Survivor: Redemption Island

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

It's supposed to. Matt is actually demonstrating well what a Christian life SHOULD be like. It SHOULD be like the girl with the new boyfriend that's so excited it's all she can talk about. That is MODEL Christian behavior. Not that Matt hasn't slipped a few times, but for the most part, "Well done, good and faithful one". Too many Christians are scared to act like that, because people WILL be off-put, think they're weird, or even persecute them. Jesus even told us in the Bible that it would happen, but we're supposed to follow him completely anyway. It kinda makes me sad that Matt can do this on national TV, and sometimes I have trouble doing it just in front of the people in my life.

I’m not off-put, think he’s weird, or wanting to persecute him. If that’s how someone wants to live their life, that’s fine. I just don’t want to watch it unfold on television. That’s just my own personal preference, and again, I meant no offense to anyone. I’m just simply explaining that the reason why some people who aren’t religious (and yes, I have talked to others about this.. but I certainly refuse to speak for everyone) can’t seem to get on board with Matt is because that’s all he’s ever talked about on the show. And I really don’t care if it’s religion, or a boyfriend, or anything else someone could possibly get excited about, if they talk about that one thing, and ONLY that one thing ALL THE TIME, it does get tiring listening to it.

But hey, that could just be me.

Having said that, I can completely understand this…

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Clearly, we're getting an edit -- we see 40 minutes out 2-3 days each episode. So I do imagine that for any survivor, it's unfair to assume that the little bit we see is all there is to them. The editors show us what they think makes a good story arc, and I think SydneyK is calling it exactly right as to where they're headed.

We do only see a fraction of these people’s lives in each one of these episodes. It could very well be that Matt has talked for hours in front of the cameras, but we only get to see the few times he has mentioned anything having to do with religion. Regardless, I wish they’d show him talking about something, ANYTHING else… if he does in fact talk about other things.

Ok, back to the show…

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

The previews are such teasers, but next week may be very interesting for Rob - ?

In reference to what he said at the very end of the preview immediately following the show (and I can’t remember his exact wording), I think he was implying that the other tribe members are starting to talk and work with each other, which is something that they’ve just figured out how to do. If that’s the case… it took them long enough! If I were Rob, and I made it to the finals to plead my case, I would definitely use to my advantage the obliviousness of my tribe. I would mention the last tribal council, and how not one person raised their hand when Jeff inquired about who thought they were in trouble. Rob has owned this game the whole way through, and I’d hate to see him go home now.

But I don’t really think it will happen.