Survivor Quick Hits

A few random thoughts on Survivor last night:

1. I'm so, so glad they voted off the annoying English Teacher lady. Something tells me they knew that was going to happen. Do you ever get the feeling that some contestants are just there to punish the others?
   
2. First Survivor bad guy of the year: Stephanie. Mark my words.
3. Hot. White. Young. Anyone else need not apply, because you're fighting for one or two spots.
   
4. I would think that Coby is totally faking being gay if I could think of any advantage it brings him. I mean come on, a pink shirt? Laying it on a little thick, aren't we?
5. Person(s) I so far am rooting for? Ian, because he seems really cool, and James, because you never know what hillbilly saying is going to come out of his mouth. Also Kim because she's, well, smokin'.
6. Bobby Jon? Come on.
7. That voting two people off right away brought up memories of The Benefactor and Joe Schmo Two. Only one of those is good. Actually, it would have been exactly JS2 had they chosen to vote off Ibrahem and Jolanda there.
8. People on the TWOP forums have said this, and it is so true -- James is the illegitimate son of Ross Perot. Now, if they can just get him to say, "A vote for me is a vote for yourself" or bust out a line graph or something. I would pay-per-view to see that.
9. One thing you don't do on days 1-3 is paint a target on you. Witness the first two immunity winners, Ian and Jo, and how they handled things after that. Ian deferred leadership in his new tribe to Tom after picking a woman who just seems nice as opposed to pretty or athletic. Jo took charge when nobody asked her to, and made bad decisions that contributed to her team's loss (not really, since they can't steer a boat anyway, but they seem to blame her). Jo practically begged to be sent packing, and it was no surprise when she was.
10. Is Angie this season's Chris? She did have a rough start, being the second-last girl picked and all, and getting three votes at Tribal Council. Still, and happily, no.
11. Early pick to win: Ibrahem.

SIYDWS(Sorry If You Don't Watch Survivor), smell ya later.