The new season of Survivor 2016 started this week with the arrival of 20 castaways, all new players, and the reveal of two tribes with Millennials vs Gen X. The journey to Sole Survivor begins now!

We’ve got an extra long premiere show just to squeeze down the Big Brother 18 finale to a shorter window then it should get before we find out who was voted off Survivor this week. First though, let’s get these new castaways on the beach and in to their first Survivor challenge.
Once everyone is settled in we’ll get to see the tribe dynamics and how camp life goes as there’s always some of work together great and those who don’t want anything to do with anyone.
Few bits out of the scramble. Jessica found an envelope left behind by another castaway so she hid that away. On the choices side of thing the Gen X castaways took fishing gear over chickens while Millennials opted for the chickens, or as Jeff said, the short term gain option.
More details on that envelope Jessica found. It contains the “key” to a “Legacy Advantage” which will give her an advantage in the game if she’s still around on Day 36. No more info than that yet.
Before we can get too deep in to the Survivor premiere we’ll have an evacuation event over severe weather. Time for everyone to head down to the beach and in to the boats. Everyone is taken to a safe harbor
Immunity Challenge:
Immunity is up for grabs. Losing tribe has a date night with Jeff where one of them will be voted out. This challenge gives the tribes an option to play it as it lays or go for a short cut. This idea reminds me of when the B Vs B Vs B tribes got to pick challenges based on their stereotyped abilities and how that flopped. Hopefully the tribes here make better choices.
Jeff explains the challenge has a few shortcuts to take, but for each shortcut the tribe takes it’ll add 10 more pieces to their final puzzle. The choice is theirs to make. In the end, Gen-X took 2 shortcuts and have 70 pieces to solve while Millennials took only 1 shortcut and will have 60 pieces.
Millennials win the challenge after Gen-X squanders the lead they received from the shortcuts. Hmm, was this supposed to be a setup for Mill’s to take all the shortcuts while Gen-X took the harder path? Didn’t work out that way tonight.
Gen-X is about to lose someone from their tribe as they head off to meet Jeff Probst for the first Tribal Council of Season 33.
Tribal Council:
Someone is about to be voted off. Back at camp the targets looked to be set on Rachel and David with one of them set to go.
Votes: David, Rachel, Sunday, CiCi, Rachel, CiCi, Rachel, CiCi, Rachel, Rachel.
First person voted off Survivor 2016: Rachel Ako.
What did you think of the Survivor 2016 premiere? Any early favorites from the two tribes? Share your thoughts below!
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Hello, friends!
Hello you. Another great season to look forward to.
Can’t wait!
I made it, Captain. Hi all.
Yes.
O-h-h-h, mysterious!
Let’s GO!!!
hi Karen
welcome!
Hi, Cyril!
Yes sir.
My hands are sweating..All I think about now is BB. lol
It’s quite an evening for the next 3 hours.
Did you saw the sequence where they have to evacuate ? I don’t know if it is tonight.
Yeah, I saw a pic, or something about casts being evacuated..well, Welcome to Survivor.
The storm look pretty bad. A 1st in 33 season.
Me too. I have to detox after tonight.
Excited!!
Ooh! Yay! Survivor Figi! Let’s do this thang! Hi everyone…
Here we go!..Culture war!
Hey, Sharona!
Hello Playboy Bunny.
Karen!! I see you still have my car.
LOL. It’s Steve Martin…I DO have a pic of me in that costume, though. I’ll post it just for you. ;)
I bet Jeff didn’t climb there, he use a chopper.
Hey all! I love s show.
Really?
Yay! Survivor!
lol What do guys think of the casting..Don’t they all look similar to ex-players….They have the Malcolm look, the Asians..did I see a gay guy?
Brenda!!
Hey, Brenda!
Probably. Lol…is this rigged, too? LOL!!! That is a JOKE guys. :D
What do you think ?
;)
Hey back.
They probably try to cover everyone, race, ethnicity, orientation, etc…
Oh no.
Those young whipper-snappers are already getting on my nerves.
OMG, LG…seriously a joke!
Hi, Georgia!
Let’s see who am I gonna drown or feed the sharks in this season…You know I have to drown Jeff right? haha
Not sure my mi-fi will last 3hrs butt will be here till it dies.
Like the kid who hasn’t even graduated yet?
Oh I know..I’m talking about their looks.
Yesssss!!!
The one who plays video games all day.
That wouldn’t be my kid:-).
