Is it really "The Last Eden"? The setting for the latest installment of Survivor is a beautiful country called Gabon. Located on the West African coastline, it is an equatorial country made up of 85% rainforest. It looks like they picked another great location for the 17th season.
Survivor aired it's first ever 2 hour season premier and it's already shaping up to be a David & Goliath situation between the two tribes. The Fang tribe appears to be severely outmatched by the younger, more athletic Kota tribe. Kota won three challenges in a row and sent Fang to two Tribal Councils. After the first night, the Fang tribe is already down two players and appears to be "on the ropes" already.
The first player voted out of the seemingly weaker Fang tribe was 24 year old Michelle, a music producer from Los Angeles, California. She didn't like her tribe, (who picked her last) calling them "the dumbest people on earth" and was easily voted out at the first tribal council. The Second player to face the walk of shame was 61 year old Gillian, a retired nurse from Temecula, California. Gillian was considered the weakest player of the tribe after a terrible showing in the first challenge.
Exile Island is back but with a new twist. This season the players that are sent to Exile Island are given a choice between getting a clue to the location of the hidden immunity idol and having a more luxurious night on the island. Dan was the first player to visit the island. He chose the clue and spent hours looking for the idol with no success.
In another survivor first, Randy was possibly the first player in Survivor history to have to call for medical support on the first night on the island. He hit his head in the dark and required several stitches from the medical crew. He participated in the first immunity challenge sporting a bandage wrapped around his head.
The apparently superior Kota tribe wasted no time forming alliances. The first alliance was formed by Charlie and Marcus. Charlie, a gay lawyer, made no attempt to conceal his crush on Marcus, a straight doctor. Marcus, although not interested in a romance, was interested in an alliance. Before the end of the evening, Jacquie and Corinne joined the alliance.
Survivor Gabon looks like it will be another successful season with all of the reality TV we have become accustomed to. It's already shaping up with the usual helping of fighting, romance, back stabbing, and shrinking bodies barely covered in "buffs".
Survivor aired it's first ever 2 hour season premier and it's already shaping up to be a David & Goliath situation between the two tribes. The Fang tribe appears to be severely outmatched by the younger, more athletic Kota tribe. Kota won three challenges in a row and sent Fang to two Tribal Councils. After the first night, the Fang tribe is already down two players and appears to be "on the ropes" already.
The first player voted out of the seemingly weaker Fang tribe was 24 year old Michelle, a music producer from Los Angeles, California. She didn't like her tribe, (who picked her last) calling them "the dumbest people on earth" and was easily voted out at the first tribal council. The Second player to face the walk of shame was 61 year old Gillian, a retired nurse from Temecula, California. Gillian was considered the weakest player of the tribe after a terrible showing in the first challenge.
Exile Island is back but with a new twist. This season the players that are sent to Exile Island are given a choice between getting a clue to the location of the hidden immunity idol and having a more luxurious night on the island. Dan was the first player to visit the island. He chose the clue and spent hours looking for the idol with no success.
In another survivor first, Randy was possibly the first player in Survivor history to have to call for medical support on the first night on the island. He hit his head in the dark and required several stitches from the medical crew. He participated in the first immunity challenge sporting a bandage wrapped around his head.
The apparently superior Kota tribe wasted no time forming alliances. The first alliance was formed by Charlie and Marcus. Charlie, a gay lawyer, made no attempt to conceal his crush on Marcus, a straight doctor. Marcus, although not interested in a romance, was interested in an alliance. Before the end of the evening, Jacquie and Corinne joined the alliance.
Survivor Gabon looks like it will be another successful season with all of the reality TV we have become accustomed to. It's already shaping up with the usual helping of fighting, romance, back stabbing, and shrinking bodies barely covered in "buffs".
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