Culturally Preconditioned

Survivor Vanuatu : Ep 9 - “Gender Wars”

by Izad @ 1:04 am. Filed under Survivor

Okay let’s get down to business. This season may be a snoozefest too many because of the lack of eye candy (dude, have you seen Ami’s Playboy pics? Well you should) and the impending Pagonging of the men, but personally I like it. In fact it’s tenfolds better than All Stars. The editing this season is so peculiar and strange, and most unlike any that we’ve seen before. I don’t think there’s a clear cut winner out of everyone left in the game. That’s what makes it so much more interesting.

Episode 9 : Castaways Impressions

Alinta Tribe

Ami - Ami kicked ass in the Immunity Challenge. I was hoping to see fireworks from her after she got voted in the last Tribal Council, but surprisingly she remained calm about it. So kudos to her. Even though she seemed pretty low key in tonight’s episode, the fact stays the same. Who she says should go, WILL go. People are aware of how influential she is in this game, and that makes her a threat. Probability of leaving next week : 70%

Chad - Again, Chad did not register much on my radar tonight. He’s trying to stick to his original alliance and hoped for the women (Twila and Eliza) to side with them. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. Since he’s one of the two men left in the game, possibility of leaving next week : 50%

Chris - Is he the underdog we’re supposed to root for? Maybe. I know I am. Why do I think Chris is a great player? Unlike Chad and Sarge, he is at least trying to adapt to the situation. We all know Survivor is all about ADAPTING. He knows he hasn’t got the numbers, And his comments showed that he adapted : “If you wanna survive, you gotta please em”. Other than that, he’s got many many many strategy talks tonight. Heck, Julie’s comments about letting Eliza go before Chris made me sit straight up. I just don’t see him going anywhere next episode. Probablity of leaving next episode : NIL

Eliza - I think Eliza is screwed. She acted foolishly after the Reward Challenge, and that gave the guys leverage to manipulate the situation. It didn’t fell through, but Jeff called her out at Tribal Council, so people are still reminded that Eliza knows that she’s vulnerable in terms of who to side with (read: dangerous). The women might not trust her now, and the guys will only take advantage of the situation. Probability of leaving next week : 95%

Julie - The chicken wings incident was uncalled for, and was rather despicable. Julie and Leann brought two chicken wings for each of the women. What’s up with the non sharing thing? That’s disgusting. Reminds me of the Amazon episode where Jenna, Alex, Rob and Heidi left biscuit crumbs for the others. That said, I was wrong about Julie. The guys (Sarge and Chad) were pretty pissed at her for her betrayal. (I’m still wondering why Julie ruled out Chris in her conversation with Leann. Is there a secret alliance going on?) Twila and Sarge called her out at Tribal Council for being a snake. But I’m glad she’s emerging as a player, not just a non entity in the game. Probability of leaving next week : 50%

Leann - We finally get to see more of Leann in this episode due to her winning the Reward. Initially I was surprised that she picked Julie, but her reasonings showed that she’s thinking about the game too. But she was as unethical as Julie about the chiken wings though. Probability of leaving next week : NIL

Sarge - He was a victim of the gender wars. There’s not much to be said here. I would’ve like to see him advance further in the game. I’m glad she called out on Julie’s betrayal and planting seeds of doubt in Twila’s mind. That can only make the game more interesting.

Scout - Scout hates Eliza. Eliza hates Scout. That has been the theme since forever. So when is it ever going to come into fruition? The thing is, I am not sure who Scout is really tight with. Is she still tight with Ami-Leann-Twila? Or did I just heard Leann said that they never promised to take her to the Final 3? Might Scout be secretly alligned with Twila and the men? Scout is a mystery. Possibility of leaving next week : NIL

Twila - Twila got stuck in a really shitty position. I also wondered why Twila got the raggings from the guys for her betrayal, and Julie was let go quite easily (although Julie was the one who got some votes tonight). Again, I think Twila made a blunder at Tribal Council by professing (once again) about how at home she was with the guys. That raised some eyebrows from Ami and Leann. She’s in a very interesting position now. If she makes the right move with the right people, she’s a shoe in for the Final Four. If not, she may be a victim of Ami’s paranoia like Lisa did. Possibility of leaving next week : 30%