Did last night surprise you?

The ClubHouse: Boot Camp: Did last night surprise you?

Puttergirl

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 07:28 am Click here to edit this post
Did last night's pick surprise you? It did me. Throughout the program, they were leaning toward getting rid or Harud or maybe another strong player. There was little talk of getting rid of the pig farmer (I can't remember her name), even though she has been a big drag for them. So in the end when all but 2 of them voted for her, I was surprised!!

I think it would have been better strategy to hang on to her as such a weak link and keep paring off the strong competitors. Her taking out Pupo(?), though, wasn't surprising at all.

But now that 2 more women are gone, the women are getting to be a real minority. They need to protect themselves, or they will be gone quickly.

Max

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 08:22 am Click here to edit this post
Good strategy is a hard thing to define in this game. Picking off the strong ones can end up leaving a weak team that fails at the missions. They got a taste on last night's show of what the "punishment" for failure is and I don't think they liked it.

Maybe they decided that picking off the weak links first made sense so that they could at least complete the missions and avoid extra physical training.

Grooch

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 08:52 am Click here to edit this post
Her taking Pupo was a surprise in the sense that last week they didn't show Pupo's personality at all. It was a surprise to see Pupo was very difficult. The look on Pupo's face when she was told she wasn't a team player was priceless.

The thing about picking off women: Remember when Meyer was negotiating between the men & the women for who should be voted off? He said the women didn't want to vote for a woman, because they knew a woman would end up taking out another woman as spite. Unlike men who wouldn't care what sex they took out. Ended up being true I guess. I hope this show doesn't become just a battle of the sexes.

Karuuna

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 11:23 am Click here to edit this post
I wasn't surprised, because I saw it the same way Max did -- the need to complete those missions and avoid extra physical training is primary at this point. The physical training is taking its toll in injuries on the weakest, and the rest (except maybe Meyer) have to be struggling thru them.

As for Haar taking Pupo with her, I think she did it as a favor to the women recruits -- they were all struggling with Pupo's whining, and apparently Haar voted for Pupo. So as long as she was going, she might as well take the one she voted for to go. I think women tend to be slightly less interested in winning, and slightly more interested in having harmonious relationships than the guys, and that would influence their voting strategy somewhat more. Last week the women voted off Park, just cause they didn't like his personality.

Penpoint

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 02:42 pm Click here to edit this post
Grooch, I agree with your hope that this doesn't turn into a battle of the sexes, just like I wish there was some way for Survivor to avoid the battle of the Kuchas vs. the Ogakors. It is more interesting when it is a battle of individuals.

To me the strange thing about last night was that other than Haar and Pupo, who were featured prominently in the editing, I don't know if I can tell the difference between any of the women. Even the one who was squad leader and had significant air time, doesn't stand out with any physical or personality trait. To be fair, there are still a few of the male recruits who have, as yet, not been developed. Since the show is only in its second week I guess this non-distinction is inherent when there are so many characters to be defined. This problem will take care of itself as the weeks go by, but right now it is frustrating for me.

Karuuna

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 05:01 pm Click here to edit this post
The report I heard on CNN was that they have only scheduled 8 episodes of Boot Camp, but it's doing so well in the ratings, they may expand it to more.

The report also said that *all* the reality shows were considered successful, including Big Brother. One change they announced for BB is the end of audience participation -- the houseguests will ban their own.

Misslibra

Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 06:53 pm Click here to edit this post
No them voting out haar, didn't surprise me. But the number of votes she received did. I figured she would take Pupo with her.