Episode 1 "Third Time's a Charm"

[Axel]

Daniel has definitely learned from his mistakes. Last season he had a decent social game, put was always talking the talk but didn’t walk the walk. He claimed he was gonna make these big moves and then they fell short. I believe he’s learned the strategy it takes to make it further the sixth, which is why I believe he is definitely a threat. One thing he should do is worry about knocking out Jessica ASAP because people are gonna start thinking they’re a duo.

Desiree needs to chill out. You can see the paranoia is getting to her. It’s the reason why people aren’t keeping her in alliance talks because paranoia scares people. She has almost like a fear to her that she shouldn’t have expressed in the first place. If she can turn around her attitude I can see her fitting in and not being an early boot. About her crush… She didn’t think I was the hottie from Russia?! WOW! Ok Gannon was the sexiest I’ll have to admit but if there’s one thing I learned from last season it’s DON’T GET EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO PEOPLE! Getting to close to Taylor was where my game started to go into a downward spiral so she needs to stop getting that school girl crush of Stewart and focus on the game. She’s gonna distance herself socially if she gets too attached. And gurl this season is SLUT CENTRAL!

Stewart’s guess of 2 Tribals is definitely a possible conclusion. I personally doubt it but with 24 castaways it is very possible. I like how Stewart is noticing very smart points about Kim and her past experience and how he can’t trust her too much. His idea of taking notes about iS’s 12 Days of iSurv1vor is a really smart move. He’s being prepared for a possible challenge and if he is correct he will look like a superstar for the Fans.

Here we go! Eric saying Adam is the biggest slut ever has finally come out XD. I’m so confused by Adam right now. This is definitely a massive bromance on steroids. Adam might be going down on my rankings because he’s putting WAY to much in Eric right now. He needs to branch out and talk to others on the tribe and stop going off about how much Eric is his bitch. From what I see it’s the other way around.

[andiipants]

I think this really is going to be the season of being slutty. So much talk of inappropriate topics. I'm ready to grab some popcorn & sit down for the show. This first immunity should show quite a bit & hopefully fireworks go off somewhere. I can't wait to see how it all plays out & when the drama begins.

With a quote from Daniel, "Dick, balls, & anal play." -what his tribe calls consist of.

Maybe we'll see a showmance too. Des is crushing hard on Stewart. Not much you can't like about an Aussie boy. Plus, who knows what Eric & Adam are doing over their in the corner. Jela's said she's seen a lot of things. Strategically tho, I think Justin & Kim our where its at. Some alliances are being formed such as The Nap Time Alliance. This consists of Tanya, Gibby, Eric, & Lilly. On the Dontok tribe, you've got Kim, Justin, Zac, & Stewart working together. Justin on the side making plans to have a side alliance with whoever sits farther on the outs of the tribe.

Daniel's here to play this time taking everything into consideration. Miller seems to have a bad case of ADHD, but he seems to be giving everyone a chuckle. Stewart seems strategic making sure he's taking notes on everything he sees. Jela's working on hard on trying to figure out the hidden immunity clues. I hope she does. Gibby's not a fan of Kay's saying she's playing way to hard to fast. Looks like Kay maybe on the outs.

"It was like a constant stream of talking," -Gray's thoughts on Jess on a group call.

Oh, last but not least, Banks needs to make a video confessional before I scream.




(Yeaaaa, this looks just like me dancing & being a fat ass stuffing my face. )

[natalieg]

So I have been watching the confessionals and there are a few that stand out to me. Kay I have talked to you on Skype and you seem so sweet but in Tibet girl I have been hearing how to are playing the game too hard I have to agree with most of your tribe you have got to tone it down or you will the first boot. I do think though that someone just might decide to include in an alliance just because people seemed to be annoyed with you. Also Des stood out to me. You did say that you wanted to be remembered and so far it's for the wrong things. I think your fate is just like Kay's either the first boot or just a number for someone. Tanya I love her but I'm not sure if she has learned from her mistakes it just seems like she playing the same game from last time. Jela I just love her confessionals. They are hilarious. I don't think she should associate herself with banks because they are thinking about making him first boot. Eric I think he has woven a web that he is going to have a hard time getting out of and soon people are going to put the pieces up. Daniel he said he learned from his mistakes and I truly hope it's true because if not he isn't going to win. Chris is in a safe place he's not on top or on the bottom just floating in the middle so he doesn't have a target on his back. Mama Kim I think she has to watch out because of all her experience they could easier vote her out for this and I wouldn't be surprised if she went early because of this either. Jessica she got her work cut out for her. She's on a tribe with Daniel and people are definitely going to target her for it. Unfortunately this might make her a first boot. Banks apparently he hasn't been on yet so it's not looking good

[Axel]

Watching this live Endurance is rough. 3 guys I want badly to win duking it out is just ridiculous.

