Thoughts on Survivor (only spoilers for up to this point, pre-finale)

[lazarus]

I'm at peace, but pissed, to quote Coach, that Ozzy is going to win this thing.

I didn't think someone from RI could ever win (he's been voted out twice, after all), but it's fairly clear that's what's going to happen. No way he loses a challenge, so he's in F2/F3. All of Savaii and probably Edna vote for him, and that's it.

Brandon and his father are very interesting. I'm curious as to what kind of ur-asshole the Hantz progenitor was to produce so many bullies and cretins.

Coach is hilarious. First it was the mystic faux-Eastern bullshit. Then he comes back and is all medieval, with knights and lords and chivalry. Now he's a Jesus freak. Watch him be a New Atheist if he gets another shot.

He may or may not be playing this up (we'll see how religious he is now that Brandon's gone). Albert was definitely playing it up for Brandon.

I hope Cochran and Edna, in particular, point out how shittily they were treated by the "honour and integrity" brigade during the final Jury. The whole thing is going to be a coronation of St Ozzy, anyway.

I seriously hope they abandon Redemption Island. It's changed the game I used to love, and not for the better.

[OKNancy]

1. I don't like Redemption Island either

All Ozzy has to do is win challenges. He never has to participate in the tribe dynamics. Never has to vote out anyone and therefore get his hands dirty. No outwit. However, he still has to get rid of Brandon and win two more immunity challenges if he plans to be in the final 3.

[Suich]

2. The editing is what drives me nuts!

We see them for 60 minutes a week, 40 minutes without commercials, so it's hard to tell what's really going on.

As far as Redemption Island goes, I don't play any game unless I know the rules ahead of time, and I have no idea what the rules for RI are. It's like the producers are playing it by ear.

The religious aspect stinks, and, if this is a new trend, I won't watch any more. If Mark Burnett is pushing this, he's making a huge mistake.

Playing Survivor with "honor and integrity" is nuts...why everyone followed Brandon's lead, is beyond me!

Cochran played it as well as he could.

I sincerely hope Russell is not on the finale', but I suspect he will be. Yuck!