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I will say...I'm seeing a lot of talk, both from Redditors and Clubsers, that this was a boring episode and they hated it (the former, because it was a straight-forward boot with no blindside...the latter because Chanelle is apparently a goddess on high). But me? I liked it. I'm fine with episodes that are straight-forward and obvious, because that means the editors can focus more on characters and what makes them tick. And the strategy in these "boring" episodes even leads to character moments, as you have Romeo panicking and being erratic and untrustworthy, which leads to people considering taking him out...but then you have Mike making a personal vendetta out of targeting Chanelle. And all of this makes the characters come across as real people who are making moves that they think are ideal.

It helps that--and I know I'm usually the person to decry sexism on Survivor--this male cast feels more well-rounded than your typical "THIS GUY IS THE GREATEST, MOST INTERESTING AND INTELLIGENT CHARACTER EVER" edit we get. I wish we didn't have a group of outsiders that consist entirely of the most interesting women of the season, but at least the men aren't awful. Mike/Omar/Jonathan all feel like they represent different aspects of the game (Social for Mike, Strategic for Omar, Physical for Jonathan), so none of them feels like the be all/end all character.

I don't like Hai though. He very much comes across as the guy who talks a big game and his story revolves almost entirely around strategy...but he's completely ineffective.