The Survivor Thread

[BlobVanDam]

Excellent! I forgot all about Survivor, so it will be nice to have something to watch. I didn't read the link, but I think this season will be quite interesting. I anticipate a lot of obnoxious characters.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Big Brother is finishing up the same night, so we're going to have 3 hours of CBS to deal with that night.

Oddly, Amazing Race was renewed, but is NOT on the CBS fall schedule.  Amazing Race and Survivor ALWAYS premiere the same week, so this is going to be weird.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Tomorrow night!

[hefdaddy42]

Tomorrow night!

[gmillerdrake]

I haven't seen the pics of the contestants but I drew "Sunday" and "Taylor" in my office pool this season. Hope they are strong players....would love to bring home the $$...I think our winner this season wins $200

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

NICE

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Holy crap, that storm was intense!

[BlobVanDam]

As they said, you know things are bad when they give you a tarp for nothing.

You know things are really bad when they evacuate you.

I'm surprised the millennials managed to win immunity and the Gen X team used all of the shortcuts. I wish they'd booted out Dave though. Even just watching him for 10 seconds made me feel edgy. I can't imagine having to live around camp with that dude.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Yeah, he was irritating the hell out of me already.  Calm the fuck down and STFU, dude.

[gmillerdrake]

I'm surprised the millennials managed to win immunity and the Gen X team used all of the shortcuts.

I can't believe that group of Gen X'rs allowed that chic to talk her way into not only wielding the tomahawk to break the mask but also the puzzle. She obviously was/is a person who cannot perform, anything.

And you guys are right....that dude....man, I can't see him being around much longer. Very annoying

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Also, that balance beam, I've never been on one, but for some reason, my brain says if you run across it quick, your chances of falling off are significantly less.  Kinda like how a slow moving bicycle has a greater chance of falling over, then when you gain speed, it's easier to keep it upright.

[gmillerdrake]

Also, that balance beam, I've never been on one, but for some reason, my brain says if you run across it quick, your chances of falling off are significantly less.  Kinda like how a slow moving bicycle has a greater chance of falling over, then when you gain speed, it's easier to keep it upright.

Neither of those obstacles warranted needing a short cut. It was silly to use them. It's not like those ropes were electrified or even strung so tight you couldn't maneuver through them. Gen X's strategy wasn't smart at all, from using the shortcut to who they selected to represent them at the puzzle. They deserved the loss.

[BlobVanDam]

The thing about their strategy, is that it assumed that the time they'd save by skipping the obstacles would be greater than the offset of the extra puzzle pieces. The problem with this strategy is that it puts their faith entirely in untested players to solve a puzzle quickly, and probably overestimated the time saved.
Right off the bat it shows that at least some of them have less faith in their team's ability to compete physically, and isn't a well rounded strategy based in player's proven strengths. Maybe they expected the Millennials to take some shortcuts too and wanted to even the playing field, but for a first challenge, it was a bad idea to put all of your eggs in one basket like that. If there's any challenge where you should be able to compete physically, it's the first one. It's sliding through some ropes and walking over a beam ffs.

[gmillerdrake]

The thing about their strategy, is that it assumed that the time they'd save by skipping the obstacles would be greater than the offset of the extra puzzle pieces. The problem with this strategy is that it puts their faith entirely in untested players to solve a puzzle quickly, and probably overestimated the time saved.
Right off the bat it shows that at least some of them have less faith in their team's ability to compete physically, and isn't a well rounded strategy based in player's proven strengths. Maybe they expected the Millennials to take some shortcuts too and wanted to even the playing field, but for a first challenge, it was a bad idea to put all of your eggs in one basket like that. If there's any challenge where you should be able to compete physically, it's the first one. It's sliding through some ropes and walking over a beam ffs.

Exactly. this wasn't a very physically challenging challenge. There really was no good reason to use the shortcuts, at all.

[BlobVanDam]

I think even I could have managed this without much trouble, and believe me that's not something I've ever said about Survivor before. It wasn't strenuous climbing or swimming or endurance, it was basic shit.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Yep.  There was zero sense in taking those shortcuts.  They got their asses handed to them on the puzzle in pretty short order.

