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Riding Coattails: Survivor’s Greatest Hits, Part 1
First, I’d like to thank Mark the Shark and Murtz for sending me some excellent category suggestions. Writing about a show off-season is always a challenge and I am grateful for the fountain of ideas my readers provide. Keep them coming, please. If you fail to deliver, I really will write about my doily-making habit. This is a promise, not a threat.
But I digress. One of the great ironies of reality TV is that many of the people on it do not look real. Abs and cheekbones are chiseled to perfection. Big breasts give way to tiny waists. And anyone who was packing a few extra pounds at the beginning of the show quickly loses it and looks fab by the end of the game. These people can be placed out in the elements without Clearasil, hair conditioner, and shaving accoutrements and still look relatively attractive. I recall Tijuana’s comment in Pearl Islands that she felt “like the nastiest person on earth,” but her sparkling white teeth and glowing skin told a different story.
‘The O.C.’ Spoilers
Marissa lets loose on her folks after learning of their affair—and how Jimmy plans to end it; Caleb wins back his freedom in court, but remains a loser in Kirsten’s eyes; Ryan and Lindsey try to figure out if the Cohen family ties apply to them; and Seth’s “bad boy” phase nearly sinks Summer and Zach’s romance.
As one family strengthens, another will be changed forever. The Cohens, after Caleb’s revelation, decide to try to accept Lindsay as a member of the family, while another family is heartbroken over the news that one of them is leaving Newport Beach. Meanwhile, Seth tries to be a “bad boy” like Ryan to improve his relationship with Alex.
