It’s been an absolutely wild season of Australian Survivor: Blood Vs Water so far. We’ve had blindside, betrayals, and back injuries, and we haven’t even made it to merge yet!
First, we brought U.S. Survivor legend and two-time winner Sandra Diaz-Twine out of retirement, got her and her daughter Nina Twine on a helicopter, and planted them on the Charter Towers shore. Can you believe?!
Chatting to POPSUGAR Australia before the season premiered, Sandra said that Australian Survivor was the most physically challenging season yet, in part due to the extreme climate.
“The heat over there was so intense,” she said. “I could feel my arms burning, I could feel like, a sizzling of my skin.”
It wasn’t just the heat she had to contend with, though, but the freezing cold nights as well. Originally from Connecticut, now residing in North Carolina, Sandra is no stranger to the cold but said that they “were the most brutal, cold nights” she’d ever experienced.
“You don’t have blankets, you don’t have all those layers that you need when you’re going out into the cold weather,” she said. “The ground just takes the heat right out. My nose would feel so cold, my feet would be so cold, and I would sleep with my two pairs of socks on, my shoes stayed on my feet, and I would still wake up just shivering.
“It was just so intense. I think the weather, the extreme environment there was even worse than the challenges, and the challenges were no joke.”
Separated into different tribes, we saw Sandra’s daughter Nina immediately take the reins and blindside returning player Andy Meldrum out of the game, and we were off to the races.
We also met Chrissy, who had our hearts from the very first time she “Tribunal Council” and continues to win us over every week with her complete lack of Survivor knowledge.
We winced in sympathy when Alex Frost injured his back early on, forcing him to withdraw from the competition, and we GASPED when Juicy Dave nearly blindsided himself out of the game.
As we choose our favourites and keep our fingers crossed that they don’t get blindsided, and as the loved ones begin to turn on one another, we’re turning our attention to the end game.
The question on our minds is: when does the Australian Survivor: Blood Vs Water finale air?
The answer? Australian Survivor: Blood Vs Water‘s finale will air on Monday, April 4th at 7.30pm, only on 10 and 10 Play on Demand.
We can’t wait!
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