Survivor: Blood vs. Water

They aren't even real boyfriend/girlfriend. Their relationship is a sham for the show.

Kat was supposed to be on with her crazy cousin that she humped like a dog on all fours in her first season. The cousin pulled out, so she got paired up with "boyfriend" Hayden, reality TV vet. Kat might actually be so fucking dumb that she thinks they are dating though. Who knows.

Man, it seems like they always tote out that 'cling to a fucking tree' challenge when they want to simply disappear some poor slob who couldn't possibly hope to support an extra 70 lbs of body weight longer than 2 small women. John seemed like he was gritting his teeth when he had to stand there and answer retarded questions about how it feels to lose after dominating on RI for so long, like he wanted to tell Probst that the challenge was an obvious joke but wasn't allowed to.

Am full out rooting for Vytas now.

But it's not a real blindside since all they did was half vote out Aras to friggin' redemption island. And that last RI challenge was an absolute sham, it was obvious John was screwed before the gun even went off. This season would be much better if they didn't have that part of the game anymore.

That redemption island challenge was a complete fucking sham and the producers should be ashamed. Very little personality left amongst the remaining contestants but it looks like maybe it picks up next week.

Yeah I was pissed at the RI challenge. They decided they didn't want John to win obviously and they wanted Laura M back in the game so they used that. Does more for drama putting the mom back in but it is lame to watch a guy like John lose because they decided it was better for their ratings.

That said, I feel like John will definitely be invited back. He seems like a good guy and does great at challenges, just needs to work on strategy.

Daezuel_sl said:

That redemption island challenge was a complete fucking sham and the producers should be ashamed. Very little personality left amongst the remaining contestants but it looks like maybe it picks up next week.

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Agree, that shit was fucking clearly manufactured to get John out and it's total bullshit.

lindz_sl said:

Yeah I was pissed at the RI challenge. They decided they didn't want John to win obviously and they wanted Laura M back in the game so they used that. Does more for drama putting the mom back in but it is lame to watch a guy like John lose because they decided it was better for their ratings.

That said, I feel like John will definitely be invited back. He seems like a good guy and does great at challenges, just needs to work on strategy.

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Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing John back again. He definitely could go far, especially with more experience.

I don't necessarily agree that it was their intention to get John out but I do agree it's a stupid fucking challenge. They easily could have planned out the sequence of RI challenges before the season even started. I'm guessing they have some kind of schedule to keep things running smoothly and I doubt they would switch it all around just to get someone out for very unclear reasons (certainly none of the three contestants could have been considered must see TV by the producers).

Survivor falls under game show laws, and cannot manipulate the game in order to give one person an advantage over another. All challenges/swaps/twists are planned out before the competition begins.

Tina is a fucking idiot too. No clue why, at tribal, she goes "Nope, didn't find the idol!" You dumb bitch, what if they would have voted off Monica? Now you've just told everyone you don't have the idol.

Anyway, they were smart not to throw any votes Monica's way. I was going to cringe if they split it and did 4 Tina, 3 Monica. Even 3 Tina, 4 Monica would have been a somewhat iffy move. Going 7 against either woman was the smart play. And keeping Monica's paranoid ass around one more week (or two, if they vote off Katie next) was a good move I think. It shows loyalty for the alliance if you don't just go cannabalizing your own alliance before voting off everyone else. It may make you more open to getting voted out after the others are all gone, but it assures that the jury votes stay within your alliance.

And speaking of jury votes, the shit with Tina at the very beginning was fucking hilarious.

Tina: I can't believe you all voted off Aras. You won't be getting those jury votes since you're a traitor.
Everyone else: Aras had an alliance with all of us, and he's the one who fucked the rest of us.
Tina: Oh....uh....shit. So, how about sand, that's pretty cool right?

Dumb people are dumb, pretty predictable episode.

Lanx - no reason to send someone to beat Aras/Vytas. You can just immediately vote out whoever comes back if you need to.

I have to admit, this season has grown on me. I have really enjoyed the last 3 episodes.

Still though, fuck the Redemption Island gimmick... but, built in voting blocks/alliances with friends and family has given the game a pretty cool dynamic is has never had in the past.

I only wish they had done a better job with casting the show and had a few more power teams like Vytas & Aras competing. For instance, Little Hantz and Russel would have been epic (and hilarious). Coach and his gay assistant coach? Special Agent Phillip and whoever gets him coffee in the morning? The possibilities are endless, if you open yourself up to the idea.