Curtis @ 25/9/2014 13:43

When Dale grabbed it I was like, 'I hope he's not planning on pretending that's a fake because no one will believe that that's actually an HII' lel. I hope that thing isn't it, it looked so dinky

The Caramoan idol was dinky as fuck. I'm amazed it even made an outline in Reynold's pants for anyone to notice.

Things I noticed about the premiere that haven't been mentioned already:

This cast is the most southern since Vanuatu, and possibly ever. So many accents! John and Julie, Keith and Wes, Missy and Baylor, Alec and Drew all repping the South, and Dale and Kelley being pretty rural as well. Special mention for Keith and Wes for being from Shreveport where I grew up (partially)!

We got a Twinnie moment at the beginning. I'm glad we got one, and I'm even more glad it will be the only one. It's amazing how they're so close and yet can't stop yelling at each other.

I love whoever it was that was so excited about the prospect of contracting tetanus.

Missy has been through three divorces, and as a result trusts her gut MORE now when it comes to her choice of men. lol

Beautiful choice of exile location! The only thing better than an artificial structure to make Exile memorable (Panama's big skull, Cook Islands's shipwreck, the Sugar Shack) is a natural structure like the Tocantins sand dune. The big ass rock spire is awesome.

In general, the beaches look a LOT better than they did in Nicaragua or RI, even though I'm recognizing things here and there. I think the Survivor editors employ colorists to give seasons shot in the same location different tints (for example, the greens in HvV look much deeper than the ones in Samoa to me), and I think they took the edge off the aggressive brownness of the sand and added to the blue of the ocean, which really does wonders.

I cannot frickin' believe Coyopa made their roof out of what is basically poison ivy. I don't foresee them doing very well in future challenges if they're that rock stupid.

Loved the challenge! I always appreciate it when they build stuff that goes upwards, I like challenges that allow for some creativity (like how you get everyone up the wall), and I am super excited that they're giving them really difficult puzzles right off the bat. Fuck putting together the season logo and fuck putting the numbers from 1 to 100 in order. That is not a puzzle, THIS is a puzzle.

Another quitter? FUCK. If we go by Jeff's definition of quitter, we haven't had a season with no quits since South Pacific (Colton, Dana, Brandon, Colton again, Lindsey). Get some hardier people, goddammit!

e: Brandon was the quit, not Shamar. "Voted out" my ass, he was looking for an exit and got one.

People are complaining about how this intro sounds like the Cagayan one. I kinda get their point, but the similarities are not that deep, and at some level ALL the Survivor intros sound alike, so they need to chill the fuck out.

Also, I just read that Russ Landau is not doing the intros anymore. Sad face.