That Pick 'Em game to start the show was cruel. Two people got axed from the game before they ever really got a chance to play. Granted, in Wanda's case it was a mercy killing. For us. The last person I'd want to be marooned with on a tropical island is Ethel freakin' Merman. But Jonathan got a shaft he never even knew existed. I'm hoping at some point we hear why Cody didn't pick Angie, after their "thank God I'm not the oddest one here" bonding. Seems like a stupid choice.
Meanwhile... pardon me while I indulge in a little schadenfreude and laugh uproariously at the morons who capsized their boat and lost their precious firemaking supplies in the bargain. Not really looking much like the "brains" team from where I sit-- especially considering they chose to go to a new beach, where they'll have to build a new shelter. Idiots. The right move would have been to stay at their old beach, lounging in the comfort of a shelter the losing team helped build, knowing that team was wearing themselves out building a new one! "Let's have a new adventure?" I'm sure Wanda and John had a grand old adventure being driven off the island on the power boat-- perhaps you should have gone with them instead.
Posted by Peter at February 18, 2005 2:16 PMGreat summary. Of course I was also disappointed in Coby's decision not to pick Angie, but I think it was only strategy. For him to publicly choose the black sheep of the game over much stronger people would have been the same as holding up a sign saying "I Have an Alliance With This Woman So Please Vote Us Both Off." Besides, it made for better television; now Angle is even more of an underdog and an even better player to root for.
Posted by: Scott Hardie on February 19, 2005 7:00 AMRoot for her? Why bother? Angie is a serious underdog. A lot can happen in a very short time in this game, but at this point she's clearly the next person to go if her tribe loses immunity again. On the other hand, Probst said something in an interview-- that the Pick 'Em game "pays off" right away and then again on day thirtysomething-- which leads me to think she and Cody might go pretty far.
Posted by: Peter on February 19, 2005 8:13 AMWhat the hell? There's a new Survivor? Howzabout a little heads up next time, Peter? I depend on you to keep me updated on stuff like this. I guess I missed the advertising blitz because there's no other show on CBS that I watch. Perhaps they better start advertising on the other networks to catch people like me.
Posted by: Stephen Glenn on February 19, 2005 8:59 PM