The game takes a back seat when the Jacaré camp experiences a significant fire, burning the shelter and most of the remaining contestants' belongings. We put on our firefighter hats and give our thoughts about how this happened and its potential impact on the next vote. In the strategy department, Matthew reveals that he is not sure yet whom he would prefer to bring to the end between Rob and Butch.

After Alex was voted out, Jenna and Heidi are fed up with Rob and will never forgive him. Their animosity seems short-lived after a fun evening of drinking, but it returns the next day when Rob discusses a new potential final two deal with Jenna.

This episode is not as exciting as our previous Bonus Episode, but it's just to announce that Stitcher listeners will have to find a new podcast app starting on August 29, 2023. FAQs from Stitcher linked below!

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In this unique iteration of Scott Survives Survivor, we dive into the realm of Survivor behind-the-scenes videos on YouTube, watching several videos between episodes 9 and 11 of Survivor: The Amazon. We get some more insight into Deena's downfall and a fuller look into Rob's come-clean conversation with Matteo.

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It's back to high school for the Survivor: The Amazon final 7, as they split themselves into the cool kids and the others. Petty drama arises after the auction, and they vote for tribe superlatives and test their knowledge in the immunity challenge.

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It's a struggle to see who has power in Jacaré between Alex and Deena, but Rob believes he is the one with the power, given the chain he's created with Matt and Butch. Matt wants to show that he is not really so threatening in challenges, but he proceeds to perform well in each challenge in this cycle. Will his performances force his tribemates to change their plans?

Most of the contestants are getting wary of Matthew's machete sharpening, and it sets up a battle of physical threats at Tribal Council to determine the first jury member. There is also more bathing on the reward, and this bath includes unexplained uncontrollable laughter from two of the final eight players.

In this episode that spans multiple weeks of recording, we discuss the sixth Survivor merge! We find out what's in the boxes the players have had since day 1, and we go over what the merge plan is for the Jaburu tribe. Of course, we also talk about #ImmunityNudity at the first individual challenge of the season.

In this episode, Scott joins in on the Shawna Dating Game, with an important twist, and we talk about Christy's impressive Reward Challenge performance. We spend the entire episode trying to figure out whether "More Than Meats The Eye" actually made sense as a pun for this episode's title.

Episode 5 brings the tribe swap to The Amazon, which finally gets the men and women together on two new tribes. The configuration really puts Heidi in just a rock and a hard stone, as she has to choose whether to stick with her old Jaburu ladies or join forces with some new friends from Tambaqui. We cover Jenna's night with Dave, and Scott has a minor bone to pick with the frequency of butt talk in Survivor.