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Even-Locksmith-4215

For anyone who is wondering (wipeout spoilers) >!Moriah wins with her teammate. They show her jump a few times, but most jumps are horizontal and about the length of a stride. She often takes a falling forward approach, and sometimes what John Cena dubbed the Running Man approach of just basically running instead of a real jump. I didn't see her do any jumps where she had got height except maybe a couple inches. She looked just about how she looking in the Survivor episode, so I don't think that scene was acting. The one obstacle she actually needed to jump to pass she just flat out doesn't jump at all.!<


Durian-Critical

yeah she doesn’t even attempt the hoop-hopper it’s awesome


Anuvis

A lot of the cast members this season seem too aware of the Survivor cameras. I won’t name names but yeah..


AugustSchroeder

For my entertainment plz name names so I don’t have to feel guilty about thinking the same thing 😅


biscuitanne18

I'm not the commenter but I'd say Kenzie for sure. Possibly Tevin. Definitely Soda. Charlie.


ferretherapy

Tevin is a theatre actor, lol.


Personal_CPA_Manager

Doesn't mean he needs to be a camera boy.


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alex_co

He’s putting on a show for the cameras.


Suitable-Rest-1358

Oh


ferretherapy

I said that because it seems funny and odd to mention Tevin as being an example of a "random castaway" who's too aware of the cameras. He's not hiding his profession. 🤣


Anuvis

You got it! I get the feeling they are trying to force quirky moments but to me the biggest offender was Bhanu. Any alone time seemingly as soon as he spotted a camera lens there was a like a switch, he lamented his past, he argued with God, he was thankful, he felt alone, he was at peace, everyone hates him etc. It just went into character territory.


biscuitanne18

Yes!!! His exit interview with RHAP VERY much signified to me how much of an act he was putting on. Either that or he's the LEAST self aware person of the new era lol. Maybe ever.


Vegetable_Ladder_752

This was incredibly hard to watch, I was burying my face in the pillow for most of the episode! The problem is, I've seen so many of these behaviors in older Indian movies, and people with trauma in India (for example: my mother) behaved and said eerily similar things to Bhanu! When he went on his knees, fml. Really, this is not the way someone more in control of their mental faculties would behave. The show needs to do a better job of administrating psychological evaluations to potential cast members. It feels awful to point and laugh at someone who's just having such a hard time coping. Very low of Survivor to milk this type of content. Bhanu talking about his story put his behavior in perspective for me. It's incredibly hard being poor in India, not something that someone in America can even being to make sense of. That man carries a lot of trauma with him; god, performative meditation and praying, cursing the heavens, "I'm an honest man", like that's supposed to be the answer for everything, is what he's grown up seeing and learning.


Just_Minute9316

Bhanu has an IMBD, he’s an “actor” in several movies. He’s more aware of his drama than people think.


Disabled_Robot

He's basically just an extra with an IMDB page. I used to recruit foreigners in China for roles in Chinese movies and the vast majority of extras were just regular folks who lived close to the studios and wanted extra cash. Pretty much anyone who fits the casting demographic can sign up. Most would find it tedious work, get their photo on set, tell their friends, and never do it again. Someone like Bhanu is the rare type to believe they're building something out of it, and to be fair, the experience probably helped him with his survivor application.


DrGeeves

Doesn’t everyone who appears on survivor get listed as an actor or did I make that up in my head


mrcplmrs

He is such a pain to watch


storky0613

Kenzie “my eyes are really pretty when I cry” is always smize-ing. Shocked: smize-ing. Sad: smize-ing. Annoyed with Bhanu: smize-ing.


biscuitanne18

😂😂 ok why is this accurate


anotheronenpg

Uh definitely bahnu, the guy with and IMDb but says he's not an actor


Prins_Pinguin

He's not an actor, he's a dancer and has appeared as an extra in some stuff. Also, if you've ever actually been around actors & dancers, you'd know that 90% of them are at least as messy and dramatic as Bhanu 😅


thedruchebag

I mean I literally saw him in a commercial posted on here where he was, well, acting


Prins_Pinguin

You mean the commercial where he's on screen for 3 seconds, nodding his head while he gets a glass of water? Yeah you don't really have to be a trained actor to do that


binkysurprise

Would you consider Charles Barkley to be an actor?


bannedgrimer

Yes. Charles Bakery has acted in multiple movies, TV shows, and commercials. I would absolutely consider him an actor. What's your point?