[Deleted]

Jela discovered two Chakras early yesterday morning and foolishly told Daniel about it, then he went and found them with Jessica hours before Jela and Banks who were working together for it.

Jela does have all the Chakras, but then told nothing is there -- she knows someone has the idol.

So as of right now Daniel holds the Favorites Idol, this ruins Banks' plan to use the Idol on Ginny and take Daniel out at their first Tribal Council. From the looks of things it's only Ganden who have been looking for it (Banks, Jela, Daniel, Jessica) with the other two tribes unaware of one being in play.

[Deleted]

Stewart has found a Chakra, he's now on the hunt.

[andiipants]

My favorite part of the dare challenge was Jess calling her Mom & telling her she was pregnant. That was priceless.

Stewart found the hidden immunity idol for Dontok.

[mandy]

can we just talk about how chris brown keeps calling sherry "shelly" ? haha its driving me crazy, but i love it

[stephkatz]

so I'm about to catch up on episode 1. I'll post my rankings once I see how it's all playing out so far.

Wish me luck!

[gabe]

Ok I have finally fully caught up on all the tribe dynamics and can now make a full evaluation and ranking. Seeing as i do not know the tribe names yet I will just call them the Fans, Favorites, and Fan/Fave tribes.

Fans:
So for some reason this is probably my least favorite tribe of the three. Maybe it is just the lack of confessionals from a good majority of them I am not quite sure. It took me a while to figure out the dynamics on this tribe because besides the alliance of Zac, Kim, and Justin, there really isn't that many alliances.

Des: Des thinks she is close to Kim but Kim is just using her and i wouldn't be surprised of Des becomes the Abi-Maria of the season and becomes a cancer to Kim and so Kim cuts her off. Not a huge fan of Des. I could see her either getting dragged as the Abi-Maria type or dropped mid to late pre-merge. She has no chance of winning.

Miller: Miller has grown on me. Originally I was not a fan of his either but I think he will be entertaining to watch and will not have a single dull confessional. Now in terms of what he brings to the game, I think he thinks he is closer to people than he actually is which he needs to be careful of. I have no idea what Stewart thinks of Miller because he really hasn't posted anything but if those two are close and Stewart is the fourth person in the only alliance of the Fans tribe then I think Miller should be set. There are definitely people lower on the tribe then he is. I see him getting early merge.

Stewart: No idea where his head stands. I want to like him because he seems very likable and the fact he has the Fans HII means he is here to play however he needs to post more. Seeing as he is probably the fourth in that alliance I see him going far. I feel like he will definitely see where that alliance stands and backstab them eventually, potentially using Miller to do so. I see him making early to mid-merge

Justin: He is in a very good spot in this game. He is in the core three alliance which for this portion of the game will set those three up very well. However, the fact that he is planning on backstabbing them already is a little worrying. I understand where he is coming from however it is a bit early to be plotting a backstab of two people that trust you immenslely in the game. Depending on if Kim and Zac find him as sketchy down the line and catch him in the act will determine his fate in this game. He could very likely win the game if he plays it well. I see him making mid to late merge.

Katie: Nothing to say about her really. Has no power, no allies, no nothing. Only thing she has going for her is that Justin might want to use her to backstab his alliance however people want her out first so she might be the first boot of that tribe. I see her making early pre-merge.

Kim: Just like all the games she plays, she is in the best spot. Des trusts her, Justin trusts her, Zac trusts her. She is going to be fine for the pre-merge portion of this game unless someone sees her as a threat and takes her out after a swap. Do I think she could win? Potentially. It all depends on how threatening she comes off during the merge. She has taken the leader role for her alliance which if people on the other side find that out she will be targeted. But she will be fine until merge. I see her making mid-merge

Tierra: I have known Tierra for a while and absolutely adore her which is why she is frustrating me in this game. I know her social game is better than this! She is setting her up for a pre-merge boot if not the first boot on her tribe which annoys me because I do not want to see her go that early. I am just hoping that the Fans keep winning and a swap happens where she can find a better spot in the game. Otherwise, she is doomed. I see her making early pre-merge.

