Did you watch???
Survivor:Worlds Apart, season 30 (!!!) premiered last night and I was glued to my TV! I’m going to spoil this episode faster than you can don a speedy on the island! I take the time to tell you this because it gives you the choice to spoil the show by reading first OR watch it and then read. You’ve been warned!
Thirty years, people! That’s fifteen years of my favorite reality show in the history of ever, quite the testament to its ability to keep us entertained and coming back given how quickly networks give up on shows these days. I hope this staying power sticks around a long time as I truly love watching Survivor!
This season we have three tribes based on financial/career standing and outlook on life. The three tribes are:
- Masaysa- The White Collar Tribe
- Escameca- The Blue Collar Tribe
- Nagarole- The No Collar Tribe
Each tribe has at least one stand out character (more, really) but the one who stood out the most to me tonight was on the No Collar Tribe. Vince, the coconut salesman who shall forever be “Feather Fabio” to me now, came across more as creepy dude than ‘free spirit’ to me.
Vince on Survivor nickname should have the nickname Feather Fabio. #Survivor
— fundun (@fundun) February 26, 2015
It wasn’t the feathers in his hair or his ability to judge character based on a smile that made me wonder about his well-being but, instead, it was his paranoia on the first day when he saw his alliance mate, Jenn, flirting with Joe, another guy on their tribe. Day one! He pulled her back into the woods to talk “human to human” and ask her if she thought Joe was better looking, questioned her commitment to their alliance of two and then went total creeper and hugged her for a LONG time, saying he really needed that. Jenn, run. RUN! Feather Fabio isn’t stable and will just bring you down!
Feather Fabio beat Will, another No Collar tribe mate, for ‘craziest of the night’. Will offering to make his tribe sandwiches if they chose him, I’m not sure if that was brilliant (to suss out the idiots) or if he really thought he’d be able to make or order them sandwiches. How about beans, Will, can beans be your sandwich?
Will was one of two chosen from the No Collar tribe to make an important decision for the tribe once they were at camp. Each tribe chose two people for this mystery task, a choice between more beans for the entire tribe, termed ‘Honest’ or just a few days worth of beans and a hidden immunity idol clue, marked ‘Deceit’. I thought that was a no-brainer, that each tribe would choose the bigger bag of beans. They have a long road ahead of them and will need all the advantage they can get for their tribes … as a whole … as it’s very much a “tribe” game at this point.
I was surprised when the White Collar chosen two, Joaquin and So chose the idol clue. Who does that? There was a blurb on each choice letting them know that decisions come with consequences, a tenement of Survivor if I ever heard one! So concocted a cover story that involved a third choice called “Neutral” with a mid-sized bag of beans. Some of her tribe mates have watched Survivor enough to know that was bull … there’s never a “neutral” choice in this game but decided not to call her on it, not until later anyway. Not only did they opt for fewer beans but they lost the trust of their tribe mates AND the idol to Carolyn. She watched them search for the idol and decided to look herself based on where and HOW So was looking. How funny!
Bad moves, So, bad moves all ’round!
The Blue Collar tribe is a hoot and a half! Postman Dan seemed very likable at first but once back at camp a controlling side came out and didn’t go over so well with his tribe mates. Then he donned a speedo (I’m sorry but I have to say this … there was jiggle where I didn’t want to see jiggle.) and had a heart to heart with ‘I ate a scorpion’ Mike before putting his pants back on and returning to the tribe, determined to make amends for his nasty attitude.
Speaking of Mike … dude saw a scorpion and decided to eat it! He chopped it’s tail off and declared it safe for consumption, a decision that came with some pretty harsh consequences later on. Mike, zee stinger is but zee vessel of zee poison delivery system. I’m assuming, anyway. Mike puked, sweated profusely and had to take it easy for a while.
#Doh
Still, I like Mike but the next time a decision has to be made, I’d like to see him a bit more firm on his choice. When he and Postman Dan were deciding on which bag of beans to take he wanted to take the idol clue but chose to follow Dan’s lead. Made him appear to waffle a bit.
I couldn’t help but notice the underwear choices of a lot of the men on Survivor. What’s up with that? Can we have a reward that features looser fitting boxers soon? Please?
I proudly boasted my picks for the challenge to my daughter and her boyfriend before the challenge started. I knew the Blue Collar tribe would come in first, followed by the White Collar tribe which would leave the No Collar people at Tribal to waffle and flip-flop about as they tried to decide who to send home.
I. Was. SO. Wrong. ( <—— I slay myself!)
Who knew the No Collar team was going to win that challenge?? White Collars found themselves at Tribal and, boy, what a Tribal! Usually Jeff has to ask those uncomfortably deep probing (leading) questions to get the drama-fest going but not at this Tribal. So and Carolyn went at it spilling all sorts of dirty secrets, outing the alliances and smugly thinking the other was going to be voted out. Jeff looked positively chuffed to see them doing his job for him as they unraveled for the cameras!
So may have thought she was in a tight 4-man alliance but Carolyn had those numbers instead and So was sent packing. The look on Joaquin’s face when he realized he was the only member of his ‘alliance’ left was telling. Let’s hope he can turn this around. I like him, so far, though it’s just as much ‘like’ as it is ‘don’t not like‘ at this point.
I don’t really have final two picks yet as I don’t feel I’ve been properly introduced to everyone this early. Tribe picks, though, I have. I’m pulling for the Blue Collar tribe now but who knows if that’ll stick as the weeks progress. What say you? Rooting for any tribe or person yet? Did you think the première was as awesome as I did? Are you scared to watch next week when they decide to go naked on the beach? I am! Let me know what you think in the comments!