SEASON - #12 EXILE - PANAMA PEARL ISLANDS, - ARAS

This is one of the best seasons with great players (Cirie) and some best feuds Terry vs. Aras and crazy Shane.  I love this season.  This is still my best season. I just finished watching this season again & still love it.  I found Courtney to be boring & doesn't know she is boring her tribe.

PLAYERS (16)
1.  DAN - Astronaut.  Too Smart but much strategy.
2.  BRUCE - Art Teacher. Became ill & was medical taken from game.  Try to be a leader but no strategy.
3.  SHANE - Marketer.  Just quit smoking & was very emotional.  Too much strategy but got caught with his thinking.
4.  TERRY - Fighter r pilot.  He was very strategist.
5.  SALLY - Social Worker.  Should had practice on land w/Hawaii sling.
6.  DANIELLE - Medical Sales.  Acted very immature.  Too wish washing.
7.  COURTNEY - Fire Dancer.  Came to make friends hate to eliminated players.  No strategy
8.  MISTY - Missile Engineer.  First on Exile Island.  Too smart.
9.  AUSTIN - Writer.  Too honest & too religious.
10.  BOBBY - Attorney. (black)  Not much of a player.
11.  NICK - not much of player a follower.
12.  ARAS - Yoga Instructor.  THE WINNER. 
13.  RUTH MARIE - Real Estate Agent.   not much of a player.
14.  CIRIE - Nurse - you have to LOVE her.  (black)  She seems like she not going to be a strategist but don't turn your back on her.  A GREAT THINKER & STRATEGIST!
15.  MELINDA - Singer/ Entertainer.  Too cute.
16.  TINA - Lumber Jill First voted off.  She is on another TV show.

ARRIVED:  arrived by small boat already divided into 4 TRIBES - sex & age.

TRIBES:  Orange - LAMINA - Older Men
                Blue - Bayoneta - Younger Women
                Green - VIVERAS - Younger Men.
                Purple - CAYASA - Older Women.

MEDICAL - Bruce - cut his tooth by Nick & again with an medical need.
                    Aras - on the last day slip with glass of champagne.
CAR:  Terry
NUDITY:  Shane
MOTHER NATURE:  Raining all the time.

ELIMINATED:  Tina; Melinda; Misty; Ruth Marie;  Bobby; Dan; Nick.
JURY:  Austin; Sally; Bruce; Courtney; Cirie; Shane; Terry.
 
FINAL TWO
   Aras vs. Danielle

SUMMARY
1.  NEW TWIST:  the hidden idol doesn't have to reveal UNTIL after the votes are read.
2.  Shane was chain smoker & he was going cold turkey on the island.
3.  On the 2nd episode - the tribes was merge into 2 tribes:  Purple - LAMINA AND Orange -CAYASA.
4.  MERGE:  Brown - GITANOS.
5.  Cirie had to look at Shane's penis 'cause of a medical need.  :)
6.  Terry used his hidden idol with his tribes.
7.  Courtney was still upset with voting off - she forgot this was a game & no-one liked her. Her jury question was stupid.  This is a game not real life.
8.  Terry became a bully trying to get Cayasa to come over to his side.
9.  Sally should had practice the Hawaii sling on the raft - she wouldn't had lost the tip.
10.  Courtney thinks everyone likes her & they all out to have fun instead playing the game.  She thinks this is life experience for all the players.
11.  Dan is right about Sally.

12.  I like how the Cayasa saved Sally & forced the guys to vote one of them.  GOOD JOB.
13.  Cirie had to looked at Shane's penis to find out why he is suffering since she is a nurse.
14.  At the final council - I would had told Courtney whom does she think she is God - this is a game & not a life experience.  But, I guess I wouldn't had won.
                                                    4-23-2014 UPDATE
15.  Danielle need to chill out.
                                                     7-30-2014
16.    Courtney wanted everyone to like her but they didn't -  they found her to be a pain.  And when she asked her question at the end she thought they should had learned something - it is a GAME!
                                                                                            

REUNION:  NYC. Nothing special.

