Australian Survivor

titan18 wrote: »

Can't believe they voted out Craig. They really don't want to win challenges do they

There's got to be a merge or re-organisation of the tribes surely as the numbers are now so uneven. So if they merge it won't have been a bad decision as Craig would have been strong in the individual immunity challenges and he seems like a likeable guy who would get jury votes.

mel.b wrote: »

There's got to be a merge or re-organisation of the tribes surely as the numbers are now so uneven. So if they merge it won't have been a bad decision as Craig would have been strong in the individual immunity challenges and he seems like a likeable guy who would get jury votes.

You'd think so, but there's 14 left atm. I reckon they won't merge til 12, so 2 more Vavau to go, so having Craig left instead of Sue would have been far better for them.

Craig has more ties with Jennah Louise too to pull her over, and Nick hates him so will want to vote for him first.

Another bizarre twist to add to the mix. Starting to feel like I'm watching big brother Canada with the over eagerness to medle with a winning formula.

Pheobes game just got blown up for for the sake of some manufactured cheap and easy drama. Oddly felt like an anti climax in the end.

Not sure if I'll have the stamina to last the entire season if we start to loose certain players.

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I don't mind the twist in itself, if Vavau had one that Immunity and got to steal a player from the dominating Tribe it would have been interesting - the twist fell down when Sanapu won and now we have 10 on one tribe and only 4 on the other.

I don't have a problem with Australian Survivor tweaking with the formula every now and again as it's its own entity, has a decent cast, and there's still the good old Probst Survivor to look forward to twice a year. It's kinda like an alternate universe version and enjoyable in itself - once you accept it's not going to be a 100% carbon copy of the US version then it's much easier to enjoy it for what it is.

And this is exactly what Big Brother Canada is to Big Brother US. It all gets tiring very quickly.

This version will hopefully make me appreciate the US version a little more. There are some small nuances that I find they've missed which greatly reduces my enjoyment of the show. And the big twists tend to favour those who play a floating game as opposed to the strategic players that I tend to shout for.

Roll on the season premiere tonight.

Opening confessional strongly hinted at who was going home yet I sat through 1h 9m more of dragged out drama.

Think I might download these episodes and watch one a week. It's too much now that the US version is back.

I liked that tribal council. Lee and Sammie got quite fun

Sam would want to get down off his high horse - saying Nick doesn't deserve to be there ahead of Kate or others voted out is just a dickish thing to say. Whether Sam (or the audience for that matter) like Nick or not is irrelevant - he deserves his spot just as much as anyone else sitting there at Tribal. Therein lies the beauty of the game of Survivor, it's not about honesty and hippie love (would be fairly boring if it was), lying, cheating, and playing dirty is all part of the gameplay and some of the most loved players in the history are the most devious and conniving - Russell Hantz, Boston Rob, Jerri Manthey etc. are all proof of that.
A couple of years down the line when people think back on this season of Survivor, people will remember Nick, but will more than likely have forgotten Sam and his "good guys" mentality.

Not sure if it's the cast, the edit, the backfiring of the twists or just something cultural but the post merge run has been infuriating.

The one plus is I've genuinely no idea who's going to win as the individual arcs are so confusing I can't see any obvious winner.

I think "physically strong" is the wrong phrase as it is the trait which the challenges haven't been been geared at to date. The girls have won all the challenges so far because they have all had elements of endurance or balance suited to the lighter more agile girls.The muscle men like Sam haven't had a chance yet.

I am enjoying the season so far but I really hope that the 3 mean girls get picked off next.

ElNino wrote: »

I think "physically strong" is the wrong phrase as it is the trait which the challenges haven't been been geared at to date. The girls have won all the challenges so far because they have all had elements of endurance or balance suited to the lighter more agile girls.The muscle men like Sam haven't had a chance yet.

I am enjoying the season so far but I really hope that the 3 mean girls get picked off next.

Who would you like to win?

Brooke is playing a fantastic game but the show seems to have no problems portraying her as a 'mean girl'. Since the merge there hasn't been a single vote against the 'alliance'. That's some feat.

JL at the moment feels like the obvious underdog to root for.

Sam's the worst

Wow is all I can say after watching the last episode. Ding dong the witch is dead. It is going to get nasty all the way to the end now that the core alliance have turned on each other.