NaOnka sucks.
crybaby juries handing the money to undeserving winners because they are bitter, has gotten really old.
Eye of the Tiger was a great song.
EDIT.....sorry. Wrong Survivor. :-[
Spoiler:
All Stars: Russell vs. Rob
crybaby juries handing the money to undeserving winners because they are bitter, has gotten really old.
OMG is this ever the case. The competent, GOOD game players are getting shafted early on, because they're a threat. It leaves a bunch of numbskulls who get there and try to win on the basis of who they pissed off the least.
Russell may have been irritating on the Samoa season, but I think the jury giving the win to Natalie over him was ridiculously awful.
What's wrong with football and UFC?
it's baffling to me that this shit is still on tv.
Me either. It's a little too much. Plus, by this point, anyone who is participating in Survivor (if they have paid any attention to Survivor previously) will know Russell and will be (if they have ANY brains) chomping at the bit to show him the door immediately.
The team captains thing sounds familiar to me.
HO-LEE-SHIT! That was one of the most EPIC Tribal Councils I have ever seen. Fan-fucking-tastic.
HO-LEE-SHIT! That was one of the most EPIC Tribal Councils I have ever seen. Fan-fucking-tastic.
I KNOW!
I laughed so much. Seriously, amazing. If he was really a secret agent he would know how to keep his big mouth shut :lol
I was positive Kristina was going home, having not played the idol. Had she gone home, it would've been one of the all time dumbest moves ever.
I was positive Kristina was going home, having not played the idol. Had she gone home, it would've been one of the all time dumbest moves ever.
Her move was not overly dumb per say...
It was a huge waste, and a terrible usage of the idol to throw it away on getting one player out, when there are going to be so many more crucial moments down the line when the idol will be needed. Boston Rob had the right idea; if she plays it, she won't be sticking around much longer.
The dumb move was on Philip's part. I know he was trying to gather favour with Rob, and be a stand up guy. But, he is so easily going to be one of the next ones on the chopping block if Ometepe goes to more tribal councils.
Also, as much as Kristina and Franchiskwai shouldn't have trusted Philip, they did sort of need him to allow their plans to come into fruition. Even if the plan was pretty half-baked...
Anybody else notice during interviews when they show Phillip's job title they add a question mark to the end of it?
PHILLIP - Former Federal Agent?
Kristina was looking in the box for a clue to the idol, not the idol itself.
I think Fran was on board from the beginning. Fran was actually the smarter player of the two. She was actually trying to convince Kristina to not focus on getting Rob out first. From what I understand, they actually were going to vote out Natalie that night, and Philip must have still thought they were on the Boston Rob plan.
Ben "Coach" Wade from Survivor Tocantins and Heroes v. Villains is still probably a more awkward player than Phillip.
Here's what I think happened:
Kristina did need Phillip. But, I don't think it was her fault that she couldn't forsee Phillip's big mouth becomes that big of a detriment. Sometimes you have to ally with crazy people (see: Shane and Courtney in Survivor Panama), but it's hard to judge how crazy someone will get, and I imagine Kristina thought Phillip was going to tone it down for tribal council. Most players do (unless they are named NaOnka...) Honestly, it was the first tribal council and, while it was entertaining, it also basically destroyed Fran, Kristina, and Phillip's games. They should've played it cool.
The option I thought Kristina should've taken was to actually be sociable. She made the huge mistake of looking for the idol, when she should've been forming alliances.
More than anything else, the rule of thumb in Survivor is to have the numbers on your side. Only a handful of people have won Survivor and been in the minority alliance from the beginning.
We won't be seeing Fran get back in the game. I can't see her fighting for very long at Redemption Island. Her game is pretty much up. As big of a threat as Kristina is, I think Phillip is more unstable and is in a worse spot. He can't keep a secret, he openly betrayed his own alliance, and those peach briefs are not helping his game. Even thought he wants to be on Rob's side, it's in Rob's best interest to get rid of Phillip, considering the amount of damage he is capable of doing. Kristina and Phillip need some immunity wins. Fortunately for them, they are on a team with Boston Rob, who is up there with Ozzy Lusth and Tom Westman for challenge dominance. If they can get some wins and let some time pass for the tribe dynamics to shift, they could make it through to the merge.
Also, question for you Reap: What seasons of Survivor have you seen?
Because Russell is a bull in a China shop. He truly believes that (despite it causing him to lose twice already) that he plays the greatest game ever and that nothing he does or has done needs to be changed to possibly allow him to get further. He is under the delusion that if he keeps playing the way he plays, that eventually it will work out. It never ever will. As long as he continues to be a boor like he always has been, he will turn everybody off and will never understand why he's still not winning. It's kinda like politicians who, if they tell a certain lie often enough, believe that it will eventually be truth, just from having said it enough.
No you can't, and that's the odd thing. He sees to be amazingly able to pull off whatever scheme he comes up with, despite the fact that people knew he was shifty. Throughout the game, his gameplay seems to somehow get him by, but it will ALWAYS make him lose the game, because because he's borderline bullying to people and by the time he gets to the end, every person on the jury is so pissed at him for being a snake, that they'll never vote for him.
Now take into consideration, the first two times he was on (when they actually filmed) nobody had seen him on the TV yet. By the time the current group got to filming, THEY had seen him on TV and knew what to expect, so he could be in trouble much earlier on this go around, because people know his MO.
Just an observation about the editing:
They are setting the first few episodes up as the downfall of Russell. All these shots of Ralph being likeable, being in the dominant alliance, and pulling the wool over Russell's eyes are exactly the kind of editing they strive for when they find a character they like (Big Tom, Rupert, etc). Because Russell keeps saying how weak his tribe is and how dumb Ralph is, I can only imagine they are setting up some sort of "Ralph beats Russell" sort of thing.
But to some degree, he DOES have a questionable social game. He's kinda bullied people around and flaunted himself in their faces going on about how awesome he is (in the previous two seasons, the all star season, especially). It rubs people entirely the wrong way, because he's so obstinate and bull-headed. That's why they don't like him and therefore refuse to vote for him. At Tribal Council, he CAN find a way of making someone else look less worthy of staying, but he'll never be able to do that at the final tribal council. He'll always lose.
Just an observation about the editing:
They are setting the first few episodes up as the downfall of Russell. All these shots of Ralph being likeable, being in the dominant alliance, and pulling the wool over Russell's eyes are exactly the kind of editing they strive for when they find a character they like (Big Tom, Rupert, etc). Because Russell keeps saying how weak his tribe is and how dumb Ralph is, I can only imagine they are setting up some sort of "Ralph beats Russell" sort of thing.
I agree with all of your post, but:
Editors also like to create a narrative that works in contrast to what's happening. I'm watching the All-star season right now, and every tribal council vote has been a bit too surprising because the editors lead you to believe something that's the opposite of what happens.
It's a common film technique too. When you want to surprise the audience, set up their expectations for the exact opposite. Since Reality TV is an effort to craft narrative out of real situations, I'm not at all surprised that the editors would do this.
The preview for the next episode said, roughly, 'Zapatera finds out what happens when they cross Russell.' It's fully possible that he does some crazy thing that damages the tribe but still ultimately gets voted out. Yeah. But I can't imagine them so obviously building the expectation of Russel being voted out and then delivering on it. It's bad filmmaking.
All of this is why I really want to see Zapatera go to tribal council. In every earlier season I've seen (including All-stars which I'm watching now), they've shown some of the tribe's negotiations before tribal council but mostly made it suspsenseful for the audience so they're surprised by the vote.
I HATE this. The result is interesting, but only because of what goes into it. You could complain that tribal council on Redemption Island this week was boring because we more-or-less knew what would happen. But I thought it was awesome because we got to see Rob working his gamesmanship on the tribe. The result of the game is a function of how the tribe members played it, and the people playing the game is what I find really intersting.
Woah. But of a tangent there, sorry. Re: Your post. I have no idea really what Russell's fate is next episode. Either they win the challenge or Russell finds a way to stay alive. He has the only real alliance and is clearly the best player there, at least on a tactical level. People say he has a bad social game, but that's only because they don't like him. When the time comes to go to Tribal Council, he'll find a way to make someone else seem less worthy of having around. Guaranteed.
Throwing a challenge this early in the game was really stupid. They will come back to haunt them, especially if they don't go to the merge with numbers. They could have taken a 3-person lead stranglehold. Stupid.
And you can bet your bottom dollar that the producers of the show will make Russell-friendly challenges at EC, as they will want him back in the game.
There's not really that much to say about this episode, which I wasn't that into until the end:
- Stephanie faking the idol was a great move. I loved how Russell was able to say he had it and Steve just bought it. Russell was able to use his perception to his advantage. Also, she's really good looking. I have a mild crush.
- One thing Rob can do that Russell can't so much, learn from his mistakes and change up his game by trying to find the hidden idol. He might be making a fundamental mistake though. If he finds it and doesn't tell his alliance, and then uses it, the other members of the alliance might see it was untrustworthy.
- I was mildly surprised by the Zapatera having no divisions between them that went above voting out Russell. We weren't shown otherwise, but I'm still somewhat in disbelief.
- I'm not sure Julie ever thought of going to Russell's side. Dan was whispering in her ear at Tribal Council like a plan already had been formed.
his ego finally got too big...and now he's done.
his ego finally got too big...and now he's done.
Richard Hatch made the same mistake in the all star season. He figured he was cool and was content to not do very much. All the sudden he realized the heat was on and put together and excellent strategy, but it was too late to matter. Every one of the girls didn't like Colby and immediately regretted not voting him out. If Hatch had done more to be liked and not seen as dead weight, he could have built himself a solid alliance and been a real force against Boston Rob. Plus, he was a solid challenge player and would have kept Mogo Mogo stronger into the merge.
It baffles me that some Survivor players don't understand the importance of laying the groundwork for future alliances. Even when you have a rock solid group, the tides might change and you need new people to have your back.
his ego finally got too big...and now he's done.
Richard Hatch made the same mistake in the all star season. He figured he was cool and was content to not do very much. All the sudden he realized the heat was on and put together and excellent strategy, but it was too late to matter. Every one of the girls didn't like Colby and immediately regretted not voting him out. If Hatch had done more to be liked and not seen as dead weight, he could have built himself a solid alliance and been a real force against Boston Rob. Plus, he was a solid challenge player and would have kept Mogo Mogo stronger into the merge.
It baffles me that some Survivor players don't understand the importance of laying the groundwork for future alliances. Even when you have a rock solid group, the tides might change and you need new people to have your back.
Gonna have to correct you on this Reap...
Hatch has gone on record saying that he never really cared that much about the All-Stars season. If he cared, he would not have come back. There is no possible way that he would have salvaged his reputation as the first winner by going on a season that he will be targeted so quickly. Notice how in all but one episode, he really doesn't care about alliances at all. He'll provide for his tribe and stuff, but what he wants is the other tribe members to prove that they know how to play, which they did when he was "bamboozled". Hatch was not really there to play. The same goes for Tina.
I don't remember much of that all-star season except for Lex crying like a little girl when he got voted out.
And I don't think Rob is this all-time great player that a lot of others do. He is no better than Russell or any other great strategic player who was too abrasive to win over enough people to actually win the game.
I don't remember much of that all-star season except for Lex crying like a little girl when he got voted out.
And I don't think Rob is this all-time great player that a lot of others do. He is no better than Russell or any other great strategic player who was too abrasive to win over enough people to actually win the game.
I'm not saying it didn't work for them, I'm just saying I didn't like it. I thought it was kinda childish. You put up with your tribemates until you have no CHOICE but to vote one of them out, because you lost a challenge despite your best effort. You win at all costs, no matter what. They missed out on some good gear by throwing it. Again, it worked for them, in getting rid of Russell, but I don't see that they've really gained much by losing Russell either.
Rob is amazing.
Also, after the duel at Redemption, when Andrea indicates she thinks that Matt could be a threat - did anybody else take that as "Ooooh, I'm a little jealous of his connection with her and I really don't like that she gave him a Bible, all sweet and such, so sayonara, Matt!!"
So last night. Where do you even start? The continued lack of brilliance at Zapatera is just amazing. David was on the right track, by suggesting keeping Stephanie, but bullheadedness kept that from happening. My thing was that if Sarita stabbed herself in the gums brushing her teeth with a stick, then 1) she's probably not too bright anyway and should be cut loose and 2) if she DOES have an infection, there's a chance of her having to leave in a medical capacity anyway. That''l put them down one MORE person, whereas if they'd voted her out, it would've been a non-issue for them. Just seems like a bunch of bull-headed "They aligned with Russell, we MUST vote them out!!!"
Also, what's with the ridiculously mangled spelling of names on ballots? Stifine? Ressell? Krasta? Discussion at Reality Blurred seems to think that Ralph is doing it on purpose to either be a dick or play up the "dumb hillbilly" stereotype. I don't get it either way.
Phillip has loose cannon written all over him. I have my doubts he or Stephanie ever watched one minute of Survivor. Now I wholeheartedly agre with him that the girls are just laying around doing jack shit. Irritates me and I'm not even there. Get rid of them at the first opportunity. They don't do shit in challenges either, so why keep them? Dead weight. Also, Phillip following Rob and Grant and butting onto the conversation about the clue was awkward. He's like a bull in a China shop. No subtlety, no nothing. Wouldn't you feel like busting up some private conversation about the idol would make you look like you were intruding where you were clearly not invited?
Also, after the duel at Redemption, when Andrea indicates she thinks that Matt could be a threat - did anybody else take that as "Ooooh, I'm a little jealous of his connection with her and I really don't like that she gave him a Bible, all sweet and such, so sayonara, Matt!!"
Also, regarding Andrea, absolutely she DID truly think he could be a serious threat, but there was a serious undercurrent of jealousy along with it.
Phillip has loose cannon written all over him. I have my doubts he or Stephanie ever watched one minute of Survivor. Now I wholeheartedly agre with him that the girls are just laying around doing jack shit. Irritates me and I'm not even there. Get rid of them at the first opportunity. They don't do shit in challenges either, so why keep them? Dead weight. Also, Phillip following Rob and Grant and butting onto the conversation about the clue was awkward. He's like a bull in a China shop. No subtlety, no nothing. Wouldn't you feel like busting up some private conversation about the idol would make you look like you were intruding where you were clearly not invited?
Oh, also, at the duel, where Phillip went with his babysitter Rob, and told Matt, “You are truly a samurai warrior.” You, Phillip, are no Coach, so stop with that kind of talk. At least Ralph recognizes that he’s an idiot. At Tribal Council, Jeff Probst asked Ralph if he’d rather have a cohesive tribe or a strong one, and Ralph said, “Well, first, Jeff, I don’t know what cohesive means.” Jeff rephrased as an either-or question, and Ralph said, “I disagree.” I really want to see Phillip and Ralph align, because that will be comedy unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Spoilers within, for those who haven't watched yet.
I am SO excited for the merge it's unbelievable! I have tons of thoughts about it, and I would love to discuss some stuff with you Coz. Sadly, I don't have the time to type it all out right now.
Spoilers within, for those who haven't watched yet.
Thank you so much for posting this! I didn't get a chance to watch the new episode until tonight and I originally opened the thread to start reading without even a second thought.
Holy blue fuckenstein, Reap.
I made it through the first post and loved it, really. Haven't gotten to the others yet.
