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Probst asks Lisa is she can compare this to any other dilemma. Lisa can, but she says it is too personal for her to talk about. “How difficult was that situation?” asks Probst, because he needs to keep in practice for his talk show. Lisa tears up. “Huge.” “Based on your decision tonight, is there a chance that you will disappoint yourself?” “Yeah.” Great interview, Probst. Good talk!

Probst has to find someone willing to talk, so he does to Michael. “How tough is this for you?” Michael gives one of his usual long-winded blathering answers about how he'd like to be friends with everyone but also play the game to win, finishing up with “there’s some validity to what [Jonathan] said." And with that it’s time to vote.

Abi pokes her tongue out at Denise when she goes to vote, so I’m glad the Survivor editors still hate her in spite of Abi’s attempt to change the narrative to “innocent victim that everyone hates for no reason." And when it’s her time to vote she says “I hope you go home tonight. Look who’s judging you now." Jonathan calls out his vote over his shoulder. “Denise!” Denise and others crack up.

Probst goes to “tally” the votes, and it’s Denise, Denise, Jonathan, Jonathan, Denise, Jonathan and the twelfth person voted out of Survivor and the fifth member of the jury is... Jonathan. Well, that sucks, but having Denise go would have sucked just as hard.

Jonathan takes his leave and gives Carter a hug. Abi asks for a hug too and Jonathan says “Yeah… no, I’m not going to hug anybody else." “That sucks, Jeff,” are his words to Probst. His advice to the other castaways is “keep your sunny side up... and suck eggs." Then he hams it up, whistling as he walks down the stairs and along the path. Oh, Jonathan, do you know what’s better than whistling? Not whistling. And then he makes not one but two unrequested encores. Probst just shrugs to the rest of them. You’ll never make it as an entertainer if you don’t leave your audience wanting more, Jonathan.

Next week on Survivor, it’s the family reunion episode. Lisa has a predictably teary reunion with her son. Also, I lost money that Malcolm’s family visit would be from his mother, but his goofball knucklehead brother who looks like Malcolm spliced with Hurley’s DNA could just make up for everything. Malcolm thinks it could cost him the game.

Jonathan is as laced with disappointment as you’d expect from someone who puts as much into playing Survivor as he has, but he brightsides that Survivor has been six years of his life, and he is one of the lucky few to play three times – and one of an even shorter list of people who played three times and not do it for the groupies. He describes his experience as “fun and extremely painful." Sorry to see you go, Jonathan. If they have yet another all-All Stars edition, I hope you make the cut. Also, we learn that Jonathan’s vote for Denise was for “Denies” and Michael was the one who voted for Jonathan with a heart with an arrow through it. I wouldn't have guessed either of those.

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