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After being eliminated from Survivor season 50, Christian Hubicki sat down with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the comedian's namesake twist, which played a role in him having his torch snuffed.
Indeed, after failing to complete a timed puzzle during a journey on the April 22 episode, the robotics professor was forced to vote for himself, a first in Survivor history, thanks to a twist attributed to Jimmy by host Jeff Probst.
"Now that we're both in the same place," Jimmy told Christian on the April 23 episode of The Tonight Show. "All I have to say is, Christian, I am so sorry. "I'm very sorry about this! It wasn't meant to be like this."
In fact, he said, "It wasn't supposed to be you, and I felt so bad because I love you."
While Christian described the history-making aspect of voting for himself as a "surreal experience," he also explained how he used his time in the voting booth to publicly roast Jimmy.
"I decided finally all my frustrations in this game I can take out in the best way possible: on a celebrity 8,000 miles away," he replied. "I did a whole five-minute set with jokes about my distaste for the advantage."
"They did cut some things," he said, quipping, "I didn't blame you for famous incidents in history such as the Titanic and/or Hindenburg."
Prior to their meeting, Christian stated that he was "always open to reconciliation" with Jimmy.
"I don't know who has to get the mediator," he told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published earlier that day, "but I think we can repair this budding friendship."
After all, the 40-year-old admitted that the Saturday Night Live alum isn't solely to blame for his elimination from Survivor.
"It was a helpful determining factor in me going home," he said. "But that said, I have to take ownership that on that particular day, I made a couple of bad decisions—and you're only as good as your worst decision on Survivor."
Despite his untimely demotion from castaway to jury member, Christian, who previously competed on Survivor season 37 in 2018, expressed his willingness to return to Fiji to compete for the $1 million prize.
"If I was asked, I'd always take the call," he explained. "I know that there are many people who have not received a second chance on the show who are expected to be called back, and I sincerely hope that they are. But what if one day they say, "We need more metaphors at Tribal Council again." The people have stopped giving them; I will send them my rate. "It is very reasonable."
