Thursday, February 08, 2007

Survivor Fiji, Episode 1

The new season of Survivor started tonight and I thought I would give my early impressions. How unbelievable is that camp of luxury, with a toilet and a separate kitchen area and now, after winning the challenge, actual silverware and plates, not to mention a COUCH! I wonder which camp they'll choose when they merge, ha ha... I was with Erica when she expressed disbelief that no one on her losing tribe seemed too upset about having to go to the crappy camp; yet, I guess the living conditions are no worse than they expected when they signed up for Survivor. I don't get it, though - are the tribes going to stay on these islands indefinitely or will they have to relocate every time they lose?

As for the contestants, I have little to say. They are all so indiscernible to me right now. I barely know anyone's name. There's something about Erica I don't trust (maybe because she was too busy forming an alliance only ten minutes into the game) and I can't imagine her lasting long. I do like Anthony, only because he's cute not from any impression I made during the episode. However, what is an "expert witness locator"? One can make a living at that? Most of the guys seemed decent enough, although Dreamz seems a bit much to take. It was smart of Sylvia to split up Dreamz and Rocky after their fight during the night. Speaking of Sylvia, how sucky is it to go to Exile Island with all those snakes and then she can't even kill time by looking for the immunity idol since it's back at camp! Yuck! Not even that lookout point was safe from the snakes, either. But at least she didn't have to worry about getting voted out, and she would have likely been the top candidate had she been there since she's older (and presumably weaker). I wonder if she'll tell anyone that the idol is at camp. At least the losing team tonight has island expert Yao Man on their team. I don't even know who to pick as a possible favorite to win right now but I'm going to go with Earl. I have no idea why, just a hunch.

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