Survivors have much to be Proud Of

Survivors have much to be Proud Of by Roxanne McDonald

Both tribes have made advances they can, ostensibly, write home about.

First, I was wondering when somebody from Ravu would think of using magnifying lenses to start a fire! Two pairs of glasses, which are rare on Survivor, if you think about it, and which is what caught my eye the first week, leading me to the idea of having a ready-made fire-starter kit. No, really, I swear to gods and goddesses I was thinking it, though can I prove my brilliance as I play the game from the comforts of a clean and cozy home with a real roof, all kinds of luxuries, and all kinds of fire? Did anyone else think this as you were watching?

Anyway, brava, Michelle!

Next, when Gary takes the fall during the greasy running track challenge, he feels the after-effects: he cannot get a full, deep breath, he says, and may have a cracked rib. The tribe swiftly calls for the medics, at his request. But rather than immediately rub their hands together—mwoohaaa–to plot to pick him off as the weakest member of the tribe, or interview that they are grateful to have even less competition—neener, neener (something somebody like Cici from “Beauty and the Geek” would think of and have no qualms about admitting out loud), they are sensitive to his suffering.
Cassandra comes to the edge of crying, as she tells us how fearful she is he will die and how empathetic she is to his disorientation (Gary telling medics he was disoriented, didn’t know who or where he was for a minute there). And Alex as a kind of spokesperson for the tribe tells us how the Motoans are respectful of Gary and of how they wish him nothing but well in their prayers.
Then, of course, in the most modern of terms of surviving, both teams showed the bravado it takes to eat Fijian foods that are for the food competition raw (oysters, octopi, and sea cucumbers), natural (peanut worms), and nasty (fish eyes and pig snouts).

One could even say the move they can be most proud of is voting of the bossy Sylvia—who could also be proud for getting as close to the Immunity Idol as she did.

Close, however, doesn’t cut it in a game such as Survivor, eh, Syl?

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