Boys and girls, the best Survivor in recent memory has come down to a final two hours on Mother’s Day! The last episode of Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites is in full effect, and it’s any (wo)man’s game. It’s been a season of bests, firsts, and worsts, and I’m hoping that tonight’s surprises will be on par with the rest of the season. Now, kiss your mom goodnight, and let’s get started, shall we?

Murderer’s row. After the season recap, the real show gets underway. But first, let’s look at who we have left:

Cirie – the queen of backdoor strategy. She’s been calling the shots while Parvati takes the heat.

Amanda – the dark horse. After coming on late in the game, Amanda could be in an excellent position if she gets to the final two. She hasn’t made many enemies on the jury.

Parvati – the hardcore bitch goddess. Ostensibly, Parv’s been calling the shots since the merge, and most of the people on the jury can point to her as the reason they are there, rather than on the island. If she doesn’t make it into the final two under her own steam, whomever does would be wise to take her with.

Natalie – the last Fan standing. Her posturing may be phony and laughable, but she arguably has the best shot with the jury after Amanda.  She’ll be dangerous if she starts winning challenges.

The four share a cheer on Dabu beach, celebrating their dupe job on Erik, and they seem to relish the opportunity to compete against each other. Let’s see how long this spirit of friendly competition lasts.

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves. The women are taking care of themselves at camp, and not missing the guys in the slightest. Parvati starts buttering Natalie up, a moment that does not go unnoticed by Amanda and Cirie. Natalie’s got a real case of little sister/big sister going on with Parvati, and is quick to look up to her. Cirie, on the other hand, doesn’t feel loyalty to any of the women left. The proper attitude for a survivor at this point.

Our smug sisterhood strolls into an immunity challenge where they must use buckets of water to fill up a bamboo shoot and float a set of keys to within grabbing distance. The keys then unlock a chest full of ladder pieces so they can climb up to the top of a perch and release a flag, granting them immunity. Natalie is the first to get her keys, but Amanda makes up the difference, then takes the lead and the win. Amanda is guaranteed final three.

And then there were three. Back at camp, Amanda is all smiles, but Natalie, as the final Fan, is feeling the heat. After discussing the fate of the final two chickens at camp, Natalie deduces that Cirie is sweating it as well. With good reason, too, as Parvati and Amanda are seen discussing the merits of taking out Cirie. Natalie reveals Cirie’s anxiety to Parvati, but neither the conversations nor the editing give any clues as to whether it's Cirie or Natalie that's about to be axed. These women’s poker faces have been flawless throughout all the blind sides, and that gamesmanship keeps all of them guessing.

Everyone walks into tribal council, the women flashing coy smiles to the recently jobbed Erik, who is struck with a shy grin himself. Jeff and the ladies discuss how wide open the game is at this point. Cirie offers herself up as a martyr, stating that she has been at the bottom of all the alliances since the merge. Amanda takes exception to Cirie’s posturing for the jury. Could this be the exacerbation of a rift between Amanda and Cirie? The vote will bear the truth out.

As it happens, after the tally, Natalie receives the majority of the votes, and has her torched snuffed. Who’s the bitch now! But really, this is the first tribal council in a while that hasn’t been a stunner. Kind of a letdown IMO.

A schmaltz down memory lane. Amanda confronts Cirie about her plea for pity from the jury. And Cirie honestly offers solid reasoning as to why she doesn’t feel like she has good footing with Amanda and Parv. The back-to-back seasons of Survivor for Amanda have taken their toll and she suffers a teary breakdown. Group hug, the end.

The next morning, the final three set their chicken, dubbed “Gloria” free. But Gloria doesn’t want to leave, and nests back down with the hens. After getting tree mail, the women find out that, unlike last season, there will be a final two rather than a final three. Amanda takes his news the hardest, her game face cracking instantly. The table is set for a very emotional immunity challenge.

