Well, we’re about three episodes into Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and so far, it’s been a pretty fun ride. I have some questions about the casting (since when is Candice, the universally loathed turncoat from Cook Islands, a hero?), but overall, I’m liking this all-star iteration better than, say, All Stars. And unlike that other reality star retread machine The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, I actually am happy to see most of these people come back. Here’s hoping the third time’s the charm for Cirie.
Of course, if Survivor is going to bring back its past stars on a more frequent basis (as I’ve heard the rumor to be), I personally would like a cast made up of people who’ve all been ousted on the first episode. That would certainly be the wackiest season of all time. Then again, the tribes would consist of mostly women and old people, but hey, that’s okay. It would certainly keep things interesting.
Nevertheless, the daggers seem out in full force on this season, and thanks to Mark Burnett bundling reward and immunity challenges together, we get more time with our superstars, listening to them plot and scheme and position their way to the front of the pack. And isn’t that all we want to see?
Pictures from the latest episode after the jump…
As James charges full force toward him, Randy fails to master the fine art of STEPPING OUT OF THE WAY.
“You know Parvati, sometimes I smear my feces inside everyone’s water canteens. But I’m only gonna tell you about that because you’re purdy.”
“Aw, thanks Russell. Wanna DO IT?”
“THIS IS THE CLEANEST I’VE BEEN IN FOURTEEN YEARS AND I LOVE IT!!! AAARRRRGGGH!!!!!”
“Sandra, what is that wretched smell?”
“I dunno.”
“Huh. Wanna DO IT?”
Russell: “I oughta hide one of Parvati’s implants in the jungle.”
James: “And remember how Stephenie was all ‘Y’all better stop cursing?'”
Rupert: “Oh yeah. CLAAASSIC Stephenie.”
“WOMEN.”
“You know what I would love to do today? Push an old man violently off a platform!”
“Hey Probst. Do you think I’m hot?”
“I’ll have you know that I got this feather earring from a lovely lady named Calypso and her partner Skylar. We met at the Lilith Fair, and you’d do well to spare the judgment, thank you very much.”
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE HAVE TO WATCH THE MARRIAGE REF? WHAT SORT OF SICK, DEMENTED GAME IS THIS???”
“MAKE THE MARRIAGE REF STOP!!! I CAN’T WATCH ANOTHER SECOND OF IT!!!”
“WHY, JERRY SEINFELD? WHY????”
“Damn this crustacean. Maybe I should give this to Parvati. I bet she knows a thing or two about opening clams.”
“I wish Ambah was here. She’d oil down my fat rolls. It’d be wicked awesome.”
Coach: “How awful was that Marriage Ref?”
Randy: “It was one of the worst things I ever seen. And I just saw Russell jerking off on a hermit crab.”
Well this seems like an even matchup.
“Dear Ra, eternal Sun God, please give me the strength to talk out of my ass for thirty more days.”
What did you think about the episode? And what about the season so far?
I still have no idea who Danielle was… or is… or who the eff cares.
I miss Stephenie already. 🙁
That said, I’ve had the same thought myself about bringing people back who were voted off early – though to give a wider choice of players, I’d expand it to people who were amongst the first four or five voted off. At the most, people who never made it to jury.
I also want to see a segment done with people who quit the game, ask them how they feel about people who are willing and able to come back and play it a third time.
Boston Rob has now played Survivor three times and The Amazing Race twice. They need to bring him in for Big Brother. I quit watching that show when it became horrendously obvious the fix was in, but I’d come back to see Rob complete the CBS trifecta.
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