That's great! Except that Jaidynn was in the top seven, not Trixie. In which case, maybe Jaidynn would be Gluttony and Ginger, Greed.

The previous shows combined reward/immunity challenges. Jeff has explained (in his three-question interviews at EW) that the producers decided some seasons ago to combine the first few team challenges because they want extra screen time to introduce the players/teams to the audience.

Except the homosexual. Unless Barrows' OTP was the house.

It might have helped if the people in the abbey had been shown actually missing Barrow. For example, if there was some job he did that that didn't get done — like winding the clocks. Or the kids crying because he wasn't there (instead of just being a little sad when he left). It seems like an easy fix.

Hey, now. There's an idea. Survivor: Election. Take every Republican who ran for President in 2016 and stick them on a desert island. However last the longest gets the nomination. I'd love to see Trump kill a chicken.

Heh. That might be great fun. Red vs. Blue. Maybe they could have a team of Independents, too. Just give them blank, white buffs. Then it could be Survivor: Red, White, and Blue.

Would boiling water remove the dioxin if it's there?

Maybe I'm weird, but I don't see why Claire got so freaked out. Manny is her son's age, and I'm sure she's seen Luke naked without feeling awkward. And Manny is her brother, so he's still family. If she saw Mitchell naked, she'd slap him if he tried to make a thing of it.

You know, they should have used Scot if he can swim at all, because he's bound to be the heaviest. He'd have the easiest time getting down to the last paddle.

Anything that puts Joe back on my screen is okay with me. :)

There's a theory that Brawn split the vote intentionally, in order to flush any potential idols. The plan had been to vote Darnell out all along. If so, Cydney simply followed that plan, and should be fine with Scot and Jason.

The last guy who won the show (or next guy, depending on whether you go by film date or air date) was a black man, who was not at all lazy.

In the original BvBvB season, Jeff mentioned that part of "Beauty" was charm. Tai is one of the most charming people I've ever seen on the show.

They sort of did that in One World, having the tribes live side-by-side. It might be fun if they add a twist in the early rounds, where players can win a chance to switch tribes (or switch places with another person of their choosing.) Especially if it was tied to being the last person in a schoolyard pick.

They did see him putting the trees back in. And, he is a gardener, so I imagine he knows what he's doing.

Well, there goes my theory that the producers acquired a time machine, went back in time about twenty years, and recruited Andrea Martin as a prank on the audience. Seriously, just imagine that it's Edith Prickley playing and Debbie becomes a lot more enjoyable.

Actually, I think it has to do with the way Survivor works. The players have very little time to size up their team mates before they need to make alliances. It's natural for people to join up with those with perceived common — whatevers. Common culture. Common economic class. Common religious beliefs. Common…

I'd be happy with that. I thought that it at least gave the black men and Asian women a fighting chance.

Now that might be a fun season. Survivor: Hogwarts. Cast an entire season of Potter nerds and divide them into the four houses.

Cydney is my favorite on the Brawn tribe. Jennifer and Darnell (alas) were second. Of the three left, I dislike Scot less than the others. You're right that they are setting themselves up as the alpha males (or KINGS). But they just alpha'd themselves into a minority of the tribe.