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[iup=3575235]Drumstick[/iup] wrote:Survivor

I enjoyed it but didn’t blow my socks off like the past 4 season premieres. I think following Cagayan is going to be tough so I’m going to cut it a little slack for the time being.

I really liked the opening half an hour – the setting is part beach, part marshland, part wasteland. The tribes seem a little mismatched to me. Even at such an early stage I have a hard time seeing anyone from the Orange tribe as a winner. They do seem to have the advantage in the challenges mainly thanks to John’s strength, shame their puzzle abilities let them down. I don’t feel we were shown enough of the plotting on Orange tribe after the immunity challenge. We basically saw the girls sticking with the girls and vice versa with the boys with Josh stuck in the middle. I had to look at the votes online to figure out what happened – Baylor voted with the men whereas Josh voted for Baylor, although in the episode we saw Baylor make it very clear to Josh that she wants to stick by his side.

I’m not totally sold on the cast right now, compared to Cagayan this cast don’t seem as exciting or dynamic but maybe they are and we just weren’t shown it. I’m getting a very ‘One World’ impression but there’s lots of time for it to get better – Jeff has been hyping this season up almost as much as he did before the start of Cagayan.

I got a good vibe from Jeremy and Val – though Jeremy’s recruitment capabilities need some refining as it was painful to watch! I think both are potential winners and are the only pair which both members have a chance to win. My guess of who will win based on the premiere (something I have always done) is that it will either be Jon (not Rocker) or Josh.

Looking forward to your impressions MM.

[iup=3575105]Wedgie[/iup] wrote:The Strain.

Aye? Or Nay?

[iup=3575342]Monkey Man[/iup] wrote:

Yep, I was a bit meh on it as well. It was lacking the "someone goes crazy early on" or the boobs of Morgan of recent seasons. Plus it had the usual problem of trying to fit everything into an hour so you couldn't delve deep into the cast. I was a bit confused by Exile Island (which seems to have been last on before I started watching) as thought it was Redemption Island then they suddenly re-joined their tribes again.

Your choices seem pretty safe bets for the win.

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[iup=3577096]chalkitdown[/iup] wrote:Whole lotta garbage starting this week it looks like.

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