I think Coach was more "out there' in his first Samoa season. In HvV he was a little more under control, but as time went on, the Coach everyone knew started to return.
Matt showed himself to be a real dumbass. They shouldn't have even let him go back to Redemption Island, they should have just kicked him out.
The best part about this week's episode:
https://kotti.wippiespace.com/survivor/datass2.gif
How? I mean, as long as it is limited to pure challenges, and not voting, then maybe, but he is one of the worst players of the game that I've ever seen.Matt showed himself to be a real dumbass. They shouldn't have even let him go back to Redemption Island, they should have just kicked him out.
Regardless, I can see him winning this season.
How? I mean, as long as it is limited to pure challenges, and not voting, then maybe, but he is one of the worst players of the game that I've ever seen.Matt showed himself to be a real dumbass. They shouldn't have even let him go back to Redemption Island, they should have just kicked him out.
Regardless, I can see him winning this season.
I know setrataeso and Space Invader are worried at this becoming too predictable...three more episodes, three more Zapatera members gone. Frankly I'm enjoying this...I mean, it sucks that David was voted out but I love seeing Rob assuming complete control, it's awesome.
I know setrataeso and Space Invader are worried at this becoming too predictable...three more episodes, three more Zapatera members gone. Frankly I'm enjoying this...I mean, it sucks that David was voted out but I love seeing Rob assuming complete control, it's awesome.
I don't find it boring. If you want to learn about human psychology, watching Boston Rob at work is arguably more useful in a real world context than a basic psych class. Not just watching him play the game, but because he actually explains what he's doing in the confessionals and really understands the workings of his game.
apperently not creepy enough to vote his Rice ass off the show.
As Rob pointed out they have some give with the numbers, they could have gotten rid of him.
Why keep him?
This season blows...
Francesca went out too early...
but the past few seasons have shown juries to lean towards sour grapes than objectivity.
I actually felt a little bad for everyone during the Reunion show. Rob explained how he won the game and basically broke everyone down in the process. Natalie especially was putting together the pieces of what she had been doing on the island and her reality matrix was completely collapsing. She got so played.
That speech to the jury at the end could have sunken Rob.
Funny, I was thinking the exact opposite. If anything, I think it could have helped Rob.
[Survivor Thought]
EDIT: Also, because I can't remember - did they actually specify whether or not the two returning players would be against each other? Maybe they'll be on the same team. Just another random thought, lots more to come.
Well, that was a predictable thrashing, but no way can I call Rob the greatest survivor ever. A few others dominated their seasons just as much and won, but they did it on their first try. Rob needed four tries to perfect his game and finally win. If it takes you that long to win, how can you be the greatest survivor ever? Not saying he didn't play a great game, because he did, but he got some incredibly lucky breaks this season: the other tribe throwing the challenge to allow Rob's team back in it early when they were on the verge of falling way behind in the numbers game, having a tribe full of clueless nitwits, etc.
Probst calling Philip polarizing was not accurate. How can you be polarizing when everyone hates you or is annoyed by you?
And while much of the criticism of Natalie was accurate, she is only 19 and pretty naive, so you gotta cut her some slack. The same can't be said for Ashley, who was utterly useless and came off as quite a beotch.
I don't want to see anyone from Redemption Island back yet. Wait at least a season.
I don't want to see anyone from Redemption Island back yet. Wait at least a season.
Until this past fall, I hadn't watched Survivor in five and a half years, having watched the first eight seasons as a child and then stopping. As such, I don't remember much about them. When setrataeso got me watching again in the fall, I watched seasons 21 and 22, and have watched most of seasons 1 and 18 online as well.
One of the main reasons I mentioned Marty and David was because they're the most defined and freshest characters in my mind at this point that fit the bill in that scenario. I was just trying to fill in the blanks creatively.
It was nice to see the full opening credits again. Shame they cut it for so much of the season.
- It's official. Jeff included the phrase "one shot" in every single one of his Redemption Island dual preambles.
- The immunity challenge was really stupid. Yay for counting!
- Ashley wins immunity again? Man, this just keeps getting lamer and lamer.
- Unlike the other players, Rob doesn't have a title beside his name (ex: student, formal federal agent?, etc.). I wonder why.
- I was actually expecting Natalie to pull a Fabio and start kicking ass in the finale. If she had chosen to backstab Rob, she would have been almost assured of victory.
- Rob took a pretty big risk in relying entirely on Natalie. It was good of him to play the idol.
- Ashley following Rob around for the whole challenge was pretty hacks. I would have been really pissed if she managed to win.
- Natalie has been doing really poorly at challenges lately. The fact that she doesn't have the mind to figure them out nicely parallels the fact that she doesn't really have a mind for the game of Survivor either. Her later quote, "I would rather lose this game than lose a friend in Ashley," is pretty good proof of that.
- I loved Rob's celebration. It may have been early, but he was definitely celebrating having finally won the million dollars at this point.
- Seeing Andrea all cleaned up on the jury for the first time was a real disappointment. She lost all of her jungle hotness.
- Phillip is actually sort of likeable when he isn't so crazy. His comment about never having won any challenges was pretty funny.
[Various conspiracy theories]
- I was disappointed that there was no walk through the wilderness to reflect on the players voted out before them. I always felt that was a nice touch. Have they ever not done that before?
- Natalie's opening argument was phenomenally weak.
- Ralph is wearing a very Russell-esque fedora.
- I love how confident Phillip is in what he says. I can't believe how he can just keep talking at every Tribal Council despite the jury members constantly facepalming noticeably.
- Rob, conversely, has a fantastic opening argument.
- Andrea, to Phillip: "You...are weird." Awesome.
- I don't know what the hell Phillip thought he was doing insulting the jury members back.
- Mike was a very respectful and respectable jury member. It was a nice change.
- Ralph, to Phillip: "Do you like me?" Me: "...the fuck?"
- This whole Tribal Council was a real shitfest on Phillip and Natalie. I was surprised at how vocal people were in their dislike of Natalie.
- There's a strange theme running through this final Tribal Council: The notion of the jury questioning who the finalists really were.
- By this point, I was starting to wonder if Rob would win with a unanimous vote. I thought it was unlikely but definitely possible. Has that ever happened before on Survivor?
- Phillip's little speech must have really pumped up Ralph's ego to secure a vote from him. So much for unanimity. At least Ralph gave us one last laugh with his vote for "Phile".
- It must have been a tough feeling for Natalie sitting there like that (and even taking a direct question from Jeff) and knowing that she won't win.
- Even though it was just Ralph, it was kind of funny that there was one person who felt that Phillip deserved a million dollars for how he played.
- Natalie actually seemed pretty nervous. She must have been struggling with the live TV experience.
- The whole exchange about Grant not returning Rob's calls was pretty awkward. I was really surprised at how bitter Grant was. Rob even admitted in a confession last episode about how hard it was for him to make that decision. I really figured that Grant would have understood.
- Jeff's comment about how so many people dislike his opinions was rather odd.
- Rob may have played a great game, but it definitely wasn't perfect. If he was playing for the first time, it would have been pretty perfect.
- But there were several instances in which he could have and probably should have been voted out. I'm really starting to believe in my sheep theory: It was a season of Rob vs. Russell designed to allow one of them to win by casting some incredibly stupid players. Yeah, not everyone sucked, and the season pre-merger was pretty interesting. But even though I was cheering for Rob for most of the game, after Matt was blindsided again, the rest of the season really sucked. I mean, last season wasn't great, but I still felt good when Fabio won. Sure, it was Rob, one of the people I was cheering for, who won, but on the whole, this season has left me feeling extremely unsatisfied.
- I was also really surprised at Russell's bitterness, particularly at Steve. It seemed awfully over the top. (Disclaimer: I really know nothing about Russell because I didn't see seasons 19 or 20.)
- Russell definitely should have stuck to his words on the island and said "toss my phone number". I don't care if I've only seen him once, a fourth season would be too much. He should not come back.
- It was nice to see Phillip apologize to Steve.
- Oh man, I was pissing myself laughing at Phillip's army picture.
- So after all this, Phillip turned out to be a former federal agent after all. So why the question mark? What it effectively means is that, conspiracy theories and Phillip's behaviour aside, the Survivor producers altered their viewers' opinions - probably substantially - by adding that little question mark after "formal federal agent". Did it affect the game? No. But it misled the viewers to a certain degree, which to me detracts from a program that is billed as reality TV. Yeah, it probably helped boost ratings to some extent (probably only slightly, but ratings are ratings) but I ultimately just end up doubting the show's masterminds, which I shouldn't have to.
- I'm surprised that Rob won the fan favourite award. I really thought that an influx of pity votes would have ensured a victory for Matt. Jeff's comment about the $100,000 being a shopping spree for Amber was really stupid and immature.
- David's comments about his relationship were strange and rather awkward. I definitely was not expecting a proposal to come from that. I also definitely thought she was going to say no. Her face, her words, her entire demeanour - it all seemed to point towards no. Ah well, good for them.
- So...next season is going to be exactly the same as last season? How lame. Besides the highly unlikely scenario I outlined a few posts back, does anyone have any thoughts as to who the two returning players might be? Anyone heard any rumours? Oh man, can you imagine all the fans ragequitting on Survivor if Russell came back next season to try again? Obviously it would never happen in a million years, but it'd still be funny in a horrendous kind of way.
- Maybe Redemption Island 2 is being done so that, when one of the two returning players doesn't win, people will be more likely to dismiss the sheep theory. </moreconspiracytheories>
Quote- It's official. Jeff included the phrase "one shot" in every single one of his Redemption Island dual preambles.
"You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime."
Quote- Unlike the other players, Rob doesn't have a title beside his name (ex: student, formal federal agent?, etc.). I wonder why.
Because reality shows are more or less his job now.
Quote- By this point, I was starting to wonder if Rob would win with a unanimous vote. I thought it was unlikely but definitely possible. Has that ever happened before on Survivor?
Wikipedia tells me Earl on Fiji and J.T on Tocantins.
Quote- Oh man, I was pissing myself laughing at Phillip's army picture.
- So after all this, Phillip turned out to be a former federal agent after all. So why the question mark? What it effectively means is that, conspiracy theories and Phillip's behaviour aside, the Survivor producers altered their viewers' opinions - probably substantially - by adding that little question mark after "formal federal agent". Did it affect the game? No. But it misled the viewers to a certain degree, which to me detracts from a program that is billed as reality TV. Yeah, it probably helped boost ratings to some extent (probably only slightly, but ratings are ratings) but I ultimately just end up doubting the show's masterminds, which I shouldn't have to.
I too loved the army picture. And I get why they did the question mark - it was entertaining. They didn't know, we didn't know, so it was fun.
Goddamn. I know it isn't your fault, but I've been watching Tocantins on the side and I was only a couple of episodes away from the finale. I guess it won't be a surprise then.
But they did know. There's no way they'd let anyone on Survivor without an extensive background check.
I don't want to see anyone from Redemption Island back yet. Wait at least a season.
Until this past fall, I hadn't watched Survivor in five and a half years, having watched the first eight seasons as a child and then stopping. As such, I don't remember much about them. When setrataeso got me watching again in the fall, I watched seasons 21 and 22, and have watched most of seasons 1 and 18 online as well.
One of the main reasons I mentioned Marty and David was because they're the most defined and freshest characters in my mind at this point that fit the bill in that scenario. I was just trying to fill in the blanks creatively.
Well, with David, look at it this way, once his fiancee breaks up with him in a few months, he'll have the fire to really tear through Survivor 24 with a vengeance. Now that will be television!
I don't think that's the case dude.
Carolina ADORES David. I have David on Facebook, and for the past few months just about everything he's posted or done on Facebook, Carolina has responded with " :heart :heart :heart Love you babe! Can't wait for the future with you! xoxox!"
I think it's pretty presumptuous to say they will break up, so I would stop right now.
I don't think that's the case dude.
Carolina ADORES David. I have David on Facebook, and for the past few months just about everything he's posted or done on Facebook, Carolina has responded with " :heart :heart :heart Love you babe! Can't wait for the future with you! xoxox!"
I think it's pretty presumptuous to say they will break up, so I would stop right now.
You seem to be taking this a little personally.
- Seeing Andrea all cleaned up on the jury for the first time was a real disappointment. She lost all of her jungle hotness.
I really like Coach, and Ozzy is one of Survivor's most bitter jurors ever and is a partial reason why many recent jurors have been bitter as well.
Just read about that long open letter to Jeff Probst and his response on Survivor Sucks (was linked from Cozmo's article). As much as I understand (and, in some cases, side with) a lot of the criticism he faces, his responses were for the most part pretty logical. What he ignored from the letter was telling, though. I was also impressed with how involved he was (outside his contract) with the show. Not being a hardcore fan, I had no idea.
I just started watching last season's Big Brother as a way to familiarize myself with the show.
I just started watching last season's Big Brother as a way to familiarize myself with the show.
How come? Just looking for a new show to get into?
I'm not sure who's more of an unstable loose cannon. Russell Hantz or Brandon Hantz. That dude has some SERIOUS fucking issues.
Fellas, I believe Brandon compared her to "Poverty".
I hope Cochran, Dawn and Jim can pull their coup d'etat on Ozzy and Elyse. I'm far more interested in seeing those 3 go far than the other 4.This needs to happen. I don't understand what Ozzies alliance participants are even thinking. They've seen how dominant Ozzy can be in an individual environment....why even take him to the merge and give him an opportunity to continually win individual immunity or form a deeper alliance?
SPOILER-ishThe outcome of the Redemption duel is quite good. As a matter of fact, next weeks episode is fairly epic.
Oh. Holy. Shit.
Ozzy must have balls the size of church bells. He will either have pulled off the most brilliant move ever or he will end up making the most completely untoppable Survivor fuck up ever. I just can't believe it. Plus next week's preview of the Redemption duel, shows that it's a repeat of the a previous duel from last season's Redemption Island. One that doesn't rely much on strength, speed, or swimming.
Dude, it's known that you have an inside scoop so I need to ask in all seriosness. Is this show 100% legit as far as 'reality'? Some of the recent seasons just seem to be working out in a 'to good to be true' scenario as far as conflict/interesting plot etc, just 'made for TV' stuff. It has me teetering on if the producers and behind the scenes kind of lead people one way or the other....almost choreograph it to provide an interesting product.SPOILER-ishThe outcome of the Redemption duel is quite good. As a matter of fact, next weeks episode is fairly epic.
Oh. Holy. Shit.
Ozzy must have balls the size of church bells. He will either have pulled off the most brilliant move ever or he will end up making the most completely untoppable Survivor fuck up ever. I just can't believe it. Plus next week's preview of the Redemption duel, shows that it's a repeat of the a previous duel from last season's Redemption Island. One that doesn't rely much on strength, speed, or swimming.
And Coach making a big deal about praying came off as way too much. "Everyone, on your knees!" :mehlin :mehlin :mehlin Gimme a break. See, this is why a lot of non-believers hate believers, because of douches like Coach who force their beliefs on everyone else.Good Point. Mywife and I are Christian, and the whole 'God' thing Coach and Brandon although their intentions are good....like you said, non believers who aren't in to it and are looking for more examples of why they aren't are getting plenty from them.
