Survivor: David vs Goliath

[Majingir]

Season premieres tonight at 8pm EST before the BB20 finale.

Yes, another fall gimmick name. Outside of Ghost Island, none of the past 5 seasons have had good names.

I rewatched Tocantins over the summer and I think it was even better than I had remembered. It was even more shocking since I had the 3rd place finisher all wrong, so I was surprised so much at that tribal. Despite what people say about him, I like Coach. Technically as of now, Tocantins is the "halfway point" of Survivor.

I saw a show called Total Drama Island. It's an old Canadian cartoon (with teenage humor) that's basically a parody of Survivor. So funny how much they got so many aspects of Survivor correct, specifically the host being Jeff Probsts cartoon character.

Last season had its ups and downs, but given how it ended, I put it in my "2nd tier" rankings of seasons.

Top Tier:
Pearl Islands,All Stars,Panama,Cook Islands,Fiji,Fans vs Faves 1,Tocantins,Heroes vs Villains,Blood vs Water 1,Second Chance,Borneo

2nd Tier
Australian Outback,Africa,Palau,Samoa,South Pacific,Fans vs Faves 2,Game Changers,Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty 1,Millennials vs Gen X,Philippines,Ghost Island

3rd Tier:
Blood vs Water 2,Brain vs Brawn vs Beauty 2,Worlds Apart,Vanuatu,Guatemala,Amazon, Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers

Bottom Tier:
China,One World,Nicaragua,Redemption Island,Gabon,Thailand,Marquesas

This season features all newbies again, but some familiar faces. Anyone who watches wrestling will obviously know about John (John Morrison/Nitro in WWE, and Johnny Mundo/Impact elsewhere). Mike was a 2 time contestant on Amazing Race. Despite the fact I watched him on Amazing Race, I most remember him being Jack Blacks roommate in School of Rock(the teacher he impersonated).

[Majingir]

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As usual, my cast assessment based off of nothing except their bios. Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm way off, many times I jinx people.

Mike, John and maybe Dan would be the 3 people I'd say would go far. John is the person I've wanted to win more than any newbie in Survivor history, unfortunately my faves go home early. Although in Big Brother my pre-season fave MIGHT win it all, so maybe I can go 2 for 2?

Natalia-Smart and is a fan of the game, don't know how she'll do strategically.

Carl-One of the older guys in this surprisingly older cast. Could be good at work in camp, but could see some people still using his age against him.

Natalie-The mom of the cast and oldest contestant in the game (56). Don't see her lasting long in the game.

Jeremy-A smart guy who could do well in the game. Listed Jeremy Collins as his fave player, hopefully he ends up like that.

Pat-Reminds me abit of Ben from last year, but I don't think he'll be anywhere close to that good.

John-My preseason pick for months. Johnny Mundo/Nitro/Morrison/Impact! He SHOULD do real well in the game, but knowing what happens to my faves, he's probably out before jury.

Christian-The nerd of the season(even called a nerd on TV by Stephen Colbert in the past lol).

Kara-Might just be one of the generic players on the season.

Angelina-Another person who probably will be a generic player/a number for one alliance

Alec-2 of his faves are Joe/Malcolm, so if he can be anything like those guys, he'd be one of my faves.

Bi-Not a fan of the show, but could at least do well in challenges.

Elizabeth-Could be the "redneck character" for this cast

Gabby-Reminds me of Hannah from a few seasons back. Hopefully she can stay much more calm/relaxed in stressful moments.

Jessica-Youngest person in the cast, and her fave player is Sarah. Could see her being a pre-jury boot.

Alison-Her 3 words to describe herself makes me think she was gonna be on the HHH season. Her personal claim to fame is kind of sad(a spelling bee in 5th grade..that she finished 5th!)

Dan-Could be one of the standout players. Don't know how entertaining he'll be, but could see him doing well at challenges and social part of the game.

Davie-Social media guy, don't know how he'll handle the elements of the game.

Lyrsa-One of the older women on the season, might play under the radar game.

Nick-The "southern guy". Would be lucky if he could come anywhere close to a JT.

Mike-Another one of the castaways who is known to people before Survivor(filmmaker who has appeared on Amazing Race and even School of Rock with Jack Black). Might not do well in the game, but I hope he goes far.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I'm really excited for 3 weeks of David v Goliath before they switch up into 3 tribes

[Majingir]

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I'm really excited for 3 weeks of David v Goliath before they switch up into 3 tribes

It's what I say all the time. Why have these gimmick names when a big majority of the season doesn't even deal with that gimmick/theme? Every season they seem to switch things up after 3-4 weeks/tribals.

I get they don't want to run the same old formula every season, but Survivor has been on long enough that they're at the stage of "what's old is new again". Lets have a season with no tribe switch(or just one a week before the merge) and a final 2.

