Another great moment on the show was at tribal council, when Jeff started saying something like this: “You know, you guys beat all I’ve ever seen…” The guys look confused. “Here you are in the Amazon jungle, and all you think about is how to woo these women…” The guys do gorilla grunts and snicker with wicked grins. “And that is exactly what will be your downfall.” The guys all fall silent, and their grins disappear. 
Priceless.
It’d be funny if they never joined the teams as in the past… if they just kept it as a boy’s team and girl’s team until they were down to the last two, then let the jury vote…
Yes. You just know Jeff is going to relish every tribal council.
Has 1 out of 8 young American women had breast implants? Or have the last two Survivors not accurately reflected (gasp) the larger population?
I like that idea, Eth, but how would it work? One guy would be waiting around by himself for quite a long while. […snicker…]
That’s what I was wondering. Since when do gym teachers get implants?
Apparently since I was in school. Of course my grade school gym teacher was an old guy named Vito, and my HS coach a young black guy. A couple of the older coaches had pretty impressive breasts, but they appeared natural…
Shit - hit submit too soon.
What the hell kind of message would she be sending to young girls in health class concerning “body image”?!
I think people might be judging Heidi a little too harshly and early. I’m not convinced she has had implants.
Sure, she’s relatively large breasted and they seem quite firm, but she’s pretty young too (only 24). My daughter, who is 18, has a very similar body to Heidi, and I can assure you that my daughter has not had any implants.
It’s all that good nutrition I suppose.
I agree. It’s possible that’s her natural shape. It looks weird, but maybe…
Anyway, she’s certainly very fit. She did a great job on the challenge, and she seems to be at least reasonably intelligent. She should be an asset.
(Looks-wise, she’s not really my type. I like Shawna and Christy.)
Ethilrist said:
It’d be rather difficult, since the jury has to vote between the two finalists, and kind of needs to know who they are before they vote.
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This may sound harsh, but I don’t think handicapped people should be allowed on a highly competitive reality TV program where they’ll be expected to pull their weight on the team. Yes, I know deaf people are capable of a lot of things, but competing on an equal basis with seven others who aren’t deaf isn’t one of them. At any rate, I doubt Christie will last long…she’s just too obvious an elimination pick, and being isolated doesn’t help at all.
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I’m a minority opinion re. the Immunity Challenge…I think that EVERYONE’S assesment of it was off-base. I’ll take it one step at a time. Crawl through the barricade: no big deal. Even at that point. Cargo net: Some agility required, but not the game-breaking kind (that would come later). Rebus: This is simply a matter of staying calm, focusing on the task, and solving it one step at a time. Again, no big advantage. I’m surprised the ladies struggled so horribly. Balance beam: This is what killed the men’s side, and I honestly have no idea why. Some people don’t have great balance, but simply WALKING across one shouldn’t have been such a huge struggle. And geez, does shimmying across take so damn long? I also agree that bracing against each other would’ve made it easier, and I don’t see why they didn’t even try that (“Gross?” Wait’ll you see what you’ll be eating in a few days.
). Puzzle: I have no friggin’ idea what happened here. Jeff P put it more succinctly than I ever could. Bottom line, the guys lost because a few of them screwed up…nothing to do with cockiness or overconfidence or any of that flapdoodle. As this show has proven many, many, many times over, some people just cannot operate under pressure at all, no matter how much brains or brawn they have. -
Dan was the luckiest bastard in the world for not getting the boot. Okay, it wasn’t all his fault and there were politics and yada yada ya, but he looked like a complete dolt in that challenge. (It doesn’t matter if you’re off by two feet or one millimeter, if you’re not in, you’re not good. They should know this by now.) This, I remind you, after he talked so big about never having to go to TC. I mean, sheesh, how much more obvious can a target be? Nonetheless, he’s still a dead man walking, not the way you want to start out.
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And with that…man, is this shaping up to be an even more lopsided smackdown than Africa or what? The men know that all they have to do is not royally screw up, and they can win. The women are, from all appearances, headed for a meltdown. The producers can devise contests where the men don’t have an inherent advantage, but it’s up to the ladies to actually win them. If the guys can pull it together, they might end up running the table. (Pending any twists and tweaks and turns that might show up, however.)
Final note…I had a chuckle at the King/Riggs “Battle of the Sexes” comparison. Yeah, one of the greatest triumphs for women’s sports ever has plenty of relevance to a contrived outdoor game show where the rules change all the time. 
I couldn’t disagree more. If this were a group of say, Olympic athletes or Green Berets then maybe. But is Christy’s deafness any more of a disadvantage than Janet’s lack of endurance (Christy is strong), Jenna’s stupidity (Christy is smart), Ryan’s laziness (Christy works), or Roger’s abrasiveness (Christy is personable)? I don’t think so. Also, of the women at least, Christy probably has the best outdoor skills. Sure, she has some problems to overcome, but they’re not by any means insurmountable. I think she can do well.
Christy’s correct action when everyone headed off without her (IMHO, of course): “Hey guys, I missed some of that discussion. Would someone mind explaining for me?” At least half of the others would have rushed to help her out - I think their neglect isn’t intentional so much as not being sure how to act, and not wanting to be the first to reach out and single themselves out. After someone explained, she could have volunteered to join one group or the other, or told the others that she’d stay around the camp. Just kind of hanging around with nothing to do was a bad idea. But I’m still rooting for her.
Also, I think the tribal council went well. The side that won was the side that has the more mature attitude, and will be more likely to take the game seriously in the future.
DKW said:
That should be up to the players to decide. If they think Christie isn’t pulling her own weight or is isolating herself, they can vote her out. She should not be excluded from the show at all just because of your preconceived notions.
Certainly, there are some handicaps that would make it impossible to play. I cannot imagine how a blind person would do it, or somebody in a wheelchair. But a person with only one arm certainly could give it a shot, for example.
This isn’t the first time that there’s been a disabled player on the game. Remember Robb from last season? He definitely wasn’t working with a full deck. Surely Christy–who’s much less annoying–will last longer than he did.