Also, there are occasional challenges that focus on balance and concentration, and he is watching and talking the whole time. I'd be like, "Jeff, it'd be a lot easier to focus and concentrate if you would shut the hell up." :lol
Am I the only one who's really kinda creeped out by Cochran? Every time there's a closeup on him, the look on his face creeps me out, like behind the geeky exterior, he's really a mass-murderer on the run or something.
Jeff seems to really be giving Cochran a hard time.He deserves it.
Yes, since season oneJeff seems to really be giving Cochran a hard time.He deserves it.
Can't wait for next week's episode.
bob, do you work on the show?
Jeff seems to really be giving Cochran a hard time.He deserves it.
Yeah, he invites it. He annoys the piss out of me. He's such a huge fan of the show and has memorized all the facts and figures, and never once stopped to think that he has none of the qualities that enable someone to really be able to play the game well and be successful.
He is no physical presence whatsoever, which you can get away with if you have a great social game, but he doesn't have that either. And his attempts to suck up to everyone by being the camp work bitch are just sad and embarassing.
His being in the game is pure luck. And I still don't understand why his new cabal voted out Ozzy's chippie instead of blindsiding Ozzy himself.He is no physical presence whatsoever, which you can get away with if you have a great social game, but he doesn't have that either. And his attempts to suck up to everyone by being the camp work bitch are just sad and embarassing.
And yet despite all of that, he is still in the game. And him having no physical game is only going to help him post-merge. No one will see him as a threat.
His being in the game is pure luck. And I still don't understand why his new cabal voted out Ozzy's chippie instead of blindsiding Ozzy himself.He is no physical presence whatsoever, which you can get away with if you have a great social game, but he doesn't have that either. And his attempts to suck up to everyone by being the camp work bitch are just sad and embarassing.
And yet despite all of that, he is still in the game. And him having no physical game is only going to help him post-merge. No one will see him as a threat.
I don't buy the idea that someone's strategy is working just because they are still in the game. Plenty of people have coasted their way and got far, but once it got down to the nitty-gritty, they bit the dust. Several have even won the game. Granted, flying under the radar can be a legit strategy (that gal who has played twice and won both times did that to a "t"...Sandra?), but some just bumble along and somehow avoid elimination for a while...like Cochran.
That's what I said, Cochran is playing a Sandra game. "Just 3 more days..." was uttered by him at almost every tribal council, which was how Sandra played the game.
Also, it doesn't necessarily have to be strategy, but considering Cochran has survived multiple times being on the chopping block, he's clearly doing something right. Sure, he's fumbling and groveling his way through. Yes, you can say it was his tribemates who spared him every time, but he must have done something that made them want to keep him around.
In my mind, he went from 6th on the Savaii totem pole to 7th on the Upolu totem pole. Also, rather unfortunately, your behavior in-game has a way of following you back home. The "traitor" label could possibly haunt him for a while.This is true. But, I don't buy that Upolu alliance will remain strong the whole way through. Somewhere..someone is going to want to make a move and Cochran will be the easy/obvious choice to include in that move as to not alert as few of people as possible in Upolu. If they do remain solid, well then you're right, once they've picked off all of Savaii Cochran will fall. But I just think there is a lot to happen in between then and now. All it takes is individual immunity to get won by the right/wrong person and it all changes.
Morals be damned, you're out there to win a million bucks.You can't win this show holding on to your morals. That's why I think I'd suck at it. I honestly don't think I could do some of the things these guys/gals have done to people for a million bucks. At some point in time you have to shaft someone in order to make it one more day. Even the most upright and 'moral' players who've won, still had two or three jury members that they had to face knowing they'd lied and backstabbed them.
Absolutely. It would be REALLY tough to pull off a win in a game like this (or Big Brother) and feel 100% good about every decision I made, DESPITE knowing that the other person would've done it to me if given the chance.That's one thing that has always cracked me up about the reactions some of the contestants give. They are so SHOCKED and AMAZED that someone could do that to them. Really? Have you not watched the show ever before? It is full of nothing but deciet. That's the name of the game. It's not Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.....it's LIE, LIE, LIE. Whoever the best liar is usually does well. It is a bonus to have some physical ability and be able to solve some mid level mind puzzles, but in the end the people who primarily win are the folk who manipulate the truth the best.
Frankly, I am tired of them bringing back players from earlier seasons now seemingly every season.I'm willing to bet that this aspect is really the only thing keeping their ratings at a level high enough to get the show renewed each season. Sadly, I think that CBS has developed some of the more noteworthy 'characters' through editing and what not to assure they are either loved or hated enough by the viewers for them to tune in and either root on or curse at them.
If Coach and Ozzy had not been around this season, I'd still be wishing for Brandon's immediate exit.They are really good at casting that 'one' player who they know is going to rile up the majority of the viewership and have you tune in just to yell and scream at him/her. And that to me is what is becoming 'stale' about the show, the fact they essentially use the same template of what they want each player or character to be, and just fill in the same positions with those thier team of psycologists and personality fishermen choose.
If Coach wins, I am done watching this show.
Frankly, I am tired of them bringing back players from earlier seasons now seemingly every season. They have the huge advantage of a) knowing what to expect when it comes to dealing with the conditions, not eating, etc., and b) crafting their game play a bit better as opposed to first timers. It's why I didn't slobber all over Rob's win last season; it was his third try, and a smart person knows by the third try how to play the game, prepare, etc.
Probst was sitting at TC, almost screaming at them to please make a big move, because this is boring and predictable.
I've read about them a number of times on Reality Blurred, but I've never watched them. I really should.
And Coach will say "I played both of these people sitting next to me like a fiddle - you all saw it, you all called me out on it right in front of them, and I'm still sitting in the final 3 - that's all the reason you need to vote for me."Like Rob, if Coach makes it to the finals and has a shot at the million...there is no other player there at the moment that could possibly argue they've 'played' better than him. It's boggles my mind that those people are allowing Coach to run the EXACT same game that Rob did last year. It is silly actually. For them to allow him to control that game like that, they get exactly what they deserve.
@EvelDick me and you amazing race !!!! What do you think ?!!
Something else interesting: Russel Hantz tweeted to Dick Donato from Big Brother last night:WOW,SOUNDS great.Quote@EvelDick me and you amazing race !!!! What do you think ?!!
That would certainly be an interesting butting of heads.
It has gotten to where I don't like rooting for anyone near the end and I end up simply rooting against certain players.
I would be very surprised if they made it look in previews like she beat Ozzy, then actually DOES. That plus I'd be fairly irritated that someone who did zilch the entire time knocked Ozzy out after he's done a shitload.
Beyond epic fail coming next week. Don't miss it!
If I was Coach, I would have punched Brandon's dad in the kidneys.
Yeah, you got me.If I was Coach, I would have punched Brandon's dad in the kidneys.
Not punched. He would have used some ancient Coach-Chi move.
Beyond epic fail coming next week. Don't miss it!
- All the stuff with Brandon at the reunion show was legitimately awful. This kid desperately needs help and to be away from his horrible family. Please don't put this on TV.
You'll see me again. It's gonna be different next time.
This. Even more horrifying:
Zap2It's interview with Brandon (https://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/survivor-south-pacifics-brandon-hantz-it-was-a-bitter-vote.html)QuoteYou'll see me again. It's gonna be different next time.
*groan* :facepalm:
- I think this one world idea is cool. Even though the tribes still compete and vote as tribes to start with, they'll be interacting right from the start. Hopefully, this means no more pagongings because players will be making alliances with players from the other tribe from the start.
This. Even more horrifying:
Zap2It's interview with Brandon (https://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/survivor-south-pacifics-brandon-hantz-it-was-a-bitter-vote.html)QuoteYou'll see me again. It's gonna be different next time.
*groan* :facepalm:
Already have. The next season that starts in Feb. was shot right after this one, so you're good for now. Brandon made me want to puke every time they had him on screen.
Please. No. bobs23.....do all you can to assure us this wont' happen.....tell them what a horrible idea this is........I can't imagine there are more than 27 people that want this to happen.
Colton is a vile, nasty, useless piece of shit. I don't think there is anyone I have ever disliked more on Survivor, ever.
How in the world can someone who has likely face prejudice for being gay be such a racist, intolerant asshole?
Oh. Holy. Shit.
What the fuck happened tonight? Colton is a vile, nasty, useless piece of shit. I don't think there is anyone I have ever disliked more on Survivor, ever.
I know. I just cannot even imagine what these people are thinking, letting him run their game for them, basically. Unreal.
Oh. Holy. Shit.
What the fuck happened tonight? Colton is a vile, nasty, useless piece of shit. I don't think there is anyone I have ever disliked more on Survivor, ever.I know. I just cannot even imagine what these people are thinking, letting him run their game for them, basically. Unreal.
It gets worse with Colturd in next weeks episode. The producers try to reign him in with a plan but it kind of backfires.
This.
I can't believe this season, I'm also feeling like i may stop watching this season.
If they vote Colton out real soon things might be different.
Urgh
You mean like at the very first Phillip Shepherd Tribal Council? That was still one of the most epic TCs ever.
SOMEBODY, PLEASE PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES AND MAKE A GAME-CHANGING MOVE!!!
God, this is frustrating. This march towards the seemingly inevitable is frustrating as hell.
Christina might be the dumbest player ever. JHC.
Kat is the poster child for the sense of entitlement that kids have nowadays. Good riddance, loser. Also, no, please do NOT beg Jeff to let you play again to redeem yourself. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to be subjected to you again. How fun and exciting are blindsides now, Kat? :rollin Idiot.
At this point, I'm not sure who I want to win. I often (not always) like to see the person at the top of the game (Kim) get knocked down a peg or two. That wasn't the case with Rob on Survivor: Redmeption Island. I was stoked to see him win. I guess I'd be happy with seeing Christina or Tarzan win, though I just cannot see that being possible.
I checked out of this season because it was so bad.
Look, making this show work well is not difficult. Cast smart, likable people with a lot of personality and let them play the game. It's going to be interesting and entertaining. Survivor viewers consider themselves sophisticated and want to see a sophisticated show. Stop with all the people who are repulsive to watch.
It's not like this is working for them. The ratings for this season are they lowest they've been ever. The ship needs to be righted.
And kudos to Kat for not staying bitter and taking the high road. :tup :tup
Here's some into on next season's returnees:
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_philippines/2012_Apr_17_three-tribes-returnees
Man, major night tonight! An hour and a half Survivor premierYup, looking forward to it!
As a reminder, it should always be assumed that there will be spoilers in posts, which is why I wait til I've seen the episode before reading this thread. Maybe a mod could alter the OP to indicate spoilers?
That said, I'm not sure how Zane thought he was in control of his whole tribe by telling them (basically) "I suck, I shouldn't be here, vote me out."
Got me thinking for an interesting idea for a later season of Survivor, which I'm not sure anyone has thought of before. A season with only former contestants, but all ones that got voted off first. I think it would be a pretty interesting dynamic, because they would all have a little bit of experience, but none enough to be considered immediate threats coming in.
Yeah, his tactic confused me greatly. :lol It's one thing to take responsibility for letting down the team, but he was a bit too persistent with his self loathing. And WTF with pointing out that he had made an alliance with everybody. That doesn't help either, pal. :lol
It will be interesting seeing how having such small teams pans out. Are they going to have to sit out a member on each of the other teams next episode? And what about if the same team loses again? I wouldn't be too surprised if they merge into two teams not too far in before merging to one.
I'm a bit ambivalent towards Malcolm and Angie. Neither seem like very good strategists, but I don't dislike them.
But yeah, a pretty :lol :lol reply, but Angie is basically there for us to look at. She is clearly brain dead and has no strategy whatsoever, but she's good eye candy for us male viewers. :biggrin:
Have you been watching Amazing Race?
Yeah, I thought the whole "throw yours in the air and hit the other guy's" strategy was kinda bullshit, but it obviously worked. Probably one of those things they'd never considered someone would do when they designed the challenge. And yeah, next week's challenge looks awesome. I love it when they do down and dirty challeneges like that and get crazy physical, like the Schmergen Brawl (which CBS won't be using again).
It was slightly creepy, although I felt it was random more than anything. I think she was just overwhelmed in the moment and took the opportunity because he's the popular host. Either that, or it was a ploy to secretly take a lock of his hair for some kind of voodoo doll, or perhaps a shrine.
I was also completely expecting her to turn around and tell give away the secret. They definitely edited the rest of the episode to play that up so it seemed like she was going to, so for her to just give Jeff a hug instead was just so hilariously random to me.
It was slightly creepy, although I felt it was random more than anything. I think she was just overwhelmed in the moment and took the opportunity because he's the popular host. Either that, or it was a ploy to secretly take a lock of his hair for some kind of voodoo doll, or perhaps a shrine.
I was also completely expecting her to turn around and tell give away the secret. They definitely edited the rest of the episode to play that up so it seemed like she was going to, so for her to just give Jeff a hug instead was just so hilariously random to me.
Here's the thing though - I took this with her earlier interview piece, when Dana was sick, and she said that normally if Jeff showed up, she'd jump on him or something or other, but that this was obviously not an appropriate time. Then the hug thing at the end.
he got so obsessed with not letting a returning player (Jonathan) get further than him that he lost sight of the big picture
he got so obsessed with not letting a returning player (Jonathan) get further than him that he lost sight of the big picture
This is one of the things that has irritated me the most. This absolute blind drive to not be outlasted by Penner. WTF? He could be sitting a lot prettier by sticking with him than by going against him.
Now, THAT was an entertaining tribal council! :tup :tup
While I would have enjoyed Pete going, I liked seeing Kent get voted out. His waffling last week and obsession with merely outlasting Penner was annoying, and I am glad Penner outlasted him in the game.
I swear, if they do not get rid of Abi soon, I'm liable to break something. She is like that itch you get square in the center of the bottom of your foot, while you're driving. You can't do anything about it and it will annoy you mercilessly. Yeah, it goes away eventually, but for now, it will torture you without end.
Also, Lisa seems to be a big fan of Survivor. She of all people should know that loyalty will not win you the million dollars. Not going to happen. Abi wasn't very nice to her last night, so why in the HELL would she want to continue to stick with her and the others? I get the internal struggle that "But, I gave them my word!" Hello??? You say you're a fan of Survivor, but have you ever even watched it? Peoples' word means precisely DICK on Survivor.
I AM glad to see that Mike flipped. I really don't want to see Penner go. The more I see of him, the more I like him. The whole conversation with Lisa last night about the expectations she's always had to bow to? Excellent groundwork for swaying her to their side. It was almost like he was looking right into her soul. Kinda cool. Hopefully she will give up the loyalty to the others and come over. But if not, hopefully Mike stays on their side. Penner's strategy on the reward challenge was excellent. It helped them out in a big way.
How obtuse is she? Go to her twitter page. She is clueless as to why she has so many people criticizing her, and she apparently blocks anyone who tweets a criticism at her. Sounds like the classic "What did I do wrong?" playing the victim kind of person.
Also, everybody is going to be excited to look at her. :rollin
DIAF, moron.
Damn, the video's blocked in my country, but I can imagine. Is it from the first episode? Shame I didn't keep it saved.
I'm hoping Penner can squeeze his way into the final 3. Malcolm and Denise are fantastic as well, but I don't care for Skupin or Lisa.This exactly.
Speaking of final 3 etc, I can't recall a series of Survivor (at least recently) where I've liked so many of the remaining people. Usually by this point it's thinned down to only one or two people remaining who I'd want to win, but I like most of the people still in it.
