It's Cold Outside..
Dec. 5th, 2003 10:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shipperxIt has finally decided to get cold around here. Well, it is December. It should be cold in December, right?
Bought the new Pirates of the Caribbean DVD, sent a few post cards to Mutant Enemy, and went to EW online to read the day after "Survivor" report. Had to laugh at the opening of this review. Is the EW guy talking about Survivor or some fans of the Whedonverse?
"There's this guy who lives down the street -- steals my newspaper every morning. Yet, he just promised me he'll never do it again. Then there's this other fellow who smacks me in the jaw each day when I get on the train. He says it's a thing of the past. And then there's my 3-year-old son. He never eats his vegetables. But now he insists he'll have double helpings of peas and carrots every single meal… including breakfast! You know what? I believe them all!"
You know why? Because my name is Christa! No, I'm sorry, my name is Darrah! Hell, I'm Christa AND Darrah!
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THESE WOMEN?!? How many times must Jon lie and deceive these morons before they wake up and smell the Sanka! Darrah sat there and told us ''I know he's not sitting here lying to me about going to the final two.'' (I remember these words well because they're the only ones I've understood out of this woman's mouth all season.) Guess what, sister? HE IS! Meanwhile, Christa seemed convinced that Jon was telling her the truth because he swore on his grandmother that she would be going to the final four. Guess what, sister? HE WASN'T! His grandmother isn't even freakin' dead! And now you're gone, off to some hotel to mend your bug bites and hang with that depressed-looking jury.
Serves her right though. She was stupid enough to tell Jon she'd sell out Sandra if Jon would take her to the final two. Yep, she was an IDIOT to trust Jon, but it was made worse because if she'd stuck with Sandra she would have had an actual ally.
Outside of Johnny Fairplay seemingly having every woman hypnotized under some sort of second-rate spell, there wasn't a whole lot going on this episode. I'm not really a fan of the cameras lingering too long on those luxury getaway type things. I don't watch ''Survivor'' to see people wearing silk pajamas and eating fresh fruit. I like to see them getting nibbled on by rats while soaking to death. Maybe that's just me.
Um... nope. Not just this reviewer. Survivor is always more fun with the Survivors are in misery.
I guess having the contestants firing off pirate muskets was kind of cool, although it was slightly disturbing watching Probst show Christa the best way to fire the weapon. He looked just a LITTLE too comfortable with a gun in his hands. (Yo, Jeff, leave the AK-47 at home next time you visit the EW offices, OK?) And how BUMMED was Christa that her third shot (which would have won her immunity or at least a tie with Darrah) hit that wooden bar instead of her target. I wasn't bummed, though, because if she had been saved, then Sandra would have most likely gone, and we can't be having that.
Sandra is really the only person left to root for.
That's for damn sure!
Sure, Jon has been entertaining (you have to give him that -- ''Survivor'' needs its villains to be compelling), but do you really want that clown walking away with a million dollars?
Hell no. But I felt the same way about Richard Hatch.
I'm not even sure his grandmother does. Darrah might be the most boring ''Survivor'' contestant to ever make it this far.
And then there's Burton and Lil. Bringing them back in the game was exciting and all, but every week they stick around is another week to ponder the long-term ramifications of their return. Should someone who has already been voted out be able to end up the ultimate Survivor?
I've got to agree with the EW.com poster who is confused about why Lil is perceived as being "nice." She's back stabbing just as much but makes it worse by whining all the time about how badly she feels about it.
I certainly don't think so. So I'm rooting hard for Sandra. Whether she's calling out her own shortcomings (''Whenever I hear wet and water, that's awful for me'') or dissing Fairplay (''Jon is just like a girl''), she's making me laugh, and not in an over-the-top evil way like curly over there.
So there you have it: Sandra gets the official Entertainment Weekly endorsement from here on out. (So official, in fact, that I just made it up.)
Sandra SHOULD be able to pull off a coo here, but really, Darrah and Lil are very likely too damn stupid to figure that out. All Sandra has to do is sit Darrah and Lil down in one spot and point out to them that Burton and Jon have promised each of them that they'd take her to the final three. They are clearly lying to one of them, whereas when Sandra says that they could make it to the final three, quite obviously, she means it. Then it just becomes a matter of who wins the final immunity challenge. However, I really think Darrah and Lil are too stupid to realize that the only way they are ensured of making it to the final three is to align with Sandra. I can see each of them being dumb enough to stick with the Jon and Burton.
The only thing that I question is whether Jon would REALLY take Burton to the final two. Frankly, I'm not sure who Jon thinks he should take to the final two so that he could win. Everyone hates the guy.
