Survivor premiere (spoilers)

I was looking for a thread too   

I don't have any favs yet ... it sucks to have no Pea Pool ... I liked having a person to root for - even if they were annoying   

I also really like the premiere show. I loved the new opening on the ship (looked like a ship to me) and how they had a challenge on it straight out of the bat. I loved how they revealed the tribes before that-David vs. Goliath and how the David team reacted to that telling the story of how David slew Goliath and became a king. I really loved how the Goliath team picked who they thought was an uncoordinated guy to run the challenge and he ended up writing algorithms for slide puzzles! Ha! Just goes to show you how you should never judge a person by appearances which I think some people on the Goliath tribe are used to doing.  Nerd guy (I'm sorry I don't know his name yet) is a gem to keep on the tribe because of his gift with puzzle challenges. 

I thought it was a great first episode and was very happy that we got to see a lot of views of camp life and a mixture of who the players were. DS pointed out the writer of "The School of Rock" right away to me and said that he also acted in it as Jack Black's friend Ned Schneebly-the guy who's identity Jack Black steals so he can teach at the school. He's also written a couple of other movies. I was surprised to see him there. He certainly doesn't need the money and according to the other players he's been on The Amazing Race already. What do you all think? Personally I think he's been given priority treatment as far as a chance to play-I would think Survivor wants the exposure. If that's the case I personally don't think it's right. I rather have a regular ordinary person have a chance to play and have a chance to win. What do you all think? Plus he's all ready had a chance on The Amazing Race. 

Natalie made a huge error on the first day. I don't care how successful she is at her job-and she made a point to point it out. She might not be used to manual labor at this point in her life but this is Survivor. When you get to the beach if you want to play Survivor it's imperative that you roll up your sleeves, pitch in and work! Working hard physically shows that you are a hard worker and a team player. If I ever got on Survivor that's what I would do. Work extremely hard physically every single day. Standing there with her arms crossed around herself she looked like she was better than anyone else. According to the others she didn't lift one finger to chip in at all. She won't last long and if I were on that tribe I'd be anxious to put her name down. 

Weather wise-oh my gosh! I hope they are on the very tail end of rainy season because the weather sucks! Are they not allowed to pack rain gear like rain jackets at all? Why not? Is it to make it seem more dramatic to the viewers to see the players shivering like crazy at night in their soaking wet clothes in the shelter/half shelter if they haven't finished building it yet? Is that wise if they get hypothermia? I know we've had Survivor seasons during rainy seasons. I just hope this one was filmed during the end of rainy season in Fiji. 

The construction worker who was cracking jokes in his coarse language did end up building a pretty great shelter-he got it up in a fairly short amount of time compared to the Goliath tribe. I was so sorry to see him go the way he did. I think by that time his teammates had grown to respect him and care for him. You could tell during the good-byes on the beach. 

Sue-I agree with you on the no Redemption Island concept. I'm so glad we're back to not having that too. 

I also hope we have awhile before they mix up the tribes. I'd like to see how this concept works out for awhile. I'm rooting for the David tribe. 

Yes, Natalie either wants to go home right away or is totally unaware of her behavior. I was sorry to see Pat go. It was painful to watch. Glad is recovered. The instant showmance did deserve an eye roll.

I think he gave them the flint because they were supposed to go to tribal where they would have gotten their torches thus having fire.  

In the past, they have had to snuff their torches if they had not earned their fire.

Good season. I like the surprises that aren’t released in previews. Makes for entertaining TV when they haven’t ruined it. I like a few of them right off the bat. The couple that practically got married on the first night will need to tone that down quick...I like the guy, but not too sure about the girl. I like that he found the idol.

Natalie needs to go. Hopefully that was just a show and editing because I can’t believe she would do that on the first day.

PayPal charges too much to do it anymore. I think some Peas were researching alternate methods of electronic payment that were less $ or free. I don’t believe a solution has been found yet.

That stinks. I'm sorry.

My kid uses an app called venmo to pay friends. There is a 25 cent transaction fee. Maybe you guys can use that.

Add me to the list of peas who absolutely loved this premiere episode. I was glad to get a season without returning players. I absolutely love survivor and have watched every season multiple times, but it’s nice to see some new faces.