The only people left who I really don't want to win it are Abi and Carter. I'd equally love to see either Malcolm or Denise win it, because they've both been great players in every regard, and I like the way Penner has played the game too. And while Lisa and Skupin wouldn't be my picks, I wouldn't be disappointed if they won.
Hopefully she gets the boot next episode now that she doesn't have the idol. It's usually right at a time like this that they manage to pull an immunity win out of their hat though.
Lisa probably even MORE so, due to her complete incapability to jump ship for any reason whatsoever. Her blind and unwavering loyalty is on one hand very admirable and on the other hand kind of foolish.
Gaaaah, I cannot believe they even for a second believed the notion that Abi might have an idol. It was just such a blatantly desperate tactic to say "I have the 4th hidden immunity idol". It sucks that she got away with that bluff. After not playing it tonight, I hope all doubt is removed for next week's episode. Since next episode is the last time it can be played, I hope Malcolm plays his idol regardless just to be safe.
So yeah, Lisa is incapable of taking her heart out of the equation when it comes to Survivor. However, it makes you wonder, did she get this far because of that or is she just lucky? I'm going with luck. The only other person to be known for playing with that kind of integrity is Coach, who lost all three times. I'm still scratching my head that the jury gave Sophie the win and not him.
Gaaaah, I cannot believe they even for a second believed the notion that Abi might have an idol. It was just such a blatantly desperate tactic to say "I have the 4th hidden immunity idol". It sucks that she got away with that bluff. After not playing it tonight, I hope all doubt is removed for next week's episode. Since next episode is the last time it can be played, I hope Malcolm plays his idol regardless just to be safe.
Well, she did, in the sense that she didn't get voted off, but I think they all know she is lying about. If they really thought she had one, they would have split the votes (3 to her and 1 to Carter, which means she would have been out with a 4-2 vote, since Carter and Abi were both voting for the other) to flush it out. But Carter is a much more dangerous threat in the next challenge than she is, so it made more sense for the four to get rid of him first since they figure she won't win immunity next time and then they can just get rid of her. And then they can hope to get rid of Malcolm when it is down to the four.
I guess it goes back to what Abbi said last night: if you tell a lie long enough, people will start to believe it, even yourself. Coach was the walking definition of that.
I think Malcolm is dead meat at four unless he wins immunity. They all know he would win in the finals. I don't think Lisa can win now, as wishy-washy behavior will make much of the jury not want to give her the money. Denise and Skupin are in the best positions right now, I think.
Cozmo, regarding Denise, I agree, and I hope she wins, but shouldn't a sex therapist have a little more sex appeal? ;) :lol
That's the only spoiler for this season, really. Plus the spoilers of who's coming back. Figured I'd mention it at the beginning of the post for those that didn't want to know. But then again, i guess you have to expect spoilers if you come in here reading stuff, right?
So I'm thinking they should do a season called Survivor: Asshole Island. They could get some new players, then bring back a bunch of previous contestants who were fairly universally reviled for being nasty or irritating people. Bring back Abi, Colton, Brandon, NaOnka, and others. Special prize to the returning player who manages to be the least obnoxious enough to outlast the other returnees.
Ding dong, the bitch is gone!! :tup :tup
I think Abbi was just pissed that she knew she was getting voted out, so she resorted to name-calling because that's just who she is. I suspect she is gonna take a beating at the reunion on Sunday.
This week's ponderosa episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkhklwUtUq0&list=UUlzCn8DxRSCuMFv_WfzkcrQ&index=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InlvcWArSpg
Interestingly, a lot of people think RC is coming off much worse here than Abbi is.
I was glad to see Denise win. Outstanding season, really, really good stuff. I was surprised that the jury said with Malcolm and Denise in the final, she still would've won.
I was a little surprised at how irritated Malcolm was with her at the final TC. Also, Penner's soliloquy at FTC was interesting, but I was kinda surprised at his need to "out" Lisa like that. Seemed kinda harsh.
As for next season. I have five words for you all:
SPECIAL AGENT PHILIP MOTHERFUCKING SHEPARD
I'm excited. He's a trainwreck, but they're putting him and "Fransessqua" back in the game together. I hope he sticks around for a while.
Also, they went WAY back and got Erik, Mr. "Stupidest Move In Survivor History". I damn sure hope he's not as naive this time around. There was such a collective facepalm when he did that, that you could almost hear it up and down the east coast. Wow.
I haven't watched in a few seasons but got in an office pool. I have some young blonde 'fan' as my pic...I forgot her name already and my wife has the 'fan' Eddie. It'll be neat to watch again after not watching the past two seasons.
They still doing immunity idols and redemption chances?
Please tell me they are more difficult to find or figure out? For a while there the clues were like 'It's under the large red X on the beach'I haven't watched in a few seasons but got in an office pool. I have some young blonde 'fan' as my pic...I forgot her name already and my wife has the 'fan' Eddie. It'll be neat to watch again after not watching the past two seasons.
They still doing immunity idols and redemption chances?
They've stopped with Redemption Island, but they always do immunity idols. I don't think they restock them as often since Russell though. :lol
Simply amazing. Fucking great episode.
As for the newbies, I didn't like the 4 self-proclaimed 'cool people', and hope they don't stick around too long. Didn't see enough of the others to form any concrete opinions, but I have a feeling ill like big beard and hat man.
Tonight is the night Brandon apprently goes crazy. -er.
Everybody got tired of Russell because he's a fucking troll. Brandon wsa as creepy as they come on his first season. Now he's going to be a creeper AND
a characteristic Hantz? God help us.
Everybody got tired of Russell because he's a fucking troll. Brandon wsa as creepy as they come on his first season. Now he's going to be a creeper AND a characteristic Hantz? God help us.
I think the editing department should get an award for making it look like Brandon's going to go nuts.....and then they do it again. Let's see if they're for real this time.
I just KNEW that that guy wasn't going to play his idol. You could just tell he's that kind of person. It will be one of those things that lingers for a while.And that whole deal. It's not like that idol was a bowling ball with Tug Boat rope attached to it. How the heck can you not hide that dinky little thing? Did he try to keep it wrapped up as well? Just a dumb move on his part. To his credit though...unlike the past several seasons I watched he didn't find the idol then run back and tell 7 different people. He kept it to himself until apparently he couldn't hide something that looked like a small aarowhead with some string on it.
I just KNEW that that guy wasn't going to play his idol. You could just tell he's that kind of person. It will be one of those things that lingers for a while.And that whole deal. It's not like that idol was a bowling ball with Tug Boat rope attached to it. How the heck can you not hide that dinky little thing? Did he try to keep it wrapped up as well? Just a dumb move on his part. To his credit though...unlike the past several seasons I watched he didn't find the idol then run back and tell 7 different people. He kept it to himself until apparently he couldn't hide something that looked like a small aarowhead with some string on it.
Only in this Survivor season could a castaway say "I don't know how many people he killed" & leave the audience wondering "Who?"
This season is boring me already. None of the fans have made me want to root for them, and so much attention on "favorites" like Brandon and Philip has me forwarding through chunks of episodes now. I might actually jump ship on this season unless it gets interesting next week.The only thing keeping me watching is my utter distain for Shamar. He's a disgrace of a Marine...I'm embarrassed for him actually. I just want to see him get voted off, problem is he's the perfect person to keep around.
The preview was pretty damning this time. Wow!
I won't believe it until I actually see it. :lol
The preview was pretty damning this time. Wow!
I am now forwarding through the majority of the favorites camp scenes simply cause I cannot stand anymore of Philip and Brandon. I still can't believe the producers thought either of those tools were favorites.
Phillip HAS gotten a little tiresome with the Stealth R' Us schtick. As has Brandon and his more-issues-than-a-newstand borderline psycho schtick. However, I don't know if either of them are making it up which is the amazing part. These people really are just this naturally delusional, it would seem.
I'd be willing to bet that the entire root of the issue for Brandon was that he thought he was going to come back this season....be the 'mastermind' and go on his jolly way. When it finally became apparent to him that not only wasn't he running the show in his tribe that he was on the outside looking in....he just lost it.This is what I'm maintaining. I think Brandon deluded himself into believing that when he came back this season he would be a 'Boston Rob' and brainwash everyone and be the 'man'. The way it was building up was just how Brandon was slowly realizing that he had absolutely no control over his situation....that's why he made such a big deal about being the 'author of his fate'. I'm not saying anything you all haven't figured out....but by acting like a moron psycho and getting kicked off, in his little mind it was him who made the choice to leave instead of being voted out....because he couldn't handle the fact he would be voted out.
It's the Hantz way. If I believe it, then it is undeniable truth. Like Russell believing he's the greatest player of Survivor ever. All of the Hantzes are delusional. As mentioned earlier, Willie went out in a spectacular display of failure on Big Brother.
Yep. When you've got Reynold, the other generic dude, Matt, and Malcolm all on a tribe together, you've got some serious strength and endurance. It'll be tough to beat, unless, as mentioned, they do something like a "hold still" challenge, where Malcolm will be completely useless, for example.
Holy shit, Phillip is at the same time delusional and entertaining. Damn.
Holy shit, Phillip is at the same time delusional and entertaining. Damn.
Un-fucking-believable. I don't know why this doesn't surprise me in the least.I have to say up until the 'Probst will operate the cameras' I was completely on board with it.
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/april_1/2013_Apr_01_survivor-not-casting
Thank God the delusional nutjob is gone. However, it was slightly disappointing that he went out the way. I would rather had seen part of his alliance turn on him and help vote him out, rather than him simply being the victim of idols being played. Now he will continue to delude himself into thinking he played a great game. But oh well, at least he is gone. :tup :tup
I agree, but the assurance of a sure thing has never stopped people from doing something that makes the viewers facepalm and say "WTF ARE YOU DOING???" :lol
Fuck. I truly thought that would go a different way.I'm totally disinterested now. Bunch of spineless players afraid to rock the boat. I can't believe Dawn, Erik and that other chic Sherri can still think they are 'in' the game or going anywhere. Why not vote out Andrea who is very strategic and will garner some votes to win?
Andrea is too cute to go next; us guys need our eye candy on the show. :biggrin: :coolio
Andrea is too cute to go next; us guys need our eye candy on the show. :biggrin: :coolio
But yeah, I wasn't surprised that no one flipped, for the reasons I outlined before last night's episode. There was simply no advantage to going with the three guys.
Also, WTF with Erik finding the idol and immediately giving it to Andrea??
I agree, but in countless other situations where a group of people are looking, if I remember right, the person who finds it usually hangs onto it.Yeah, this. Andrea may have gotten the clue but historically whoever found it, kept it. Regardless....I think we're overlooking the fact that she's an idiot for not playing it last night. Do these people not watch the show? I mean, Cochran near word for word told her that he was lying to her about their plan...and that didn't set her 'paranoia' off? She deserved to be voted off for being dumb.
I agree, but in countless other situations where a group of people are looking, if I remember right, the person who finds it usually hangs onto it.
I agree, but in countless other situations where a group of people are looking, if I remember right, the person who finds it usually hangs onto it.Yeah, this. Andrea may have gotten the clue but historically whoever found it, kept it. Regardless....I think we're overlooking the fact that she's an idiot for not playing it last night. Do these people not watch the show? I mean, Cochran near word for word told her that he was lying to her about their plan...and that didn't set her 'paranoia' off? She deserved to be voted off for being dumb.
I'd love to see Cochran pull his out but the previews make it look as if he now may be a target.
I will be shocked if Cochran doesn't win. I don't see Eddie winning two immunities to sneak into the finals, and he's the only one who'd have a prayer of beating him.
Dawn is horrible.
ALSO, COMPLETE DICKFACE MOVE BY THE PRODUCERS to give Brenda that choice at the reward challenge. The winner of the reward challenge should never walk away with NOTHING. Even in an instance where you trade a plate of pizza for more beans and rice for the whole tribe, you still benefit from it. Taking it ALL away from her and Dawn so the others could have, then rub it in their faces by having them in sight, sound, and smell of the goings-on just offshore was flat-out fucking cruel. I absolutely HATE the family visit episode every season. Honestly, you do NOT want to win the family visit challenge, ever.
That's what I was thinking. Brandon would probably be okay. CBS needs to cut off ANYBODY with a last name of Hantz from ever being on-air again. Willie Hantz getting kicked off Big Brother was quite satisfying. He was as much a dick as his brother Russell.
That's what I was thinking. Brandon would probably be okay. CBS needs to cut off ANYBODY with a last name of Hantz from ever being on-air again. Willie Hantz getting kicked off Big Brother was quite satisfying. He was as much a dick as his brother Russell.
We don't get your Big Brother here, but I can imagine. It seems to run in the family. I think Survivor is ready to wash their hands of the Hantz family for good after this drama. They already got 5 season out of them between Russell and Brandon. That's plenty enough.
Dawn would gather many votes to win? I don't see that at all. Eddie would get more votes than her right now (Michael, Malcolm, Reynold and Andrea). Plus, if you watch the Ponderosa videos, most of the jury doesn't like her at all, so I'd say her and Sherri are the ones who have no chance of winning.Right now, I think Eddie is winning. Those four you mentioned plus Brenda (she is pissed at her teammates for blindsiding her - who else would she vote for?).
Very pleased to see Cochrane win. He pretty much aced every single question he got from the jury. Good stuff. Not ONE vote against him at any tribal council and he apparently received all the jury votes, from what I understand. J.T. was the only other person who had done this. Sherri's opening statement was such crap. "I own businesses, so I treated you like employees, and tried to get to undertand you, and here I am, I'm awesome!" WTF? She hadn't the ability to even see that she was an a placeholder used to make Cochrane look better to the jury. Now judging by her reaction at the reunion just before the vote, she realized this after watching the season back. :lol
Glad to see Cochran win. Although, I had Eddie in a random draw office pool and could have won $220 if he won. I think he could have had a shot had he been final three, but I don't think he could have articulated a good case for himself. Cochran on the other hand gave probably the best answers to jury questions I've ever heard. Sherry was an idiot talking and Dawn knew she wasn't going to win.
How long between the island and live show? Because Brenda was VERY pregnant! At least 6 months. I'm curious as to if she was knocked up during the show or not. If not, it had to be immediately after....like the 'welcome back' from Survivor sex with her BF. Anyway...curious to see who's in he whole blood vs water deal. See if its interesting or not. I'll go insane if a Hantz is involved. Oh, and every so often they just need to cut to a clip of Rudy saying 'queer'.
Wiki says it was filmed May to June of 2012.Plenty of time to get inseminated then. And dang.... That's a fairly long break to wait to see if you've won a million bucks!
Eddie could have won had he gotten to the end, but he was the least deserving of the three amigos, which is why the the other two were taken out first. Really, he did about as little as Sherri did.
How did Brenda get 35% of the fan vote for Player of the Year? By people feeling sorry for her for the blindside and then voting starting the same day, that's how. Because no way in hell was she one of the two or three best players this season.
I still long for the early seasons when it was a final TWO instead of final THREE.
I still long for the early seasons when it was a final TWO instead of final THREE.
This. Has there been a good explanation as to why they went to three? There is consistently (1) out of the three that has no business being there that gets no votes. It's a waste. Bring back the two finalist format and throw some suspense in there.
