‘Survivor’ contestant voted off after ‘boneheaded’ move
On Wednesday’s Survivor, yet another tribal council to vote someone off was facing the Ua tribe, and contestant Shan was looking to pull off her second major blindside in as many weeks.
After her fellow tribe member, JD, struggled in that day’s challenge, Shan started hatching a plan to retrieve JD’s extra vote advantage from him by convincing him that she thinks he wants to vote her off. And it worked, as JD gave her his advantage “to hold” until after tribal council.
That prompted viewers on Twitter to start realizing what was happening, commenting that JD was being way too naive and gullible.
And sure enough, JD became the fifth person voted out of Survivor 41 during tribal council that night and walked away in shock.
Reactions on Twitter were equal parts impressed with Shan, saying things like “DAMN, what a move!!!!,” and equal parts unimpressed with JD, saying “welcome to Survivor Hall of shame” and calling it a “boneheaded move.”
Video Transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING]
JD: Money!
KYLIE MAR: On Survivor Wednesday night, the Uwa tribe was facing yet another tribal council to vote someone off. And Shan, who pulled off a major blindside last week, thought the price was right to try it again.
SHAN: JD wants to be the superstar. He's so concerned about looking like Allen Iverson. He's like, money, and it doesn't land. We're like, there's no money there. You should have shouted out tribal because that's what we ended up.
KYLIE MAR: The only problem was that JD had an extra vote advantage. That is until Shan talked him into letting her hold onto it in order to build trust. That prompted viewers on Twitter to start realizing what was happening, with comments like, JD needs to go home for being that naive and doing that with his advantage lol," and, "OMG, JD, you're too gullible". And sure enough.
- Fifth person voted out of Survivor 41, JD. That's three need to bring me your torch.
JD: Any particular reason?
- I love you, JD.
SHAN: love you.
KYLIE MAR: Reactions on Twitter we're equal parts impressed with Shan, saying things like, "DAMN, what a move". And equal parts, unimpressed with JD, saying, "Welcome to Survivor hall of shame," and "JD might be the worst player in Survivor history". And while that is debatable, even JD had to give credit where credit is due.
JD: They played me man, like, good on them. Like, damn, that was a good blindside. Shan got my extra vote, but I was trying to play balls, she's trying to play big. I'm trying to play to win the game. At least my hair looks cool.
