I liked Ryan S. He looked rather cute in his glasses. I think it brought out my maternal aspects. He didn’t really seem to do anything to deserve the “wet noodle” comment except be skinny. Poor skinny little guy. Also, one of his hobbies is writing and recording “punk/electronic music.” That’s kind of cool. Go Ryan!
I don’t think he’ll last, though.
Hated Nicole based simply on her incredibly stupid ‘strategy.’ Woman needs to learn to get along with people. Attempting to get someone voted out simply because they bugged her seems remarkably self-centered.
The “Morgan behind” thing had me cracking up. People I was watching with didn’t seem to notice, but I was rolling on the floor. Maybe I just have a weird sense of humor.
Hey, can anybody tell me what the other team’s reaction was when they found all of their stuff had been stolen? (I had to run out of the house for about twenty minutes and missed it.) It looked like he had left a few things in the raft-- were they stolen as well by the villagers?
Rupert definatley became my favorite when he stole the other tribes stuff in the village. Arrr, Pirates! And his going out and catching fish after fish reminded me of Richard Hatch from Survivor I.
I was disapointed they voted out Nicole instead of Ryan for no other reason than Nicole was hot, especially in that strapless dress.
Morgan definately looked inept, and Drake looked very good, but the women looked horrible last season, the men looked good and a woman won, so a Morgan will probably win this season. I am disappointed in myself that the “Morgan trailing/Morgan behind” joke went past me unnoticed. I guess I’ll have to pay more attention in the future.
We didn’t see any reaction - which leads me to assume it was a nonevent. They probably thought that other people on their team grabbed what was there for bartering purposes. The Morgan team wasn’t exactly organized.
Dread Pirate Hagrid stole the show last night (amongst other things). Genius move. I do think that he’s going to try too hard and burn out quick if he does. Drake also had the advantage of the woman (Sandra?) who could talk to the villagers. I think that went a long way. I think that they actually might have had more supplies starting out than any other Survivor team.
Drake looked good. They came together quick. Morgan, as previously stated, were a bunch of doofi.
There’s a lot being said about how incompetent the Morgans are, and that reminds me a bit of last season. The Drakes only won by a foot or two. (And it was Tijuana who spoke Spanish.)
I thought the dread pirate Rupert was the most entertaining of the bunch as well.
The person who left his boat/stuff seemed to be assuming (to me) that the other survivor person (good ol’ Rupert) would watch their stuff as well. I hate it when people assume you’ll do their work for them…
Other people have posted my impressions, but I’m posting anyway.
I loved that Rupert got into the piracy thing early. Stealing the other team’s stuff was great. I just wish he had stolen their raft as well, and traded it for some really good boot!
But I think he’s trying too hard. He seems desperate. The rest of Drake didn’t seem to be pleased when he decided to go fishing. It was as if the guy who caught the first fish thought he was stealing his glory. (And he deserved it. “I caught a fish!” He should have caught more.) Everyone seemed to think he should stop fishing. (“Okay, Rupert, that’s enough fish.”) And he seems to get tired easily. He should take notice of how the others react to him.
What was the deal with the nudity? I think they said something like, “If Osten loses his pants, we’ll tak ours off as well so that he’s not embarassed by being naked alone.” I admire the esprit d’corps, but it was silly.
Coconut milk? Dude, you have to share!
Morgan and the water. I cannot believe they were too thick to look at the map! Every other season had the water source marked on the map. And what’s-her-name? Lillian? The scout leader? You think she’d think of looking at the map, of all people! I guess she was too wrapped up in her “outdoor skills” to think of the obvious. I was making my “retarded noises” at the teevee when they were looking for water.
Nicole was incredibly stupid. 'Nuf said.
I too, thought it was odd that Morgan and Drake seemed to be using the same course in the cannon challenge. But it makes sense if Green Bean is right. They might have intentionally made one team weaker, and it might have been a way of making things a little more even.
Tijuana bugged me. Girl, change your name! Tijuana is a crappy border town. Her behaviour in the shop was irritating. “If I talk louder they’ll understand English!” Idiot.
Ryan running into town by himself, with no money and no map looking for a boat.
The hermit crabs biting their butts
The idiots who put their lean-too against falling rocks
The idiots that didn’t even consult the map to see if it told them where the water was.
Regarding Nicole getting kicked off - she waS an idiot. She was already in an alliance of 4 or 5 others to kick either Ryan or Lilly off.
Lilly needs to go!! If she has watched ANY of the other survivors she would know that she would not fit it with the other women. She is older and does not have a body like the young ones. Griping about how she doesn’t fit in is just rope to get hung with.
I love Hagrid as well (he’s from Indianapolis), but it looks like he’s going to lose it next week. The scene of him breaking off the top of the fishing spear could be a drastic mistake.
Tantrums can be overcome, but it’s really going to depend on when he does it. Luckily, with the amount of energy he’s exerting, he can blame it on dehydration and apologize.
I wanted to root for Morgan, as I love Captain Morgan rum. But Hagrid’s pirating skills immediately made me switch (along with the rest of the village exchanges). Getting the entire BBQ was brilliant. I really think they would have taken the grill if it wasn’t both really heavy and on fire.
All my comments have already been noted. The boats were a glaring contradiction to Probestick’s “you will find NOTHING!”
Hagrid’s a Big Tom at best. Will be entertaining, and apparently will push himself until he collapses, but no way this guy wins with his personality and openness.
Jon? Tell me when you tell one of your funny jokes everyone laughs at.
I was a little surprised out of 16 people, only one had any familarity with Spanish. Her fluency seemed to be almost an unfair advantage.
The one idiot is both a lawyer and from Chicago. Two reasons for me to vote against him. His wife was on local radio a while back, tho, and said things suggesting he is not a real quick boot.
Have you ever known anyone who would list their profession/occupation as scout leader? Not to mention going out in full regalia? Thought it was kinda cool seeing how she and the grocery bagboy bonded, tho. I’m hoping to see more of Ryan. He has shown hints of more personality and depth than most of the others. Of course, he may just turn out to be a shallow slacker doofus.
The Mexican town is spelled “Tijuana,” like her name. Sometimes people pronounce it as “Tiajuana,” but it’s “Tijuana.”
I was watching last night and didn’t even notice the “Morgan behind” caption. Fortunately, I taped the episode and will watch today with my wife, who had to miss yesterday’s premiere.
I was also surprised that they didn’t show any reaction by Morgan when their stuff was stolen. I was expecting it to be a bigger deal. That was great, though. I am happy about Rupert being a good player; he is who I have in our Survivor Pool at work. OK, it’s only $80 ($5 x 16 people), but it’s nice to have a good player to root for after having a real loser last season.
To be fair, when they were dumped off of the boat, they’d been told that they were going out to take publicity photos, and to dress how they’d like to represented on the website, etc. I don’t know if she’d be marching around in her scout regalia if they’d landed on the island with their packs of supplies. As for listing her occupation as scout leader…if that’s what she does, what else should she have said?
Ah, thanks, Pantellerite. You’re right.