Michael's accident and the difference between men and women.
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Sfnative | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 04:46 pm  It was horrible to watch this man, who I didn't particularly like, be in so much pain. Regardless, of how I feel about these people, I don't want to see any of them seriously injured. After catching him on the morning show, it seems apparent that he is doing very well. That aside, I couldn't believe last night that this man was out there in the water all by himself. Then, Lo and behold, this little bitty girl goes out there and tries to comfort and take care of him. On the morning show, he said that she was singing to him and telling him to keep thinking of his kids. Then, Alicia, wades out and does an extremely good thing, she makes him drink water...her instincts were completely correct. The man is shocky, whether he admits it or not, and the women are doing all the right things. None of these people are medical professionals. What are the men doing? They are standing or sitting on the bank, looking uncomfortable. Is this what puts the "tribal" in "tribal"...it seemed a little more like a "baboon troop" where the "Alpha male" was suddenly in trouble and all the other males were just watching. Last night's episode cut a little close to the bone. I do think that the Kucha tribe may gain a sort of cohesiveness from the experience, and I sincerely hope that one of their members win. By the way, "Long Live Elisabeth", she may not be the strongest, or the fastest, or the smartest, or the most manipulative...but if I was in great pain...I could only wish that she was around. |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 05:43 pm  My thought exactly on Elizabeth, sf. The others were like deer frozen in the headlights, or like they were going to catch it themselves if they went in the water. |
Seamonkey | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 06:31 pm  I agree re: Elisabeth. I did hear Rodger (who remember isn't a swimmer) repeatedly reminding Mike to not get too far out in the deep water. But the young guys seemed to be just frozen. Of course there is no telling how many camerapeople were there as well. Almost like the tribe member sort of expected that if this was really serious, wouldn't the crew be helping Mike, so the women finally were the ones to assess the situation and wade in. |
Doc99 | Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 06:21 am  Easy to understand. Men are hunters and gatherers and since there was nothing to hunt or gather, they just stood there like lumps. |
Sfnative | Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 12:20 pm  Read on another site that the members of the tribe were instructed to keep away from him by the camera persons and crew. Not sure about the motivation for this, although it was supposedly for his good. The source of this was Kimmi, who of course was not there at the time and received her information second or third hand. This really just begs the question. This is a fricking TV show and if a person that I had become close with was in terrible pain and I felt that I could comfort him, I would tell the crew and camera people to stick their cameras where the "sun don't shine". The fact that Michael mentioned that Elisabeth sang to him and told him to keep thinking about his kids was a hell of alot better than watching the poor man standing in the water totally abandoned. |
Seamonkey | Saturday, March 03, 2001 - 01:15 pm  Lots of "unreality".. Having the cameras in the first place, of course. Camerapeople who would be fired if they helped. Apparently some pressure on the others to stay away (THAT sucks, imo). The fight between group loyalty and the reality that only one wins the money. The almost un-natural loyalty to the Survivor organization.. like Mike actually not sharing this with his family, very odd. Now, as for the camera people not helping, well supposedly they were aware that the medical types were on the way and their job was to capture the "reality", but manipulating the actual reactions of the tribe members.. FEH! |
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