Devin's bold strategy planting fake idols
Clip · 7 Mar 2026 · 1 min
Summary
Christian finds the boomerang idol and sends it to Aubry, and the hosts note Devens went further. He reasons that people will believe a fake idol planted at Tribal Council, with Christian’s help, and that they can use it when in trouble. The host calls him a Survivor street fighter. He points out Devens watches Survivor South Africa and Australian Survivor, where an idol at Tribal Council and a planted fake idol have both happened, and says awareness of wider Survivor strategy pays off.
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0:00 You know, obviously Christian's episode, Christian finds the boomerang idol, Christian ends up sending it to Aubry. But, how about the assist from Rick Devens in this moment when most players would be like, "That's enough. We've gotten boomerang idol. We're sending it over to Aubry.
0:15 We're getting an ally. Game over." Devens is mine to your point. Like he's the definition of a street fighter. He's a Survivor street fighter. The guy looks for scraps and he finds the scrap. He's like, "Okay, well, now we know this idol's in the game. So, people will believe it if we plant a fake idol at Tribal Council." And we could plant it there with the help of Christian and then use it when we're in trouble.
0:38 And you know, I know that Devens is a fan of international Survivor. He watches Survivor South Africa. He watches Australian Survivor. Survivor South Africa has had an idol before at Tribal Council. They've also planted a fake idol at Tribal Council before in the last All-Stars season of Survivor South Africa.
0:56 So, to me great that he's thinking this way, great that he wants to do it, but it shows you the benefit in just being aware of the wider Survivor zeitgeists and the strategy that could be out there for people to capitalize on, right? So, what did you think of this move?
1:11 Are you pro this? Do you think it's going to work? Yeah, it's like the place Palessa idol, right?