My failure to write a single legit blog entry over the past couple months can be explained by law school’s unrepentant theft of my free time. However, tonight I realized that if I can write an entire entry while watching a TV show I had already planned to view, I will not have sacrificed any of my non-existent leisure time. I now bring you my first (and likely only) Survivor:
- The strain of finals became evident when, for the first time ever, I became somewhat
emotional when the Survivors were reunited with their family members.
- Most people probably missed it but the second funniest moment of the season occurred when Becky’s sister Sarah came out and Jonathan shouted out her full name, “Sarah Lee!”
- Adam calls his father “George” because his dad is his best friend.
- Yul is such an incredibly nice guy that it is in absolutely scintillating when his mean streak surfaces. For the second week in a row I found myself joyfully giggling when he advocated denying food to his adversaries.
- It must’ve damn near knocked the wind out of Yul, Becky, and Ozzy when immediately after they devised a plan to withhold food from Parvati and Adam, the pair thoughtfully returned from the reward with a large amount of corn for their less fortunate tribe mates.
- Ozzy is easily one of the five best challenge competitors to ever appear on the show. The best part is the fact that he succeeds as a result of natural athleticism as opposed to long hours in the gym.
- Becky and Sundra either really hate Jonathan or are terrible liars.
- Ozzy and Yul are extremely naïve to believe that Jonathan is a greater threat than Parvati. Is it just because she’s a girl? She’s just as athletic as Jonathan and more importantly, unlike Jonathan she will have numerous allies on the jury and would receive an enormous amount of undeserved credit for flying under the radar if she somehow reached the final two.
- Adam and Parvati don’t recognize the contradiction in hating Jonathan because he went back on his word to them and then asking Yul, Becky, and Ozzy to go back on their word to Jonathan, right?
- The outcome of tribal council was based on emotion more than any other that I can remember. Clearly you’re not thinking with your head when you convince yourself that the hated, unathletic fortysomething is just as dangerous as the built twentysomething with multiple allies and his lover sitting on the jury. I tend to prioritize strategy over ethics when watching Survivor, but if you pass up an opportunity to keep your word without decreasing your odds of winning, you’re both an idiot and an asshole.
