Through the laughs and tears, it was funny to see Shane being Shane as he muttered to his friend that Dino won a car while the latter was tearfully presenting his fiancée to everyone. Already tears are spilling down when the loved ones come running down a hill and hug their respective family and friends. As Nico is about to explain the challenge, he surprises the final three with a loved one’s visit. Thus, with this, the final individual immunity challenge of the season begins. Dino is not sure that winning the last immunity challenge is the best option for him, as he would have to choose who goes with him to the end and who becomes the final jury member and ultimately face the consequences of that choice. Marian states she knows she has done the work throughout the season and has a fair chance of winning. Whether this is foreshadowing or a bad read on Shane’s own gameplay is yet to be determined. Shane is positive he has the jury on his side and even declares that if he’s taken to the end, that would be the other person’s biggest mistake of their life. Marian voices peace, Shane mentions calm, and Dino rounds up by saying confidence. Dino asks each what this game has taught them. It’s day 38, and the final three rejoice in making it this far, with Dino, Marian, and Shane sitting at a sand dune contemplating the final battle ahead.

Though the winner is about to be revealed, the leading up to it must be revised first. The penultimate episode did not fail to deliver the highs and lows we’ve come to expect of this season, rounding off with a last heartbreaking elimination and the completion of this season’s jury. Leading up to the season’s finale, we knew the road to the final tribal council would be bumpy, to say the least.

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