"I just want a hotdog"

normally i write my blogs in segments on each castaway.. there wasn't really a lot to discuss about very many of them in this week's show so its gonna be a little different than usual..

back in the day when Survivor had originally aired on Wednesday nights & the reunion show was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell & Bryant Gumball (Dear CBS, thank you for Jeff..) i was watching Survivor. Back when Survivor had a diverse cast even on seasons that didn't involve a special twist. Back when people as old as Tina & KY Joe, Kim J & Big Tom made it to the end (now make no mistake about it.. i'm not a fan of Kim J or Big Tom.. i'm just using them as an age example here) Back when we had vegetarians competing in food challenges. Old women like Linda & Teresa drinking blood straight from a cows neck. People like KY Joe who can't swim jumping off a cliff to win a challenge... what i'm getting at is back when Survivor was good. honestly. i mean the show has kinda slowed down. viewers like people they can relate too. viewers like people who have the drive & the determination. viewers like people have the want & the need to be there. Viewers don't like quitters (aside from Jenna Morasca who had a justifiable reason)... the sooner the casting department learns this, the better.. (Hopefully amazing older women like Jane & Holly this season make them realize that) I'm a huge Na Onka fan. she brought the entertainment. love her or hate her, admit it. i know it, you know it, she knows it & CBS knows it. there's a reason why in every promo clip for the next week it was about something Na Onka did. she was ratings gold! her crazy ass is the kinda stuff viewers tune in to see! but she let me down. i'm so disappointed that she quit.... and her defense being "i'm the only african american still here"... Na Onka! you colored blind woman?? there were only two of you there to begin with!! its not that hard to outlast an old man!! i'm so bummed she quit. huge letdown. & i'm a little harder on her than Kelly because i liked her. She was entertaining. Kelly wasn't.


"i'm not gonna be mediocre" - Na Onka said she wasn't gonna slack just because she wanted to quit. "I want to go out with a bang"... She basically said she doesn't care, she's doing what she wants to do, controversy or not. Na Onka isn't gonna give up her reward that she just won. She hasn't ate anything more than a coconut shell full of rice in 28 days. she's not gonna give up on a hotdog. she doesn't care if they get pissed at her. Even when she had intent on staying in the game she didn't give a shit what others thought of her, what the hell is everyone so surprised at that she didn't care when she wouldn't have to be there??? i don't get it. I loved how whatshisname... Homer or something? no, Benry.. thats it.. GOD! why do i keep forgetting about this guy!!... was like "stand up tell her to sit back down.." if you were that concerned with Holly eating why didn't you step up? you're not that concerned if Holly gets to eat. You're that concerned with making Na Onka feel like crap! .. again, make no mistake, i'm not defending Na Onka.. i'm just saying, lets not act like we're surprised because we're not.. and lets not contradict ourselves and act like she's so horrible for not giving up her food that she just worked her ass off for. regardless if she's going to eat later or not, she worked for that reward. if you want Holly to enjoy it, you give her your spot!



Purple Kelly quitting wasn't really that surprising. when i heard the news about 2 people quitting i assumed her & Dan. She seems like one of those spoiled little kids Jane was talking about at Tribal Council... (sidenote: every time i see Jane on my screen i just start singin in my head "in the summer time we didn't have shoes to wear.. but in the winter time we'd all get a brand new pair") and besides, the girl had to quit. she didn't have anything else to suck! duh, Holly!! you can't suck it up when you don't have anything else to suck! everyone knows that! whats the matter with you old woman! sheesh!



now to Holly... Holly has really been shining these past few episodes. She's getting an amazing edit for a winner and based on what i've seen of her she definitely deserves it. She takes over this mother role and the reason "Momma Holly" wasn't able to convince Na Onka & Kelly to stay was because, Momma Holly isn't from South Central LA... she's from South Duhkohduh (sorry, that was my lame attempt at a Holly impression) all she wanted was a hotdog!... and all she did was make me have visions of Jennifer Coolidge dancing around in my head wanting a hotdog... real bad! Holly telling Kelly "i didn't let my daughters quit track and they were state champs" didn't have any effect on her because Kelly doesn't run track. are you kidding me? Kelly was on the dance team or the cheerleading squad and i can assure you Mama Purple didn't force her to do anything she didn't want to... They even shipped her off to paradise to attend college. & That look she gave Na Onka didn't have any impact whatsoever on her. Na Onka is from the hood. Aint no middle aged white woman raising her eyebrows at her going to intimidate her. Pull out a gun and throw some gang signs, Holly. Thats how they do it in Compton.. or wherever she said she was from again.. Can you imagine Holly in the hood? turning that buff into a bandana? running around dressed like Sandy from Grease all in leather trying to cross her fingers into west coast gang signs?? oh that reminds me!..


After the premiere episode of Survivor a friend of mine said "doesn't Holly remind you of Olivia Newton John circa Xanadu?".. now being a straight male, i've never seen Xanadu, nor do i have intentions of ever watching it, but i do recall Pop Up Video on VH1 in the mid 90's and last night at Tribal Council with her buff around her around head and her one sleeved (whats up with that anyway?) blouse when the rain was glistening off her perfectly toned right arm i just imagined her jumping to her feet and looking at Fabio busting out "Let me hear your body talk! your body talk! Let me hear your body talk!!"