Lots of food to start.
Ah, yes.
GenX got the idol clue. GenX think long term, others, right now.
OMG—this is going to be so exciting!!
Why chickens?
I think the 1st girl didn’t even see what it was.
Eggs.
I know, too busy grabbing the food.
Hi Karen
pets
No….I mean why do they even have chickens on the show? Nothing but cruelty.
Yeap.
Another Mark. I wonder how Mark is doing.
Yeah…I get it.
I never look at it this way.
No Survivor showmances! It’s against my religion, lol.
T(h)ai chicken salad.
Very, very rare on Survivor.
Neither did I.
LOL..
That’s because you’re a ‘hunter-gatherer’ type. I don’t like to see the chicken cooped up in pens. If they were hunted, it’d be different…I’d be cool with that.
I know. JK
I missed this part..Did she get a clue?..advantage in the game?
Yes, when they were grabbing food, she found it after a millennial kind of moved food and it was revealed.
It says that if she is still in the game on day 36, she will get an advantage. The kick is, if she get voted out, she has to give to somebody else.
thanks Georgia.
Lol
Thanks for asking Cyrilodivdovitch…I missed it, too.
I realize that. But already 1 cocky kid, thinking how cute a few of the girls are…uuugh.
That, there’s a lot.
Boston Rob and what’s-her-face…
Pavarati.
Puke.
TY.
To her, right?
Yea, that’s about the only couple from Survivor that made it after.
Both of them.
Shallow Parvati. She never dated anybody after the show. She was just very flirty.
I’m liking the characters…so far. They’re interesting.
I really liked him. His first season.
Thanks, I couldn’t remember her name but always called her that because…..
He made my skin crawl.
LOL
Dave should have been on BB… wrong game.
I’m looking forward to getting to know them. Isn’r Jozea supposed to be a guest star later in the season? I thought I read that somewhere.
Trouble maker, already! Scary-Cat.
Yikes…that bad, huh?
“Ambush him, right now..Is that weird?” Ha! Who is that punk?..Get him outta there!
Yes!
Dave, afraid of everything. He is my first to go (so far).
So…the idiots are going swimming instead of building a shelter.
*sigh*
lol. Not surprised Capt…same page.
Those kids are dumb as a box of rocks. Um, yeah…you want to stay OUT of lightning storms.
Sigh!
It’s Glenn..Head hunting episode…preview.
That’s the TV writer ? David, I think. OMG I can see the joke coming.
Lol…is there a picture of that…yet? If not, can there BE a picture of that—please? :D
Oh..isn’t that kinda new?
I just remember I can put pic here: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/315b29f8687cd253572a0db800184ddf831eca71bb19b3afc3b28730a2a234e8.jpg
MacGyver!
it’s all in my brain. lol..overloading.
Lol…
looks like it will be good.
David is the name..Does LG know David is playing?
That was nice.
She will soon.
Totally.
Oh, that kid is in for a rude awakening if he thinks ‘last night was the worst night of his life.’
Zeke is a tool.
Wow…this is going to be an amazing season. I love this game!!
That was good..Their safety comes first.
Is the high school kid hard of hearing? He shouts all the time.
I’m shaking just thinking of the situation.
Smart, trying to also save some food.
All I can hear in my head, is Forrest Gump saying, “It was a sting-ging rain.”
So good!..Survivor is just the best show in the world.
Love it!!
From the man himself https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/42486c3e3506b4ebc934fb7eb992535dcabc4124727a1f756c45b5a55a91d92c.jpg
OMG! It’s kind of scary. Been through rough weather (snowed in so much so guards were called i and a hurricane), never a cyclone, but the thought alone is very scary.
Jeez..you don’t even think about the crew…there must of been a hundred people.
The cyclone is coming scene was good huh.
That’s true, I noticed https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/62e1ec425d2dd0cec81db18fa7dabe4939f4ed5f165acbe46fe718f787334f60.jpg
Really good. Scary!
Yes.
I live on the coast and NO WAY would I get in that little bitty boat in those waves.
and gratitude. The first thing out of older GenX’s mouth was “thanks for the tarp”.
Can we vote Dave off right now?
please
Walking Stick!
Why is he on this show? UGH!
Good thing it wasn’t a preying mantis!
He could write himself a nice exit, stage right.
LMAO!
Zeke is leader of the camp? Mercy!
lol..Zeke is cool..what do you guys think?
lol is right.