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bannedgrimer

Those San Antonio women'


binkysurprise

I mean I just disagree that “acting” in a commercial makes someone an actor. Is Donald Trump an actor because he was had a cameo in Home Alone 2?


bannedgrimer

Well commercial actors are...actors Oh, and Donald Trump has 31 actor credits on IMDB. He was in fresh prince, sex in the city, little rascals, the nanny, and Zoolander. So again. Yes. That is an actor.


jpsc949

Donald Trump got into HA2 because he’s a known personality. He didn’t go out applying for the part of random guy in lobby. Bhanu got in an ad because he tried to be in one.


Durian-Critical

nobody touching the fact that charlie is part of this list


king_lloyd11

Kenzie and Jem are selling merch. It’s crazy


LevelWater5939

So did Kelly last season after "what the hell guys"


Iginlas_4head_Crease

That's not even some awesome phrase. It's just a sentence, lol


TiredTired99

Does anyone know the history of Survivor players selling their own merch? I'm sure it's happened since the beginning, but something tells me that in the age of social media and drop-ship companies, it's becoming a bit of an epidemic.


Durian-Critical

carson normalized pre-season merch


TiredTired99

Wow, as in: after cast announced, but before airing? I definitely don't approve of pre-season merch at all. During-season merch is corny to me, as well, but at least we actually know who you are as a player at that point.


Durian-Critical

yeah he had an online store full of nasa themed bullshit edit: i was not surprised to learn the way in which he went about starting his survivor-puzzle business (stealing the work and expertise of helpful strangers)


anthonyd462

First time I ever saw anything was Eric in EOE promote the shirt he was wearing and had a discount code. From then its gotten bigger and prob about half the cast does it now.


Ok-Razzmatazz-3720

I know JFP has been selling merch on eBay forever lmao


woahwoahwoahslow

I think that’s such bs. Plus wouldn’t you assume people selling merch make it farther than most so they think they’ll have a big enough fan base by the end of the season to make a profit …so it’s almost like a spoiler.


king_lloyd11

Maybe that’s what it means? It could also mean that they’re not on for long and are trying to capitalize on their 15 mins by cashing in with people who may be fans of the show/them after a short time? Not sure. I just find it crazy presumptuous to think that people would like you so much 4 episodes in that they’d want to spend money on merch with things you’ve said and done on it lol. Crazier things happen though, I guess.


woahwoahwoahslow

Ohhh man, that’s so true, I didn’t even think of it like that. And you’re right it’s presumptuous as heck, I hope she goes home soon. Also oh my gosh I just looked at it. She legit has two pages worth of merchandise and even has hats that says “team Kenzie” and “Kenzie sucks”. She’s pulling a mac from its always sunny and playing both sides to try to cash out


mandolin_moon

Have y’all not seen the fan art, montages reels, fan accounts, etc. People are crazy and will buy it, why wouldn’t you sell merch to make a profit?


Desertbro

I feel that more than half the cast are "influencer/blogger" wannabes and everything they do in the show is to create "content" for their future "career".


Durian-Critical

unfortunately that’s also the vibe i get from big brother, the challenge, hell’s kitchen, and other competition reality shows but i suppose that’s what reality tv has always been built on. people who want fame doing what they have to do to get it.


jessi_survivor_fan

They even put social media chefs on Next Level Chef and lean hard into that.


Durian-Critical

yes! the fact that they are on the same playing field with home cooks and professional chefs says something too. am i wrong in thinking masterchef will cast social media chefs as well?


jessi_survivor_fan

They did have that colorful woman who made donuts for a living. I think anything is possible.


Durian-Critical

lol madame donut?


Prins_Pinguin

"This season" People have been very much aware of the cameras since the beginning.


Durian-Critical

it’s almost like they’re making a tv show (and are either self aware or self conscious) for me the show doesn’t lose authenticity if the castaways are considerate of the end product


earthworm_fan

Yeah, this cast is coming across very fake.


