Survivor Nicaragua Intro

Survivor Nicaragua

On Survivor Nicaragua, the tribes were divided by age. The young tribe is La Flor, and the old tribe is Espada. The castaways also had to search for the Medallion of Power which gave a tribe an advantage in the immunity challenge if they chose to play it. Brenda found the Medallion of Power, but her La Flor tribe handed it over to Espada, in return La Flor received flint and fishing gear to help La Flor start a fire and catch fish respectively. If I was on La Flor, I would of kept the Medallion of Power, because even though the rewards are nice, immunity is far more important in the game. Ironically in Episode 5, both of this season's twist ended after a tribal shuffle, which I think was a stupid move for the producers, because they were both very interesting to watch. I was rooting for Kelly B, because I think she was an incredibly good athlete especially considering the fact she has only 1 leg, but alas she was voted off the La Flor tribe 5:1 after an inital 4:4 tie caused a revote. My favorite player still in the game is Kelly B's ally Alina.

Amazing Race 17 Intro

Amazing Race 17

The Amazing Race 17 started in Gloucester, Massachusetts where Phil Keoghan told the teams that the winners of the 1st leg which turned out to be Jill/Thomas would receive the Express Pass which is valid through the 8th leg allowing Jill/Thomas to skip any 1 task of their choice. Jill/Thomas skipped the detour between sled racing and tent building in Sweden (Leg 4) so they can't use it again. I hope the Express Pass returns next season, because I think it adds another strategic element to the race. My favorite team this season is Brook/Claire, because they have a lot of enthusiasm.

Sole Survivor

Survivor Gabon

On the season finale of Survivor Gabon that aired back in December 2008 (I got lazy with my posting again), the castaways had to search for puzzle pieces in Gabonese huts, and then solve the puzzle to win immunity. Bob won the challenge, and at a very predictable tribal council Ken was voted off 4:1. At the final immunity challenge, the castaways had to build a house of cards 10 feet tall with a time limit of 30 minutes. Even though this was one of my favorite Survivor challenges from any season, I think 30 minutes was far too short of a time limit for a final immunity challenge considering in some previous seasons they went on for hours. Shockingly, Susie won immunity which gave little hope for my favorite castaway Bob. At tribal council, an emotional Sugar couldn't decide between Matty and Bob on who was more deserving, but knowing Bob most likely would receive votes from Matty and Susie she voted for Matty. This forced a 2-2 tie between Bob and Matty leading to a fire making tiebreaker. Bob's fire burned through the rope before Matty's even got started which in turn sent Matty to the jury. At the final tribal council between Bob, Sugar, and Susie, Corinne beat Borneo's Rats and Snakes speech by Susan Hawk by giving the new nastiest jury speech in the history of Survivor. She insulted Sugar by telling her that she would only give her antidepressants. Jeff Probst then read the votes live where Bob Crowley became Sole Survivor and won the $1,000,000 prize 4:3 with the other 3 votes going to Susie. By the way, my opinions on Survivor Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands, and The Amazing Race 14 are coming soon.

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