I would imagine because when they got down to three, whoever won that last immunity basically got to pick which of the other two got to go to the finals (they couldn't vote for the immunity winner, so their votes against each other would cancel out). So maybe stopping at the final three actually increases the chances for a split vote.
I still long for the early seasons when it was a final TWO instead of final THREE.
This. Has there been a good explanation as to why they went to three? There is consistently (1) out of the three that has no business being there that gets no votes. It's a waste. Bring back the two finalist format and throw some suspense in there.
Ok.... Panda got me hooked on Survivor... I watched a couple seasons on Hulu... and just finished 26 (minus the reunion episode)... holy crap I can't wait for 27 :D
Ok.... Panda got me hooked on Survivor... I watched a couple seasons on Hulu... and just finished 26 (minus the reunion episode)... holy crap I can't wait for 27 :D
Colton = me not watching.
O/U on how many times we see Colton cry every episode: 4 :lol :lol :lol
Yeah, Gervase shit the bed on that one. I can't say MUCH, because that would've been me. I doubt I'd have even made it to the boat. Swimming is not my strong suit.
That said, if you're going on Survivor, you DAMN sure better know how to swim and do it fairly well.
Yep. Two episodes in and Colton is a pain in the ass again. "Gay Russel Hantz" as Aras called him. THAT'S funny. :lol
And it looks like Tyson will play RIGHT into what they didn't want to happen next week, though it could be a big league bluff on the part of the previews. I was happy to see Candice win the RI challenge.
Also, did anyone else notice Tyson sitting at the campfire at night behind Aras, with his arms him? That was extremely weird.
Also, I'm okay with Katie staying more or less indefinitely.
Yep. Two episodes in and Colton is a pain in the ass again. "Gay Russel Hantz" as Aras called him. THAT'S funny. :lol
And it looks like Tyson will play RIGHT into what they didn't want to happen next week, though it could be a big league bluff on the part of the previews. I was happy to see Candice win the RI challenge.
Also, did anyone else notice Tyson sitting at the campfire at night behind Aras, with his arms him? That was extremely weird.
Also, I'm okay with Katie staying more or less indefinitely.
Also, I'm okay with Katie staying more or less indefinitely.
Really? No thanks.
Also, I'm okay with Katie staying more or less indefinitely.
Really? No thanks.
To be fair, it isn't even remotely because of her gameplay or her personality.
So what was the spoiler? Was it about Colton?
So glad Colton is out. What a piece of crap. Nobody's mourning that loss. Probst was right to give his departure no dignity.
I think every single person voted out so far has been in a large way based on their loved one, rather than directly about them. Really interesting to see.
Well, it does seem like a fairly logical explanation.
Had it come from a logical person.
Good riddance, loser.
I know. FUCK YOU, BRAD CULPEPER!
WHAT a Tribal Council last night. Holy crap. It's tough to know how to feel about it. I was all looking forward to them deep sixing Brad, but when he went, he was so nice and gracious about it, that it kinda lost some of its oomph for me. Hopefully the teaser for next week is just that and he won't let Monica switch with him.
I like Candice's ability to stay focused and calm during challenges. Pretty impressive.
Given that handing the clue to a loved one puts an instant target on their back, and that trying to use it against someone has now been rendered null by the idea of simply throwing the clue into the fire instead of reading it, I think that whole concept has run its course now.
He could do well at Redemption Island.
And yeah, you KNOW that as soon as Marisa lost and left RI, that Jon was nailing it like a piece of cheap drywall.
WHAT a Tribal Council last night. Holy crap. It's tough to know how to feel about it. I was all looking forward to them deep sixing Brad, but when he went, he was so nice and gracious about it, that it kinda lost some of its oomph for me.
I think everybody is glad Colton is gone.
Good episode last night. Mostly. REALLY irritated to see Candice gone. Very frustrating. And I get why Monica might be upset that Brad has garnered such ill will from others, but she only knows the Brad outside of the game. She doesn't know "Game Brad". People are COMPLETELY different in game then they are outside it. Every time he mentiones that all the other peopl on his tribe know he doesn't act like the monster Candice has made him out to be, I never see a single one of them make any sort of indication of agreement. I damn sure hope to see him get booted from RI.
Nice to see Tadhana finally win one. Fortunately the challenge was one that gave NOBODY an inherent advantage. No advantage to nerds, athletes, men, or women, really. And I REALLY thought Laura B was going instead. Also, Laura M. put up a warning on her Facebook page indicating that she didn't appreciate that CBS may have portrayed her "massage" in some sort of manner other than being a completely innocent act, and implying some sort of intimacy.
To all my family and friends: I knew going into this that I was taking the chance of the risk of the “edit” of Hollywood. Tonights episode of Survivor does just that. They have taken a COMPLETELY innocent situation and make it look “Intimate”. Those of you that know me, know my heart and how much I love and value my Faith, my husband & my family, and those of you that don’t, you are going to think want you want, but please know that I would have given that same massage to my sons. So that is why I am so offended by how CBS is implying anything inappropriate. Please hang in there with me, I know it doesn’t make sense now, but it will as the weeks go by. If you think this show has been intense so far…..just wait….the excitement is just about to start. Thank you for all your support. It REALLY means a lot to both Ciera Morett Eastin and myself. Please join Ciera Morett Eastin and myself at Gilgamesh Brewing to watch tonights episode. Thanks again. Keeping the Faith.
I think everybody is glad Colton is gone.
Good episode last night. Mostly. REALLY irritated to see Candice gone. Very frustrating. And I get why Monica might be upset that Brad has garnered such ill will from others, but she only knows the Brad outside of the game. She doesn't know "Game Brad". People are COMPLETELY different in game then they are outside it. Every time he mentiones that all the other peopl on his tribe know he doesn't act like the monster Candice has made him out to be, I never see a single one of them make any sort of indication of agreement. I damn sure hope to see him get booted from RI.
Nice to see Tadhana finally win one. Fortunately the challenge was one that gave NOBODY an inherent advantage. No advantage to nerds, athletes, men, or women, really. And I REALLY thought Laura B was going instead. Also, Laura M. put up a warning on her Facebook page indicating that she didn't appreciate that CBS may have portrayed her "massage" in some sort of manner other than being a completely innocent act, and implying some sort of intimacy.
The preview made it pretty obvious they were swapping teams this week, and it wasn't unexpected given that they always do that when things are getting one sided, although the new teams are arguably a lot more one sided despite being more even in numbers.
The new Galang tribe f'ed up that challenge big time. Even after catching up on the puzzle they managed to mess it up!
Yet again the idol clue idea was a bust. I don't think the producers realized how much the fear of being a target outweighed the benefits of getting a clue. Nobody gets a chance to sneak off and find it anymore anyway.
I'd show up prepared as if I were going to be selected to be the clue with a diversion clue....throw that in the fire after some sleight of hand and keep the real clue. Yeah....that's what I'd do!
They'd have been dumb to eliminate V anyway because he's their only guy! They need him for challenges.
Starting to remember why I didn't like Tyson also.
I'd show up prepared as if I were going to be selected to be the clue with a diversion clue....throw that in the fire after some sleight of hand and keep the real clue. Yeah....that's what I'd do!
They'd have been dumb to eliminate V anyway because he's their only guy! They need him for challenges.
Starting to remember why I didn't like Tyson also.
:lol That's a great idea
No surprise that Kat was gone at redemption island. She's really not much use at anything.
Definitely an excellent factor in all this.
What irked me was the final RI challenge. That challenge was, in my opinion, unfairly slanted towards a woman to win and whoever chose that for the "return to the game" challenge knew it. Jon had more body weight to support than either of the other two, without question. It's a no brainer he'll be out first.
Monica is really dumb, throwing a hissy fit cause Tina told her she was number 5 in their alliance. Uh, if you are number 5 in an alliance where the top 4 are two couples/family members, when it gets down to 5, you are the swing vote and can decide which couple to take to the final 3. Amazing how short-sighted some are. :lol :lol
Definitely an excellent factor in all this.
What irked me was the final RI challenge. That challenge was, in my opinion, unfairly slanted towards a woman to win and whoever chose that for the "return to the game" challenge knew it. Jon had more body weight to support than either of the other two, without question. It's a no brainer he'll be out first.
Monica is reallydumbannoying...makes me want to eat glass and throw myself down a flight of steps, throwing a hissy fit cause Tina told her she was number 5 in their alliance. Uh, if you are number 5 in an alliance where the top 4 are two couples/family members, when it gets down to 5, you are the swing vote and can decide which couple to take to the final 3. Amazing how short-sighted some are. :lol :lol
Please get rid of Monica tonight...Please get rid of Monica tonight...Please get rid of Monica tonight...Please get rid of Monica tonight...
A very packed episode tonight, basically two episodes in one, with two tribals.
That first half was basically a kick in the teeth for those of us who wanted Vytas to keep going, and for Monia to go. :lol He should have kept his mouth shut at tribal. I don't know what his strategy was, but he was not playing smart.
I'm glad Tina went. All during the immunity challenge when she was encouraging Katie, all I could think was STFU TINA! If I was Katie, that just would have pissed me right off. This is why the couples are all getting voted off.
Those eating challenges never get easier to watch either. No matter how many times they do them (like every single season), I found this one especially hard to watch. :lol It's a shame Vytas didn't go all the way after being such a trooper with those worms.
I thought the same thing about Tina yapping at Katie while she was trying to concentrate, but hell, Probst does that non-stop in every damn challenge. Just once, I wanna say a player, after Probst tells them that they have to concentrate, to say to him, "Well, if you'd shut up, Jeff, it's be a lot freaking easier!" :lol
Unhelpful commentary was also provided by Tina, who coached Katie to victory at the second immunity challenge by being the most annoying Survivor stage mom ever: “Katie, take your time”; “Good job, sweetie. Atta girl.” Considering Tina had earlier—and very smartly—told Katie to distance herself from her mother, this was roughly the equivalent of releasing a dove and saying, “Fly away, little bird!” and then shooting it out of the sky.
I can see how you'd feel like a bit of a dick with that much food (and it was more than ANY person could eat), and it seemed like it was a genuine move on her part, rather than a strategic move (which would have played into it a little).
With that much food, I wouldn't have been surprised if she was given the option to swap anyway, had she not mentioned it herself.
I can see how you'd feel like a bit of a dick with that much food (and it was more than ANY person could eat), and it seemed like it was a genuine move on her part, rather than a strategic move (which would have played into it a little).
With that much food, I wouldn't have been surprised if she was given the option to swap anyway, had she not mentioned it herself.
Well, I think what was going to happen (she didn't even give Probst a chance to play games), was the usual "pick one person to join you. Now pick another" bit OR like you said, a chance to swap. Good for her for not letting Producer Jeff Probst create unnecessary drama, by cutting him off and giving it to the others.
Ultimately, the alliance decided a pair was a bigger threat than Katie. Their decision was clear when Probst showed one vote for Laura, one for Katie, and then another for Laura; clearly, there were no more Katie votes. But then he surprised us: the last vote was for “Laura (Mom),” and it was devastating. It’s well-known that Probst arranges votes to be as dramatic as possible, but considering his likely ecstatic response when he and other producers were reviewing votes and deciding to show that one last, I’m surprised that vote wasn’t stuck to the others.
Tyson's game might get him to the finals, but it will be hard for him to win if he keeps this up. This being his 3rd time, you'd think he'd know that playing the "big bad wolf," as he called himself, is a surefire way to sit in the finals, get reamed, and get no votes.
It's kind hard not to root for Ciera after last night. But given how terrible she has been in challenges, she is gonna have to get to the end on pure game alone, not by winning challenges.
I was surprised they allowed Tina and Laura to cheat like that. Yes, cheat. Allowing that throws off the competitive balance in what is supposed to be an "every man/woman for him/herself" challenge.
Aside from that, I will be shocked if Tyson doesn't win this thing. He is getting a winner's edit.
I'm on the fence about Katie. On one hand, she was pretty much useless, didn't contribute a lot to competitions and wasn't part of any strong alliance or strategic plan. On the other hand, tits.
And yeah, I was extremely irritated at Tina cheating/Laura helping last week. Win for yourself. At least she won second place fair and square this week.
On the other hand, she's completely gross.
More accurately, she just didn't lose. LP :lol Not that she did bad at building, or to take anything away from her, as she wasn't far behind at all, but she also got a little lucky that Caleb f'ed it up last second. Laura crushed it though.
What is it with CBS spoiling everything this season? This is at least the 3rd or 4th time you guys have mentioned similar incidents. Luckily I don't see anything about the show except the preview at the end of each episode, but that's pretty bad. Do they take their audience for complete idiots and think they can't put 2 and 2 together?
Tyson: "That's your seat over there." :lol
I hope you win. Morgan is an ex-cheerleader with a glorious rack:
Nice. :tup :tup
But the odds are strong that she'll look a lot less attractive once she opens her mouth. :lol :lol
Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: The chance to experience a once in a lifetime journey and to show everyone that just because I have huge boobs and a pretty face does not mean I am dumb, it just means I look better when I am winning.
Do You Consider Yourself a Brain, a Beauty or a Brawn? I consider myself all three but if I have to pick, I would pick Beauty. Who wouldn't want to be beautiful? When you are beautiful you get what you want and I like getting what I want.
Who Do You Think Has the Best Chance in the Game of Survivor: Brains, Beauty or Brawn? Most people would assume the Brain and Brawn would have the best chance but I think Beauty actually has the best chance. Usually if you are beautiful you have a great body which is "brawn." Also, most people who are beautiful have a stereotype of being dumb. Beauties could fly under the radar as a non-threat because they are stereotypically dumb and weak. I'm rooting for the beauties.
:( I want the $10 I paid for her back.......
:( I want the $10 I paid for her back.......
That's probably not something said about her very often...
;) :P
Brains tribe? That was probably two of the worst elimination decisions I've ever witnessed. Let alone horrid immunity challenge efforts. I'll be shocked if that Brain tribe wins a single challenge.
She was quite alright despite being a bit of a self centered bitch. But I'm ok with that for a couple of reasons...... :lol
I was utterly shocked that they pulled it out. I thought for sure that T'Pau was gonna disappear this week. Then for all the practicing that was insisted upon, they came in dead last in that part of the challenge.
Co-highlight of the episode - After the Beauty Tribe's ball dropped, her running around to the other side to grab it.
:cozmo2::cozmo2:
I bought two spots in the office pool again, winner takes home $100. My randomly drawn players are both from the 'Beauty' tribe.....some dude named 'LJ' and a chic named 'Morgan'. We will see if luck is on my side.
Fail.
Good riddance, T'Pau. Useless.
Really, y'all? I can't help but feel that those are too big.
Anyone else find that reward challenge hard to watch? Ouch! :lol
The Brains tribe made the right call in tribal (for a change). Spencer was 100% carrying that tribe in the immunity challenge, but even with the brawn tribe throwing the challenge, brains still managed to lose. About time they got rid of T'Pau.
Really, y'all? I can't help but feel that those are too big.
No. Not by a mile. They look glorious.
Really, y'all? I can't help but feel that those are too big.No, those are great. I've seen too big, but those aren't it.
Really, y'all? I can't help but feel that those are too big.No, those are great. I've seen too big, but those aren't it.
And this brains tribe is just awful.
BTW, the brawn tribe attempting to throw the competition? Not a good idea. Nothing good can come from that.
