Hello All - long time no post... feels like a million years ago since the Heroes vs. Villains, non? As much as I loved that one, I'm really enjoying having a whole new cast of weirdos to watch and learn about as we go. And a couple of new twists to make the show interesting, as always.
So we have Old vs. Young this time. Should be fun. I was reading an article with Jeff Probst where he comments on the fact that you'd think the older Survivors would have it together a little more, be more mature, etc. However, he notes that older contestants are also more set in their ways and you can end up with a lot of ol' codgers (my word, not his) who all want to be top dog in the tribe. We saw this last night a bit with some of the other alpha males taking offense to Jimmy Johnson's leadership.
Let's discuss Jimmy J... he's totally the cutest, right? I mean, whether or not you think he deserves to win a million dollars, the dude is ridiculously happy to be there. Apparently he tried three times to get on the show & finally made it. He's a huge fan who's just "in it for the adventure..." or maybe a million bucks. Whatever. I like him. And I think he was clever to tell his tribe that he just wants the adventure & wants to help THEM get the million bucks. Not everyone's buying what he's selling, but he had to say it.
So there's this "Medallion of Power" (or MoP for the sake of blogging). Jeff tells them all to go find it, but not what it's for. Madness ensues. Brenda finds it in a tree. Have you seen the size of that thing? It's hilarious really. I think the prop crew got a raise this season... the vote jar and the immunity idol - also funny in their ornateness. (And while we're at it... the tribal council takes place in a graveyard? Whaaa? I'm hoping it's just a prop graveyard.... or else that's kind of wrong.... right?)
Back to the MoP. The young tribe trades it for a box of gear. The old tribe later finds out they can use it to help them out in challenges. When you do use it, it goes to the other team for next challenge and so on. I'm liking the idea. The oldsters wisely (I think) decide not to use it on last night's challenge. They didn't win the challenge, but they were close & I think it'll come in WAY handier on a physical running and swimming challenge. Good call.
So what else about our cast of characters. Out of the old folks, I'm also digging Jane, who made fire using someone's glasses! Way to go! Finally, someone practiced how to make fire before coming on Survivor! Only took 21 seasons.... She later told Jeff that she read an interview with him that said the same thing & she took it to heart. Jeff: Someone finally listened to me! So now she's being called Survivor McGuyver. Hee. Jimmy T. is annoying. Dude's a fisherman with an ego the size of the one that got away. He won't last long. Trust. Tyrone kills me. Dude's sarcasm and eye-rolling at the Tribal Council was brilliant. More on that in a bit. And I think Marty might be pretty good if he can keep his alpha dog on a leash. Oh and Holly... annoying. Please vote her off next.
For the young guns... Brenda seems like a smarty-pants. And I totally dig Kelly with the one leg. (I have no idea yet which Kelly she is... I think she's Kelly B and the other one is "Purple Kelly." Whatever.) At any rate, one-leg Kelly is the awesomest for competing, but her tribemates are realistic about her getting sympathy votes if she makes it to the end. Sad but true. The jury has voted for people for way dumber reasons than that in the past. A couple of our muscley (is that a word?) dudes, Chase and Shannon, have an alliance already. Shannon (wait, that's a girl's name....) has already endeared himself to millions of female viewers by saying something dumb like, "let's not let the girls own this game, they already own us in marriage!" Really? Good luck getting a date after that one... And Jud.... who has been dubbed "Fabio" by his teammates.... dear, sweet, dumb Jud. The dude is a mimbo for sure. His claim to fame in his bio is "being a rad older brother." And the lovely editing showing the montage of clips of Jud hurting himself. I am pretty sure he should not be using a machete. Can see the air-lift episode coming up. And finally, the young people coming into the challenge doing that stupid song & dance routine? Eesh. I liked the guys at the back of the line looking all sheepish and just not playing along.
And that pretty much brings us to the end. The old people off to Tribal Council. It looks like it'll either be Wendy or Jimmy J. because they're the weakest. And it probably would have been Jimmy J. too if Wendy hadn't have opened her mouth. Let's start with the beginning. Wendy is a goat farmer who admits that she's "sheltered... which means naive, I guess." Uh-huh. Wendy's own husband declared that she'd be the first one voted off. Uh-huh. Wendy figures that she'll stay quiet for a while, then at Tribal Council, when asked why she feels like a target, says that she hasn't really made connections with people. Following so far? From here, it goes off the rails into wing-nut territory. Wendy starts telling Jeff that she's surprised that no one has asked her age. A number of her teammates reply that hey, you don't ask a woman her age - it's rude. But she still can't believe it. Apparently that's what you do in goat farming. It's all, "How old are you?" and "How many goats do you have?" When she proudly declares that she's 48, Tyrone chirps in with a sarcastic, "Well, you don't look it." Hee. As voting is about to begin, Wendy pipes up AGAIN. "Jeff, can I just say one more thing?" Oh dear, you've just gotten yourself voted off Survivor. On and on about how people love being her friend and how she's really a very nice person and how her goats love her (OK, I made that one up.) and how she's a CHATTERBOX. Uh, do people like chatterboxes? No. No, Wendy, they don't. They especially don't like living with Chatterboxes in camps in Nicaragua. Seriously. Good riddance, goat lady.
So next week it looks like more drama ensues. Yay! NaOnka (seriously?) gets all up in Fabio's face about getting up in her face (or something.) Again, way to get yourself voted off the show. Just saying.
Finally, can we please discuss Survivor dress code?
1) Were they asked to dress in colour code? Did they not notice that others had the same basic colour code as them & figure they'd be on the same tribe? And how does that work? Do you get assigned a shirt? Or does an intern come around and look through your bag and pick something out for you?
2) Sash. You are wearing a skinny tie to camp in Nicaragua? Really?
3) Enough with the underwear already. Come ON, Mark Burnett. We know where they're going, they know where they're going.... we know they were not just plucked out of an Old Navy ad... can they not just come prepared please in a pair of shorts and t-shirt? How about wearing bathing suits when we need a little eye candy? Seriously, it's dumb - dudes walking around the Nicaraguan jungle in their skivvies. Dumb. I did like the shot of Jimmy J. going for a little swim in his cute blue old-man boxers, but otherwise, stop it. The pixelating is distracting and that one girl (um, Alina maybe?) really needs to be properly fitted for a bra.
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