[S39: Preview & Speculation Thread]

I think it's just basically 2 regular episodes shown back to back so there should be 2 people going next week.

[S39.E07: I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night]

 I’m going to have to disagree with that. You can be the strongest woman on the planet, that doesn’t change the fact that we live in a very patriarchal society. Women need male allies. Women need female allies. We all need each other. I think that is what Janet was saying.

[S39.E07: I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night]

That's already been answered a couple times in this thread.  She had blisters on her hands due to contact dermatitis.

[S39.E07: I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night]

11 minutes ago, Bryce Lynch said:

At the IC, I don't think he did his spiel about Lairo seeing the new Vokai tribe for the first time, with Jason voted out, blah, blah blah.

I imagine he probably said it at the Reward Challenge that was edited out.  (I'm assuming there was one that we just didn't see. Probably to make time for the almost 30 min TC.)

[S39.E07: I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night]

13 hours ago, Ms Blue Jay said:

And I don't agree with Janet 1 iota.  Women don't need a man's permission or approval or "support" to be powerful.  Hahahahhahaa!  Fuck that!  The more women realize that, the more powerful they will become.  Oh, Janet.  Her comments were absolutely in the opposite of the spirit of what #MeToo intends, I think.

I don't think that's what Janet said.  She said that in order for women to be strong, they need support from everybody, both men and women.  Then she talked about seeing people as individuals.  I'm paraphrasing, of course, but she definitely never said that women need permission or approval from men in order to be powerful.  Also, while the #MeToo movement was mentioned last night, I don't think that's specifically what Janet was discussing. #MeToo is about sexual harassment and has nothing much to do with what went down last night.  I think it was just mentioned at TC as an example of how women's issues are being discussed more openly now.  

9 hours ago, LadyChatts said:

I agree about Jack being on the jury, before he's had a chance to meet everyone.  

I'm confused.  He made the jury but he didn't make the merge so...is he dateable?

3 hours ago, Eolivet said:

Oh, you want to get into #metoo, Survivor -- let's talk Sue Hawk on All Stars?

Ugh.  Still bothers me SO MUCH that there were no repercussions to that.

[S39.E07: I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night]

Season of the blindsides continues! Although this was a sad one because I really liked Jack.

I completely forgot that Jamal had an idol and was even more surprised when he played it for Noura. Remind me again, what would have happened if Jamal had played his idol for Jack? Re-vote?

Everything about that TC was beautiful. This has to be one of the most mature, well-spoken casts they’ve ever had. It’s refreshing and I hope it continues.

[Fix The Show]

I'll have to respectfully disagree on that one.  Given how unpredictable things are and how quick things change in Survivor, I think it's an idiotic move for anyone to throw a challenge ever.  They can't assume that the original tribes are going to get back together after the merge, not knowing who has formed new and possibly stronger bonds with other people.

[Fix The Show]

3 hours ago, Bryce Lynch said:

This would discourage tanking in challenges.

I don't think that's really an issue.  How many times in the history of the show has a tribe ever purposely lost a challenge?  It's happened so very rarely, I don't think there's any real need to make any changes.

[Battle of the Blades - General Discussion]

23 minutes ago, aemom said:

I was disappointed that they had so much damn filler in the episode, and then they rushed through Natalie and Andrew being able to talk and thank people etc. and then the group shot at the end.  Seriously, the pacing and direction was way off.

Agreed.  Everything seemed to have an element of awkwardness to it.  Like Ron telling Sheldon & Kaitlyn to take their victory lap around the rink while he was talking to Natalie and Andrew.  Maybe the viewers would like to hear what Natalie and Andrew have to say AND see Sheldon & Kaitlyn celebrate with the trophy?  And the group hug at the end seemed so forced.  Plus, the staging (is that the right word?) was awful.  Every shot had full sections of empty seats.  I'm sure it was just the camera angles but it made it seem like hardly anyone was there.  I don't know.  I still enjoy the show a lot but I agree that, for some reason, I wasn't as into it this season as in past seasons.  

[Survivor In The Media]

The best Rudy memory will always be that challenge where they had to answer questions about a story told by Jeff and he answered every question: “I dunno!”.

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

15 hours ago, Brookside said:

"Let it roll off my shoulders for my own social mobility" says Jamal.  Is English his first language?

Yes. I’d put him up there with Zeke as one of the most eloquent people to be on the show.

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

11 hours ago, nutty1 said:

Am I the only one who cannot keep straight who was old Vokai and old Lairo?? Heck, I don't even know who is on the current tribes. My head is spinning after reading the strategies from old and new tribes. 

Same. I seem to have this issue almost every season. I’m too busy trying to learn everybody’s names (or trying to notice that they’re even there) to remember who is on which tribe. Then they always do a tribe swap and start talking about the old and new whatever tribe and I’m just lost.  Sadly, the Tribe Tracker thread is no help to me because I can’t place the names mentioned there with the actual faces while I’m watching the show. Unless maybe I had the thread open and kept pausing the show to read then possibly.