Cirie, Amanda, and Parvati walk the path of remembrance, reminding themselves, as well as all of us, of those who were stepped on so these three could climb to the dizzying heights they have reached. There really were a hell of a lot of great competitors this season. Wait…oh Christ, that’s right, Chet sucks. And Natalie, what’s this sexist crap about “given a chance to think, a woman will always outwit a man?” If that’s the case, then why have men won in nine of the sixteen Survivor seasons? The fact of the matter is, when it comes to the battle of the sexes on Survivor, it's essentially a tie.  Now this is going to be a bit of radical thinking, I know, but stay with me here - maybe winning on Survivor has to do with factors beyond a single chromosome. Ya think?   

The real revelation here is that Amanda’s and Ozzy’s feelings for each other are quite genuine. But the only way Amanda’s getting into the final two is if she plays her way into it. There isn’t a chance in hell Cirie or Parvati would take her in front of that jury. They are waaaaaay to savvy for a move like that.

These ladies have some balls. At the final immunity challenge, Cirie, Parv, and Amanda must balance a large ball bearing on a wooden cylinder, adding cylinders round by round. In the third round, Parvati drops her ball. Not too bad for Parvati, though, as she is an excellent choice for whomever wins immunity. Both Amanda and Cirie make it through the fourth round, and head into the fifth and final round. The final round lasts until someone drops their ball. That person ends up being Cirie, as Amanda outlasts her to win her second immunity challenge in a row, and the most important one of her life.

Amanda, though glad to have won, comes to rue the decision she must make. Parvati is pretty certain that Amanda will choose her, and Cirie is fairly certain that Amanda will do the same. Gamer that she is, Cirie goes to work on Amanda, arguing that she has pissed off more people on the jury than Parvati (a debatable statement.) Interestingly, Parvati agrees with Cirie, and voices her opinion to Amanda, effectively trying to argue her way out of a berth into the final two.

I’m gonna win a million dollars – boo hoo! At tribal, the ladies expound upon the difficulty of Amanda’s decision. Amanda compares the strength of Cirie’s oratorical abilities, and Parvati’s social skills. Amanda feels the full weight of her decision, and starts crying again. On top of the other accolades, this is now the weepiest season of Survivor as well. Amanda doesn’t want to hurt either of the ladies with her decision, but decide she must. With the stroke of a pen, Parvati is chosen by Amanda to face the jury, and Cirie is chosen to sit on it. Cirie makes a very heartfelt apology to her family for not making it one round further, and we have more tears to add to the record.

Tribal Council – the prelude. Amanda and Parvati wake up the next day, and Amanda is in a far better mood than last night. The ladies are relieved of the weight of this season, and are rewarded with breakfast. The meal turns into a meeting of the Mutual Admiration Society, and the women plan an amiable night for each other at tribal council. I find it hard to believe that it will actually go down that way, and I certainly hope that it does not. It’s been a fairly mundane finale, and I want some sparks, damn it!! Stir the pot, indeed!

The jury files in for the last tribal council of the season, and Amanda is first to make her final statement. She thanks the jury for helping her get to where she is, and restates the generally accepted fact that she has kept to her alliances. Parvati, for her part, cops to the fact that she schemed to get where she is, and challenges the jury to ask their questions away, promising them an honest answer.

Tribal council – part one. Eliza is the first to confront the final two, admitting that her vote is up for grabs. She acknowledges that both ladies played a good game, but slanders their character. Jason asks Amanda if she would have told Ozzy about the plan to vote Ozzy off, were she in on it. Amanda answers in the affirmative. Jason asks Parvati what redeeming qualities she has. Parvati says that she has always stayed loyal to her three woman alliance and protected that, and that she didn’t kill the chicken.

Alexis asks Parvati why she would be a better role model for little girls than Amanda. Parvati replies that she has more independence and gumption than Amanda. Alexis then asks Amanda what part of her emotional displays at tribal have been genuine. Amanda states that every tear she has shed in front of the fire has been real.