VIEWERS WINNER:  Car winner - Cirie

MY FAVOR PLAYERS:
1.  Circe
2.  Dan
3.  Ruth Marie
4.  Bobby

NOT MY FAVOR PLAYERS:
1.  Shane - but was funny to watch
2.  Danielle - too wish for me.
3.  Terry - toward the end hebecame a bully.

FAMOUS;
Tina had another TV show.  I don't know if it still in production.  She was in ( Dec. 2013 ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKA)  another Reality Show but her team didn't finish came in  the 4th place.

SEASON #11 GUATEMALA LAGUNA YAXHA, NATIONAL PARK - DANNI

   RETURNING of Bobby Jon & Stephanie from last season.

 

PLAYERS (18)
1.  GARY - ex- NFL player.  He was great player.  I was sorry that he was eliminated.
2.  BRIANNA - retail sales.  not much of a player.
3.  RAFE - wilderness guide.  He looked like he wasn't going be much of a player but turn out to be a player.
4.  AMY - Police Sergeant.
5.  JAMIE -
6.  MORGAN - Magician assistant.  Another player that has no game strategist.
7.  LYDIA - fishmonger.  She lasted longer than I thought she would.
8.  BRAIN - Ivy League Student.
9.  STEPHANIE - return player. She get another chance to play.  This time she more of a bully.  She accused her tribes of blaming her for winning the food challenges & not sharing.
10.  BRANDON - farmer.
11.  DANNI - Sport radio host. THE WINNER.
12.  BLAKE - real estate broker.
13.  BROOKE - law student.
14.  JUDD - NYC Doorman.  He was very abusive to Margaret.  He was very strategist.
15.  MARGARET - Nurse.  She wasn't very strategist.
16.  JIM - retired fire captain.  Got sick on the hike to campsite.
17.  CINDY - Zookeeper.  Was very gullible.
18.  BOBBY JON - waiter. return player.

ARRIVED:  All the players were at a specific place then were dived all ready in to the tribes.  Then they introduced to STEPHANIE & BOBBY JON.  Then they had to hike 11 miles to their campsites, which took an overnight hike.  Couples players got sick during the hike. 

NUDITY:  Judd - on a swimming reward.
MEDICAL NEED or OUT:  most of the male on the Nakum tribe. -Judd, Bobby Jon, Jim, & Blake.
CAR:  Cindy
COUPLES:  none.
TRIBES:  Blue - YAXHA
                Yellow - NAKUM
                 RED:  Xhakum- merge

MOTHER NATURE:  the heat -over 100 degrees., Rain, & the water has alligators in it.

ELIMINATED:  Jim, Brooke, Brianna, Morgan, Margaret, Brandon, Amy.
JURY:  Bobby Jon, Jaime, Gary, Judd, Cindy, Rafe, Lydia. Brain, Blake,

                                                      THE FINAL TWO
                                                STEPHANIE vs. DANNIE

                                                            SUMMARY
1.  Nakum won the best campsite by arriving first to campsite.
2.  Bobby Jon is the same - doesn't allow woman to speak.
3.  SWITCH -UP:  team were switch.  Margaret was upset with Judd forming a new alliance instead true to their old teams.  You don't what might happen or might not happen on their old tribe.
4.  First time merge happened at night.  Went to good camp.
5.  Stephanie rides her high horse by acting like she is special.  She need to be knock off her throne.
6.  SURVIVOR AUCTION:  Why didn't Lydia bid on anything -  then she gives all her money to Steph.
7.  FINAL FIVE:  Cindy, Steph, Danni, Rafe & Lydia.
8.  The Car Curse Offer:  Cindy will give up her & give the other 4 players a car.
9.  FIGHT:  Bobby Jon vs. Jamie;   Judd vs. Margaret
10.  Judd is rude & offensive.

