Technically, it hasn’t been over a week, but I get your point.
If you remember, days 1 through 3 they spent together as one tribe of 19.
Each player is given a canteen which they take with them as their “personnel belongings”.
Therefore, it was halfway through day 3 before they were split into 2 tribes and that night they sent Jessica packing. So even if they were completely insane and guzzled all their water during that half day of day 3, they have only been without water for days 4, 5 and 6 (when they booted Erica.)
Tonight will show days 7, 8 and 9 and we don’t exactly know which of these days Michelle is supposed to start a fire with her glasses.
But like I said, I see your point about the production company’s liability. (Which may be why some spoiler sites are saying that the pineapple patch that Ravu found was intentionally placed there by the procuders.)
Yeah, cuz, and not forgetting that I believe they have a pot which could certainly catch rainwater if they left it out, and since rainwater wouldn't need to be boiled, they can drink that. That and the "leaf licking" they've been engaging in.
Maybe I'm alone, but I am absolutely stuck on our boy Earl for the win. Level-headed, practical, doesn't make waves and yet doesn't seem to have to fly under the radar. I hope some Moto (why, oh, why do I think of my cell phone when I hear that name?) tribe losses will even things out, because if not, a pagonging will ensue. I can't believe Burnett has created such an incredible lopsided situation in this game - maybe they'll switch camps next episode or something.