‘Survivor’: Sabiyah Says It’s Unfair Emily’s ‘Smart’ Gameplay Was Viewed as Racially Motivated
variety.comEmily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “No Man Left Behind,” the Oct. 11 episode of “Survivor,” now streaming on Paramount+. “That’s such a great name.
That’s so ironic!” That’s how my Thursday morning conversation with Sabiyah Broderick, the latest “Survivor” castaway to be voted off the island, began.
She’s referring to her tribemate, Emily Flippen, who ultimately turned on her and wrote down her name at tribal, securing her ticket off the island.
During Wednesday’s episode, Lulu went to their third tribal council — there have only been three this season — and while Sabiyah had thought Kaleb Gebrewold was going home, she was blindsided when Kaleb and Emily both wrote her name down. (Shawn Edwards was the only one to write down Kaleb’s name.) Going into tribal, Sabiyah admits she felt “a lot more safe than I should have,” something that was clear by her decision not to vote and instead, hold on her to her idol a bit longer. “Kaleb and Emily had forged this relationship, unbeknownst to me and Shawn about the depth of it.
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