Thursday, September 15, 2005

"PREMATURE EVACUATIONS," OR LOVE AMONG THE RUINS? There is much to note about Survivor Guatemala: Season of the Trickster Owl, but I need to be a little bit vague for those who have not yet seen it:
  • Casting this season seemed to be based upon taking a look at the Labor Department's "fastest growing occupations" list and flipping it upside down: magician's assistant? doorman? ex-NFL quarterback? zookeeper? barfly? fishmonger? water ski instructor? (Note: I only made up one of them.) What ever happened to lawyer, barista and Mentor To Troubled Young People?
  • Dehydration, people! Like, common sense? First time I can remember there being a reward challenge in Ep#1, but, hot damn, that was some grueling stuff.
  • I am glad that they brought back the people they brought back; am surprised they have no "protection" at all.
  • I admire Hogeboom's bluff, but if we're going to have an ex-NFL journeyman QB on the show, why not John Fourcade? Jeff George?
  • This is the first season where there were man-made physical structures already available, right?

Will this be a third straight great season? That's up to the players, and the narrative their strategery creates.

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