Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water

[joesman]

Colton is one of the most embarrassing gay people I have ever seen or want to see. Something wrong with his bf if he loves that total jerk.

I had a fright that the shirtless, hairy chested wonder might get the boot. Looks like Tyson ( what was that arms around Aras all about) will change places with his lady love. Ugh!

 

[slipintothefog]

For those that read spoilers (I haven't yet but will do so soon), was the winner foreshadowed last night? Couldn't get a clear read.

There's a final three spoiler but no solid spoiler of the winner out of those three. In fact the contestant who is spoiled as the definite final three loser had the best edit out of the three last night, so now people who analyst the edits of the contestants are unsure about the accuracy of even that.

 

[Ekim23]

So glad that rupert is gone !!!! COlton is aweful

That's all I have to say basically.

 

[Aratron]

To be fair though, they were under the impression that a F3 format was in play. It was only at the last minute they were informed that SURPRISE, they were doing a F2 that season.

Still, going to the final 3 with them was a risk, especially since they never watched China

 

[BreakTheIce]

holy lol at rupert being the first boot of this season without even receiving a vote to his name. This show has truly become a carnival of ridiculous twists.

so glad he's gone u have no idea i had a tiny orgasm when it happened. Seriously.

 

[slipintothefog]

I don't mind Rupert as long as I view him as the cartoon character that he is. I don't think anybody takes him seriously as a Survivor player anymore. I mean, fucking RUSSELL beat him in the fan favorite vote.

 

[BreakTheIce]

I don't mind Rupert as long as I view him as the cartoon character that he is. I don't think anybody takes him seriously as a Survivor player anymore. I mean, fucking RUSSELL beat him in the fan favorite vote.

Something about his ego and the way he talks just drives me crazy. I'm so glad we'll see less of him. I was flacid as fuck when I found out he was in the cast

 

[That70sJoe]

There's a final three spoiler but no solid spoiler of the winner out of those three. In fact the contestant who is spoiled as the definite final three loser had the best edit out of the three last night, so now people who analyst the edits of the contestants are unsure about the accuracy of even that.

Thanks. Just read the spoilers. Yep, you're right: the person that I thought had the best edit is posted as not winning. Will be interesting to see how it unfolds...

 

[falconfan]

Could you guys not talk about spoilers? I know you're not saying names but if people can read between the lines it kind of has the same effect.

 

[BreakTheIce]

There's a final three spoiler but no solid spoiler of the winner out of those three. In fact the contestant who is spoiled as the definite final three loser had the best edit out of the three last night, so now people who analyst the edits of the contestants are unsure about the accuracy of even that.

Jeez, way to ruin the season for everyone watching

 

[slipintothefog]

I repeat: there's no spoiled winner. At best there's a spoiled final three loser, but spoilers also said that Denise lost against Mike fucking Skupin in the Philippines (which is where this season is again, and probably has the same people spoiling it). Usually how the show edits people is a much bigger indication of whether X or Y is winning or losing IMO.

I don't like spoilers either. Unfortunately the people in charge of Survivor just don't give a shit about preventing spoilers anymore and sometimes they're so widespread that they're especially unavoidable thanks to trolls on the Internet. Heroes vs. Villains and Caramoan were the worst, since the winners were already known before the season PRECEDING them had aired. Then again the editors completely phoned it in with Cochran's win too.

Even CBS doesn't give a shit anymore. The show is trying to build "Will Tyson take Rachel's place?" and then they have press pictures of who's facing Candice and Marissa in the next duel.

 

[BreakTheIce]

Yea but some people don't wanna know who made it to the final three right away

 

[Sgt Pepper]

As long as fucking Hayden doesn't win, then I'm good.

 

[slipintothefog]

Thank god they've barely shown him. It's like the show went "Yes, very well, you've served your purpose of being stunt casting just by existing here. Now disappear from our show. P.S. the three better jurors on BB12 voted for Lane."

 

[That70sJoe]

Could you guys not talk about spoilers? I know you're not saying names but if people can read between the lines it kind of has the same effect.

My bad. It's just that in my experience since Borneo, people read spoilers but posted as if they didn't.

 

[That70sJoe]

I repeat: there's no spoiled winner. At best there's a spoiled final three loser, but spoilers also said that Denise lost against Mike fucking Skupin in the Philippines (which is where this season is again, and probably has the same people spoiling it). Usually how the show edits people is a much bigger indication of whether X or Y is winning or losing IMO.

It's not just your opinion; it's a fact. All one has to do is re-watch an entire season and you'll see the foreshadowing. Nothing is coincidental in the editing. Nothing.

 

[slipintothefog]

Yeah. In my opinion the best seasons of Survivor are way better when you watch them a second or third time. The first time you're all caught up in who's actually going to win and stuff like that, but on a rewatch you can catch all of the storybuilding and foreshadowing. For example, Johnny Fairplay declaring "he's a got a million that says [Sandra] won't be the final one" in Pearl Islands. Fucking perfect.

Other than Amazon, the show was pretty good at preventing massive spoilers from Borneo until around China or so. HvV was the first season I was spoiled for, actually, and even though I think Samoa's final three was spoiled NOBODY thought Natalie White was going to win with the totally shit edit they gave her. After HvV I tried to avoid spoilers for Nicaragua but they were too widespread and some trolls on Sucks would make topics like "CHASE / FABIO / SASH ARE THE FINAL THREE."

Then we had Redemption Island through One World without spoilers but unfortunately Rob and Kim's winner edits were about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the face. And Cochran's was like that too despite Caramoan being massively spoiled. I mean, no shit, Cochran wins out of a F6 that featured a crazy sea hag, Brenda and Erik who didn't exist for ten episodes, and Sherri who the show trashed as useless over and over again? Eddie and Brenda both could have won that game if they won one or two clutch immunities but smart viewers brushed off their chances based on their edits. It's really frustrating that the editors kind of don't care about crafting a suspenseful story anymore either.

 

[That70sJoe]

but on a rewatch you can catch all of the storybuilding and foreshadowing.

Totally. There isn't one throwaway scene/piece of dialogue. CBS wants the viewers to remember all these details, to foresee who'll eventually be in the final and prevail. We just don't always catch it the first time around.

 

[BreakTheIce]

I didn't watch the previous season with Redemption Island, how long do you have to stay there to get back in the actual game?

 

[slipintothefog]

In Redemption Island and South Pacific, somebody returned as the tribes merged (Matt and Ozzy), and then there was a second returnee (Andrea and Ozzy) at the final four. But who knows if that's what they're doing this year because those seasons had eighteen people and this one has twenty.