XvM: Draft & Episode 3

Season 33 is well on its way and so is the pool! With a theme of GenX v. Millenials (which is already getting tired) it might be overall the youngest cast in Survivor history, including a kid in high school. So far the Millenials seem to be the generation that's a better fit for the game play of Survivor, though it was nice to see the women of GenX proving to be quite adaptable in this last episode.

It's going to be hard to put together solid power rankings this season as folks are moving from the bottom to the top of alliances (and vice versa) in a matter of minutes! First Mari, then Paul... and Figgy is on a roller coaster of positioning within her tribe. The alliance blocks for now seem to be:

• Ken, David & CeCe
• Bret & Chris
• Zeke & Adam
• Jessica, Sunday & Lucy
• Taylor, Figgy, Jay & Michelle

Which leaves Michaela, Will & Hannah as free agents. If these stick it's a matter of which blocks ally themselves with each other at any moment as far as who will be voted out. Not sure how anyone can be considered safe in these kind of scenarios. But the way things stand in challenges, I think Millenials are favored, so I think we'll see more GenXers exit early rather than Millenials. 

Draft Order:

1. Ken (Baggadocious)
2. Michelle (Doug & Bri)
3. Zeke (Michal & Ben)
4. Chris (Moon & Melissa)
5. Adam (Moon & Melissa)
6. Jay (Michal & Ben)
7. Bret (Doug & Bri)
8. David (Baggadocious)
9. Jessica (Doug & Bri)
10. Michaela (Michal & Ben)
11. Figgy (Baggadocious)
12. Will (Moon & Melissa)
13. Hannah (Moon & Melissa)
14. Taylor (Baggadocious)
15. Paul (Michal & Ben)
16. Lucy (Doug & Bri)
17. CeCe - not drafted
18. Sunday - not drafted

The Teams:
Some team names are in, but please send me more. Working titles are good, but let me know if/when they are final. You have the next two blog postings... or you will be docked points.

MoonBee "Hannah & the Homeboys" - 15 points

1. Chris (0 pts)
2. Adam (5 pts)
3. Will (5 pts)
4. Hannah (5 pts)

Baggadocious "DK Double Stacker" - 10 points

1. Ken (0 pts)
2. David (0 pts)
3. Figgy (5 pts)
4. Taylor (5 pts)

Michal & Ben "Sea Dogs" - 10 points

1. Zeke (5 pts)
2. Jay (5 pts)
3. Michaela (5 pts)
4. [Paul (-5 pts)]

Doug & Bri "???" - 5 points

1. Michelle (5 pts)
2. Bret (0 pts)
3. Jessica (0 pts)
4. Lucy (0 pts)

Dregs "Dreggy McBoatface" - 0 points

1. CeCe (0 pts)
2. Sunday (0 pts)

Power Rankings:

1. DK Double Stacker: Ben said that this was the best draft Baggadocious has ever had, and I think he's right. Taylor & Figgy are both idiots, but they should be point-rich idiots. Getting Taylor in the last round was probably the deal of the draft. Ken & David are getting the air-time of players who will be around for a while. Yes, both David & Figgy's names have been in the mix for getting voted out... but that could mean a lot or it could come to nothing.

2. Sea Dogs: We trimmed the fat & now this team is lean & crafty. As mentioned above I think the Millenials are a stronger overall group, so hopefully this team will bring in solid points pre-merge & then Michaela & Jay can win a few challenges post-merge. This is the smartest overall team imo, and I think they all have the potential for a deep run.

3.Doug & Bri: Bret's in trouble... maybe... but Michelle is a beast. I wonder how well the Bible missionary will do when it comes time to back-stab a friend, but she was quite crafty in that 2nd episode and I imagine she'll be in the scheming mix for a while. After all, she has Figgy as a human shield protecting her from getting votes at least for now. Jessica & Lucy are a solid dreg team to have. I don't think either will do anything amazing, but they'll probably stick around long enough to earn solid points for where they were picked in the draft.

4. Hannah & the Homeboys: I like Will & Adam, but I'm starting to really dislike Hannah & I'm just not sold on Chris. If GenX loses next time I think he'll be the one to go. Hannah is just a huge spaz and will probably be her own downfall. The real question is if she will take her whole alliance down with her or not.



Douche of the Week:
Paul, for the reason that he was voted out. And for his terrible fishing skills/big talk about his fishing skills.


Dreg Rule:
There isn't a dreg rule this season, but we might add one next season. The deciding factor on what that rule might be will be determined based on how we think we'd act this season. So, 1) if you had the option to pick up a dreg now & drop one of your current players t dreg status at this point, would you? Or, 2) if you had the option to buy a dreg & add them to your stable without losing anyone, how much would you bid for them? Or, 3) if you are a team who just lost a player, would you be willing to spend 5 points or 10 points to pick up one of these dregs? Here are my answers:

1) No
2) Maybe 3 points
3) I definitely wouldn't spend 10, I might spend 5