THREAD: Finished a #Survivor: The Amazon rewatch. This is one I originally loved cause it was the first season where votes were crazy unpredictable from week to week. Plus, it was funny watching the guys brag how superior they were & then getting lit up by the women. However…

Amazon simply does not hold up very well on a rewatch. It is pretty painful how much of the season is based around dudes being horny AF. The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.

And the producers clearly encourage this horndoggery as much as possible, even in a high-stakes immunity challenge.

Another thing that surprised me was how mediocre the challenges in general were. Like the one where they had to walk around a fake Amazonian home, or the time they actually played a game of Go Fish.

Of course, we can’t forget about this pulse-racing catch-as-many-fish-as-you-can-in-an-hour immunity competition. Talk about high octane!

Okay, fine, I kinda love this classic.

Some other notable things/moments about Survivor: Amazon, starting with the oddness of two-person confessional interviews. (There are a few of these in season 6.)

It always annoyed me that “believe” and “in” were not on the same line for Butch’s banner. Would have made for much better spacing.

Check out Daniel Lue speaking truth about why diversity in casting matters.

I thought it might be in all our best interest to listen to Jenna explaining the importance of clean underwear.

Weirdest “Come on in, guys!” ever?

Much respect to Deena. Really upset we never got to see her play again. Total gamer.

Some excellent vote-off speeches in general this season.

Can we all pause for the cause to appreciate the greatness that is Rob’s tank-top tan?

While we’re pausing, let’s also appreciate Rob’s Speedo.

The Jeff Probst sunglasses era will never not give me joy.

Serial killer, anyone?

Shameless product placement alert!

God, I miss the days when Survivor players would get flat-out WASTED.

My next oral history may have to be on Alex and Dave’s coordinated jury facial hair.

Still my favorite final words ever.

At what point did someone step in so that a reality TV show was not responsible for burning down the entire Amazon?

Again, what is with all the pyromaniacs this season?

In between torching his “BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!” banner and this, the Survivor Gods were clearly not feeling Butch.

I mean, you all know my feelings on this…

What’s up with the “Hello, Newman”-esque Seinfeld crossover?

Finally, Jenna is like a sister to me. We hosted Survivor Live & a radio show together. So to watch her win 4 out of 8 individual immunity comps, and then the entire game in front of her (now dearly departed) parents was awesome. A nice capper.