Survivor 13 preview and Survivor 12 mini-wrap
As usual, I thought I was going to do reviews of the last two episodes of Survivor:Exile Island, and I had all summer to do it, and I didn't do it. So I figured I'd just deal with the bookkeeping, since I'm obsessive. Also, I figuredI'd address Survivor : Cook Islands. If you're getting this and you don't
want it, please let me know, and I won't send it to you.
I'm really excited about Survivor--yes, they're dividing the tribes by race
to start, but it won't be for very long. How long did the four "gender/age"
tribes last? Not long. And I like starting with little groups because it's
easier to get to know who everyone is--even early vote-outs like last season's
Misty are more familiar because we got to know them in a small group environment.
I'm sure there'll be some awkward moments but there's always awkward
moments in Survivor. This cast is a REAL departure--usually we have a cast of 16
to 18, with maybe 2 or 3 "people of color." This year, we have a cast
of 20 with only 5 white people. Actually, that's what's bugging me: 20
people. I hate these bigger casts. I liked that last season we went back to the
"classic" 16, I hate 18 and I LOATHE 20. We've has 20 people only
once before, and that was in Palau where they picked tribes and two people were
left out, and thus not allowed to participate. 20 people is a lot of people to
keep track of. Also, all the race talk has allowed CBS to give us the youngest
cast EVER, without anyone even noticing--except me. There are fewer "young
twenty somethings" than last season--most of the players are in their late
20's to mid 30's. But there are only THREE players over 40, ZERO players
over 45 and ZERO women over 36.
The Survivors themselves are really interesting--a lot of ex-military, several actors
who admit to being actors and one, Rebecca, who's an Emmy Award winning make-up
artist for "The View". Yes, she does Survivor: Outback's Elisabeth
Filarski Hasselback's make-up. It's a small world after all. I would be
surprised if the players stayed divided along racial lines after they get put into
two and then one tribes. In a contest for a million, people try to engineer the
situation that will get them the dough. In the AMazon, the men had the numbers
when they merged and yet a woman won, and when the situation was reversed in Vanuatu,
with the women at the advantage, a man won. I think once the smoke clears, we're
just gonna have a good old fashioned game of Survivor--let the games begin!
LAST SEASON
Well, I wanted Cirie to win and once she was gone, it was kinda....eh. My Terry
hatred is well-documented, so I was glad he was eliminated, even though that "balance" final challenge seemed designed for a woman to win, I dunno. I was glad Terry didn't win because he wanted to win Survivor by not playing Survivor. That Immunity Idol ticked me off. Anyone THAT bad at making alliances had no business winning the game. It's not the Olympics, it's SURVIVOR. It also bugged me how Aras apologized for being a jerk to Terry, but Terry never apologized for being an ass to Cirie. Cirie lost a tiebreak fire-building contest (ala Bobby Jon in Palau) and finished in fourth place, joining Stoopid Sue, Elisabeth from "The View", incomprehensible Big Tom, Judge Paschal (who lost the "drawing rocks" tie-break), gruff Helen, "too-nice to be on Survivor" Butch, Darah the pretty coroner, annoying
Eliza, boring Jennifer who's now fighting cancer, and annoying Lydia. A lot
of annoying people have finished in fourth place, and Cirie was not one of them.
I liked the fact that the reunion show focused a lot on how Cirie had gone from
couch potato to superwoman. I also feel badly for still calling Lydia annoying,
since she tragically lost her teenaged son in a car wreck over the summer :(
"Navy guy" Terry was booted in third place after he was betrayed yet again
by Danielle. He joins fellow military man Rudy, annoying Keith, psycho Lex, Krazy
(but beloved) Kath, wacko Jan, crafty Rob C., evil Johnny Fairplay, never able to
complete a freakin' challenge Scout, Ian who was to hard on himself and Rafe
who was very funny until he got all judgey.
Boston jock Danielle finished in 2nd place, amazing, since everyone around her seemed
to hold her in contempt, lol. She joins "more worthy than Hatch" Kelly,
noble and gorgeous Colby, lucky Old Kim, Oh My Heck Neleh, contemptible Clay, weird
machete Matt, MOST ANNOYING SURVIVOR OF ALL TIME, lady boy-scout Lill who was voted
out and then allowed back in, GAH!, tricky Twila, annoying Katie, and plucky Steph
from Palau.
Aras became Survivor's 12th millionaire. He's kinda "meh" as
far as winners go, but he made a strong alliance and didn't betray it until
it was time for it to eat itself, and that's some good Survivor playing right
there. For those who are counting, we've had 6 men, and 6 women winners. They
are: evil convicted felon Richard Hatch, kinder, gentler manipulator Tina, good
and true and brave and awesome and handsome Ethan, coasty and clever Vecepia (who
proved flying under the radar CAN be an effective strategy), icky awful Porn Star
Brian who was in the news recently for killing animals or some such, Rich Jenna,
who somehow won me over--I hated her that whole season but she really did play a
great game, witty Sandra, another under the radar flyer, sneaky Chris, who also
kept his head down and won by being "not Twila", Fireman Tom who wasn't
as noble as he thought he was, and lovable tomboy Danni, who's part of an ESPN
Fantasy Football show now, you go girl! Amber's the sixth woman champ, but
I don't count all-stars in my accounting of past placement, because good players
were voted out because they were good, people quit, freakin' AMber won...it
just doesn't REALLY count if you're looking at things historically. It's
like how playoff stats are kept separate from regular season stats, you know?