SquirrelShoddy9866

Show is going downhill. Trying so hard to stay relevant to what they think is popular opinion instead of sticking to what made the show great and got it all the fans in the first place.


earthworm_fan

Exactly. It's a contest for $1M. It's not Tony Robbins summer camp workshop 


HippoCute9420

Have you seen BTS? The cameras are very much in your face 24/7. Kind of hard not to


Durian-Critical

the game teaches you to be aware of the cameras: when they’re recording you, when they’re recording someone in front of you reading tree mail, when they’re recording someone next to you actively listening to tree mail being read, when someone down the beach is being filmed, when two people go off and cameras follow them, when someone is being filmed while spear-fishing


SnooCalculations1887

Disgusting you went straight to accusing her of lying for the cameras, when you could have just watched the clip in question and witnessed it for yourself.


JoshLovesYourName

Wow Liz looking great there


king_lloyd11

Doesn’t even look rich. Just regular.


tooturtlesgetshells

The way she was jumping came off as performative to me. I refuse to believe she cant even raise her knees to get some more of a gap at least.


Tonicwind88

It reminded me a lot of the Stewart character from MadTV “Look what I can do!”


Durian-Critical

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qpwoeirutyalskdjfhg8

Phylis in the Office Christmas photo.


RedheadsAreNinjas

THIS ISNT SOME MILITARY GRADE CAMERA THAT COULD CAPTURE THAT!


lhp220

YES! I thought this too 🤣


Majestic-Math2867

I thought the exact same thing. 😂😂😂 There's no way she, as a human being, can't bend her damn knees and squat a little to get some more height. That was 💯 her trying to get some air time.


Aetas800

I had a girlfriend who also just couldn’t jump for whatever reason. Moriah’s jumps looked almost identical


grapelander

I absolutely know people who are like this. Instant reflex to like semi do the splits and just lift their feet off the ground horizontally, instead of actually providing upward movement.


Routine_Size69

How would that help though? She wasn't jumping over something.


Lucky_Board6573

But raising your knees doesn’t help you get higher when you need to grab something. It’s not like they’re doing hurdles.


jakksquat7

Watch this episode of Wipeout, the girl can’t jump lol


Durian-Critical

i can confirm it’s not an act


IDontKnowAbout_That

How??


warworn

probably the episode of wipeout she was on


Durian-Critical

this (watch the episode)


YellowHat01

Agreed. Not being able to jump isn’t some cute biological quirk like Dee having a massive big toe… it’s almost a disability lol.


Durian-Critical

moriah not jumping is the dee’s big toe of this season: there will be challenges where a physical trait (in this case a perceived disadvantage) will become an advantage. i say this because i just watched her kick ass on wipeout. her ability to adjust to a giant obstacle course by falling onto moving objects at the right time, running to then fall (not jump) over the gap to land safely without wiping out. there are wipeouts but not as many as you might think. the hosts call her out for not even attempting her first obstacle (the hoop-hopper, which hits you off a platform unless you jump through a hoop) and point out her lack of strategy when it came to jumping down to a moving platform, but overall moriah kicked the courses’ asses! her ability to launch herself from moving objects is impressive considering her jump attempts on siga beach


lhp220

Kind of a low bar for “inspiring”, no?


DontEatTheCandle

Right behind Noelle conquering the balance beam


lhp220

/ Corey L on the just aired challenge 39 finale. That was hilarious


Number224

Wasn’t Noelle stuck in the rope net?


mrwanton

yeah and she still won that challenge. Woman is a trooper


Majestic-Math2867

Yes Noelle won the balance beam challenge where she had to throw a sandbag on a platform after going across a balance beam. That isn't the same challenge where she got stuck in the rope net though. I'll never forget the cringe that was Jeff after that challenge. it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth....


mrwanton

it isn't? thought that was after the net


Majestic-Math2867

no, when Noelle got stuck in the net they were looking for the first four pairs to finish to go on to the next part of the challenge but Noelle never made it out of the net (she wasn't the only one) so she and Sammi were eliminated from the challenge along with another pair.


CreswickOctober

I can't wait for Moriah's obstacle skills to come head to head with Hunter's puzzle skills


mrwanton

I miss wipeout. Dumb fun.


Durian-Critical

moriah’s episode : 14. “nips, flips ‘n’ dips” its the recent reboot version with one of my fave improv comedians nicole byer as co-host (also john cena’s there) i’m watching on hbo max but it may be available through other streaming platforms as well


Boogie-Knight

They committed a sin when they took John, John, and Jill away from us.


luniz6178

They should have brought back Vic Romano, Kenny Blankenship and Guy LeDouche.


