Survivor: One World

[SWTXBelle]

I loathe Colton.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I loathe Colton.

This, this, this.

What the hell? WHAT THE HELL? I don't CARE how much you hate someone...to convince your whole tribe to go to tribal to vote someone off? Back in the day, they threw challenges, not just give up immunity. I'm kinda surprised that the producers let that fly. There was also some major editing (obviously) because I couldn't keep straight whether it was Leif or Bill that was going, but it was always obviously Bill. Did I miss them taking Leif aside and letting him know they were using him as a scapegoat, or did he really think he was going, too? I stepped out of the room a couple times, so maybe I missed something?

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I loathe Colton.

He is an immature entitled kid. So last night, he said he's from Alabama. What does the show say he does? Is he a student? How old is he? I'm sure the producers are loving him. Doesn't matter if we like him or not -- we're talking about him!

[MysticCat]

Colton's exit interview has been posted at Reality News Online (here) and it is worth reading. Here is an excerpt:

RNO: Let’s jump into the topics I know people want to hear about. After the episode in which you had plenty to say about Bill, you posted to Twitter to say that your comments were ignorant and you were a 20-year-old brat, but you’ve learned that you don’t have to be funny at somebody else’s expense. How has this experience overall changed you?

Colton: It’s changed me kind of like of I said. I know my comments were ignorant. Not that this is an excuse, but I was a 20-year-old kid. I’d never been outside of my own little world. I’ve led a very sheltered, privileged life.

First of all, I think some people think I really meant what I said. There’s humor behind everything I said except some of the harsher things. Why I went there with Bill was Bill would remind us, “I’m a struggling artist. I’m a starving artist. I’m poor.” I honestly thought, “He’s going to get to the end and play that card.” It’s human nature that if there’s three people at the end and one says he really needs the money, they’ll vote for him.

Did I handle it the right way? No. Were my comments ignorant? Yes. But I never meant them as racist. When I called him ghetto trash, that wasn’t directed at his race but his level of poverty. I’m not trying to justify what I said, just explain it.

RNO: What do you say to those who doubt that there has been a real change yet, such as Monica telling me last week, “It’s an arduous process to change as much as he needs to at this point”?

Colton: The people who say I haven’t changed – people think it’s a back-and-forth thing. I don’t think you can go through that and not grow as a person. I was running that game and you can call it karma or divine intervention – I don’t think you can help but take a step back.

I was more angry when I left because I was thinking, “Why did this happen?!” But when you watch it back and see how you treated people, you really don’t get it until you watch yourself. Then it was this uncomfortable feeling about, “Oh my God.” There really is no justification for it.

Not saying he comes across as ready for sainthood, but after all, those people rarely play Survivor well.

And it turns out he didn't have appendicitis after all. (Kat can breathe easier.) It was a severe bacterial infection.

He also says that had he not gone out of the game, it was Alicia, not Christina, that they were going to target. He had already discussed it with Jonas.

[gaangel5]

Wish Monica could come back in his place

[MysticCat]

I have to comment, too, on one moment I liked: After all the hyper-religiousity last year, I found Sabrina's table grace to be refreshing. Rather than thanking God for favoring them and helping them defeat the enemy to win a 7-Up challenge (you know Brandon would have done that), she acknowledged that they all now have a sense of what hunger is like and prayed for those in the world who are hungry. That gets an "amen" from me.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I have to comment, too, on one moment I liked: After all the hyper-religiousity last year, I found Sabrina's table grace to be refreshing. Rather than thanking God for favoring them and helping them defeat the enemy to win a 7-Up challenge (you know Brandon would have done that), she acknowledged that they all now have a sense of what hunger is like and prayed for those in the world who are hungry. That gets an "amen" from me.

I thought the same thing! It was appropriate and refreshing.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I have to comment, too, on one moment I liked: After all the hyper-religiousity last year, I found Sabrina's table grace to be refreshing. Rather than thanking God for favoring them and helping them defeat the enemy to win a 7-Up challenge (you know Brandon would have done that), she acknowledged that they all now have a sense of what hunger is like and prayed for those in the world who are hungry. That gets an "amen" from me.

Amen!

[AlphaFrog]

What's with the "self-directed" reward challenges the last few seasons?? Is Jeff getting so expensive that they can only afford him for one challange and a tribal per episode?

[AlphaFrog]

They're getting good at the triple plays.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Jen

Reminder that the finale is this coming Sunday (Mother's Day).

I don't really like Kim that much. I don't know why, but I get a vibe of her being really smug and cocky underneath her quiet game play.

I really hope Sabrina can take it somehow - she's the only one I like.

Kim does appear to be 'acting', and the camera/editing picks up on it. When someone is voted out, she'll pout and look down (incase tribemates are watching her? awww, I'm such a nice person but it's just a game and I had to vote you out but I feel really sad about it!). Gimme a break, Kim.

[gaangel5]

Attention all Greeks - we need to get the word out to vote for Monica Culpepper, a University of Florida Zeta alumna, for Fan Favorite on Survivor. You need to text to 55455, number 14. You can vote up to 10 times. Monica is an AWESOME Zeta lady who got voted off quickly on Survivor for being a strong contender. Pass the info along!

FYI - there has never been a mother to win America's Fan Favorite. Since the winner will be announced on Mother's Day, it would be awesome to make her America's Fan Favorite.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by Jen

I really hope Sabrina can take it somehow - she's the only one I like.

I like Sabrina, too. I don't know if it's the way it's been edited or what, but Sabrina seems like she's been riding coattails to get to this point. I understand that that's part of the beauty of an alliance, but she is more than willing to let Kim do all the work. While that's certainly one way to play the game, it's not the type of gameplay that would get my vote (if I were on the jury).

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Kim does appear to be 'acting', and the camera/editing picks up on it. When someone is voted out, she'll pout and look down (incase tribemates are watching her? awww, I'm such a nice person but it's just a game and I had to vote you out but I feel really sad about it!). Gimme a break, Kim.

Meh, I haven't really considered what she's doing as 'acting' - at least not any more than anyone else is acting. I do think she would have looked genuinely sad had Chelsea been voted out this past episode - they do appear to have a nice friendship going, contrived as it may have originally been.

Originally Posted by gaangel5

Attention all Greeks - we need to get the word out to vote for Monica Culpepper, a University of Florida Zeta alumna, for Fan Favorite on Survivor.

I'm all for supporting Greek life, and I liked Monica while she was on the show, but it's hard to consider someone who we saw so little of as a 'fan favorite'.

I'm looking forward to Sunday's finale. I read Jeff's interview with EW yesterday - I agreed with everything he said. And I'll echo his last comment, 'Sorry, Christina.'

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I'm all for supporting Greek life, and I liked Monica while she was on the show, but it's hard to consider someone who we saw so little of as a 'fan favorite'.

This. I'm not voting for a "fan favorite" just because she's Greek . . . if I were going to vote for a fan favorite at all, that is. Besides, are any of the other cast members Greek?

And veing a strong contender wasn't the only reason Monica was voted off.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

All of the men on the jury [would vote for Tarzan], plus Kat probably, because she's a brat, pouty and seems like she will flip out the moment she's voted out.

Based on the interview Sydney linked, Probst agrees with you.