Survivor: Samoa

[Marx]

Ahh...I think a merge is definitely needed.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Yep, they showed them merging next week. Bright blue buffs.

Say that 5 times fast.

 

[Marx]

Yep, they showed them merging next week. Bright blue buffs.

Say that 5 times fast.

I don't think I can say that 2 times fast.

 

[Ipodman]

I havent seen today's episode, but I hate the leader of the yellow tribe

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

They all suck.

Erik's okay, except he's a bit tweeked. He speaks in this creepy, hushed voice, always wears a mask around his lower face and all his interviews are conducted behind shaded ferns for some reason. He's like the Colonel Kurtz of 'Survivor.'

Thought Jaison was a goner tonight. Jaison just does not give a crap anymore. They should have just voted for him, because the dude obviously wants to go home.

Liked the karma that followed once Shambo became leader and sent Laura to the other camp. Thought she'd send Monica though, but I guess Laura is the power-player.

All in all, a pretty crap episode though. This Survivor is starting to get really dull. There are characters (like Brett and John) who have had barely two lines this entire season, while Russell the oil-man takes up half the show every eppy.

 

[CELTICPRED]

At this point, Russell is the only one I've really been rooting for.

The show will certainly improve once the merge comes.

 

[SuperT]

They need to stop focusing on Russell so much! He's not nearly as interesting, smart, or strategic as he, or the editors, think he is. I would be so pissed if I were a cast member on this season that NEVER gets any airtime like Kelly, Brett, and Natalie.

I find it hard to believe that none of them have ever said anything worthwhile, interesting or that they aren't playing the game in some sort of capacity.

 

[SuperT]

Oh and don't read this if you don't want to be completely spoiled about this season......

Spoiler

I heard the F3 are Russell/Mick/Natalie and that Russell doesn't get ANY jury votes to win. HAHA

We shall see...

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Oh and don't read this if you don't want to be completely spoiled about this season......

Spoiler

I heard the F3 are Russell/Mick/Natalie and that Russell doesn't get ANY jury votes to win. HAHA

We shall see...

Spoiler

Spoiler

I'm thinking Mick pulls it off.

 

[SuperT]

Spoiler

It's actually been going around that there is a high probability that Natalie might actually be the winner. LOL, but Mick does fit the Middle of the road, non-offensive, boring, stereotypical guy winner we've been getting lately.

 

[LEX]

Well.

Russell didn't annoy me as much tonight. Maybe it's because I've become desensitized to all that he spews every five seconds. It doesn't help, either, that episode after episode, he is constantly being proven right by his fellow players about what grand idiots they are. No-one can be that thick, especially after Russell announced to all and sundry that he was not going to be outwitted. But no, I saw no eyes narrowing in suspicious at that remark, just blank looks, probably still figuring out on how to shake off the bad luck they've been having in challenges. They don't deserve the million dollars. Russell can win it, for all I give an ass' rat.

Liz and Jaison sitting around the fire, alone, was the perfect opportunity for them to do something, but instead of coming to at least a tentative strategy, they blew that away for more lamenting about what cruel world they've been dumped onto.

Stop recruiting pretty-faces, you damn producers, and start bringing in those that actually want to play Survivor. Jaison, being the case in point, has obviously all but given up. He even looked disappointed when Liz's fate was announced. A player with passion spent is no player at all, and a boring one to watch, at that!

I've been wary of Laura ever since I read Yasmin's interview, in which she said that, of the girls, Laura held the most influence. When Shambo was elected tribe leader, I wouldn't have been surprised to see Laura out of her seat and clawing Shambo's eyes out. Beech looked scary, even bared her teeth! But, uh, she was nice enough when she got to Foa Foa, even approachable, but if that's not a sign that she's a crafty one, I don't know what is.

Best thing about the episode was the preview. Merge at last! Now, we'll get to see some strategizing not exclusively by Russell. I wonder if he'll somehow integrate himself into the Galu Guy alliance, but I doubt it, what with him and Laura now being the best of buddies and the guys being tight-lipped. It should make for an interesting confrontation, however, especially if one of the guys picks up on Russell trying to be friends with everybody, and we all know how much Russell loves confrontations. All talk in confessionals, but quick to explode at the slightest hint of dissent. He still has the idol, though, so I wonder how it'll come into use, if it ever does.