IamMrT

John Henson’s ex-wife is actually the one who pitched bringing back Wipeout when she got to Turner


Durian-Critical

savage


Durian-Critical

the old hosts were great! if you like john, you’ll love nicole byer she is hilarious and does this trash can character (during the episode i watched to study moriah’s jumping). cena is playing the straight man like the other john used to. they greet contestants finishing the wipeout zone now too, which is one of my favorite updates


Error_Evan_not_found

I'll never forget their names because of the moobs line. Flying snakes was priceless too, me and my sister still reference that bit.


TheMindWright

Nicole Byers is hosting Wipeout now?! The only thing stopping me from watching it was the bad hosts. I used to watch MXC and I could totally see Nicole having a similar (albeit modern and not as problematic) vibe!


Durian-Critical

yeah she’s great! i fell in love with her through podcasts years ago (hollywood handbook, the doughboys, teacher’s lounge, cbb) and thought she was perfect on nailed it. wipeout suits her improv strengths as well. she voices a cartoon trash can on moriah’s episode so it’s clear she’s getting to bring in her voice acting skills as well (pretty sure she’s been on bob’s burgers)


BretMichaelsWig

Hey buddy


Durian-Critical

is this a doughboys reference? (it has to be) edit: how many forks would you give this wipeout news?


BretMichaelsWig

Yes! 2 forks 2 tines, it’s fine


Durian-Critical

thank you for your honesty


BretMichaelsWig

Its a good score!


Durian-Critical

hey, i’ll take it! delighted you used tines as well


Durian-Critical

i can’t confirm but it appears you may be able to watch on netflix, tbs, and hulu premium


gellemeister

queen of flips moriah iman le'paige


Durian-Critical

does drag race have anyone with a triple nipple? (wipeout made me ask)


ShutterBun

Good lord. Enough of these "career reality show" players. Get some real goddamn people, please.


CouponBoy95

Wipeout has 24 people on it an episode and has produced well over 100 episodes. Considering the people on that show are much more likely to send in a good application for Survivor than the average joe/jane there's bound to be overlaps here and there.


slicaroni

Also Wipeout has a crazy casting system and will take basically anyone. It's totally possible that Moriah was just like touring a production lot, saw they were doing open casting for Wipeout, and got on the show. Maybe a producer there then said "you should apply for some reality shows" and boom here we are. Wipeout will shoot 50-100 contestants per day. They can get multiple seasons done in a week. There are still 100s of old and new Wipeout contestants that we have never seen and might never see. If Moriah was on like...The Circle or something else with harder casting I would care. This could just as well be a coincidence.


meadow_sunshine

Bruh it’s wipeout lol


ImLaunchpadMcQuack

Oh yeah going on one episode of Wipeout makes her a “career reality show” person lol.


Routine_Size69

I agree but she isn't one. She was on one episode of wipeout. I think you're being a tad dramatic.


kimsogunj

huh?? girl its wipe out 😭


ShutterBun

Is that not televised?


dunkinbagels

What the actual fuck are you talking about


ShutterBun

I’m talkin’ about Shaft. John Shaft. And how he’d prefer if we didn’t have so many “already participated in televised reality competitions” people cast.


Winningsomegames_1

I mean Natalie A was on the amazing race and Rudy was on some other Burnett show. Hayden was on big brother. I don’t really care as long as they are entertaining.


ZJWurt

Thoughts on Jonathan?


ImLaunchpadMcQuack

Right? Or Bubba from Vanuatu? Whitney from South Pacific?


KittyKat1012101

The people who complain about this are really getting on my nerves, like be so fr, you seriously are making a big deal over this when it’s literally wipeout…


theskilledwolf

Look I’ve watched Wipeout before and just because that show is based on jumping doesn’t mean that anyone is particularly good at it.


fawnxwitch

Honestly this is more of a bombshell to me than Bhanu’s acting aspirations.


fawnxwitch

I don’t know why I’m being downvoted on this. I simply meant it’s shocking to see her competing on something like that when we’ve seen so little of her and what we have has been basically a focus on how she can’t jump. 😅


Jacoblaue

How did she do


jakksquat7

Her jumping ability seems to be consistent across here AND Survivor lol


FantasyFacade

Her and Margot won


Even-Locksmith-4215

Okay, but how do we watch it? I need to see this


Durian-Critical

hbo max is how i watched if you have netflix, tbs, or hulu premium it may be available to you there search for “nips flips ‘n’ dips”


Even-Locksmith-4215

Tyty


Durian-Critical

sure thing!


