This leg was long on travel and then relatively short once the tasks began.  Great setting.  I am not familiar with The Seychelles.  If asked, I would have guessed they were in the Indian Ocean but if you had given me a blank map, I would not have been able to place them.  Just another [...]

Previously
On last week’s leg of The Amazing Race, on a leg where most of the teams avoided making critical errors Team Big Brother’s good luck finally lapsed. They weren’t able to close up the gap between them and the rest of the racing pack. Unlike previous weeks no other team jumped on the opportunity to [...]

Rank
 
Chindi’s Take
 
 
RigelSeven’s Take

1

I still think Siobhan’s the one to beat, as long as she manages to keep surprising us.
 

Big Mike has big talent and big personality, a winning combination.

2

Mike is clearly the most talented of the guys, and I think a split vote will get him in to the Top2.
 

Still clearly the most comfortable performer [...]

Initial Thoughts
Well, that was certainly interesting.  That’s the second time this season that the majority had a fool-proof plan against a hidden immuity idol and it went wrong.  The first time it went wrong because JT used it as an opportunity against Cirie, the second time, well, Tyson was a fool.
Previously
The producers focus the “previously” segment [...]

Chindi’s Take:

We’re back to a group musical number this week, and I’m back to skipping through large portions of the elimination show. We generally don’t start getting good harmonies on these group numbers until we’re down to the Top 6 or so. Until then the producers have to go with very safe renditions to keep [...]

Previously on Survivor
The Heroes lost another immunity challenge and made the bold decision to vote of Tom over James who has an apparent knee injury. This week it’s a double elimination so we might finally see the Rob ‘The Robfather’ Mariano vs Russell ‘Lil Evil’ Hantz throwdown. Two Tribal Councils! Two [...]

Tonight Survivor resumes after an off-week for the first week of the NCAA men’s tournament. It’s been an interesting season thus far, with some preconceptions getting stood on their head, and now is as good a time as any to look back at my initial projections for the season and see how those projections stood [...]

The Verdict
Rigelseven’s Take:
Well, this week I thought there were singers who really crashed and burned.  The favorites remain the favorites but neither Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus, Michael Lynche or Casey James had a moment this week to really separate themselves.  Lee Dewyze added more edge to his performance this week and his stick rose in [...]

Song Selection: Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Rigelseven’s Take:
Siobhan just really goes for it every time out and that’s one of the reasons I’m a big fan of her.  The irony is I thought in parts of the song tonight she was more restrained than usual and just let the cool tone of her voice shine through, [...]

Song Selection: You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt
Rigelseven’s Take:
I don’t know what the judges problem was but I thought that was fantastic.  Didi commanded the stage, let her voice stand out with instrumental breaks and showed lots of spark and personality.  Her vocals sounded uniquely like Didi and she gave a really controlled performance.  I [...]

Song Selection: Power of Love – Huey Lewis and The News
Rigelseven’s Take:
I love this song and disagree with Simon that it’s old-fashioned.  I thought Casey had some very good parts of the song and other parts where he kind of got lost.  I would have preferred him to not play the guitar and really try [...]

Song Selection: Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie
Rigelseven’s Take:
Hey, she’s finally getting it right.  Young look, modern contemporary song and energentic performance.  Katie still needs some training to smooth out the edges and make her voice more consistent but this was a big step in the right direction and should please her fanbase.  It’s funny [...]