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In Depth Spoiler Analysis for Survivor: Africa-(Gabon of course)

Written at the last minute, October 9, 2008 by HDWatcher aka TrixieWatcher aka TrixieGo

This paragraph will attempt to call the winner of Survivor: Africa (Gabon that is) based ENTIRELY on editing patterns demonstrated in episode 1 and beyond (or Episode 1 with subpart 2 which would then make Episode 3 really 2 but who gives a shit) commercials during football along with some good old fashion pull it out the ass and take a wild guess type thing (who are we kidding, Survivor has handed us the winner since about Season 10 but what the hell, let's follow the apple shall we?)

This was written after viewing absolutely nothing about the upteenth season of Survivor where there are a bunch of contestants, (how many we got this season?) a few dung patterns and a whole LOT of myspace pages and apparently Marcus's little friend (no, not Charlie) flying in the wind. Everything written here can be verified by absolutely nothing. This document was typed in MS Word at the last minute because after 17 seasons, the GUT writer is running out of ideas. A copy of this was webbed at www.GUT.com however we chose to delete it at the last minute for fear of being mocked. This is NOT a long paper so don't go near it unless you can manage not to blink for about 10 seconds and you have something on your DVR to watch afterwards. And now that all that mumble/jumble is over, on with the show…

When one is trying to judge what Mark Burnett would have done with his editing, it is important to look for patterns in the editing decisions. For prior seasons, non barking dogs, stars and the such outlined patterns of eventual winners. There was certainly nothing like that on the S17 tapes. Matty, Kelly, etc. didn't get much face time but they both got on (we think) and as far as I can see, not a star could be found..... So, one needed to look elsewhere and holy moley, even before the season aired, something was curious....


Most would dismiss this particular advertisement; since Jeff has turned into pretty much a tool however, there were two cuts on a later tape when Survivor Africa (Gabon that is) premiered that appeared to be the most striking on first viewing. One may think of Genesis 2:5:

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it"



The first one was of Marcus just talking and one could easily dismiss it as an aberration (that would be a brain fart for you simpletons out there). The other could not be ignored and was amazingly of Charlie and Marcus…..

You may need to review it again as it is very subtle. Let's look again, shall we?

The above cuts seemed somewhat doctored (gee ya think?). In the second one of Charlie and Marcus, they are facing towards each other with Marcus manipulated to almost thrust the apple at Charlie (see second diagram complete with arrow). And they seemed to set up a symbolic Good v. Evil showdown: the bad Marcus thrusting vs. the good Charlie ready to "eat the apple" Of the two however, Marcus's was more puzzling.

Charlie's shot could be justified as he was trying to put the make on Marcus. However, it was initially difficult to come up for a reason for Marcus's picture. Especially considering it followed the somewhat bizarre confessional where he had an apple in his hand and then a two scene sequence as follows:

At this point the apple center shifts and suddenly something happens; it's not obvious at first and it's not obvious any time you look at it but trust me it is there. I swear. Really. It's there. Trust me. (Actually it is quite obvious but then again hasn't the winner been?) Look closely, you can see someone's face almost etched into the apple! Yes! Marcus!

Also, curiously enough, the apple appears in Kota 2 times in 5 segments and the 5th segment was this

And Genesis 2:5 (get it, 2 times, 5th segment) says:

"It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him"

(Yeah yeah, I know it was talking about Eve but doncha think a wiley, arrogant, photographer/yoga master with a potentially fake British accent makes for a better story?)

Not all the symbolism occurs at Kota. However, in reviewing the tapes of the Fang tribe something different is noted. Look closely.... Fang's apple is always bitten... .

You will note that the bushel of apples is complete but the ONE person who fell victim is identified by a HALF BITTEN APPLE!

Symbolism is always a risky thing to base analysis on, as one or two pictures can be used to justify anything the viewer wants . Patterned symbolism, however, is quite useful. And this is a definite pattern.

The ugly half bitten apples are prevalent at Kang and Kang's transgressions are quite long and includes everything that Burnett could possibly thrown on screen:

-- GC qutting as a leader

-- Crystal, an Olympic athlete, can't get her ass up a hill

-- Dan couldn't find a crater as big as Jeff's ego

-- General and all around complaining

-- Gillian promoting elephant crap

-- Susie actually sniffing it.

With all that, is it to anyone's surprise that Fang is representative of many bitten apples? Judge for yourself.....

If the apple is being eaten all the time at Kang, and the ONE person thus far at Kota is symbolically displayed with a half eaten apple, (who happens to have been booted), one can't help but theorizing about the Garden of Eden and WHOOOOOO bit the apple to cause such a ruckus??

