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'Survivor': Redemption Island twist, quitters may be off the jury
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Host Jeff Probst had a couple big announcements during the live "Survivor: Nicaragua" reunion on Sunday (Dec. 19).The first was that quitters will now have some repercussions, like not being allowed on the jury. It will be up to the show to decide (Quitters are not the same as medical evacuations or extenuating circumstances, like, I would imagine, when Jenna Morasca quit because her mom with cancer had taken a turn for the worst.) Good. That was totally messed up that NaOnka and Kelly got to cast a vote after quitting.
The second announcement is a new twist in the game -- Redemption Island. When someone is voted out, they go to Redemption Island where they and the next person voted out will compete in a duel. One of them will re-enter the game -- but do they stay on Redemption Island and keep fighting, then get back in the game at some point? Or do the immediately go back? How will they ever get the numbers whittled down? This will be interesting to watch play out.
What else happened during the reunion?
- Fabio talks about his hilarious new nickname. People actually ask his mom if she named him that. *sigh* He also says he's not quite as doofy as he seems, but then he gets really weird about "human creative powers" and talking about things his grandpas invented and "connecting the dots around the world" and "undermining the government." What is happening right now?! Jeff doesn't know either.
- Chase apparently wants to be a country singer, so Jeff brings out a guitar and lets Chase show off his musical talents. His song is not that great, but he can sing alright.
- Jeff talks to Jimmy Johnson a bit and his story about how trying out for "Survivor" saved his life because of the extensive medical testing the show does. In the audience, Terry Bradshaw is there and he says Jimmy's football buddies were shocked he was going on the show.
- Holly talks about how bananas she went the first few days in Nicaragua and all I can think is "wow, you're so pretty Holly!" Seriously, woo woo. In talking about her nutty shoe incident, Dan's wealth comes up and he says to Jeff asking how rich he really is, "I'm OK." Heh.
- NaOnka gets her own moment in the spotlight. Jeff calls "a great villain," but I think that's just 'cause he can't call her the "b" word on the show. Now she's all "I acted a fool," but I interviewed her just a few weeks ago and she wasn't saying that. She totally defended her actions. Blech, don't give her any more air time. She says some parents have questioned her job as a teacher, which is good to hear. She seemed like a total psycho on the show and I can see how that would concern parents. She says it's a game, but 19 other people didn't look crazypants the way she did. Her mom Zena says she was surprised by her daughter on the show, but she also says she's a little bit like NaOnka.
- They announce the Sprint winner and it's (of course) Jane. I was on board the "Jane is awesome" train right up until she got voted out and turned out to be a sore loser and kind of a jerk.
- Jeff talks to Shannon about his jerk homo comments at Sash and Shannon keeps digging himself in deeper. Jeff nips that right in the bud.
- Jimmy T. still looks like an extra from "Sons of Anarchy."
- Jeff checks in with Boston Rob and Amber, who just had their second baby, Carina Rose, who is nine days old. Awww. They also have a daughter named Lucia Rose, who was born July 4th, 2009. So that family is moving right along!
What do you guys think of the new twists?
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Awesome new twist! I can't wait to see how it plays out. I hope this means some fantastic players actually see longevity in the game. Maybe I will one day be a part of this phenomenal game.
Awesome new twist! I hope this means some great players who are voted out way too see actually get to see longevity in the game. And maybe I will one day be a part of this phenomenal game!
Jeff said it will be up to them if they stay on the jury or not. They are not automatically off the jury.
Jeff should have let us hear Sash's response to Shannon's homophobic ignorance.
The person who loses the 'duel,' as you say, will be the one who goes home, from Redemption Island...that is how the numbers will get wittled down. It appears that the person who lasts the longest, or Outlasts the others voted off, by winning the duels/challenges, will be the one who enters back into the game.
I had no problem with NaOnka and Purple Kelly on the jury. Sure, they quit, but why shouldn't the show still use them? Did Na and Kelly really deserve to sit out the rest of their time on the Ponderosa without contributing to the show?
I'm not too thrilled with the Redemption Island twist. We've seen it on the Real World/Road Rules Challenges, and we kind of saw it on the Outcast season of Survivor which many-to-most of the fans hated. I guess the show is validating it as a "good" twist because they are warning the contestants about the twist before it happens?
I don't think either one of the QUITTERS should have been involved with the jury.They QUIT. I think they should have brought back the last 2 voted out to replace them. They actually wanted to be there. No excuses. They signed up for the show. Have they never watched it to see how hard it is?
don't like the redemption idea--there should be no second chances---so now, for the first time, someone voted out of the game, could end up winning afterall.
I completely missed Shannon's homophobic comments because our local station went black just before they were to announce who won favorite player of the year and I had to reboot my DVR and I only saw the word, "gay" in closed captioned. It never dawned on me that Sash was gay. I guess my gaydar was not working too well (chuckle)!
Well-done, America. You showed that your definition of "likeable" includes: petty, bitter, crude.