we got Michelle to throw it again?
--"I hate you Leslie--I hate you!" Too bad we never got that villain arc from Jackie.

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Weight an Hour:
--Connor: "[Blue] has to win." Giving up already?
--Jackie: "I think we were a little too nice in the beginning; it's time to get nasty."
--I'm not sure whose side I'd take in "talking about the Samadhi." Jackie should've just calmed down for a bit, but Hannah has quite the abrasive attitude when it comes to this.
--This has to be one of the rare mentions of karma on e6.
--"Release the beast!"
--"Hannah, run away!" Go fast!
--Another editing team failure: they labeled Weight an Hour as an endurance mission rather than a Temple Mission.
--That's a pretty shell Purple's got there.
--"It's the Green and Orange challenge as usual!" Who was responsible for casting this season?
--Purple throwing things at Blue has to be one of my favorite moments this season. I don't know why.
--And Weight an Hour is one of the better missions of this season. Having to choose which items to put in is actually quite clever!
--Fiji is so unsatisfying in terms of stories. It's Green, Orange, and then everyone else; Red was the only other team to win a mission at this point. It feels like e1 (in terms of the dominant alliance running everything), except with e1 we get a better sense of the underdogs and how they manage to navigate through the situation.
--Sheesh, Orange...
--J.D (to Lauren): "Come on in, troublemaker."
--"Wow, big surprise there." Took it out of our heads.
--I don't like this editing trick in terms of having the commercial break as soon as the teams arrive at Temple.
--Jordyn: "I'm going to punch you if it's wrong." Haha.
--Jackie and Connor running up to Blue before leaving <3
--"You guys have to win, okay?"
--I don't think we even got that much emotion with Green and Yellow in Hawaii.
--For a potential underdog arc, the Blue Team is getting little screentime. We'd like to root for them, but how can we be sure? (And how did we push Ben and Jordyn so far in the rankdown?)

Here's my team rankings through the end of this episode (through really, even the best team here would only be my fourth favorite team in seasons 1-5):
1. Purple: Torn between them and my second place, but realistically, they had a bit more potential for them had they stayed. Connor was definitely the main personality of the season up to this point, and Jackie had her moments too (albeit with a bit more edge). I wished they could've proven themselves in challenges.
2. Yellow: Another team I would've loved to see blossom. With this rewatch, I grew to appreciate Kyle and his approach to the game; he's a bit better with the social aspect than with the challenges, however. Briana didn't turn up that bad post-partner selection, though the drama seemed to hang over her like a cloud. It would've been nice to see them overcome their initial misgivings, though it would've been very hard.
3. Green: Will and Leslie are like Isaac and Jeszie if you stripped away all of their personality and added an additional heaping of maliciousness. That said, they know their way around the game in missions and strategy, and they deserve kudos for that!
4. Blue: They're nice...I guess? Ben and Jordyn seem like the humble heroes of their season, but it seems like their social game (laying on the down-low) is a lot stronger than how they perform in missions.
5. Red: For all his "motivational tactics", Jonathan doesn't seem too bad here. Hannah, on the other hand, has a pretty bad tendency to run her mouth; it hasn't led her to hot water yet, but it doesn't look quite good (especially with Briana). How will their arc evolve in the second half of the season? (kwdrewfan will probably disagree with me)
6. Orange: Something rubs me the wrong way with this team. Caleb is cool, but Lauren seems quite complacent in the game. For how bland she is as a personality, she has quite a bit of a villainous streak inside of her. Green never carried them, but they left a really bad taste in my mouth as the dogs. (And this just proves I haven't liked an Orange Team at all since e2; I wonder why...)