ADAM! And what does that mean since there is no Adam in this particular cast (come to think of it, Adam, for being such a common name, is relatively underused in Survivor)

Adam was created in Genesis 2:4 and look at the following picture...

Marcus is the SECOND man in a line of FOUR men (2:4!!! Screw all of ya, it works for me)

Not too mention, LOOK at what is prior to Marcus's introduction

A SNAKE! And Genesis 3:14 states that the serpent (snake) was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord created... (you are probably wondering how the hell he could be the snake and Adam and I say it is my damn analysis so:)

There is nothing accidental about the footage Burnett puts on his show. If Ace is the only one talking about his chakra's in his tighty yellows, Burnett has a reason for doing that. If one tribe is shown with bitten apples and the other isn't, perhaps there is a reason. Which brings up the one thing that was most puzzling about the first Immunity Challenge: Why did Marcus's cooter intruder make a special appearance (warning: the below picture may be a danger to those in the workplace but in all honesty if you blink, you are fine)

and yet the almighty FCC did NOT so much bat an eyelash!?

And Genesis 2:25 says:

"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame"

(Yeah, I know, he's not married but when you put in the search engine the terms Garden of Eden and peenies flapping in the wind, this is pretty much what came up)

Okay, so while none of this is entirely accurate (and perhaps not entirely videographically accurate either) all the important events are there.

Hypothetical situation:

1. You are the executive producer of a reality TV game show.

2. You just don't give a shit about your winner anymore so after some years of editing carefully to produce an interesting end result, you figure, 17 seasons in, money in the bank, whatevia!

3. You've just finished S17 and you know who won it. For the sake of argument, let's say it's a young man who by all accounts is not very interesting but good looking, is a good athlete, is not a yoga instructor, has half the cast in love with him, Jeff hates his guts for some middle age crisis reason and his dangling participle was accidentally caught on tape during the first(ish) episode.

4. You're an egomaniac with a God complex that feels he can twist reality into anything he wants in order to present entertaining television. You don't just produce routine television; you're a man of Grand Ideas with Important Messages to present. You can put whatever cuts you wish onto a tape and then put others around them to hide what your real intention is. (Oh wait, nix that idea as that only happened in from 2000-2004)

Well, what would he do? Could he implode the whole story of the Garden of Eden in just 36 minutes and 22 seconds?? (Commercials are just all the rage now)

Based on the editing of the show, it is this writer's conclusion that Marcus will join Tom, Earl, Todd, Parvati, as another "We Just Don't Give A Shit Anymore Survivor Winner."It's his show and if they try to vote Marcus out his bushel of apples will vaporize everyone who wrote his name down. He'll beat Ace or Corrine in the F2 (or F3 or F2 or Musical Chairs) and the vote will NOT be 4-3. After hiding winners in the past and not bothering any longer yet still raking in a ton of dough, Burnett just doesn't care and still laughs all the way to the bank. He is also FINALLY getting the winner he wants - alpha male, good in challenges, NOT a yoga instructor, handsome and gosh darnit, Burnett is showcasing HIS favorite this time and he will win.

But this show is not really about Marcus or any of the contestants. It's about Mark Burnett and his fascinating mixture of fantasy and reality. He's the most interesting person connected to Survivor, not any of the contestants. What the events happening here say about Burnett's God like view of himself are all too obvious. One hopes that while he's playing with all this fantasy and religious imagery he knows what he's doing.

Well, that's about it. If it seemed too long I apologize (plagiarism is a tricky thing). It wasn't as time consuming to write and cut as it appears; mainly because I stole someone else's original idea and had others more talented than I do the videocaps; perhaps that's even how Burnett does it. This was not written to be complimented, it was written because I am always assigned Week Three of the Mess GUT. Everything here is verifiable to anyone who has posted on this site and takes liberty with anything to do with Survivor. If there is another reason for the show being the way it is, then that opinion should be stated. Finally to those who read this, keep looking for editing patterns throughout the show.....

Look for an apple pie to be a luxury reward.....

Look for some burning wood...

Look for Marcus to suddenly experience rib pain….

And above all, if you see something red and shiny with a tiny one point stem, follow it. Ignore false spolier reports. You yourself are the best judge of what you have seen. Of course, if you get lost along the way, you could look to the man who was formed in Mark's Burnett image…

But perhaps it would be best to do what one man did not long after the 6^th day of creation….. just Eat the Apple (or should we?)

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Amen.

Oh, I guess we need to at least tell you what happens next episode huh

RC - None

Exile - By a hair, Sugar

IC - NuKota

Boot - Kelly - we hardly knew ye except for that bizarre (cue Dreamz) soliloquy at the last TC)