The tribes would have to elect a "leader," a completely arbitrary and toothless designation which only functioned to put a target on one person's back. Not that it stopped Probst from harping on the leaders' "failures" at every juncture.

Sadly, though, there seemed to be a curse on this exotic land: The able-bodied players here were less entertaining than usual and the weak, negative players were more chumpy and unlikable than ever.