Survivor 51 hits the merge in Episode 7, "The Girl at the Prom," and Brady Booker walks out of tribal as the first member of the jury in a total blindside. Frank and Shirley break down the grub-eating merge feast, Mike Pinsky's surprise win in the first individual immunity challenge, and a tribal council so full of flip-flopping plans that Carter said he could fill 800 notebooks.Frank's notes went up in flames with a pile of Amazon boxes, so Shirley runs the recap from her notes while Frank handles color commentary. They dig into Kristin's idol deal with Sharonda, why Maggie was the one person who never moved off Brady's name, and how Brady's "brodie" act wore everyone down. Plus Frank shares a few impressions from talking with Kilby off camera, Shirley brings fun facts about the cast, and they hand out the episode awards.Chapters0:00 Episode 7 and the Notes Fire0:36 Drop Your Buffs, It's the Merge3:49 The Grub-Eating Merge Feast8:48 What Kilby Is Like Off Camera9:26 Brady and Eric at the Feast10:26 Brady's Jury Spot and Ponderosa Life11:29 Kristin's Idol Deal With Sharonda15:04 New Alliances Back at Camp16:22 First Individual Immunity Challenge19:33 Leaky Lips and Changing Plans21:48 Tribal Council26:20 Brady's Blindside27:32 Fun Facts About the Cast30:37 Next Week's Pairs and the Fire Vote31:32 How Our Picks Are Doing32:22 Episode AwardsKey takeawaysBrady played like a mob boss all season but kept landing on the wrong side of the vote, and he was still shocked when his name came up.Kristin handing her idol to Sharonda only looked risky. Kristin still has to be the one to play it, so Sharonda can't be blindsided by her without a conversation first.Mike went from looking like the next boot to winning immunity, which Frank chalks up to the 90-minute format splitting every episode into a before-immunity story and an after-immunity story.Maggie leaked the immunity challenge on social media two days early, posting about her pole vaulting background next to a photo of the pole-balancing challenge.Frank ranks Maggie, Kristin, and Sharonda as the three strongest players left, and thinks Sharonda's two alliances could carry her to the final five.Eric survived by latching onto whoever holds power, a coattail approach Frank says can get you to the final three even if it rarely wins.Quotes"He acts like a mob boss. Like a godfather. But the Godfather is always right, and he has consistently been wrong on the votes." (Frank)"You just won the freaking feast. Why are you eating grubs?" (Shirley)"His personality was just simply too big for his game." (Frank)"I want to be on the right side of a blindside." (Frank)"Social moth and not social butterfly." (Frank)Episode awardsStrategist of the Episode: Maggie, for sticking with Brady's name through all the chaosChallenge Beast: Mike, for winning the first individual immunitySocial Butterfly: Eric, who made just enough friends to survive another voteFollow and shareFollow Outlast Podcast wherever you listen, and leave a rating or review if Frank and Shirley's Survivor 51 breakdowns are part of your week. Send this episode to the friend who couldn't stand one more "brodie."SocialsTwitter: @OutlastPodcast1