Culturally Preconditioned

It’s episode 13 and there’s still SEVEN people left in the game? Urghh when will this end?

Survivor : Cool Islands - Episode 13 (260 Mb)

Amazing Race Asia - Episode 5 (350 Mb)

I don’t know how I feel about this season anymore. There is not a single person I would want to see win this game after this episode. It’s not as delicious as Marquesas, where the underdogs overturned the evil Rotu-4, which made a satisfying end game (except for the winner). In Marquesas, I find myself cheering for the underdogs. In Cook Islands, not so much. I don’t know why? They Aitu-4 are not exactly evil. But they’re so fucking bland.

There’s Yul and his political correctness and wanting to be everyone’s friend and being too calculative with his words. There’s Becky who almost has an equal face time with Darrah from the Pearl Islands. There’s Sundra, who’s just too nice and boring. Then finally, we have Ozzy, the challenge god without an iota of social skills. Sorry Ozzy fans, but I do not like him - which is always a sign that this player will win the game. Urgh.

The reward challenge was interesting, where family members get to not only participate, but also decide which other survivors and family members get to share the reward. Family visits in Survivor are always there for the tearjerker factor. Unfortunately, that whole thing did nothing for me. Don’t be surprised, I’m a heartless, cold hearted, emotionless bastard in the first place - which would make me a great Survivor contestant. Oh did I mention, cocky and arrogant too?

Anyway, Pavarteeth won the reward, and her dad chooses Sundra’s mom and Adumb’s dad (now we know where he got those lockjaws) t join in the feast. And ohmigoaticantbelievetheysentjonathanofftoexileisland. *rolleyes*

Then we’re shown back to Aitu with Yul commenting to Becky and Ozzy : “imagine this is like what it would be in the end”. Wow… if that wasn’t blatant foreshadowing on who the Final Three is, I don’t know what is. The editors are getting so fucking lazy. Seriously, there hasn’t been any real surprise this season. They advertised the double boot. They advertised the mutiny. And believe me, they are already advertising that this will be a Final Three instead of traditional Final Two. Oh well.

So they decided to hide the food to make their competitors weaker. Again, I feel indifferent about it. I know it’s good strategy to make your enemies weaker so that they can’t perform during the challenges, but I can’t help but think it was out of spite. If that wasn’t the case, why did they backtrack on their plans when Adumb/Pavarteeth/Sundra brought back food with them. If they really wanted to make Adumb/Pavarteeth weaker, they should stick to the plan. I don’t know. I think the original plan was stemmed from jealousy and spite, not real strategy.

See.. this is just some of the reasons why I don’t find myself rooting for the underdogs this time. They’ve become bullies and cocky. Why are they still forgetting that these are the same people who will form a part of the jury is beyond me. *shrug*

I have to give credit to the Raro kiddiots though, for trying to butter up to the Aitu-4 by bringing them food, and not causing much drama at camp while Jonathan was away. It actually worked and Jonathan got voted out.

So.. Candice and Jonathan got booted out back to back. The two characters that made this season interesting. I could care less who wins, right now (I still want Yul cause we don’t have an Asian winner yet). Now that the villain is gone, I dread the Final Tribal council. I dread it so much. It will be oh so boring. And, Yes, I am bitter.