The blindsided player also explains why Joe “absolutely” broke his word.
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David Kinne was great at reading the room.
But while David was great at reading the room, he wasnt great atspeakingto the room.
David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Credit:Robert Voets/CBS
David rubbed fellow alliance members the wrong way with what they considered paranoid ramblings… even if they werent.
It didnt help when he accusedJoe Hunterof breaking his word on the previous vote, which Joe vehemently denied.
What does David make now of his alliance turning on him?
David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Does he think Joe broke his word (again?)
by voting him out?
Did he make up withChrissy Sarnowskyover at Ponderosa?
And whatever happened with his girlfriend back home that was fed up with Davids money issues?
We asked Captain America all that and more.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tell me the feeling when you saw your name keep coming up at Tribal Council.
DAVID KINNE:The first time I saw my name, I knew it was over.
Because why else would anybody be voting for me?
And if that had happened, I knew that I was going home.
David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
So once I saw my name read the first time, I knew it was over.
It seemed super tense and awkward after Jeff Probst announced it was you.
Tell me about the looks you exchanged with folks like Joe as that all went down.
David Kinne and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And you’re free to see I believe that in the edit.
I was the ride or die kind of guy.
I was going to go to the end with them.
David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And so to see my name written down, I knew that basically they had been manipulated.
That was unfortunate for me because at the end of the day, obviously, I was going home.
But then also I feel as if they screwed up too.
Mary Zheng and David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And then Shauhin and Kyle did a great job of manipulating Joe, and even Eva to an extent.
And they changed the vote back to Kamilla at the last second, which I predicted they would.
And he didn’t stand his ground.
Joe Hunter and David Kinne on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And so that was a hard moment.
I felt he stabbed me in the back, and he did.
He swore on his kids that he would never stab me in the back.
Eva Erickson, David Kinne, and Mary Zheng on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
He would just give me a sword rather than a dagger to the back.
He would just give me a sword and we would fight it out.
It seems like there was really nothing said between you and the others during or after the vote.
Kyle Fraser, David Kinne, and Shauhin Davari on ‘Survivor 48’.CBS
Was that the case or was stuff edited out of the final cut?
No, that was just it.
That was just silence.
I mean, they didn’t deserve any words, so I just walked off.
I am sorry, but I feel I had a pretty good game.
I have nothing but respect, by the way, for all my fellow contestants and players.
We’re all good friends outside of the game.
But in that moment, yeah, it’s hard not to feel betrayed.
You were trying to play this honest, upfront game.
And I had a strong suspicion about Kyle and Shauhin working with Kamilla, and I felt it.
So I told Joe Look, man, this is what’s going to happen.
I know this is going on and I’m right about this.
This is how you know that I’m going to be right.
We’re going to switch the vote to Kamilla.
Which you saw clearly as day.
We need to switch the vote back to Chrissy.
Kamilla makes no sense.'
And he didn’t do that.
This is how without a doubt that they’re working together.
Like, was he so offended that it pushed him into flipping?
Look, Joe’s an incredible man.
He has an incredible family.
I have so much respect for him.
I look up to him in many different ways.
And he’s obviously being manipulated by Shauhin and Kyle in this moment, and that was frustrating.
And what can you do?
It is such a hard thing and a fickle thing, not being aggressive.
I’m not being condescending.
I’m not raising my voice at anybody.
I’m just saying with the whole log thing, it’s me pushing back on Kyle.
My game’s already dead.
It’s kind of a big mix of both, to be honest.
I had a good read on almost everybody.
I knew everybody’s exact position in the game.
And unfortunately, again, it doesn’t matter sometimes how right you are.
Unfortunately, you have to play with other people.
I thought I had a great relationship with everybody on the island.
Nobody was targeting me until they did in the very end.
Nobody was looking at me as this threat.
Although I think subconsciously maybe that plays into Joe’s and Eva’s decision ultimately.
But yeah, it was tough because I don’t feel as if I overstepped any boundaries.
If Joe and Eva saw me as the equal, it would’ve been an easy vote on Kamilla.
We have the numbers, we’re safe.
Even if there’s an idol or something like that, we should be pretty much okay.
But the thing is, you have to assume people are playing their best game.
Joe and Eva just weren’t doing that in that moment.
How does Kyle get to the end?
How does Kamilla get to the end?
And me, of course.
Lets talk about that last immunity challenge.
It looked like it was all yours.
My natural instinct is to catch it.
I mean, nothing to take away from his win.
Of course, he did a good job.
I lost focus for a split second.
And I am glad that he got the win to a certain extent.
And I even said as much afterwards.
I don’t think I should have lost that challenge.
That’s something that kept me up at night quite a bit, for sure.
Oh, Mary, I love Mary.
And so I wanted to really get close to her and basically just double-check she doesn’t go home.
But my number one ally on the swap was Eva.
I really wanted to work with Eva long term.
And again, not to take anything away from Mary.
It was Mary sort of inserting herself into the group and then attaching herself to me.
And it just came to the point where I’m like, I can’t do anything about Mary.
We might as well use her for a number.
And so it was the strong six in front of Mary.
When Mary was not around, it was the strong five.
What was the reunion like at Ponderosa with Chrissy?
You all had that big back and forth at the previous Tribal Council, so how did that go?
Chrissy would’ve voted for me.Cedrekwould’ve voted for me.
I had a great relationship with pretty much everybody on the island.
And that’s the thing people don’t understand is I was myself out there.
A lot of people go out to playSurvivorand they pretend to be someone.
That was not me.
That was not the game that I’m playing.
And so when I’m having an argument with Chrissy, it’s out of respect.
It’s out of love, and it’s out of friendship.
I’m not trying to walk on eggshells.
I’m not trying to do anything else.
Chrissy and I had a relationship that was real, and I don’t think people understand that.
And so there was no bad blood whatsoever.
That was 10 months ago.
What is the status of that whole situation now?
Well, a few weeks after she found out I didn’t win, she was out the door.
So as many people probably laughed at that whole thing, it was unfortunately true.
But things are going now.
I’m dating the most incredible woman.
I’m truly feeling blessed right now.
So yeah, I’m almost glad I didn’t win a million dollars on that.
Can someone winSurvivorby playing a completely honest game?
I think it’s possible, and I think we were well on our way.
I think Joe and Eva were astute enough to notice the true happenings of what was going on.
I think that we would’ve been pretty successful.
And again, it isSurvivor, right?
When you sayhonest, it’s like: This is your core group.
I think that’s something people don’t understand.
And so not turning your back on those people is, to me, the honest and integrity part.
I haven’t seen all theSurvivorseasons, so I’m not sure if that has been done before.
But yeah, I think it is possible, even in the new era.
And it was just the way he said it, right?
