Season 20! Heroes vs. Villains! So exciting, right? What did you think about last night's premiere? I enjoyed every minute of it, but I'm a freak. I did think it could have been a 1-hour show - there was quite a bit of filler. But... on the whole I'd say it was pretty entertaining. I like how they are bringing back past challenges that some of the Survivors will know. I loved that the first challenge was right off the bat crazy wrestling in the sand. Awesome! I loved the way people are playing the game. Everyone's overthinking it, which is great. In most seasons, you know how it goes.... there are a few people playing and most people either get voted off or they don't start playing til episode 12. I LOVE that all of these people are playing from the start, making alliances on day one, and know what to expect. And I love that both teams seem to really get along (so far). I'm very excited to see where it's all going to go once people start in with the blindsiding, hidden immunity idols etc. Yay!
OK - so instead of a re-cap, I thought I'd just go through the players & give you my thoughts after the first episode (with a little re-cap thrown in....)
1. The Coach. I had to start here. I honestly was a little disappointed because I expected a little more of his crazy to show up on day one. Not that there wasn't any... I mean, the constant warrior posing, doing his special tai-chi on the beach (which, you may remember - is a special type of martial art that was taught to him by... oh I forget... some monks? And I quote, "you can't even google it.") And at one point he's wearing a velvet smoking jacket. Yep. He's awesome. I enjoyed (while cringing) his man-crushing on Boston Rob and the romance with Jerri is delightful. Finally, Coach dragging Colby through the sand in the first challenge was fantastic. Poor Colby. And Tyson's comment that Colby might as well become a woman now... ha! Nice.
2. Tyson. He's mean, yes. He's also pretty funny. And the teeny, super-tight swim trunks (or were they underpants?) Nice touch. Watch for Tyson to do well this time out I think.
3. Jerri. Seems much more likable this time out, non? Wait for the bitch to come out once she goes through chocolate withdrawal... but maybe the romance with Coach will make her all nicey-nice? Hope not. I want her to take Parvati down.
4. Parvati. Ugh. Thankfully, there wasn't a lot of Parvati talking last night. I hate when she talks.
5. Courtney. We have not seen enough of Courtney. I love her eye-rolling and sarcasm. When the girls are out wrestling and she yells at her teammates to "break Stephenie's arm!" And then they just about do! Steph ends up with a dislocated shoulder, which the medics put back in. Steph goes on to just shake it off & continue on like it never happened. Hee. But yeah, Courtney's tiny (like, as thinnified as she was after 30-something days of island life last time....) and she'll need to be careful in this first part of the season, when the tiny girls often get picked off if they're weak.
6. Danielle. Do you guys remember Danielle? I sorta do. I remember that she was pretty good at challenges, and quite booby. Yes, that's what I said. Which brings me to this question again... why the bikini tops? I notice a couple of the gals are wearing sports bra types... much smarter, non? I digress. Danielle has made an early alliance with Russell. Is she the next Natalie?
7. Russell. Oh Russell, you know I adore you... why are you SO high on yourself? He IS a good player, but Russell, you didn't WIN like ummmm... a lot of these people did. He's making alliances with everyone already. Tried Parvati & she saw right through him. He can't forget that the people he's playing now are smarter than the ones he played last time. Now, that said, he is pretty excited to play other people who "respect the game" and he does keep going on about being a little intimidated by the other all-stars. He could use some humility. Also, keep in mind that none of the others have seen Russell's season, so he has a bit of an advantage. He doesn't, however, have any natural allies from his own season.
8. Randy. Randy doesn't really seem to fit in so far. I'm not sure he'll last long. Already he told Boston Rob to not bother making fire because "we're sure to get fire sometime in 39 days." Dumb. Randy's only option is to play under the radar and shut the hell up.
