What the Hell Was the Deal with Juror #2's Outfit on 'Survivor'?

Spoilers up through this week’s episode of Survivor

This week’s episode was a blast, packed with juicy gameplay and some “striking” visuals that left the audience buzzing.

Let’s start with the action: Kyle snagged yet another individual immunity win, making it four-for-four! The only thing keeping him in the game is his beast-mode status, as he’s not just this season’s biggest physical threat but also on the verge of tying a Survivor record for most individual immunity wins. Kyle perfectly fits my theory that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds — Kyle’s a construction worker who lived in a van for six years — dominate pain-tolerance challenges. When you’ve survived poverty, pain is just another Tuesday.

Now, onto the elimination: this episode gave us some intel on who’s not running the show. I thought Sue might secretly be the puppet master, but with her closest ally Gabe getting axed, that theory is toast. It’s not Genevieve either; she spent the episode in full-blown panic mode, scrambling to avoid elimination. Rachel targeting Genevieve shows she’s not calling the shots either. This vote felt mostly like a group effort to take out Gabe, the second-biggest physical threat after Kyle. If anyone orchestrated it, maybe it was Sam? Hard to say when Caroline, Andy, and Teeny are basically Tribal Council redshirts. They’re just there to hold torches and nod.

But let’s get real: the highlight of this week was not the gameplay but Sol’s iconic jury entrance. Look at this man (with apologies for the X embed):

They picked the perfect time to bring back having the jury walk in #Survivor47 pic.twitter.com/ciyR98Ubt0

— Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) November 21, 2024

What. Is. This.

It’s always wild to see players’ “real-world” looks after weeks of watching them roll around in dirt. Sol was my favorite this season for his calm, strategic vibes, but this outfit?! I can’t decide if it’s ironic hot or just straight-up hot. Either way, his entrance caused a full-blown meltdown in my household.

Teeny spent part of the episode opening up about her struggles with sexual and gender identity, but let’s be honest — she knows that Sol’s hotness is universal.

That said, I still have a soft spot for dirty Survivor Sol, but I’m not mad about vest-with-no-shirt Sol either.

Next week, I’ll be tuning in and rooting equally hard for Rachel and Kyle, but also for the Sol fashion show.