11.  Steph is a bully & eats all the time & when she was yelling at Lydia about talking about her eating too much - she was eating.  I would had told Steph to go to hell-But, I will lost.
12.  On the challenges with Lydia was participating they didn't use  her wisely -on the spider challenge she should had gone FIRST where she would get the easy bags, on the wrap around- spin challenge she should gone LAST where she would had spin the least or been the helper.  Her tribe wasn't thinking or using her in the right matter & that why they kept losing.
13.  No Final Four Feast or Final Two feast.  Poor Step. She did EAT LOT & bully poor Lydia.
14.  Remember this game for $$$$.  You can't play honesty like some players are doing - it is a    Like Rafe, Judd, Brandon couldn't do.
15.  I would had told Steph off.
16.  Steph will get her dues in Villains vs. Heroes by James.  I did not like Steph in this season.  She thought they she should won.  She was too pious.
                                                    4-23-2014  UPDATED
17.  Again, Steph is very offensive to her team mates.  She told them not to talk about her eating while she was eating.
18.  Rafe is too nice  - at the last challenge he released Danni from his pledge to take him to the final two. (stupid).
                                                      7-27-2014 UPDATE
19.  During an "Early Show" interview it was revealed that Steph got them lost during hike through the jungle & she was sick.  It was never show for us - the producers want us think she is a perfect person.
                                                   10-3-2014  UPDATE SUMMARY
20.  Steph is not a team player.  She think only athletic should play - then the show wouldn't have non athletic players.
21. The  players were so star- struck with Steph that they never got over it & form any alliance with anyone else. It was different with the ALL-STARS season - they were so star- stuck and were able to get rid of the winners.
22.  Refe thinks everyone thinks like he does for example in the final challenge when he release Dannie from his pledge to him to the final two.
23.  Judd is a BULLY!  He can't see beyond his own anger.
                                                         UPDATE SUMMARY
24.  It was reveal by voted off player that Steph got them lost during the hike through the jungles.  The TV producer didn't want us to know that - they are trying portrait Steph as the good girl but she isn't.
                                                           UPDATE SUMMARY
'25.  If Steph wanted a winning tribe - then she should complete on a reality show when ANYBODY can compete - then she apply herself to REAL SPORT team when people like her will compete.  Until then SHUT UP & play!.  Plus, she has no goals - she put Lynda on the LONG items instead make her compete first & get the closest item & make the your best player go for the long items.


REUNION:  L.A. rode in a helicopter & landed on the top of CBS building. Nothing special.

FAMOUS:
No one.

MY FAVOR PLAYER:
Rafe - too honest
Amy
Gary

NOT  MY FAVOR PLAYERS:
1.  Steph - had her chance in Paula & too bossy this time.  I didn't like how she told the tribe off about her eating too much.
2.  Judd- blames everyone
3.  Jamie- too emotional

PLAYER OF THE SEASON:
unknown

STRATEGISTS PLAYER:
No one stuck out  as the player of the season.

SEASON #10 - PALAU KOROR, PALAU MICRONESIA, OCEANIA - TOM

Another good season with some good players.  It had the tribe that was reduced to only 1 member & not never merged.  Many people make friends & can not separate the game from friendship.  Other are too trusty.

PLAYERS (20)
1.  STEPHANIE - Pharm Sales from Conshohocken PA. She lives near me.
2.  IBREHEIM - Waiter from AL.
3.  BOBBY JON - Waiter from AL  He was a very good player. Refused to form an alliance.  Couldn't join any alliance or make decision. 
4.  JAMES - steel worker from AL. He had a southern accent that made other feels it was phony.
5.  ASHLEY -
6.  JOHNATHAN - didn't get picked for the game.
7.  JEFF -
8.  ANGIE -
9.  KIM -
10.  JOLANDA - lawyer -(black)
11.  TOM - THE WINNER -NYC firefighter. Toward the end he became a bully.
12.  IAN - dolphin trainer from Fl.
13.  COBY - hairstylist
14.  JANU -Los Vegas dancer
15.  WILLARD - lawyer-
16.  CARYN - lawyer- She believed everything Tom told her. Tom used her to advantage his goal.
17.  KATHIE - ADVERTISES SALES.
18.  JENN - the only player to date to passes away from breast cancer.
19..GREGG - couple with Jenn
20.  WANDA the 2nd player not picked to play. 

ARRIVED:  the players arrived in one small canoe together to campsite.  Spent the first day enjoying each other.  Not put into tribes, yet.  Next day they picked tribes & 2 players were not picked.
TRIBES:  Blue - Ulong
                Brown - Koror
                No Merge tribes since Ulong was all voted off except for one which joined Koror.
MEDICAL NEED OR OUT:  no-one
NUDITY:  no-one
CAR:  Ian
COUPLES:  Jenn & Gregg;  Kim & Jeff (the player).
MOTHER NATURE:  Rain, Rates especially on Koror tribe.