9. Boston Rob. So far, pretty fun to watch. A little more mellow (which he attributes to being married now and having a child). He's funny. He made fire (finally! someone googles "how to make a fire" before coming on Survivor!) And next show, he passes out & looks unresponsive! Gah! I'm a bit worried our Boston Bob (as Sandra called him) might get taken out of the game for medical reasons.
10. Sandra. Who? Right. We can all barely remember her. I think she seems nicer than I barely remember, but I barely remember. We'll see.
11. Stephenie. Like I mentioned earlier - she's tough as nails. I like Stephenie. She's allied with Tom, which might make her a target. Plus, she doesn't seem to naturally gel as well with the girls. Her best bet is to get tight with more of the boys... bring on JT or James...
12. Tom. The Silver Fox. Will he play a different game? Last time out, they practically gave him the money. This time, he's seen as more of a target. Plus, he's already won. He made a pretty clever alliance with JT to go to the finals. Clever if you're a winner, you'd want to bring another winner with you. Good thinking.
13. JT. JT is a sneaky, sneaky devil. He won last time because, much like Tom, he's so darn likable. He can stab you in the back with a smile on his face & that whole 'good ol' boy' southern thing..... A very big threat. Has alliances with Tom and also James. And don't forget he's pretty good buds with Tyson and Coach on the other team. Yikes!
14. Candice. Who? Exactly.
15. James. Yum. James is just lovely to look at, non? I mean if you're a guy or a girl, you've just got to be impressed... He "won the genetic lottery" as poolster Don said to me this morning. So true. He's gotten in trouble before for being too nice. We'll see.
16. Rupert. Hee. The tie-dye. Really? Still? Anyway, I know a lot of you like Rupert but I just don't. I mean, I totally like him as a human and a real-life person (did you see where he used the money he won on Survivor to start a program called Rupert's Kids that gets troubled street kids on the right path? Very cool thing to do.) BUT... as a character on Survivor... I've had enough. I found him pretty funny yesterday moping around - reminded me of Eeyore... "Oh... I just can't catch a fish.... I am not very helpful.... I can't start a fire....I have a broken toe..... " Rupert needs to be the provider. He can't get his head around not having this role and not having to take care of his tribe. He needs to find a new role & get more positive, or he'll be gone.
17. Amanda. The puppy eyes are killing me. Liked James giving her the gears for actually being able to answer a question in tribal council. Hee. (Do you remember how Parvati beat her in the final 2 even though it looked like Amanda had it in the bag? Because she screwed up at tribal council and her answers sucked!)
18. Colby. Colby has a lot to prove. Getting whipped by the Coach was humbling. The big hat makes me laugh (though it's really pretty smart.) He's not quite as annoying as I thought he'd be. Sugar trying to come on to him was pretty funny. She was like a little bug, and he kept shooing her away and she kept coming back... Everyone was just trying to sleep. Ugh. We all felt bad for Colby yesterday on so many levels.
19. Cirie. Almost got herself booted off last night because everyone knows how clever she is. She's all nice to everyone and you know she's a master of the game. The Amanda/Parvati season... that was Cirie that got them there. Did you catch the eye-roll when someone (Jeff?) said something about Parvati "leading the women"??? Nope, it was all Cirie. Then the two mean girls stabbed Cirie in the back. Hopefully she'll play on some of Amanda's guilt & use it to her advantage.
20. Sugar. Oh Sugar, when did you get so annoying? Her team had a huge lead in the immunity challenge, and then the puzzle - the great equalizer. It wasn't just Sugar who lost it - there were others on the task. However, that combined with the annoying night-time antics, and the crying (even Jeff wasn't kind... after they lost the challenge... Jeff says, "And right on cue, Sugar's crying." Hee.) and the fact she's just a little weaker than the others... all led to her downfall. Now, that said, I really enjoyed the part where she's wrestling with Sandra, who undoes her bra-top to prevent her from moving. Clever, except Sugar just gets up topless, runs to the mat to win the point for her team and then flips 'em the bird. Nice! Now that's taking one for the team...
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