I don't see how that's being a pussy. Why exert yourself for no extra benefit? They have no obligation to help the girls in any way. The girls lost, the end. There is nothing to prove by finishing the challenge when they'd already won.
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Survivor: One World |OT| Thread of Stupid Name, Promising Twist
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BoboBrazil
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Girls got dominated in a challenge that was tailored for them to have an advantage(balance beam walking). They have pretty much no chance.
KibblesBits
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Oh FFS Colton.
BigJonsson
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Ahhhh @ the slow mo of her breaking her wrist
Live Free or Die
Banned
Doesn't look like its get any better for the ladies next week. :/
They didn't finish a challenge that they were already winning (by what looks like a lot) because of an injury and then accepted a default win.
Smart move because it's survivor and who knows what might happen. Still not a move anyone would think of as confident in their abilities, fair, or a "manly" decision.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Kourtney was the prettiest. Now Asian girl has taken that mantle. Love the ass on the bitch chick who thinks she's running things though.
Razgriz-Specter
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One of the few women I liked ugh..
Lol the tribal 'yeah' chant and clip of the guys walking shirtless the second the guy said "manly men" was hilarious.
Lol the tribal 'yeah' chant and clip of the guys walking shirtless the second the guy said "manly men" was hilarious.
Do some of you guys actually tune in just for the asses?
BoboBrazil
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Alicia
Harry Potter
Banned
Carson Daly just stole hella shit
SecretMoblin
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I certainly didn't object to that bizarre shirtless man walk-off for the cameras. There are a few folks (men and women) I'm expecting to see plenty of.
As long as it's not Colton, I'll be fine.
Shame there's no Albert this season.
VGChampion
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Aw, I like Kourtney! Reminded me of my best friend in high school. 
Really hope Colton and Alicia go soon. I have to give props to Survivor for finally finding a pretty likeable cast from the get go. Just wish we didn't have Colton in the show. I think I would rather Cochran back at this point. :/
And I kind of hope Kat goes far just because she's from my city.
Really hope Colton and Alicia go soon. I have to give props to Survivor for finally finding a pretty likeable cast from the get go. Just wish we didn't have Colton in the show. I think I would rather Cochran back at this point. :/
And I kind of hope Kat goes far just because she's from my city.
SecretMoblin
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Hey now, let's not get carried away.
They're really similar in a lot of ways, actually. Grand delusions, haphazard gameplay, terrible at challenges... and both have had really zealous edits.
Lactose_Intolerant
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The one chick that I liked goes and hurts herself. She would have been voted off soon anyways.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Alicia
Yeah...that's the one. The shot of her walking away from the men's side of camp with someone else was amazing.
Yeah, what the hell was with that?! Oh well, it was a good start to the season, aside from the medical evac.
Harry Potter
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Good first episode. That challenge was pretty dangerous . They were lucky there was only one game ending injury.
One camp is going to be even more interesting than I first thought. I didn't even think of stuff like fire. The guys totally made the right choice and those chicks can't judge them for it. They had no idea if Kourtney would come back or not. You take the win.
And Chelsea is by far the hottest, even though she seems quite annoying.
One camp is going to be even more interesting than I first thought. I didn't even think of stuff like fire. The guys totally made the right choice and those chicks can't judge them for it. They had no idea if Kourtney would come back or not. You take the win.
And Chelsea is by far the hottest, even though she seems quite annoying.
I'm surprised Jeff didn't rip everyone a new one on how to follow directions. He explicitly told them how to fall off the cliff but yet half the players were landing feet first or with their hands. No wonder she broke her fucking wrist, she didn't listen. Jeff should have reiterated the reason he gives direction is for them to protect themselves.
It was a smart move. This game isn't about bravado. It's about winning.
They caught the chickens with the assistance of the guys. It takes more than one person, the chickens have to be cornered/steered a certain direction.
I love how she put the big booty girl in her place.
This.
It was a smart move. This game isn't about bravado. It's about winning.
They caught the chickens with the assistance of the guys. It takes more than one person, the chickens have to be cornered/steered a certain direction.
I love how she put the big booty girl in her place.
This.
Doctor West
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The Men vs Women crap is really boring.
Did Colton even try to get along with the guys before he completely jumped ship? Nobody seemed to be making fun of him or giving him a hard time, so he came off like D-bag for trying to forge an alliance with the women so quickly. Also the bitch in the gif is annoying as hell, hopefully the Asian chick is able to knock her off the show first.
Did Colton even try to get along with the guys before he completely jumped ship? Nobody seemed to be making fun of him or giving him a hard time, so he came off like D-bag for trying to forge an alliance with the women so quickly. Also the bitch in the gif is annoying as hell, hopefully the Asian chick is able to knock her off the show first.
BigJonsson
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He yelled it during the competition. Were they instructed or showed how to do it beforehand? Probably not. That was a fairly major drop.
Overall, a good first show. The gals are fighting already and seem like a real mess right now. Camp life isn't going to be very pleasant for them either and the daily nastiness is going to make this show fun. Interesting bunch of characters covering the funny, rude, and arrogant spectrum.
BoboBrazil
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They are gonna have to shake it up early, when the girls keep losing challenge after challenge. I predict an early merge. Unless they start doing non-physical challenges there is just no way the women will win until the merge.
