HOH this week: ....Holly... Nominees are... Sam & Nick, the easy targets.
Survivor Episode 1: King Luke is still as awesome as ever. So happy Pia stayed, but sad to see Anastasia go all the same (Susie wouldn't have been missed). I'm sad I won't be the first Andy on the show, but this guy... wow. Cocky bastard, but fun as hell to watch. Easily shaping up to be one of the most memorable villains ever. I really don't like how many athletes there are on the Champions, and them redoing this theme is just... no. I can't relate to the Champs. I couldn't last year. And since they're so used to being in the public eye, we don't get to see their vulnerabilities or complexities since they tend to hide them, especially when on camera. It's like the Goliaths, but to an even further extreme.
Also... why were so many of the Contenders girls not shown in episode one? Casey seems awesome. Laura is a firecracker. She should've just sat out of the reward challenge willingly due to her extremely low center of gravity. Samantha seems to be just there for the eye candy (apparently, she's an Amazing Race transplant). And Sarah... is just there. Hannah... is not there at all. Only Daisy got significant screentime in the premiere.
Episode 2: At least we're getting more from some of them now. On the Champions side, it's amazing how all of these amateurs didn't even think about an idol clue and just let King Luke go walk over and get it. That wasn't even the case on Redemption Island! Also, that immunity challenge was NUTS! Could've done without the slide, though, and the puzzle was too easy (think the "huge disc" from DvG as a comparison). Also, why do these idiots get so eager to change the vote? You don't know who to trust yet. Just shut up and write down the name that isn't you - overplaying early leads to being distrusted later. It'll blow back on Nova and Harry - and it was smart of Andy to let Harry do the dirty work. The edit at Tribal was also funky, and they haven't learned to hide the confessional splicing at all. While JLP, the camera work, the challenge department, and the overall production of the show keep improving... the editing has not. Laura going was pretty obvious, but she really did it to herself by standing out too much. Strategically, I mean.
All that said, this season is already shaping up to be better than last. There are more memorable people overall and everything seems fun again! Definitely feels more like AUS2017 than last season did (King Luke is only a part of that).
Survivor SA What the hell? How did that... what was with that out-of-nowhere downfall edit? XD, this season is awesome. ---
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