Survivor: One World

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Does honeychile ever watch Survivor? I'm curious what she thinks of Chelsea and Kim, the two Southern Honeys messing with everyone on the island.

Editing usually shows, so I'm going with Kim and Chelsea in final 3. Kim has led Chelsea by the nose, having Chelsea run interferences ect without Kim seeming to be the one mixing-it-up. And smug (as mentioned by me before) Kim kisses everyone so sweetly socially they all leave liking her AND YET KNOWING she's the one who messed with them.

Parvati was also a Southern Honey (from Florida/Georgia) who won Survivor (and also came in second place).

How weird that I even accidentally clicked on this! No, I would rather be staked on an ant hill and pummeled by toddlers than watch 99% of the "reality shows". To me, it's just documentation of people behaving badly and trying to justify it.

But if it floats your boat, by all means, enjoy them!

PS: Are Chelsea and Kim members of ADPi? I would hope not!

[AlphaFrog]

I have to respect Colton for owning up and saying that he didn't get a bad edit and he's sorry he said what he did.


Speaking of, any speculation on the returning Survivors? It seemed to be a set-up for Colton's return. They could also bring James back, but this would be his - what? 4th time? I'm trying to think of anyone I actually liked that was evacuated.

ETA: I looked it up and it seems there are only a few options: Michael/Australia, Bruce/Exile, Gary/Fiji, Penner/Micronesia, James/Micronesia, Joe/Tocantins, Mike/Samoa, Russell/Samoa, Kourtney/One World & Colton/One World

I'm going to guess Colton, Michael and Russell.
I really thought there was a woman that was ME with an infection, but I can't find it in any sources.

ETAA: I was happy they brought back Rites of Passage...I've missed that the last two seasons.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Ok, I kinda feel cheated by Kat's jury speech. Not what I was expecting at all. I wanted her to lay into them, not make me tear up. Just when you think you have someone figured out...

Who would have ever thought that Kat would be the voice of maturity on the jury? Go figure.

And I'm pretty sure Colton will be back. We'll see what he learned.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I have to respect Colton for owning up and saying that he didn't get a bad edit and he's sorry he said what he did.

I didn't buy it. The only thing he said last night that I believed was his acknowledgment that he acted like a spoiled bitch. I felt so bad for his mom - there she was, on Mother's Day, having to attempt to defend her son's poor behavior.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And I'm pretty sure Colton will be back. We'll see what he learned.

I seriously hope he doesn't return. If he learned anything, it might be to keep his bigoted, sexist, and racist opinions to himself. But I doubt even that got through to him.

I've never disliked a contestant as much as I dislike him.

[shirley1929]

Survivor 25 does NOT include Colton (whew!)

http://www.realityblurred.com/realit...season-preview

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Survivor 25 does NOT include Colton (whew!)

http://www.realityblurred.com/realit...season-preview

I'm surprised. And a little disappointed. (Yeah, I know I'm alone on that here. Mayim Bialik and I can live with that. )

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Survivor 25 does NOT include Colton (whew!)

http://www.realityblurred.com/realit...season-preview

How accurate is the source? Wish CBS had taken a poll to choose the returnees. Bruce, Russell Swan, and Mike Skupin would have been my picks.

Glad Sabrina won second place; Chelsea had a few ideas on vote-outs during game but mostly followed Kim.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Jen

I'll be really curious about the challenges with male/female tribes. They will definitely have to rely on more puzzle challenges rather than brute strength in the beginning, which I think could make things very interesting for the male tribe. Traditionally you want to keep all the strong people, but if a lot of the challenges are mental or speed related rather than strength, we could see a lot of different people becoming dominant.

I'm not sure about this. I remember at least one challenge a few years ago that was pure brute strength and of the 3 or 4 the person who won was a woman.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

They seem to have reverted back to casting models and actresses and I have yet to find anyone to even remotely like. Just about all of them who had their face on camera for any length of time annoyed me.

I'll admit that I really liked Courtney. And Jay cracked me up.

Matt, though, is a major piece of work, as is Colton.

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

What did you think of the guys making the girls forfeit the challenge?

On one hand, they were already kicking tail....but on the other, as Jeff pointed out, it was a long challenge with plenty of time for a comeback. Either way, the women lost a member, and probably the one they would have voted out, but Jeff is also correct in pointing out that it probably will not be forgotten by the women.

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I expected Jeff to say something along the lines of, 'Guys, since there are only 8 members left to compete on the women's tribe, if you want to finish the challenge, you can sit someone out.' Since there wasn't an offer to even the playing field, the guys were asked to go into an important challenge with a one player disadvantage. No brainer, IMO. I think they made the right call.

This. The guys were faced with choosing between a guarantee that they wouldn't go to TC and perceptions of chivalry. No brainer, indeed.

Sorry women, but welcome to Survivor, the game you signed up to play.

[AlphaFrog]

It took me an hour and a half to get through this week's episode because cbs.com kept freezing...and I feel dumberer for having watched it. I can't even attempt to cheer for the women. Or Colton, whatever team he's on. Speaking of, his only prayer is for the women to keep losing and a quick merge/swap. Even then he's annoying the women and would be on the bottom of the totem if he was able to be a swing vote at some time.

Oh, and nice move sending the in (relatively good) shape LAPD home for a ninny teenager. Brilliant. And woman who voted for someone no one else did: classic sign you're in BIG trouble.