Agreed on throwing the challenge, how stupid. At this point in the game, knowing that a merge is likely on the horizon, it would make more sense for them to try to draw Cliff and the other chick in to an all-brawn alliance.
That was either extremely ballsy or just plain dumb on LJ's part to not play his idol. It worked out for him (and me) that he didn't have to use it but I thought for sure he was going to be the next member of the 'got voted off with an idol in my pocket' club.
Morgan.....yeah...ummm.....yeah....what BVD said.
Lindsay quit over that? Lame. I never liked her anyway, so good riddance.
A familiar reward challenge, one that I liked. This time only one person did the old trick of throwing your own statue into the air and knocking the other person's down before yours comes back. Last time they all caught onto that after the first time, and it was successful more often than not.
I don't get why LJ even played his idol. That was dumb. He was safe. Is he forgetting that it's an individual game?
I thought the episode was kind of average until that tribal council! One of the best tribals this season.
I agree it's a shame that LJ and Tony used up their idols when they didn't need to, but they did seem like obvious choices for the other tribe, rather than taking out an easy lower member for numbers.
The fallout from that next week will be very interesting.
Any guesses on the "different powers" of this new idol? I have a suspicion it might not all be in favour of the person who finds it. It wouldn't surprise me if it had some catch, like you can only use it for another person, or that it can be used for yourself and another person at the same tribal, or that it has to be public, or it's used in a different way, or something like that. I don't think it can gain a lot of extra power specifically for the person who finds it. That would be too powerful.
As to the special power idol, read about it here:
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_cagayan/2014_Feb_25_tyler-perry-idol
Good episode tonight. That idol hunt was crazy, and Spencer was lucky to pull that off with everyone else searching at the same time. I'm glad he didn't waste it on anyone else at tribal.
I think that the idol Spencer found was just a regular every day idol. I don't think that was the special power idol.
The set design department is gonna have to pull double duty to make anybody else but Jefra contribute to the "eye-candy" part of Survivor.
I think that the idol Spencer found was just a regular every day idol. I don't think that was the special power idol.
Tony is a douche.
I am now rooting for everyone on the "leading" alliance to lose. Voting out Boobs McGhee was the worst possible move. She's the kind of player you want to keep around as long as possible, because there is little, if any, chance of her actually winning. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
I've really liked Tony from the start. If he can manipulate people that easily, they don't deserve to win. :lol
But I'd also really like Spencer to win it. He was the best from the Brains tribe, and he's playing a good game so far.
I like Wu, but he has far too much trust in Tony. He needs to get away from Tony at some point if he has a chance of winning.
I've really liked Tony from the start. If he can manipulate people that easily, they don't deserve to win. :lol
But I'd also really like Spencer to win it. He was the best from the Brains tribe, and he's playing a good game so far.
I like Wu, but he has far too much trust in Tony. He needs to get away from Tony at some point if he has a chance of winning.
Tony is playing a 'good' game of Survivor....but I think he's entering the stage where he's going to burn a lot of bridges and lose votes. Random blind sides and taking people out on your alliance over and over just doesn't win the game.
I know I'm probably alone on this, but I like Tony, so I was hoping he'd find the special idol.Yeah, probably.
Bummed about Jefra, I really liked her and wanted her to do well.Funny, I thought she was an idiot and was way past time to go.
hefdaddy42: Telling it like it is since 1972.*bows with a flourish*
Once you take out time for the necessities such as the aftermath from the previous tribal, the reward challenge, the immunity challenge, the conversations at camp, then tribal council, that doesn't leave a huge amount of time to dedicate to any other one particular thing.
Seeing people find a hidden immunity idol always looks convenient, especially if they are in the situation where they appear to need it that badly.
I think he's burned too many bridges to win even if he gets to the end unless they buy his "I played the game and eliminated the threats as I had too" schtick he will try to sell.I think there is some validity to that POV, but he is just too much of an asshole in going about it. He isn't quite as much of a villain as Russell was, but it will end up the same - for him to get to the end, he will have pissed off everyone else.
I think he's burned too many bridges to win even if he gets to the end unless they buy his "I played the game and eliminated the threats as I had too" schtick he will try to sell.I think there is some validity to that POV, but he is just too much of an asshole in going about it. He isn't quite as much of a villain as Russell was, but it will end up the same - for him to get to the end, he will have pissed off everyone else.
As irritated as I have been at Tony, I'm now even more irritated at Kass. I'm actually now okay with Tony winning. It isn't like he hasn't really earned it. Not to say that the others haven't, but he definitely seems to have busted butt to make all the right moves so far. And he's been pretty good at keeping others from making moves against him. If he doesn't win immunity next week, I think he's out. Kass going to final three will be nauseating.
I should have ammended that to indicate that Kass going to the final three in lieu of Tony would be nauseating. :lol
I should have ammended that to indicate that Kass going to the final three in lieu of Tony would be nauseating. :lol
Yep...at this point it'd almost seem like cruel and unusual punishment if Tony didn't make the final three. He's worked so hard at it. But you can bet that if he doesn't win immunity that there's a very good chance he'd be voted out. Unelss they buy the whole "this special idol can be played still" schtick.
I would love to see a spin off show of the jury. Put the jury in a house, shoot it like a reality show. Be cool to hear the conversations around the way the votes going down...
I did not know that...
I did not know that...
They are pretty neat. Although I doubt any will beat the All Star season when Coach and a bunch of the younger players formed a 'band' while playing 'Rock Band'....it was pretty funny.
Most of it is them going on local excursions and eating a TON of fantastic looking food. You should check them out.
I did not know that...
They are pretty neat. Although I doubt any will beat the All Star season when Coach and a bunch of the younger players formed a 'band' while playing 'Rock Band'....it was pretty funny.
Most of it is them going on local excursions and eating a TON of fantastic looking food. You should check them out.
Oh hell, now that, I gotta see.
I did not know that...
Yeah, I was real happy to NOT see the usual douchebag family visit bit they pull. It's always so cruel and awful. This, I liked. Also, yeah, I was surprised at no America's Favorite also. Strange.
I was SHOCKED that Kass came back from THAT far behind and won that next to last immunity challenge. Absolutely could not believe it.
Though I was pleased with his rational. Go against the best. There's more honor in losing against the best than potentially being beaten by someone who's not worthy. Though he would have won against Kass.
Honor schmonor. Gimme the money.
Did I hear somewhere that there was going to be an all-winners season coming up eventually? I know there was speculation of that on this thread at some point, but somehow I thought there had been confirmation too.
I like the return to the final two contestants. I'd been wondering why they changed that to three in the first place.
He argued that he was an “inconspicuous” and “instrumental part” of all of Tony’s big moves, but that’s like saying a cup holder is an instrumental part of a car.
The premiere is tomorrow night. Also, for anyone keeping up with the Amazing Race, it is airing on Friday nights now, so that football will no longer fuck with it. So now I'll DVR it on Friday and watch it on Sunday and give football the finger.
Killer first episode. That immunity challenge was awesome!
And something I've been curious about....there is always shots of large mammals in the editing and they even showed monkeys close to camp there as well. I'm curious as to why no one has ever hunted them and killed something to eat? Not that it's easy...but I'd bet any amount of money that given any of these locations I'd come back with at least a sloth or smaller ground dwelling mammal. Snares aren't difficult to make and you'd think going into Survivor these players would learn how to set some basic game trail snares.
she is coming to come right out of it.
For a story published in the December 27, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answering a question about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets.
I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?
Oh, hell yes. I assume everyone has seen the "article" that they were all referring to last night. If not, here it is, from wiki:QuoteFor a story published in the December 27, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answering a question about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets.
I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?
Then for maximum lols, check out his twitter page. I've linked to the version that shows his posts AND his replies to others as opposed to just his stand alone posts. It's a veritable cornucopia of fratboy douchebaggery and roid rage:
https://twitter.com/johnrockerbook/with_replies
By not playing his idol, he showed how stupid he is/was.
By not playing his idol, he showed how stupid he is/was.
Stupid and arrogant. It looked like he was thinking it over, but I think he was too smug and stupid to realize that the rest of the tribe could play a smarter game than him.
Was Drew for real this week?! You'd think he wanted to get voted out with how stupid he was playing. I liked him up until this episode too.
He wanted to throw the game to vote someone out, but if you throw the game that blatantly, then rampage around camp like that, who do you think they're going to vote out? :facepalm:
Exactly. By the end I was rooting for them to vote him out. Dumbass.
It's not like they had anyone in their tribe so awful that everyone wanted them out either. It seemed like he decided to do it on a whim just for the hell of it, no real strategy to it at all.
What a dumbass.
If I was Jeff, I would make them go to a tribal council for it.
Is this show still going on? I thought it died about 10 years ago!Why would you think that?
As expected Jeff Probst took all of their luxury stuff. If anything, I expected him to go a little further and take all of their flint, maybe kick around their camp a bit. He was fair on what he took.Yeah. But I still would have made them have an extra tribal council.
As expected Jeff Probst took all of their luxury stuff. If anything, I expected him to go a little further and take all of their flint, maybe kick around their camp a bit. He was fair on what he took.Yeah. But I still would have made them have an extra tribal council.
Boo f'ing hoo Julie.
She quit over nothing. Nobody had even confronted her about the trail mix yet, and she couldn't even hang on another day until tribal council. Weak. She didn't have it any tougher than other people out there.
I loved the challenge, I hope they have more good ones now the numbers are reducing!
The funny thing is is previous seasons I have always picked someone I wanted to win, but I can't think of any out of this group that I actually like. Maybe Wes and his Dad....
They should vote the girl off.
I wasn't surprised they voted John out.....I spent the entire time curious as to how Jaquelyn.....who seems fairly intelligent and is pretty hot.....could possibly be dating such a huge douche bag like John? The more and more he opens his mouth and speaks reveals what a tard' he is.
It is sad to see people quite the game, but I think this has been the weakest yet. It wasn't due to a nagging injury or a huge blowup with someone, she quit just from general Survivor stuff, which everyone else manages to endure.Osten on Pearl Islands did the same thing. Jeff knocked over his torch and expressed disgust towards it.
I'm not saying living in those conditions is easy, but as you said, they have water and food, they just had a big feast, and she had it relatively easy around camp. As far as Survivor goes, she had it just fine.
I wasn't surprised they voted John out.....I spent the entire time curious as to how Jaquelyn.....who seems fairly intelligent and is pretty hot.....could possibly be dating such a huge douche bag like John? The more and more he opens his mouth and speaks reveals what a tard' he is.
Wait a second....did the U.S. screen two episodes? Australia just saw Josh voted out on the episode where John finds the idol...now you're saying he's out as well? Damn...have to wait until Thursday night to see the episode.
He misspoke. It was Josh.
What the fuck, indeed, Natalie. I feel like Natalie and Reed are the only ones I could possibly want to win ay this point. This flip-flopping from J&J is getting irritating.
Yeah, I'm not sure how they became the MVPs all of a sudden.
What really burns my ass is Jeremy gave up his reward with Natalie as a sign of loyalty, in return for their vote last week. Then Jon lies to him about the idol and votes him out.
And had it been calculated ice cold game play, MAYBE I could've gotten behind it. No, it was just cowardly bullshit because as you said, he couldn't think that far ahead.
I am always amazed when people gamble on not playing the idol. I would suck soooooooo bad at Survivor.
I don't blame John per se for not revealing he had the idol. I don't know where the concept came from that you have to tell your alliance members that you have the idol. It's an individual idol, and I've always thought it was dumb for ANYONE to tell ANYONE that they had one, unless it was part of their strategy.
But the way this went down was not good.
I guess my favorite ATM is Keith.
If only he had kept his trap shut for one more minute!! And that half arsed attempt to offer it to Wes....Damn!
After Jon gave away his reward to Baylor last night, I saw someone on Twitter suggest that had he won the million at the end, he'd probably have given that to Baylor or Natalie also.
Yeah, Missy was TRYING to be honorable and keep her word to Jon, but it's one of the few times I've given a shit about Baylor, who clearly had to remind Missy "YOU AREN'T PLAYING FOR JON, YOU'RE PLAYING FOR YOU AND I, DUMBASS".
Jon's arrival at Pnderosa is gold, if for no other reason than Alec explaining to him that Natalie didn't screw up the vote and accidentally vote out Alec, but that she was playing Jon all along and he fell right into it. :lol
https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/vz82CPgwiCL4DIq7JRV_KVrfUiwNwCWA/survivor-san-juan-del-sur-jon-at-ponderosa/
Jon's arrival at Pnderosa is gold, if for no other reason than Alec explaining to him that Natalie didn't screw up the vote and accidentally vote out Alec, but that she was playing Jon all along and he fell right into it. :lol:tup
https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/vz82CPgwiCL4DIq7JRV_KVrfUiwNwCWA/survivor-san-juan-del-sur-jon-at-ponderosa/
That was fantastic! Natalie totally deserved it, she played the hell out of everyone else. I admit, when I first heard that her and Nadiya were going to be on, I cringed, because I could NOT STAND them on TAR, but here, since they weren't together, it was different. I was rooting for either Keith or Natalie to win also, but I figured Nat was more deserving, because of the moves she made. Outside of winning challenges, Keith did little more than hold on to keep from getting blown away with the storm. When she played her idol for Jaclyn, I could not believe it. Holy crap!
That was fantastic! Natalie totally deserved it, she played the hell out of everyone else. I admit, when I first heard that her and Nadiya were going to be on, I cringed, because I could NOT STAND them on TAR, but here, since they weren't together, it was different. I was rooting for either Keith or Natalie to win also, but I figured Nat was more deserving, because of the moves she made. Outside of winning challenges, Keith did little more than hold on to keep from getting blown away with the storm. When she played her idol for Jaclyn, I could not believe it. Holy crap!
Man, I was yelling at my screen when she did that. She'd played such a clever, daring game, but I thought that was going to be the fatal move that would be her downfall. And if Jackie had half a brain, she would have voted Natalie out.
And I was so pissed when Jackie won that final challenge. Of all the people to be in a position of power to decide the final three......
I thought Natalie's idol play for Jacklyn was one of the greatest things I've ever seen on Survivor.
And Jacklyn was smoking hot on the reunion show.
I wasn't ticked because her coming in second place made me $45 :metal :biggrin: And, even though she didn't make 'huge' power moves like Natalie the fact of the matter is for better or for worse her and John did really decide who stayed and who was voted off for a large part of the game. And, if you paid any attention to any conversaition John had I have a sneaking suspicion that Jaquelyn was the 'brains' of the outfit...so....I actually think she deserved the chance to pitch her case.
Good golly the white collar folk seem a bit 'slow'. I'm thrilled though that the most intelligent one is Tyler....who is one of my two office pool players this year. The other being that tattooed up chic on blue collar. I guess you reap what you sew....huh...SO? Anyway....on to a new season.
Featherhead Vince is already establishing himself as a major-league paranoia case. WTF, dude? Coconut vendor? Chill.
I was pleased to see the blue and no choose the honesty route, knowing that it would be easier than having to come up with some pathetic story that the rest of the team would see through anyway (as they did with white). However, it appears that some didn't even believe the guys from blue, on having been honest, which is too bad.
I was quite pleased when the two from white lied to get an immunity idol clue, then the other chick still managed to find it before them. It's always satisfying when it works out like that.
