I wonder if it is against the rules for a contestant who flares out to leave what they have to their alliance. If you are going home why not leave your shoes, shoe laces, shirt, hat or anything else to help the squad?

Can't imagine whats his name wouldn't have given Makani his blue hat and haven't seen her wear it so I'm guessing they can't.

Makani said in her AMA that Michael and Chris left her some clothes.

"#props I did, however, gain a few articles of clothing from flare-ees like Michael & Chris which added to my hodgepodge new boy-look."

Oh ok. That makes sense because she was wearing a gray t-shirt last episode that looked way too big for her that I've never seen her wear.

What a great episode. I thought for a second Alex and Gina were actually going to start the fire first, lol.

I wouldn't have been able to control myself when Gina decided to not carry the case and it cost the group 100K. That's unexcusable. And then they go and bust ass on the last leg, lol. I don't blame them in the least for ****ting in the water

cody should hide some glass in the sand.
maybe smear some **** on it.

From Alex's blog:

"If a guy named Jesus could pray for his enemies while on a cross at Calvary, I can certainly try to follow the same standard."

Look...I'm pretty neutral on religion. I understand both sides. But this is absolutely hilarious.

at least hes doing what it actually teaches you to do

i think not having actual flares hinders makody a lot. having to build an actual 5 foot high fire to signal yourself off the island is a huge PITA, so much easier to pull a flare. on the other hand, this could lead people to dying much easier too

Yea, I thought Machodey would want to keep the flares safe and sound and served on a silver platter for the others. I don't get it.

as hatable as gina and alex are, you gotta give them props for not quitting. they are going through hell

with the temptations and the rewards mcody are thriving. they should have passed on that last temptation. they didn't need it

and dkgo is right, the timing of the journeys has got to be BS. this last one came down to the last second. almost every single one they just barely make it

probably right, there's no way they timed it that well that every journey was that close.

I disagree, though. I think macody is struggling more than you think. Plus at that point they didn't know they were going to win the challenge.

struggling? they still have peanut butter they've been rationing, and rice. and cody just carried like 80 pounds on a 6 or 7 hour hike.

we haven't seen them complain about being hungry. if i was them, i'd be complaining like crazy to alex and gina about how hungry i am

I'm in the camp that this show is fake and fraudulent as ****. The way they even edit Cody's confessional's screams scripted show.

This. I think at a minimum Cody is a prop for the producers to use. But the whole thing could be scripted as well and wouldn't surprise me.

I hope someone poops in both of your alls water sources tomorrow.

I don't think anyone is quitting now

alex and gina are in a tough spot. they don't have long to go, but man it's brutal at the end with no food or good water! jesus!

i could easily see them quitting

i think they're next for temptation? if they get a temptation that is HUGE

Exactly. They'll get a temptation. Will be most deluxe if no temptations at final camp. Or MTV gives them a final temptation but it's for like 500,000 and they take it.

Also the journey time is definitely fixed.

show definitely needs some polishing. the temptations are terrible, basically rigging the game for whoever needs help and there's no drama. as cody said if other people are taking them then you have to, not worth saving money for everyone else

I wonder how boring this show would be if all of the contestants had even slightly above average IQ's.

it would mostly be like it is now

They probably thought the "accepted" temptations would have caused more drama amongst the camp members similar to how they reacted to Gina after they found out she accepted the initial temptation. I mean it did often represent 15% of the group's earnings but seeing how often the majority of these people burned through the money it's not a surprise that accepting the temptations became the norm for the group.

from Alex blog:

Bruce asked:

You said before, “In regards to the tent, you could not destroy a purchased item while someone was in it or using it. Slashing or stealing tents was essentially against the rules.”

Why is stealing tents against the rules but stealing peanut butter is allowed?

[Also:] please clear these confusions up for me. Group buys must be majority. The items are dropped off to the entire tribe in a box. Who gets access to those items? Is it whoever grabs it first? There never seemed to be a race to get items out of the supply box.

1) Does the tent, pot, machete, etc. belong to whoever comes into possession of it and they can keep exclusive use of it or share it as they see fit until they leave it unattended and someone else steals it?

2) If so, what about food group buys? It doesn’t seem like there is a race to open the dropped box. Is it really whoever grabs the pizza first, gets possession of it? Why didn’t Cody/Makani ever eat pizza?

3) If you are using an item, can you destroy it? e.g. When they were away, why not gain possession of their tent and then destroy it?

4) I assume there were times where this assumed “possession” rule was halted, for example if you are going on a temptation or challenge, you are still able to maintain possession of your items.

Please clarify how this works. Thanks!”

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Bruce, thanks for writing in. There are two simple rules. The rest is left to the cast’s own whims and reactions.

Majority rules at a group buy (i.e. can’t purchase anything that a majority does not vote for).
You cannot physically touch, push or endanger another cast member to use or destroy an item. If no one is around it, use it or destroy it as you please. Furthermore, you could not steal an item while others were on a temptation.

Those were the basic rules, so other than that, you’re merely seeing authentic reality of how we all reacted. It’s one of the best parts about the show (that it delivers more authentic “reality” television). Crew members are not around nearly as much as other shows, and the people playing the game are not constrained by a copious amount of rules.