Jeff tells them to drop their buffs, but confirms they are not merged yet.Then, he breaks it down: Players will divide into two teams and they’ll compete for their spots in the merge.

Yes, the tribes are now merged (sort of), and in ... (At this point, we may need to petition CBS to publish an official Survivor rulebook so we can keep all of this ABSOLUTE ANARCHY straight.

(CBS) - Drop your buffs! It's finally halftime in Survivor! But... not so fast – this wasn't any traditional merge like the past. This episode included so many twists – we were left with a ...

Survivor 48, Episode 4 TV promo. Below is the TV promo CBS is airing for the new episode. “Drop your buffs,” Jeff says early in the footage as the game changes.

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We get to hear Jeff tell the castaways to drop their buffs, but he comes up short before actually telling them that it is time for a merge. Instead, something else is hinted at.

The merge episode of Survivor used to be the start ... Jeff tells them to drop their buffs, but confirms they are not merged yet. Then, he breaks it down: Players will divide into two teams ...

(At this point, we may need to petition CBS to publish an official Survivor rulebook ... he tells them to drop their buffs. Buuut they aren’t exactly merged. Here’s what goes down: A challenge ...