Jon Lovett & Rachel Lamont | Survivor 47 Pre-Game Interviews

[@bobbyhall994]

Rachel’s interview story process was really interesting. I’m sure she is a STUDENT of the game at this point. Really exciting!!

[@thenic3stguy]

After this interview, Rachel skyrocket to one of my favorites from this cast, she seems so cool and easy to talk to

[@gray_7]

I like Rachel’s picks and her vibe

[@Lisa-uc5rx]

My brother and sis in law have been listening to Pod Save America since it came out. I told my brother John was going on survivor. His response oh no he is going to die 😂😂😂

[@msbrownsuga]

Lovett had the same worries.😅😅

[@Paul-zw7or]

Really in love with Rachels energy but I'm kinda getting pre-merger vibes :( Still rooting for her tho!!!

[@chrisv.h.2307]

I'm one of the crossover Survivor-Pod Save America fans, so I'm really excited to see Jon on this season! He's going to have fantastic commentary and is extremely insightful as far as strategy and politics. I could see him struggling to connect on a personal level with others, but could also see him doing extremely well if he's able to find a few solid bonds. I can definitely see him as having similarities to Penner-- he's got a mind for the meta-narrative approach to Survivor. LOVE his take on big moves as the performance of strategy rather than actual strategy.

[@maurap.4983]

I had no idea who he was, but I'm curious to see how many people recognize him and if that hurts or helps him in the game

[@hollisbessone1162]

I'm really hoping Jon does well.

[@dianeg899]

I love Pod Save America! And I love Survivor and RHAP! I hope Jon goes far! I was a delegate at the Democratic convention. Tried to get through Media row to meet him!

[@msbrownsuga]

Lovett's insights on the game were quite refreshing - I was already a fan but this endeared me to him even more. And kudos to him for understanding that the best way to protect himself from shows being ruined is to never mention his fandom bc ppl find a way to ruin shows (purposefully or just recklessly). I'm excited to see how he manages the 3rd part of his strategy: playing against himself and/or growing comfortable in his position.

[@DoloresLea]

Interesting. On Jon while on paper he should go far I am not sure. There is a sense of holding back and I wonder if that will impact his game play. Or he could come out as a strategic natural genius. Regardless I am looking forward to seeing it play out.

[@Alex.1Q84]

I was contemplating recently. I was wondering: isn't it better to come in the game with a reputation rather than being unknown? Here's my thought process: if you come with a certain reputation than you know to defend against that, to manage your threat level based on that. Whereas if you come in the game unknown, your tribe's mates can paint you as a target based on a criteria that you don't even know about, you might not even catch wind of, so you don't know what to defend against. Does that make sense? I'm curious to hear other oppinions. I can give example: Tony in WAW knows to defend against his reputation of being an agressive player. But some new girl on some newby season that gets called "a Parvati" behind her back doesnt even know that she is being seen as that. It might even be made up, it probably is.

[@Maestra48]

If Aysha and Lovett make it to the final 3, my heart will be so happy!

[@vincentmaestas3396]

More like first three out lol.

[@Maestra48]

@@vincentmaestas3396 😭 💔

[@jeanineleigh3053]

Wow in love with Lovett’s interview so good!

[@magnumcyclonex]

To me, it looks like Rachel is half white, half chinese, having grown up in Thailand (correct me if I'm wrong). Personality wise, she's very close to Frannie from S44.

[@jaye5872]

Even Bruce said that she reminded him of Frannie.

[@jujujupiter]

Why do you need to determine her racial identity?

[@magnumcyclonex]

@@jujujupiter What's wrong with stating something about her ethnicity? I'm not saying anything bad about her.

[@kas3091]

Who did Rachel say was her favorite winner (non US)?

[@divdesmitpieci6767]

Dino

[@LaurKolk]

Love Rachel! I've been waiting for a strong Asian woman for a long time since Kellee Kim so go Rachel! ❤

[@msbrownsuga]

Rob is so delightfully messy @33:01.

[@clary4455]

What am I missing with this joke here?

[@lomanic8573]

Hm, I think the new chapter divisions are neat but I kinda preferred when it was just intro - interview 1 - discussion of interview 1 - intro - interview 2 - discussion of interview 2

[@kasensanders]

I definitely prefer one video at the time, like you guys did last year.

[@Maestra48]

There’s not enough time to do one per day since the cast dropped 14 days before the premiere! Not a snarky suggestion, I promise: You can pause the video after the first interview & discussion, then come back later in the day to finish.

[@kasensanders]

@@Maestra48 They didn’t do one a day last year, they posted two interviews a day, just separately!

[@Maestra48]

@@kasensandersAh, I see your point!

[@csturner48]

@@kasensandersBut they didn’t do the commentary on KZbin, correct? It was just the interviews…

[@kasensanders]

@@csturner48 correct!

[@CodyJamesWilliams]

I was going into this expecting to be blown away with Jon based off the preseason hype/coverage. I have no clue who he is which a lot of people do. But I was pretty underwhelmed. Seems like a great dude but I can’t picture him as the winner or a serious contender yet. Maybe he’ll be better on show than he was during the interview, but right now I’m hesitant to draft him high

[@J_west31]

Damn they really loved Rachel I see it but I gotta say with all the alternate they have do they even really look at new people casting tapes or is it about who knows who

[@dravidravi2249]

Jon has pre-juror vibes to me

[@Zxykary]

If Jon wins I wonder if he’ll use the million to pay his Staff.

[@clary4455]

Does he owe people money?

[@alleycat-jn1yh]

Crooked Media employees actually recently unionized and the terms look pretty great

[@Seahorse0418]

They actually have a generous “going on a reality show” package.