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Post by pjaye on Mar 30, 2017 17:24:48 GMT
I seriously think if she had different teammates she would have gone home already. She had different team mates on two other seasons and she didn't go home. She's the only person to win Survivor twice, and she's the only person who has got to the final TC of every season she's been in and in total has only ever received 3 votes and she has done all of that without ever winning an individual immunity. That's a pretty good track record and she's been on two tribes so far this season and is still here. So there's clearly more to her strategy than simply the good luck of being on a team of "nit wits"
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 30, 2017 17:40:52 GMT
I seriously think if she had different teammates she would have gone home already. She had different team mates on two other seasons and she didn't go home. She's the only person to win Survivor twice, and she's the only person who has got to the final TC of every season she's been in and in total has only ever received 3 votes and she has done all of that without ever winning an individual immunity. That's a pretty good track record and she's been on two tribes so far this season and is still here. So there's clearly more to her strategy than simply the good luck of being on a team of "nit wits" I am talking about this season. Since she is such a threat I maintain if she had different team mates she would have already gone home. Do you not think who your tribe mates are matters? There are plenty of players in the past who got further then they would have if they had not been in a team who always won (therefore avoiding tribal), there are teams who don't vote against players because they are weak and know they can beat them in the end, there are other tribes who vote off the weak to keep their team strong. The luck of team divides absolutely has an effect on who makes it to merge.
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Post by imsirius on Mar 30, 2017 17:49:05 GMT
I think with Sandra, she is able to adapt and blend so well, she fits in no matter what. Doesn't matter what tribe she is on.
Her mantra has always been " as long as it isn't me" and she is great at making sure Heat is off her. No matter WHO she played with.
The person who lucked out big time with a tribe was Boston Rob. He finally won because they put him on a tribe of newbies who whorshipped him. These people know Sandra, have known her for years, yet they still fall under her spell. She is THAT GOOD.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 30, 2017 18:54:02 GMT
I found this in a Q&A with Jeff Probst:
A return visit from a former player. It’s an idea we have talked about for years and finally had the right situation and the right player!
Hmmm...Monica, Brad's wife?
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Post by birukitty on Mar 31, 2017 0:56:00 GMT
I found this in a Q&A with Jeff Probst: A return visit from a former player. It’s an idea we have talked about for years and finally had the right situation and the right player! Hmmm...Monica, Brad's wife? I hope not! One: what a waste of a chance to have Malcolm come back. and Two: That's really a huge disadvantage to all of the other players. If they don't get to have one of their loved ones come back then why should Brad? It's not a loved one's visit day. So if it can't be Malcolm or anyone from the current tribe I get that. Bring someone back from past seasons. But bringing a player back that is related to a current player is completely unfair to the rest of the players in my opinion. I don't like it at all.
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Post by birukitty on Mar 31, 2017 1:18:07 GMT
Okay, first I'm going to start off with my utter dismay at the team that has Sandra on it and their utter stupidity at not voting her off. What is wrong with you people? You are down to 4 people plus Sandra. That is the PERFECT time to vote her off! You're not going to have a better time. I could smell the "drop your buffs" coming in the air before I even saw the previews because of how low the teams were getting in numbers. And I was right! Get your sh*t together, grow some balls, and vote her off while you have the chance. But no, they are stupidly arguing over whether to vote out Michalea (who by the way rocks and I mean rocks at challenges-did you see how fast she dug up those sand bags?) vs. JT. Michalea in their minds needs babysitting at camp-what? And JT-well he leaked the info about Sierra getting voted off, but I'm not sure they have figured that out. In their minds they want to vote out who is proving to be a pain in the as* at camp instead of who will continue to win them challenges or more importantly at this point on this team getting Queen B*tch of the Universe out. Sorry, heard that phrase in a movie once and just had to use it. Sandra is a huge danger and why they can't see the time is now to get her out is beyond me-they must all be imbeciles. Yes, I have to admit I think in her own way she is playing well but I can't stand her so much that it is hard for me to admire it.
