Will that his shoulder was killing him, and the lack of sustenance meant he wasn't healing properly. The bearded wonder told reality TV's second-most famous Dr. (Well… more like a 1-on-2 with Probst hovering by to offer Vin Scully-like play-by-play for the audience.) Because sitting out back-to-back immunity contests apparently now initiates an automatic medical check - unless your name is Claire Rafson - Matthew was told by Probst after the challenge to hang back for a 1-on-1 with the doctor. We saw him opening up about the increasing agony at the start of the episode, trying his best to engage Kane in a conversation that did not revolve around Pokémon, Lord of the Rings, or 'Jedi.' And there was more to come.

He was in and out of that damn sling so much I thought at one point that maybe it was just for dramatic effect under the advisement of his new legal counsel, Saul Goodman.īut eventually, nine days after that scary fall, Matthew could dig deep no longer. He went into full hero mode on the snake maze. Matthew tried to 'dig deep' and push through the pain. Serious enough to eventually take him out of the game. And the only reason CBS probably did not deem it too disturbing to air is the fact that Matthew was not too seriously injured.īut it was serious enough. Which is what made it so disturbing to watch. How often do you see something that scary happen to a real person on your TV screen? This was no green screen. Sure, shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, The Last of Us and others have had much more graphically explicit content, but - RICK DEVENS BREAKING NEWS ALERT! - those shows are not real. It's honestly one of the scariest things I've ever seen on TV. First of all, a huge bow down to the production team for having the foresight to call in the drone right when Matthew began climbing so it was in a perfect position to capture the super disturbing image of him tumbling horrifically to the ground. That drone angle from above capturing all the action may be one of the most impactful Survivor shots ever. Instead, the Ratu rascal walked out of that Fijian deathtrap with merely some scraped feet and a dislocated shoulder.

Having sat through way too many B-grade horror movies, every time I watch (in between my fingers) that aerial shot of Matthew plummeting down off the rock on day 2, I keep waiting to see him crack his head open. GOOD FOR HIM! Seriously, that dude should totally be dead.

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