I will survive

I have never watched survivor, nor did I know that there were still seasons going. I remember when the show was a first and people were obsessed, but I never got into it. I watched the first episode and I was immediately stressed out. I am definitely enjoying watching this show though, do not get me wrong, but it seems pretty brutal especially since it is blood versus water. The interaction between the group is definitely synchronous. You talk directly to everyone in person and issues are taken on in that moment. There is a lot of regulation on what they disclose to each other though.  Some tribe member will talk to the other tribe members about certain issues but ay decide to exclude others from the conversation. Alliances are formed and information is held. Although they have to work collectively to win, there is a lot of individualism when it comes to staying in the game, being the strongest play, and, well, surviving.

I noticed that for the yellow team (I will classify by color because the names are difficult) John definitely took on the role as a group leader. I think because he is very big and strong that everyone was pretty comfortable with this and he had a game plan for the most part where as everyone else was not as organized. He is starting to stray a bit, I think because he was forced to exile and is starting to think more individually. Before he was more focused on winning as a group, but now he is keeping idols a secret as well as his own personal background. He seems to have a hidden agenda, not from us, but from his own team.

The groups obviously have a common goal that they are working for which is surviving and having their team win, but because this is blood and water, some of the members stray from their teams best interest. For example, when Baylor and her mom went up against each other, the fact that they are related made it an issue. When the mom unintentionally split Baylor’s lip open, she  backed down a bit. She did not put up as much of a fight and used less force. Her almost guaranteed win, was now forfeited to her daughter because of her own personal issues. This show is definitely intense to watch but I am excited to see what happens.