Jelinsky is how I imagine a lot of the armchair Survivor players in r/survivor ubreddit would actually play tbh

Arguably the biggest premiere flameout in survivor history and I loved it

This tribal council setting is one of the best I've ever seen! It's beautiful and feels like a different location altogether. Definitely the best tribal setting of the new era.

YANU VOTING CONFESSIONALS (credit to Mike Bloom) Kenzie - “You can’t stop talking. It’s too early to be blabber mouthing everything.” Jelinsky - “If I somehow make it out of this vote tonight, I’ll know where I stand. And I stand somewhere really good.” He looked around for idols before leaving. Bhanu - Paused significantly in the voting booth. “Love you man, but I have to stick with the tribe.” Q - Didn’t hesitate to write down Jelinsky. “I hope you take this experience and you understand. You’re a good kid, but you can’t give up so much.” Tiffany - Took a look inside the Shot in the Dark jar before voting. “First I hope I didn’t butcher your last name. I hope you can still come to Jersey. I can’t be on a tribe with someone who I can’t trust with my secrets.” Jess - “At the time he was supposed to be a team player, he wasn’t. If there’s a universe where the tribe keeps him over me, I’d really like to know where that is. Thank you."

ive never been so happy about a first boot before

I’ve never seen a first boot fall so flat on their face in epic fashion. This dude didn’t get the W for his tribe in the supplies challenge, he gave up at the Sweat challenge, gave away his vote at the Journey, and loses immunity for his tribe on a puzzle at the challenge. He was 0-4 at just three days in Survivor.

Thank you Q, for saving Jessica.

Jelinsky spun his slot machine hoping for a jackpot, but all he got was a pot full of votes against him.

“I won’t let you guys down” - Jelinsky

Fun Fact ZP: At the age of 21, David Jelinsky is now the youngest person to be the first contestant eliminated from a season.

Thank fucking God. Jelinsky had to be one of the absolute worst players I have seen on Survivor. At least Brandon from the last season tried. This guy was nothing but utter stupidity and giving up and it would have been outright upsetting for Jess to be eliminated over him Btw, the Far East Tribal Council is gorgeous and I love the gecko aesthetic this season has. That first elimination challenge was adorable!

The gekko theme is amazing you can really see it with the challenges , the 46 logo and the gekko snuffer and the Set this season looks so beautiful 🤩

I have never been so happy with a first boot lmfao you can’t just quit twice, lose your vote and go into tribal council being confident

He was WAYY too arrogant and thought he had this game all figured out. He made so many rookie mistakes: 1. Quitting sweat. Even though they probably would not have finished in time, quitting gave off a very bad first impression and showed Q, someone who is clearly all about work ethic that he was not of value or honor. It is always important to catch onto what the person you are around expects/wants out of you. Q was very clearly a no quit person. It is Survivor, it is not supposed to be easy, he needed to push himself more. 2. Being adament that he had to go on the journey. Usually in a situation like this where it is your tribes first time making a major decision, you should not be the guy who declares he is going. Giving your fellow castaways all that alone time, setting yourself up to not be believed with the story you come back to camp with, and showing that you are a selfish player. He also horribly misplayed the game at the journey... lying then backpedaling.... should have just been honest from the jump or continued to lie... the beckpedaling made him look weak and once again... a quitter. 3. Laying down in the shelter after the immunity challenge?? this is the most bizzare thing he did. Your tribe just lost the FIRST immunity challenge and you're opting to take a nice rest in the shelter while everyone else heads to the water well? how can someone be so confident in people they met not even 2 days prior?? This is your one shot and you dont think you need to scramble?? In doing that, he was pretty much writing Jess off, that it was all good to go that it wasn't even worth lifting a finger. 4. Constantly changing his story, flip - flopping his narrative at tribal, even Jeff was confused what he was trying to say. - Overall, I think he is an even worse player than Brandon from last season, at the very least Brandon was safe his first tribal (even if they voted) and had social bonds, just ended up on a doomed tribe and Hannah (an ally of his) quit,

Jalinksy leaving was so satisfying after he quit like 3 times IMO (you cannot convince me stacking pieces in that puzzle was the smarter way to catch up) and I really hope Jess finds her footing cause she does seem very endearing and I can see her going far if she does.

I’m sorry but Jeff humbling Jelinsky was funny af 😭😭

Fun fact: Jelinsky had several confessionals this episode

I thought for a sec this was the survivor china set

ooh! here's what i would imagine jess saying in the voting confessional "you put yourself in this boat, and now it's time for you to sail on home." that's definitely what i would say

this is how most org players would play. OOF

this was crazy, i knew of jelinsky coming in from the online fandom, i never played with him but he played a game i knew of and i knew some ppl i knew, but sadly he is first out 😔😔 but he is probably gonna be one of the most memorable first boots lmao, and i really enjoyed this premier and it was a good blindside. my winner pick is hunter and i still feel pretty good with that, i really like him, and tevin and venus from that tribe. overall seems like fire cast

Look I'm glad it wasn't Jess that's all let her prove herself and if she doesn't then you can vote her out later.

