The title of this post is no exaggeration at all. Matty had a close call. The recent turnout of events in Survivor Gabon’s 12th episode was a wake-up call and it proved two things: (1) Kenny will switch up when he sees fit, and (2) Matty needs to win an immunity necklace…and quick!
Let’s face it. Even though the bitchy Corinne was lashing out about the lack of wit on the remaining ‘Fang 5′, as their alliance were called, they aren’t that dumb not to realize the threat that Matty poses to the rest of the tribe. After all, they’re all competitors despite calling themselves an alliance.
This episode was endearing though, as always with any other ‘family visit episode’ which is a staple in Survivor. And Matty established a new Survivor history by proposing to his fiancee during her visit to Gabon. Beat that Rob Mariano! 
This episode yet again highlighted Bob’s survival skills and he’s competitiveness in the challenges, despite being the oldest out there. Indeed, he’s managed to edge out other younger and more athletic competitors such as Matty or Crystal. But then again, the recent challenges mostly involved mental ability, such as the Q&A portion in the immunity challenge and the puzzle solving part of the reward.
Bob and Corinne’s desperate plans to use the supposed “hidden immunity idol” that they got during the fake merge feast was brilliant. When survival is concerned, humans are certainly capable of innovating ways to save themselves. I would have nodded at this brave try but not for Matty’s sake. So much for sounding like a Matty worshipper, he could potentially be my first ever initial favorite to win Survivor.
Corinne wasn’t going to last another day at Gabon anyway. So maybe a side of her was glad she got the boot. As for next week, it must be exciting to see Kenny scramble to renew his alliance’s trust after he ended up betraying Matty in the last tribal council.
After all, revenge is sweet. I still love Kenny though.
