Kid Nation: The Wrath of Greg

The countdown to Week 3 begins now.

Tonight's installment promises high drama among the juveniles, as Greg (aka Jimbo) ended last week storming off from the town meeting, denied the weekly Gold Star by the council, despite his capable chicken butchery that had treated the town's carnivores to their first decent meal since arriving in Bonanza.  Greg muttered some vague threats of unfocused retribution as he set off brooding.  I predict a chicken holocaust (among other petty rage crimes), which are sure to mortify the town's vegan contingent, particularly its spiritual leader Emilie.

While none of the hapless town councilmembers have yet been usurped, I'm filled with renewed hope that rising star Michael could be poised for a power play tonight.  Fresh off his week 2 Gold Star victory, if Michael's able to further elevate his stature by defusing the volatile Greg situation, a timely power grab could be in the offing.  Lurking chaperone Uncle Ted has yet to indicate what semi-sanctioned procedures may be in place for council overthrow, but he suggested in the pilot that it can be done.

Previously:
Kid Nation: Soldiering On Without Jimmy
Kid Nation: Begin the Splendor
Lord Of the Flies: The Reality Show!

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Update:  Party at the ol' Root Beer Saloon!  Greg hops on the table and gets things started with what must be a Bonanza City Car Bomb - dropping a shot glass of water into his mug of root beer and chugging it, to cheers of "Party!  Party!" from the masses.  That's all we need - get the butcher all hopped up on soda and peer encouragement.

Update:  Finally, Greg's starting to act out violently.  The morning after the party, he and one of his goons go from bunkhouse to bunkhouse banging lids together and physically dragging one sleeping girl in her sleeping bag out into the middle of the road.  After being called the village idiot, Greg started dropping F-bombs and calling Bonanza's coeds unkind words.

And now he's punching windows.  Has anyone secured the butcher utensils?

Update:  The town council has spoken: 9:30 curfew now in effect for Bonanza City.

Update:  Jared, age 11, seems to have perfected an Uncle Ted impression.  Nice.

Update:  This week's challenge: herding spray-painted sheep.

Update:  I have to say I'm starting to take a shine to Alex, age 9, the one-toothed wonder who during the premiere was celebrating having the old kids on his team, only to rat them out the next day for graffitiing the bunkhouses.

Update:  The new standings:  Yellow team: upper class; Blue team: merchants; Green team: cooks; Red team: slaves laborers.  Laurel's Green team narrowly escaped a third straight week of servitude.

Update:  In recognition of all the teams finishing their sheep herding in the time alloted, the town is offered a choice of prizes, either A) a "pioneer microwave" and a barrel of cocoa, or B) 40 cooked pizzas.  The council clearly made the wrong choice last time when they opted for extra latrines over a working television.  And it looks like they haven't yet shed their let's-do-what's-counterintuitive-because-it's-probably-more-responsible decision rule, as they've just announced their choice of the microwave to a displeased group of hungry kids.

Update:  Councilwoman Taylor, age 10 is starting to make some enemies - being the bearer of the microwave news and having to help enforce the new curfew are definitely weighing on her popularity.  But I do have to admire the fact that she's continually giving shout outs to President Bush and drawing from his example to cope with the burdens of leadership.  For someone who was teetering on quitting 10 minutes into the first episode, she's beginning to hit her stride.

Update:  New plan for Gold Star deliberations.  The council has invited each townsperson in for a short interview and nomination process.  The favorite appears to be Morgan, age 12, but Olivia made the case for her sister Mallory, age 8 (the youngest since Jimmy's tragic departure).  Mallory's 9th birthday is also coming up and that appears to be a key factor in the deliberations.  There were a few incredulous nominations for Greg - one from himself, one from his goon, and at least one from a youngling. which strongly suggests Greg is now in the "protection" racket, extorting these little favors from Bonanza City's most vulnerable pioneers.

Update:  Ugh - Taylor got this week's town meeting off to a terrible start.  Too much bossiness, too much playing the pageant queen, not enough work ethic while enjoying the "upper class" designation.  An uprising, a tearful breakdown, and now a little contrition and a pledge to pull some of her weight.  That seemed to quell the crowd, which is too bad, because people were starting to chant "re-election".

Gold Star goes to: Mallory.  Happy birthday, Mallory.

Greg (whose face is beginning to appear pocked with unexplained cuts and scrapes) is predictably ticked off.

Mallory's phone call to her folks had to be about the sweetest segment in television history.