Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-2091662-20150222173813/@comment-1734566-20150226181158

Hm. My thoughts.

Obviously, yes, I've got 1/3 of an egg on my face because So was one of the three people I predicted for the win. XP But Max and Mike both seem to be doing really well. Max ESPECIALLY; he's got charisma, he's got a dry sense of humor, and he is DEFINITELY the one person who knows Survivor more than anyone else in this entire season. Plus, he's very cleverly playing both sides on that dysfunctional tribe, with NO ONE suspecting him. The others: Tyler, for a swing vote, seems to also take a lot of possibilities into consideration and think strategically, so he's definitely not your typical "throwaway swing vote." Carolyn, I kinda WANT to dislike, but I don't dislike her too much...yet. But I can totally see why people dislike her. Joaquin, I thought might be a fathead, Drew-type person, but he seems to just be kinda dumb, not over-the-top arrogant or anything. Especially now that he's been humbled and is clearly on the bottom on that tribe, lol. And Shirin...BarBar, now I TOTALLY agree with you: Why the f*** is THIS woman the one getting all the fan love going into the premiere?? What is she DOING that's so awesome? All she did was bomb the challenge. Literally, on Rob C's podcast last night, he and Stephen Fishbach were all, "SHIRIN IS THE BEST. SHE LOST THE CHALLENGE BUT MANAGED TO AVOID ELIMINATION BECAUSE SHE'S THAT AWESOME! SHIRIN FTW :D:D" And I'm like...Really? No. She only got by because the drama between So and Carolyn overrode her challenge failure.

Blue Collar: I thought I'd like this group the most collectively, but from the moment the beans were brought back, I basically hated all the women on that tribe. Sierra's all, "OH, THAT BAG SHOULD BE BIGGER. THEY SCREWED US! >:(" Like, seriously, b****? Are you THAT spoiled? And Lindsay just LAUGHING at loud at random stuff Dan is saying, even the non-funny stuff, like Joe Biden in the 2012 VP debate, lol. Kelly seems to just be jumping on the all-women bandwagon, thus proving her to not be a real thinker or proactive player. That said, I am pretty pleased with the guys. Rodney is DEVIOUS as heck, even though I predicted him to be like Joaquin and possibly be an arrogant meathead. Using his sister's murder for sympathy points...that's some dark s***, like the dead grandma lie. Heck, even FairPlay would go, "Whoa." Mike definitely has charisma, but I'm a bit doubtful now of his chances despite my prediction of him for the win. And Dan...I personally REALLY like him, but I do NOT think he has a chance; I didn't think so before the premiere, and I don't think so now. :P

Red Collar: Vince is weird. Obviously. But to me, he's still not the Philip-type weird that you just f***ing hate. I tolerate him enough because he's not loud or aggressive like a Philip or Brandon. Joe seems like Reynold 2.0 (since Reynold was Malcolm 2.0), so he's just the latest in that stereotype...but he's definitely still likable. Will is over-the-top as well, but I don't know enough about him yet. Same with the deaf woman. Hali seems like a complete doof, and I hope she doesn't do well. Jenn is AWESOME. She's definitely the smartest AND hottest girl this season, hands-down. Hopefully she can control BOTH dudes, and probably even rope in Hali, for a solid alliance going into the merge.

All-in-all: Definitely looking to be a better cast than the abomination of last season...but will it be enough to be worthy of the 30th season? Only time will tell.