Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-2091662-20161002113334/@comment-1734566-20161002235027

Hey man! I was actually totally hoping you'd message me sometime soon about this, lol.

Well, first off: I had no real intention of watching this season, and instead was just gonna skip to S34 (you know, the one with the AMAZING cast? <3). BUT then I recognized one of the cast members. I've actually been watching Mari on Smosh and SmoshGames since she was first hired. I went into this season knowing that she probably wouldn't last long, because her time on SmoshGames has proven that she's really pretty ditzy, clumsy, and not very aware of her surroundings in general or even when people are talking to her. So with that, I was a bit shocked that she started off playing pretty strong in Episode 1, but then came Episode 2 and I guess I should've seen it coming.

So, with that acting as a sort of bait, yes, I kinda got hooked on the season as a whole. However, I think that so far the cast is just kinda bleh. The Millennials are full of stereotype-fulfillers who are all so one-dimensional. For the first time EVER, I was actually OK with the Mari/Hannah plan to take down the popular kids, if for no other reasons than 1) The popular kids were SO f***ing annoying that it was acceptable, and B) Unlike past seasons where the "losers" are the misfits who can barely run a short distance and the "popular" kids they target are challenge beasts, I think enough of that outside alliance (like Mari, Adam, Will, etc.) qualified as "decent" in challenges to justify targeting people like Jay and Taylor - ESPECIALLY considering that Millennials as a whole already have a challenge advantage over the older Gen X'ers.

But character-wise, the only person I'm really invested in on the Millennials is Zeke - and I totally swear it's not just because of his name, lol; I actually find him really charming as an outcast who's already admittedly ashamed of his tribe's label/the rest of his generation, but actually proves to be a somewhat valuable member and potentially smart player. So I'll definitely keep an eye on him. Also: Michaela is pretty b****y, but unlike past examples like NaOnka, she at least has an understandable reason to be so, so I'm willing to let that slide for now. The Gen X'ers are pretty bland as a whole. Like, they're all just THERE. The only ones who stood out were the weakest ones, Rachel and David, because they're so hilariously bad at the game.

So will I still follow this season now that my main motivation for watching is gone? I guess so. But I'm still pretty much just treating this as a placeholder season until Season 34.

What are your more specific thoughts?