ELIMINATED:  Jolonda,-(she was too strong player); Ashley, Jeff -(he hurt his toe); Kim, Willard; Angie; James; Ib;,Bobby Jon;
JURY:  Coby, Janu -(quit); Stephanie, Gregg, Caryn, Jenn, Ian - (quit)

                                                          FINAL TWO
                                 Kathie vs. Tom

                                                              SUMMARY
1.  Ulong tribe does not like to make decision or work, especially Bobby Jon.
2.  During one challenge James fix his skirt instead of working on the challenge which cost his tribe the win.
3.  Ian caught a large clam then Tom caught a shark.

4.  Tom bully his tribe not to used the shower for cleaning but for drinking water only.
5.  Tom won the first individual immunity.
6.  Exile Island was introduced only for 1 challenge.
7.  SURVIVOR AUCTION - no problem.
8.  Steph was stupid in her thinking her first day friendship on alliance would last when she joined Koror later in the season.
9.  Ulong was the first tribes to never to win an immunity challenge.
10.  FINAL FIVE:  why didn't the women band together to get rid of Tom.  4 women & 3 men. Caryn refused to joined the women.
11.  Ian talked too much & doesn't know how to make a decision.  He trusted too much.
12.  Colby waited too long to vote some one off that he got caught up in the game by talking too everyone.  He let out his secrets.
13.  Bobby Jon doesn't like to make any commitments or alliance.  He sound like a idiot in his comments in the outtakes.
14.  Caryn doesn't know that Tom is using her.  She betrayed the women's alliance to Tom thinking it would get her further but it didn't.
15.  Again, they were thinking about the game instead of few but formed friendships with other and believing them and willing to vote them off.
16.  Bobby Jon doesn't think being a couple is wrong & will effect the game.  He's not thinking straight.  Doesn't he remember Amber & Rob?
17.  The Koror tribes won 11 out 14 challenges.  A record so far.  Tom won the most individual immunity.
18.  Bobby Jon never was voted off just lost the challenge.
19.  Colby adopted a baby girl name her Janu after his tribe mate.
20.  Steph keeps changing her mind.
21.  On Koror the females can't unite.
22.  Bobby Jon doesn't think being a couple is nothing to worry about.
23.  Caryn doesn't have or think about any strategist.  Trust Tom  to much.
24.  Many records sets this season.
25.  No merge this season.
26.  Bobby Jo can't make a decision or alliance.
27.  ULONG can't get it together.  Too many young players.  No-one want to take a leader role & get them organized.
28.  Bobby Jon think a couple is not important or anything to worry about.  No game plan.
                                                4-14-2014  UPDATED
29.  Too much camera time for Steph.
30.  Caryn has no strategy thinking.  She thinks Tom will take her to the end.  She doesn't have any strategic..
                                                7-25-2014 UPDATED
31.  Tom & Ian thought they had it made at the end  BUT they left the 3 women alone during the car reward challenge.  The only thing that saved them was CARYN.  Caryn could not stick with the women.  That was the chance to omitted Rom before he goes on a winning streak.
                                                 9-30-2014  UPDATED SUMMARY
32.  Steph thinks only athletic should play & doesn't know how to lose gracefully.
33.  Tom forget everyone want to win the money.

REUNION:  Jeff didn't do anything great.  He just walked into the stage.  No hoop-la.  I like that.

MY FAVOR PLAYERS:
Angie
Coby
Ian - his problem is he can NOT LIE!  He wants everyone to like him.

NOT MY FAVOR PLAYERS:
Steph - thinks she should win.
Tom  - too bossy at the end & thinks the game is his.
Caryn - has no strategist or game plans.

FAMOUS:
1. No one
2.  Jenn dies of breast cancer.  She'll be missed.

                                                            STRATEGIST PLAYER
1.  Tom is another good player.  He never took his eyes off winning the game &  challenges.  He did things to win the game.  At the end he became a bully.
2.  Stephanie need to know how to work with players.    This is not a sporting event where the players are picked for the sports which you played.  This is a game which the players can be at ANY level good or bad.  She need to get over herself.

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