So let's get ready for the Cook Islands, the return of Exile Island and hopefully
no more Immunity Idol, unless it has a shorter lifespan. I dunno, maybe the Immunity
Idol can still be cool, I just resent the hell out of it for keeping Terry around
so long.
Peace Out!
Christine :)
want it, please let me know, and I won't send it to you.
I'm really excited about Survivor--yes, they're dividing the tribes by race
to start, but it won't be for very long. How long did the four "gender/age"
tribes last? Not long. And I like starting with little groups because it's
easier to get to know who everyone is--even early vote-outs like last season's
Misty are more familiar because we got to know them in a small group environment.
I'm sure there'll be some awkward moments but there's always awkward
moments in Survivor. This cast is a REAL departure--usually we have a cast of 16
to 18, with maybe 2 or 3 "people of color." This year, we have a cast
of 20 with only 5 white people. Actually, that's what's bugging me: 20
people. I hate these bigger casts. I liked that last season we went back to the
"classic" 16, I hate 18 and I LOATHE 20. We've has 20 people only
once before, and that was in Palau where they picked tribes and two people were
left out, and thus not allowed to participate. 20 people is a lot of people to
keep track of. Also, all the race talk has allowed CBS to give us the youngest
cast EVER, without anyone even noticing--except me. There are fewer "young
twenty somethings" than last season--most of the players are in their late
20's to mid 30's. But there are only THREE players over 40, ZERO players
over 45 and ZERO women over 36.
The Survivors themselves are really interesting--a lot of ex-military, several actors
who admit to being actors and one, Rebecca, who's an Emmy Award winning make-up
artist for "The View". Yes, she does Survivor: Outback's Elisabeth
Filarski Hasselback's make-up. It's a small world after all. I would be
surprised if the players stayed divided along racial lines after they get put into
two and then one tribes. In a contest for a million, people try to engineer the
situation that will get them the dough. In the AMazon, the men had the numbers
when they merged and yet a woman won, and when the situation was reversed in Vanuatu,
with the women at the advantage, a man won. I think once the smoke clears, we're
just gonna have a good old fashioned game of Survivor--let the games begin!
LAST SEASON
Well, I wanted Cirie to win and once she was gone, it was kinda....eh. My Terry
hatred is well-documented, so I was glad he was eliminated, even though that "balance" final challenge seemed designed for a woman to win, I dunno. I was glad Terry didn't win because he wanted to win Survivor by not playing Survivor. That Immunity Idol ticked me off. Anyone THAT bad at making alliances had no business winning the game. It's not the Olympics, it's SURVIVOR. It also bugged me how Aras apologized for being a jerk to Terry, but Terry never apologized for being an ass to Cirie. Cirie lost a tiebreak fire-building contest (ala Bobby Jon in Palau) and finished in fourth place, joining Stoopid Sue, Elisabeth from "The View", incomprehensible Big Tom, Judge Paschal (who lost the "drawing rocks" tie-break), gruff Helen, "too-nice to be on Survivor" Butch, Darah the pretty coroner, annoying
Eliza, boring Jennifer who's now fighting cancer, and annoying Lydia. A lot
of annoying people have finished in fourth place, and Cirie was not one of them.
I liked the fact that the reunion show focused a lot on how Cirie had gone from
couch potato to superwoman. I also feel badly for still calling Lydia annoying,
since she tragically lost her teenaged son in a car wreck over the summer :(
"Navy guy" Terry was booted in third place after he was betrayed yet again
by Danielle. He joins fellow military man Rudy, annoying Keith, psycho Lex, Krazy
(but beloved) Kath, wacko Jan, crafty Rob C., evil Johnny Fairplay, never able to
complete a freakin' challenge Scout, Ian who was to hard on himself and Rafe
who was very funny until he got all judgey.
Boston jock Danielle finished in 2nd place, amazing, since everyone around her seemed
to hold her in contempt, lol. She joins "more worthy than Hatch" Kelly,
noble and gorgeous Colby, lucky Old Kim, Oh My Heck Neleh, contemptible Clay, weird
machete Matt, MOST ANNOYING SURVIVOR OF ALL TIME, lady boy-scout Lill who was voted
out and then allowed back in, GAH!, tricky Twila, annoying Katie, and plucky Steph
from Palau.
Aras became Survivor's 12th millionaire. He's kinda "meh" as
far as winners go, but he made a strong alliance and didn't betray it until
it was time for it to eat itself, and that's some good Survivor playing right
there. For those who are counting, we've had 6 men, and 6 women winners. They
are: evil convicted felon Richard Hatch, kinder, gentler manipulator Tina, good
and true and brave and awesome and handsome Ethan, coasty and clever Vecepia (who
proved flying under the radar CAN be an effective strategy), icky awful Porn Star
Brian who was in the news recently for killing animals or some such, Rich Jenna,
who somehow won me over--I hated her that whole season but she really did play a
great game, witty Sandra, another under the radar flyer, sneaky Chris, who also
kept his head down and won by being "not Twila", Fireman Tom who wasn't
as noble as he thought he was, and lovable tomboy Danni, who's part of an ESPN
Fantasy Football show now, you go girl! Amber's the sixth woman champ, but
I don't count all-stars in my accounting of past placement, because good players
were voted out because they were good, people quit, freakin' AMber won...it
just doesn't REALLY count if you're looking at things historically. It's
like how playoff stats are kept separate from regular season stats, you know?
So let's get ready for the Cook Islands, the return of Exile Island and hopefully
no more Immunity Idol, unless it has a shorter lifespan. I dunno, maybe the Immunity
Idol can still be cool, I just resent the hell out of it for keeping Terry around
so long.
Peace Out!
Christine :)
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