Behind the Screen: Survivor: Island of the Idols - We Made It To The Merge

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That was the worst Survivor episode i have ever watchedI am disgusted...

— SeauxMtv

literally felt sick. this was like if the tribe decided to keep varner after he outed zeke...

— lamazeclass

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Discussion thread about Survivor: Island of the Idols - We Made It To The Merge! with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Survivor: Island of the Idols - We Made It To The Merge!

Bluelipstick ·

See yall in february 2020

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Bluelipstick#32

See yall in february 2020

SeauxMtv#33

That was the worst Survivor episode i have ever watched

I am disgusted

lamazeclass#34

literally felt sick. this was like if the tribe decided to keep varner after he outed zeke. 

DScott#35

The fact that Elizabeth and Missy were trying to use this as a game move as well. They all came out looking horrible, just gross stuff. 

SeauxMtv#36

Man this episode killed me & brought up horrible memories and i rarely ever ever let a show ruin my day but that episode has literally soured by opinion on this show & it's not even the producers/host fault

This has been a very rough year for CBS game shows

FromTheNorth#37

First time I've seen Survivor trending in a long time. It could have been for a great reason this time if the result was different but it's probably mostly hate. If this show is really a reflection on society then we're screwed. I guess they made this one ep so they wouldn't get two weeks of the same backlash. Also props to Jeff for shutting Dan down with the "I will not let it go" when he just wanted to save his job and have it not get talked about at all

DScott#38

I was an Elizabeth fan prior to this show, since I used to swim. It was really sad seeing this episode, I checked her twitter and she’s getting destroyed.

Im still crushed Kellee had to sit there silently during that tribal. 

fabulous788#39

I was an Elizabeth fan prior to this show, since I used to swim. It was really sad seeing this episode, I checked her twitter and she’s getting destroyed.

Im still crushed Kellee had to sit there silently during that tribal. 

I know right? I really wish they would have made an exception. I'm sure Jeff got her POV before the people still in the game got to tribal hopefully. 

nevidcm#40

I wasn't a fan of Jamal at first but he has been absolutely wonderful these last few episodes. 

Missy, Elizabeth and Aaron are all trash. It's one thing to separate the game from what was happening, but don't be making shit up that's not true and that could have severe ramifications for people in real life, and in the case of Aaron stop making Dan a victim. Like I don't think Dan did any of this maliciously, I think he's just very unaware but the fact that he cares more about how Dan will come off than about how Kellee and the other women felt is VERY telling. 

fabulous788#41

Everybody preach! I am here for all these comments. 

Challenge 17#42

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

FromTheNorth#43

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

They went deeper into the Dan situation, the girls(including Liz & Missy) were talking about it and production had talks with everyone and to the group as a whole. The girls said they would vote Dan out because of it and then didn't, then when Janet who voted for Dan explained to him that Missy and Liz came up to her to talk about their issue with Dan they both denied it and basically attacked Janet for saying that

fabulous788#44

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

I think you should give it a watch. It's definitely an eye opener to the morals of some of the cast for sure.

nevidcm#45

and Dan being like "do we really have to keep talking about this?"

throw his *** in the dumpster

Challenge 17#46

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

They went deeper into the Dan situation, the girls(including Liz & Missy) were talking about it and production had talks with everyone and to the group as a whole. The girls said they would vote Dan out because of it and then didn't, then when Janet who voted for Dan explained to him that Missy and Liz came up to her to talk about their issue with Dan they both denied it and basically attacked Janet for saying that

.... I was stanning missy but now idk. Wait why didn't production remove him like they did varner?

fabulous788#47

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

They went deeper into the Dan situation, the girls(including Liz & Missy) were talking about it and production had talks with everyone and to the group as a whole. The girls said they would vote Dan out because of it and then didn't, then when Janet who voted for Dan explained to him that Missy and Liz came up to her to talk about their issue with Dan they both denied it and basically attacked Janet for saying that

.... I was stanning missy but now idk. Wait why didn't production remove him like they did varner?

Because when asked all the women said they were comfortable with him staying. At least that's how I perceived the statment they showed before the commercial break started.

fabulous788#48

and Dan being like "do we really have to keep talking about this?"

throw his *** in the dumpster

When Jeff was like "We will not let this go, " I clapped out loud. 

