tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post114501600555696027..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: When Captain America didn't fail?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145311346857616732006-04-17T18:02:00.000-04:002006-04-17T18:02:00.000-04:00doogald, actually, there was one time when the fin...doogald, actually, there was one time when the final challenge wasn't the endurance marathon: in Australia, Colby beat Tina and Keith on a Know Your Castmates trivia quiz. Weird that one of the more physically dominant players of all time made it to final two on a mental challenge. <BR/><BR/>As some of the winners of the endurance challenge haven't been people you would expect: Kim in Africa outlasting both Ethan (professional athlete) and Lex (that season's challenge monster) was sure a surprise. But endurance has always been a big problem for Cirie, and unless the other two people lose their concentration quickly, odds are she has to count on the generosity of the winner to make final two.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145280255766760682006-04-17T09:24:00.000-04:002006-04-17T09:24:00.000-04:00I continue to have that sinking feeling -- Aras is...I continue to have that sinking feeling -- Aras is going to win. I don't like it, but I feel it.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320979906551787343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145025686184336272006-04-14T10:41:00.000-04:002006-04-14T10:41:00.000-04:00What about Courtney and her fire dancing?? That w...What about Courtney and her fire dancing?? That was really the highlight of the episode for me. I kind of kept hoping she'd go up in flames, but sadly, she's rather dexterous with those sticks...LawNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887092149843956182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145022175840177462006-04-14T09:42:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:42:00.000-04:00"I also don't understand why Casaya hasn't started..."I also don't understand why Casaya hasn't started breaking up given that they all hate each other so much."<BR/><BR/>Miss Alli on TWoP has the best theory on this. Usually, in a big alliance like this, there's an obvious pecking order, and when the people at the bottom of it realize they're at the bottom of it, it gives the minority alliance bargaining power. See the Rotu 4 in Marquesas or whatever the hell happened in Vanuatu after I stopped watching. The only way to get around that is to pull a Porno Brian or a Boston Rob and convince everyone that they're at the core of your alliance, whether they are or not. <BR/><BR/>The fact that few of the Casayans can stand each other actually works to their advantage. While the original alliance was Shane, Aras, Courtney and Danielle, it's not necessarily that anymore because the women can't stand the men, nor is it necessarily the final four that Shane told Terry about (with Cirie subbing for Danielle), nor is it necessarily the three women and Bruce. Unless promises have been made that we haven't been shown, I think everybody in Casaya is convinced that, when it's down to just the six of them, he or she will be able to pull off the power play to lop off the two they don't like. <BR/><BR/>Listen to the way Danielle was complaining that she can't wait to get rid of Terry and Sally; if she was for a second worried that she wanted to get an all-female alliance going, she wouldn't have said that, but the La Minas don't factor into anybody's plans. <BR/><BR/>Terry definitely has some power now, and if he plays this right, he won't even have to use the Idol the next time he loses a challenge, because his disruptive presence is going to be the straw that broke this alliance's back.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145018708083121852006-04-14T08:45:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:45:00.000-04:00The thing that I didn't understand was why Terry/S...The thing that I didn't understand was why Terry/Sally didn't approach Aras (at least on screen) about flipping. Between the fact that he thought he would be on the chopping block and the fact that he was annoyed that he was the only Casayan to do the immunity challenge, I would have thought he would have been ready for a flip.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Terry will be able to make it all the way, but I also don't understand why Casaya hasn't started breaking up given that they all hate each other so much. So who knows.<BR/><BR/>Most importantly, I think you are forgetting something about Cirie: She is afraid of leaves. That alone prevents me from rooting for her.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17996646462629023543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1145017207835654182006-04-14T08:20:00.000-04:002006-04-14T08:20:00.000-04:00There's another part of it -- by waiting this long...There's another part of it -- by waiting this long, Terry now actually has something to offer the others. No one cares about whether they're the bottom two of a Casaya Six or the bottom two of a La Mina Six; however, the people who perceive they're at the bottom of Casaya now have something positionally to gain by switching.<BR/><BR/>Heck, because now's the time for Casaya to start to fracture anyway (break the plates! now!), if Terry can grab off an entire dissident 3/6, he doesn't even have to use the HII at all.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.com