Survivor

Alright so Chris' Ponderosa is hilariously bad. I guess he just doesn't care, though.

I thought tonight's episode was good. I always like the eating challenges, because you know nobody wants to do them. Wendell not even trying on the fish eyes was pretty weak. I suppose after how happy he was about guac, I should've known he'd be a wuss on the eating challenge.

It always amazes me that people are so unwilling to make a play. If Malolo goes with Michael's plan tonight, Wendell goes home and they're in a much better position. I guess the fear of making a play like that is if even one person doesn't go along with it, then everyone who did try to make a play is now on the outs. I suppose it's a lot to risk. At the same time, if you don't make big plays you're not going to win Survivor. Donathan and Laurel even talked about how "this would be good for my resume, now might be the perfect time to make a move." In the end they got cold feet.

I just hope this doesn't turn into another season where Michael (who I'm not even rooting for) has to win immunity to stay in the game. I hate when everyone is so hell-bent on getting one particular person out that there's not even any strategy or game play until that person loses immunity and gets voted out.

Something I was curious about. If Michael's team had won the reward challenge, would the crew of Survivor outed him as being under 21, and therefore couldn't have the margaritas? I coulda sworn in a season past they had someone win a reward where there was wine or beer and couldn't drink it because they were under-age. Not that his game needs any blowing up, since everyone is out for him already, but had he won and been exposed as not being a 23 year-old real estate agent, maybe that'd have made for some interesting TV.

Libby's Ponderosa.. god damn she is fine.. though angling hard as fuck for her own cooking television show.

I think the drinking age in most of the former british colonies is 18 but i've always wondered at the alcohol rewards. Do they really give them full strength drinks or virgin/weak ones? 3+ weeks sober with no food and you'd get fucked up.

This season fails bad

What a stupid fucking twist with two separate tribals.

Between all the idols and advantages and tribe swaps, this season is falling flat on its face.

There's actually a pretty good parallel there with Kellyn where I'm not sure I've ever seen someone blow up their own game so spectacularly with an advantage play. I mean holy shit, the paranoia on her. They almost would've been better off getting rid of her because this isn't the first time she's done that.

Speaking of Donathan, the look of shock on his face that Jenna lied to him and then also cast the sole vote against him, causing him to waste his idol, was fucking hilarious. It's like the first time a girl lies to you, but in adult form. It was especially great because of the smug look he had when the first vote was his name.

They merge so they can go back to two tribes for two tribals... k.
Ghost island which this season is suppose to be about is a fail as half the time it's just exile island.
They're just adding too much stupid twist to try and keep the game interesting, and it doesn't need it.

Ameraves said:

And if Michael had voted for Laurel instead, she would have gone home as there wouldn't have been a tie. Not sure why he picked Wendell to vote for.

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He had worked out a plan with both Laurel and Kellyn to vote for Wendell. They could have easily shown that in the edit to explain it. If Kellyn weren't so paranoid, she could have straight up told Michael her plan to vote for Laurel and not have wasted her second vote.

Not sure how Donathan and Laurel think they can win at this point. They keep passing on opportunities to make a move on Dom or Wendell, even knowing those guys have idols. Time is running out for them.

Attempting to flush Wendell's idol is all I can think.