The second episode of Survivor really didn't have the much going for it. Exile island came into play, not my favorite twist, and since it's been in many previous seasons it's hard to call it a twist at all. One would expect the cast to expect it.
There was a twist to the twist. This season, as in the past, the winning tribe at a challenge picks someone from the losing tribe to go. However after that pick, the losing tribe picks someone from the winning tribe to go as well. Well that's interesting. Could make for some interesting strategy sessions.
A final twist to the twist is that when the two exiled survivors get to exile island (it didn't seem to be an island this season - rather a spot along a river) they must choose from two urns, one of which has a clue to the hidden immunity idol. One is empty. We will have to see how this plays out - if the two exiles decide to work together to find what seems to be two idols back at their camp. If both found idols that would make a very formidable team later in the game.
The rest of the episode was very standard, although no separate reward challenge. The elimination challenges are getting very physical, a trend I'm not crazy about. That definitely encourages elimination of the less athletic and physical early on.
A last thought: After someone was voted out at tribal council, Jeff Probst again commented on how they were blindsided. Nonsense! Just because someone wasn't expecting to go home doesn't mean they were blindsided. At this point in the game alliances are not that strong to consider actual betrayal. Probst should stop trying to amp up the results. We all know a good blindside when we see it.
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