[SydneyK]

Finally got a chance to watch the most recent episode. Some thoughts...

Jeff wore a green shirt!! It stood out to me, and probably always will, because of Cochran's comment last season that 'talking to her about strategy is like talking to you [Jeff] about shirts that aren't blue.'

Poor Kat. What was she thinking? Was she hot and kept jumping in just to cool off? Or did she really pay that little attention when Jeff was giving instructions? This is the second time the women have failed to listen to Jeff's instructions prior to a challenge, and the second time they have lost. Hopefully, they'll make a connection between the two and start LISTENING!

Colton. Ugh. At least he finally woke up and realized he's playing Survivor and started to put himself into the game. I'm not sure I agree with his claim that it should be named 'Colton's World,' but at least he's gotten his head into the game. I was surprised he told the guys about the HII, and honestly, I expected it to backfire. It'll be interesting to see how that all pans out - I generally like it when the underdogs hatch a plan to take out the power players.

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I can't even attempt to cheer for the women. Or Colton, whatever team he's on.

Oh, and nice move sending the in (relatively good) shape LAPD home for a ninny teenager.

I feel ya on how hard it is to cheer for the women. I'm definitely not cheering for Colton.

And regarding Nina being sent home over Kat - yes, I think they made a huge mistake. I thought Kim was going to go with reason instead of the too-quickly and arbitrarily-formed alliance, but alas, she didn't.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Finally got a chance to watch the most recent episode. Some thoughts...

Jeff wore a green shirt!! It stood out to me, and probably always will, because of Cochran's comment last season that 'talking to her about strategy is like talking to you [Jeff] about shirts that aren't blue.'

I noticed that, too. The green looked good on him.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Colton. Ugh. At least he finally woke up and realized he's playing Survivor and started to put himself into the game. I'm not sure I agree with his claim that it should be named 'Colton's World,' but at least he's gotten his head into the game. I was surprised he told the guys about the HII, and honestly, I expected it to backfire. It'll be interesting to see how that all pans out - I generally like it when the underdogs hatch a plan to take out the power players.

Agree with all of this. I do think telling the others about the HII may backfire, though. What he needed to do was start making some effort at getting in good with all the guys on his tribe and forming an alliance with the ones who aren't in the He-Man-Woman-Hater's Club. Maybe he figured he needed to share about the HII to give the others a reason to form an alliance with his up-to-that-point lazy and whiney butt, but I think it was very risky.

And I just have to say this. I know we all complain about the producers casting models, but sheesh -- when I feel like I need to rinse my eyes with bleach because I've been watching Tarzan prance around in his bikini briefs and even doing Trobriand love dances around the fire, I really want them to cast nothing but models.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Colton. Ugh. At least he finally woke up and realized he's playing Survivor and started to put himself into the game. I'm not sure I agree with his claim that it should be named 'Colton's World,' but at least he's gotten his head into the game. I was surprised he told the guys about the HII, and honestly, I expected it to backfire. It'll be interesting to see how that all pans out - I generally like it when the underdogs hatch a plan to take out the power players.

Four interesting things about Colton from the Secret Scenes at CBS:

• Apparently, he is the one who told the guys how to do the immunity challenge. According to Troy(zan), all the guys thought the challenge was made for the smaller and more "gymnastic" girls, but Colton remembered it from an earlier season and told them that the way to do it was to stand as close together as possible and basically hug each other, and while the moving guy took a step to the side, the guy standing still should lift him and move him toward the end. That's why they lined up in the order that they did. So at least he's been worth something on the team and has used his Survivor knowledge for something.
• Mike seemed to made a comment in front of others about Coliton's HII, though it wasn't quite clear whether he was assuming Colton had one, knew he had one or was just saying "even if" he had one, so it may not be much of a secret that he has it. ("One idol, no idol, doesn't matter." This was after Colton told Mike "You're going home soon anyway.")
• Aside from the fact that Colton is really irritating all the women, they also don't trust him -- they don't like the way he talks to one or two at a time, and they think he's trying to work something for down the road.
• Colton says he's "a country club boy" who's never had to do anything for himself. He says he's always had someone -- his mom, his nanny, his boyfriend -- to do everything for him. Meanwhile, apparently everyone in camp is complaining about his (lack of) work ethic.

[SydneyK]

You know, I think it's time for Survivor to move to a 2-hours/week format. It wouldn't matter too much whether the hours were back-to-back on Wednesday night, or if they ran it one hour on one night, and the second hour on another night. Either one is fine with me. But it's hard - especially early on in the game - to have any kind of feeling for the vibe of the tribes. When Colton started going off about how he hated Bill's voice (and calling him ghetto trash ), I was truly surprised. We hadn't seen anything at all that would support such a claim.

When we got to tribal council, and Bill launched into his 'THIS IS INTENSE, MAN!!!' routine, I understood what Colton was talking about. But until then... not so much.

I was really put off by the women and their frequent need to mooch off the men. I don't know if the mooching is happening because the tribes are divided by gender, or if it's because the tribes are pretty much in one camp. Whatever the reason is that's allowing this to happen needs to get nixed before the next season. They've really bastardized the whole premise of the show, and it's very un-Survivor-like.

How crazy is it that I'm complaining about how they've wrecked the show, yet simultaneously suggesting that they add another hour each week. Go figure.

Anyway, I'm glad the women have picked it up a bit, but hope they never mooch off the guys again. And I'm happy with the men's choice for who to boot off.