Debbie-oh my, I cannot believe I share a name with this psycho. The only comfort I have is that in the 1960's there were tons and tons of babies named Debbie. Anyway, she is completely nuts. We all saw how she said she was great at balance (so Brad gave her the job of doing that part) and then went to fall of that balance beam over and over and over again, while Halli did a terrific job. After it was over that explosive anger came out and she blamed Brad for the loss claiming it was Halli that took 10 minutes to get over and Halli that fell off numerous times-what the hell? And then, then to make matters even worse her crazy display at the next challenge. Right in the middle-"Brad, Brad, did you see I was the first one over the wall, did you see? Huh? Did you see?" Like a little kid looking for her parent's approval. I must admit. I haven't liked Brad Culpepper all that much in the past, but he really impressed me this episode. He kept his cool with her the entire time! I would have slapped her and said, "Snap out if it you delusional b*tch" and I'm not one for physical violence but maybe a hard slap across the face might have been just what she needed to bring her back to reality. Sure, she took gymnastics for 10 years. If she had really done that the balance beam should have been a piece of cake for her. I've never believed a word she says about all of her occupations and I don't believe her her now. But she is fun to watch.
I didn't mind seeing JT getting voted out since inadvertently he had a hand in getting Malcolm voted out. Although I don't think he meant to because he liked Malcolm. Between JT and Michalea though I much prefer Michalea! I see no admiring qualities in JT, but Michalea is amazing physically. I have to find out who voted out Malcolm so I can stop rooting for them.
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Post by happymomma on Mar 31, 2017 13:01:56 GMT
I found this in a Q&A with Jeff Probst: A return visit from a former player. It’s an idea we have talked about for years and finally had the right situation and the right player! Hmmm...Monica, Brad's wife? I hope not! One: what a waste of a chance to have Malcolm come back. and Two: That's really a huge disadvantage to all of the other players. If they don't get to have one of their loved ones come back then why should Brad? It's not a loved one's visit day. So if it can't be Malcolm or anyone from the current tribe I get that. Bring someone back from past seasons. But bringing a player back that is related to a current player is completely unfair to the rest of the players in my opinion. I don't like it at all. Or it could be a huge disadvantage to the Culpeppers. They'd be immediate targets, I'd think. Anyway, that was just a guess. And really...they'll bring back whomever they want, whatever they think may make for great TV. It might be someone like Rupert, or another really popular player. Maybe Coach or Phillip to balance out all of Debbie's tall tales. Who knows what angle they'll go with? I'm pretty hepped to see who it is!
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Post by imsirius on Mar 31, 2017 15:09:38 GMT
Why should Malcolm get to come back over any other ousted player?
He was voted out fair and square, he wasn't medivac'd out or nobody cheated. Why should he get to return??
Not being snarky, as I liked him, but don't see why he should get privilege over any other player?
I'd love to see Ethan, Tom Westman, or any other winner back to challenge these people lol. Someone crafty, likeable, and smart.
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Post by gina on Mar 31, 2017 15:21:22 GMT
Why should Malcolm get to come back over any other ousted player? He was voted out fair and square, he wasn't medivac'd out or nobody cheated. Why should he get to return?? Not being snarky, as I liked him, but don't see why he should get privilege over any other player? I feel the same way. I am kind of confused as to why most people are insisting it needs to be him....? I mean, he was adorable and a nice piece of eye candy for me... lol But I don't get why people are acting like he was taken out of the game unfairly and deserves another chance. I'd like the return player to be someone from another season, someone we aren't even thinking about right now! SaveSave
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Mar 31, 2017 15:39:15 GMT
I think the beauty of Sandra's game is that she is never someone you have to get out RIGHT NOW. The players look at her and think, "She'll never win immunity after the swap, so we can get her out then. JT, on the other hand... Malcolm on the other hand..." This time, she was in the majority alliance - while they played Varner like a swing vote, she was comfortable enough with him to play her sugar trick with his knowledge. They have to be solid.
I think we'll be seeing a "big" former player coming back to host a challenge or as part of the reward. I would be surprised if they inserted someone into the game or if they brought back someone already voted out this season. If they DID bring back one player, it would be in some way that was fair to all who have been voted out already - a redemption island style battle, but I'd be surprised to see that with no warning. Rob Mariano or Rupert wouldn't shock me at all.
I assume this will be a tribe swap/back to 2 tribes. When Sierra got the legacy advantage, it said it had to be played at 13 or 6(?). This mostly likely tells us that the merge vote will be at 13. We are down to 15 players now, so we should get 2 votes in the new tribe division before the merge. It will be interesting to see where the numbers fall. If a power player ends up down in the numbers, this would be a good opportunity to vote them out - almost like another pre-merge merge boot.
