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Pokewars posted...

After watching this season, with 4? people In a row going home with idols in their pocket, are newer contestants going to spam idol plays?

I mean at 6 left...guaranteed final five...borrow from Nike and Just DO it.

Maybe. Though season forty-several started filming around the start of the month AFAIK (right after Jeff had that pop-up event in LA at the end of April) so maybe that cast didn't see these last two. S48, though, different story.

Blaziken posted...

The problem is that new era players are so insistent on making #BIGMOVEZ, so when they find an idol, they want to use it to blindside someone, rather than using it defensively.

Using it defensively is the superior stratagem because it helps you get to the end. If you don't make it to the F3, you can't win.

Hunter was dumb with bluffing his idol back at camp, which only exacerbated the already big target on his back.
Tiff should have just thrown it out at either F9 or F8 just to get rid of it since Quitavius can't be trusted to keep a secret. I get keeping it through F9 as a roll of the dice, but not TWO more votes.
Venus should've recognized that the conversation with Charlie had blown up in her face, and played the idol as a failsafe (which would've sent Kenzie home because Ben forgot how to spell). But hey, that means she's around another vote!
And Quitavius was already seeing his spot in the F3, getting way ahead of himself, and for some reason believed that Liz and Kenzie would want Charlie out. No idea why he'd think that if he understood their positions at all. Downright stupid play. CLEARLY, if Kenzie and Liz side with Q/Maria, their only option is Q/Maria, who have no reason to take either of them to the end.

Seriously, this cast is so bad at the game, and the season is way better because of it.