Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-1294345-20171005073516/@comment-5002930-20171005184249

Definitely a better edited episode than last week. Glad with the even editing, even if Roark, one of my early favorites, was the one person who didn't get much screentime this episode.

Unlike most, I'm not bothered by Ryan... yet. It was refreshing to see Cochran wannabe Mike not get a confessional. If it were Cochran, he'd probably die at the thought of not getting time to mug to the cameras for an episode.

Disappointed but not surprised that Joe found an idol. The entire scene was Tony-esque, right down to the running ahead of the cameras to look for the idol in the middle of the jungle. Hoping he goes out sooner than later. One full season of Tony-esque shenanigans is more than enough for me.

Ali has been the biggest surprise for me though. I wrote her off as fodder pre-game, but she's been a breath of fresh air thus far (plus, she has one of the most glam Tribal Council outfits in recent memory). If Survivor editing holds true, she'll either be the first juror or make it to the finale.

Speaking of Survivor editing, I knew Simone was toast once they gave her fluff as her introduction scene after being the only one not to get any content in the premiere. Tina Wesson aside, the "dog that didn't bark" premiere edit has generally led to early boots. Liliana in was the first, and since then, Candace in, both Allie and Hope in , and Lucy in  have all gone the same route. Simone was, unfortunately, the latest addition to that.

Still optimistic that this season still has potential. I imagine it'll be a slowburn in the first few episodes like, then we'll get to the good stuff. At least it's already ahead of the soulless "BLINDSIDE, BLINDSIDE, BIG MOVEZ, EVOLUTION OF THE GAME" crap we got in Millennials vs. Gen X and the generally underwhelming (minus Sandra and Cirie).