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Island Hopping:
--Red, Green, and Blue have made it to the final four for the last three seasons. That's wild.
--Jackie and Connor had us in the first half, not gonna lie. What an awesome bait and switch.
--Ben: "It feels good getting all of these pieces, but I kind of want to win one for myself." It echoes similar sentiments to Lauren, and reminds me that the winners of seasons 4-6 got that far thanks to their social game.
--Caleb: "If you give Blue the Samadhi, then it doesn't make sense because they're going to lose anyways." Something about that makes me laugh.
--carsonvega: You wrote an interesting analysis about Island Hopping! I'm even more surprised about the historical context of the term--too bad that didn't make it into the history lesson portion of this mission.
--Take a drink every time Jonathan goes "run run run!"
--So many close calls for Blue.
--The ending of this mission reminded me of the end of Fireball from e2. I also appreciate this challenge a bit more because of the intensity involved.
--Leslie: "He's never yelled at me before, and I've never yelled at him before--I think we have really good teamwork."
--The part where Will goes on Leslie's back to put the piece up is so endearing.
--The way Jonathan was talking about the challenge, you would've thought that Red bombed Island Hopping. They were on the final station and just couldn't connect. Hannah almost caught the final one, but went down like a game of dodgeball.
--Hannah: "Because it slipped!" The ensuing quote is of course iconic, but the way Hannah emphasizes "slipped" is just so funny to me!
--I watched this clip so many times prior rewatching this episode.
--Hannah: "I'm not gonna chill out if you're going to be mean to me!"
--I don't understand Hannah sometimes, but Jonathan is acting as if her hands were magnets. She tried.
--Hannah: "I backed up. I didn't know he wanted me to back up to the other side of the island."
--Lauren actually says something practical today.
--Jonathan and Hannah have really abrasive attitudes, which is why they can't see eye-to-eye here. It's a shame because they can handle challenges on their own otherwise.
--Leslie: "But if I made an alliance with someone, I wouldn't break my promise."
--Did they make that Samadhi out of a coconut?
--That's got to hurt, Hannah.

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Shark Bait:
--Ben threw the first brick at Stonewall!
--Hannah: "It was shocking because I thought Lauren was my best friend." Top ten anime betrayals.
--They want you to think Briana was the villain, but the real one was Lauren. Further emphasizes how little editing we got with her particular arc.
--Was one of these challenges supposed to be another Temple mission?
--Blue won something! (Probably the universe trying to make up for the previous day, haha)
--Shark Bait is basically a bootleg Drop Out.
--"Caleb doing push-ups out there!"
--"Do it for your dad!"
--I think others have dropped out earlier on Tehachapi (including both members of Orange and Blue), which makes Jordyn dropping out this point understandable, but a bit not worth her being up there?
--Caleb: "I feel like a mermaid in front of a pirate's ship!"
--Hannah: "That water is lava!" Red Team making trends ten years early >>>
--Caleb: "The work of a third-level magician."
--"Your shoe is fine." Caleb with the in-game banter here!
--Leslie: "Australia's waiting for you!" I was thinking Vienna, but okay.
--Caleb lasted longer than almost everybody in Drop Out (e4)! That's honestly impressive.
--Jonathan: "I'm feeling like Erika from season 4!" Monroe and Erika's influence right there in that they're the only two contestants name-dropped by another. (Though if we had more seasons, it would happen more often. )
--The ending of this mission is exactly how I would've seen Drop Out going.
--Wait, we already cut to the Temple selection? Who edited this episode?
--Red and Blue sending Orange and Green up is so satisfying!
--Lauren: "I would be happy for my alliance surviving as I would be for myself." Surprised by the lack of tears here.
--Haha at Caleb hi-fiving J.D.
--I've never seen a Temple act so stormy since e2! (Though apparently, there was a heavy rainstorm in Bamboo Jungle)
--d**n, karma has came around with gale wind force towards Orange. It's so painful to see Orange go into shock about Mana me Lavo, but there's also something so satisfying about it.
--Caleb: "I want to be as ripped as you one day." Top ten famous last words.
--Probably the most emotionally satisfying episode of this season.
--I wonder what happened to Kyle's hat?