Survivor
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Honestly, I loved it.
What I dont like is that the show has become repetitive.
Its a tricky balance.
Any good reality show should feel like a ritual, like attending church.
New EraSurvivoris falling dangerously close to that path.
Its the same number of tribes every season with the same number of players.
The merge falls at the same place; the fire-making challenge is a lock at the final four.
These players, all superfans, know exactly what to expect.
How do they decide between the two groups?
You guessed it: LUCK!!
Ugh, not really.
you’re able to tell that even the players may not like it.
If you grab a different color rock, you could be here a long time.
The thing that decides who goes home is the freakin rock draw, which we dont even see.
This challenge could easily be corrected, and Ill tell you how in a minute.
Immediately, the guys all start shit-talking one another.
Hows second place going to look on you?
Yeah, anyone who says that is strong means that a strong player is going to win.
Do I need to introduce you toTina Wesson?
The showdown comes not for an individual immunity but for the reward.
I hope someone votes a strong person off tonight.
Like I said, this could easily be corrected.
What if Jeff said, There will be two tribal councils tonight, each with a group of six.
The first six people who drop their buckets are in one group.
There is no reward and no immunity; any of those six could go home.
Thats how you do it onSurvivor.
That means the second-strongest guy is vulnerable, whereas now, the second-strongest guy is safe.
(Not the most important, mind you, but definitely one of them.)
Also, think about how much harder everyone would have fought to be in that second group?
Now we have a challenge, as the Jeffrey Lee Probst windup doll likes to say.
The strongies would probably have just kicked off Mitch, so that doesnt add too much more excitement.
But what would the weakies have done?
Were all more like Chrissy and want to see someone rewarded for playing a game we too could play.
In the Orange group, it comes down to either Sai or Mitch.
She would probably vote for Cedrek again just to drive home how much she hates him.
I think Sai, who eventually goes home in a unanimous vote, is the right choice here.
But since we see it coming, it is a bit of a letdown.
I will say (pun intended) that I will miss Sai.
So Kyle is working against one of his own using a secret partnership.
This isThe Traitorsbehavior, and we love to see it.
The other possible vote is Cedrek because he has no one else in the tribe.
Cant they have a list of the names and how theyre all spelled in the voting booth?
Hes already going home; let the man do it with some dignity.
But apparently, dignity isnt what is important here.
All we really care about is strength … and loyalty … and honor.
Oh, and lets not forget luck.
Luck is apparently what matters most.