FromTheNorth#49

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

They went deeper into the Dan situation, the girls(including Liz & Missy) were talking about it and production had talks with everyone and to the group as a whole. The girls said they would vote Dan out because of it and then didn't, then when Janet who voted for Dan explained to him that Missy and Liz came up to her to talk about their issue with Dan they both denied it and basically attacked Janet for saying that

.... I was stanning missy but now idk. Wait why didn't production remove him like they did varner?

They probably asked every girl if they were okay with him staying and they said they were, but maybe not and they just wanted to let it play out. It didn't help that everyone besides Kellee claimed they were kidding/lying about being uncomfortable, almost turning Dan into the victim and trying to villainize Janet

Challenge 17#50

Wait what happened that has everyone so upset? I didn't watch it yet but given the reactions idk if I will

They went deeper into the Dan situation, the girls(including Liz & Missy) were talking about it and production had talks with everyone and to the group as a whole. The girls said they would vote Dan out because of it and then didn't, then when Janet who voted for Dan explained to him that Missy and Liz came up to her to talk about their issue with Dan they both denied it and basically attacked Janet for saying that

.... I was stanning missy but now idk. Wait why didn't production remove him like they did varner?

They probably asked every girl if they were okay with him staying and they said they were, but maybe not and they just wanted to let it play out. It didn't help that everyone besides Kellee claimed they were kidding/lying about being uncomfortable, almost turning Dan into the victim and trying to villainize Janet

Smh

Yeezus#51

Wow... black excellence 

nevidcm#52

on another note, i SCREAMED when Noura sold Kellee out not even five minutes into the episode lmaooo

TeamLandon#53

on another note, i SCREAMED when Noura sold Kellee out not even five minutes into the episode lmaooo

lol Kellee was like "Noura, just stop saying my name!" lol 

TeamLandon#54

Wow... black excellence 

Most made it past that double episode but all, except Jamal, came out looking like villains lol 

FM2310#55

As much as what dan did was inappropriate, imo I don't think it came across as any malicious intent behind it. I think that's just how he is as a person and it can come across as bad. It's all about perception. Him acting that way towards one person could be a complete 180 reaction from another person. Kelle 100% has a right to feel the way she did and needs to be respected. But I do get where Dan is coming from because he's being made out to be some sexual predator and again, imo he doesn't come across like that. But for majority of the tribe to use kelles concerns as a weapon to further their own games is what disgusts me the most. Missy and Elizabeth used a serious accusation and turned it into a joking manner to save themselves and then shit on Janet for protecting Kelle. 

melm3#56

Janet, please make it to the end and win this game!

FM2310#57

Wow... black excellence 

Most made it past that double episode but all, except Jamal, came out looking like villains lol 

i mean using accusations like that to further your game play and tarnish Janet for sticking up for Kelle in the process doesn't make seem to be a villain...it makes a piece of shit of a human 

Yeezus#58

Wasn't Kellee also using the Dan situation to bond with Missy and planned on blindsiding her in the process? How is she escaping all of this?

AshKelseyFan#59

Wasn't Kellee also using the Dan situation to bond with Missy and blindside her? How is she escaping all of this?

She wasn't lying about it, she really felt that way regardless of how she ended up voting. I think Missy and Elizabeth are being judged for what they did AFTER the vote. How they comforted Dan and said they were using a serious matter to trick the other players and then proceeded to try to make Janet look bad for sticking up for them (as she believed they were also feeling unconfortable with Dan)

FromTheNorth#60

Wasn't Kellee also using the Dan situation to bond with Missy and planned on blindsiding her in the process? How is she escaping all of this?

Because she didn't lie about saying Dan was making her uncomfortable. Missy & Kellee were on different sides after the merge and went for eachother which is not a problem, and not why Miss is getting hate. It was Janet  who tried to bring the girls together against Dan as a non-game move where as them targeting eachother seemed to be strictly game

Yeezus#61

Both sides weaponized what Dan was doing and they both deserve to be labeled the same way. The only innocent party in this is Janet.

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