Post by ibwannabe on Mar 12, 2015 20:26:03 GMT
SURVIVOR 30 – Episode 3
I thought I’d wait until both coasts, and anyone lagging behind, got to see Survivor before I posted any write-ups, from this point on.
At the “No-collars”, now Nina is the one who is paranoid. Wah, wah! She believes she is next to get voted off. These players are really getting on my nerves already. Jenn thinks that Nina is using her deafness as an excuse for not fitting in. I feel for Nina, but, she seems to want special treatment because of her deafness.
Will continues to entertain with his catch phrases. This week he says that “I’m playing chess, not checkers”. < Good one.
Over at the “White-collars”, Shirin spots and imitates a couple of howler monkeys as the camera zooms in on the male’s huge nutsack. Damn, they’re hanging low! Ha! She gets excited as they have sex and proceeds to return to camp and describe the event to her tribemates, who seem dis-interested. Tyler, because of her incessant talking, says that Shirin has a big black “X” on her back. WTF? Are they given these lines or what? Sure, Shirin is becoming annoying with her constant talking, but, how would they feel if she didn’t say as much? Would she then become a target because of her silence? I know there’s a happy medium, but, c’mon, she’s now a target because she talks?
Meanwhile, on the “Blue Collar Tribe”, the girls are talking about how they’ve made the “best batch of water”. Made the water? I’ve never even seen them boil water. Now talk has turned to food and comfort; a precursor to an upcoming reward/immunity challenge? Dan slips up BIG TIME! He calls Rodney’s mom a whore! Where the hell did that come from? Did he really think it was funny? NOT! I’m really disappointed in the drama on the Blue-Collars!
Back at the “No-Collars”, Hali & Jenn decide to go “surfing”, using driftwood. Hey, might as well have some fun while there. I’m surprised Nina didn’t cry, once more, about not being invited to go with the girls. Joe catches a lizard that “tastes like chicken”, while Nina doesn’t partake in the snack. She’s really alienating herself from the rest of her tribe, even as Joe tries to reassure Nina of her standings. I like this dude.
Nina, in my opinion, is misplaced by being with the No-Collars. She, as we later hear, has a white collar background and still, it would appear, has that mindset. That is one reason why she doesn’t fit in.
Back on the White-Collars, everyone is looking for the hidden immunity idol…everyone, except Carolyn. She stays back at camp, “watching the fire” and amusing herself with the thought of them searching, in vain, for the idol, while she already has it. Remember the cameraman pointing the camera at the tree where she “happened to look” and “find” it? No, she really did find it…right?
Shirin is getting more and more annoying, especially to Joaquin, who seems to hate her. Are we missing something? Joaquin calls Tyler over to share his idol clue; they seem to be tight. Naturally, Tyler already knows that Carolyn has the idol because she showed it to him on day 2.
On the Blues…there go Mike and Rodney and here comes the drama…again! Lindsey gets her mouth into it with Mike and goes way over the top, shouting like a crazy woman! She says in her confessional that she has the best work ethic of everyone. Really?! Ha! Interaction at camp sucks, big time! Don’t these dummies know that a big part of Survivor includes camp life, as well as challenges? What juveniles! Talking behind backs, acting out, flipping the bird and making faces while the object doesn’t see you? These babies are childish and very disrespectful. Why does Lindsey have to bring God into her tirade, making fun and being rude, while yelling at Mike and asking him if God came down, with his long hair and beard, to start the fire? Not cool! All this, most likely, because Mike has a scripture verse tattooed on his back and she wanted to hurt him. I think she hurt her own credibility.
It’s hard to find someone to like this season, and very easy to dislike many players. Are they playing up to the camera or just plain asswipes? Maybe both.
Challenge time and the No-Collars elect to keep Nina out of their way as they compete…or try to compete. Big mistake! They really screwed up this challenge, even as JP kept yelling at them and hinting to them, during his narration, that they should change up their strategy. Too little, too late, as they finally bring Nina back in to participate. It’s off to tribal council for them as they lose, yet another challenge.
Joe takes full responsibility for keeping Nina out, and Will quips, “It was like boot camp!” Ha-ha! There he goes again. Ha-ha!
As they have to, due to camp interactions, the Blue-Collar tribe wins immunity and the better of the two rewards. Comfort…yep! How’d I know that was coming? And, it’s lucky for Mike and Dan that they won. The White-Collars came in second and got a tarp. Better than nothing, right?
At the No-Collar camp, it goes back and forth between voting out Will or Nina, but I fully expected it would be Nina. Joe, incessantly, apologizes for keeping Nina out and takes blame for their tribe’s loss. Will reassures Joe of his support, and when Nina asks Will who he is voting for, he says he’s not sure, but we know that’s a lie and he doesn’t appear convincing. I wonder if Nina bought it.
During tribal, Nina still brings up the deaf issue, for no good reason. Will and Joe’s retorts are honorable, as they and Jenn reply to Nina that her concerns were unfounded. The campaigning for votes continues, as it becomes more and more evident that Nina does not fit in with the No-Collar tribe. It appears that they would be more cohesive and better off without Nina as part of their tribe.
The vote comes down and it is Nina 3, Will 2. After 8 days, it was time for Nina to leave, as Jeff says, “Nina, the tribe has spoken, it’s time for you to go”.
I must say, the one thing that always stands out for me is the photography. From neat, close-ups, to telling scenes, to beautiful vistas; these camera people are exceptional!
On the next two (2) hour special, there is, of course, a lot more arguing at the Blue camp and at the immunity challenge Jeff announces a “massive collision” and stops the competition, as he calls in medical. Is this hype? We’ll see.
Oh, going forward, I think I’ll shorten my synopsis with a bullet presentation. Less to read and more concise.