"Then all hell breaks loose." I am liking the sound of that. They best not be misleading us with out-of-context scenes and quotations.

 

[Marx]

They need to stop focusing on Russell so much! He's not nearly as interesting, smart, or strategic as he, or the editors, think he is. I would be so pissed if I were a cast member on this season that NEVER gets any airtime like Kelly, Brett, and Natalie.

I find it hard to believe that none of them have ever said anything worthwhile, interesting or that they aren't playing the game in some sort of capacity.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[CELTICPRED]

I wonder how much this survivor is suffering because of All-Stars 2 being taped at the same time.

 

[SuperT]

Fun Survivor Fact - since the merge is officially next week, Foa Foa and Ravu (Fiji) can now be, technically, considered the worst tribes ever challenge wise. They only won two pre-merge challenges - one reward, and one immunity.

In terms of other bad tribes, the only other two big ones are, of course, Ulong in Palau that lost every single immunity challenge, but they at least one three reward challenge. Then there is Fang Gabon, but they one two immunities and two rewards.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

I wonder how much this survivor is suffering because of All-Stars 2 being taped at the same time.

Why would it suffer? The people/contestants are what make the show. If you don't have interesting people or one team is getting destroyed it's going to be boring. Doesn't matter how many groups are filming. I think if Foa Foa can stir some stuff up after the merge and get Galu to implode on itself the season could still be good. The season almost always improves dramatically after the merge.

 

[SuperT]

I agree. The pre-merge stage of the game is usually always a drag, then once merge hits the game usually gets tons better.

Of course there are exceptions. Cook Islands and Fiji were horrible seasons all the way through. lol

I think what Lex is trying to say is that this season may be getting overshadowed and people may be losing interest in and looking forward to next season instead since it's All Stars 2.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Why would it suffer?

I could only speculate, but seeing as their crew would have to be split in half, perhaps the show in post production is suffering.

 

[LEX]

Fun Survivor Fact - since the merge is officially next week, Foa Foa and Ravu (Fiji) can now be, technically, considered the worst tribes ever challenge wise. They only won two pre-merge challenges - one reward, and one immunity.

In terms of other bad tribes, the only other two big ones are, of course, Ulong in Palau that lost every single immunity challenge, but they at least one three reward challenge. Then there is Fang Gabon, but they one two immunities and two rewards.

As a result, the losing tribe gets all the camera time. Why so long a losing streak, I wonder?

 

[Ipodman]

Oh and don't read this if you don't want to be completely spoiled about this season......

Spoiler

I heard the F3 are Russell/Mick/Natalie and that Russell doesn't get ANY jury votes to win. HAHA

We shall see...

I hate him...

 

[LEX]

I will not read the spoilers... I will not read the spoilers... I will not read the spoilers...

 

[SuperT]

I just watched the Insider clips over at the CBS Survivor website, and Mick's confessional when voting Liz out is VERY telling:

Mick (Liz with a line through the Z): I feel terrible about blindsiding you like this. This is strictly strategic, and that's it. We have a soft alliance over at Galu, and a lot of hinges on Natalie's play. That's all this is about. Around camp, you've been amazing, your performance in competitions is top-notch. Please don't take this personally. It's strategy.

I think I can go out on limb and say that these big strategic moves that Russell "thinks" he's behind have absolutely NOTHING to do with him, and Natalie is actually the brains behind that alliance.

 

[Wyrminarrd]

I hated Russell at the start of the season but since then he's grown on me. He is at least trying to work the game rather than just stumbling around.

It was nice to finally get some real insight into the Galu alliance scheming, we now know it looks like a guys vs. girls over there. Its rare to see a male alliance emerge so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

I think that Galu is going to fracture, 8 players just can't form an effective alliance and the temptation will be to try and form a smaller alliance with someone from Foa Foa.

 

[SuperT]

That episode was awesome! I liked Erik, but he made a completely jacka** of himself at Tribal Council and totally deserved that blindside. This merge is going to be Tocantins all over again - Galu is going to boot themselves out despite what next weeks preview says.

Tonights episode confirmed, even more than I already thought, that NATALIE is the brains behind Foa Foa, not Russell. She worked those girls good to save her tribemates.

 

[Marx]

A very interesting episode. As Russell said...all hell broke loose!

 

[CELTICPRED]

Seeing Erik get axed was awesome. Too bad Russell panicked though.