Survivor Worlds Apart

Last night's episode was mostly what we used to call a "downer" back in the day . It seemed to mostly consist of people being needlessly mean, cruel and rude to each other.  Although Survivor is often about people interacting poorly with others, it usually is only a couple of individuals, not something so rampant.

The worst of it went to Nina who was made to run ahead of her group during a challenge that had the group carry a water bucket full of holes back and forth.

Nina was deemed by Joe--who had seemed like such a good guy, as someone who would drag them down--wow.  

Almost a mercy for her to be voted out at tribal.  What will the group of loose, "fun loving" No Collars do when they inevitably get down to just three "carefree" crud balls?

DOA On TV: Survivor Worlds Apart Week 2

What a fine episode, loaded with bare bodies--all smudgey on TV, thank heavens.  It seems by day three or four people start to really have trouble in the game.  They aren't eating or sleeping well, maybe they don't have enough fresh water.  The Thin Veneer of Civilization begins to crack.

The Top Five Who Lost Their Veneer this week:

Max (White Collar)

  

A college professor who teaches classes on Survivor, he must have missed the many episodes where a person stands out right away by flaunting bizarre behavior.  He dropped his skivvies in front of everyone and strode off along the beach to swim.  I thought he was dodging work, also a no no, but he claimed it was freeing and he could guarantee he'd be able to swim and think alone. Ya.   He did inspire fellow white collar mate Shirin to drop her drawers while she washed dishes.  Many eyes were averted.  Too many cheeks spoil the broth.


Nina (No Collar)

Many people have a breakdown at this early point in the game and it is always hard to see.  Usually the player is fine afterwards and can go on.  Nina really felt left out of things, particularly by younger girls Jenn and Hali.  I think it was a shame Nina made Will feel Vince was targeting Will as weak because he has asthma, that came out of nowhere, and it weakened the very good alliance numbers that she, Will and Vince had going into tribal.


Mean Girls Gotta Be Mean: Jenn, Lindsey, Sierra

Lumped together here this week are Jenn from No Collar who had no human sympathy for Nina's problems of the night and from Blue Collar  Lindsey and Sierra.  Lindsey and Sierra never give Dan a moment's rest from heckling, sneering and general mean girl snark.  If he goes they'll just find someone else to pick on.


Sent home tonight:  Vince Sly the Coconut Salesman, even though he was actually reasonable enough all night.  Nina's stabby stabby to Will made Will vote against Vince and voila, alliance gone.

DOA on TV: Survivor Worlds Apart

 I hadn't watched Survivor for a few seasons because they kept recycling old, mostly annoying characters.  One of the things I enjoy about Survivor is seeing an all new group of people go into the jungle and get eaten alive by all manner of things. 

The current group includes all new people with some really grand personalities.  Many of these people have been watching the show forever, they say. 

Somehow, everything they know goes out the window as soon as they hit the beach.  They seem to say and do every stupid thoughtless thing imaginable.  What's not to like?

This time players are in Three Groups:  White Collar, Blue Collar, No Collar.   The players seem fine with being slotted into these categories and are in fact almost working to exemplify the categories.  Very interesting.  Survivor as social experiment lives again.


My Top Five Players from Last Week  (Not thinking Good or Bad, just that they stood out):

Carolyn Rivera   White Collar Tribe  Smart, Saavy   Found the Idol two others had the clue for.  I wanted to smack her for telling Tyler she had it (Why why why???), then again for not using it.  She did escape at Tribal anyway.  So stupid she told that bozo about it.

Dan Foley    Blue Collar   He seems like a good guy who wants to get booted asap.  He must know that he should lay low and keep his snoot out of motion, but Yakety Yak, he talks back.

Jenn Brown   No Collar    She is just so down to earth, a really good player, and she seems like she's having a blast, so we do too, whenever she's on screen.

Joe Anglim  No Collar   Great team player, really kicking it in challenges, low key personality around camp.  Seems like a sweetie.

Vince Sly  No Collar   This guy is trying way too hard to get the Survivor Stalker Creepy Guy Award right off the bat.  Very intense.  What was he thinking when he imagined how his personality would fit in, in such an environment?



Sent Home Tonight:  So Kim for being an all too obvious and early liar and conniver.