Survivor: Africa's kind of lame to be honest. The location is really drab and is what hampers the experience...everyone just kind of sits around dehydrated. It has a few good moments though in:
1) The first ever tribe switch-up. The look on everybody's face.
2) First time a challenge is thrown to gain the edge on another team.
3) Lex. The man is fucking puzzle wrapped in a douchebag wrapped in a bastard's vomit. The way he treats Ethan in All Stars is pretty sickening given what you see here. Let's just say that Lex makes some of the most strategically stupid decisions ever. In fact, I think it's the all around least logical group of contestants to ever play the game. Nobody understands the point of having numbers.
4) The winner is pretty quality from a "wow, they're a good person" point of view. They're actually a bigger character than people give them credit for...weird that he was (presumably still is) dating Jenna from the Amazon. Ying/Yang.
5) I fucking loathe Big Tom. Hated him here, didn't understand why he was picked for All Stars, then hated him there. Actually, he was picked along with the two other Africa selections mostly because there's a BIG FUCKUP that happens in Africa. It actually spoils the entire game and led Mark Burnett to hand out a bonus 100K to two people. I can tell you about it after the season and you can make your own mind up. It involves an individual immunity challenge. Actually, Lex is my absolute most hated contestant of all time. Not only does he make me sick to watch, but he screwed up two seasons by voting out big characters when he shouldn't have.
All in all though, I was severely disappointed. Worst season other than All Stars which felt like a re-run.
Edit: The two South Africa seasons are still easily accessible via BitTorrent. If you get a torrent program, it literally takes two clicks and you can be downloading both seasons. The first is more entertaining but the way the end pans out absolutely blows in my opinion. The second is alright I guess. Both are better than either of the UK seasons, but the two Australia ones are must owns. The celebrity edition is marred by an outcast twist, but as I've said before, Australian Survivor: Whaler's Way is one of the best seasons I've ever seen.
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