First Episode, Season 18, Survivor Tocantins
Friday, February 13th, 2009New Twists To New Season!
Our long awaited Season 18 got off to a quick start, in fact so quick, that the 16 castaways were already divided into 2 tribes before the show began. A tribe named Jalapao, in red, and the other called Timbira, in black. The good news is that the cast was not allowed to talk to each other until the show began.
A brand new twist to this season was revealed shortly after the contestants unloaded their flat bed truck and were about to embark upon a 4 hour hike to their respective camps. Jeff announced that each tribe had to instantly vote off one member! So needless to say, panic took over as everyone was scrambling around trying to think of who to vote for.
With 5 votes counted so far, "The Old Lady" Sandy was voted off. Jeff asked her for her comments. Sandy said such things as ‘was so pissed" and "obviously didn’t think it would be like this." And, "we didn’t got to know each other."
Sierra was voted off by her tribe. One comment was that she was so quiet. But wait, let’s back up for a second. It was announced that the castaways were asked to be silent before the show began? So how is it that Sierra was accused of being quiet when she was doing exactly what she was told to do? The Producers have some explaining to do here.
Anyway, Jeff asked Sierra about the vote and she said that she was "sorry, I have a fevor of 102. I think I could of brought alot to this team. That’s your choice, fine by me."
So then Jeff reveals another twist. He states these 2 are not booted, but instead taken by helicopter directly to camp, and missing a 4 hour hike in the heat carrying all the supplies. Suddenly our booted castaways were very happy!
After each person was dropped off into their camps, a note was awaiting them. They could get back in with the tribe by starting to get things organized and built, OR, they could search for a hidden immunity idol.
Well, Sandy, who appeared very emotional and was crying at first, decided to screw the tribe and look for the idol. This "old lady" was out to win at any cost!
But Sierra on the other hand, was very thoughtful and wanted to show her tribe how valuable she was to them. Sierra therefore built a shelter, all by herself, for her tribe to sleep in during the first night. So needless to say, her tribe was impressed by her actions and were having second thoughts about booting her off.
So after the castaways first day, I would have to say that it was an emotional roller coaster for some. A victory for Sierra, and a bad decision made by Sandy. This is going to be a very interesting season!
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Desiree left his home in Loubiere, Dominica for Brazil on September 9th for his assignment on the reality series. Although details are sketchy, Desiree had apparently been instructed to go underwater to fix something for the show. When he didn’t resurface, another crew member went underwater to search for him. When he could not be located, a female crew member from Australia telephoned Desiree’s wife Susa, to inform her that her husband was missing.
He likes being part of a team, so he will feel right at home being a tribe member. Having been raised on a chicken farm in South Carolina in a family with 10 children, he has developed skills in motivating people to get involved in daily chores. Hopefully, he won’t be too bossy or else his fellow castaways will boot him off.
She believes many people see her as not being smart enough to compete in a game. So her strategy will be to play "dumb like a foX." She is like a poker player who can read a person’s face. Erinn will bring her strong people skills to Survivor and hopes to win the game.
The skills he brings with him is the art of manipulation. He uses this skill very well while coaching a women’s soccer team. I might add that it was good coaching skills that brought us a winner on last season’s "Big Brother" house, another CBS reality show.