Survivor Philippines (Fall 2012)

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Maybe they will divide the tribe of 2 and put one each on the other 2 tribes?

I was thinking a whole tribe switch up perhaps, and getting them down to 2 tribes that way. Otherwise, those 2 would just be the targets on their new tribes and that is kind of pointless.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I was thinking a whole tribe switch up perhaps, and getting them down to 2 tribes that way. Otherwise, those 2 would just be the targets on their new tribes and that is kind of pointless.

That was my thought too.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Maybe they will divide the tribe of 2 and put one each on the other 2 tribes?

Well, you called it. I was hoping they'd do more of a full tribal switcheroo, though. At least Malcolm and Denise are still around. I'm happy with the way the vote went last night.

(Who else thought Dawson was going to punch Jeff? The look she had as he snuffed her torch was maniacal! I think Jeff looked scared, too!)

[MysticCat]

FWIW, apparently Malcolm is a Theta Delta Chi who played football at Dartmouth. I read that among the things he did to prepare were to read The Art of War and The Prince. He also lost 20 pounds and focused on exercises that would improve balance and flexibility.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

FWIW, apparently Malcolm is a Theta Delta Chi who played football at Dartmouth. I read that among the things he did to prepare were to read The Art of War and The Prince. He also lost 20 pounds and focused on exercises that would improve balance and flexibility.

You're just plugging him because he's your pick to win!

[SydneyK]

I haven't watched last night's episode yet, so I can't comment on what happened.

Our CBS station was showing the UK Blue/White scrimmage game last night, and Survivor was on tape delay. It didn't come on until after Craig Ferguson!! Argh! Evidently, I'm the only one in the state of KY who would rather have seen Survivor, because no one else seems irritated that they sat down to watch a show they DVR'd, just to find that it wasn't on. (Perhaps I'm simply the only one who didn't realize that the Blue/White scrimmage was on. Very real possibility there.)

[AlphaFrog]

I knew when they started talking about the challenge that it would be ridiculously long & hard. I know they field test them, so how did this get past the producers? I suppose it may make a difference that the field testers aren't playing for $1M. I still don't like the deal they made, though. What a cop-out.

[MysticCat]

Sydney, does your DVR not adjust for the time? Ours records the show whenever the station says it's coming on, even if it's delayed until 1:20 in the morning because of basketball. But, you have to go into the record settings for the show and tell it to record first run episodes "Any Day, Any Time" rather than, say, a default of "8:00 p.m. Wednesdays."

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I knew when they started talking about the challenge that it would be ridiculously long & hard. I know they field test them, so how did this get past the producers? I suppose it may make a difference that the field testers aren't playing for $1M. I still don't like the deal they made, though. What a cop-out.

Perhaps when they field tested it, they also failed to account for lack of food?

It was a stupid deal for Penner and his tribe to make. Sure their bellies were full for one afternoon, but then they were hungry again -- probably hungrier because they had stretched those stomachs out -- and then, oh look, nothing to eat. At all. Meanwhile, the other team, that didn't have enough to eat now has more. Guess what, they'll be the better fed team come the next few challenges.

Did you notice that when they were showing each tribe member voting during the credits that Carson couldn't even speak? I mean, he said more last night than he did all the previous episodes combined, but the hunger was clearly getting to him.

How'd that fishing work out for you, Penner? Maybe you can make a deal with Malcolm -- he seems pretty good at catching things.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Sydney, does your DVR not adjust for the time? Ours records the show whenever the station says it's coming on, even if it's delayed until 1:20 in the morning because of basketball. But, you have to go into the record settings for the show and tell it to record first run episodes "Any Day, Any Time" rather than, say, a default of "8:00 p.m. Wednesdays."

Sadly, our DVR is from the dumb-era, so no, it doesn't adjust for delays. One of these days, we'll decide to catch up with technology and get a satellite receiver/DVR combo that will allow for such delays. Until then, I get to bitch about it when things like this happen.

I finally watched the episode this afternoon...

Originally Posted by MysticCat

It was a stupid deal for Penner and his tribe to make. Sure their bellies were full for one afternoon, but then they were hungry again -- probably hungrier because they had stretched those stomachs out -- and then, oh look, nothing to eat. At all. Meanwhile, the other team, that didn't have enough to eat now has more. Guess what, they'll be the better fed team come the next few challenges.

This. Honestly, I think it was a bad deal for both sides, but Penner's tribe was the bigger loser.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Did you notice that when they were showing each tribe member voting during the credits that Carson couldn't even speak? I mean, he said more last night than he did all the previous episodes combined, but the hunger was clearly getting to him.

Who? I'm still learning who these people are. If it's not Penner, Skupin, Blair, Denise or Malcolm, I have no idea who's who.

[AGDee]

I forgot that prime time starts at 7 in Central time. I saw TC, but that's all I saw.

[SydneyK]

Well, Dee, if you got to see only part of last night's episode, TC was the part to watch. It was definitely a very interesting Tribal.

My thoughts:
- Abi isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, is she?
- Penner's one lucky duck for winning immunity! I'm glad he did.
- I liked Jeff more than Abi/Pete/Artis, so I was a little bummed to see him go.
- Lisa surprised me a couple of times last night. First, I was a little surprised when she told Skupin about Malcolm's HII, but I understood why she did it. I was more surprised that she told Pete. And I was even more surprised by the way she handled the conversation at TC. She's got more moxie than I thought. Those players need to keep an eye on her because her 'church-lady' facade (facade being the operative word here) is likely to get her tribemates in trouble.
-I'm still rooting for Denise. And Malcolm is still my #2. With Jeff gone now, I'm afraid those two will go home soon, too. But, they've managed to dodge other bullets, so hopefully that trend will continue.

Good episode! I think I finally know everyone's name now!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

My thoughts:
- Abi isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, is she?

No, she's not. And Pete isn't much better.

- I liked Jeff more than Abi/Pete/Artis, so I was a little bummed to see him go.

I was too, until his comments after being voted off. I mean, I know they do that interview right after TC, so the emotions are still running high, but sheesh. He came across as an incredibly bad sport and @$$.

- Lisa surprised me a couple of times last night. First, I was a little surprised when she told Skupin about Malcolm's HII, but I understood why she did it. I was more surprised that she told Pete. And I was even more surprised by the way she handled the conversation at TC. She's got more moxie than I thought. Those players need to keep an eye on her because her 'church-lady' facade (facade being the operative word here) is likely to get her tribemates in trouble.

Exactly what I was thinking.

-I'm still rooting for Denise. And Malcolm is still my #2. With Jeff gone now, I'm afraid those two will go home soon, too. But, they've managed to dodge other bullets, so hopefully that trend will continue.

All in all, I think Malcolm might be able to make everyone knowing that he has the HII work for him. It makes the blindside or the attempt to flush harder, and it may give him some bargaining power. Boston Rob made it work for him.

[AlphaFrog]

Was Abi the one that just whipped out the HII? It's week, what 7? and I still can't name 1/3 of the people.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Was Abi the one that just whipped out the HII? It's week, what 7? and I still can't name 1/3 of the people.

Yep.

They usually call her Abi, but her name is Abi-Maria, which always sounds like Ave Maria to me.

[BGKdLady]

I completely agree about Lisa. I am surprised she is as tough as she is!!

Does anyone else get annoyed at Jeff's commentary during challenges? I wish he would shut up! I feel like he can sway teams against a player by pointing out over and over how much they are blowing a challenge.