Bought the new Pirates of the Caribbean DVD, sent a few post cards to Mutant Enemy, and went to EW online to read the day after "Survivor" report. Had to laugh at the opening of this review. Is the EW guy talking about Survivor or some fans of the Whedonverse?
"There's this guy who lives down the street -- steals my newspaper every morning. Yet, he just promised me he'll never do it again. Then there's this other fellow who smacks me in the jaw each day when I get on the train. He says it's a thing of the past. And then there's my 3-year-old son. He never eats his vegetables. But now he insists he'll have double helpings of peas and carrots every single meal… including breakfast! You know what? I believe them all!"
You know why? Because my name is Christa! No, I'm sorry, my name is Darrah! Hell, I'm Christa AND Darrah!
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THESE WOMEN?!? How many times must Jon lie and deceive these morons before they wake up and smell the Sanka! Darrah sat there and told us ''I know he's not sitting here lying to me about going to the final two.'' (I remember these words well because they're the only ones I've understood out of this woman's mouth all season.) Guess what, sister? HE IS! Meanwhile, Christa seemed convinced that Jon was telling her the truth because he swore on his grandmother that she would be going to the final four. Guess what, sister? HE WASN'T! His grandmother isn't even freakin' dead! And now you're gone, off to some hotel to mend your bug bites and hang with that depressed-looking jury.
Serves her right though. She was stupid enough to tell Jon she'd sell out Sandra if Jon would take her to the final two. Yep, she was an IDIOT to trust Jon, but it was made worse because if she'd stuck with Sandra she would have had an actual ally.
Outside of Johnny Fairplay seemingly having every woman hypnotized under some sort of second-rate spell, there wasn't a whole lot going on this episode. I'm not really a fan of the cameras lingering too long on those luxury getaway type things. I don't watch ''Survivor'' to see people wearing silk pajamas and eating fresh fruit. I like to see them getting nibbled on by rats while soaking to death. Maybe that's just me.
Um... nope. Not just this reviewer. Survivor is always more fun with the Survivors are in misery.
I guess having the contestants firing off pirate muskets was kind of cool, although it was slightly disturbing watching Probst show Christa the best way to fire the weapon. He looked just a LITTLE too comfortable with a gun in his hands. (Yo, Jeff, leave the AK-47 at home next time you visit the EW offices, OK?) And how BUMMED was Christa that her third shot (which would have won her immunity or at least a tie with Darrah) hit that wooden bar instead of her target. I wasn't bummed, though, because if she had been saved, then Sandra would have most likely gone, and we can't be having that.
Sandra is really the only person left to root for.
That's for damn sure!
Sure, Jon has been entertaining (you have to give him that -- ''Survivor'' needs its villains to be compelling), but do you really want that clown walking away with a million dollars?
Hell no. But I felt the same way about Richard Hatch.
I'm not even sure his grandmother does. Darrah might be the most boring ''Survivor'' contestant to ever make it this far.
And then there's Burton and Lil. Bringing them back in the game was exciting and all, but every week they stick around is another week to ponder the long-term ramifications of their return. Should someone who has already been voted out be able to end up the ultimate Survivor?
I've got to agree with the EW.com poster who is confused about why Lil is perceived as being "nice." She's back stabbing just as much but makes it worse by whining all the time about how badly she feels about it.
I certainly don't think so. So I'm rooting hard for Sandra. Whether she's calling out her own shortcomings (''Whenever I hear wet and water, that's awful for me'') or dissing Fairplay (''Jon is just like a girl''), she's making me laugh, and not in an over-the-top evil way like curly over there.
So there you have it: Sandra gets the official Entertainment Weekly endorsement from here on out. (So official, in fact, that I just made it up.)
Sandra SHOULD be able to pull off a coo here, but really, Darrah and Lil are very likely too damn stupid to figure that out. All Sandra has to do is sit Darrah and Lil down in one spot and point out to them that Burton and Jon have promised each of them that they'd take her to the final three. They are clearly lying to one of them, whereas when Sandra says that they could make it to the final three, quite obviously, she means it. Then it just becomes a matter of who wins the final immunity challenge. However, I really think Darrah and Lil are too stupid to realize that the only way they are ensured of making it to the final three is to align with Sandra. I can see each of them being dumb enough to stick with the Jon and Burton.
The only thing that I question is whether Jon would REALLY take Burton to the final two. Frankly, I'm not sure who Jon thinks he should take to the final two so that he could win. Everyone hates the guy.
