One of the things that really takes me out of a show is when a number of "new" characters join a group of our heroes on a mission, and all of the new ones, but only the new ones, end up dying.  It really highlights how the writers make the main cast effectively bulletproof.  You can shoot at Charlie and Miles all day…

One of the things that really takes me out of a show is when a number of "new" characters join a group of our heroes on a mission, and all of the new ones, but only the new ones, end up dying.  It really highlights how the writers make the main cast effectively bulletproof.  You can shoot at Charlie and Miles all day…

Maybe that's one of the few drawbacks of being a return player.  The first time Penner returned he was with a number of other returnees, all of whom had seen blindsides and were thus less inclined to put unshakable trust in any alliance.  This disinclination on Penner's part, together with a general inclination on the…

Maybe that's one of the few drawbacks of being a return player.  The first time Penner returned he was with a number of other returnees, all of whom had seen blindsides and were thus less inclined to put unshakable trust in any alliance.  This disinclination on Penner's part, together with a general inclination on the…

That was classic Leif. 

That was classic Leif. 

Anthony Hopkins looks as much like Alfred Hitchcock as Chevy Chase looks like Gerald Ford.  

Anthony Hopkins looks as much like Alfred Hitchcock as Chevy Chase looks like Gerald Ford.  

The Ralph side of the plot was unsatisfying on most levels, from the implication that Ralph and company felt that sneaking into a secure Air Force base and knocking a completely innocent MP unconscious, to the evil government contractor shooting at Ralph as he drives through the desert.

The Ralph side of the plot was unsatisfying on most levels, from the implication that Ralph and company felt that sneaking into a secure Air Force base and knocking a completely innocent MP unconscious, to the evil government contractor shooting at Ralph as he drives through the desert.

What spoiled the episode for me was Ralph cold-cocking the MP when they snuck into the secure section.  Similarly, while they showed Ralph's Air Force friend pretend that he had captured Ralph at the base, they never showed how that played out.  Don't the other MPs follow up afterward? 

What spoiled the episode for me was Ralph cold-cocking the MP when they snuck into the secure section.  Similarly, while they showed Ralph's Air Force friend pretend that he had captured Ralph at the base, they never showed how that played out.  Don't the other MPs follow up afterward? 

Maybe Propst had just seen the SNL "potato chip" sketch.  That's what came to my mind with his pronunciation. 

Maybe Propst had just seen the SNL "potato chip" sketch.  That's what came to my mind with his pronunciation. 

Survivor Tahiti: Sitcoms versus Crime Dramas.

Survivor Tahiti: Sitcoms versus Crime Dramas.

I would have liked to have seen Propst chug it.

I would have liked to have seen Propst chug it.

Well, the game is certainly bigger than she is, as she mentions approximately 350 times each episode. 

Well, the game is certainly bigger than she is, as she mentions approximately 350 times each episode.