Jeff Probst Explains What Really Happened During That Live Tribal Council on Survivor

Tribal councils on Survivor are extremely unpredictable-sometimes they go smoothly with no major drama, and sometimes they involve tears, yelling, and a last-minute turn of events. Last night's episode of Survivor: Edge of Extinction was an example of the latter. Going into tribal, the two alliances were planning on voting out either Wentworth or David.

But with Julie still reeling from being left out of last week's blindside vote, her feelings erupted at tribal council, leading to a bunch of chaos in what a lot of fans like to call a live tribal council. Live tribals are when the usual scheming and politicking that happens at camp happens during tribal, minutes before the vote.

Highlights from the live tribal include: Wentworth working with her former enemies Devens and David, someone yelling out "Shut up Wardog" when he tried to speak, and the best reaction faces we've ever seen from the jury. In the end, nine of 11 remaining castaways made a last-minute decision to vote out Julia.

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Host Jeff Probst explained how the live tribal really went down to Entertainment Weekly , and he also gave his rationale on Julie's breakdown.

"In this case I think a lot of factors were in play. Julie was wearing down emotionally, mostly because she doesnt like lying to others and she certainly doesnt like others lying to her. And I think its pretty clear that she was the accelerant for Tribal taking a turn.

If you contrast Julie and Aurora you get a very clear illustration of one reason Survivor is compelling and maybe some further insight into why a Tribal can suddenly go 'live' when a moment earlier it seemed fine. Julie is a wife and a mom with kids. She is missing them. She is exhausted and wears her emotions on her sleeve. So she is not as stable as she was on day one. This isnt a surprise to the other players, nor to Julie. Its just part of her makeup.

Aurora, on the other hand, comes from a very different world. She comes from the foster care system. She has been on her own most of her life. She is a very strong woman who by necessity has learned to rely on herself to get through most things in life. As a result, her emotions are not as easily visible because she cant allow them to be. Nothing is going to break her."

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And as for how Julia came to be the one voted out? Blame that on the live tribal too.

"Ive watched that Tribal a few times, and I find something new every time. Its like watching a social car crash in slow motion. You see every step as it unfolds, but you cant really pinpoint which moment was the one that sealed the deal. I would guess that ultimately Julie had the say because the Lesu group knew she was the most emotional and the owner of the 'live Tribal,' and in a case like that you just want to go with momentum and get to the vote as fast as you can. As for Julia as a player, I think she was probably seen as a very big threat. Shes a very smart person with a sharp tongue, and thats a dangerous combo. She can tie you up in circles if you get into an argument. The risk, however, is if that same sharp tongue angers the wrong person and Tribal goes live, you could be the one whose torch is snuffed."