It kills me that the tribe with the most likable players-- Kathy, Lex, Ethan-- is the one that keeps losing, while the unappealing snakes on Chapera roll merrily along.
I thought the immunity challenge this week was pretty lame. A good team challenge involves teamwork, and this was just a series of individual efforts. Burnett can do better.
Meanwhile... what was Jerri thinking? The number one rule of Survivor must be this: never stick your neck out. Volunteering to be the tribe's representative in an immunity challenge is a no-win scenario. If you win the challenge your team avoids tribal council, but the following week your good work is long forgotten. If you lose the challenge, you're the scapegoat. When the tribe asks for volunteers for an immunity challenge, it's time to take a slight step backward. Unless, of course, you feel you have nothing to lose-- in which case you're better off taking your fate into your own hands. Perhaps Jerri thought she was next in line. And clearly, she might have been. But she got lucky-- Lex continued to be stupid, voting off yet another human shield. I don't know what he's thinking. When the tribes finally merge, who the heck does Lex think the former Chaperas are going to think is the biggest threat left on Mogo Mogo? Shii-Ann? Please. I like Lex, but he started playing the individual game far too soon, and it's going to bite him.
Posted by Peter at March 18, 2004 01:02 AMGood points. Mogo Mogo's biggest problem is that they can't seem to win any challenges, and they're fools to vote out their best athletes twice in a row. That is, unless the members have already resigned themselves to losing this game, which is becoming more apparent each week. Unless things shift again, Kathy's the only Mogo Mogo with a reasonable chance at getting the million.
What is it with the fan favorites getting voted out? Ethan, Colby, Rudy, Tina, Richard, and Sue were the popular players before the game started (though the last two took a nosedive in popularity once it commenced). Now only Rupert and Tom remain, and Rupert himself is one immunity challenge defeat away from leaving. I'm less than psyched about watching the scumbags and the nobodies compete for the prize, whether they deserve it or not.
Posted by: Scott Hardie on March 18, 2004 07:42 AM