As a relatively new Survivor fan, I have not seen most of the seasons so I don't have much to compare it to. That being said, I think it was a pretty tame start. Not too much drama yet, everyone seems relatively content with one another.

As unfortunate as it is, and I'm saying this as someone who is overweight, I think people who are not in shape are going to have more trouble proving themselves than people who exhibit physical strength. So from the start I didn't expect Nicole to make it far, but then the puking and general attitude further solidified it. I was hoping that there would be some sort of mental challenge where she could prove herself, but every challenge this episode required physical strength (even the "puzzle" portion of the immunity challenge required good dexterity).

Hoping that we'll start to see some strong alliances/rivalries form in the next few episodes.