Once again, I won’t reveal the winner of the show until later in the post to assure you don’t accidentally see the winner before you watch.
I was definitely an interesting season for Survivor. After 20 seasons of the show they still manage to keep it interesting. That in itself is very impressive. They also manage to find the almost perfect mesh of all-stars to assure it is interesting.
I was so upset when Stephenie and James went out so early on in the game. I bet they will both be back for another try at some point. At least I hope they will be. Them, along with Rupert are probably my three favorites in all of Survivor. I am betting that one of those three WILL be winning the $100,000 fan favorite vote. (I am writing this as the jury is interviewing the three finalists.)
Now, we are beyond the excerpt point, so here we go.
The three finalists turned out to be Parvati, Russell, and Sandra. The worst decision that Russell made this time, is the same worst decision he made last time. That decision is who he took to the final three with him. This time he took the two people that have actually won Survivor! Sure, he was right that he will have Jerry’s vote, but it might turn out to be one of the few he actually gets.
Russell did control the game all the way through again, just as he did last time. He had people actually giving him idols this time. How stupid was that? Russell just makes bad choices when it counts the very, very most.
Parvati was great at challenges, she played a good social game, she aligned with the guy controlling everything early on. It all worked to get her into a position to win a million dollars AGAIN! She did however make too many enemies along the way though, I think.
Sandra managed to ride coattails to the final three, and stay off everyone’s radar AGAIN! Did people not watch her original season at all?? She has played the exact same game, and it worked. Not only did it work, along the way she gave people the chance again and again to try and take out Russell, and no one would help her get it done. The one time it was going to work Candice threw a wrench into the plan which caused Sandra to vote with Russell again.
I don’t really understand how, but I feel Sandra is about to win AGAIN! I still don’t understand how she won the first time. Her winning was one of my least favorite Survivor moments of all-time.
Here is how I think voting is going to go:
Russell gets: Jerry
Parvati gets: Danielle, J.T.
Sandra gets: Courtney, Rupert, Candice, Colby, Coach, Amanda
Yep, I think Sandra wins by a landslide.
So, now let’s see how the voting actually went.
Well, Sandra did win again. I am amazed, even though I just typed that she would win a minute ago. She is the first two-time winner of Survivor. Probst asked, and Sandra agreed that she is the best Survivor ever.
Of course Russell still thinks he is the best player in Survivor history. He may very well be the best ever. He makes the bad decision at the end though. He claimed there is a flaw in the game if Sandra can win twice. He says America should have a percentage of the final vote.
OK, they just announced they will be picking the dumbest move in Survivor history. My pick is Erik giving away the idol and then being voted out, or James getting voted out while holding idols.
And the winner is…J.T. for giving Russel the idol this season. I totally disagree. lol
Wow, Russell won the $100,000. Oh well, I thought it would be Rupert, but it wasn’t.
In closing, I enjoyed the season. All-Star seasons are the best. My idea for the next All-Star season… there have been 300+ Survivor contestants. Put all of their names into a vote of America. The two people that get the most votes are named Tribe Captains. They then do a schoolyard type tribe choosing from the remaining top 28 vote getters (that previously agree to be on the show if chosen). Do the tribe choosing show live and then start the show 2 weeks later. Mark Burnett and Jeff Probst, are you listening?
Next up is Survivor: Nicaragua…interesting choice of location. I also can’t wait for Survivor: New Jersey.
Hey, they never did reveal who voted for who. They did mention that Russell didn’t get any votes at all though.
We get to watch the final tomorrow (25th) here in Australia.
I’m happy to read that Russell didn’t make it! Yeah Sandra!
Now I can watch it for fun! Pass the Popcorn please.