Poor, poor Hunahpu.

The unwise tribe has used up all but a handful of its rice rations and is now in a dire situation that can only be remedied by the man who loves having ultimate Survivor power, Jeff Probst. In our short interview below, Probst reveals that he had been hoping the Hunahpu food drama would reach a level that required his interference.

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So what exactly happens in Wednesday's episode when Probst walks over to the tribe, literally carrying the answer to the group's problems? Well, the host says, his demand involves less nudity than when Jenna and Heidi disrobed on Survivor: Amazon in exchange for peanut butter and chocolate cookies. But that was a conscious choice.

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Mashable: First question: Does this exchange include more or less nudity than the peanut butter/chocolate moment from Amazon? Jeff Probst: Such a good question because you hit at the heart of where my initial instinct went as I was walking up to their beach carrying a bag of rice. I was thinking okay, what would make for the most interesting and memorable moment? Nudity of course! So I quickly began to assess the options. There are plenty of hot bodies to choose from but which sex do you ask to nude up? If I ask the women I would be appropriately labeled a pig. If I ask the guys to drop trou, well that's just a wasted opportunity because guys look stupid naked and nobody wants to see it. So I opted for plan B. Not as titillating but pretty damn satisfying and definitely a game changer.

Jeff Probst carries a bag of rice — the answer to one tribe's biggest problem — in the next episode of 'Survivor.' Image: Monty Brinton/CBS

What was your reaction when you first learned of the rice situation? Did any part of you want to just let them deal with the repercussions/see how creative they could get? When I first heard they were getting low on rice, I pulled out my treasured carved, wooden Survivor totem. It's pretty beat up, but it still works. It's saved more episodes than Russell Hantz or Boston Rob combined. I gently rubbed its head and said the same thing I always say in times of need, "Dear Survivor Gods, please make it happen. Please make it happen." Then I went back into my teepee and waited for the updates. Two days later the answer came — they ate the last of their rice. "It" happened. The gods had come through once again. Advantage, Probst! Game on! What does this rice drama do to the Hunahpu as a tribe? Is there fracturing or do they recognize that this is really a collective mistake? It definitely causes some chaos. Some of the tribe are very unhappy that they are in this position. Especially those who ended up there as a result of the switch and had very little to do with the over eating. But there is another way of looking at this situation. Think of it this way — with the exception of the challenge they threw, Hunahpu has not lost an immunity challenge. And the big reason seems to be the staggering amount of rice they were eating gave them a physical advantage. So, you could make the case, that if you don't mind the invoice that comes for more rice, then maybe it's not the worst strategy. This is after all a game in which your goal is to outlast everybody else.

Survivor airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.