[PeteB570]

Some deep thoughts there kingu.

I think one of the reasons I like Survivor is how in the blink of an eye things change so drasticly. A person’s well laid out plan is shattered and they can not recover.

I think that is one of the reasons I like Russell - and other players like him - who just because the numbers are against them they don’t give up and find a way to split somebody off from the larger group.

In a group of five somebody knows they are number “5” and are ripe for plucking.

[kingu]

There is never justification, to me, to throw an immunity challenge, ever. There's just no reason to. No matter how annoying someone is, how little they do around camp, whatever, it doesn't matter. Throwing an immunity challenge is making your opponents one man stronger. More if you add in whatever luxury items they win.

To me, there is a trifecta of bonehead moves in Survivor. 1) Giving away immunity. 2) Giving away immunity. And 3) Giving away immunity. Giving away immunity by throwing a challenge, giving away immunity by giving up immunity, or giving away immunity by giving someone an idol.

Have a plan if you lose a challenge, sure, that's just simple playing the game. Having a plan to lose a challenge? That's cutting your own throat. Now, every time it rains, they're going to think about that tarp. Every time someone sits on a rock or a log, they're going to think about those chairs. Every time they have to smell that rolled up wad of dirty clothes, they're going to think about those pillows. And every time they stumble in the dark, they're going to think about those lanterns, and the people who came up with the bonehead plan that gave those things away to the other tribe.

Idiots.