Survivor 49’s most up-to-date episode noticed Kele tribe member Jake Latimer medically evacuated, which gave longtime Survivor host Jeff Probst a brand new position because the present moved into fully uncharted territory. Jake, the self-dubbed shoe bandit of the Kele tribe, has been controversial for the reason that starting of Survivor 49. A St. Albert, Alberta native, Jake rapidly revealed some surprising information to his tribemates.
During Survivor 49’s two-hour premiere, Jake defined that his spouse had gotten pregnant after years of fertility struggles and can be giving beginning in some unspecified time in the future throughout his time on the present. Having revealed so much about himself and his scenario, it rapidly turned clear that not solely was Jake an open e-book, however a robust bodily participant throughout the recreation.
All through Survivor’s historical past, a number of the greatest gamers have been taken out by unexpected circumstances. From Survivor: The Australian Outback’s Michael Skupin to Jonathan Penner’s evacuation during Survivor Micronesia, viewers have watched medevacs for years, however nothing has introduced Jeff into the combo fairly like Survivor 49’s evacuation, which noticed a fast-moving crew making extremely fast, tough selections for Jake.
Jake Latimer’s Medical Evacuation Noticed Jeff Take The Cameras Into The Motion
Viewers Noticed A By no means-Earlier than-Seen Piece Of Survivor’s Manufacturing
Although Survivor 49’s Kele tribe has been a focus of the season up to now, the continuation of their unhealthy luck did not are available an anticipated method. Jake, who has been one of many strongest gamers this season, was sitting alone on the seashore when he was bitten by a sea snake and rapidly began to expertise some discomfort. After checking with manufacturing, medical doctors had been known as in.
Jake’s snake chunk, which got here from a venomous sea krait snake, was fortunately a dry chunk, which means there wasn’t any venom launched into his system. Survivor captured each second of the evacuation and saved cameras with Jake as he was dropped at the medical crew and checked. Jeff, who tried to get in on the motion as rigorously as doable, made it clear this was unprecedented.
Survivor Felt Like It Returned To Its Roots With A Documentary-Type Second
The Fast Depth Was A Welcome Change Of Tempo
Whereas Survivor typically seems like one of the vital genuine actuality exhibits on the air, the modifying feels far more fashionable compared to early seasons of the sequence, the place the sequence was handled with extra of a documentary-style than a refined, edited competitors. Survivor returned to its roots with the present revealing the complete ordeal Jake went by, all the way down to his evacuation.
Although Jake wasn’t in a position to proceed on Survivor 49 after medical doctors shared that they did not really feel comfy permitting him to compete with no correct medical analysis off the island, it was clear that the unprecedented nature of his emergency made for an extremely memorable look. Jake’s time on Survivor wasn’t what he’d hoped for, however introduced a style of the present’s roots.
Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS.
- Launch Date
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Might 31, 2000
- Writers
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Jeff Probst
