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Sunshinemiss

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 12:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Epitomy of shallow and self-centered, and probably doomed to go right after Sean.

Mini-super-spoiler only this week, the VCR is still on the fritz, but I madly scribbled notes during the episode itself. Now if I can just translate my own writing!!

Kep421

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 11:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's funny Lance...I was thinking more of a cross between Justin and Nicole!!!

I mean really...did you see the look on his face when he was questioning John's sexual orientation? He said something about John being all manley and studley while at the same time appearing to be a "queer"...sure seemed to me that Rob was maybe just a little attracted to the enigma of John's sexual preferences. I think Rob didn't want to sleep next to John because he was avoiding unspoken temptations.

Micknrc

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hee Hee, Kep, you read my mind!

Car54

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 04:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From the Boston Herald:

Most wanted: His strategy may seem idiotic, but Canton's Rob Mariano has `Survivor' skills

by Mark A. Perigard
Wednesday, March 20, 2002


Survivor or stooge?

In just three installments, Canton's Rob Mariano has emerged as the most compelling member of CBS' ``Survivor: Marquesas.''

Last week, the 26-year-old construction worker deviously played three of his fellow Maraamu tribe mates before a tribal council vote that cast out de facto leader and Fed Ex pilot Hunter Ellis.

``It's important for me to have people on my team that are gonna do what I tell them to do and not know that I'm telling them to do it,'' Mariano told the camera in an already classic ``Survivor'' confessional.

But is Mariano diabolical or just dim?

His tribe is shattering records - for utter losing.

The Maraamu has lost all five challenges, including three immunity and two luxury. Going into tonight's episode (8 p.m. on WBZ Ch. 4), his tribe is down to five people - Mariano, his erstwhile girlfriend Sarah Jones, complainers Sean Rector and Vecepia Towery, and nature guide Gina Crews, seemingly destined to be the next victim of the tribe's self-destructive streak. The rival Rotu tribe is intact.

``It doesn't matter if my team is stronger physically or even stronger mentally but that they obey,'' Mariano told the camera last week.

But is Mariano playing ``Survivor'' or Russian Roulette?

The three evictees - Millis resident Peter Harkey, who started the tribe's fire; Patricia Jackson, who organized the group; and Ellis, who kept the work going - were easily the three most strong, focused members.

Those remaining, with the exception of Crews, seem talented only for grousing.

Never has a tribe seemed so bent on self-immolation - making this the most watchable ``Survivor'' since Richard Hatch gathered his dour band of backstabbers in season one.

Mariano, with a thick Boston accent that even makes native viewers cringe and a manner that suggests he's buzzed when he just can't be, is one of the more confounding players.

On his first night, he snuggled with Jones, a bubblehead who told host Jeff Probst she came to the island for the adventure and to meet some ``cool people.'' Forget island romance, this is all calculation. ``She'll vote whatever way I tell her to vote,'' Mariano said proudly.

He went on a wild rooster hunt that left him fooled and foiled, he lost the tribe its second immunity challenge by tossing up some rotten fish and his strength hasn't been a factor in the challenges. He's not even good at carrying rocks.

He oozes a laid-back attitude to his fellow players while apparently plotting his own inscrutable strategy that may somehow lead him to a million bucks - or a spot in the ``Survivor'' hall of shame.

Elaborating on his plan, he quoted in a roundabout way from ``The Godfather'' that keeping loyal means keeping people afraid. Now he's the guy pulling the strings. Madman or mastermind?

Of course, Mariano isn't the only reason this ``Survivor'' is the best sequel season bar none. Last week, registered nurse John Carroll of the Rotu tribe emerged from the waters with a sea urchin sting and begged someone to urinate on his hand to ease the pain. (Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien obliged.)

Then there was Ellis' farewell last week, easily the best exit speech of any cast member ever. Ellis dismissed his castmates as ``knuckleheads'' and promised to call the Red Cross in a few days to pick up their bodies after they die of starvation and dehydration.

But Mariano could be the one to watch, if only to see how long he can possibly last.

``Survivor's'' motto has always been outwit, outplay and outlast. If Mariano isn't careful, CBS will be adding to that phrase: out-and-out idiot.

Squaredsc

Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 05:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i just want to be one of the first to say that he may go all the way.

Julieboo

Friday, March 22, 2002 - 07:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Square, noooooo way! He is an out-and-out idiot!!! Soon he will be an over-and-out idiot. I only wonder who will go first, Rob or Sean.

Anyways, Rob was an absolute pig in the last episode. There have been villians in past survivors, but none (not Jerri, not Lindsey, not anybody) has been so downright nasty and mean. To say to the camera, how Robert has a little sausage (well-that's not even mean, that is extreme immaturity), that Zoe is not good enough looking for him, that all the women on the new ROTU are really men, that John is the only woman, that Tammy can hang around as long as she serves him, etc.... that is all very mean and rotten!

I can't even come up with the words to describe just how vile I think he is. It's almost not even funny. (Though I do get some humor from the whole thing!)

Hippyt

Friday, March 22, 2002 - 10:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Julieboo. When he first started bashing everyone,I thought it was kind of funny,but as he went on and on being nasty,it wasn't even funny.Just cruel and mean.
I read posts from people who are actually angry about things he said.The way I see it,what's the point letting the village idiot piss you off? He's so moronic,I've just come to expect everythng that comes out of his mouth to be incredibly stupid!
When Rob takes the walk,I'll be one happy gal!

