Yeah, so far this is not stellar. For me, Taj has been the most interesting person to watch, but that's not saying a lot.
the ones who have left weren't any better, and that includes "thank god I'm not a nelly or else mom wouldn't let me leave the house" Spencer, who is obviously dating Todd because that was the only way he'd ever have any chance of getting his hands on any prize money Was that an interview or something? I really didn't get any negative vibes from Spencer. Maybe I missed something. He seemed like a nice kid and I was sad to see him go.
It's pretty obvious that Tyson is there for attention. All the OTT garbage that spills out of his mouth is nothing more than amalgam of Survivor Bad Boys who are hoping for a career of personal appearances after they lose the show. He's obviously trying to be the next Grandma killer. "Look at me! I'm naked!" Yeah, that never stops being hilarious. Especially when you couple it with stereotyping the native with a loincloth and toss in an "Ooga Booga!". Nice.
Coach reminds me of one of those guys from a tantric sex documentary. I guess it's the Fabio hair and detachment from reality. At least he's not entirely repulsive to look at like most tantric sex stars, but I do like the fact that everybody is starting to call out his nonsense.
But yeah, I can't seem to find anyone I really want to root for. I like the Taj/Stephen/Brendan/Sierra group, but there's just not a lot going on there. I understand why they did the double-Exile thing since we've had the Exile Island in play for several seasons now. Obviously, they were trying to push an alliance to happen, but it also depends on who gets sent out there. If different people were sent out each time, it would have been sort of funny if all of them had tried the secret alliance thing, but whatever.
I don't mind the puzzle challenges. I find them a lot more interesting than watching people hold weight on their shoulders. Snore. The endurance challenges are only fun after the merge when deals often arise, especially when immunity is at stake. I love watching the confident people jump out for a cookie because they know they're safe. There's more tension. At this point, there's absolutely no reason for the audience to be interested in watching two teams stand there until they drop.
Every new season usually starts off pretty slow and picks up around the merge. I'm hoping things will heat up and get interesting. I think they should have done another season where they bring two people back from the previous season ala Stephenie and Bobby Jon. I would have loved to see Sugar deal with this bunch. Hell, bring back Stephenie and Bobby Jon.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