Since there wasn’t a pool for this season, our family read the cast bios before the first episode, and we each chose our own winner pick. We gave everyone the option, at the end of that first episode, to either keep or change their winner pick, and each one of us decided to stick with our original pick.

Since you all are fans, you might appreciate what we did for dinner the night of the season premiere.

In past years, I’ve served things like rice and beans, peanut butter and chocolate, and cracked open a coconut for dinner. It was fun in theory, but it didn’t provide us with that great of a meal. This year we decided to change it up. I made about 10 different items, and presented each item to my family at the dinner table one at a time, survivor auction style. Everyone had a pile of monopoly money, and they each bid on the items they wanted. A couple were face value, like a big bowl of salsa and chips with a pitcher of ice cold lemonade. Also a steak dinner that I knew only my husband would bid on. A few others were covered first: like a bottle of ketchup, then when my son won that item, I grabbed a plate of mac & cheese to add to his prize. He always covers his mac & cheese with catch up, so he was super excited. Another item, covered, was a plate specifically made for my vegan son, but I had to encourage him to keep bidding so that he would win practically the only item he would be able to actually eat that night. Another item was a small jar filled with Hersheys kisses. Then tucked inside the jar was a secret advantage all rolled up. It allowed the winner of that jar of candy to choose his seat first while we watched the show. Of course he chose everyone’s favorite recliner. There was another advantage, also covered, that allowed the winner to change their winner pick to any other player if their original choice got voted out before the final five. It will be fun to see how that one plays out. Probably everyone’s favorite item up for bid was a folded over McDonald’s bag, that two of my kids kept trying to outbid each other for. When my middle son won that bag, expecting a big Mac meal, he found a bowl of white rice inside. Later on he was tickled when he bid on a covered item, which was the big Mac and fries. By the time I got all of this set up however it was pretty much cold. But he didn’t mind, and they all had a really great time.

I told a few of my friends about this crazy dinner we had, and they didn’t really seem to get it. But I was sure you all would get a kick out of it. I loved doing it, and all the kids, including my husband, who typically doesn’t watch survivor with us, said they loved it and wanted to do it again next year. After all the hoopla DH sat and watched the entire episode with us, and now he’s hooked!

Can’t wait to join in the season with you guys this year!

Hi everyone. After much searching I wanted you all to know that I finally found the Dalton Ross recap article. I can't do links but here is the site address ew.com/recap/survivor-season-37-premiere/
I hope you can find it there. I haven't read it yet. I was waiting for a migraine free day which I finally had tonight. I'll read it in a bit. 

monklady123-yes this was the episode where one woman turned to another and said, "how did you learn to do this" and the other one said, "you tube" when they were weaving palm fronds together. I agree with everything you said in your post. Of course if I was chosen for Survivor I would binge watch every season and episode. I have literally watched every season and episode since the very first one-but remembering them for me is a problem. But like you said I would also study up on anything and everything I could to give me an advantage out there. Making a fire, learning how to weave palm fronds, shelter building, practice my swimming and diving below the surface holding my breath-I love doing this in the sea anyway when I am snorkeling with fins and a mask, but what I really want to do is learn how to stay down longer. I've read a bit about free diving and I'd love to take a course. I only want go down up to 30 feet but I'd love to be able to hold my breath for 4 minutes or so. There is a course I've been looking at in St John USVI. If I were chosen for Survivor I'd make sure to have taken it before I went. It'd be amazing for water challenges and also be such an advantage for gathering food from the ocean. I'd do even more than that for preparation-any and everything I could think of. 

 I think there are still people who just don't get it. Who won't take the time to prepare. It happens every season on The Amazing Race where you'll have a contestant who shows up not knowing how to drive a manual or stick shift car. Every season it gets them into trouble. I think it's the same with Survivor. You will always have these personalities who think that for them they will get by without needing to know how to do something or can get by not needing to do manual labor. They learn it on the fly, when they get there or will get by on their other qualities. 

I agree with many of you that this was an outstanding first episode. I can already tell how much I'm going to like this season compared to last season which was very dull. 

wrongwayfeldman-I loved your Survivor dinner that you made for your family! What an amazing amount of thought and dedication you put into it and what fun your family must have had! It sounded like such a fun and exciting evening. Can I come to your house next year for dinner?