Meh...I’ll just wait for the merge. 🤷‍♀️

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

Was it ever a rule? As far as I can remember, TPTB love anything that creates more drama, especially at TC.

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

1 hour ago, JudyObscure said:

No but it's an almost impossible burden to read someone else's mind about what they might find hurtful.  Jack saw Jamal starting to pick up a hot pan handle with his bare hand and quickly told him to uses his durag as a pot holder so he wouldn't be burned.  He was being kind.  

I wasn't referring to Jack.  Jack handled the situation perfectly.  He's a good egg. I was referring to the people I previously mentioned, the ones who refuse to listen and automatically tell the other person they are being overly sensitive or a snowflake, etc.  The people who, even knowing they have hurt someone, don't care and continue to do the same thing because they think it's no big deal. 

3 hours ago, Nashville said:

Because people in general are nice people who go out of their way to avoid saying offensive/insensitive things in the first place, and get upset with themselves when they realize they’ve said something hurtful to another, maybe...?

Yeah, I'm not talking about those people.  I'm talking about the people like I mentioned above.  The people who unintentionally say something offensive and, when it is pointed out to them, they get annoyed and completely blow off the other person's feelings simply because they don't think it's offensive.  These people are not embarrassed or upset with themselves.

1 hour ago, Ellee said:

LOL, does everyone have a note about the civil rule above the reply box?  Just curious ..... or are all you beetches conspiring against me?   (Sorry, slipped into BB mode.  I'm suffering from withdrawals. 😀 )

We all have it.  But we're still all conspiring against you! 😉

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

2 hours ago, JudyObscure said:

I think the main lesson was that white people can no longer relax enough around black people to have a real friendship.  They must constantly walk on egg shells and weigh every word because the hostility coming from the other side is just what Jamal was expressing, that white people can't be trusted and if you wait and watch they will always say something wrong, even if it's code, and then you will be allowed to express what you really feel about them.

That is absolutely not true and it's definitely not what Jamal said.  If you (generic "you", not you personally) feel the need to walk on egg shells and watch every word you say, it's probably because you have a habit of saying offensive/insensitive things. I honestly don't understand why people in general get defensive and pissed off when someone simply points out that they said something hurtful.  What's the big deal if you stop using a certain word when you find out that it's upsetting to someone? Is it really that much of a burden to just be kind?

14 hours ago, nlkm9 said:

be careful, super careful with your words

This is good advice for life in general.

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

I did not see Jack grovelling nor did I see Jamal browbeating him. I saw two men having a civil, intelligent, open-minded conversation where nobody raised their voice, used aggressive language or got angry.  

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

54 minutes ago, blackwing said:

Wasn't there a "clue in the bottle of soda" that someone recently missed?  Didn't see it at all and someone else later got the bottle and got the clue?  Or am I making this up?

This sounded so familiar but I couldn't remember it either so I relied on my old friend Google.  It happened in Worlds Apart.  According to the article I found:

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During the fun reward trip, lucky Joe noticed an Immunity clue in Carolyn’s soda bottle – as she drank from it! Ever so sly, Joe convinced Carol to give him the rest of the soda because he was still thirsty. Clueless Carol offered him her half-empty bottle. But as Joe drank the soda in order to half-way swallow the clue, rival Tyler caught him. Back on the beach, Joe and Tyler searched for the Immunity idol, but suspicious Mike followed them. Cornering Tyler, Mike was given the Immunity clue! D’oh!

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

41 minutes ago, Bryce Lynch said:

But, to not immediately accept Jack's apology and make such a huge deal of it was a bad look, IMHO.  

I thought Jamal did immediately accept his apology, didn't he?  Then he said he needed some more time to process it before they discussed it in more detail.  In any case, both Jack and Jamal both thought that the comment was inappropriate and, in my opinion, both of them handled the situation with grace. That could have gotten really ugly, depending on the personalities of the people involved.

26 minutes ago, Kenzie said:

I don't get it either.

He has a great physique but looks-wise ... not so much.

Ditto.  Maybe he's just not my type? I can certainly see how people find him attractive but I definitely don't see the drool-worthiness. Then again, unless you're Keanu Reeves, you're not drool-worthy in my books. 😉

[Survivor In The Media]

Woo! I'm Parvati. WINNER!

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

13 hours ago, Lady Calypso said:

I'm not surprised at Jason being upset either. He just got blindsided so I think he's earned it. Aaron was just fist bumping him not even five minutes earlier so he truly thought he was good. 

In all fairness, that was the most non-mutual fist bump I've ever seen.  Jason went for a full on fist bump and Aaron barely even acknowledged it.  I clued in right there that Aaron wasn't flipping. Jason should have realized right then and there that something was going on.

13 hours ago, tvgoddess said:

I still enjoy Rob and Sandra and I might just be the only one. Hell, I'd like to be on an island alone with Rob period.