Then along comes Natalie. Natalie poses a downright baffling question to Parvati – "How does your reputation as a flirt extend to the bedroom?" Well, either Natalie is an idiot (a good bet, to be sure,) or she’s hitting on Parvati. I say, “Why can’t she be both?” The jury is as confused as the rest of us, unable to suppress their giggles. Jeff chastises them for laughing. Yeah, Natalie definitely has the hots for Parvati. Natalie then accuses Amanda of being a zombie beauty queen who has played the game with a glazed look on her face. Amanda refutes this, but one thing is clear, Natalie is hoping that she Parv turn into the Sapphic version of Amber and Rob, and this is her clumsy effort to win her girlfriend some votes.

Erik is up next and, as expected, he is not happy with Amanda. He asks her why she took such a special interest in tearing him to shreds at tribal. Amanda apologizes to Erik, but he is having none of it. Maybe he finally did learn his lesson and has shed his gullibility. Next, James confronts Parvati, giving her another chance to explain why she turned on Ozzy and, presumably, him. Parvati refers back to her opening statements, saying that she was playing the game, and knew that she could not go far with her alliance to the men. James walks away, unsatisfied with Parv’s explanation.

Cirie’s turn in the spotlight comes, and asks Amanda why Parvati deserves a million dollars more than she, herself does. Amanda claims that Parvati made bolder moves than she (not sure that’s true.) Cirie then asks Parv why she, Cirie, should be in the final two rather than on the jury. Parvati says that Cirie played a brilliant game under the radar. Also, Cirie has a family, a factor that would garner more sympathy from a jury. Not sure that’s really answering the question, Parvati, but whatever.

Now here’s the one that I’m looking forward to – Ozzy! Let the bitter statements commence. Ozzy tells Parvati how wounded he was by the fact that she was willing to sell his friendship down the road, and challenges her worthiness as a role model. But he does not have a question for her. Indeed, he doesn’t want to hear a word out of Parvati’s mouth. Ozzy goes on to express some very genuine emotions for Amanda. She seems very touched by his statements, and to return them in kind. Ozzy probably won’t be down for it, but maybe they can double date with Parvati and Natalie. Ozzy seems to have matured, to be honest. I don’t really see the sore loser any more, I see someone who was genuinely hurt by betrayal from someone whom he thought was his friend.

God, I can’t wait for Indy.

Tribal council – part two. The jury goes to vote for the winner of Suvivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites. Surprisingly, Erik votes for Amanda. And here I’d thought he’d gained some sense. Unsurprisingly, Ozzy also votes for Amanda. Interestingly, Eliza takes forever before casting her ballot.

Flash forward to New York for the live portion of the show. Parvati and Amanda are neck and neck throughout most of the reading of the votes, but, in a shocker, Parvati defeats Amanda five votes to three.  Eliza, it turns out, was the swing vote.  After her bout of indecision, her vote for Parvati granted Parv the majority needed to win.

As is appropriate for this season, this writer’s expectations have been blind sided, with my odds-on-favorite for the win going down in defeat. It would seem that the moves Amanda made late in the game to knock off Alexis and Cirie, as well as Natalie's unrequited love for Parvati, sealed her fate (though to be fair, had Amanda taken Cirie with her, I think she still would have lost.) To tell the truth, I am very happy that this season held one more surprise for me. It was a great season, and I look forward to heading to Gabon with all of you in the Fall. Survivor Boy – out!

Comments

NOOOO!!!!i wanted amanda to win. i mean, parv did deserve it too, with making the all woman alliance, voting ozzy out, but come on, i cant believe she lost again, based on another breakdown at tribal council. o well, ill be over this soon enough.
btw, what the hell was with nats question? it was weird and creepy and should not have been said out loud.

frak | May 11, 2008 11:36:43 PM | #

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wow! what a shocker. i thought Amanda had it in the bag easily. i can't believe Jeff P. didn't immediately ask Parvati if she was shocked she won, because I think everyone assumed Amanda was going to take it. I would have loved to hear why everyone voted the way they did. Jeff didn't really ask anything about the results; it was really a lame reunion. He didn't even speak about Erik making up the "dabu" name/word. A wacky, weird season. I think the best thing was the whole Natalie/Parvati flirting thing at tribal council. I'm glad they made it a final two. Much more interesting than the final 3.

walt | May 12, 2008 2:39:51 AM | #

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Ok, i have to say how dissappointed i am, i wanted Amanda to win, she deserved it while Parvati did NOT!!! But i put it this way, Parvati got the million dollars, Amanda got love. I can't say I would envy Parvati. Ozzy was so sweet last night, saying on National telivision how he thinks hes in love with Amanda. I could have cried.

