I agree -- they have really tried to toss it up and even shock the players during the season by throwing in obstacles and situations that they didn't plan on and weren't on prevoius episodes. The ones who drive me nuts are the ones who state over and over "I'm the biggest fan and have watched every season and know every move", and then they do the very predictable thing that they should know better about. This season seems to be full of players who don't know how to keep their mouth shut about having the idol or an advantage. In THAT case, I agree that they never learn from previous seasons that you should never tell anyone you have an idol.
I've noted this too, and I think two things are at play: 1) It's easy to sit on your sofa and say, "I'd do this" ... it's hard to do it when you're actually in the situation, people are watching you, etc. 2) They're going without food and so forth, and they're not always at their physical best.
Being a provider of fish used to be one of the big game strategies...
Honestly, if I were going to be on Survivor, I would take fishing lessons and practice and practice and practice. Fish are a renewable resource. It seems like a logical strategy!
Yeah, Cole is not all that bright. And that Joe is one slick daddy. Slimey. Hope they get him out. Or he will win it.
Yes, Cole is stupid and a bad team player. I can't understand why he's still around.
Joe is beyond slimey ... but slimey just might win this whole thing.
That reward was gross. If I were first there I would have cut the pasta pile into 6 even sections and ate the smallest. That way the folks after would see I only ate my portion and then they could do the same easily with it sectioned off or they could be greedy and eat some of another section. And if I were Joe I might have done birthday boy then Chrissy then Little Ryan then JP and then big eater Cole. Might have been a little more left for Joe that way. I think Devon and Cole ate way more than their share. If I had gone near the end, I likely wouldn't have wanted to eat it...gross.
See, that seemed obvious to me too. Why didn't they agree among themselves that the first person would divide it into six equal portions?
And how about hiding that platter? Who would actually believe that the producers left spaghetti on a dishtowel?
As for finding things, how come it took soooo long for anyone to notice the rolled up paper in the nails?