Jeff Probst is sharing his ideas on the primary tribal council of Survivor season 47, throughout which a well-known contestant bought voted out as the primary cast-off of the season.
The longtime host says he was “shocked” by what occurred through the elimination.
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Through the immunity problem, Andy Rueda suffered from warmth exhaustion whereas watching his group lose the problem. In entrance of each different contestant, he defined that he handed out whereas considering if he ought to throw his ally Jon Lovett below the bus to ensure he will get forward.
Properly, it appeared clear that the Gata tribe would vote Andy out, however ultimately, they voted out Jon as a result of they wished to maintain some bodily energy on the tribe.
“Based mostly on how issues had been after the problem, I used to be shocked,” Jeff stated on his On Hearth with Jeff Probst podcast (through EW). “I believed Andy was performed and he gave the impression to be an enormous legal responsibility for all the explanations we’ve been speaking about.”
Jeff added, “In hindsight, Jon is clearly a really brilliant man, and he’s an incredible storyteller. And so it actually ought to by no means be a shock that individuals like Sam may decide up on this concept and resolve, ‘You realize what? Andy may truly be extra worthwhile due to what occurred, and Jon shall be an enormous risk due to who he’s. So perhaps the transfer proper now in episode 1 is to take out anyone all of us imagine may win this recreation.’ And I believe that’s what they did.”
Jeff additionally talked in regards to the casting course of on how he wasn’t certain about Jon at first.
“My first impressions had been what you may count on. I wrote, ‘He’s superb, very compelling, unimaginable storyteller. He shall be nice. Sure, he needs to be on the present.’ After which as we continued to speak extra in future conversations, I wrote, ‘He does overthink issues. This might trigger decision-making points.’ After which after one other interview, I wrote, ‘He ought to and will go very deep. He’s so good. What would cease him?’” he stated.
Jeff added that what stopped Jon was “one thing surprising. Andy has this collapse and begins to throw him below the bus, and that goes again to the very starting of this episode, which is the uncertainty that begins if you’re on that seashore and your story is but to be advised. Properly, the primary phrases are being written, and perhaps Jon Lovett stated one thing in these opening moments that anyone else clocked and went, ‘Who’s that man?’”
Jeff has revealed if he’d ever compete on the present himself.
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