Another Wednesday, another endless wait until 5pm so I can “excuse” myself from Twitter and pass those final 3 hours until Survivor begins. Hallelujah! It’s 8pm and once again I’m thrust into the world of Probst The Magic Dragon…
I’ve been impressed with the almost cult-like following of the show this season. True, I wasn’t on Twitter last season, so maybe the tidal wave of tweets that every Wednesday brings is the same each season, but I’m really amazed by the positive vibes Season 28 is getting. I understand the show has fans, but in season’s past, I’ve seen many of those fans’ comments, and they weren’t always positive. I recall when Colton was named as a returning player on Blood vs. Water how fans’ blood boiled. Hell, my blood boiled. People claiming to be lifelong fans were going to “boycott the season,” or worse, start watching Big Brother! But after that fool quit again, fans returned and made Blood vs. Water one of the best seasons (in my opinion).
This season, however, I’m seeing nothing but raves. All those sexy players, all that brawn, all those brains (well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad) and we were rewarded with Blindside City . Bam! One after the next, like clockwork, with each packing as much emotion as last season. And with all those side plots: Cops R Us, Batman & Robin, X’XXX and the rice, Lindsey and Trish, Tony and his “bag of tricks,” and that damned Tyler Perry idol, it’s almost been like scripted drama. It’s like another season of “The Mole” (remember THAT one?) where one player (Tony) is actually a plant by the show and exists merely to sabotage the game and throw players off. If that turned out to be the case, this would finally all make sense, because this season has been one helluva rollercoaster ride. Thank you, Survivor, for making Wednesday the best night of television…
Not a lot of side business to discuss this week. I’ll put the Sabotage theme on hold as we’re getting into the nitty-gritty of my Rankings of All Survivor Players. I think we’ve made some progress in the formatting so it should appear a tad less…messy. Fingers crossed the web gods are shining on us. I’m still trying my best to get it recognized by someone who could focus a little attention on it. Any help from anyone out there is appreciated. This week, I reveal #16-70. Every name on this list should be recognizable to seasoned viewers. For that reason, I’ve included comments for everyone. Some are, you know, kind of nasty, but that’s the pitch I’m throwing. Sometime’s it’s a brush back…
There are no less than 17 Sole Survivors in tonight’s group, plus many Final Tribal participants, almost all jury members, some great heroes, some douche bag villains, plus the assorted snobs, jerks, babes and dudes…and Phillip Sheppard. Gotta love the craziness of Dr. Phil…
So please jump to the end if you can’t wait, but I prefer that you get there the traditional way and read through what (I hope) is another amusing, thought-provoking, snarky recap of the greatest competition show on television. Let’s begin…!
Tony’s vote was completely out of the blue. Not sure what we were not shown. My only guess is that he figured out that Trish was getting voted out so he did not want to p -off Kass or Woo.
I also cannot figure out why Tony did not save Trish and voted out Woo.