TV Australian Survivor - Part 1 - Cont. in Pt. 2

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I actually wouldn't have minded a tribe swap if it was Tarzan or another likeable player, but seeing as Tara is still in it really rustles my jimmies.
Yep

So undeserving of a second chance

I still can't decide if I like AK, though. I mean, get up and do something you lazy POS. I'd be that bored there would be piles and piles of firewood!
 

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AK reminds me a bit of Andrew from last season. He thinks he's this mastermind who is pulling all the strings in his tribe. But a combination of arrogance and laziness will do him in.
 

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AK reminds me a bit of Andrew from last season. He thinks he's this mastermind who is pulling all the strings in his tribe. But a combination of arrogance and laziness will do him in.
I think he's done a bit better than that. He's clearly more of a challenge asset too. Still, it boggles the mind why people would do that though (in a confessional last night it was clear that AK wasn't oblivious to what was going on). People are probably on edge and liable to get irritated about the smallest thing...you'd want to be pretty damn sure that your alliance is strong enough to withstand that and that your alliance doesn't include a couple of people who would leave terse signs on the fridge and sink of their office kitchen.

Others have brought up a good point. OK...a stint at exile island/tribe swap. I could deal with it a lot better with the right candidates, but why not Mark or Tarzan, you know tribe members that the audience was actually sorry to see go? Mark especially would be very interesting, tipping the challenge scales and dishing the Henry/Jacqui dirt to anyone who was interested in listening.
 

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Sigh, this season was going along so well. Casting seems to have improved on last year, or at the very least, cast seems happier to make some moves rather than shoot down anyone challenging the status quo. I just really dislike that our version of Survivor seems to always go back to the "shock twist!" well. The US version usually does things so well and I think Jeff Probst sums things up perfectly when he says you could almost play the same game, with the same people, multiple times and people would still enjoy it. It's because viewers are intrigued by the social interaction and gameplay between players. Although, a look at some Aus Survivor Facebook posts seems to suggest that a fair portion of their audience enjoyed the twist. I don't get it personally though. I don't really watch other reality/competition shows (i.e. The Block, Bach, cooking shows etc) but is the "shock twist!" a staple of those shows also? Is this just something tailored to Australian audiences versus US audiences?

Sure, the US version have had plenty of their own twists over the years. I struggle to remember twists in the US show that take place after a vote though (idols the obvious exception though)? Seems really cheap to me and almost goes against the spirit of a game that is all about social interaction and outwitting other players. Think the season will still be a good one but hoping they can just let the game play out as is without a reliance on twists, especially as tribe dynamics still seemed pretty interesting before the swap anyway.
 

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Locky is a dead set beast in challenges. I don't think I've seen anyone better at the physical stuff.

There was an grid iron player in the year Boston Rob won who had great hand eye and athleticism but I think Locky would have him covered.
 
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