[gmillerdrake]

Yep.  There was zero sense in taking those shortcuts.  They got their asses handed to them on the puzzle in pretty short order.

As a viewer, you could see immediately that those two had no friggin' clue as to how to attack that puzzle and were panicking big time. Totally wrong people to be attempting that puzzle.

[BlobVanDam]

As a general rule, anyone who says they're good at puzzles is really saying "I suck at physical challenges but will attempt to prove useful in other ways". News flash soccer moms - doing your casual sudoku puzzle is not the same as doing a giant-ass jigsaw puzzle in a contest against another team while everyone's yelling at you.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

lol

[hefdaddy42]

I generally agree with pretty much all the comments about last night's episode.

lol

[gmillerdrake]

One thing we haven't touched on was the Legacy Clue. That's an interesting twist...especially since we know it will be used being that it has to be 'willed' down the line as contestants are eliminated. Very neat idea.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

I like it.  Jess, swooped that shit up real quick.  Pretty slick.

From Reality Blurred:

David freaked out repeatedly, whether it was from the sound of chopping wood, a possible idol hunt, and next week, I assume, the sunrise: OH SHIT A BIG BURNING BALL OF FIRE IS ON THE OCEAN WE’RE ALL GONNA oh what it’s the sun okay.

[hefdaddy42]

What a douchewipe

[BlobVanDam]

One thing we haven't touched on was the Legacy Clue. That's an interesting twist...especially since we know it will be used being that it has to be 'willed' down the line as contestants are eliminated. Very neat idea.

That also makes it somewhat of a reward not just for getting that far in the game, but getting far in the game while not pissing off the person just eliminated, so it's as much of a social prize.

[BlobVanDam]

WHY YOU VOTING OUT ALL THE ASIAN CHICKS?

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Yeah, that vote made no sense to me.

"LET'S BREAK UP THE TWO IDIOTS THAT ARE ALREADY TRYING TO FORM A POWER COUPLE!!"

"But wait, there's this other completely inconsequential person over here, ZOMG, SHE'S THE BIGGEST THREAT!!!"

[BlobVanDam]

Yeah, I didn't understand the logic behind that decision at all. If there was some reason, surely they could have edited it in. Damn millennials changing their minds. Maybe they'll tell us next week.

[hefdaddy42]

That was stupid.

Also, it sucks, because my daughter was watching the show with us.  She knows who Mari is from following her on youtube, so the show was something we could watch together.  Now that Mari is out, she doesn't care anymore.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

And so far, these people aren't engaging enough to have a non-Survivor regular hooked after two episodes.  Unlike other seasons where after ONE episode, you had to keep watching to see what happens next.  Like Survivor 22 (Redemption Island).  The first Phillip Sheppard season.  That first TC was one of the greatest I've ever seen.

[BlobVanDam]

When tribal council started, it seemed like it was a little earlier in the episode than usual, so I was maybe expecting something to go down, but nope, it was just young stupid millennials being like "lol we're on Survivor omg it's Jeff Prost who are you voting for I dunno I think I'll take some island selfies first hashtag blindside"

[hefdaddy42]

I agree.  God I hate this millenial tribe.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

lol

Morons all of them.  Dude damn near has a heart attack, then stays on, competes, and swims over to get the immunity idol and the millennials are fucking clueless.

[BlobVanDam]

I know there's *some* element of editing and the producers nudging them in a certain direction in interviews, but I'm also pretty sure they're all just naturally complete dipshits. Makes me ashamed to be associated with that generation.

Well, more ashamed. I have a lot of justified shame already.

[gmillerdrake]

That was such a random vote and blindside that I'm convinced that it was scripted and produced. CBS wants that couple to remain in the game for drama/ratings so the players were influenced to vote otherwise. That makes more sense than what happened 'naturally'

[BlobVanDam]

It's hard to know without full context, but there must have been something that made them all switch their vote to the same person, and I got no indication of that thought process in the episode. Why her? No attention was drawn to her before the vote. Why change their mind to begin with? I'm just confused about the whole thing.