Uh…nope!
Yes, Rupert. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d0353d0c01843378a2ec392ac6184e6c21774158397faaddb515b5589f139931.jpg
ha..I understand. This is just the first day..I might want them to drowned next week…you know.
What? Tri-Force, Freaks-n-Geeks, already?
Absolutely. Fiji is gorgeous too—-that doesn’t hurt.
Sigh.
Lol! You kill me!
Pretty people? Sheesh.
Who is the actor that looks like Rupert on AHS 6 (one of the hill billy brothers)? I thought it was him but couldn’t that he was in it anywhere.
Omg these millenials are embarrassing. I’m officially GenX
Cyclone is what we call a hurricane. Atlantic – hurricanes, pacific – cyclones. Weather channel explanation lol
LOL! Thanks, well, I have experienced a cyclone. Now, I am going to say, I have been through a cyclone, hurricane, and a blizzard.
I don’t know.
Where are my manners? Good evening everyone.
I miss Debbie. She was so well versed in so many things. And funny.
Good evening Danikey.
Hi!
Hello!
Lost my internet for a bit…almost cried ;)
Good evening. You’re amongst a lot a baby boomers here.
yep
That’s exactly true.
No!
Get out of here.
uuuggghhhh
What, you don’t believe me—or you really want me to get out of here? :)
She would have known how to handle that storm. You know Debbie knows everything and is the Jackie of all trades.
I’m a millennial but I’ve never considered myself one. I can relate to genx more.
LMAO
C’mon, Gen-X!
She would have spit in its eye and tamed it.
lol
I agree, very interresting. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/23011f6be1fb881cc21526a2ce6edffe2bd622a13adf7d3d4651f1ecf5a9a30e.jpg
David need to sit out EVERY challenge! Well, now for him to go.
Bye Bye David.
David’s got to go..liability.
Gen X have 2 lawyers and a cop.
Adios, scardy cat.
lol..really?..You know a lot about them. I haven’t read any of their bio..I will soon..
I love that Dalton still uses his “Walking Dead” picture.
All better now. Hope it lasts through BB!
At the top, click on cast, open it in another tab and consult as needed.
One of the attorneys is from Moore, Oklahoma (the unofficial bulls eye for tornadoes).
Oh, I hope so!
I did not know that, Karen. Thanks for the info.
Chris.
Look at that view!
Big mistake, never leave the group when you are the one that screwed up/
Dumb move.
No!!!!!! Vote for David. I think they are going to keep him around to use him later. NO! Vote David. Gosh, he talks so much. Shut up!
What a stupid freaking move. Why would they get rid of Rachel?!
Who’s that guy that acts like he’s ‘making the decision”..not sure if I like him.
First Tribal!
That would be Brett, the cop. I think that’s who you mean.
Bacterial infection, oh gosh, already. I hope they looked at it.
Yeah, I think it is Brett.
David is playing the ‘I’m the weakest player card’
yup
And it’s not cute. I hope they don’t drag him along because of it.
the cop!..hmmm..
Poor, poor pitiful me.
Wonder who will play the ‘I’m playing for my sick spouse/child/parent card, first?
LOL!
What? so many votes for CiCi?
WOW. Did not think that would happen. See you at BB.
I like her. She is sensible.
They said they would split the vote.
I have never understood why they do that.
I thought with David.
I think they were really worried about an idol.
I think that what the cutting room wanted us to think, but they never said David. We assumed.
Okay. Thanks.
Love goggles.
Hi Cryril, how about Mickey? Think this dude watches Survivor?
That kid was the only one that hasn’t bugged me yet.
As long as they don’t get eaten.
Why would you want them to be hunted? I don’t want them to get eaten.
She wasn’t much of a help in the challenge. Don’t think she will be missed. Didn’t do anything to stand out. I know I’m late here but I can’t comment and watch the show at the same time.
I don’t want them to get hunted either! But at least they stand a chance if they’re hunted. When you can just grab ’em and kill ’em—it’s hardly fair. I’m with you, Lisa…I don’t want them eaten either.
BTW, SO glad you’re HERE!!!
Lol…I have to re-watch the show again afterwards, because I miss so much while I comment. A lot of us here do!
Lol, M. Bergman! If he does watch, I hope he doesn’t know about this site. If he does, he better not eff with my Cyril again!
That’s why I can’t watch and comment at the same time.
Thank you. I enjoy commenting on Matt’s sites.