Survivor on the Row - Season 48, Episode 3

  ** Survivor on the 'Row **

by: Andy Canales # 999366 Texas Death Row Is it possible? Is it? That after 25 years of Survivor, we are seeing the fruits of those long years in the embodiment of generations that watched, plotted, and learned how to Out Wit, Out Play and Out Last? Is it?! Watching these last three episodes and taken stock of the moves of players who, for the most part were children when the first season of Survivor aired in 2000, was eye opening in the sense that they had a better grasp of the game then most, and yes they still LOOKED like they trusted a bit to much and acted on emotion (Cedrik!) they have shown us a level of craftiness that was missing in the past..Normally, it took 6 or 7 episodes for players to get a handle on how to proceed, but this seasons players seem to get it, and have already put things in motion that could "blow up a spot" (thank you Liz for the tagline!) and snuff out a torch or two! Last nights tribal was dramatic and again, we see that the older the player, the more emotional they play.. Am I the only one who sees the major mistake that Cedrik made by picking Sai? You clearly drank the koolaid that she was handing out "daddy"... Dumb ass! Yes, of course, pick the snake in your midst, to bite you in the ass tomorrow! Smart move. sigh!.. Justin was a gamer and given time he would have wrecked havoc in the jungle..He did the right thing not telling Cedrik that he had no vote, and pulled a great blindside on Kevin who was dangerous, even though he was right about Sai! I gotta say, this is starting to shape up as an EPIC season, and possibly the future of the game itself will be judged by it, after all its been 25 years, which is a hell of a long time to be on TV but in its own way it has Out Played, Out Witted, and Out Lasted the rest of the field that has done its best to vote it off the network, but the old dog named "Survivor" is aptly named and is showing why its still the best! Hoorah! YES, I love the level of intensity that is being displayed off the bat, and the dynamics of some, will be put to the test as we go into this merge, which will show us who will begin the real work of winnowing out those who have NO GAME! Survivors Ready.......GO! Andy Canales