As the crabs of the world might say, “Kama strong is dead,” as the Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 press photos show a more fluid (read: chaotic) game.

The Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 press photos, as the rest of the photos from this season will be, are screen grabs ripped directly from what will air this week.

One thing I forget about every year is that the Survivor press photos start to turn into screen grabs usually immediately after (or shortly after) the merge episode. This means there is a lot to glean about what will air in the future, as we know for certain it will be a part of the edit.

As such, the Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 press photos just released Monday evening, teasing us with images of what will make it to air in less than 48 hours from now. Let’s take a look and scope out the fallout from last week’s huge betrayal at Tribal Council.

After trust was thrown completely out the window, there’s nothing many can do but sit around in complete shock and awe. This looks like a painting ripped from the annals of art history.

This means it’s absolute scramble time. Rick was blindsided by Gavin last episode in a hubris-shattering way, so perhaps Devens will be a bit more humble in who he talks to this time around.

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Here’s something interesting; Julia is further solidifying a connection with Lauren, but Kelley isn’t present. Is this a reverse “Mustard” situation as hinted by Wardog last time?

What I’m hinting at is Wardog and Kelley solidifying their bond over Kelley and Lauren, and with Lauren branching out without Kelley towards a Kama player, there could be a slow divide.

As always, we have to check in on the Edge of Extinction players for way too much, with Eric taking his shot to look stoically into the horizon.

It looks like Chris is successful once again at coming out to fish. There are a few Edge of Extinction photos here with players in darker lighting, but it’s interesting to see Chris portrayed in the light.

Either they don’t show the Reward Challenge in Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 press photos or there’s only an Immunity Challenge this week.

It’s another simple dexterity challenge; balance a ball on an arched piece of wood while standing on a declining piece of wood that shrinks in width. There’s just one ball here, so no balls clanging together or dropping in unison like we saw last season.

Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 seems to be all about David and Devens working their way back through the game as a duo, but Ron and Julie seem to not be buying the story David is writing for them.

What units Julia, Gavin, Lauren and Kelley? Their strategic alliances with Wardog. However, here the four are discussing plans without him, going so far as to high five together.

There aren’t as many photos per week now with screen grabs in effect, but here is some more Survivor: Edge of Extinction episode 9 press photos.