Hannah | May 12, 2008 4:46:46 AM | #

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I was totally rooting for Amanda to win! I had a bad feeling during the jury questioning, though.. At least Amanda got Ozzy (and how cute is he?). I almost wish that the Reunion show was longer, because there is not enough time to talk to everyone! I want to know what was up with Natalie flirting with Parv. When Jeff mentioned a second Survivor Love Connection, I was sure he was going to announce a Parv/Natalie shocker!

Ok, so not sure, but wondering. It was one of the strangest questions ever.

Can't wait for Gabon!

Astrid | May 12, 2008 4:57:46 AM | #

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Great re-cap Andrew. Love the title of one of your paragraphs "These ladies have some balls". Indeed.

I for one I'm glad Amanda DID NOT win. I thought Parvati and Cirie were way better with the strategy and the social aspect of the game. I agree with Natalie (little vixen that she is) that Amanda went through the game with a glazed look and what did she call it - a robo-beauty queen attitude - or something like that. Amanda had no chance of winning. No matter whom she took to the finals. Once again she couldn't verbalize her thoughts to the jury. It happened in China and it happened again this season.

And contrary to what some may say, I still think Ozzy is a sore loser - a more sensitive and mature one - but still a sore loser.

The jury questions this season were not that interesting. Only Cirie asked a good one. The others, not so much.

Looking forward to Gabon and Andrew's re-caps.

Peace.

JVice | May 12, 2008 5:07:23 AM | #

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This was one of the best seasons ever.
I, too, was rooting for Amanda, but I'm not sure she would have won even she'd taken Cirie. Fortune favors the bold, and it appeared the jury believed Amanda to have "gone along to get along" and was a little phoney. Parvati was certainly bold in scheming to get rid of Ozzie.
All that said, I've never liked Eliza. She always seemed like a little mouse scurrying around for food to try and stay alive. Her voting for Parvati gives me one more reason to dislike her. Congrats, Parv.

MGC | May 12, 2008 5:10:53 AM | #

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during both her season long runs, amanda had emotional breakdowns in front of the jury which the jury took to be phony--while i think they were not.

amanda should've said to cirie:
obviously you weren't at the bottom of the alliance since both ozzy and james (who would've joined him without the injury) are in the jury and you are in Final 3. so if you wanna play the victim card in front of the jury, you can... but it has nothing to do with 'reality'

instead the public outing of her supposed character caused an almost sense of regret that survivor winners usually don't have.

nitish | May 12, 2008 5:37:20 AM | #

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I hope Amanda knows about Ozzy's Film career on the
ADULT channels, he goes by the name Oscar!!!!!!

Cuddles | May 12, 2008 6:00:16 AM | #

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This has been one of the worst seasons to date along with the final four. The blindsides with Erik and Jason weren't even called "blindsides" both are them are extremely native and should have never been cast to the play survivor. The women left were lucky to have completely idiot men left, which is why the alliance work.

Something is definitely wrong with Natalie. She is most likely a lesbian and has tons of problems with men. Why such the hate and hostility towards them? Who would want to be friends with such a hateful person?

Steven | May 12, 2008 6:06:15 AM | #

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The biggest twit in Survivor history won. Very unsatisifying.

Other than that, good season.

Tim | May 12, 2008 6:21:08 AM | #

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Again another season goes by and the most deserving doesn't win. Jury votes are a joke. They vote their bias and petty jealosies. Cirie is bitter, doesn't matter how many challenges Amanda wins. Natalie has the hots for Parv. Eliza is a petty shrew. Alexis has the deer in the headlights mentality. This has been going on since our resident crook, Richard Hatch won season one. Think I'm through with the show. Better things to do.

dond | May 12, 2008 6:22:30 AM | #

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No one mentioned James winning the America's vote of $100,000. Congrats James!!! My all time fav survivor!!!! He does not stand a chance of ever winning, he's too big a target but at least he won that!!!! Wish James could be on every season!

