Survivor 49 finale: An early Jeff Probst tease
The finale for Survivor 49 is still two and a half weeks away from airing. However, at the same time, why not get excited now?
We do think that this season had a significant rough patch early on, mostly due to predictable boots and one tribe losing time and time again. However, since then we have seen a significant shift as the post-merge has been exciting and there is a clear favorite among the remaining castaways in Rizo. He has made the boldest moves, after all, and still has an immunity idol.
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So does all of this mean that Rizo wins in a landslide if he makes it to the end? Not necessarily. There is no guarantee he gets there, for starters, but if he does, it does feel like a competitive jury interrogation is coming. Speaking to TV Insider, here is what host / showrunner Jeff Probst had to say:
One of the most enjoyable aspects of the new era player is that the jury members come into the final Tribal Council very well prepared. They have a lot of agency in the outcome. They want a great winner to represent their season. That means the jury has to do the work and ask the right questions to get the answers they need to make their decision.
You rarely hear a jury member complain about how they should have been in the Final Three. Instead, what you typically see is a very lively, interactive interrogation of the Final Three. That’s what you’re gonna get with the final tribal for Survivor 49. The finale is dramatic, and the winner will have to earn it… by claiming it.
Beyond Rizo, the other major threats to win at this point have to be Savannah, Steven, and Sophie, who all either have strategic, social, or even physical arguments that they could make depending on how the rest of the game goes. We do love unpredictable seasons of the game, so let’s hope that we more than get that here.
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