I honestly hope that Russell and Parvati fall in love, because consolidating two of my least favorite Survivors into a couple is a more efficient use of my hate.
Someone should tell Tyson that Heroes vs. Villains is an all-star edition, and so he should've brought his A-game barbs, not some sawed off wound-licking excuses like worrying for the other tribe's sanity, lame jibes about "steroid sandwiches," etc.
Don't get me started on Russell trying to talk baseball. He said he doesn't "even like" the Red Sox -- but why would he like them in the first place that he has to qualify his statement with "even"? And big-upping the Astros, especially the unreflective, tribal way he did it, is about the most provincial neophyte thing he could've done. Does this guy follow baseball?
The challenge was pretty amusing, if only for two reasons.
First, in the matchup between Rob and Colby, the two of them got so covered in mud so quickly that I couldn't tell the two of them apart, which is bad news for Colby given Rob's softening torso.
Second, hahahahah, Coach. Hahahahaha.
Indie rating: Massive Attack - Paradise City"
Showing posts with label Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains - 20x02 "It's Getting the Best of Me"
Much like Boston Rob's physique, I've been softening my opinion of him to the point that I choked up a little bit when he was afraid that he'd have to be medevaced out of the competition.
A couple reasons why it's good that Stephen from Tocantins didn't make Heroes vs. Villains. First, Stephen's bromantic feelings for JT might've been tested with Colby around. Second, he'd have possibly been exposed to JT's treachery -- treachery! -- of not letting the "Hero" label limit his strategizing (or, in fact, witnessing his passive-aggressive response to losing the second immunity challenge).
Which brings me to a theory of why the Heroes have been punting immunity challenges in the first two episodes, i.e. being on a tribe called "Heroes" feeds into their egos and creates certain expectations of conduct and gameplay which is either going to handcuff them with respect to in-game strategy or lead to overconfidence during challenges, i.e. too many (self-styled) cooks in the kitchen, something that seemed to happen at the second immunity challenge.
Speaking of which, while I agreed with James' specific point that the Heroes needed to listen and follow a single puzzle-leader, the way he said it, and the way he kept hammering at Stephenie, was more than enough to reconsider any affection I might've had for him before.
Indie rating: Aidan Baker/Thisquietarmy – "Imagistic Continuity"
A couple reasons why it's good that Stephen from Tocantins didn't make Heroes vs. Villains. First, Stephen's bromantic feelings for JT might've been tested with Colby around. Second, he'd have possibly been exposed to JT's treachery -- treachery! -- of not letting the "Hero" label limit his strategizing (or, in fact, witnessing his passive-aggressive response to losing the second immunity challenge).
Which brings me to a theory of why the Heroes have been punting immunity challenges in the first two episodes, i.e. being on a tribe called "Heroes" feeds into their egos and creates certain expectations of conduct and gameplay which is either going to handcuff them with respect to in-game strategy or lead to overconfidence during challenges, i.e. too many (self-styled) cooks in the kitchen, something that seemed to happen at the second immunity challenge.
Speaking of which, while I agreed with James' specific point that the Heroes needed to listen and follow a single puzzle-leader, the way he said it, and the way he kept hammering at Stephenie, was more than enough to reconsider any affection I might've had for him before.
Indie rating: Aidan Baker/Thisquietarmy – "Imagistic Continuity"
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