"Tame The ID"

The second episode of Survivor was filled with impulsive decisions made by some of the players. The ID overtakes the superego in these situations, causing some players to make poor decisions.

-The challenge this time was a physical confrontation between both tribes. The most notable encounter was when Ben tripped Russell, even after being warned by Jeff to keep the game clean. While Ben is definitely at fault for doing so, he was just playing the game and trying to use his opponents size against him.

-Yasmin, from the Galu tribe, was assigned to observe Foa Foa before and during their tribal council. While in their camp, she got into a fight with Ben about the earlier challenge. Both people made poor comments about each other, their ID clearly overtaking their superegos.

-Ben, at tribal council, made yet another ID-esque decision. He insulted both Yasmin and Jeff, not really caring for the consequences.

Second Impressions

After observing the survivor I've been assigned to, my second impression is pretty much identical to my first impression. His actions show he's a strong mind when it comes to putting his ideas forward, but he's not so great at adapting to the people around him.

John's pretentious attitude does get kicked into place by some of the more mature players, sobering John up quickly. As I said before, if he uses his intelligence to actually play the game instead of getting on people's nerves, he does have the potential to hold up for awhile longer.

First Impressions

The survivor I've been assigned to is named John on the Galu tribe.

He seems like a guy who's totally confident in himself; however, that confidence borders on conceit. As a few of his tribe members suggested, he's all talk and hardly any work. Obviously this is a bad thing, but at least he's willing to throw down his ideas on the table.

I think this guy has the potential to win the game if he plays his cards right, but at the rate he's going he'll probably be one of the first people voted off the Galu tribe.