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Few Survivorclassics have been improved by the new era.
There are only two instances I can think of: getting a proper theme song back and theSurvivorauction.
Everyone got the same amount of cash.
But in the new era, its actually kind of exciting.
The players have to scramble for bamboo tubes hidden all over camp with different amounts of money in them.
Sierra is excellent at finding them, banking the most at just over a thousand smackeroonies.
The editors are savaging him even worse than they did Rome before his eviction.
Hes walking by a bamboo sitting atop a pile of rocks and not seeing it.
Lady, at least give Andy a little bit of scratch.
I like that this becomes about strategy: How can the players maximize their reward by minimizing their threat?
He then decides he will go against his beliefs and dig right in.
Jeff asks him why hes doing it.
He just said he was hungry.
I also love that there are no advantages for sale.
The one person who gets a reward is Rachel.
Rachel, always a champ, manages to pluck it out while everyone in the shelter ignores her.
I am so mad that I have to remember the stupid tribe names from the pre-merge.
Weve seen this in every season of the new era.
Go back to two tribes!
Or, better yet, try a season withnotribes.
Just plop everyone down on the same beach and let them figure it out.
They can self-divide into groups themselves.
But Jeff has a twist.
There will be both a male winner and a female winner.
Couldnt they have classified the ladies necklace just a little bit?
We couldnt spare one rhinestone?
Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.
He shot back that if you want to do that, apply to be onSurvivor.
Then, we got the weekly commercial about how we should all apply to be on the show.
Okay, what is the deal with this?
Is no one applying anymore?
Are they scraping the bottom of the barrel?
Who else are they hoping will apply?
She thinks theyre more dangerous, more charismatic, and tighter as a group.
It just aligns Lavo with Tuku instead of with Gata.
The votes come in an even tie between Sam and Sierra.
Because Sam lost his vote at the auction, Sierra gets to revote but he doesnt.
Her vote is the only one cast for Sam, and she goes home.
She was the best choice because she was the only thing keeping Sam and Rachel together.
That probably wont happen, though; it will just be more Tribal shit until the final five.
The new era cant fix everything, but at least it fixed theSurvivorauction.
