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ETHAN ZOHN:I had no clue whatsoever.
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That was the definition of blindside, and I was definitely the recipient of it.
I had no idea.
So yeah, that happened.
You looked shell-shocked, as Jeff was snuffing the torch.
Tell me what’s going through your head at that point.
I only saw two votes for Adam in my head because I must have looked down.
I was so blindsided.
I put down my hat, I took off my buff they didn’t show any of that stuff.
I was just fumbling around like, “Ah,” like when someone punches you in the stomach.
And so I only saw two votes.
I’m glad I didnt because it wasn’t the case.
So that’s what was going through my mind.
I took a left instead of a right.
I didn’t know where to go to get on the boat to get to Edge.
I was so discombobulated.
Talk about giving the Fire Token to Parvati.
Well, Parvati, for me, was my number one.
Rob and Adam, at that time, were my second number one.
I could go either way if I had to.
What about Parvati?"
He’s like, “Yeah, I think we’ve got it.”
But inside I’m like, “Ah.”
These millennials are not patient.
They can’t wait.
I’m like, “Adam, wait to vote, wait another vote.
We can get through this vote.”
He’s like, “No.
We’ve got to do it now,” and yeah.
Didn’t work out well.
Yeah, to be honest, he wasn’t really.
Initially, I would have never thought about aligning with Boston Rob.
Our history wasn’t necessarily… we weren’t enemies.
We played against each other and we just didn’t really stay in touch after the show.
So I didn’t have hatred for him.
He didn’t have [hatred] for me.
I’m just not friends with him outside of the game.
But I feel my role onSurvivoris that I’m okay being the guy behind the guy.
And so I had two great options there with Parvati and Rob being not the center of attention.
I did something similar with Lex and Tom [inSurvivor: Africa].
I feel good in that place.
I think Jeremy wanted to work with Rob as a big shield like I was.
I think Michele was inkling towards having Parv as an outlet as well.
So I was just in the middle.
Yeah, it was an easy shot to take down Rob I thought.
I just can’t let that happen."
Do you think that had anything to do with it?
I don’t think so.
I don’t think they were factoring in my Tribal Council story at that moment.
I feel that they probably saw I was friendly with everyone there.
I was trying to keep a lighthearted attitude on the surface.
Meanwhile, total nuts on the inside.
But I was trying to be friendly with everyone.
I thought I was paying the same amount of attention to everyone and just being that happy-go-lucky guy.
There’s so much we don’t see on the show because they can only fit so much in.
I don’t know.
But there’s definitely stuff you don’t see.
But Jeremy was smart.
So I think he was just throwing some red herrings out there like everyone was doing.
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