No, they (specifically Matt) were really that stupid and arrogant. Here’s Matt from the first episode, when the Douchebag Frat-boy Alliance was formed:
And yeah, they never did have the hold they thought they did on the game, and the tribe started eliminating the strongest first. Probably because Matt was being such a high-handed jackass about it. And every one of them flipped! What’s odd is they didn’t show Mike hold up his vote at the end, but they showed all 8 others, and Mike’s vote was one of the ones Jeff read (he voted for Bill, by process of elimination. Of the votes they showed, everyone but Matt voted for Matt, and Matt voted for Colton).
To be fair, while not an exact quote, Johnny was relaying the sentiment of the men on the show.
I don’t know if it was specifically shown on-air, but yes, the concept for the season is “One Beach, Two Camps” - as evidenced to the players by the separate flags, I guess.
When they lost the immunity challenge, Matt said something like “I’m kind of glad this happened. I’ve built up power in the tribe, and I’m looking forward to using it.” Oops.
And his whole rooster talk made him sound like like a stupider, less entertaining, first-appearance Coach.
Three episodes in, and not a single word about honor or integrity. I know it’s not for everyone, but I am loving this season. A lot of big, different personalities. Also, I see Lief and the sushi chef going far. They are completely under the radar right now, but still smart and helpful.
Yep - and “Troyzan” gleefully proclaiming, “It ain’t Survivor unless you’re lyin’!” I think the absence of returning players is a benefit; these people may be fans of the game, but have no built-in “leaders” to direct them, so they’re playing on their own terms. Makes for a better (more chaotic) mix.
The most important rule of Survivor is that the rules are enforced at the producers’ discretion (e.g. Naonka wasn’t DQ’ed for tackling an amputee at camp in Nicaragua). My guess is that the producers would have allowed a certain amount of physical contact.
They showed eight. For some reason they didn’t show “Tarzan” holding his up, but they did show he had written down Matt’s name (the camera changes to a view over his shoulder and you can see what he has written). The only one who wasn’t clear from that segment was Mike, but the only vote unaccounted for was the one for Bill that Jeff actually read. You can see the rundown at the Survivor Wiki.
I was thinking that the guys just getting between the women and the fire and just sort of walking into the gals to push them away would be OK. Of course, the gals might grab the guys and push back, and that might escalate from there. But I see nothing wrong with nudging them out of the camp. Might speed the process up if the guys were farting while doing it.
No, it clearly shows the whole name Matt, which is already written when the camera switches to the over-the-shoulder shot. “Tarzan” is actually in the process of re-capping the marker, and his hands partially obscure the paper, but it’s visible very briefly (and clearly in a digital frame-by-frame on a DVR).
I wonder if it would be kosher to go and steal each other’s stuff while they’re at tribal? Obviously, they allow stealing to some degree because at the opening challenge, the boys stole the women’s hatchet, etc. If I were the women, I’d have stolen at least that back.
That is a good question. Also - what happened to the chicken(s)? Last we saw, the women had two and the men wanted to barter for one, but the women didn’t want to deal. Seems like they have some bargaining chips now, so they should be looking to make some kind of arrangement for fire or shelter.
The women killed and cooked one chicken soon after catching it - the broken wrist girl was proud of herself for stepping up to be executioner. What’s their hurry!?! I guess they didn’t want to build a coop any more than shelter for firewood.
Having watched this show for far too long, I knew he was doomed as soon as those words crossed his lips. Survivor loves to tell that story. They get to serve up a savory ladle of irony and schadenfreude stew with just one talking-head clip.
I’m just so glad that there is no Redemption Island and no returning players, just straight up survivor (except for the one world thing) and when you’re voted out you are gone.