Survivor: Season 42 Episode 6 Review

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The following contains spoilers for Episode 6 of Survivor Season 42.

Survivor 42 has finally hit the Merge (almost), and all of the players are absolutely raring to go and start the individual portion of the game, where they no longer need to look out for the tribe’s interests before their own. The Merge is always when the game gets the most interesting and the wild strategies start to pop up. This cast of characters is certainly one that’s full of big players and people who know the game intimately, and it seems like there could be many potential front-runners.

Season 42 utilizes the same twist from 41: players only semi-Merge and only half of the castaways are immune at the next Tribal Council. There is also a player who gets sent to Exile Island and has the choice to smash an hourglass and change the game, a twist that in Season 41 might have very well led to the eventual winner securing their victory. This twist seemed to work more effectively this time as they tweaked certain elements, which just proved that even the twists from 41 that were disliked might have a good basis for an idea if production just managed to change a few things about it.

Will Evolving Social Mores Change The Way People Watch Survivor?

This episode was heavily focused on player relationships, both the good and the bad. This is always really effective in Survivor because it’s one of the main reasons super-fans watch the show; to see the players’ social games and watch them build genuine connections with each other. Tori and Rocksroy are shown discussing things (sort of) at the Ika camp. Tori seems convinced that Rocksroy is holding something back about his trip to the Shipwheel Island, though Rocksroy keeps insisting that he’s not hiding an