I had a full blown crush on Rob in his first season, mainly because I adore Boston-area accents. Now the crush isn't so strong but I still really get a kick out of him and would also like to join the "Alone On An Island With Rob" club, if I may.

11 hours ago, Bryce Lynch said:

Was 33 year old Jamal calling 23 year old Jack, a "boy" OK?

He called him a "sweet, well-intentioned kid", which was his nice way of acknowledging that he knew Jack wasn't intentionally trying to be offensive.  And, while 23 yrs old may not make him an actual "kid", he's still young in terms of life experience. 

2 hours ago, BusyOctober said:

That said, I get where Jamal is coming from; if it made him feel a certain way hearing Jack's use of the term "durag", then no one can tell Jamal his feelings are wrong. 

THANK YOU! This is what always irritates me the most when people say something offensive and then get all defensive and claim the other person is wrong/overly sensitive/ a snowflake, etc.  If you say something that is hurtful to someone and they calmly and rationally explain to you why it's hurtful, it doesn't matter whether or not you agree.  You either feel bad about unintentionally hurting someone and stop doing/saying it or you can continue doing it, knowing full well that you are hurting someone....which makes you an asshole.

[S39.E06: Suck It Up Buttercup]

Season of the blindsides continues! That was a great one. Tommy gave Aaron a glare of death that could rival Ozzy’s. I didn’t even know Lauren was there until tonight but I still eye rolled at her tears. 

Finally we got to see two people discuss IOTI and it turned out to be so anticlimactic lol.  Rob and Sandra both seemed to really like Elaine. I almost died when she got the advantage then dropped it.

That was a lovely interaction between Jamal and Jack. Attention fellow white people: That is the correct way to react when you unintentionally say something offensive. Apologize, listen and learn.

[S39.E05: Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You]

LMAO at the memory of the "cloth of spaghetti"!  That was the nastiest reward in the entire history of the show.

On 10/24/2019 at 12:24 PM, Bryce Lynch said:

Tom joked about getting beat by a girl in something.  If that passes as "sexist" for a 60 year old, former hockey player, I don't know what to say.    

It's not that it passes as sexist, it's literally the definition of sexist.

On 10/25/2019 at 12:46 AM, BK1978 said:

I did the same with Red Robin.  About fifteen years ago there were none locally and the closest one was about a 45 minute drive.  So every so often I would hop in the car and drive up there just for that.  

I once drove 2 hours and crossed the border into the U.S. for the sole purpose of going to The Cheesecake Factory.  I REGRET NOTHING!

[Battle of the Blades - General Discussion]

6 hours ago, Blackie said:

You can still compare basic skating technique and Sheldon and Bruno have transformed themselves into figure skaters and Natalie still skates like a hockey player, and I wish someone would have said that to her at least once

Very true on all counts.  I was thinking of other elements like the lifts and the throws.  

6 hours ago, Blackie said:

I missed Elladj, they could give him his own tv show and I would watch it every week.

I love that guy!  I've never heard of him before but I would totally watch that tv show too.

I'm rooting for either Sheldon or Natalie to win.  As good as they are, I just can't seem to warm to Bruno & Katia.

[Battle of the Blades - General Discussion]

Hi gang!  I'm late to the party because life has kept me busy but I finally got a chance to binge-watch the season so I'm all caught up now.  

I'm so psyched this show is back!  I went to quite a few tapings in the first two seasons and it was always a blast.  

I'm not surprised (or the least bit sad) that Amanda Kessel was eliminated first.  She would have had to skate perfectly for the judges because no way are most Canadian hockey fans going to vote for her.  The wounds are still too fresh lol.

Sheldon Kennedy is my sentimental favourite but I'm really loving Natalie too.  She just always seems to be having so much fun.  That being said, I'm having the same issue I had in the season where Tessa competed.  It's really difficult to compare her to the male hockey players because the moves for male and female figure skaters are different so it's like trying to compare apples and oranges.

Colby Armstrong turned out to be a delightful surprise.  Yeah, some of the stuff he says doesn't always make sense but he's just so damn enthusiastic about it all.  I'm glad they kept him around.  (I'm also impressed that they actually listened to what the fans wanted and changed the scoring back to the 6.0 format.)

Sorry for all the random thoughts, I just watched the entire season at once so it's all jumbled up in my head. Looking forward to watching live!

[S39.E04: Plan Z]

44 minutes ago, himela said:

She said in interviews there was no showmance, nothing ever happened, and she is upset that she got this edit if going out due to a showmance.

She can be as upset as she wants to be but that is exactly the reason she was voted out. Even if it's true that there was no actual showmance, perception is reality, and we clearly saw the footage of them cuddled up together when they were sleeping.  I distinctly remember that was one of the things Boston Rob said after his win - pay attention to who is sleeping next to each other because those are the real alliances you need to watch out for.  As a self-proclaimed superfan, she should have known better.