So long...

...Ciera and Tony. This is going to be a fun season. It's already off to a great start, unlike the past couple of seasons that took awhile to get up and running. The one thing that Game Changers has going for it is that this is essentially the All-Star Season in which players from past seasons come back to win it all. I know that a lot of people despise All-Star Editions because it takes away from the new crop of players. I for one enjoy these seasons because it's fascinating to watch players either switch up their game-play because everyone already knows what their style is or they just continue down the same path with the same results. Most players have to adapt in order to win, but there are the rare few that can stick to what made them so successful. So, all eyes are obviously going to be squarely on Sandra, the only 2-Time Winner on Survivor. I highly doubt she will win this again, but then again, I said the same thing before she pulled off the upset and won for the second time. As for Tony, I'm glad he is gone. Annoying. Ciera is a good player and that's why she got the boot first. Dangerous. This was my second time watching this 2 Hour Premiere. I watched it last Wednesday, but I was busy with other stuff that I missed a lot. Had to see what exactly I did miss this time around.

So long...

...Malcolm. Talk about a shock. Yes, it's always a shock when a fan favorite gets the boot, especially this early into the season. But it was the Tribal Council that really did change things up big time. Normal when there are 3 Tribes and 2 of them are asked to go to Tribal Council, it has always been that each tribe will vote off one of their own. The Twist this time was that both Tribes would vote on just one person. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot of scrambling trying to convince someone from the other side to join them. It was funny seeing Jeff Probst watching them scrambling during the Council for last second guidance as to who to vote out. Throw in Tai's Hidden Immunity and you have an epic moment to savor.

So long...

...Jeff. Man, he is going to have to live with what he did for the rest of his life. THIS will define him moving forward. I find it very hard to imagine him doing anything else that will wipe away a moment he will regret forward. I was stunned when he outed Zeke as a Transgender to the world. My eyes literally looked like a cartoon. In a desperate move on his part shift the vote from him to another player, he chose to make it known Zeke has a habit of "deception", thus the reason why he outed him. I don't think Jeff did this with malicious intent....he was just stupid and shortsighted. But what is really baffling is that Jeff himself is a gay man. He should have looked at his own life and ask if what he was about to say and do was appropriate. As for Zeke, the look on his face when he realized what had just happened was very telling. A deer in headlights. I commend the rest of the Tribe-mates coming to his defense. And to Zeke's credit, he didn't rant or rave or point fingers. Very composed and told his story as to why he kept it to himself. Now, before people start bashing Survivor as doing this for "ratings", I'm sure the Producers of the show ask Zeke for approval to include this in the final edit. The episode itself gets 4 Stars as it was another solid one....but this Tribal Council gets 0 Stars for the revelation and 5 Stars for the Tribe-mates standing up for him.