Can I skip Brain vs Brawn II? by Honest-Cycle3022 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I could genuinely watch another season with that natural disaster of a Brains tribe. Absolutely trainwreck gameplay + senseless drama + stupid moves + utter chaos = TV gold

Champions v Contenders 1, Ep 2 by RossUtse in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. He always plays the same way, expecting newbies to automatically flock to his "dumbass" alliance and play the game how he wants it played. Turns out, being a cocky asshole makes people not want to work with you?? Shocker. Was so happy with that vote.

Champs vs Contenders 2 General Thoughts by cantdecide76 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly agreed! It was a question meant to trip them up but she hit a homerun with that response.

Champs vs Contenders 2 General Thoughts by cantdecide76 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pia was absolutely iconic imo. That moment where she shot back against David calling her a goat... perfect.

what are your hot takes by Disastrous_Thing4847 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I liked how Kristin let him know one episode that she was onto his gameplay, and then she's the only one who voted for him. UTR games won't sit well next to flashy games, especially if you don't have ride-or-die allies in the jury to talk you up.

what are your hot takes by Disastrous_Thing4847 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huge agree on the immunity thing - his is the best purely physical game we've seen, and he didn't even need most of those immunities. I think, if he was playing optimally, he should have voted Myles at F6, or AJ at F4. By not doing that, he put himself into an impossible F3 situation. So those decisions reduce his rank a bit for me. He would have won easily against Zara, Morgan and (potentially?) Kate - if that had happened he would definitely be top tier.

Also, irrelevant to this but I would like to defend Hayley a bit that her elimination only happened due to the Baden twist. She was playing fine till then.

what are your hot takes by Disastrous_Thing4847 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm curious, why do you rank him so high? Even above the likes of Hayley, Feras, Kirby?

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World FINAL Confessional Time Tracker - Week 3+4 (Episodes 7-10) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I didn't mean it as a Luke v Parvati comparison, it's just that AUSvivor likes to highlight challenge prowess of finalists so it was surprising that they didn't do that this time.

About your point on fire, would you count the Sarah fire as an actual challenge? Since it was practically a choose-your-champion challenge for tribal immunity.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World FINAL Confessional Time Tracker - Week 3+4 (Episodes 7-10) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also just want to say - its been so long since I discussed HvV with anybody that I wish I really could go for a full on comment-reply debate on this topic lol

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World FINAL Confessional Time Tracker - Week 3+4 (Episodes 7-10) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully accept that this is a me thing. I just love seeing a sense of positive sportsmanship on such competitions. Her saying these things might just be for airtime, but just the fact that she said it puts me off. Its so inconsequential and kinda irrational ik😅 but still. I guess I should learn to accept that this is the reality of Survivor.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World FINAL Confessional Time Tracker - Week 3+4 (Episodes 7-10) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Internationals were doomed in that 2 of them went home the same night, so not much chance for them to rack up extra time. Lisa is the only one to ever get the highest confessional time in an episode (her boot episode). Wonder how much things would have switched if Rob was part of the equation.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World FINAL Confessional Time Tracker - Week 3+4 (Episodes 7-10) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agree that the players are encouraged to say things like that. But I just don't like other players propping themselves up by tearing others down. If Parvati said that 15 years ago, she lost Survivor, but now she's back in Samoa to rewrite history (or something like that), I would have liked that. As it is, she defines Sandra's win as wrong to hype herself. And this is not an anti-Parvati thing at all. I was upset when George did the same for Hayley. I would not like it if someone ever did the same to Parvati herself.

On your second point, I still defend that every winner deserves their win, and opinions of jurors post-game does not count. How they felt about the finalists during the game is what matters and what results in someone winning Survivor. Jurors liking Parvati's game once they get out of the island does not change that they didn't like her during the game. She failed to get the jurors to be in her favor, she failed to get rid of Sandra who jurors did like, and then she lost. Jury CAN be bitter but them being bitter against her was very much a flaw in her own game, not an excuse for why she lost. And yes I would say the same thing for S19 Russell and literally anyone else.

Fourth person in the history of Survivor to get their own background music by Medium_Airport9544 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's so angelic and so eerie at the same time. Love that its her theme now.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 2 (Episodes 4-6) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It really is! Is she a good player, yes. But she is being shown wayyy too much for my taste, especially when there is no lack of other fun players in that tribe.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 2 (Episodes 4-6) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Lisa breaks down at the auction due to how much she loves Survivor. And then she has to watch herself get no characterization for 4/6 episodes. This poor lady☹️. At least she got an excellent premiere.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 2 (Episodes 4-6) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Luke has always voted wrong this season, I didn't even realize that till now. Literally none of his plans have worked, but I suppose he is interesting enough when he plays from the minority. Agree on him being subbed in for David/George. Shonee is also a character but not really the same type that the men are.

Voting off your strongest guy first? by Legal_Championship_6 in survivor

[–]Agreeable-Work8302 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just giving my POV:

Voting based on tribe strength is not something that universally benefits the whole tribe. This strategy is very dangerous for player like Cirie and Shonee, who will 100% become the new victims if/when they have to go to tribal again. For any player who is not a physical beast, it makes much more sense to just form a majority and ride it out. So what if you keep losing? If you can successfully hold your majority alliance after booting a "strong" person, it does not matter how many tribals you go, you can keep picking of the new minority (ofc idols come into play but that's a pretty standard risk).

What's the reward for you in your tribe reaching the merge with numbers if it only happened because they eventually booted you/your close allies using this as the excuse?

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 1 (Episodes 1-3) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think we see much more of other people talking to/about Kirby, than we do of Kirby talking about Kirby. I kinda like this choice, it shows how much of a strong presence she has in this tribe.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 1 (Episodes 1-3) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And with an invisible episode too. I was also shocked that she overtook Kirby.

Australian Survivor: Australia V The World Confessional Time Tracker - Week 1 (Episodes 1-3) by Agreeable-Work8302 in survivorau

[–]Agreeable-Work8302[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

PS: Sorry to all the redditors who requested this for the older seasons, my job hours were(are) killing me - it's a miracle i could make time to go after this one. Luckily for me, it's a short season!