# Survivor Seaon 33 Starts Tonight (Also RE: TAR) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528 "2016-09-21T19:54:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/41 "2016-09-29T15:47:05Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > 9/28 show: > > Somewhat surprised Paul was okay so fast, and it was just dehydration. He couldn’t feel his hands!.. I’ve seen similar (and worse) things in endurance races. My Wife for one. Heat stroke, dehydration. An hour after the race she pretty much lost all control. I did my best to hydrate her and get her comfortable, but ended up calling 911. Most or her problem turned out to be hyperventilation - fast short breaths. Her blood gases where all wacked out. Body was telling her to breath faster, but she needed long deep breaths to get rid of CO2. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/42 "2016-09-29T19:04:28Z")
I was not comfortable watching that. I don’t know why I don’t get as bothered if it’s challenge related but I really felt bad for Paul and like we shouldn’t have seen that. Now that they told me it wasn’t anything major I feel a little better but still. Like I was invading his privacy. I know they signed on to televise everything but nobody expects to go down like that. I didn’t think they should have shown the vultures going “more for me!” before we knew he was staying. It really made me think they were opportunistic assholes. Then again, they are on reality TV… I am starting to enjoy watching the millennials create their little world and interact. It’s interesting how they approach things differently than I would. Gen X on the other hand? Been there. Yawn. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/43 "2016-09-30T13:12:43Z")
Hannah did herself no favor. Even disregarding the question of which alliance would be better for her, agonizing so long and publicly over her vote made it utterly clear she wasn’t truly committed to the side she ended up voting for. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/44 "2016-09-30T14:11:41Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > “Scrawny” is an understatement. That is one tiny, under-fed individual – and it’s only day 3. :eek: I don’t see how he would make it to the end. Seeing him up on that platform before jumping for the key, he looked like a guy on day 37 whose tribe ran out of food on day 5. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/45 "2016-09-30T17:26:29Z")
I’ve never collapsed or felt like Paul, but I’ve felt some effects of heat and dehydration. It’s pretty much what he went through. I was absolutely wiped and out-of-sorts. They have to stay in the shade and hydrate enough. I found the first two episodes a bit of a snooze, but I will stick with. I’ve watched every ep. of every season since season 1. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/46 "2016-09-30T22:27:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > David’s imdb page - [David Wright - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1807216/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1) Huh, works as a writers assistant for Family Guy. Forget Moby, this guy is MacFarlane’s cousin. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/47 "2016-09-30T22:33:41Z")
Were lines or something drawn on that coconut with the idol? And was it really in plain sight? I might have to go back and review that scene. It seemed to me that the only thing production didn’t do was paint it fluorescent orange. ---
**Author:** ![Melisande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Melisande](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melisande)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/48 "2016-10-01T01:32:27Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Hannah did herself no favor. Even disregarding the question of which alliance would be better for her, agonizing so long and publicly over her vote made it utterly clear she wasn’t truly committed to the side she ended up voting for. Everyone is giving Hannah so much shit for this. She had literally first heard about the plan 5-10 minutes ago. Michelle took a whole walk with Will, and he said when he they parted that he wasn’t sure. He spent hours thinking about it and Hannah made up her mind in 5 minutes, but somehow she is the uncommitted one. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/49 "2016-10-01T16:57:59Z")
David, after finding the HII that he’d been actively searching for for hours: “It’s serendipity!” No. No, it isn’t. By definition, it’s the OPPOSITE of serendipity. And this man is a professional WRITER! ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/50 "2016-10-01T22:38:58Z")
> [@Melisande](#): > > Everyone is giving Hannah so much shit for this. She had literally first heard about the plan 5-10 minutes ago. Michelle took a whole walk with Will, and he said when he they parted that he wasn’t sure. He spent hours thinking about it and Hannah made up her mind in 5 minutes, but somehow she is the uncommitted one. In a post-episode [interview she did with Rob Cesternino](http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-2016-exit-interview-podcast-mari-takahashi-millennials-vs-gen-x-september-28/), Mari blamed Will for her downfall. She said originally she had just told people “yeah I make videos on Youtube of me playing video games” and Will knew her from Smosh Games (a very popular channel) and basically “outed” her as some big-name video game player, which suddenly made everyone think she was a huge strategy threat. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/51 "2016-10-02T01:48:53Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > How does one seal a coconut after putting a Hidden Immunity Idol in it? Gorilla Glue? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/52 "2016-10-02T02:34:00Z")
> [@Melisande](#): > > Everyone is giving Hannah so much shit for this. She had literally first heard about the plan 5-10 minutes ago. Michelle took a whole walk with Will, and he said when he they parted that he wasn’t sure. He spent hours thinking about it and Hannah made up her mind in 5 minutes, but somehow she is the uncommitted one. I disagree. If someone is talking to you at tribal and tells you to change your vote and you ask for a reason, and their answer is “I’ll tell you later” - don’t do it. They are already talking, just tell the reason. Hannah should have been strong enough to hold her ground. The vote was bad for her, I just bet you. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/53 "2016-10-02T15:10:38Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > Hannah should have been strong enough to hold her ground. The vote was bad for her, I just bet you. That would have been worse for her. Mari was going home no matter what Hannah did with her vote. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/54 "2016-10-02T15:20:25Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Were lines or something drawn on that coconut with the idol? And was it really in plain sight? > > I might have to go back and review that scene. It seemed to me that the only thing production didn’t do was paint it fluorescent orange. It had a purple swirly pattern painted on it, and it was sitting next to a tree. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/55 "2016-10-03T03:40:27Z")
The Millenialls think they are so special: _We grew up in front of a TV screen_. Hey, dunderhead, I’m a boomer and I grew up in front of a TV screen. And, btw, a lot of the Gen Xers look older than me!! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/56 "2016-10-03T18:22:18Z")
How many times have we seen people pass up a prime opportunity to vote out a power player or break up a big alliance with the rationale of “we’ll get them next”? It almost never works out that way. There was no real reason to get rid of Mari (though I admit I won’t miss her talking about video games every five minutes), and you can bet Figgus and her boy toy are only going to get stronger now. As for Hannah, yeah, she was screwed no matter what, because the others couldn’t make a plan and stick to it. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/57 "2016-10-06T12:05:12Z")
“When you text, do you spell out ‘You’, or just type the letter ‘U’ ?” Really Jeff? Really? This schtick is killing the show this season. Apparently it’s just a 3 month long commercial for [this show](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5485566/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), which they’re promoting heavily during each episode. Anyway, the summit was just odd, and felt shoehorned in. That’s the first time they’ve done that, isn’t it? Just send a few random members of each tribe to lunch together? The blindside at the end was nicely done, though Paul was an utter moron for telling the women what he’d do if the men decided to cut them out. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/58 "2016-10-06T16:21:38Z")
Paul committed the cardinal sin of Survivor. Never tell _anybody_ in your alliance that you aren’t fully and absolutely 100% with them to the end. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/59 "2016-10-06T20:05:22Z")
I don’t like any of these people. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528/60 "2016-10-07T00:55:42Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > There was no real reason to get rid of Mari (though I admit I won’t miss her talking about video games every five minutes), and you can bet Figgus and her boy toy are only going to get stronger now. I was hoping for a good explanation for getting rid of Mari. I was expecting a bad explanation. Did we even get an explanation, any explanation at all for getting rid of Mari? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-seaon-33-starts-tonight-also-re-tar/766528.md?page=4)