Shan Mon? Su Shee? See Mai?
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#110. Brian has no idea what Shii Ann's name is
Thailand - Episode 8
This comment happened at the very start of Thailand episode 8 and,
unless you were paying attention, you might
have missed it. And it's a moment that has always made me laugh because
it could have only been spoken by "Mr.
Freeze" himself, the one and only Lord Brian Heidik.
At the beginning of the eighth episode, Brian, Clay, and Ted are
debating who they think the Sook Jais are going
to be voting out. The obvious answer is "Shii Ann", of course, because
she has burned all her bridges
with everybody on her tribe. But the funny thing is that when
discussing this topic, Brian can't seem to remember
Shii Ann's name. Even though he's been her friend for the past three
days, Brian has no idea what the girl's actual
name is.
Brian: "Like I said, if they vote off... Soo-yee?
(pause) Sin-jo? Then they're not thinking."
Shan Mon? Su Shee? See Mai?
This moment isn't actually that funny on the surface, but I've always
found it to be hilarious once you realize
that:
A) Brian had spent the past three days kissing ass to Shii Ann and telling her she was part of the family.
B) Brian had spent the majority of the past three days thinking Shii Ann was their only hope of breaking a 5-5 tie.
C) Brian was so good at this game that I almost consider him a borderline sociopath, and it's entirely possible that he never actually considered Shii Ann to be an actual person with an actual name.
D) Brian was such a control freak that he was usually aware of everything that happened around him at all times.
E)
Brian is probably the single best player in the history of the game,
yet when confronted with an Asian name he turns into my dad trying (and
failing) to order a plate of Chinese food.
So here's this control freak who has complete control of the game, yet
he doesn't even know the name of a girl
he was relying on as a potential ally! So then you stop and think...
well maybe Brian's just not good with Asian
names. After all, there are lots of people in the world (aka, my dad)
who don't see Asian words that often, so
they tend to butcher them any time they try to pronounce one. So maybe
Brian just isn't comfortable with Asian
names.
And then you remember... oh wait. His wife is Asian. So I guess that
can't be it.
So why on Earth couldn't Brian remember her name? Well my personal
opinion is that he was so cold and distant to
the other players in the game, and he treated people so much like pawns
and chess pieces, that I bet he didn't
even remember half of their names! I don't think it had anything to do
with Shii Ann at all.
I think the Shii Ann comment was the only time that Brian slipped and
actually displayed his true nature while
on camera. And that's why I think Brian was alternately the best player
of all time, while alternately being the
scariest player of all time. He was so good at distancing himself from
people that it was really altogether quite
frightening. And this moment is funny to me because it was the only
time in the game we ever really saw Brian slip
up and give away the fact that he was a sociopath.
And if you don't believe me, just go ask Soo-yee.
Soo-Yee Hong, being voted out on day 21
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