Survivor: Fiji - Aired March 1

Gah! These people are idiots!
But before we get to the rampant stupidity that is ruling this season, another castaway has had their game shortened due to health reasons. Whatever happened to Gary (or "Papa Smurf" as this annoyingly nick-name obsessed cast insists on calling him) when he fell in that challenge a couple of weeks ago just wasn't going away, so the medical crew was called in for a second time. Unlike their previous visit, this time they left with Gary and Jeff Probst announced later that Gary's game was over.
Unlike previous game-ending health problems, this time around there was still going to be an Immunity Challenge and Tribal Council. That's okay for Moto though. Even though they just lost their first tribe member leaving them only one person ahead of Ravu, they've got the advantage in not sucking at challenges. All they have to do is win the next immunity and they'll be back to a two person advantage. Unless they do something very moronic. What are the chances of something like that happening with this cast?
Never mind answering that. So this week, let's look at the stupidity of different groups and individuals.
Anthony is stupid. He is hanging on by a thread, so he really should be trying to avoid friction with tribemates. Why he's not trying harder in the competitions is beyond me. It's not all his fault though, as the dislike some of his tribemates have for him is affecting their ability to work with him, as evidenced by the reward challenge. Which brings us to...
The Ravu tribe is stupid. It's only 39 days on the island, and even fewer until the merge. I don't care how you feel about someone. Suck it up and work together.
"Rocky" is stupid. Just shut up.
The women are stupid. When Ravu arrived at the reward challenge, the ratio of men to women jumped right out at me. The challenges aren't just physical strength, and this strategy of keeping the men around obviously isn't working. It's time to rethink that (though they might be doing that as Anthony is likely their next to go). It's no better on Moto where two women think they have a chance in an alliance with three men. There have been strong male/female alliances in the past, but more often than not, the men stick together. Everyone who has read this blog since the start, please repeat after me... WATCH THE DAMNED SHOW! The first person voted out of Moto was yes, a woman. Not that Liliana wasn't asking for it.
Liliana is stupid. On paper it seems like a good idea. Suck up to the men, give them backrubs, use your sex appeal. Except that this never works as the women can see what you're doing and as soon as they get the chance, your ass is gone. If you're going to try flirting as a tactic, at least be subtle about it.
"Dreamz" is stupid. What the hell was that? Do you really think that there are no alliances in your tribe? Here's a hint - if you don't think there are any alliances in your tribe on Survivor, you're in HUGE trouble as that just means that nobody has approached you about one and you were too stupid to approach anyone else. Then to top that stupidity off by calling a tribal meeting and throwing out two names for elimination, not giving any thought to them as people. It's one thing for someone to think they're expendable, it's another to go out and say it in front of everyone. That's not just stupid, that's being an ass as well. He's just lucky to be a strong man or he could well have been gone this week.
The men are stupid. See "The women are stupid" above. As much as physical strength is good to have around, it's also important to have brains and a cohesive tribe. Get over yourselves already.
Moto is surprisingly very, very stupid. What the hell?!!? Probst had a sealed bottle with him this week, something that's never good, and it was to go to the winning tribe after the Immunity Challenge. What was in the bottle? A choice. Comfort or Immunity. Easy decision, right? They just lost Gary for health reasons, if they go to Tribal Council, they'll lose another tribemate which will bring them back to even numbers with Ravu. But no. The morons chose comfort! Every single one of them who voted for comfort is very stupid. You never know how safe you really are (right, "Dreamz"?) so you never want to put yourself at risk if you don't have to.
I really hope Liliana voted for comfort. And I really, really hope they lose the next immunity. How comfortable will that couch and bed be then?
They're stupidity doesn't end there. I'm trying to find good reasons for them to send the people to Exile Island that they have been, and there's been nothing consistant. Exile Island is still relatively new, this is only the third season of it, but it would be great to see a tribe use it to try and weaken their opponents. If they were just sending players they're perceiving as weak so they can have a chance at getting the hidden immunity, that would be one thing, but they sent Earl, someone nobody could call weak.
I still can't believe they chose comfort. Yeesh.
The producers are stupid. A bed! On Survivor! As if the couch and everything else at the Moto camp wasn't bad enough! Sure, it's been interesting to finally see how this has worked out, but it still takes away from the integrity of the game.
So much stupidity. Four episodes in and there is nobody I want to cheer on to win. That's not a good sign. That doesn't make the season horrible to watch though. It just means fewer highs and lows. It is unfortunate that the only reason to cheer against certain people or tribes is to see their idiocy hurt them.
I'm not big on alcohol, but I need a drink after watching this one...

P.S. It seems there are people out there not sure what it was that snake was regurgitating (I just read the Survivors Strike Back blog at CBS.com, and two people there were asking). It was shedding its old skin. If you look back, you'll see its old skin collapse once it was left it. It was fascinating and disgusting all at once! Dang, biology is awesome.