Survivor

hinderedsoul wrote: MTV has a show called "The Challenge" and this last season they did it more like a Survivor type thing. None of them knew beforehand that they were going to be taken to a desert island and not have much to eat except for rice. Obviously, MTV and CBS are very different types of stations, but the one thing I thought made it more interesting to watch was how they voted people off the show. Instead of doing it secretly, like they do Survivor, the two people who were on the block stood there while each of the others said out loud who they were voting against and why. It made it a lot more interesting and a little trickier for people to keep their alliances hidden. I liked it better than tribal council on Survivor.Just my two cents. This is my first season watching Survivor and I'm just not as impressed by it as I thought I'd be. There's a lot more they could do to keep it interesting, imo. Even the competitions aren't that entertaining to watch. Why am I watching you ask? Because it'll bug me if I don't see who wins.

"Deserves to win" keeps coming up. Who "deserves" to win?The answer: nobody deserves it. Nobody has any right to the win more than anybody else; if you don't get it, you didn't earn it. It's that simple.Why did Ace get voted out? He revealed his social skills, smooth talking, and physicality too early. He made himself a target; Sugar could see she was being used, and Ken read Ace's next move. Ace pushed too hard with his character acting and it cost him.Why did Marcus get voted out? His alliance couldn't come to an agreement on Susie vs. Dan. They were pretending that it would be the Kota 6 all the way, but they made it apparent that Susie wasn't welcome. He and his alliance created a situation where Susie felt she had no shot at reaching the end, and that made her jump ship. The Onion alliance's poor play turned Susie into a swing vote, and this cost them.Why did Charlie get voted out? Part of it can (again) be blamed on the Onion alienating Susie. Part of it was becoming Ken's target, and not realizing that Ken had the most social power in the game.People get voted out because they don't solidify social positions properly or they fail to win immunity at crucial moments. Matty is still in because, in a bad social situation, he won immunity for himself. If Marcus had held the poles, not alienated Susie, or not targeted Ken during episode 8, he'd be in right now. He could have played well, but he made several mistakes that cost him. That's how the game works.Nobody deserves anything; if you slip up at the wrong moment, you're out and that's all there is to it.