Lisa | May 12, 2008 7:13:08 AM | #

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Nitish, explain more what you wrote about the regret thing. I want to get your meaning.

Ozzy in adult movies, for real??? I hope that isn't true. Please say it isn't so!!!

Now, James needs to be on the cover of Muscle & Fitness and give details of his workout/diet etc.. Glad he won the pop vote!

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 7:25:27 AM | #

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i dislike parvati but am glad she one---she deserved it---without her, we would have had a predictable final five: Ozzy, Amanda, James, Parvati and Cirie---who wants to see that?

tim | May 12, 2008 7:47:55 AM | #

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Well, I don't think the jury voted for the best of the final 2, I think several of the women voted to be vindictive. In my opinion, Amanda clearly deserved the votes, especially after winning the last 2 challanges. Parv didn't even come close in either. I thought Amanda was right in taking Parv, but after seeing the votes last night, I think she was going to lose no matter who she took. Let's face it, the jury tends to vote too much with their feelings and not with the task of picking the best of the remaining players. If so, Ozzy would have won Cook Islands. So, while I didn't agree with the vote, this was a fairly entertaining season. Backdooring OZZY was a great move. The only thing that sucked was Penner and James needing to leave for medical reasons.

wilsonclan | May 12, 2008 7:55:56 AM | #

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Stecven, I think the word your looking for is "naive" not native.

I think this was one of the best seasons of Survivor in a long time even thought my chosen winner lost. I only hope the upcoming "Gabon" doesn's suck as much as the previous Africa season did.

Amandashouldhavewon | May 12, 2008 7:56:47 AM | #

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Amanda repeated the same mistake she made in China. She did not socialize with people outside of her alliance. Due to the tribal shake-up Parvati had time with Jason, Eliza, Natalie and Alexis and she talked to them more than Amanda. She got those 4 votes plus the vote from "I deserve the money more Cirie".
Alexis needs to grow up. She was voting out Amanda when the idol was used on her and she held a grudge.

harry | May 12, 2008 8:01:22 AM | #

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Yep, some of the women jury votes may have been vindictive. And, I wondered if Ozzy's confession of love for Amanda cost a few votes too. Some jury members riding the fence may have decided to vote Parv, since it appeared Amanda already "got the man". What do you folks here think? Is this too far fetched?

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 8:02:22 AM | #

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I am glad Parv won. I think Amanda never would have lasted without Parvarti and Ozzy helping her along.
I also like James. I wasn't a huge fan at the beginning, he was so quiet, but he was really come out of his shell. I am glad he won the America's vote!
The final tribal council was interesting. Ozzy announced his love for Amanda, Nat hit on Parv and Eliza wasn't a total whiny moron. Strange.

Mandy | May 12, 2008 8:09:56 AM | #

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It cracks me up how people here talk about people 'deserving' to win the million dollars. I have to categorically disagree with that statement.

No one is entitled to win because they're nice, or photogenic, or they have a family, or blah blah blah. The person who is entitled to win is the person who manages to make it to the Final Two/Three and convince more jurors that they should vote for them. Period. Parvati did that, so SHE deserved the win. Amanda played a good game, and could have won if she'd said the right things at the final Tribal Council, but just like last time, her answers fell flat. Parvati did exactly what Todd Herzog did in China, she owned her scheming, her manipulation, and she didn't express false regret to the jury, she highlighted her strategic play. How could they not respect that?

Big ups to all the survivors this season, this has been the best cast ever. Special mention for Erik, please don't lose all of your innocence, you're a sweet kid, don't go thinking that real life is like Survivor. Also special ups to James, whose authenticity is what made him a fan favorite, not his abs. James has a 'real' quality that's been missing from reality TV for a long time. You totally get the sense that if you met James on the street, he'd be exactly like he is on TV.

