LAST EDITED ON 03-06-16 AT 08:38 AM (EST)Well, I am reluctant to do any real critique at this early point. I am on reserve about Neal. As I noted in the intro episode, when they came to their respective mats, and Jiffy noted losers go to TC, and where you DO NOT want to be the first voted out of your tribe, they focused on Neal, as he shook his head in agreement with Jiffy.
I agree the ice cream pants man came out smelling like a rose after TC, and I loved all his looks. He gets dressed up for TC, which reminds me of a former winner, Bob. And, his demeanor or his inner nerd reminds me of another winner, Cochran.
Clearly, he wasn't the first voted out of his tribe. He could be the last Brain standing, or he could be a potential winner? He's keeping a pretty low profile.
I wasn't crazy about his first episode with quickly labeling the geriatrics vs. the children. I will say that he's embracing his inner Richard Hatch with killing the sting ray with a hatchet and then finding a giant clam. (Ok, he's channeling the best of all winners? Can't wait to hear his BR impression, lol! ) Just don't have a feel for him yet...but, I love that you are going out on a limb so early! But, that's what is so fun about editing, you can always change your mind as editing dictates down the road! But, for now, I just don't have a feel for him.
I am aware that the beauty's may be the happy go lucky tribe until it all goes to pot. Build them up, just to watch them fall. Knowing that Caleb has an impending medi-vac now, makes me realize, so that's why he had the hero music, edit, right from the start. He'll be a hero of the season and go out in a blaze of glory, as he succumbs to the test THEY forced on them all.
All the beauty love may be just build up for this next episode? Yes, post episode 4 would be a good time for a mixup....there would be more than just scrambled brains!