Review: Survivor, "Tell a Good Lie, Not a Stupid Lie" | Season 42, Episode 10
Lindsay may be the hour's protagonist, but she's not the one running the show
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At the end of last week’s emotional tribal council, Jeff decided that it would be easier if they forewent the formalities of voting and just hashed out the result in an open conversation. In the end, though, it was just delaying the inevitable: even when Survivor the Game grinds to a halt for the players to hash out the complex identity politics that shape how contestants of color have a different experience, the game is just going to start again. Everyone but Tori was just going to get up from…