The host explains why it did not ultimately make it to air.
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The two-hourSurvivor 48premierewas filled with drama.
Drama over a mysterious cryptogram puzzle.
Kevin Leung and Mary Zheng on ‘Survivor 48’.Credit:Robert Voets/CBS
Drama over how long someone should spend looking at the stars.
And drama over throwing someones name out to the wrong person.
But there was also some drama that occurred just minutes into the game that didnotmake it to air.
Jeff Probst on “Survivor 48'.Robert Voets/CBS
So I don’t ever even think there might be an injury.
And I said, Can you hang a second?
Can you wait a second?
Jeff Probst and the cast of “Survivor 48'.Robert Voets/CBS
And he said No.
I was like, Okay, so he’s really in pain,.
Because at that point you don’t know.
Saiounia “Sai” Hughley and Stephanie Berger on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Fortunately, it was the latter.
(Check out mypremiere recap for a full accountof how the medical intervention went down.)
I learned that Dr. Will had a thing called the green whistle, Probst says.
Kevin Leung, Stephanie Berger, and Mary Zheng on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
“I’d never heard of a green whistle, and I’ll be completely honest.
So whatisthe green whistle?
I thought, ‘that’s why Dr. Will is here.’
Shauhin Davari, Eva Erickson, Joe Hunter, Bianca Roses, Joe Hunter and Thomas Krottinger on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
And he looks like it’s fine.
I mean, today’s immunity challenge was really physical and Kevin was right there.
Kevin had a shoulder injury that was severe enough that we had to call in medical, he says.
We stopped down the challenge.
They said he was fine to carry on.
So why did it not end up in the premiere?
And ultimately, Kevin’s injury didn’t directly impact the Tribal.
If Kevin’s voted out, it’s not because of his shoulder.
It wasn’t serious enough to impact him that way.
So that’s why we removed that scene.
In Kevin’s case, he did recover pretty quickly.
I’m not saying it wasn’t bothering him, but it was not so severe.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Okay, you just finished filming your first Tribal Council forSurvivor 48.
What did you see in there?
Why is Stephanie out of the game?
I think Stephanie got left behind.
What did you make of that interaction?
I love how direct Sai was.
I don’t know how it will bode for her in the game.
She’s going to play the game on her terms.
People have done that and won, and people have done that and annoyed people and gotten voted out.
I loved having her at Tribal tonight.
She doesn’t hesitate.
She’s a really great talker.
She explains her thoughts really well.
We’re in our 48th season and we’re still having players debate how to play!
She now knows Somebody voted for me.
It couldn’t have been Stephanie because she played the Shot in the Dark.
So I think Sais reaction that’s just Sai having a big reaction to getting a vote.
I think the bigger story is, now, what does Mary do?
Because she’s the one who should have the reaction.
She’s the one who was on the outside.
What’s your sense on this tribe?
Are they in trouble?
I think it’s too early to tell because Cedrek is really sharp.
I think Justin seems to have a really good vibe about him.
Kevin is an energetic.
Sai is a powerhouse.
Mary, we don’t know yet.
And sometimes that’s all it takes.
What do you make of the situation with Kyle getting disqualified in the fight for supplies challenge?
And the rationale was: We want to make it up to the tribe.
And I’m still trying to figure out what that means.
So their logic was interesting to me.
But what I loved about the ending was this is the mark of a good player.
Kyle immediately realized, Okay, I’m not going to get the tribe supplies.
What can I get out of this?
And so he immediately said to Kevin, Let me help you finish.
You’ve already won, but you have to finish.
Let me just help you with some of the labor.
In that moment, I think Kyle realized:I wanted to win the tribe supplies.
I didn’t, but here’s my new opportunity bonding.That’s how you got to playSurvivor.
Lagi dominated in both challenges.
Is that just coincidence, luck, or are they a force?
What was their swimming test like?
What’s their personality?
And it really is literally 18 players on a table and you start sliding them around.
Okay, let’s put her over here.
I’ll give you a perfect example.
I didn’t think Thomas would be as physically dominating as he is.
And he’s right!
ButSurvivoris more than just strength.
This challenge for immunity, the puzzle, ended up being what sent the tribe to Tribal.