Dude is just straight up creepy and sleezy. It looked like he was sizing her up to see if her skin would fit him as a cape.
Featherhead Fabio is out. He was a little annoying, but I'm a little bummed he's gone.
And quote of the episode - "Water always been black man kryptonite" :lolYep, that's Will. He always used to say stuff like that in school. :lol
Why You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I’ll survive because of my laser-like focus, confidence, conviction and level-headedness. Oh, and did I mention that I taught a college class on Survivor?
. Joes a threat now that they've merged big time. I have a feeling he might win three or four individual immunity idols.
1/3 of the way there!
They try to mix up the immunity challenges to not entirely favour one particular skill, and winning that many challenges would just put a target on him the second he loses one.
Also, DUMBEST TRIBE NAME EVER.
. Joes a threat now that they've merged big time. I have a feeling he might win three or four individual immunity idols.
That's one.....
So happy to see Joe win immunity again, but very irked to see Dan stay. Very irritating.
You're just an idiot.
I'll get right on that.You're just an idiot.
Personal attack! Reported to the mods.
I don't blame him either for being upset at a false accusation, and I can maybe understand going off at camp. To double down at TC and mock her still, when she's discussing being a victim of abuse is entirely over the limits of acceptability.Yep. Doesn't sound like the Will I know, who was always sweet candy.
I don't blame him either for being upset at a false accusation, and I can maybe understand going off at camp. To double down at TC and mock her still, when she's discussing being a victim of abuse is entirely over the limits of acceptability.Yep. Doesn't sound like the Will I know, who was always sweet candy.
I don't understand what you guys like about Mike. He's a dick, and has been all season.
I checked out the contestants to vote for. I couldn't remember at least half of them.
Rodney's team didn't win reward challenge. It was his birthday and he got all pissy that nobody would give their reward to him, when he hasn't had one yet. He talked about it the whole episode.
Rodney wanted to "blindside" Mike by insisting he was done and wanted to be voted out, etc. Thinking it would make Mike feel safe and not play his idol. Mike saw through this immediately and told Rodney he wasn't writing his name down. Mike ALMOST won the immunity challenge, but in the end, Carolyn won. The idea was for 4 of the alliance to vote Mike out, to get rid of his II, two to vote Dan, who would leave, thereby getting rid of his two vote advantage without it being used against them. Somehow, Mike managed to convince Carolyn and Sierra that this was the perfect time to get rid of Tyler.
With that, if you do wanna watch it, you can see it here:
https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/
I don't foresee any way Mike gets to the end unless he wins immunity or finds more idols. I feel like this week was a fluke. Everybody is still threatened by him. As I said earlier, he really irritated me in the beginning, but for some reason, he's the only person I want to see win, now.
I don't foresee any way Mike gets to the end unless he wins immunity or finds more idols. I feel like this week was a fluke. Everybody is still threatened by him. As I said earlier, he really irritated me in the beginning, but for some reason, he's the only person I want to see win, now.
I dislike Rodney and Dan.
Both are annoying....certainly. I'm always weary of the way these shows are edited and how they choose to portray these guys on TV....but man, I don't know if it'd matter with those two....they are just something.
Sure, I have no doubt that editing does a number on these people. Look at how they portrayed Shirin as bat-shit crazy at the beginning, then it changed and we didn't seem to be as easily irritated by her.
THAT WAS FUCKING GLORIOUS!!
Dan's Ponderosa:
https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/Vpm9aDwYuj8nJkOq5cHdNFddUyRRCRjf/survivor-ponderosa-dan/
Among other things, he calls himself a hero, says that calling him stubborn is a mis-characterization, says maybe he should've been more of a jerk, and considers himself very self-aware. Wow.
Right, that seems to be a common theme. No love for Mike early on, but a combination of underdog syndrome and the fact that he's doing VERY well now make it hard NOT to want him to win.
One such moment of unforgettable awesomeness was Mike's immunity win, coupled with Carolyn's II play, that sent Dan out the door. I'm still loving that one.Indeed. That was glorious.
I think the next season will be fantastic with these players.
Dammit. Not pleased with how that turned out.
“I said, ‘Terry has the idol, by the way, guys.’ And then everyone starts freaking out, I keep walking up to Jeff. And then Varner’s like, ‘What do you mean? Tell us how do you know!’ And so I start making up stories: I’m like, I saw him digging and burying it, that’s how I caught him. And then I thought Probst, at this point, was going to yell at me. Because as you probably know, he gets pretty strict. I turn around and look at Probst; he this big grin on his face, and he’s like, ‘Anything else?’ … I was doing it to open a door for Kelley and Spencer to stay in there.”
Wow. Two interesting things left out of this week's episode of Survivor that were pretty interesting to find out after the fact:
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/10/survivor-cambodia-editing-deleted-these-two-things/
Apparently everyone wanted to vote out Spencer, Shirin tried to protect him by telling the others that Varner was screwing everyone over and tried to get him out, they ratted her out, and Varner took her out instead. Not exactly the story we saw, but the link explains it all in more detail.
Now the best part? Between finding that she was voted out and having her torch snuffed, another thing we didn't see. This:Quote“I said, ‘Terry has the idol, by the way, guys.’ And then everyone starts freaking out, I keep walking up to Jeff. And then Varner’s like, ‘What do you mean? Tell us how do you know!’ And so I start making up stories: I’m like, I saw him digging and burying it, that’s how I caught him. And then I thought Probst, at this point, was going to yell at me. Because as you probably know, he gets pretty strict. I turn around and look at Probst; he this big grin on his face, and he’s like, ‘Anything else?’ … I was doing it to open a door for Kelley and Spencer to stay in there.”
THAT is awesome!!
I don't care about upright. This is Survivor.
I think it's awesome, and I wish they had shown it.
COME ON, WHAT THE FUCK??Kind of this.
That immunity challenge was brutal. Holy shit.
I thought that would work against him at TC in some way, but no.
It was the very first thing that happened on last night's episode. Middle of the night. Interesting way to open the show.
Wow, the new individual immunity necklace is awesome!
I think that may have been some sort of F you vote.
Wow, the new individual immunity necklace is awesome!
Joe looked like an Aztec King walking in to the Tribal Council :lol Flowing hair and all....
Fuck! That sucks.
Fuck! That sucks.
Well.....in a way it does. But in another way it's so cool to see the idol used effectively. It worked PERFECT for her, like it was designed to do.
[Fans] can expect the second half of the season to be truly epic. There's something that will happen in the game that's never happened in 15 years and 30 seasons of Survivor.
Also, the enormous flashing neon sign at tree mail that said "JEREMY LOOK RIGHT HERE". Lol.
Also, the enormous flashing neon sign at tree mail that said "JEREMY LOOK RIGHT HERE". Lol.
I don't think they put that idol there until AFTER that group won the reward challenge. Joe had been up there a while it appeared....even before Abi ran him off, and I can't imagine he didn't look at the bottom of that tree?
Joe's immunity challenge streak continues. He can't win them all though, so unless the game changes, I can't see him making it to the end. :( There's one every seasons.
Another thing that I loved about last night was how much more the atmosphere and tension of everything was amped up by the driving rain. At the immunity challenge AND at tribal council.This, for sure.
Don't forget, double episode tonight!
Yep. Seems unlikely Joe will continue to escape eviction.
Unquestionably. He'd have to be. The likelihood of that happening is almost zero, but it would be pretty damn cool to see.
OH. HOLY. SHIT! AWESOME BLINDSIDE!
In the first episode, I'm a bit surprised so many people voted for shelter. Of course they'd been through hell with the rain and the shelter was important, but they also basically handed that challenge to Joe. I guess that's what happens when you don't have a chance to coordinate though.
Yep. At this point I'm rooting for Spencer or Keith, neither of which are likely to get to the end now.
Yeah....bummer for Joe. That passing out was just odd. You'd have figured he was fueled up after eating at the reward challenge but it's just strange, guess you can't predict how your body will handle 30 days of malnutrition, lack of sleep and all.
An under the radar threat who's clearly out of the loop, as he was the sole vote for Tasha. WTF was that all about?
Yep. At this point I'm rooting for Spencer or Keith, neither of which are likely to get to the end now.Same here.
Kinda what I'm thinking. I'd love to see someone blindside the smirk right off of either Abi OR Kelly's face. That would be fantastic, but most likely Spencer will be the one to go. If he wins immunity, probably Jeremy.
In other news, Joe pretty much knew he was nearing the end of his rope and ready to pass out, not long before he did. He requested that Probst do something to make the challenge HARDER for both of them, so it would likely end sooner, to which Keith agreed. Unfortunately for him, he dropped soon thereafter.
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/12/survivor-cambodia-challenge-joe-anglim-faint/
I can't keep track anymore, does Kelly have two idols or one? Yeah, a flip and a blindside sending her away with an idol would be sweet. Unlikely as it is.
Okay, that's right, she used the one she grabbed at the first immunity challenge already. It's Jeremy that has two, right?
Hell. Yes. About fucking time.
I don't think I've heard the term used before this season. Not that I can remember, anyway.
Holy shit, that first tribal council!
In other news, I just finished the last three Ponderosa episodes. G, I get what you mean about them feeling over-produced, almost like part of the show. I will say that Keith's Ponderosa video is probably my favorite. It really cements the fact that he's your typical unassuming nice guy that you absolutely cannot help but really like.
My reality viewing starts and ends with Survivor these days.
Tai, getting caught looking for idols on day 1 is a terrible mistake that nobody, should, uhm....nevermind.
At least the Asian dude knew he had no place on that tribe. :lol They did the best they could to stretch it with the inner beauty crap, but it was hard to buy the loving every creature and plant thing when he was furiously ripping up random trees because he thought there was an idol buried under one of them. :lol
I enjoyed the first episode, but I thought they voted off the wrong person.
Agreed, I think it wasn't a real smart play.
Also, I was quite pleased to see the lengths they've gone to to make the HII difficult to get to. Holy crap that was nuts!
Give it a few days of no food, no sleep, and challenges, and I doubt many at all could climb that tree.
And I'm not believing anyone here could do it without video proof. :lol
BlobVanDam is not responsible for any personal injury due to attempting to climb trees. But still upload the result for me to watch.
Give it a few days of no food, no sleep, and challenges, and I doubt many at all could climb that tree.
And I'm not believing anyone here could do it without video proof. :lol
BlobVanDam is not responsible for any personal injury due to attempting to climb trees. But still upload the result for me to watch.
I am going to provide video proof....because I can do it. Just need to locate a tree with no branches for 35 foot or so, stay tuned.
And, good point about the lack of food/water/sleep....but still, get up that :censored tree, it's immunity!!
Give it a few days of no food, no sleep, and challenges, and I doubt many at all could climb that tree.
And I'm not believing anyone here could do it without video proof. :lol
BlobVanDam is not responsible for any personal injury due to attempting to climb trees. But still upload the result for me to watch.
I am going to provide video proof....because I can do it. Just need to locate a tree with no branches for 35 foot or so, stay tuned.
And, good point about the lack of food/water/sleep....but still, get up that :censored tree, it's immunity!!
You realize of course, that if/when you do it, I'll make you do it again after a couple of days of eating nothing but a cup of rice a day in the scorching heat. :biggrin: All in the name of science, you understand.
Yeah, bball guy is a major douche, but Alecia was absolutely no brawn character, whatsoever. No idea why she was there.
Yep. No brainer. I WAS really hoping to see a shakeup where Peter went home, because he's just irritating, but alas, it was not to be. They cast good looking women on this show, because that's what people want to see. Good looking people wearing next to nothing around camp, but what they never take into account is that those people are usually pretty useless and will go home early.
And positioning her like that, unfortunately for her, very much appeared to point to the fact that she's got aftermarket parts.
And positioning her like that, unfortunately for her, very much appeared to point to the fact that she's got aftermarket parts.If you can touch them, they're real.
And positioning her like that, unfortunately for her, very much appeared to point to the fact that she's got aftermarket parts.
Finally caught the episode last night.
How charming.
Pretty nasty, but getting him out was the right move. Pretty cool episode.
Cockiness will always catch up to you. Buh-bye, bro.
Also, holy shit, that immunity challenge! Hard core.
I've seriously considered going back and rewatching Season 13, Cook Islands. It's available for free streaming from Amazon Prime and it was the first season I ever saw of Survivor.
I've seriously considered going back and rewatching Season 13, Cook Islands. It's available for free streaming from Amazon Prime and it was the first season I ever saw of Survivor.
I watched Season 1 and then didn't watch again until Season 12, Panama. Been watching them ever since.
I've seriously considered going back and rewatching Season 13, Cook Islands. It's available for free streaming from Amazon Prime and it was the first season I ever saw of Survivor.
I watched Season 1 and then didn't watch again until Season 12, Panama. Been watching them ever since.
I saw about the first 3 seasons I think, then stopped watching until one of the all star series, and have watched ever since.
HOLY SHIT, what a great Tribal Council!
HOLY SHIT, what a great Tribal Council!
Finally caught the latest episode.
I've gotta say, I was kind of pulling for the guys until this whole "sabotage" thing started. Now they are just being dicks.
But it led to a pretty awesome tribal, so that's good.
Holy crap, that was unreal. Jason is gonna be PISSED!!!! At least Scott took it gracefully. On one hand, it was nice to see Tai kinda redeem himself, but at the same time, it kinda sucked to see him turn on the alliance he'd become a part of. Those guys were being WAY too cocky though, damn.
Also, did anyone else notice that the episode that aired on 4/20 had two challenges that had pots in them?
Holy crap, that was unreal. Jason is gonna be PISSED!!!! At least Scott took it gracefully. On one hand, it was nice to see Tai kinda redeem himself, but at the same time, it kinda sucked to see him turn on the alliance he'd become a part of. Those guys were being WAY too cocky though, damn.
It's just a shame that Scott went home with that idol.
It's just a shame that Scott went home with that idol.
Ehh...I don't feel bad for him (or Jason) at all. They were being dicks and paid the price for over confidence. That usually happens. Now, there should be another idol in play and hidden to find. That'd be cool if Tai could find it. He'd have Super Immunity AND an extra vote. Seemingly a clear path to the final three.
It's just a shame that Scott went home with that idol.
Ehh...I don't feel bad for him (or Jason) at all. They were being dicks and paid the price for over confidence. That usually happens. Now, there should be another idol in play and hidden to find. That'd be cool if Tai could find it. He'd have Super Immunity AND an extra vote. Seemingly a clear path to the final three.
I meant more for the sake of having idols in play for the super idol and keeping things unpredictable, rather than any concern for Jason or Scott, and it's a shame in principle to see someone go home when they could have played an idol. No loss. They're not playing a good strategic or social game, and now it's biting them in the ass hard.
Gotcha. In that aspect it is a bummer because it'd would have (could be?) cool to see a super idol affect a vote. I think that tribal exposed the problem though...you have to have two folks who trust each other enough to give up their individual immunity for the sake of an alliance. Maybe in a strong alliance that'd work but i think Tai figured out he wasn't in the grand plan...
So, is Tai the odds-on favorite going forward?
This is one time that I don't mind seeing the underdog go home. Jason has been kinda an asshole most of the time he's been out there, so I will not miss him at all. I'm rooting for Tai all the way, at this point. If not him, MAYBE Aubrey, but nobody else has really given me any reason to still want them around.
