I'm a Survivor ! 2-18-11

All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I was watching Survivor Redemption Island. I recently started watching Survivor,but I’m oh so very hooked.The new season’s episode was really good.I have only seen one full season,and that was the season before this one, where “Fabio”  was the champion. This season is the season to watch, because once the player’s are voted out of the tribe, they have a chance to come back into the game.In the season premiere  they divided the tribes as usual, but they added yet another twist by bringing past villains Rob and Russell . I didn’t see the seasons they were on, but from what I got they were very good and manipulative while playing the game.When Zapatera (Russell’s tribe) and  Ometepe ( Rob’s tripe) went on their first challenge, Zapatera came with a win. When Ometepe went back to camp they were forming alliances and what not.Most people wanted Rob out from the start, but that later changed at tribal counsel. At tribal counsel Philip revealed everything Francesca and Kristina had told him. At the end of the night Francesca was voted out to redemption island.I wasn’t expecting this as all. However Kristina and Francesca made themselves targets at the counsel because they were being sneaky and you could tell their stories didn’t add up. 

 

I got the idea to do this blog on Survivor because we did watch a Survivor episode in class, and I wanted to apply it while watching the show on my own time. 

Evaluation on Ometepe

PRIMARY GROUP : Rob and all the younger players ( Natalie, Andrea, Ashley, Matt) they all felt exclusive towards each other. The “younger” players made Rob the leader in their own little clique and they all saw each other as the primary group.They teamed up and got Francesca sent to the island.

SECONDARY GROUP: Kristina, Francesca, and Philip they all had a special purpose  together to get Rob out and that clearly was less permanent because Philip totally changed his mid and went against them on the tribal counsel.

KINSHIP GROUP: There was no extended family on the show because they are all strangers,and they didn’t talk about their family. 

TERRITORIAL GROUP: The whole tribe identified themselves as Ometepe members because they all live on that side of the camp, and when they helped each out in camp making shelter.

INTEREST GROUP: All of the members they all had an interest to win the title of soul survivor and win the million dollars. Also Kristina and Francesca’s  interest of kicking out Rob. Rob’s interest of kicking out one of them (Kristina or Francesca) 

PRESSURE GROUP: Kristina and Francesca’s pressuring Philip to vote with them.

REFERENCE GROUP: Francesca comparing who would be better to vote off Rob or Natalie. Also comparing Rob and Russell as in who could be better to have in a tribe. 

IN-GROUP: Rob,Natalie,Andrea,Matt,Ashley-they all got their way making them enduring. 

OUT-GROUP: -Kristina, Francesca and Philip because they only had each other. They were targeted and seen with hostility. 

AGGREGATE: Viewers - we all were watching the show at the same time etc.