# Survivor 48 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [February 27, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872 "2025-02-27T15:08:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/1 "2025-02-27T15:08:26Z")
Survivor 48 has begun! What will this season bring. So far we’ve had a dislocated shoulder, a father-daughter moment, a Dan Brown-esqe idol hunt, and a shouting match on the very first tribal. But more importantly, fan voting for Survivor 50 has begun! Fans get to vote on - Tribe Colors (whatever) - Rice or no rice (Rice!) - Final four fire-making (no!) - Live reunion (of course!) > **[Survivor Season 50 Vote](https://www.survivor50cbs.votenow.tv/)** > > You decide what happens in Survivor Season 50. Vote now! ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/2 "2025-02-27T17:27:12Z")
I don’t want to be this dude. I really, _REALLY_ don’t want to be this dude. 1. I don’t care about a single member of any of these tribes. Not a whit. 2. If you had taken a roomful of six year olds, and said “make a cast for Survivor”, this is what they would have come up with. Each is in their own slot, in their own niche, and you KNOW what their season-story will be. 3. Seriously? A lawyer lying about being a teacher? A Music Executive pretending to be a publisher or whatever? This story NEVER works, and it ALWAYS comes back to bite them. I’m being That Guy in this thread. And I feel very bad about it. Hatewatching to commence. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/3 "2025-02-27T20:10:02Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > I don’t care about a single member of any of these tribes. Not a whit. This is what I say to myself every season. Yet, usually by the merge that has changed. What is new this season is the fact that the Vula tribe has a clothing sponsor. That was probably the best dressed tribal council I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/4 "2025-02-28T00:06:19Z")
All 3 tribes were color coordinated at the beginning. Did we need to see reaction videos? (And did they seem just a tad over the top…,ie breaking down in tears?) How did we wind up with 2 firefighters? Do we think that anybody cares that one of the contestants is — gasp! — a lawyer? He might have an inflated sense of importance. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/5 "2025-02-28T00:50:15Z")
Yeah, I know the tribes are color coordinated. I’m talking about the quality and style of what they were wearing. I don’t think I’ve seen that before. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/6 "2025-02-28T01:12:42Z")
This show is getting to be so predictable that it’s painful to watch. I’m to the point where I just fast forward to the challenges and tribal council. Two hours is just entirely too long. It really needs to go back to one hour a week. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/7 "2025-02-28T20:16:04Z")
Eh, the first episode is way too soon to write off the season. There do seem to be some interesting personalities, for better or worse. And there are always those whom you don’t really notice until halfway through that turn out to be great players. And the most annoying person got voted off first, which is a big plus in my book. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/8 "2025-03-03T00:28:33Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Eh, the first episode is way too soon to write off the season. There do seem to be some interesting personalities, for better or worse. And there are always those whom you don’t really notice until halfway through that turn out to be great players. Yep, I agree. Looks interesting, but who knows? > [@Wheelz](#): > > And the most annoying person got voted off first, which is a big plus in my book. I barely noticed her- why annoying? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/9 "2025-03-03T01:09:02Z")
Going on and on about [Reiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki?wprov=sfti1) and astrology, for starters. Also yammering about how she’s such a hard-nosed, high-powered businesswoman in every confessional, essentially claiming that she has to tone down her awesomeness so as not to intimidate everybody. And that stupid hat. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/10 "2025-03-03T02:01:15Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Going on and on about [Reiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki?wprov=sfti1) and astrology, for starters. Thanks, I really missed that part. Had no idea who she was when she was voted off. I’ll never think of her again. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/11 "2025-03-03T15:04:00Z")
I agree! They should go back to one hour shows. I’ve been FF through all of that boring talk for years. We like watching the challenges and tribal council. I’ll stop if it looks like something interesting is happening, but I can’t take the interviews. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/12 "2025-03-03T20:25:16Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > I agree! They should go back to one hour shows. I’ve been FF through all of that boring talk for years. We like watching the challenges and tribal council. I wish they would bring back more survival stuff, like shelter building, fishing, fruit gathering etc. Since this is the one show my wife and I watch together (DVRed) and she likes the talky bits, I get to watch them also. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/13 "2025-03-06T21:10:52Z")
I’ll be really happy to see Sai gone (and now that she’s wasted her HII it may be soon). Her little hissy fit when she didn’t get to go on the journey was the last straw. And jeez, Mitch sure had a good day. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/14 "2025-03-07T02:37:09Z")
“DIG-4-8? What’s DIG stand for?” “YOU GOTTA DIG!” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/15 "2025-03-09T05:50:27Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I’ll be really happy to see Sai gone (and now that she’s wasted her HII it may be soon). Her little hissy fit when she didn’t get to go on the journey was the last straw. Yes, they made it clear it was for practice. Damn she just _hates_ Mary, and they barely know each other. And Star decided she hates Eva? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/16 "2025-03-09T21:10:09Z")
The longer I watch, and I’ve been watching since the first episode of the first season, the more I just want kind, friendly, and even funny contestants. I don’t want anyone angry or bitter. It’s not fun. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/17 "2025-03-10T22:27:01Z")
I don’t think they’ll ever have another Rudy. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/18 "2025-03-13T02:21:56Z")
That was a pretty wild tribal council. I don’t think that Mary and Sai are going to somehow magically get along now. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/19 "2025-03-13T04:40:02Z")
I usually get bored with alliance / vote talk, but the Mary/Sai mind game was fascinating. Cedrek wussed out. He wrote Sai down twice but couldn’t say it to her face. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872/20 "2025-03-13T05:22:44Z")
Oh Cedrek you idiot. That was the perfect way to get out Sai and keep your #1 ally. Now you are with the _two_ people you voted for. And if Mary and Sai squash their differences and get along, guess who’s the third man out on a 3-person team? 🙄 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-48/1014872.md?page=2)