As great as last seasons ending was (one of the best in Survivor history), a F2 is so much better. Whoever wins final immunity needs to choose who they sit beside in the finals. I like they still give that person power in this new format(where you vote to "save" one person,while other 2 battle it out for the final spot), but the original format was perfect.

I'm hoping next TV year(2020) gimmick is the highly demanded "Survivor Champions" season. Winter/Spring 2020 will be their 40th season, perfect time for that.

I'm surprisingly not as excited for this season. Partly because of the gimmick, but for first time since they've done this(Survivor/BB in same night), I'm really looking forward to Big Brothers finale much more than Survivors premiere.

[Majingir]

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Surprised to see 1st episode end like that. A med-evec from a moment not even captured on camera, where editing really did good job despite that.

That's what made moment even scarier, not even knowing what happened or how serious anything is. All you see is Pat just there on the ground, not moving, surrounded by medical. I thought he might have done well once I saw him in the episode..until he opened his mouth.

After seeing episode, Christian is one guy I hope goes far. The stand out player for me after 1 episode. Reminds me of a mix between Cochran and Ian(going old school with that one).

I can't believe we got a Supergirl/Kara reference on Survivor.

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I'd be very surprised if John Morrison makes it far in the game. What an arrogant, annoying, cocky guy. He said he wasn't going to play a wrestling persona, just as John. They are one and the same.

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I'd be very surprised if John Morrison makes it far in the game. What an arrogant, annoying, cocky guy. He said he wasn't going to play a wrestling persona, just as John. They are one and the same.

I don't know what he's like in real life, but I wouldn't be surprised if they'd only show the "wrestling character" side of him on TV since these types of shows like portraying people in specific ways, and when you have a guy who plays a tv character for a living, it's easier to do.


And something funny I noticed on this episode. The girl looking for an idol made a statement that she read online that a small percentage of idols found are by females. I read the exact same thing last season lol. She definitely has to be a member on reddit.

And Natalie is gone the first tribal she goes to. 0 reason to be on Survivor. Gives off the vibe of that cold blooded boss that employees are scared to talk to.

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Jeff has confirmed that Canadians can now apply for Survivor. Do it Maj!

https://globalnews.ca/news/4489763/survivor-canadians-apply-contestants/

[Majingir]

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Jeff has confirmed that Canadians can now apply for Survivor. Do it Maj!

https://globalnews.ca/news/4489763/s...y-contestants/

Bittersweet seeing that. I can accept not being on Survivor because no Canadian can be. Now knowing I can apply sounds cool, but knowing I won't make it on even if I did apply sucks.

That's my feeling about Big Brother. I actually applied for multiple Canadian seasons, never even made it past the 1st stage.

Clearly if I don't see anyone like me on BB/Survivor, it's for a reason. They don't want that type of person on the show.

[Majingir]

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Don't hold a house meeting!

It's Big Brother 101.


Survivor 101 however is the tribe switch in week 4.

[Majingir]

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Now that's a blindside!

I actually thought Natalia made for a good villain. Someone I could see returning in a future season. She reminded me of a mix between Jenna and Steph(both from the old school days of Survivor).

Smarter move might've been voting out Elizabeth, and then the next tribal joining up with those 2 guys to get Natalia out. Risky move now giving the David side the numbers if they wanted to do anything about it.

It's perfect that Christian and John ended up on same tribe. Christian is obsessed with Slamtown. Really hope that's the F2.

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yeah I was surprised this guy switched things up and voted his own goliath member out, knowing a David was the replacement

and when no one talked to Davie during tribal, while whispering to each other, that's a gutsy move to hold onto his idol (wait, he had an idol right? my memory sucks)

[l3ulvl]

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Now that's a blindside!

I actually thought Natalia made for a good villain. Someone I could see returning in a future season. She reminded me of a mix between Jenna and Steph(both from the old school days of Survivor).

Smarter move might've been voting out Elizabeth, and then the next tribal joining up with those 2 guys to get Natalia out. Risky move now giving the David side the numbers if they wanted to do anything about it.

It's perfect that Christian and John ended up on same tribe. Christian is obsessed with Slamtown. Really hope that's the F2.

I like how Christian and Gabby ended up together, I'm rooting for that to be a legit nerd showmance

[Majingir]

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yeah I was surprised this guy switched things up and voted his own goliath member out, knowing a David was the replacement

and when no one talked to Davie during tribal, while whispering to each other, that's a gutsy move to hold onto his idol (wait, he had an idol right? my memory sucks)

He has it. But even if he got voted out, I wouldn't have thought it was a bad non idol play. If he uses it, he's safe, but is still the target next time. And in this tribe format, that plan likely sticks.

That's the all or nothing mentality for idol plays. At least for me in some instances. Many would say play it, and being voted out with one for whatever reason would look stupid.

[jeremym480]

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I like how Christian and Gabby ended up together, I'm rooting for that to be a legit nerd showmance

I've never "shipped" a showmance more in my life.