Zac: He also has not posted many confessionals so really just look at what I said for Kim and Justin for my thoughts on him. However, Miller does trust him and I feel Kim trust him more than she does Justin so thats good. 


Tribe Rankings:
1st: Justin
2nd: Zac
3rd: Kim
4th: Miller
5th: Tierra
6th: Stewart
7th: Des
8th: Katie

Favorites are next

[maranda]

This is my first time doing this so here goes my thoughts on everyone and the tribes .
Fans tribe - Desi this is what I expect from her playing 3 back to back games with her. But this that being said I was truly hoping she would curve the weave talk and be more chill . Here's hoping after a Lipsync win and the boost in confidence it helps her but if Katie and Tierra get more active I see Desi being a first boot from the fans tribe for sure. Justin - I like his game talk and strategy but trying to get something on the side might bite him in the end but the rest of the tribe thinks the world of time and I think Stewart and him are sitting pretty for the moment. Kim- This woman has it all social game the motherly aspect and experience which for now will do wonders but unless she plays hard they try to cut her loose. Miller- Not a fan and his confessional personality is way over the top for me . But game wise I see him right in the middle not set but not bottom either . Tierra- She definitely is interesting in the aspect her first Skype call and she's got drama in the background and had people worried still on the fence about her wanting to Johnny Fairplay it possibly . I think more socializing and she could be the bottom of the majority alliance over Katie. Katie I dunno what to think about her and her tribe could go either way on her. Zac seems very confident and that could help or hurt his game watching him during the endurance challenge there seemed as if him and Daniel could have a rivalry if they met up that would be interesting to see. Stewart wow for his first game he is talking to all the right people and making all the right moves I feel like he is the one to watch on this tribe as with KIm. Mixed tribe wow this tribe seems to be the less cohesive of the three and I love it . Gibson- He just like Kay seems as if he could be trying to hard but I feel he will fit in nicely in the majority and be fine. Kay well after hearing so much about her I was dying for a confessional from her and she seems to realize her mistakes of going to hard to fast but I dunno if she won't be the first boot on that tribe. Martyna - This girl seems so lost and I feel for her I have been on a tribe not knowing anyone and it sucked let alone a language barrier . I dunno how long she will stick around and Kay may get lucky. Lilly - She seems like in the best spot out of all the girls on this tribe and I see her making to merge and possibly going far. Eric - He is another that seems in a decent spot and as long as he plays his cards right could do well and seems with the majority at the moment. Dustyn - He seems at least from this end a ghost I don't know what to think of him and seems like they don't either. Tanya- I see her doing just as well as last season if not better she is right in everything and already making the moves on a alliance . Adam - He seems right in the middle and could go anyway for me right now he definitely does confessionals but he for me is hard to want to follow. Favorites tribe wow love this tribe and this group together. Jela omg seriously move confessionals and don't be afraid to try more I see her going before merge which would suck cause she is entertaining Daniel - He is making up for lost time and seems to have learned from his mistakes from last season but it will be interesting to see if he can shake off the target on his back having being on the same tribe as Jessica. Jessica - I love her as a person but the girl can ramble and it can and will be her downfall unless she uses that awesome personality of her's and makes her way from the bottom. Gray - He seems to be right with everything and has a good head on his shoulders game wise. Sherry yeah her confessional are hard to watch and see her doing better than before but being a bottom. Ginny she seems nice but same thing as Sherry and everyone is feeling the same way. Chris- I love him he's so funny and I think he is good with his tribe and am excited to see what he does this time around. Banks- He seems very aggressive and wants to make big moves lets see if they pan out.

[brady]

EPISODE 1:

First Impressions -

                                   Dontok (Fans): 

Desiree: Could you please be a little louder? Didn’t think so. I don’t think Desiree will make the merge, if she does then I’ll be shocked. I don’t think she will gel with this tribe and even if she does, I feel like there will be people who want her out simply out of annoyance.


Justin: Here is my pick for “Most likely to go home completely blindsided”. I feel like he is going to think he is playing a better game than he actually is, and his ego will get in his way. Maybe I will be wrong? My only hope for Justin is that he becomes a major villain, otherwise bleh.


Katie: First boot anyone!?! I don’t see Katie doing well at all in this game, she seems like she just is not into it. I don’t think she has any strategic ideas at this point, and on top of that her social game is really bad considering she doesn’t really talk to anyone.


