Episode 12 Review: This pre-finale episode is a mix. The first 60% is good consistently, but the last 40% is “too” predictable.
The climax of this episode began when Charlie won The Sanctuary Reward Challenge, but he did not choose Maria with him.
Charlie, instead, chose Kenzie and Liz – who unexpectedly could eat Chinese food.
Maria began to believe the possibility to shift an alliance and would give a chance to trust Q more.
To seal her safety, Maria dominated the Immunity Challenge for the third time. She surprisingly surprised everyone by finishing the dolphin puzzle by a mile ahead of Charlie and Ben, who solved the foundation first.
Then, Charlie played his social politics as delicate as The Tortured Poets Department.
And, it worked!
Even Maria felt instantly guilty with the way Charlie convinced her to vote out Q. The Number 1 Taylor Swift fan was convincing without a drop of bad blood.
Tribal Council came. There were layers of great insights shared on the table. Maria voted against Charlie, which was a testament that her loyalty shifted totally.
Charlie’s Numbers Game saved him, however. The rest voted against Q; therefore, he was knocked out with an idol inside his Q-Skirt.
Correct me if I was wrong, but this was the third consecutive time that a hidden idol was not played, which was unrealistic anymore.
Kudos for Q for his no-silent promotion of Applebee’s on his exit confessional. This was fun and real good! 4 stars of 5.
Lesson Learned: “I either let this knock me down and take the wind out of my sails or I’m gonna channel this into fierce determination to win the challenge today.” – MARIA
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