They certainly make it easier to recap the show, amirite?

To the Disqus debate? Pretty sure I was there when it first came up. But every week that I attempt to post something and get told that I'm not logged in, I feel like rehashing it. Thanks for pointing out the obvious, though.

I don't even know if "irrational" is the right word. Brandon's aware of his own mistakes and errors in judgement, and he's attempting to self-correct to extreme, near-delusional lengths. If women are his drug of choice, then I can understand him not wanting to be around, say, a brick-house of cocaine like that. His…

Of all the people to take "redemption" seriously, Coach is the only Survivor I see really buying *into* it. He'll have a blast on Redemption Island, meditating and soul-searching and all. Rob, on the other hand, wasn't after redemption: he was about winning, and that's the biggest distinction in their games.

Hiding an idol that high up in a tree? That seems like it's all but
guaranteed that Ozzy will find it. To be fair, it was a more difficult
location than past idols, and I'm still confused about this whole "we're
going to hide a clue . . . that will lead to a hidden idol" aspect.
Makes it pretty likely that you'll…

I do not like the Disqus system. Disqusting.

Which one? Seems to me that the one from Scott Pilgrim could do some damage.

To be fair, I liked his explanation that this was stuff he did when he was crazier and younger, and that he's aware, bashful, and somewhat regretful of it. I'd like to believe that people can change for the better, and it'll be interesting to see how he adapts to living with a non-Hantz tribe.

I would pay good money to see a bunch of bloggers dropped into the wilderness, forced to continue writing to their audiences, who would provide them with rewards and advancement in the game. You could call it, oh, I don't know, "The Hunger Games" or something like that. (And if you drop them there and force them to…

Just like "Big Hantz," eh?

The obvious repsonse here is, "You've outlived your relevance." But I find it more appropriate to just point out the fact that you're the one posting about it.

Agreed. When there are only immunity challenges, it's easier to justify voting off your stronger players earlier, since you care less about winning *every* challenge — likewise, it's harder for all of your players to shine: perhaps the poet could've shown how effective she was in a different type of challenge. It also…

And this is why you recap Survivor.

Ozzy only wishes he were as cool and savvy as Boston Rob, although he did seem to calm that older woman down. (Or maybe he was just enchanted by her, too.) As to your point about Coach, I'd love to see him do both: his samurai code antics have never irritated me, by which I mean, I don't think less of him by…

Well, there are worse things that could be tattooed (on his body) as "Big" Hantz, so sure, let's assume that it's Russell.

Just wait until the episode where she offers him an apple.

Agreed. Survivor: Retro Islands would be a very interesting twist, and might be an incentive to keep superfans like Cockring around, as they'd be able to tell you exactly what was coming next.
 
It's also an interesting social premise: show people the mistakes of the first group, and then see if the next group is any…

Is anybody else having problems making comments? It keeps telling me to make sure that I'm logged in….

I loved Ozzy's parting line to her: "I should've taught her how to start a fire." Cue the sounds of the poet sniffling back tears as she shuffles off. I mean, the editing's pretty top-notch, right?

I was reading these comments from the beginning and for a moment, I thought you were talking about Probst and not BB Jeff. That sort of homophobia would be hilarious at this point (after so many seasons).