Topic: S32: Peter Baggenstos (Brains)

[Leafsfan]

Peter Baggenstos



Name (Age): Peter Baggenstos (34)

Tribe Designation: Brains

Current Residence: Minneapolis, Minn.

Occupation: ER Doctor

Personal Claim to Fame: I’m multinational! My father is from Switzerland and mother is from Jamaica. I’m a Swiss citizen!

Inspiration in Life: People who live an extraordinary life on a daily basis.

Hobbies: Working out, escaping on an airplane to travel and reading.

Pet Peeves: Bombastic people, “Bros” and know-it-alls.

3 Words to Describe You: Eclectic, tenacious and shameless.

If You Could Have 3 Things on the Island What Would They Be and Why? A Kindle that is filled with tons of books, my ukulele and a drone to fly around and get a layout of the land.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Pete from the Philippines. He made clever comments and he was educated, had good insight and appropriately stirred the pot.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I am the most capable. I am smart, athletic and good with words. I want to challenge myself in a new and dynamic environment.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I have an uncanny knack for getting a group of people to back me up. I can immediately turn around and blindside them. I can have a pointless conversation with someone and make them feel important

[gamerfan09]

Alternate Cast Pic via: http://www.tv.com/photos/survivor-meet-the-cast-of-season-32-52f15e61c8b641d7a8c150f16a59d5de/image-21#5

[Leafsfan]

Minnesotan Among Cast Members On New Season Of ‘Survivor’

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis man is among the cast of the latest season of CBS’ “Survivor.”

The next season of the reality show takes place on Cambodian island Kaoh Rong. The theme is Brains vs. Beauty vs. Brawns.

As an ER doctor, Dr. Peter Baggenstos, 34, has been placed on the brains team, but he says he’s got much more to offer.

“I’m the best person out here to get the million for numerous reasons — I’m an athletic threat, I’m educated, I can do a puzzle better than anyone else out there, I’ve got a good sense of self, but I also have a slightly inflated ego and narcisism,” he said.

Baggenstos described himself as “eclectic, tenacious and shameless.”

When asked why he would win he said, “I have an uncanny knack for getting a group of people to back me up. I can immediately turn around and blindside them. I can have a pointless conversation with someone and make them feel important.”

The next season begins on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. on WCCO.

Source:http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/01/20/minnesotan-among-cast-members-on-new-season-of-survivor/

[RealityFreakWill]

Survivor: Kaoh Rong - Meet Peter Baggenstos

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/4FISNQv6piM" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/4FISNQv6piM</a>

[Marionete]

His introductory video was actually one of my favourites!
A truly genuine person who has a lot of potential to be a force in this game.

[Ryan]

He seems like Dr. Mick, but a bit more socially dominant.

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Following Episode 1: Peter was instantly identified as bearing a likeness to President Obama, which he has heard for the past seven years. His confessionals to the camera indicated he does not deal well with ignorant people. This could be problematic as the game progresses and he interacts with people from the other tribes. He formed a solid four-person alliance with the younger members of his tribe (Aubry, Neal, and Liz). At the same time, after Debbie, he is next most likely to say something that gets him in trouble.

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Following Episode 2: Peter appears to be destined to have a clash with Debbie, as her constant preaching seems to be more irritating to him than anyone else. Yet he is wise enough to see the value of keeping her around for as long as possible, because it is clear that she has no apparent strategy in effect and would not garner any support for any potential big move or Sole Survivor.

[stekay]

Disappointed in his performance so far. I have found him condescending and ultimately I see him being eliminated before Debbie, with any hope.

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Following Episode 3: Following Liz’s elimination, Peter is now tied with Alecia of the Brawn tribe for being the castaway who would most benefit from a realignment into two new tribes, which appears on the horizon (probably after the next vote). His arrogance, which became even more apparent when he bragged about being emotionally connected with patients in his profession, was his undoing, as he clearly failed at reading social cues and adjusting his own behavior.

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Following Episode 4: It seems clear that Peter was saved over Liz because of his strength in challenges, which he displayed multiple times in this episode. His confessionals to the camera indicating a desire for revenge seems childish and indicative of his general lack of awareness of his grating personality. He will certainly benefit from a tribal reconfiguration, especially if he is teamed with Jason from the Brawn tribe or Nick from the Beauty tribe. However, if he winds up with two or three familiar faces from his current tribe, he will be in trouble.

