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Survivor Season 9 Episode 1

They Came at Us With Spears

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AIRED: 9/16/04

The 18 new castaways are treated to a traditional Vanuatu ceremony including a sacrifice and the creation of a male and female tribe. The nine men -- Chad Crittenden, Chris Daugherty, Brady Finta, Rory Freeman, Brook Geraghty, John Kenney, Lea "Sarge" Masters, John "J.P." Palyok and Travis "Bubba" Sampson -- make up the Lopevi Tribe (wearing red). The nine women -- Julie Berry, Ami Cusack, Mia Galeotalanza, Lisa Keiffer, Scout Cloud Lee, Dolly Neely, Eliza Orlins, Leann Slaby and Twila Tanner -- make up the Yasur Tribe (wearing yellow). Once settled in camp, revelations are discovered after one of the guys (Chad) reveals he has a prosthetic leg on account of losing the lower half of his leg due to Cancer. After a victorious Immunity and Reward Challenge for the girls of Yasur, the guys of Lopevi are forced to vote someone out of the tribe.moreless

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Worst season premiere of this series.

7.9

By amauriel, Jul 29, 2006

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this Season 9 premiere. On one hand, I'm thankful that a new season of Survivor is here, but on the other hand, I was disappointed that this episode did not really allow you to get to know the castmates. Yes, I know that we have a full season for this, but for some, we only have one, two or three episodes to see them in action.

The episode focused too much on the background of the Vanuatu islands and the rituals of the natives. Now let me talk out of the other side of my mouth--if this were a two hour episode, I would have loved it.

However, I will never understand why the men did not vote out Chris, who absolutely embarrassed himself in the immunity challenge.moreless
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Not my favorite storyline!

3.3

By JPPT1974, Jun 23, 2006

This show has to do with one person I know

And that is part of the reason that I didn't

Like the storyline at all. This will have to be

Right up there with Thailand as my least favorite in the Survivor series!

The guy who works for loss prevention, Travis I know!

The guy is a total jerk IMO! As well as a bully!

Don't let the country guy routine fool you!
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Jeff Probst	Host
Brady Finta	Himself (Season 9)
Ami Cusack	Herself (Season 9)
Brook Geraghty	Himself (Season 9)
Chad Crittenden	Himself (Season 9)
Dolly Neely	Herself (Season 9)

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- Chris: I can outsmart 8 men a hell of a lot quicker than I can outsmart 8 women. Women stick together like thieves. Men are deceiving, michievious, untrusting human-beings. Men, I can manipulate.
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- Chris: (About his trouble on the balance beam) It's not about Outbalance: it's about Outwit, Outplay, Outlast. I'm not in any trouble.
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- This is the first "Survivor" installment with no African-American female.
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- Filming for this season began June 28, 2004.
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- Ami and Scout are the first lesbian contestants to be featured on the show who spoke about it during and after the show.
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- Chad is the first contestant to compete on Survivor with a prosthetic.
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- For the first time since Survivor: The Amazon, the two tribes are divided into boys versus girls.
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- For the first time in a non-All-Star season, 18 castaways compete to become the sole survivor.
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- This season was titled "Survivor: Vanuatu" and given a subtitle of "Islands of Fire", making the complete title "Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire".
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- Brook is the first person to be voted out of his tribe.
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- John P. says the name of this episode.
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