Survivor
December 18th 2006 15:59
Good morning everybody,
Here we are on the morning after the latest survivor finale. When the show first started years ago, I have to say that I hated the show. The idea that somebody who was dominating or doing well on all of the events was the one everybody hoped to get rid of was ludicrous for me. I don’t like the concept of rewarding mediocrity. Also, I hate the notion of anything that promotes lying and backstabbing in a game. I’m not that old (38) but I don’t like teaching this to children as an example of what to do to win at something. However, I must now say that I am addicted. (Even though I still don’t like the lying and deceiving parts).This past season I was extremely skeptical at first when they started with tribes made up of races. I thought it was a terrible idea and thought the best way to promote diversity was integrating as many different cultures and ethnicities within each tribe, not separating them. Thankfully this experiment only lasted an episode or two. After they finally killed that idea I loved the season. I know there is still a certain amount of deception but I didn’t see the out and out bitterness and backstabbing as in other seasons. I was happy when they got Candace out after the mutiny she took part in, where given a chance to bolt her tribe she did so. I loved when the Aitu 4 picked off the larger tribe of 8 one by one. I was rooting for Yul the whole time but wouldn’t have been upset if Ozzy won. That is one of the first times that happens in Survivor for me. Usually, I am going to be pissed off if one of the finalists win, yelling at the tv “How can they not see through this person?” But on this installment, I would have been happy if any of the 4 Aitu members won. I was happy with the way they treated each other and were pretty upfront with each other. I also was very pleased that with the final 4, they allowed Becky and Sundra to play it out in a tie-breaker. After everything that they had been through, neither deserved to be voted off by their own tribe and that was the best way to play it. I had been hoping so before they showed it and then Ozzy made it happen. It was the only fair thing to do and this way there could be no animosity among either of the two contestants that were involved. Also, normally during Survivor I’m screaming (I know, I scream a lot at the tv, what can I say? I’m a lunatic) about the voting process. I always think the contestants don’t strategize enough and vote the wrong people out. I did do that once when they voted Jonathan off. To me, I would have protected that guy with everything I had since he was so despised. I would have pulled him into the finals with me if I could to let everybody yell at him and give me the votes but I guess if I am not in their shoes, I don’t know the dynamics of what is going on and it still seemed to work out well for the finalists, especially Yul who apparently had a pact with Adam for his vote if they voted Jonathan off first. All in all, it was an enjoyable season that I don’t know if I will see again there. If that was the case then so be it and on with the lying, deceiving and backstabbing.
Jonathan
Here we are on the morning after the latest survivor finale. When the show first started years ago, I have to say that I hated the show. The idea that somebody who was dominating or doing well on all of the events was the one everybody hoped to get rid of was ludicrous for me. I don’t like the concept of rewarding mediocrity. Also, I hate the notion of anything that promotes lying and backstabbing in a game. I’m not that old (38) but I don’t like teaching this to children as an example of what to do to win at something. However, I must now say that I am addicted. (Even though I still don’t like the lying and deceiving parts).This past season I was extremely skeptical at first when they started with tribes made up of races. I thought it was a terrible idea and thought the best way to promote diversity was integrating as many different cultures and ethnicities within each tribe, not separating them. Thankfully this experiment only lasted an episode or two. After they finally killed that idea I loved the season. I know there is still a certain amount of deception but I didn’t see the out and out bitterness and backstabbing as in other seasons. I was happy when they got Candace out after the mutiny she took part in, where given a chance to bolt her tribe she did so. I loved when the Aitu 4 picked off the larger tribe of 8 one by one. I was rooting for Yul the whole time but wouldn’t have been upset if Ozzy won. That is one of the first times that happens in Survivor for me. Usually, I am going to be pissed off if one of the finalists win, yelling at the tv “How can they not see through this person?” But on this installment, I would have been happy if any of the 4 Aitu members won. I was happy with the way they treated each other and were pretty upfront with each other. I also was very pleased that with the final 4, they allowed Becky and Sundra to play it out in a tie-breaker. After everything that they had been through, neither deserved to be voted off by their own tribe and that was the best way to play it. I had been hoping so before they showed it and then Ozzy made it happen. It was the only fair thing to do and this way there could be no animosity among either of the two contestants that were involved. Also, normally during Survivor I’m screaming (I know, I scream a lot at the tv, what can I say? I’m a lunatic) about the voting process. I always think the contestants don’t strategize enough and vote the wrong people out. I did do that once when they voted Jonathan off. To me, I would have protected that guy with everything I had since he was so despised. I would have pulled him into the finals with me if I could to let everybody yell at him and give me the votes but I guess if I am not in their shoes, I don’t know the dynamics of what is going on and it still seemed to work out well for the finalists, especially Yul who apparently had a pact with Adam for his vote if they voted Jonathan off first. All in all, it was an enjoyable season that I don’t know if I will see again there. If that was the case then so be it and on with the lying, deceiving and backstabbing.
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