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Survivor Season 2: Australian Outback Epilogue

I already discussed my thoughts on S1: Borneo. Season Two was amazing! From the beginning helicopter ride to the live winning reveal, this show got most things right. The contestants suffered dangerous fires, floods, starvation, and wildlife.

This is what happened to the cast:

Debb Eaton. Known for her abrasive screaming "RAWKS," she was the first to go. After her short stint on the show, there was a media frenzy around her. She ended up marrying her stepson and claims going on Survivor was a mistake and it ruined her life.

Kel Gleason. He is the victim of the beef jerky controversy. After survivor, he ironically star in beef jerky commercial. He is still a military officer in the Army and is married with kids.

Maralyn Hershey. This thirty year Washington DC police officer was tough as nails. She told it like it is and was honest, but she was older and could not do the physical challenges. She has lived a quiet live on her farm and has a witty Twitter account (@HersheyMaralyn).

Mitchell Olson. This aspiring singer-songwriter tried to make it in New York City. He failed, and moved back to South Dakota. He tried to become famous again after the National Enquirer outed him.

Kimmi Kappenberg. The rude and loud New Yorker. Since Survivor, she has attended various colleges but never graduated. Still a bartender, she has three kids from three different guys and lives in Houston, Texas.

Michael Skupin. He was medically evacuated after falling in a fire. In 2016, he was arrested for a Ponzi Scheme. During the investigation, he was charges with six counts of possession of child pornography. After spending a year in prison, he was released on parole.

Jeff Varner. This Southern computer software guru was sassy as hell. He returned to the show two other times and did so-so. He became a newscaster in North Carolina and is now a real estate broker.

Alicia Calaway. Know for telling Kimmi "I'm tired of you and the fucking chickens!" She came back and competed in All-Stars and is still a personal trainer in NYC.

Jerri Manthey. The villain of this season! Jerri was loud and critical. She REALLY wanted Colby's dick. After she got voted offer, she came back and played again. She finally got to have an affair with Colby. She is still clinging to her Survivor fame, she hosts live feeds and after shows.

Nick Brown. This quiet Harvard law grad made it far by keeping a low profile and winning challenges. He served in Iraq as a JAG office, was legal counsel to Governor Jay Inslee, and is now a senior partner at a top Seattle law firm.

Amber Brkich. She was quiet and sweet. After Jerri left, she was all alone. She ended up coming back to play a few times, where she met her husband. They are now Instagram influencers.

Rodger Bingham. The heart and soul of the group. His friendship and alliance with Elisabeth is the best allegiance in Survivor history. After doing speaking tours, he went back to Kentucky where he lives happily on his farm with his family. he still keeps in touch with Elisabeth. He is a damn good man.

Elisabeth Filarski. The pretty, sweet, and competitive blonde. She picked up on team dynamics right after the merger and made it far. She married Tim Hasselback and was a personality on The View for several years. She and Rodger are still friends.

Keith Famie. This Detroit chef is a love him or hate him relationship. Known for his feud with Jerri over cooking, he ruffled a few people the wrong way. He now has his own restaurant and is a documentary filmmaker.

Colby Donaldson. This hunky Texan betrayed Keith and himself at the finale. He came back and played three times. He did have an affair with Jerri. Colby lives happily in Austin with his trophy wife.

Tina Wesson. The ice cold "sweet" nurse was a snake. She won the show without making any enemies. She became a published author and lives happily in Tennessee with her family.

On to Season 3: Africa!

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by Anonymousreply 23July 24, 2021 3:01 PM

no comments?

by Anonymousreply 1July 23, 2021 6:13 PM

Isn't Rodger Bingham dead?

I remember Joe Rogan boasted he "drilled" Jerri Manthey when they used to date "before she turned into a screaming cunt." Charming.

by Anonymousreply 2July 23, 2021 6:52 PM

It does not surprise me at all Jeff Varner ended up as a real estate agent. He was one of the bitchiest (instead of "sassiest") survivor players ever--he was basically a really mean circuit boi. He fucked the super-skinny guy from South Dakota while they were either preparing the show or preparing the show's final episode, I forget which.

by Anonymousreply 3July 23, 2021 6:56 PM

The show became super boring after Jerri got voted out. It became clear after the show that the real bitch was Elisabeth, not Jerri.

by Anonymousreply 4July 23, 2021 7:00 PM

Jerri's meltdown at the All Stars reunion was epic. What a fucking nutcase. I can't believe they let her be on for yet a third season.

by Anonymousreply 5July 23, 2021 7:31 PM

Jerri is actually cool as hell and looking back you can see the tricks editing plays. She wasn’t that bitchy by modern standards.

No mention of Varner coming back and outing a trans contestant?

Wasn’t Mitchell rumored to have given a blowjob to a winner of another season?

by Anonymousreply 6July 23, 2021 7:37 PM

R6 I forgot about Varner doing that. Which is odd, because he is gay too.

R3 Do you have any proof? Who was fucking whom?

by Anonymousreply 7July 23, 2021 8:05 PM

This was the first season I ever saw. I was 13 at the time and coming into my sexual awakening. I’d never seen a body like Colby’s on display so much, but I knew I liked it.

The season hasn’t aged super well. The recent Rob Has a Podcast top 40 season reviews are long but worth listening to.

