Everyone now wants to label Marty's move as one of the dumbest but I do not think it is. He simply did not have any choice. We'll be back to this later.
One thing that struck me early on the show was Jeff's intro where he was saying that after the youngsters from both tribes recruited Holly and Jane, everyone north of 40 was in trouble. We know it was Marty, Jill and Dan and we know that these three are close.
Let me just say that I love Jill. There are moments while watching the show that I wanted her to be my mom. Who doesn't want a doctor mom? As unnoticeable as she was, I was really sorry she was gone. She would have been that silent player allied to the devil, much like Natalie in Samoa.
Fabio relieving himself in the pool was not that hilarious although I felt the grossness that his fellow players felt. I have peed in the pool, well maybe not in the pool, but out in the sea, and I felt that my pee, or at least some particles of it, have touched other people. Eeeeew! Haha
Was Chase really hit on his groin? I thought the ball hit somewhere lower on his thighs. While we were on with Chase, I don't feel the drama that they're trying to surround that guy. Maybe it will have something to do later on in the game, but I just don't think it has any impact for now. His father died, fine, and I sympathize. But what's that got to do with the game? We are now on the 21st season of Survivor and we all know for a fact that the game is about winning, getting people to vote for you in the end because of the game you played or maybe the niceness(whether fake or not)you showed to other players. We don't need a pretty guy crying over his dead father on his one-on-one interview.
I love Jane. If I wanted Jill to be my mom, I wanted Jane to be my grandma. Imagine how my household would feel so alive if she had just been living inside. She's so cool for her age and quite a strategist too. Most older people, especially women on their 50s, are nice (pardon me if that's how I see them). But Jane is nice in a sort of wicked way. Her eating a whole fish away from others was just badass.
Sash was a revelation. After Shannon called him gay on the second episode and defending that, I thought he was going to turn out to be this likable player. But no, he is a mean strategist who wants victory for himself and not for his friends. That's what Survivor wants, but it's not what I want. I want to see hardcore players with a heart, but not as nice as Amanda. I thought Parvati had a heart or probably I have watched her plenty of times to make me think I know her personally. Back to Sash. I have this feeling that he is going to be seen as a villain along the way.
Dan as always was a disappointment. NaOnka could not have said it any clearer. "He couldn't jump either." If they lost the challenge, I would have shouted at the top of my lungs to vote off Dan. Thank goodness Espada won the immunity challenge so I would not have subjected myself in this kind of humiliation.
I believe Alina's tears were genuine or maybe NaOnka is right. Alina may just be too cold to easily cry like that without purpose. But come to think of it. What did she achieve by crying? Saving herself from future votes? I don't think so. She may have been the next secret target of Nay, Holly and Chase, but as far I know from watching, she did not know that. And besides, it was still before the Immunity Challenge for her to feel vulnerable.
I thought the Reward Challenge was fun where it tests your mind as well as part of your physical ability. The Immunity Challenge was much better. I thought it was going to be similar to the challenge during the first episode. The props may have been reused but uh-uh, it was not as boring as the first-episode contest. I thought Benry was just all muscles and I was surprised that he can be at par with Alina in formulating strategies.
We all thought that what Brenda and Sash were planning was bull considering how awesome we have seen Marty's mind worked in earlier episodes. I for one would have never believed he was going to hand his Idol to Sash. What was he thinking when he gave the hidden immunity idol to Sash? That he was going to be part of their alliance? Even if he would be, he was still going to be at the bottom of the hierarchy. But let's give Marty some props in here. He was desperate and whether he gave the Idol or used it for himself, he would still be in the same position. Hope is what he needed and that's what Sash gave him. He should not have handed it over but what choice did he have? Use it on the last tribal council and be a clear target of everyone on the next tribal council or keep it and get voted out?
Sash's slip was one of the highlights in the show and yes, I loved it. I hope Brenda and the rest of the crew would ponder on that. I think Brenda already does and maybe that was her plan all along.
We all assumed that the youngsters are going to make a mess, but hey, they're not doing so bad. I wish Alina would find more allies to topple the party of five's (Sash, Brenda, Chase, Naonka and Purple Kelly) earlier bond. Holly and Jane seem to have sided with the alliance and Fabio may have already been absorbed into the group, but let's keep our fingers crossed.
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