Siansonea | May 12, 2008 8:18:28 AM | #

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I think that Amanda lost because she did not give Cirie credit for engineering all of the moves in the game. She should have told her that the reason she went with Parvati is because she didn't think she had a chance against Cirie's strength. Parvati only thought she managed things. I was sorry that Amanda did not win, but Parvati did not deserve it. As much as I dislike Cirie, she really should have been there at the end. I think Amanda made a poor choice. If she had to lose, it should have been to the mastermind.

SurvivorFan | May 12, 2008 8:19:16 AM | #

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What is with Natalie's question? How is Parv in the bedroom relevant to anything? I think she was hitting on her and where was on the flirting in the show between them because they only showed 1 ass slap!

melinda | May 12, 2008 8:20:48 AM | #

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Natalie's question was amusing. Hey it was interesting...what more could you want?
The final was eh, but that was kind of to be expected since it was very clear where all four of them stood.
I think the fact that there was an *extra* immunity challenge really damaged Cirie. If there 3 I think she had a good chance to win.

Anybody know what would have happened in a 4-4 tie? A fire lighting competition live?

Chet continues to be a loser at the end. How can he be proud of his performance? Does he forget that he essentially voted himself out. He certainly didn't stay in the game long due to his own merits.

Erik's responses were interesting, but didn't make sense to me. He seemed almost ok with his decision. Clearly you don't *have* to backstab to win this game. If you simply win every challenge at the end like he was doing, then that works too. I think he would have been a big favorite in the ladder immunity challenge and his years of balancing balls of icecream on top of cones would have helped him in the last immunity as well.

Dave | May 12, 2008 9:05:34 AM | #

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Well said, Siansonea. If someone makes it to the Final Two/Three, they've done something right. Parvati was not my choice nor did I expect her to win, but I can't say she didn't deserve it. I did see a glimmer of a chance for her though with her opening statement, when she invited the jury to ask anything they wanted. That kind of summed up the difference between the two. As many have pointed out, Amanda was just as weak at this final tribal as she was in China. She began by thanking everyone for helping her get there, trying to "play nice," whereas Parvati took ownership of her game-playing and made no apologies.

Beth | May 12, 2008 9:11:33 AM | #

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Wow...where to begin? I was rooting for Amanda until last night...I think her displays in front of the jury were barf-inducingly over the top...Actually, the more I thought about it, the more I came to the conclusion that Parvati pulled off the biggest coup in the history of this show...she got Ozzy out...that feat alone makes her more worthy of the million than Amanda...Now on to Ozzy...I have to disagree with Andrew's assessment of him...he's nothing but a big cry baby. If he's such a survivor superhero he should have known something was up, and if not (which was the case here), he should give props for being (as Hatch put it in Survivor All Stars) BAMBOOZLED! I think it was incredibly immature of him to accuse Parv of putting a price on their friendship...This is a game, and like so many before him, he got way too comfortable with his position, and it cost him the game...He needs to get over himself in a big way. Great recaps all season A...can't wait for the next!

It'sMe! | May 12, 2008 9:22:37 AM | #

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Amanda once again went crazy at the end. I do not think she was faking her tears since she did that same thing in China. She would have lost even with Cirie b/c Amanada just does not have the oratory skills necessary to convince people. I thought she would have learned from China that it is better to own up to your decisions instead of saying sorry. I guess she was at a disadvantage too b/c she actually didn't know the results of China yet, so she may have thought she could have won twice in a row. Also there were only a couple of weeks between her two survivors. She should have emphasized that to show her strength. But alas the show really got to her in the end, and Parvati had better responses. I was disappointed that James got the 100,000. I thought he deserved it in China, but not this season. He just didn't do much, but he sure did make some of the better comments.

Joan | May 12, 2008 9:34:49 AM | #

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I totally agree with Siansonea above.

"No one is entitled to win because they're nice, or photogenic, or they have a family, or blah blah blah..."

I never thought Amanda was that good at her game. She was good at challenges, but so what. Parvati owned up to her ways and desrved to win. Period.