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Peter Baggenstos (new Gondol, formerly in "Brains")
Following Episode 5: Peter would have been the next member of the "Brains" tribe eliminated if the tribes had not been reconfigured, so he is a clear winner. Aubry and Joe were compelled to work with him just to preserve the favorable numbers. Yet his arrogance continued to shine though his fake pleasantness. It is doubtful that he will last much longer, as Aubry and Joe will take the first opportunity to eliminate him when it does not put them in danger. Even though it is doubtful that Peter will last, he was a winner this episode. ...How much did the reconfiguration hurt or help Peter's chances (scale of 1 to 10, 1 hurt very much, 10 helped very much)? 9.

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Following Episode 6: Peter, in his confessionals and one-on-one conversations with Julia, Tai, and Scot, exhibited a petulant attitude toward his former Brains tribemates for eliminating his ally Liz. In the previous episode, he kept his venom in check and played nicely with Aubry and Joe in following their plan to eliminate Anna, recognizing that the numbers did not favor him crossing original tribal lines. With Julia taking Anna's place, the numbers were no different, yet for whatever reason, he felt that this was his time to begin plotting against Aubry and Joe, and revealed his cards. While the dynamics were slightly different, the premise remains the same -- showing a willingness to throw anyone under the bus immediately raises suspicion on oneself, and doing so with a personal vendetta reveals one to be a wild card that could easily change sides. Whatever power he could have offered in a voting alliance had to have been perceived as temporary, and Julia, Tai, and Scot probably realized this as much as Aubry and Joe did. The viewing audience is rewarded with seeing another unlikeable castaway take an early exit.

[David]

Quite sure he is not coming back. So so glad <3

[Marionete]

The viewing audience is rewarded with seeing another unlikeable castaway take an early exit.

No one that exited before him was unlikeable Liz might have been to some, but I generally found her personality positive and she didn't have OTTN edits.

[stekay]

I was lowkey rooting for him tbh b/c he was such a flop

[mmmpshow]

No one that exited before him was unlikeable Liz might have been to some, but I generally found her personality positive and she didn't have OTTN edits.

Out of the seven castaways eliminated from the game -- more specifically the six eliminated by vote -- I count four as unlikeable (based upon what the audience saw).
 
Darnell: We barely got to know him, but he seemed likeable.
 
Jenny: She seemed likeable.
 
Liz: Her arrogance in believing that she could "manage" the rest of her tribe made her unlikeable. Maybe she was guilty by association with Peter. Yet her confessionals to the camera revealed this trait in her.
 
Caleb: Very likeable, certainly someone that audience wishes could have continued.
 
Alecia: Her immature ramblings made her unlikeable to anyone who conducts themselves like a self-respecting adult.
 
Anna: Although we did not see much of her until the episode in which see was eliminated, the content of her promotional video and profile on the CBS website combined with how she was willing to throw her only ally Tai under the bus revealed her to be the cunning, scheming type who felt she could read people better that the average person (based upon her poker-playing experience) and use her looks to make people go along with her. She deserved more time to prove her true personality to an audience, but based upon what we saw, she was rather unlikeable.
 
Peter: Like Liz, he arrogantly believed that he could "manage" his tribemates, and the petulance he displayed in the most recent episode (regarding seeking revenge against those who betrayed him) along with how he continually made narcissistic comments (according to those living with him at camp) made him quite unlikeable.
 
Out of the 11 remaining castaways, none can be unilaterally declared unlikeable yet, although we have seen, in varying degrees, certain traits in Jason, Nick, Joe, and Scot that could lead some to consider them unlikeable. For now, they deserve the benefit of the doubt. A lot of people found Debbie unlikeable in the first two episodes, but she has certainly proven herself to be rather likeable, despite her weird behavior, given her strong play in the game while simultaneous constructing good relationships. There is not much if anything to dislike about Julia, Michele, Cydney, Aubry, and Neal as of yet, but they seem to be the castaways who are best at keeping their personal thoughts to themselves. Tai is extremely likeable, whether you base it on personality or how he has played the game so far.

