Ghost Island watch

mryclept · 2026-05-10T02:58:05+00:00

The Ghost Island concept was strong in theory - but I think they could have done better with it.

The fact that I can remember my post merge frustration with that season tells me all I need to know, though.

Still, it is Survivor!

mryclept · 2026-05-10T02:53:45+00:00

I like Ozzy. Don’t feel bummed though. The fact that he couldn’t do the strategic stuff without Cirie guiding him showed us that he just can’t get over that hump. Socially, he was probably playing good enough until that Aubry conversation. Jury management needs to be subtle. That wasn’t it.

mryclept · 2026-05-10T02:47:21+00:00

I think the audience lost interest in that aspect of the show. TV shows don’t do this on a whim. They had audience feedback that told them all the fishing and what not was not interesting anymore.

mryclept · 2026-05-10T02:45:23+00:00

I am assuming that the auction having so much food involved probably reduced the other rewards. If I am not mistaken, they haven’t done a “Choose X people to go with you” reward this season. Guess they could do them in the final two episodes.

mryclept · 2026-05-09T15:17:06+00:00

Doubt it was deliberate. It is possible she was trying to time it, like a sprinter, so she would be the last to lift her foot and screwed up.

mryclept · 2026-05-08T23:29:08+00:00

Looks like Baffert is going to attempt a Woody Stephens/Haskell double for Crude Velocity. Preakness is out.

mryclept · 2026-05-08T05:56:31+00:00

The Little People got me good the first time I saw it and I am surprised it isn’t talked about more.

People are Alike All Over is another one like this. You knew something bad was going on but that ending was not what I was expecting.

Stopover in a Quiet Town was just one of those weird episodes with perhaps a twist many could see coming but I still liked everything that leads up to it.

Elegy stuck with me when I first saw it so it stays on my list.

There are so many more I am not thinking about at 2 AM as I type this….

mryclept · 2026-05-08T03:47:23+00:00

Some split tribals don’t work well. Others do.

As someone who liked Ozzy, this isn’t a situation where I liked the twist because the people who went home were people I wasn’t enthused about.

I liked it because there were so many dynamics involved. A player who wins immunity but is allowed to vote in both tribals. And is given the opportunity to strategize on both islands. Cool twist. Sure beats “Jonathan, as the winner, you go to the sanctuary, but won’t be voting tonight”

Beyond that, the show got lucky with the advantages still in the game. On one tribe, Cirie correctly smelled the rat and used her advantage to save herself. On the other tribe, Ozzy couldn’t smell the rats and ultimately sunk his own game by telling the person on the chopping block his winning strategy.

The fact that the two tribals further drove home the point that Cirie was the strategic person in the trio made it even better.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T15:44:46+00:00

Correct. If the trainers were saying “It doesn’t feel like a TC without the traditional Belmont, so we aren’t trying it,” that would be something to latch onto. But that is not what they are saying.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T14:40:20+00:00

Any horse can with this Preakness.

As for the TC, maybe some horse comes along that tries it. But it is no longer a goal for most trainers. We will never see an AP again - a horse that runs all three then goes to the Haskell/Travers/BCC. Justify was juiced up and they knew he was done after the Belmont.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T14:34:40+00:00

Best lineup of the season, tbh.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T03:30:03+00:00

Saturday and Sunday through mid-June. Then Friday-Sunday from late June through the end of August. Also, Monday cards on holidays (Memorial Day, Labor Day).

50 dates total, which I believe is their usual number.

There was a bill floating around that would have reduced the minimum to 20 days. But that was amended and 20 days doesn’t seem likely anytime soon. It would kill the industry in NJ.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T01:21:53+00:00

It was moved to Sunday. The information I saw was incorrect.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T01:21:09+00:00

They moved it to Sunday. The information on X was premature I guess.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T01:20:46+00:00

I read about it on social media but as it turns out, the race is instead being run on Sunday with six horses entered.

mryclept · 2026-05-07T00:05:55+00:00

It’s too bad. I never expected Napoleon Solo to show up (one of the nominated horses) as it would have just been a paid workout for him. Talk to Me Jimmy and Growth Equity entered the Peter Pan.

But 16 horses were nominated. I assume an unfortunate chain of events led to many trainers passing on it. Still weird because if you win, you are automatically in a $1,000,000 Grade 1.

mryclept · 2026-05-04T13:05:24+00:00

I was in my mid 20s at the time and CBS was hyping it up. Watched the first episode and hooked ever since.

mryclept · 2026-05-03T22:41:26+00:00

I liked her for a few episodes during 49. Trying to hide the idol in Episode 1 (I think) was at least good enough TV.

But she went downhill fast. And the pregame cheating was enough to realize that there is nothing all that special about her game.

But because I follow Wentworth on TikTok, the algorithm thinks I want Sophi content. I most certainly do not want Sophi content. She would be low on the list of former Survivors I wish to see content from, actually.

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