...and I also agree with It'sMe above. Ozzy is "nothing byt a big cry baby". He should've given props for being bamboozled. Just like the best Survivor winner ever, the one, the only, the original manipulator, Richard Hatch.

JVice | May 12, 2008 9:36:30 AM | #

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Well said It'sMe. I was an Ozzy fan and came to his defense after his blindside, but his speech last night was such a turn-off. Too much sour grapes! I also completeley agree with Siansonea. James' genuineness is what set him apart and is why he was rewarded the viewer vote.

My take on Natalie's bazaar question is that she was positioning herself for a spread (literally) in Playboy or Penthouse. The show is so popular, castaways probably have marketing agents B4 they even set sail for their "tour". She wants to milk her few minutes of fame for all she can and her provocative posturing gets her noticed.

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 9:47:07 AM | #

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why didnt they show the votes? who was amanda's third vote? and what happens if there was a tie?

parv played a better game so she deserved to win. amanda didnt really do anything other than ride the coat tails of parv and cirie.

monday | May 12, 2008 9:47:44 AM | #

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"why didnt they show the votes? who was amanda's third vote?"

I don't remember them ever revealing the individual votes in the final tribal council, at least since I've been watching, but I have no doubt that Amanda's third vote was James.

Beth | May 12, 2008 9:53:08 AM | #

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Where did you guys see who voted for whom? I kept waiting on the reunion to see the votes & never did get it.
I think Amanda should have won, too.

katie | May 12, 2008 9:54:33 AM | #

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I think Eliza voted for Parvati because she is a jealous b**ch and was pissed that Amanda had Ozzy declaring his love for her on national tv. Why else would she, Parvati was just awful to her all season??? Does anyone agree?

katie | May 12, 2008 10:02:10 AM | #

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I wondered that jealousy thing too after Ozzy's love speech, but it could have been a vote to just spread the love, since Amanda seemed to have the romance locked-up, give the money to Parv (so they both are happy). Same result, but w/o Eliza being a b**ch. Just a thought...

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 10:07:50 AM | #

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Maybe you are right Gretchen, but after watching every season of Survivor - I don't think I have ever disliked a contestant more then Eliza. There is just something so slimy and weasley about her.

katie | May 12, 2008 10:11:02 AM | #

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Maybe you are right Gretchen, but after watching every season of Survivor - I don't think I have ever disliked a contestant more then Eliza. There is just something so slimy and weasley about her.

katie | May 12, 2008 10:11:05 AM | #

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I "hear" ya Katie. Afterall, Eliza is a LAWYER or one in training and she fits the bill! I couldn't get over how quickly she put her weight back on. At the Ponderosa she is shown with cellulite wiggles...

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 10:21:08 AM | #

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I am disappointed that Parv won. Especially after seeing her on Live with Regis and Kelly. I see nothing wrong with what Ozzy said.

In spite of what happened, Erik, I appreciated your innocence.

I wish that Amanda had taken Cirie to the final 2. Cirie was not my favorite, but I would rather she take the money over Parv.

Enjoyed the season.

Trupen | May 12, 2008 10:30:06 AM | #

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Trupen, fill us in on what Parv did on Regis & Kelly, please! What she say or do??? I'm going to search for clips, but I'd love to get more details....Did Parv give ANY credit to Cirie?

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 10:34:00 AM | #

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Cirie shoulda won. Or at least had the chance to plead her case. She was severely undercredited, and i was very disappointed at how her masterplanning was not at all pointed out in the jury or at the reunion show.

Still, next to her, Parv did deserve it. It's just very sad to see Cirie not get credit for the stuff she did.

Jolly | May 12, 2008 11:09:38 AM | #

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While I think Cirie should have been the winner; It happened as it happened! When Amanda was called "Superficial" - I cheered! Finally someone called the "Beauty Queen" out on it. I am glad Parv won! America - wAke UP! Amanda is a STepford Wife FemBot!

Jason | May 12, 2008 12:41:12 PM | #

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I am in agreeance that Cirie should have won. I was so sad when I watched her final words after getting voted out.

