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Themes, Stories, and Motifs

• “Mythic characters” vs Being a fan (Rick voted, Rizo the superfan)

• Being anti fan is bad! (Gen, Charlie)

• Giving everything (Jeff monologue “we want it all”, Kyle medivac)

• Coach almost drowning; Rizo unwilling to give everything

• Aging and ailments

• Energy expenditure (Aubry not overreacting)

• New: colby concussion

• Being a new version of yourself vs. playing the game your way (“Play the game on your terms; Play the game that works for you today in this moment”)

• Subtheme: What you bring to the game (Joe scar tissue); Do you bring the past with your (coach v. Ozzy); Aubry ptsd

• New: Charlie’s baggage, tribal discussion of being new version of yourself

• Why are you playing? Fun & Strategy vs Honour, Integrity, Hard Work

• Playing to win

• To become a legend

• Having fun (Keith Nale quote: Survivor aint fun, going on a cruise is fun!)

• Self discovery / journey

• Uncertainty 

• Rick planting the idol

• “Survivor is home” (Cirie says it on mat, Genevieve says it about Kyle)

• Dan: There’s a version of you in survivor that’s missing from you at home

• People don’t like Chrissy when he’s out here

• Finding your people = finding home

• New themes: 

• BITTER JURY

• DEATH AND REBIRTH (Christian at tribal)

• Old school versus new school; loyalty vs. strategy (fun vs. loyalty)

• Dormant themes: Implicity Trust, Reputation (Jeff: “So many ways the game can get you. TC. Evacuation. Reputation tarnished.”) (Rizo talks about it too)

  Opinion poll results

• Episode: 8.2

• Season: 8.8

• Q: 7.2

Wrapup

• Contender Lists

• Nick

1. Aubry

2. Rick

3. Colby

4. Christian

5. Chrissy

• Dan

1. Chrissy

2. Rick

3. Aubry

4. Colby / Steph

Audience

1. Christian (12.97)

2. Rick (11.30)

3. Aubry (9.39)

4. Genevieve (7.77)

5. Colby (7.76)

• MVP / LVP

• MVP: Mike

• LVP: Emily (hm Gen and Christian)

• Predictions for next week

• Next boot: 

1. Dan: Tiffany and Emily 

2. Nick: Gen and Steph