LAST EDITED ON 10-26-10 AT 11:01 AM (EST)

Sorry for the minor threadjack

I was initially concerned about the Survivor Philippines format. There's almost nothing to do during the days when there are no challenges, so I was wondering if they can find anything interesting at all to fill up the extra time.

Generally, what they did was to add A LOT more confessional time. Unlike in the US version where there are one or two people who narrate for a tribe, we get a lot of viewpoints on a single event, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I also have to correct myself--the Purgatory Island season was the second, not the first season.

During the second season, Mondays were for the Purgatory Island challenge and leftover discussions from the previous TC. Tuesdays and Thursdays were for the RC and IC, respectively, and confessionals essentially narrating the thought processes of each person during the challenges. Fridays were for Tribal Council. Camp life and strategy talk were scattered throughout the week, but were mostly what were in the Wednesday episodes.

There have been people who have tried controlling the game, but none as vile as Russell. Strategy isn't as valued here as being a nice, upstanding person.