BigJonsson
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I think CBS knows that a sausagefest will kill the ratings
BoboBrazil
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Yeah definitely. One benefit of the women only tribe was that they were walking around freely in bras and panties during that night scene though
SecretMoblin
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From what I understand, that edit after you see them being explained the challenge by Jeff (and before it cuts to them ready to go) is when producers/challenge designers explicitly lay out the rules for every challenge. This is common for several reality shows, as it familiarizes the players with the mechanics of the challenge and the rules right before they participate. It also means they can't plead ignorance.
It's Survivor, that possibility always exists.
Hours Left
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It was a good opener, I'm already a bit tired of the avalanche of gender stereotypes being referenced every two seconds. Alicia and Colton are already grating, and I really don't understand Colton's strategy.
I think you are underestimating the straight female and gay male audience of reality shows.
And anyone tuning into Survivor just for eye candy should know better by now. Everyone looks like hell by the end anyway.
I think you are underestimating the straight female and gay male audience of reality shows.
And anyone tuning into Survivor just for eye candy should know better by now. Everyone looks like hell by the end anyway.
Only because the end is actually months after the show in a studio with horrible make-up.
I'm already tired of this men/women thing, I just don't find it fun. And the stereotypical flamboyant gay guy, really? Hoping for a quick tribe swap.
Shame the girl broke her hand and had to go this early, she seemed alright. Her own fault though, it was pretty clearly instructed how you have to fall down from that thing.
Brian Fellows
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Alicia was annoying as hell but everyone else seemed ok to me.
bigtroyjon
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I'd be mildly surprised if they did a tribe swap. All of them living together helps ensure that there wouldn't be a pagonging due to the relationships that are already getting formed, especially with the rules on the two idols and how little effort they put into hiding them(at least that's what it looks like). Colton looks to be getting the Cochran edit.
Russell did Rob Has a Podcast a few weeks ago. A+ interview
Teaser: Brandon's family wasn't at the reunion because he scalped the tickets.
Russell did Rob Has a Podcast a few weeks ago. A+ interview
Teaser: Brandon's family wasn't at the reunion because he scalped the tickets.
SecretMoblin
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Downloading now!
Even though I really don't want to think about anything Hantz ever again. :-/
Ha! I mentioned to one of my friends tonight that the girls' camp is going to turn into the Bad Girls Club.
I couldn't figure out what was going on with them, and why anyone suggested voting anyone else out except for Khortney. If she had come back you would rather keep her and her injured wrist than someone you are having a minor beef with after a few days? Who cares about winning challenges right?
Tim the Wiz
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You read my mind. It's a pity the cutest girl left first, but Christina is a stealth goddess. The other girls are pretty boring and Alicia is a hot mess.
Crazymoogle
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Okay, I agree the cast is a mess thus far, but the rules-related drama was awesome. This isn't quite the real "surviving" Survivor of old, but I love how the rules encourage them to be creative, dirty, etc. I mean, how long until each tribe has guards standing at night? How long until we see a trade of goods (or people)?
(The first thing I thought after seeing the women's fire theft attempt was that the guys would drop by with a bucket of seawater in the morning.)
(The first thing I thought after seeing the women's fire theft attempt was that the guys would drop by with a bucket of seawater in the morning.)
That kind of touches on what I was going to say. It seems like they got a new (and very green) editing team because there was a lot more generic Reality Show 101 shit going on than a usual episode of Survivor.
With how they kept trying to pretend that other dude (Matt?) was five feet away from the idol swap, I'm almost convinced the exchange happened later in the game but they made it look like day 2. Like you said, there was absolutely no reason for Colton to go idol crazy before the team even introduced themselves. I know they only have one set of clothes, but it really looked like his outfit (or at least the setting) changed at the end of the transaction.
The funniest part of the episode was in the beginning and I hope my brain didn't just make it up. Jeff says like "You have 60 seconds to strip... everything from the truck," but I swear before he could get the second half of the sentence out, one of the girls starting taking her clothes off. Thought that summed up the ridiculous girl team pretty well.
bigtroyjon
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Idol swap happened before tribal council as per the rules of finding the other tribes idol.
I could quite easily be making crap up just to nit-pick, but since the guys didn't go to tribal, there's really no way to "prove" that whole situation didn't happen until week 2 or something. I mean, the only options I can come up with are...
1) Colton is insane and really did go to the girl team on day 2 and tell them go find the idol for him instead of using it for anyone on their team.
2) It happened later than day 2 when more shit has gone down.
I don't watch the "next week on" segments because I hate spoilers, so sorry if they already cleared it up.
Harry Potter
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You're quite the conspiracy theorist.
bigtroyjon
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The person who finds the other team's idol has to give it away before the next tribal council, doesn't matter who goes to council. She talked in her confessional about finding it right away, would have to be a moon landing* level of faking for that to have happened later.
*I'm kidding, everyone knows it didn't take much effort to fake that.
Yeah I realize I'm coming off as an idiot. I'll just admit I'm wrong and move on.
Yep that was my first impression when the cast bios were released after last season ended.
Now that I've seen them all, I still feel the same way.
I didn't find one single person to be likeable on day 1. 16/20 of them look like professional reality TV wannabes and washed out models.
It kind of sucks for me because I hate the cast, but I like this type of Survivor game play much more than the redemption island garbage. I also like this seasons gimmick of having them all live side by side.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Agreed. Sitting the rest of this season out.
Harry Potter
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I'm surprised that some of you can dislike the cast so much after one episode where we didn't really even didn't get to know anyone.
SecretMoblin
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...already? The cast is huge, give it a few more episodes.
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