It bugs me when people wimp out on taking the obvious loser to the end because they want to take the nice people. Play to win!Exactly.
Tai's not good at the game, and imo doesn't deserve to win.
I wish it would go back to Final 2.
So ridiculously disappointing.
I guess I feel like the idea of Outwit, Outplay, Outlast is what it should come down to. I don't agree that she did that. She may have outlasted, but more than anything, she out-lucked. I don't think the jury agreed that Michele's game is what got her there. It felt like they were irritable with the other two and gave her the votes because she was the alternative.
Totally understand all the points made, and agree. I just think Aubrey was robbed of the Million dollars by a jury that had their panties in a bunch that she played better than them.....and that sucks for her.
As much as I love Survivor, I know there isn't a prayer in hell, even if I was younger, that I could do it. No way. And I'm amazed by people that love it so much that they agree to do it again. Some (as mentioned) for 3rd and 4th times. I've read of people coming off shows like Survivor or Big Brother having difficulty being able to trust people for a while after returning to normal life. Always looking over their shoulder, so to speak. Also, there are people who've reported that even a year after their stint on Survivor, they still haven't been able to regain the same level of physical fitness they had pre-survivor, despite time spent in the gym to try to re-develop the muscle tone and energy they once had. It's a doozie of a game and I could never do it.
I'd give it a shot. I think if I could make it to the merge I could make final two or three. By then you'd have a solid alliance and I have no doubts that if I weren't winning the immunity challenges I'd be coming in second. yeah....I'm a confident cocky SOB..... :biggrin:
I'd give it a shot. I think if I could make it to the merge I could make final two or three. By then you'd have a solid alliance and I have no doubts that if I weren't winning the immunity challenges I'd be coming in second. yeah....I'm a confident cocky SOB..... :biggrin:
:lol
Now come on this is Survivor 101: Overconfidence will get you voted out before your time, every time.
Well....I wouldn't act like that in front of everyone silly. :lol In fact, I'd do what I could to keep my true abilities on the down low until the merge. I know it'd be tough for sure but I really think I could perform well. Out of all the players that have played I honestly compare myself to Ozzy. I'm fairly athletic, can swim like a fish....not a total moron so I could give a good go at the non physical challenges and all in all I think I could throw a good social game out there.
But, I'll never apply so the point is mute. :lol
Tomorrow night!:metal
I'm surprised the millennials managed to win immunity and the Gen X team used all of the shortcuts.
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.
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.
Yep. There was zero sense in taking those shortcuts. They got their asses handed to them on the puzzle in pretty short order.
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.
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.
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.
Of course, the Gen Xers said no, which Michaela astutely observed would never have happened had the Gen Xers been the millennials’ parents, because parents of millennials literally don’t know the word “no.”
Now David is idol-less and even more vulnerable. He would have made himself less of a target if he’d stolen a Survivor transpo department speedboat, found the nearest Target store, stolen its sign, and then worn it around the beach as a costume.
David should be thanking his lucky stars that they didn't vote HIM out, after his ridiculously abysmal challenge performance.
If you're gonna break up the power couple why not get rid of the physical threat? I'd have sent Tahlor home, not Figgy. Either way....good move IMO.
Clearly someone who always got a ribbon for participation and never had to be told "You know what your team lost, because the other team was better".
And my, isn't she full of herself? I take it as a compliment, they had to get me out, because I was such a force to be reckoned with that I'd have taken them all out.
Clearly someone who always got a ribbon for participation and never had to be told "You know what your team lost, because the other team was better".
Figgy and Taylor’s showmance (or “-mance,” as Adam called it) did survive long enough to be uncovered at Tribal Council, where Jeff Probst went for the story he’s craving: The Bachelor.
But Jeff Probst trying to talk two millennials having a fling on a beach into getting married was a bit like watching an old man toddle up to a McDonald’s counter and demanding Chipotle. He tried hard, but he was putting coins in a parking meter and expecting to get a Pepsi out of it.
Yet another advantage in the game. This on top of the one that was found at the start. I can't even remember who got that one?
And I hate the Millennials so much. Everything's just a joke. HAR HAR LET'S BLINDSIDE HIM THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS. I STOLE THE FOOD SO FUNNY!
Methinks Adam is not long for this show.
Great 2 hour episode. Nice blindside on Chris and drawing rocks is crazy. Still confused why David would play that idol for Ken when his name hadn't been mentioned at all. I'm sure he panicked a bit but that was a massive error on his part.
I don't know how much longer I could stand to see Jess' head.
There's four to catch up on. I think it was you that convinced me to start watching them.
Unacceptable! My stepson goes for his driving test on Saturday morning. Assuming he passes, the load is likely about to lighten for all of us, responsibility-wise, since we can now send him out for errands and he can come and go without us having to take him around. Also, when we're all drinking on a Saturday night, we can send him to go for pizza or fast food. :lol
I was starting to tire of Zeke, so this episode was awesome.
ballsack idol
Jay got very much under my skin when he, in cahoots with douche Taylor, conspired to throw Adam under the bus a few weeks ago. Now, I will say that Jay redeemed himself to me considerably when he rewarded Adam's good will in NOT stealing a family visit from anyone, by letting him in on the reward. THAT was a fucking class move.
I've been a big fan of Ken all the way, but last night, both of us were sitting there scratching our heads like "DUDE, WTF, JUST GO ALONG WITH IT AND STFU!"
Jay got very much under my skin when he, in cahoots with douche Taylor, conspired to throw Adam under the bus a few weeks ago. Now, I will say that Jay redeemed himself to me considerably when he rewarded Adam's good will in NOT stealing a family visit from anyone, by letting him in on the reward. THAT was a fucking class move.
I've been a big fan of Ken all the way, but last night, both of us were sitting there scratching our heads like "DUDE, WTF, JUST GO ALONG WITH IT AND STFU!"
I agree with all of that, although I still think Jay leans towards douchebag. But he's less of a douchebag since the other dude got booted.
Ken's a nice guy, but that move was just bad gameplay.
Next week is the finale! Feels like it just got started!Really? Holy crap!
Yeah, Will's "I'm in control, I need stuff for my resume" line of thought was already starting to get old. You're a kid sitting at the grown-ups table. You want points on your resume? Fucking earn them like everyone else. Sure, his swing vote saved Hannah last week except no. Adam made sure that Zeke would've gone home no matter what Will did. I'm kinda hoping for Adam to win at this point also.
I don't recall if I mentioned it, but apparently two weeks after his mother went off the last round of medications, she passed away. :'(
Hard to keep track of the timeline, since it's filmed so early. Last Tribal Council was on May 11. She died May 14th.
https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2016/11/survivor-adam-klein-mom-susie-died-cancer/
Maybe I missed it in the article, but did he manage to see his mother again before she died, or would he still have been away? I'm thinking the latter, which I can't even imagine how devastated he'd feel. :(
I still get the feeling that Will thinks a heck of a lot more of his gameplay than he should.
There have been a few times where people have been duped into playing a fake idol, but there was something about this one that was just so epic. I mean hook, line, and sinker, Jay didn't even question it. Which I find a little odd. It didn't appear that David had put an official note in with it, so there was nothing with it to say "Yes, this is official", like normal and Jay had an immunity idol already and saw several others played. They were kinda teardrop shaped. He knew what they looked like and didn't question that this one didn't look like all the others. So yeah, crazy epic play on David's part.
Oddly, I don't think Jeff remembered to mention last night that Zeke would be returning. Here's some info with pics of the players:
https://insidesurvivor.com/survivor-game-changers-tribe-names-and-divisions-13372
We thought it was a great season, and Adam was deserving. I don't think that Ken got enough credit for staying with Dave all season, only to kick him to the curb at the end.
Looking forward to next season.
Ken had one of the best lines of the whole season, about David being his number 2 alliance, but that his daughter was his number 1 alliance. I thought for sure that would buy him some votes.
Yep, I thought the same thing. She knew it was over and the reactions from the jury also said it all, like "Oh shit, I had no idea, how could I not vote for him?"
I also kinda hoped Jeff would do his usual thing at the reunion, and ask "If David had gone to FTC instead of Adam, who would've voted for him?"
Saw this last night, was trying to remember him.
Looks alright. I could do without Zeke, Tai, Sandra, Ciera, Cirie and Debbie....I find those folks utterly annoying and am already looking forward to them being voted off. But I get it why they were cast again.....
Looks alright. I could do without Zeke, Tai, Sandra, Ciera, Cirie and Debbie....I find those folks utterly annoying and am already looking forward to them being voted off. But I get it why they were cast again.....
I was thinking the same with Sandra, Cirie, Debbie, and Ciera. Zeke irritated me last season, but I'll see if he's any better this time around. Tai, I'm okay with.
After seeing Caleb be a creep on Big Brother, then redeem himself on Survivor, only to get airlifted out due to heat stroke, I'm glad to see he's coming back.
I was trying to figure out how this was going to change things, it seemed a little confusing, but I think I've got it now. In any instance where they majority has double the votes of the minority and chooses to split the vote from the onset, they can't fall back on the luxury of a revote, to switch all their votes to one person. They immediately risk going to rocks and potentially going home themselves. Nice.
Give Sandra win number three right now. These morons are gonna hand it right to her.
I hope so. That shit was getting really old really quick throughout the whole show.Give Sandra win number three right now. These morons are gonna hand it right to her.
No kidding. I'd have voted her out just for the fact she's won TWICE. Kick her out and then start. I'm curious as to if her little bravado tirade towards Tony will alarm anyone....about her being the Queen and so on?
Anyway, I'm already sick of Tai and the chicken thing. I'd kill every one of those chickens at once and eat them right in front of him.
Damn these people are fucking dumb. How the hell do you choose to keep Hali?
Undoubtedly. THAT sucked. Sooooo close. What an unbelievably frantic TC. I've never seen anything like it, but I guess I wouldn't have. This was a first and I'm not sure I liked it. Again, JP and company trying so hard to push the Game Changers concept, that I'm starting to feel like they're messing up any sort of natural story or narrative that could evolve, by constantly f*cking with things.
you have to hope have that "luck of the draw". Orphaning people on tribes via the switchup was a terrible move.
keeping Sandra around to glide right to the end and win it again.
unless production intervenes with ANOTHER twist.
This is getting extremely fucking irritating. WTF? And fuck you, Michaela. And you too Sandra. DAMMIT.
Exactly. How in God's name do you not come and play your idol and get Michaela the hell out? Also, Debbie - STFU NOW. I was REALLY hoping her tribe would lose so she'd go home. I do NOT like Brad but last night, I liked Debbie even less. You said it. This season is annoying the hell out of me. And Sandra coasts for another week.
The more I think about it, Ozzy and Tai's seemingly "meh" reaction to all the TC goings-on feels more and more like they staged it.
I'm also curious why, when Varner said Ozzy and Zeke were in a secret alliance, throwing everyone under the bus, neither of them spoke up to say he was full of shit. Unless they did and it was edited out.
Good God, these people are astoundingly stupid. Food. You need it. So what do you do? You get rid of the person who is most adept at making sure you HAVE some. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I couldn't stand Debbie last time, can't stand her now.
Also, Ponderosas are back, now that we have a jury!
I couldn't stand Debbie last time, can't stand her now.
No frills, no surprises. I honestly don't really have much to say about this episode. Although the exchange between Hali and Debbie at the end was great:
Hali: Game changers
Debbie: Idiots
:rollin
Yeah, that always irritates me. It's definitely an emotional moment, but as we've discussed, it just feels manipulative or something. I'm not a fan of bringing families out to see each other for THAT short a period of time.
Yeah, that always irritates me. It's definitely an emotional moment, but as we've discussed, it just feels manipulative or something. I'm not a fan of bringing families out to see each other for THAT short a period of time.
Yeah...you have to assume the lack of sleep and nutrition affects their minds and emotions. There's just no way you can be that distraught after what...28-29 days?
My wife always makes fun of them and tells me that she's sorry...that she loves me and all but she'd never get that emotional after such a short break :lol
I nearly shit when Cirie said she was taking Sarah's vote, with the advantage Sarah gave her. Then I nearly DOUBLE shit when Probst was like "Nope, Cirie, not yours, you lose."
3 (2+1) hour finale tonight!
Yeah, I'm not usually this annoyed with Survivor, but I guess when you have an All-Stars season, it becomes more likely than not that you'll end up annoyed somehow.
Yeah, I'm not usually this annoyed with Survivor, but I guess when you have an All-Stars season, it becomes more likely than not that you'll end up annoyed somehow.
I was more annoyed with how 'orchestrated' it felt/feels. Probst and the producers went above and beyond to suck all the spontaneity out of the show with the non stop 'game changing' twists.
That couples with a few 'less than reality' moments in the show that felt very scripted...it really put me off this season.
I disagree, she played her ass off. I would have been OK with her or Culpeper, but he definitely screwed himself by getting Tai voted out.
I disagree, she played her ass off. I would have been OK with her or Culpeper, but he definitely screwed himself by getting Tai voted out.
Worst.
Mother.
Fucking.
Twist.
And.
Season.
Ever.
Worst.I have no idea what you're talking about (I've watched three seasons of survivor and two of them were during GWB's first term) but is it worse than the "twist" at the F4 of HvHvH?
Mother.
Fucking.
Twist.
And.
Season.
Ever.
Who's watching the new Winners at War season? Thoughts?
I'm not a fan of the Edge of Extinction twist. It's an awful idea and it was incredibly poorly executed in S38. All of the people I'd have wanted to see win, were voted to EoE already. Tyson, Ethan, and Yul, though there's a good chance one of them will make it back at the upcoming challenge. Two hours tomorrow night, then the three hour finale next week.
I'm watching with my wife. My wife has seen every season (and has re-watched several seasons multiple times). She's a huge fan. I don't think I have ever watched an entire season. I usually watch the first couple episodes of a season and lose interest and then pick it up toward the end of the season. I enjoy the challenges but don't like all of the blather (i.e., the social aspect of it). I also think Rob Marinara (or whatever his last name is) is a complete tool.
Although I have watched every episode of this season, I find that it's fairly unenjoyable -- especially recent episodes. My wife agrees. The "edge of extinction" seems particularly stupid. It's a rather transparent attempt to keep the most popular contestants on the show (sort of) so that their fans don't tune out. I haven't counted, but it now seems like there are more people on "the edge" than there are people still "in the game." If I recall correctly, only one person has actually been eliminated to this point (and that's only because she quit rather than go to "the edge"). They brought one guy back from "the edge," but he was promptly sent right back. The "challenges" that they do on "the edge" are completely boring. Hey, let's spend 10 minutes watching a dozen people run around and move coconuts from one side of the island to the other! I can't help but think that Michael Jackson's father would really enjoy this, but it's otherwise a complete waste of air time.
And, as my wife noted, they used to do two challenges per episode (reward and immunity), but they've only done one on most episodes this season. And don't even get me started on the last few tribal councils. These people get hours to sit around on the beach and figure out how they're going to vote, but they have to have this last minute, junior high school whisper fest? Even my wife just fast-forwards through it to get to the vote.
I will, however, say that watching that one guy try to extract the fleur-de-lis from the host's podium was quite amusing.
Although I'm getting tired of the whispering at tribal council, I am enjoying this season.
I really hope someone from Extinction gets back into the game and wins it.