I am confused. While
Survivor does occasionally offer up the token eccentric (Coach Wade, Phillip Sheppard), it cannot be said that this CBS show presents a veritable cornucopia of certifiable loonies, probably because Allison Grodner hogs them all over at
Big Brother where she must have a quota to fill. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, there are two candidates (so far) for a mandatory lockdown at the mental health facility most conveniently located for their families and friends.
Dawson is the twenty-eight year-old insurance salesperson completely flummoxed by fire. She drew the ire of fellow crazy, Abi, by pulling her hair (and then denying it) during the Reward Challenge, and got herself called a bitch. She was part of the problem rather than the solution to the puzzle portion of the Immunity Challenge. She demonstrated a shortage of common sense by deliberately antagonizing Jeff Kent right before Tribal Council. Then she was "blindsided" by a unanimous vote to get rid of her because she was too preoccupied with her tribe's upcoming "date" with Jeff Probst at Tribal Council to be aware that she was in trouble.
Which brings us to that acutely awkward and creepy moment (that seemed to drag on forever) when she got her torch snuffed. She stared at Jeff with an intensity reminiscent of Glenn Close in
Fatal Attraction that would have made me concerned for his well-being had the show not been prerecorded. The gawky hug and kiss that followed were cringeworthy enough without the disturbing narrative that followed. Apparently, Dawson has a bizarre list of demands of Jeff Kent (more evidence of her dysfunctional thinking) and one of them is a pink gun. Which begs the question...Are reality game show hosts eligible for government sponsored relocation programs?
I also can't help but wonder who else on those tribes flunked their psych eval.
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