I'm a fan by proxy. My other half is almost as into it as I am the Sabres. So just like she picks up a lot about hockey, so do I about Survivor.

Haven't seen tonight's yet though since it's not on here for an hour and a half. So I didn't even read your post, but I will later.

I didn't use to watch survivor that much. But I've been suckered into the this season and all I know is this shit is rigged.

My friends and I used to watch the first Survivor all the time, but that was back when it was the only 'reality' show on TV, and the concept was novel.

Now, EVERYTHING is a reality show, and we all know about the machinations behind the scenes to make the shows more interesting through conflict creation. Doesn't appeal to me.

Amanda annoys the shit out of me. She puts on "sad weepy Amanda face" way too often. She did it in China and she's doing it now. She's made a science out of latching on to strong guys and not really doing anything herself.

I can kinda see what you mean, but the game is called Survivor, not impress the viewer. However she accomplishes it, lasting longer than others is the only thing that really matters in the end. At least she's never done something completely stupid like James getting voted out when he had two idols, or whoever that guy was who gave up individual immunity, then got voted out.

I don't think survivor needs to manufacture anything behind the scenes to create conflict, the game does a good enough job of that on its own. What they will do is video edit to make certain conflicts seem worse than others.