Kim: There are 4 fans who I think have a legitimate shot of winning this game. Kim is the first one. Kim has a superior strategic and social game to everyone else on her tribe. The issue Kim faces is that everyone else knows this and they would be downright silly to bring her far post-merge. However that is a long ways away, and I think she will survive until the first tribe swap at least.


Miller: Villain? Hope so. He strikes me as someone who will end up being extremely cut throat and do whatever it takes to help himself. I really hope that Miller causes some drama and blows peoples games up because he’s gonna need to do something if he expects to go far in this game.


Stewart: Stewart is not going anywhere anytime soon. He is good socially with a majority of his tribe, and now he is a part of an alliance which will be able to protect him. On top of all that, he is probably going to be in the top half of his tribe in terms of challenge strength, there just really isn’t any reason for anyone to take him out at this point. I just hope that Stewart doesn’t become victim of trusting somebody TOO much and having it backfire on him. He could win this game!


Tierra: Whitney from S26 2.0? I think so! I get the feeling that she will end up being someone’s goat, maybe Miller’s or Stewart’s? Who knows. All I know is that she needs to bring something more to the game than just talking about her work. I want to root for Tierra but she is making it hard right now.


Zac: Zac has an amazing social game, and I think that he has a good chance of doing well in this game. The first thing that concerns me however is that he has an alliance, but without Miller. If Miller finds out about this alliance, I can see Zac’s game going into flames. I hope not, Zac is super likeable and funny…rooting for him for sure!


Rankings- 1) Stewart 2) Kim 3) Zac 4) Miller 5) Tierra 6) Justin 7) Desiree 8) Katie





              Palpung (Mixed):

Adam – Jeez dude you have some growing up to do. I hope you don’t end up being an annoying little brat but it’s looking that way from the beginning. Don’t say that you have morals and Gibson doesn’t because of a challenge cmon man. Rubs me the wrong way.


Dustyn – Knock Knock, whose there? Dustyn….WHO!?! You are not doing anything cmon man, I don’t want to see you get an early boot because you seem nice but you aren’t playing the game at all.


Eric – Possible winner for sure. Has the social and strategic skills to get to the end and take it home but it will all depend on if he can keep the target on his back small enough to make his moves. I hope he can, Eric seems like someone who everyone will trust and like which is going to help him immensely.


Gibson – Gibson needs to watch his back because he is going to be labeled as a huge strategic threat whether he is or not. He is going to be a very interesting character and will not be afraid to fuck people over which will be awesome to watch!


Kay – Please Kay improve from the mistakes you made in your first season. I want her to succeed so badly but I am just not seeing it. Most of her tribe doesn’t like her at this point which is unfortunate, hoping for a comeback.


Lilly – Darkhorse Alert! Love Lilly, representing Washington State well and I am having a great time watching her play this game! She is not going to take shit and is a CONTENDER to win this game, I can’t wait to see what moves she comes up with.


Martyna – Martyna is fierce and I love it. However she is not going to be a major player in this game, she just is not going to be able to establish the necessary relationships to be important. Maybe, just maybe, she will prove me wrong and I truly hope she does.


Tanya – Tanya is one of if not my favorite player. She is going to be a FORCE in this game as long as she can avoid purple rock situations #Flop. Love her love, this is going to be HER season and oh we are going to be in for a ride. I don’t see her leaving before merge in any scenario. She is too good!


Rankings – 1) Tanya 2) Lilly 3) Eric 4) Gibson 5) Kay 6) Martyna 7) Adam 8) Dustyn


            Ganden (Favorites):

Banks – Banks is here to play and I respect it! But, I just feel like his game is going to be exposed too early on and he could very easily be turned on after a few tribals. I don’t know if his strategy is going to work, but he is playing hard so I like that.


Chris – One of my favorite PEOPLE on this tribe. However his gameplay is not doing him very much help right now, he needs to work with Daniel because all the other people are going to be tight together. Social game is there to go far, strategic game…not sure yet.


Daniel – Daniel is HERE TO PLAY! Thank god, this dude is going to go ALL OUT and I am going to love it. He represents Russia well and I would be happy with him winning. The issue is, he will most likely always be looked at as an alpha male which works against him, but hopefully he can minimize that target.


