Maybe. Nobody else seems to have it, it's right up by her hairline, and particularly noticeably in Untucked. Once I see it, I just can't stop staring at it.

I could have sworn he said it when they were both hanging out in the water together and he was giving her a lesson on how awful she was. Either way… not cool.

Let's not forget it's only been a few episodes since Dan suggested to Shirin's face that she needed a smack in the mouth (I forget exactly how he put it.) Which only made his slimy display of "sympathy" for her this episode seem more creepy.

I never really considered race being an issue with Shirin, but yeah, you could be on to something. A bunch of 'blue-collar' guys could be easily threatened by an outspoken, smart woman from non-white origins.

Well, nobody dumped out the rice in a fit of crazy this season, so they haven't had to scrape for food too much. And there's really not much they can do about the weather. I mean, we're not at Survivor: They Gave Us A Couch! levels of luxury, but you're right, nobody seemed driven to the brink of insanity by the…

I was really glad to see that Shirin wasn't on Will and Dan's team at the Reward Challenge. That seemed like a recipe for Will and Dan explaining to Probst how Shirin "fell overboard" because she deserved it.

As hard as it is for me to say this as a Pearl fan, I'm kind of ready/prepared for her inevitable exit. Don't get me wrong, I'd be delighted if she somehow stuck around to top 3 (sample fantasy top 3, Katya, Pearl, Ginger) but it just doesn't seem like it's in the cards. She has that laid-back attitude that makes her…

I can still hear the squeak of flesh on wood. Ahhh that's the stuff.

Will is pretty much the most worthless Survivor contestant ever. There have been plenty of asshole contestants before, but he commits the greater sin of not even being compelling to watch.

I honestly can't think of another season that has been so full of stupid players, people who can't see opportunity when it literally stands up and smacks them in the face. Every single episode is edited to maximize the potential for someone to make a smart move and every single episode it doesn't happen. Mike had a…

Oh yeah, and the secret two votes thing is stupid. Hidden immunity idols have largely lost their allure now that people basically just go out and grab them out of tree stumps whenever they think the need them. Remember the original clues? I forget his name, but there was one guy who had to keep swimming across a lake,…

I had the same thought. This season we've had a lot of examples of abusive language: Dan suggesting that Shirin needed a punch in the mouth; everything Will said to Shirin in this latest episode. At what point does it cross the line? I know that the contestants aren't really alone on the beach because they're being…

Yeah this was an extremely unpleasant hour of television. With Jenn gone there's not that many players left to root for. Only Carolyn, Sierra, Tyler and Shirin haven't done anything too horrible or unlikable at this point. I know the game isn't about people being nice to each other, but this cast has been so awful…

It was oddly hypnotizing. They could have piped Kurt Loder's voice in during it and had us do his bidding.

Sorry!

I hope it comes either as something out of a Medieval woodcut or Marvel Comics. I like my apocalypse literal, with actual horsemen, devoid of metaphor. At least then as it happens, people can say, I never saw a skeleton ride a flaming horse like that before!

Kid A, for me, hasn't aged that well. When it came out I remember how different it seemed/sounded, but nowadays pop music has become so skronky and weird that Kid A seems kind of quaint and melodic. But yeah, Radiohead seemed to exist at the forefront of the "music as prescription" movement, like your life was…

See everyone? Just because we disagree doesn't mean we can't joke about the apocalypse.

Oh yeah. I guess they slipped my mind…

…And that was the day they drew a line across the Interwebs, and those who liked The National took up arms against those who did not. Chaos rode across the land, with death following close behind.