[stekay]

Anna was VERY likable

[Ryan]

Anna was VERY likable

Snaps for this, as Anna would do.

[Bookworm]

Anna was VERY likable

X
Peter is the only one so far that I'd say was unlikeable

[Marionete]

I'm not denying Liz's arrogance, but it wasn't nearly as OTT as Peter's or Nick's, plus she had a VERY sympathetic scene where she broke down due to arguing with Joe over water. If you HAD to classify her as either positive or negative, I agree that she's more of the latter, but I wouldn't call Liz negative and would actually not mind seeing her back.

As for Alecia, here you go again with your "immature ramblings" I wish I knew what you were trying to say, but anyway, Alecia was the most rootable contestant that's been voted off (Caleb tops her, but he was medevaced). She had a very clear continuing "never give up" story arc throughout her 4 episode stay and was always presented as the person fighting animosity and staying in the gave despite hardship. If you disagree, just go back and check the comments on facebook - that's the best way to get an overall opinion of the casual (bigger part of the) audience.

Idk bout you, but I saw quite a lot of Anna She was single-handedly the most visible person on Beauty after the Taileb bromance. She was the biggest and clearest strategist on Beauty and was presented to the audience (edited) in a way that signalises unfinished business - even to Jeff Probst, who named her a great potential Second-Chance returnee. I'm actually very interested to see whether she'll be back in the upcoming returnee season. Anyway, concerning your post - a schemer or a heavy strategist doesn't equal to an unlikable player. There was absolutely nothing negative shown about her - she was very sympathetic during the whole Caleb situation and had nice, kind relationships with almost everyone on the Beauty tribe. Her edit in Ep5 was strategy-based and she failed to make natural bonds with her new tribemates. But that was due to her lack of "emotional intelligence", as presented by Aubry to be a theme this season, and it caused her elimination. But that in itself does not make her an unlikable player - she was far from it actually.

Out of the remaining ones, Jason and Nick are definitely unlikable characters. Scot has now been redeemed to an extent on Gondol, but if he was suddenly out, I'd classify him as unlikable. Although I'd argue with that having seen extra scenes (confessionals) with him, it's not what the public eye sees. And Joe is a big mix-up just like Liz - he's had short tempers and little outbursts, but he has also been portrayed as caring for Debbie and very LOYAL, plus having kind relationships with most people. (Most because he's not shown a lot and we don't know... a lot ) Still likeable in my book.

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I admit that my opinions of Anna had more to do with the promotional content I referenced in my post than what was displayed in the episodes, although her confessionals to the camera during the time she was scheming against Tai validated those opinions. Certainly she was liked on her original tribe and was most adversely affected by the tribal reconfiguration. Yet if I were to compare her against the other eight women this season, only Liz and Alecia were less likeable. So on the proverbial bell curve, she was rather unlikeable. Out of all contestants other than Caleb, she is most worthy of a second chance because of her misfortune with Caleb's exit and her placement after the tribal swap.
 
I agree that a schemer/strategist does not equal an unlikeable player. I enjoyed Ciera last season and considered her likeable. I suppose I was not fond of Anna because of who she was targeting -- Tai, who, I think most would agree, is the most likeable contestant and probably deserved her having his back.
 
Facebook support of Alecia must primarily come from post-millennials, the most abundant users of Facebook, seconded by mothers of post-millennials, who might have daughters like her. As I expressed in my most recent post on her, while I felt she was put in a difficult situation to start, she did more than her part to make it worse. Only people who subscribe to the notion of a "participation trophy" would identify with her and feel sympathy for her. Most people who find themselves in difficult situations do not complain about it (at least not for long) but make positive changes. She seemed to fixate on and do negative things.
 
I have already explained what I meant by "immature ramblings." She built the fire but was not content to simply accept thanks for it. She wanted further validation, as though she was a second-grader who brought home an art project from school and wanted to receive the same kind of over-the-top praise a parent would give for how beautiful it was, not at all recognizing that everyone else on her tribe had contributed in other ways and was not in need of such praise. The clearest example of her immaturity was her ridiculous comparison of working/cheering on a team in Survivor to what Scot did in the NBA. It showed no perspective between the real world and a fantasy world of fun and games.