Survivor 35 Scoop – Week 5 Recap: Winners, Losers, Top Moments

Posted By: Global Staff

October 26, 2017

Survivor 35 Scoop – Week 5 Recap: Winners, Losers, Top Moments

By: John Powell – GlobalTV.com

The swing vote. Like many Survivor hallmarks it is often a hotly contested subject with fans.

On one hand, sometimes the person who casts that all-important vote is genuinely stuck between two alliances. They have equal pull and status in both groups. They are in a situation where they have to take a stand and finally make a choice about which side they will support.

Sometimes though, the swing or deciding vote is just a plot device used for dramatic effect. The final vote positioned as someone in particular to boost a storyline or an angle. If one really examines the votes though it can be determined that any of the Survivors could have been that one pivotal vote.

On Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers the chances for a swing vote has increased with the tribal switcheroo separating the core alliances. That makes for a very fascinating set of circumstances. The question is whether the person stuck in the middle is seen as an easy out or an ally. Thus far, they have all escaped the axe.

WARNING: Spoilers below this line…

Survivor Scoop – Week 5: Top Moments

This week’s Top Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers Moments are…

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Moment # 5: Cole Medders Pigs Out

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Moment # 4: Chrissy Hofbeck Flubs a Challenge

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Moment # 3: Mike Zahalsky Finds the Hidden Immunity Idol

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Moment # 2: Ben Driebergen Discusses PTSD

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Moment # 1: Accusations Fly at Tribal Council

Next time on Survivor…

Week 5: Game Fail – Roark Luskin

Roark talked herself right out of the game. Surrounded by two Hustlers and two Heroes, she could have been a power player or at least a swing vote but she didn’t position herself well. She didn’t have a good read on the tribe and that’s why she had her torch snuffed just minutes after it was lit.

Strategic Gameplay

Unfortunately, there is nothing to really go on besides what we saw this episode. Roark has been largely invisible this season. We witnessed her talking strategy with Chrissy and her comments at Tribal Council. Her chat with Chrissy really didn’t go anywhere because she didn’t trust her for not talking to her earlier. Her pointed remarks at Tribal Council showed that she picked a fight with the wrong player.

Rating: 1 / 5

Social Gameplay

Joe Mena ripped on Roark’s cooking ticking off the rest of the Healers Tribe. Outside of that we have no clue as to how Roark got along with anyone. Her status looked fine. People weren’t complaining about her and they weren’t praising her either. From that all we can assume is that she had a balanced game.

Rating: 2 / 5

Entertainment Value

Besides what we saw this episode and her being chewed out for her cooking, Roark is a complete mystery. She simply didn’t have enough air time to properly evaluate her gameplay or her character. The others appeared to view her as some kind of mastermind. It would have been nice to see why they felt that way.

Rating: 1 / 5

Final Castaway Rating: 4 / 15