Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-25214396-20150924173454/@comment-1734566-20150924180336

That intro was surprisingly long and epic, lol. I was genuinely shocked to see them display so much of the culture, considering Cambodia is a country that's a bit more on the...uh..."notorious" side.

And yeah, that first half hour was pretty good. Was it the best premiere ever? Nah. This season is still one of the most hyped-up seasons ever, and the premiere DID deliver on a ton of shocks, I'll say that much:

1. Joe and Spencer BOTH, surprisingly, NOT being in bad positions on their tribes despite being the obvious targets. I mean, shoot - Bayon practically WORSHIPS Joe like he's Ozzy or Boston Rob or something. And Spencer seems to be one of the few people who's in good with pretty much EVERYONE on Ta Keo.

2. Stephen being so UNBELIEVABLY bad at this game. Like, he is a bit of an airhead, based on the way he talks on Rob Cesternino's podcast, but even I couldn't have imagined he'd be THIS bad, lol.

3. Jeremy did a complete 180 from being the whiny, arrogant, paranoid little b**** he was in Season 29, and actually seems a bit more rational (especially in relation to Keith). But he still rushed to form up an alliance out of the gate, which is EXACTLY what he did in S29 and is WHY he was seen as such a threat. So in that sense, it seems that he's learned nothing. And I'm sure there's a LOT of people who'd love to overthrow him (Andrew, Joe, perhaps).

4. Vytas being first out is pretty shocking, not gonna lie.

5. Kinda shocking, but not too much: Abi claiming she's gonna change her game from Philippines, but then literally acted the exact same as she did before. So she's obviously learned nothing.

6. Kelley actually turning out to be a pretty solid player, right down to VERY cleverly covering up her search for the idol, and then her actual grab of the idol IN THE CHALLENGE. Awesomeness.

All-in-all, any preconceptions I MAY have had about this season have thoroughly been turned upside-down, and ultimately for the better. Maybe Spencer DOES have a better chance of going far? Who knows?