Staying home with a sick kid today so just finished watching the first episode and have time to start this season's thread while first thoughts are still fresh.
First vote was the most logical one. I was not a fan of quitting the sweat challenge and him throwing the sand timer when he did it. Thought ran through my mind was why didn't they try to plug the holes in the buckets with something? I don't recall anything in the instructions that said you couldn't so why not use some nearby debris with some mud and try to plug the holes or even maybe tear some cloth from your clothing and try to plug up the holes? Even my 9 year old daughter was saying why not hold the bucket up against your body and use your hands to plug some of the other holes and that should stop most of them. Just felt like there was some ways to solve the problem with the holes in the bucket using some creativity. I didn't even think about the angle of him giving up his vote as coming back to bite him when it was happening. I get why he was worried about the perception that he was a liar and deceptive but its literally the start of the season and everyone is going to have that problem to face at some point so was it really going to matter until they do a tribe shake up or merge? He didn't want to own up to his mistakes so I wouldn't want to work with him going forward either when he gives up when things are tough.
Most seasons Jess would have been the obvious first vote but I don't think they could look past Jalensky's quitting and not owning up to his mistakes even if she is the weaker and the sleep deprivation could be an issue she is still any easy vote next time. Unless she all the sudden does a 180 and becomes a stronger player she probably won't last long especially if her current tribe loses again.
Too early to get a read on the players, Jalensky was the 1 guy I immediately got annoyed with so glad he went first. Everyone else so far hasn't done anything yet for me to dislike them or make me think they are a favorite to win so that's a good thing and hopefully and omen for a good season to come.
First vote was the most logical one. I was not a fan of quitting the sweat challenge and him throwing the sand timer when he did it. Thought ran through my mind was why didn't they try to plug the holes in the buckets with something? I don't recall anything in the instructions that said you couldn't so why not use some nearby debris with some mud and try to plug the holes or even maybe tear some cloth from your clothing and try to plug up the holes? Even my 9 year old daughter was saying why not hold the bucket up against your body and use your hands to plug some of the other holes and that should stop most of them. Just felt like there was some ways to solve the problem with the holes in the bucket using some creativity. I didn't even think about the angle of him giving up his vote as coming back to bite him when it was happening. I get why he was worried about the perception that he was a liar and deceptive but its literally the start of the season and everyone is going to have that problem to face at some point so was it really going to matter until they do a tribe shake up or merge? He didn't want to own up to his mistakes so I wouldn't want to work with him going forward either when he gives up when things are tough.
Most seasons Jess would have been the obvious first vote but I don't think they could look past Jalensky's quitting and not owning up to his mistakes even if she is the weaker and the sleep deprivation could be an issue she is still any easy vote next time. Unless she all the sudden does a 180 and becomes a stronger player she probably won't last long especially if her current tribe loses again.
Too early to get a read on the players, Jalensky was the 1 guy I immediately got annoyed with so glad he went first. Everyone else so far hasn't done anything yet for me to dislike them or make me think they are a favorite to win so that's a good thing and hopefully and omen for a good season to come.
