Survivor 30 - Lost World; Pool and Discussion

[Weitz]

Haha that is how I always hope these shows turn out... They never happen!! That was awesome.

[mile]

That tribal was great. Looking like Hali, Jenn, Joe, and Shirin are the underdogs you want to win right now. I'm gonna guess Rodney will turn on the blue collars next and help those four survive another week.

And also, best merged tribe name ever.

[Acey]

I don't want Shirin to win a damn thing but I've certainly got a soft spot for sassy players like Jenn.

[GreenLantern]

Bold move by Jen but man her voice wears on me. I think all the giggling and cheering at tribal was a mistake on their part. Be happy for your big play but remember this is a social game and if you piss people off they hold on to it. They are still in tough with it being 7 vs 4.. but it looks like Ser Rodney Overbite is about to save the day for them.

I hope Dan goes next, that guys social game has basically been continually put his foot in his mouth and have Mike bail him out. But at the same time he seems like the perfect guy to take to the end.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by mile

That tribal was great. Looking like Hali, Jenn, Joe, and Shirin are the underdogs you want to win right now. I'm gonna guess Rodney will turn on the blue collars next and help those four survive another week.

And also, best merged tribe name ever.

Really? I think its a horrible tribe name.

And isn't it splled Murica?

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Really? I think its a horrible tribe name.

And isn't it splled Murica?

I think that was supposed to be green text.

And yes, it's 'Murica...if you are being derisive. Mike didn't want that, so that's why they went with 'Merica.

[Rejean31]

OK I have to ask. What is with Jenn's bathing suit? Is it stained, wet or see-through? It is bugging me.

[JohnnySkittles]

Just seeing it now, great blindside. Didn't see it coming at all, which is surprising with survivor as you usually see a lot of it coming. Hopefully Mike and Rodney are the next gone, can't stand either of them.

Also pretty sure Jenn's bathing suit is just tan coloured or something.

[WhiteTiger]

Well, Joe is painting a huge target on himself with this. I am impressed by the 3 wins in a row, to be sure...but you have to start wondering if everyone's thinking that the second a chance comes up to get rid of him, everyone'll turn on him.

I am enjoying more and more having Rodney around, just for his sheer butchery of the English language. "Calm, Cool, and Collective". "Aprotototypical". Makes me laugh.

It may just be the edit...but I just can't see Shirin actually being an Executive anything, anywhere.

Kinda feels like Will and Shirin are being kept around for the sole reason of being throwaways when the time comes.

Hope that there isn't a quitter next time. Hate that. Come and play the damn game, or don't apply.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I hope Rodney goes next. Have a hard time understanding what he says most of the time and he's just annoying. I lost my first pick tonight, didn't really see it coming.

Seems like a good season to shut your mouth and go a long way. There's a few annoying players and not a lot of likable ones, so as long as you go with the flow and don't say anything stupid you have a good chance at making the final 3. Besides Joe I don't think there's a good contender out there yet. Just lots of 'meh'.

[GreenLantern]

Jen seems to be taking her ball and going home now that her bestie is gone. I doubt she actually leaves, but I would love to see her and the rest at least get Dan off before their time comes. That guy just straight up doesn't deserve to be there. However at this point if I am Mike that is the guy I want sitting beside me at tribal.

I am starting to think that maybe they showed us him lecturing Shirin about being a tag along to the finals, having no game etc.. because that is exactly what happens to Dan.

The time to make a big move is now though, Tyler and that other white collar should step up and get something done next episode. Get Rodney to flip on his blues, then make him the target the following week.

[Acey]

I fear Joe will have a season like Malcom's first season in the Philippines. Highly doubt he gets to the end... but it's tough to root against him.

[ernie]

Maybe I haven't watched closely enough or the edit but I'm pretty disappointed by the games people are playing. There are really only a couple players actually playing the game. Or it seems that way. The rest are camping.

[brocoli]

I finally caught up. I agree with what most of you are saying in that this isn't a great season for "players". Jen playing her idol was one of my most memorable moments from the past couple of seasons, and I am not rooting hard for Joe. Sure, he's probably getting the favourable edit, but the guy just seems likable.
All in all this has been an okay season, but these "superfans" which they keep having on are starting to drive me insane.

[CaptainCrunch]

You can start to see the end game wheels starting to turn as players look around and decide who they want sitting beside them in the finals.

If I'm smart I build a alliance built around Dan and Rodney and convince 3 others to join. I want Dan and Rodney standing in front of a jury with me.

Dan - is a complete idiot, he's lousy at challenges, he's bought nothing worthwhile to the game, and that jury is going to have a lot of girls on it that outright hate the guy. By the way, I'm surprised that survivor allowed his comments about praying for someone to slap around a girl. The backlash on the net was pretty fierce on that one.

Rodney - Things he's the king maker but none of his schemes have come to fruition, and he's atrocious in the challenges, As the games go more mental then physical which usually happens he's shown that he's not smart enough to do them, and his borski crap has agravated all of the girls in the jury and the tribe.

I don't want Joe sitting in front of the jury, his social game is good, he's a threat to win every challenge and the girls are doing Yoga with him on the beach.

For the smart player it wouldn't be that hard to make an alliance with Rodney, Dan, Shirin (alternative annoying fianlist )and Tyler (been fairly coat tails in this game)

The first guy that you have to gun out is Joe, next time he loses immunity you put a bullet in him.

When you get to the final group above you make a pact with Dan and Rodney and kill everyone else, but if the someone else happens to win immunity you can still kill one of Dan or Rodney and win points with the jury.

any two of the three Dan, Rodney, Shirin are jury toxic,

[Jacks]

Russell was a pretty likeable guy compared to Dan and Rodney.

Take those two idiots to the end and you are guaranteed a win.

[Acey]

Yeah the difference for me is that Russell is arguably good at the game of Survivor. Only problem is that he played a game that gets you to the end, not a game that wins Survivor.

Dan and Rodney just aren't good at anything.

[Cheese]

Joe lost immunity, almost had the perfect fake immunity idol, and still got voted out. Too bad, liked the guy and the rest just piss me off.

[WhiteTiger]

Well, that was an interesting espisode, but a pretty much expected result. As soon as Joe lost, he was gone. Nice try with the idol, though.

With him gone, JohnnySkittles joins us on the bench.

[CaptainCrunch]

We're really left with one of the most unlikeable casts in the history of the show, and really none of them deserve to win, none of them are great strategists.

But the jury questions should be epic.

I still stand by the only way of winning is to get Rodney and Dan in front of the jury.