Breath-taking volcano shots, stunning wild animals and Jeff Probst's familiar voice can only mean one thing: the start of a new season of Survivor. The 21st season takes place in the country of Nicaragua, where the castaways immediately begin forming first impressions of each other. Mafia boss, leadership position, and "the guy with grey hair is already pissing me off" are a few of the descriptions we hear a few of them say.
After having the pleasure of listening to the beloved theme music (which turns out is the same as season 1), all 20 castaways gather on the beach in front of Jeff. He asks a few of them questions, and we learn that Kelly B. has a prosthetic leg but isn't ready to reveal that to anyone just yet. We also learn that Marty is less than enthusiastic about Jimmy Johnson being in the game.
And just like that, the game is on. Jeff announces that there is a Medallion of Power hidden near the lagoon. Whoever returns wearing it has a huge advantage in the game and claims it for their tribe. They then scramble, looking in all directions for it. Brenda spots it first and climbs the tree to retrieve it. Marty, thinking he is on her tribe, thinks it is a wonderful thing to win anything in this game. And that is when Jeff breaks it to them that the tribes will actually be divided a bit differently. He said 40 and over will comprise one tribe, and 30 and under would be the other one.
After dividing up and making it official with buffs, Jeff has yet another announcement. He tells Brenda that her team can keep the medallion of power or trade it for flint and fishing gear. The team discusses it and while they do, Yve says, "Decide, children." But they end up giving it up to Espada, the older tribe. Shannon reminds me so much of Ben from Samoa. He seems very cocky, and I think his mouth may just get him trouble in the very near future.
Holly and Wendy instantly bond and form an early alliance. Wendy is the type who talks too darn much, and that is a quality that won't take you far in the game of Survivor.
Jane impressed everyone right off the bat by starting Espada's fire and earning herself the nickname "Survivor McGyver."
LaFlor is the name of the younger tribe, and Jud has earned the nickname Fabio, and even though he is being made fun of, Jud doesn't seem to mind the name.
Kelly B. was paranoid about everyone looking at her leg, so she decided to let them all know why she has the limp. She called a group meeting and showed them her prosthetic leg. The tribe seemed cool with it.
Jimmy J. gets ill, and the next day he whines to his tribe about how rough the first 24 hours was for him.
Kelly B. and Alina find a clue to the hidden immunity idol and decide to share it, but Alina isn't happy about it. She isn't sure if she wants Kelly to be in the game very long because of the possible "sympathy" vote she could get.
Jimmy J. gives his tribe a speech. He says he is just there for the adventure because he knows he can't win. But he wants to help one of them win the million bucks. BLECHHHHH.
The first challenge of the season is an interesting one. One person stands at the top of a platform pouring water into sections of rain gutters that other tribe members have to hold in place. The water has to reach a certain level in the bucket in order to release a bag of puzzle pieces that the remaining people have to put together. Espada decided to use the Medallion, which would give them a full bucketful of water to start the challenge with. LaFlor released their bag of puzzle pieces first and Espada was close behind. LaFlor ended up winning.
Espada gets back to camp and has to make the crucial decision of who to vote out. Holly and Jimmy J. take a walk on the beach and talk about it. He tells Holly he thinks the two weakest players are himself and Wendy. Holly realizes at this point that she made a mistake aligning with Wendy so early.
They arrive at Tribal Council and endure Jeff's endless questions. Wendy begins talking and instantly annoys everyone. She ends up becoming the first person voted out.
The second episode looks muddy and explosive. And Jeff says something about whoop-ass? I can't wait!
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These are a good words Julie and a great summary of how episode one unfolded.
ReplyDeleteI cannot say I like this Medallion of Power, especially the fact it is being swapped between tribes.
I liked Brenda and Shannon and was dissapointed with Chase. Brenda was right when she said he was clueless.
On the older tribe, the standout was obviously Holly, who proved she's there to play the game.
I too Julie, look forward to next week.