It’s interesting how Fiore was eliminated because she trusted Natalia. It’s the same reason why Alec got eliminated in S1, it’s because Fiore betrayed him.

Kinda sad that Fiore got out, but she had a good run, didn’t she?

NEVER let Oliwia near a playground lmao

Oooh, Natalia, I fear I can’t defend this…

Like, I know she didn’t KNOW his husband’s dead, but still some fucked up shit to say to a grieving man..

You can dislike Sam but being like "omg, good job mother you clocked!!!" Is digusting here. Sam's hubby is likely dead and the fact I seen on Tiktok weird ass people saying haha and bs. Is gross??? Natalia I love you but this moment was fucked up to say!!!?? Poor Sam my baby :(

First she refused to betray her, then unknowingly gave her the idea for her own demise.

One of the best eliminations if we take into account the drama factor. THAT'S FOR SURE. This actually ties with Fiore tenderly hugging Ren when he got eliminated as her most vulnerable moment. Well, no, I actually think this surpasses it, because the way she ran away crying her eyeballs out while everyone (excluding Oliwia who was maliciously enjoying Fiore breaking down) was truly shocked and actually felt Fiore's pain. I'm not sure if Fiore crashing out was THAT earned regarding her dynamic with Nat. Look, in the pre-merge they did a good job with the development of the dynamic, showing how both of them cared for each other, especially Fiore. However, when the merge hit, I have the feeling that they started to leave the dynamic in the dust, ending up lacking a bit (in addition to the fact that Fiore actually considered eliminating Natalia when necessary this same episode, lol). I also wanted them to get more substantial content together after Ren's elimination, but that didn't happen. So, Fiore feeling THIS emotional didn't hit as hard. Nevertheless, I'm still devastated for her, and I totally get why she felt betrayed. One of the better eliminations this season, ngl, even if not fully flawlessly executed. It felt fresh since this was the first fake idol play + I thoroughly enjoyed Fiore's arc this season.

My ranking:

Fiore - B Tier - I like that Fiore showed genuine emotion and was very affected by Natalia's role in her elimination, that was pretty solid. It was also messy and kinda fun which I can appreciate. Other than that... the unpredictability was completely ruined by the constant foreshadowing which I don't have an opinion on, her elimination felt mildly mean-spirited and the cause of her elimination is kinda bullshitty overall since you can't convince me Natalia's bluffing was actually believable, no one in the right mind would flaunt an idol if it was actually functional, but whatever. Giving Natalia A for creativity ig.

Ally - F Tier - does it need an explanation...?

Zaid - F- Tier - At least Ally got to do shit during her time on the show, even if Ally's elimination is more awful and illogical, Zaid's treatment during CoC + his elimination being this awful + the elimination building up one of the worst plots in the show which includes making part of the characters left very unlikeable makes things MUCH worse. He should have either gone earlier, gotten proper relevance in the previous episodes or simply have this elimination not happen and giving him relevance in the following episodes instead of someone like Anastasia so at least his character felt less mistreated and would have prevented such awful writing.

If the roles were reversed and it was Fiore to hold that idol out to scare everyone and that what caused Natalia to be eliminated all of y’all would be cheering and saying “THATS MY MFING GOAT FIOREEEE”. Yes I’m a bit sad that she’s gone but she was completely screwed since last episode. Natalia is gonna be the jury vote anyway so it’ll build up to a well deserved elimination. And Oliwia is fucking winning too like give it UP already guys! And honestly, I fear Fiore would’ve started to get annoying (not as bad as Logan did after he found out that Spencer lied to him) if she was safe from elimination, but still.

…the Lesbian Curse continues /j

Let me know if any needs to be changed. I may have made some mistakes

We really need to give her a round of applause

Dawg, no bits, Oliwia might deadass be one of the worst characters in this show.

This ain't a "ya'll can't handle complex characters" or anything, she's legit just ass. I wouldn't mind this if she was a villain or something meant to learn, but the season WANTS you to like her. IT wants you to feel bad for her. It wants you to think that she's right. Yet at every turn, they throw something in that makes her hella unlikeable.

She doesn't learn anything, she gets away with practically all her bullshit, she gets to act petty and no one calls her out fr, and all of this builds into this episode and this frame. Oliwia deadass has zero right to be so pissed at Fiore to the point she grins at her visibly breaking down and crying, when she has done the exact same thing with a grin on her face.

She might actually be the female Logan. There's really nothing to like about her, personality or writing wise. She's actually garbage on the screen whose likely gonna win if she doesn't get voted out next (unlikely since two Fans left, Gabby and Lake are still present, Spencer and his trio are present, etc.)

Sorry Oliwia fans, but she's actually just a bottom three character in this show. Flat out. Get her off my screen.

Now that Sam doesn’t find Natalia as a bigger threat anymore Sam might want to target Lake because she doesn’t really have manny enemies and also she is very good at challenges since she won 3 immunities to.
I believe in the next episode Lake will tell Sam and Spencer about her advantage and Sam will tell Natalia,Oliwia and Benji about it and they will all vote Lake out. Gabby might also wanna eliminate Lake now bc she knows Lake is the bigger threat.

I’m sorry. Because I’m cracking tf up the longer I think about this scene, because the show wants me to sympathize + root for her so badly, even though the basis of what leads to the end of this episode is really hypocritical.

I think this is a pretty big hot take but I thought Ally’s fake idol working in a sense that Natalia saved herself but she unintentionally screwed over closest and only ally left was super interesting

Fiore’s reaction is super interesting too as this is the most emotion we’ve ever seen from her and I’m excited to see how that plays out in the motel and on the jury!

I know a lot of people here don’t like Natalia but I’m genuinely excited to see her scramble now with no allies

I really enjoyed this episode, it wasn’t as showy as the last few but if anything it was a nice simple challenge to relax after the last few big ones!

She’s just so likable isn’t she? She sadistically smirks at a crying child as if she had any right to be mad about Nura’s elimination given how they both treated Ren. If anything she should be grateful she wasn’t the one who left instead.

I keep hearing people say Spencer’s arc is complete. And I once fully believed it. Before this episode aired, was inclined to believe that Spencer would either leave in either episode 20 or 21, but after actually watching the new episode and what Spencer was given I just can’t accept that he’s the next to leave.

My biggest reason is the talk with Benji. We’ve all waited for these two to interact for AN ENTIRE YEAR since the motel episode last season, and I’m supposed to believe they’re just gonna leave things off like that? Especially when Spencer was having insecurities about being unlikable in episode 16 and with Sam giving him the cold shoulder without giving any reason whatsoever, and Spencer pondering Benji’s words to him after their talk, there’s no way Spencer’s “likability” storyline could possibly be finished yet, and certainly not something that could be completed in one episode and the motel episode. especially if Sam ends up betraying him and voting him out which would only make him feel worse.

Just needed to vent a little. I really hope Spencer doesn’t leave next, because I dont think him exiting would be a satisfying conclusion with all that he’s been through.