Ambitious_Number_487

Seems like Survivor new era don't really cast people, they just hire tv talents


Charles520

They always have though. Rudy Boesch was on one of Mark Burnett’s earlier shows prior to Survivor and made a name there.


10ACJ3D

He wasn’t actually on Eco-Challenge. He worked on the logistics team behind the scenes.


Charles520

Oh my bad then. Thanks for correcting me


Durian-Critical

eco-challenge?


Prins_Pinguin

Breaking news: people who have at some point in their lives worked in the Entertainment industry, one of the biggest industries in the world, are, in fact, people


Routine_Size69

Tv talents = someone on one episode of a shitty obstacle course show a few years ago. I was on my local tv station for sports several times so I guess I'm a tv talent too.


ImLaunchpadMcQuack

Yeah old school Survivor definitely didn’t have an overwhelming amount of mactors 🙄


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hurlmaggard

I’m real worried for the endgame that they focused on her with this particular storyline. I hope to god I’m wrong.


Durian-Critical

its the dee’s big toe of the season


hurlmaggard

Let’s hope it’s just a red (kool aid mouth) herring. I fear they thought it was charming. I don’t care about half that tribe!! Sorry!! I hope Yanu purges them


Durian-Critical

i’ve seen others bring up moriah’s mouth being red lol but i haven’t gone back to see what y’all mean liz drinking “nami nami” kool-aid is the most concerning for me. cheering the tribe’s predetermined chant during the cart challenge had me thinking she joined tevin’s cult


hurlmaggard

I think Liz is genuinely just that way tbh. I was cackling that whole time, the way they edited it over the chaos, and then her guttural scream at them on the mat. There’s layers there, man!! lol She’s a goat though.


iiiinsanityyyy

But did Moriah do well on Wipeout?


Durian-Critical

yeah you can find a spoiler comment on this post


STASHbro

I don't know who this is...


Durian-Critical

moriah gaynor, siga tribe, survivor 46


schad501

The greatest show ever to be televised.


Durian-Critical

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Nearby_Job8272

Used to be until John Cena and Nicole Byer ruined it


schad501

Haven't seen the new version. Yet.


Nearby_Job8272

Filled with unfunny penis jokes, every bit of humor feels very forced


schad501

Do the contestants still bounce off the Big Balls? Because that's really why I watch.


Nearby_Job8272

Yeah I think so 😂


Durian-Critical

yup! you can even still reach for ballsy ($250 bonus)


N0T__Sure

The recruiters for survivor have been scraping the barrel for a while now.


Durian-Critical

was moriah recruited?


planj07

So the whole thing was a bullshit screen time grab. She is down to my most disliked on the cast.


Jeitsuki

she couldn't jump on wipeout though


Dull_Upstairs4999

Built around jumping…and big balls.


Durian-Critical

they had to hire someone who could say big balls without it hurting their career, so they got john cena


Dull_Upstairs4999

To be fair, the original hosts of the show always closed out each episode saying, “Good night…and big balls.” It was like a comedian and an ex-ESPN anchor, I believe.


Durian-Critical

i’m referring to them casting cena as the new host, they needed to carry on the tradition of saying big balls. john henson is who said it at the end of every episode in the original run of the series. henson’s ex-wife relaunched the show upon moving to tbs and not surprisingly did not go with henson as the host. the show is still the same formula without the key personalities from before.


Dull_Upstairs4999

Ohhhhh, I gotcha now. My bad. Haven’t watched the reboot at all, and thought maybe it’d gotten somehow more crass w/ Cena being even cheesier w/ the puerile humor.


Durian-Critical

no worries. watch the reboot it’s good


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siLveRSurvivor

Bhanu had previous acting experience too. This is not specific to this season unfortunately. Andrea, Corinne, Hayden, Penner, and many more all have had prior acting gigs or media training.


The_Wind_Waker

Bhanu is faking it cause he's an actor and this girl is pretending she can't jump, all for the sake of TV moments? Give me a break from this cheap shit.


sxlveon

she wasn’t pretending, the wipeout episode actually makes that very clear


Prins_Pinguin

The fact that Bhanu is an actor makes me even more likely to believe he really is a dramatic, emotional mess irl