Ginny – Shut your mouth. I seriously can not stand you, your confessionals are stupid. You just bitch about everything and talk about how you have more important things to be doing than playing this game. Hoping you leave quickly, which I anticipate you will be.


Gray – Here is a dangerous ass player, quiet…sneaky. DEADLY. He is going to play a very under the radar game and could go very far. I like his character in this game and nothing he does will surprise me. Keep your eye on this guy.


Jela – We needed a bad ass bitch in this game, and we got one! Fierce and oh god. She is going to be so fun to watch, I already know she will stir up drama and get in fights, can’t wait! She will play hard strategically as well!


Jessica – When I saw she was casted, I was surprised and didn’t think much of it. However, she SLAYED that dare challenge and really showed how dedicated she was. The issue is, she is too trustworthy and isn’t very good when it comes to strategy and not being fucked over. Wish her the best, she might go early or be an early merge boot. Who knows.


Sherry – Sherry is not interesting to me. I hope she leaves early on, but if she does stay in the game then MAYBE she can prove herself? Meh I doubt it but who knows…it’s not like anyone REALLY watches her confessional (evil).


Rankings – 1) Daniel 2) Jela 3) Chris 4) Banks 5) Gray 6) Jessica 7) Ginny 8) Sherry

[Deleted]

After watching some of the confessionals and catching up, that Banks' best bet would be to try and take out Daniel, even if Daniel is implying he is going to use the idol at the first TC of the season. Although, if Jela makes him feel like they are joking it could actually work but I wouldn't expect it to because I think Daniel is smart enough to figure that out. If I had to guess what might happen, it might be him or they might split the votes and just take Jessica out. Splitting up Russia, sadly! I think how Banks' views Ginny or Sherry (depending on who he chooses) is "instead of voting them out, let me make them my additional vote for who I want to actually vote out" type of thing.

It's good to know that Desiree is around and not a first boot. I like her personality and I am hoping she continues to stick around. She is calming down with the paranoia slowly but surely and having much more fun then anything which she just needs to continue with. It is rather weird not seeing Kay as the first boot after how much has happened in the tribe with her, but hey, their tribe won so I can not say much more than that, but I'm not quite sure what to expect from her. I did see her confessional, but it doesn't give me much.

Feels good that Martyna made some confessionals. I really do see her as that wallflower that has the constantly working mind. She says (from what I understand) that she would like if Eric or Andrew were gone if they were to ever go to TC, but she is up for anything. Interesting choices though, nonetheless.

Most Likely to Be First Boot: Jessica
Least Likely to Be First Boot: Jela (Although, she does tend to talk a lot some times and blackmailing someone extremely early in the game is a bad idea)

[mac]

(Putting personal feelings aside) I was looking forward to seeing how Banks would play the game without me, I've always said that if I was not on Botswana with him and being the only person really to see right through his BS that he most likely would have made it further! But ONCE AGAIN banks is playing way too hard WAY TOO FAST! Getting rid of Jess this early is a big mistake IMO and I think his gameplay might bite him in the ass just like it did before......... :/

JELA FOR ME IS 10000000% PLAYING THE BEST GAME ON HER TRIBE! The way she got Daniel to find the idol JUST TO BRIBE HIM WITH IT? PURE. FUCKING. BRILLIANCE! I love Jela cause not only is she interesting to watch, but she is very smart and a great game player! I hope to see her go far!!

I'm really frustrated that Jess (one of Ganden's best players) is most likely going, and I see this tribe being a hot ass mess going forward! As of right now I think the fans are doing a much better job than the favs! SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS PLAY OUT! This will be another EPIC SEASON OF iSurv1vor! LESSSSSSSGO

[mandy]

is it a curse that the fans tend to kill the favorites? . either way, im proud of them, but would love to see the favorites kick some ass.

it does suck that jess may most likely be the first to go... she's really fun to watch and she's doing well in the challenge.

sherry's confessionals aren't very interesting atm, but i've seen her play in other games and she can be really fun to watch and loves to stir up some shit. i hope that she sticks around for awhile so she can prove herself.

i'm kinda loving des and her spunky personality. and daniel is still one of my favorites. i thoroughly enjoyed watching his confessionals last season (and he's not bad to look at either )

i'm hoping kim can kill it this season as well. KIM!! she's a tough competitor so it will be interesting for sure. i've had the oppurtunity to play along side her. she's loyal, but don't fuck with her .

i need to catch up on a few more confessionals, and when i do i'll give a better run down stupid work getting in the way