Cocktail Confessions

The Survivor Nicaragua cast has finally been revealed.  Supposedly it’s the ‘young’ versus the ‘old’. meaning that one tribe will consist of players over 40 while the other tribe consist of players under 30 years of age.  I’m not sure I like this seasons gimmick as I did the “heroes vs. villains” angle they did last time.  It just seems inherently unfair from the get-go, and while you could argue that there are some whiny and weak players in the past there were younger, I think Survivor history has shown that the older players (with very few exceptions) last very long.

I still not so secretly wish that they would ditch the tropical settings they’ve done for so many seasons and go with some new surroundings.  I’d personally like to see something in the mountains and higher altitudes such as the Rocky Mountains or something like Yosemite, or maybe even a colder place like the Alaskan tundra or way up in northern Canada where contestants may have to deal with the cold and maybe even snow and grassy plains than the typical tropical beaches and rain.

Onto Big Brother, episodes 13 & 14:

During the eviction ceremony we learn that Kristen in fact has a boyfriend back home.  *Gasp*  The boyfriend is shown watching BB at home, and he’s not to happy that Kristen and Hayden are making out.  He comments that if she comes home, their relationship is most likely over.

Kristen is infact voted out.  Julie Chen then questions Kristen about her boyfriend back home, and Kristen just says “I may need time for myself” and won’t go into any further details.

The new HoH competition finds Kathy being out first thus becoming the only ‘have not’ of the week.  Brendon falls out early on to a disappointed Rachel.  Britney ends up throwing the competition herself as she feels that she is safe enough and doesn’t want to be in a position where she has to decide people’s fate.  Sounds a little chicken-shit to me, but I kinda understand her thinking on this.  She’s pretty confident that everyone else is gunning for Rachel and Brandon, and she’s pretty much correct by most accounts.  Anyway, it ends up coming down to Matt and Ragan and Ragan finally slips up and Matt is the new HoH (2nd time).

The last two episodes sees Kathy trying to melt back under the radar, and while still considered a ‘floater’ by some, she’s managed to stay low and out of trouble thus far.

Ragan

The Brigade is ecstatic that Matt has won and they are all pretty sure it is time to get rid of Brendon or Rachel.  Rachel senses this and really tries to pitch an alliance of some type, any type, to save her and Brendon.  However, when she approaches Matt (while he and Ragan are talking) she of course makes some dumb-ass comment that sets Ragan off.  Ragan is a little perturbed by these series of events and before you know it, he and Rachel are now arguing as Matt just sits back and watches it unfold.  Soon enough, the rest of the houseguests are made aware of the current argument.  Brandon then walks in out of left field, not knowing how it all started, and opens his big mouth to Ragan trying to defend Rachel, but really only succeeds in making him looking very stupid.  This isn’t lost on anyone and I think Brendon figures this out a bit too late; the damage is done, and he’s trying to save face but just can’t recover at this point.

Meanwhile Pandora’s Box is once again let loose on the house and Matt decides to open it, taking the newly revealed ‘diamond veto’ for himself, and thus also introducing a new saboteur into the mix.  America has chosen to elect Ragan as the new saboteur and he must last 2 weeks.  If he does, he collects $20K.  He does a fantastic job of not arising suspicion when the other house guests learn there is a new saboteur.  The houseguests also learn that former contestants and showmancer’s Jordan and Jeff will be dropping by for a visit.