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Post by imsirius on Mar 31, 2017 16:25:17 GMT
Please NO..... no Boston Rob, no Rupert! Anyone else but them!!
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Post by gale w on Mar 31, 2017 16:56:08 GMT
I have a little skinny on the returnee. Not a name though. If anyone wants it pm me. I can put it in a spoiler but I think I read that the spoiler thing doesn't hide stuff on some devices?
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 31, 2017 16:59:22 GMT
I have a little skinny on the returnee. Not a name though. If anyone wants it pm me. I can put it in a spoiler but I think I read that the spoiler thing doesn't hide stuff on some devices? Oh, please put it in a spoiler!
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 31, 2017 17:17:42 GMT
Debbie-oh my, I cannot believe I share a name with this psycho. The only comfort I have is that in the 1960's there were tons and tons of babies named Debbie. Anyway, she is completely nuts. We all saw how she said she was great at balance (so Brad gave her the job of doing that part) and then went to fall of that balance beam over and over and over again, while Halli did a terrific job. After it was over that explosive anger came out and she blamed Brad for the loss claiming it was Halli that took 10 minutes to get over and Halli that fell off numerous times-what the hell? And then, then to make matters even worse her crazy display at the next challenge. Right in the middle-"Brad, Brad, did you see I was the first one over the wall, did you see? Huh? Did you see?" Like a little kid looking for her parent's approval. I must admit. I haven't liked Brad Culpepper all that much in the past, but he really impressed me this episode. He kept his cool with her the entire time! I would have slapped her and said, "Snap out if it you delusional b*tch" and I'm not one for physical violence but maybe a hard slap across the face might have been just what she needed to bring her back to reality. Sure, she took gymnastics for 10 years. If she had really done that the balance beam should have been a piece of cake for her. I've never believed a word she says about all of her occupations and I don't believe her her now. But she is fun to watch. But she is entertaining, crazy but entertaining.
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Post by gale w on Mar 31, 2017 17:36:41 GMT
I have a little skinny on the returnee. Not a name though. If anyone wants it pm me. I can put it in a spoiler but I think I read that the spoiler thing doesn't hide stuff on some devices? Oh, please put it in a spoiler! Ok here goes This is just what I read from a spoiler. The person returning will not be playing but will be visiting the player that is sent to exile island.
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Mar 31, 2017 17:42:05 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Mar 31, 2017 17:55:20 GMT
He said FORMER...I doubt they'd bring Malcolm back after just being voted out. I'd love it to be someone to challenge Sandra. As long as it's not Russell Hantz or Boston Rob...I will stop watching if it is. I was thinking the same thing... Anybody but those two! I really don't like it that they don't let a tribe that just voted off their two strongest challenge players reap the rewards of this. With "dropping your buffs", the players who made this decision get to play with other people who can save them. If they are evening it up to 16 again, maybe there will be two tribes?
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Post by Montannie on Mar 31, 2017 19:23:18 GMT
I think we'll be seeing a "big" former player coming back to host a challenge or as part of the reward. I would be surprised if they inserted someone into the game or if they brought back someone already voted out this season. If they DID bring back one player, it would be in some way that was fair to all who have been voted out already - a redemption island style battle, but I'd be surprised to see that with no warning. Rob Mariano or Rupert wouldn't shock me at all. Maybe Cochrane?
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Post by birukitty on Apr 1, 2017 1:22:55 GMT
Please NO..... no Boston Rob, no Rupert! Anyone else but them!! 100% agree! I would physically throw up in my mouth and rage at the TV if it was Boston Rob!! Rupert would irk me something seriously but not nearly so much as Boston Rob. He's been on Survivor too many times already, and what really gets me is his doe eyed hero worship from the other players. Ugh!!! I hear what you were saying Imsirius about Malcolm coming back and I agree with you-you are right. Looking back I was just hoping it would be him because he was one of my all time favorite players and it'd been so long since he'd played that having him voted out at #4 or whatever it was really hurt. But you are right, having anyone come back from this current season would be unfair to everyone else who has been voted out so far. So that makes it almost certain it will be someone from a past season. Personally like you suggested I would love to see it be Ethan or Tom Westman two of my other very favorite players. That would thrill me to death. Keeping my fingers crossed it's one or the other.
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