Awareinva

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 07:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think Rob is saying any of these really ugly things to the other players- just in the confessional.

BUT he doesn't seem to really care who overhears him when he is talking bull- he and Sean were talking bad about the women on Rotu when Tammy walked up behind them. Sean tried to cover "here's one of my favorite women", but if they are that careless, they are bound to have been overheard by someone.

I am starting to think Rob is next. Anyone who says such negative things is bound to be unpleasant most of the time.

<Although he is making things more interesting- giving us a villian to hate >

Car54

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 07:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This started at the Voted Off board, then SurvivorNews, this post came from the SS board.

Looks like evidence that Rob goes to TC as a ROTU
From Voted Off

Hey, Nivek1212 is having problems posting and sent me a PM about this. I thought I would post it and then go look at the video. Anyway here it is.


In reply to:
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While watching the first episode of Survivor: Marquesas (for no apparent reason other than being bored), I came across something that possibly tells us that Rotu goes to Tribal Council at least once. What I found happened at the first tribal council.

As we all know when someone is shown voting we see three different shots: 1. The person walking up the confessional, 2. A top-view camera shot of the person beginning to write down a name. 3. (if their vote is not shown) the person folding up the vote and putting it in the jar.

While watching the episode, I noticed that when Rob went up to vote he was clearly wearing a yellow buff around his wrist. But in Shot #2 when Rob is beginning to write down a name, the buff around his wrist is blue! At first, I thought it could have been the lighting, but after viewing it several times, I concluded that the buff is definitely blue. Hunter has his buff in the same place as Rob, and when they show him writing down a name, his buff is still clearly yellow. So this leads me to believe that Rotu will go to Tribal Council at least once in the next few weeks (which many people have already suspected, but this almost confirms it.)

This could have been more helpful a few weeks ago, and we would have found out that Rob was switced to Rotu ahead of time. But it still does tells us that Rotu goes to Tribal Council (which isn't that big of a deal, we knew they had to go sooner or later!)

There are a few questions that arise: Why would the editors slip in a a clip of Rob voting at TC #5 or 6, when he was voting at TC#1? Well, believe it or not, the editors have made this mistake before. In the very beginning of the series finale of Survivor: Africa, when the remaining contestants are supposed to be coming back from the TC in which Teresa was voted out, there is a quick clip of Kim Johnson wearing the immunity necklace and hugging Lex and Ethan! We all know that Kim J didn't have immunity until the TC in which Tom was voted out, 1 day later!

So, this "evidence" is still questionable---if anyone who has episode 1 on tape, and has vidcapping abilites could post a vidcap of the clip I'm talking about, then it could be really helpful in supporting this evidence!

mptribe

MH~ only the mesanger

link so you can see the pictures:

ROB in Rotu Blue buff at TC

Awareinva

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am hoping this is Epi. 5 not 6!!! I want Gina to outlast the Dynamic Dunces!! :)

Car54

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 10:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The only thing is, MB has been known to digitally alter the color of buffs before to trick us.

Fruitbat

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 10:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't know that Car.

Car54

Monday, March 25, 2002 - 11:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah, there were pics last year of people doing confessionals...all their clothing and the setting was exactly the same, but the buff would be different, indicting pre-twist/post-twist/ post merge....etc.

The speculation was that they did the confessional, and it was edited so it looked like they talked about something at a different time than it actually happened.

The one I remember is Brandon, shirtless, leaning against a rock talking about the game...it was shown in several episodes...and the spec was that he gave one confessional, but pieces of it fit better into later parts of the game, so they colored the buff to a post-merge color.

Hippyt

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 - 03:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
MB is pure Evil!

Lobster

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 06:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi! I just found out that my 15 year old niece is friends with Rob's cousin. I wasn't able to get any earth shattering spoilers but I did find out a couple of things. He lost a lot of weight. He went back to work. He doesn't have a girlfriend. Rumor has it he didn't win, which really means he didn't make it to the final two, since they don't reveal the winner til the finale. She's working on getting some more info for me. Oh, and it's quite possible that although he now lives in Canton, he may have grown up here in Hyde Park. We are also responsible for Maura Tierney, so you'll have to forgive us for Rob. LOL

Car54

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 07:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ohhhh...Lobster...you need to have a sleepover at your house and pump this little girl! Great spoiler!

Moondance

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 07:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pump her pump her LOL...

Car we could have a TVCH spoiler yet! LOL :)

Seamonkey

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 07:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You ROCK, birthday Lobster!!!

Lobster

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Unfortunately, my niece is going to Florida next week, and won't be back til after the next episode. I'm hoping that she talks to Rob's cousin over the weekend, but I'm not holding my breathe.

Sea, this is the niece who shares your birthday.

Moondance

Friday, March 29, 2002 - 08:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Very cool neice... I mean, related to you, is an Aries, a superspoiler kid and now shares Sea's birthday! I LOVE it!

Thanks LobsterBrithday Girl!

Pamy

Saturday, March 30, 2002 - 04:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster- don't hope, MAKE her talk to the cousin!
Bribe them if ya half to!! Promise NSNYC tickets or something!!!!

Squaredsc

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 06:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I Am Going To Miss U Rob

you made the game worth watching.

Llkoolaid

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 06:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What Square said!!!!!


Go Sean

Lobster

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Who's everyone gonna be mad at now? Bye Rob

Seamonkey

Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 06:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
John, Sean, Kathy, and it seems, Zoe.