Each week, Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the latest episode ofSurvivor: Ghost Island.

The boats were already traveling and the players were already anticipating the next phase.

Everybody knows what the merge is so lets just get to it.

And this season, I think the merge is going to be very interesting.

Can the Naviti vs. Malolo rivalry continue or will the fracturing begin?

Once again we were blessed with abundance.

It started on day 1 and it lasted much longer than anyone believed possible.

People who want to playSurvivorbut have yet to be chosen take notice this is how its done.

This is what we are looking for.

You have to be willingtoplay and be compellingwhileyou play.

For me, the most enjoyable moment was the conversation between Dom, Wendell, and Chris.

Then, in interview, he says, Dom and Wendell were pitching me B.S.

Im too suave to just buy it.

First, the idea; then, the way it would play out and then the execution.

All of it worked.

And the star of the entire sequence was Chris.

He really went for it and it was authentically risky to his game.

I loved that he played and that he went for it.

Thats honestly what you dream of when you put these twists into the game.

You pray for people who want to play.

Chris gave us everything we could ask for in a player.

And I love that we were able to shoot all of it with firelight.

Thats not quite as easy as it seems.

Is this just coincidence?

A subtle mind-game to see if any players compare notes and notice that it is always on the left?

I have no idea.

We have never talked about which side the advantage should be on.

Well, sir, how do you follow up one of the best episodes ofSurvivorI have ever seen?

Whats coming up next week?Thank you for that very high praise.

It means a lot to hear that.

Next week, we begin to feel the true battle beginning.

People are gathering their troops and gameplay ramps up a bit more.

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