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 "We want your blood!" -Jeff Probst Survivor is back, baby!  I've made it a personal rule to keep my expectations low for all-star seasons.  Though I love Cambodia and Winners at War , I found All-Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, and Game Changers  all to be disappointing seasons.  Season 50 made it easy for me to lower my expectations thanks to that awful trailer of celebrity cameos.  I'm still dreading Mr. Beast's arrival, but I do like the Boomerang Idol.  This episode had highs and lows, but I really enjoyed it overall and I'm ready for whatever ride 50 has in store.  Now, let's take a look at who played well and who sucked. Heads up, I'm treating this premiere as two separate episodes.  Everything through Jenna's boot is Part 1 and afterwards is Part 2, so I'll be giving out two Best and Worst Players of the Episode. Who Played Well: We'll start on Cila.  I love, love, love the alliance of Christian, Devens, and Emily.  I'd be total...

 "Crisis Alert!" -Garrett Lambert "Geography of Global Conflict" picks up with Annie (Alison Brie) in political science class, where she discovers she shares the class with Annie Kim (Irene Choi), who quickly becomes her rival as they both are extremely studious, intelligent, and competitive. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) finally starts taking her studies more seriously after choosing her major, but soon discovers an old friend has been arrested in Syria for protesting the government.  It makes Britta feel like she is wasting her life in college instead of "raging against the machine." Annie introduces Annie Kim to the study group and claims that they are friends, but the rest of the group can instantly see their intense dislike for the other.  Annie tells them that she is thinking about starting a Model UN on campus, but Annie Kim says she is too busy for that and leaves.  Later, Annie notices a flyer for Greendale's new Model UN, which was started by Annie...

 "You are the opposite of Batman! -Troy Barnes "Biology 101" picks up with Jeff (Joel McHale) daydreaming about having a fun and normal year at Greendale before coming back to the reality of study group minus Pierce (Chevy Chase), which Jeff is totally fine with.  Troy (Donald Glover) and Abed (Danny Pudi) announce that they are moving in together and then Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) drops by to announce that he has adopted a no-nonsense attitude for the school year. Pierce arrives and asks to rejoin the group after spending the summer meditating, but Jeff says Biology is full.  Pierce suggests taking another class instead, but Jeff says they don't all need to be in the study group together to remain friends, which is just a scheme to keep Pierce out of the study group. In Biology class, they meet their professor, Marshall Kane (Michael K. Williams), who spent nearly two decades in prison and used that time to get his PhD.  He starts telling a story about how he watched a...