this was the most satisfying first boot since vytas

I hope jess goes really far this season

this was a good first episode. cause we didn't see randen get voted out and go home to a #1 party, and jelinsky was sent home over jess. jelinsky was just dead weight for yanu. and honestly, i feel like because of jelinsky giving away those extra votes, it's gonna cost his entire tribe the game. someway, somehow, those extra votes are going to hurt yanu

The tribal council setting is incredible this season. Also, I went to a premiere party with Wentworth and a few other players, and the crowd went wild during this. 😅🎉🎉 Oh and as for the gecko in the immunity challenge, I need that as a bed. ❤❤

Jelinsky constantly acted like a total fool and quit in every challenge, and you actually thought that *Jess* was going? 🙄

I’m glad that this person is actually voted out 1st instead of being evacuated or quitting. Since the last two seasons the two people who left first were evacuated or decided to quit.

I think that was the definition of a flop

Love this tribal council set and I just hope Jess makes a comeback for the socially awkward people!

First off, absolutely amazing TC set. Second, Jelinksy played exactly as expected.

Aint Gonna lie, before the season started I felt he was decent but I would’ve been surprised af if he survived this tribal 💀

Jelinsky just made history as being the youngest person to be in last place

What an absolute disaster of a player

Jelinsky was so bad at this it's actually comical, I would say he is easily the worst player of the new era. Anyways pretty decent premiere, I like a lot of the cast, glad Jess survived as I see potential in her.

Dont call yourself a legend before youre a legend

Okay but making Jelinski's "That's where legends are made" quote the title, one of the most poorly aged quotes I've ever heard I might add, was cold blooded

and when jessica finds 3 hidden immunity idol, ends her whole tribe, and goes on to win the game then what

The Tribal Looks so beautiful 😍 looks like Survivor China 🇨🇳

I knew he was gonna be first out. Somehow I find Yanu tribe to be the weakest tribe so far in challenges. Btw the tribal council set looks similar to Survivor China's tribal council

I find it ironic how he kept talking about never giving up, yet he folded. Twice.

Survivor 101 on what not to do. He had this coming from a mile away.

The fact that the next episode the other tribes clown him too makes this even funnier 😂. Giving up is already bad but to then defend it like he did shows that he has a lot to learn. Side note: “taking out Jess would be a legendary move” ???? Voting out the person clearly on the bottom?

I always have 3 pre-season picks for the season. Jelenski was one of those picks. This is a terrible start for my season. I watched his 60 second intro today and expected someone who would be confident and socially strong. Instead, I found apathy, laziness, and zero street smarts. Never trust the slot machine salesman again.

Thank God he got voted off. His quitting reminds me of Professor Finbarr Calamitous from Jimmy Neutron.

Whatt s46 Is already on??

Unpopular opinion I like Jelinsky and find him to be a legend in my opinion

the person i'm rooting for on this tribe is bhanu. because his name literally rhymes with the tribe name. #Bhanu4Yanu

Jelinsky the Survivor Legend 😂😂😂

Made the fandom ashamed ..

They were harsh on jelinsky about quitting the sweat challenge though, Q quit just as much as him, Jelinsky made a educated decision, The challenge was unwinnable, The pots wernt even 25% full and the time was halfway, And there energy was depleting, They were not going to get any faster, Carrying on would have been stubborn and costly in a game where you near to preserve you're energy when food isnt guaranteed, Q did not even argue, He let him openly make the decision for him without even debating it, Jelinsky could have argued his side better, I dont know why they dont plug the holes with leaves or line the pot with a shirt which would have helped the leaking dramatically, Sometimes the brains of these contestants baffles me.

What a womp womp for Jalenski

Very very bad everyone was knocking on him he let the fans down but honestly he deserved it. however, as long as Canadian resident, Venus is in the game I really do not care

Jelinsky is definitely the most entertaining first boot of the new era. He was so bad I wanted him to survive this tribal but it didn’t work out 😔

JALEGENDARY ❤❤❤❤

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Genuinely could not stand his ass. Glad to see him go. Anyways live laugh love Tevin and Venus ✨

tribal looks like the one in Survivor China

SODA!!!!

Are we positive Jelinsky is not really Napolean Dynamite in disguise?

goodbye david. scurry on back to larry geiler

in another world where jelinsky did not tap out on the sweat challenge & just lied abt the journey thingy tho, lowkey kinda sad to see him voted first man but yeah

Jelinsky is certainly one of the dumber first boots in Survivor history. Some of the things he says just kind of blows my mind and I'm not all that surprised that he went home as early as he did. He borders on that line of being an offensively bad player in my opinion

If he is on s50 I will be so pissed off, he is one of the worst players in survivor history and doesn’t deserve a place on a returning player season.

29th January 2024

DAVID ELIMINATED

1 Episode in and I am already done watching this season. Casting is just so bad.

Anyone think Jess may quit??

I hope purple continues losing and I hope it’s Q

What an absolute joke of a castaway 💀

Bruh all that hype for nothing lol