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by Anonymousreply 8July 23, 2021 8:09 PM

OP, I CAN'T WAIT for you to get to Pearl Islands! Have fun!

by Anonymousreply 9July 23, 2021 8:20 PM

R9 Is that sarcastic? I'm enjoying watching the older seasons and seeing what happened to them 15-20 years later.

by Anonymousreply 10July 23, 2021 8:25 PM

I think this was my favorite season (stopped watching when they had that nasty guy on twice…Russell).

Always remember Alicia’s finger-waving.

So was the candy bar that somehow got blamed on Kel, a producer shenanigan? Because even back then we knew that the production staff searched everyone’s bags before they go to the island.

by Anonymousreply 11July 23, 2021 8:40 PM

Sorry, beef jerky. The candy bar that mysteriously turned up was Amazon.

by Anonymousreply 12July 23, 2021 8:41 PM

Some comments:

There is a rumor that Kel never chewed beef jerky, or grass, or anything else, for that matter. He was allegedly caught masturbating and the tribe had to talk about it in code. I'm not sure what the bag checking was all about if that was the case, though.

Mad Dog doesn't do much in her three episodes, but steals the reunion show. She reminds me a bit of Bea Arthur.

I think Mitchell has to have Marfan's Syndrome or something. I laughed my ass off when he stood over Jeff as his torch was snuffed.

Skupin was so fucking hot (sorry about the pun). Such a shame.

Varner was also fucking gorgeous. I'm weird, but I would have even taken him over Colby during that era. Get ready for his depressing physical transformation when he comes back in season 31.

Colby was a boring, self-righteous asshole. And his mother was a creepy old whore, taking pictures of him in the shower.

by Anonymousreply 13July 23, 2021 8:42 PM

r10 Oh, sorry. I thought you were new to the show.

by Anonymousreply 14July 23, 2021 8:45 PM

r13 That is odd because Kimmi was talking about masturbating on camera. What's the big deal if he went off to do it? It is a natural urge.

R14 I am new to the show. I started with season 1 and now I am going through it. I'm enjoying looking up the cast now, too.

by Anonymousreply 15July 23, 2021 8:57 PM

I don't remember Tina being "a snake" at all. She, smartly, played the game by flying under the radar. She's liberal but also pro-life and by pro-life I mean she actively works to abolish the death penalty.

I remember Jerri having that meltdown but I thought they brought her back for a 4th time with Heroes and Villains where, at one point, fans were rooting for her to win. Then at the reunion the crowd cheered for her and she got her redemption.

She did an interview on the Stern show years ago around the time she was dating a professional fire handler/pyrotechnics guy. Stern just kept dogging the man out saying it is a loser job, no future, Jerri deserved someone who could actually make a living, etc... Finally Stern says something about the guy is probably at home now sitting on the couch to which kindly replied, "Actually he's on tour with Madonna right now. Then he starts the KISS show." Shut Stern up real quick.

by Anonymousreply 16July 23, 2021 9:07 PM

Jerri got treated like crap by many people, even random strangers on street after her first appearance on the show. She didn't deserve that. The booing she got at the All Stars reunion was too much for her. She can be a drama queen at times, but there have been many worse people on the show than her.

Tina was a very savvy player. She definitely deserved to win. She played Colby like a fiddle.

by Anonymousreply 17July 23, 2021 9:28 PM

All Stars is still my least favorite season. It was supposed to be the biggest, best season ever, and so many things went so wrong. No other returnee season has had that level of ugliness. They should have waited a few more years so they didn't have to resort to WTF casting fillers like Amber and Jenna Blewis. If they'd waited until season 10, assuming that Vanuatu took season 8's spot and Palau took season 9's spot, that could have potentially been a perfect cast with zero duds.

The reunion was a disaster. To make Jerri's booing worse, Jeff immediately asks his boyfriend Colby a question, so we can hear the contrast in their reception. And Colby didn't do jackshit all season, he just got applause for being Colby. Puke puke puke.

by Anonymousreply 18July 23, 2021 9:48 PM

r15 Oh, no, I wasn't being sarcastic about Pearl Islands. It's one of the most legendary seasons and it's still my all-time favorite. Amazon, the season before it, is also excellent, but there's a lot of bro-ish sexism that's hard to watch, especially in the pre-merge.

by Anonymousreply 19July 23, 2021 9:57 PM

It’s years ago that I read about the production process/timeline. All the potential contestants are flown to LA and put up in hotels. They are isolated in their rooms except for being interviewed by production staff and filling out forms. Then they return home not knowing if they’ve made it. Then they get a call and have to leave immediately. I think that’s how it goes, it’s very quick and catches them by surprise. First they go to Loser Ranch where they are taught certain survivor skills like, edible plants, how to fish, how to build a fire. The whole time (a week?) they can’t talk to each other. Then they get split up and go to the two different camps. Their bags are searched to make sure they aren’t bringing eg, matches or food.

Remember the season when they were told before the start that they were meeting the press and that guy Savage showed up in an Armani suit and then Jeff said, fooled ya, the game starts now.

by Anonymousreply 20July 23, 2021 11:08 PM

[quote] Wasn’t Mitchell rumored to have given a blowjob to a winner of another season?

Yes. He went down on Tina's massive cock.

by Anonymousreply 21July 23, 2021 11:20 PM

R21 Tina is a sweet and kind woman. Be nice.

by Anonymousreply 22July 24, 2021 2:36 PM

Colby was sex on a stick. Jeff would fuck him in his tent. Fuck Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

by Anonymousreply 23July 24, 2021 3:01 PM
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