While I think some of Amanda's tears were genuine, they were somewhat misplaced. OWN UP at the end of the game, and you'll get the jury's respect. Hence, Parn is the winner. But I totally agree with Cirie being undercredited for her mental game throughout the show and at the reunion.

Nonetheless, what a fun season!

Justin | May 12, 2008 12:54:17 PM | #

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Where's the Eliza hate coming from? I don't get why people hate her. She was just trying to play the game of Survivor. Her remarks at Tribal were pretty immature, but no worse than any of the others. I think she voted for Parvati because she probably felt Parvati played a better game than Amanda, personal feelings aside. Until I hear her say otherwise in an interview, that's the theory I'm going with.

I agree that Cirie was the best player of the season. She was the one who first came up with the idea to blindside Ozzy, and the plan to get Eric to give up immunity. Cirie is an awesome player, and if it had been a Final Three, she probably would have won, she would have mopped the floor with Amanda at the Final Tribal Council, and given Parvati a run for her money as well. I'm surprised Cirie wasn't in the running for the $100,000, I've been loving her antics all season.

Siansonea | May 12, 2008 12:54:52 PM | #

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I feel that Cirie is an example of the potential downside of playing a one-dimensional game. She's beyond brilliant at the social game but has virtually no physical/challenge/call-it-what-you-will game. It cost her in Panama and it cost her here, too.

Beth | May 12, 2008 1:16:53 PM | #

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The Eliza hating comes from what people saw on the show. She literally got upset at Jason when he showed her what he thought was the immunity idol. And she didn't have to make that face when Ozzy got blind sided, it was more "a I rub it in your face, cause I don't like you" move. It was fake, she wasn't THAT surprised, but wanted to rub Ozzys face in it. She did other things and there was no need for her to vote Parv.

No one has made mention that the next survivor will be in HD!! That will be sweet on my TV.

I preferred Amanda winning it, but Parv deserved it in her own way.

Jason G. | May 12, 2008 2:00:44 PM | #

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Eliza thinks Jason is stupid for falling for the fake Immunity Idol, and she made a face when Ozzy got blindsided. She voted for Parvati for unknown reasons. Hmmm.

It just seems like the Eliza hate is out of proportion to what I observed. I can kinda see why people would have such feelings toward Natalie, but Eliza to me wasn't nearly as heinous as people have made her out to be. But whatever, it doesn't affect me if people hate Eliza, I just find it odd. I personally think people don't like Eliza because the people on the show that they like, didn't like Eliza. That's just my theory.

Siansonea | May 12, 2008 2:26:32 PM | #

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Nobody carried Amanda. She used the immunity idol perfectly and won the last two immunity challenges when she needed them to stay in the game.

Parvati pulled a Hatch and threw the last challenge to get Cerie's vote, because she knew Cerie would be bitter towards Amanda.

harry | May 12, 2008 2:27:11 PM | #

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So here's a question for discussion. Who in totality was the dumbest survivor? Sure Erik made the dumbest move, but was he the worst?

My money is on Jason. First off he got fooled by the stick. Then he was willing to give his immunity to Eliza for no particular reason at all. Then of course he got tricked by Natalie and the girls.

I don't get the Eliza hating either. She played her best and didn't give up. She was all excited Jason was going to save her and she expressed her disappointment when she realized he was wrong. How is this different from how people normally act?

Nobody mentioned how big an ass Joel was/is- nothing but a bully. Many bullies have done well on survivor, but they at least have been able to put on a game face and only talk behind people's back. Joel seemed to think there was nothing wrong with dragging Chet around and bashing him into barriers and such.
Somebody referred to Cirie as 1-dimensional. I think her biggest problem was that both seasons she never made a close ally. That group thing can only get you so far.

Dave | May 12, 2008 2:53:13 PM | #

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You make some valid points Dave. Jason did make SEVERAL dumb moves and never stopped worshiping Ozzy. His main goal seemed to be as good as his idol, Ozzy. As for Eliza, I've never hated her, but she ANNOYS me and as a health "nut" I couldn't resist pointing out how rapid she gained her weight back (and how) - just an observation. "Hate" is a strong word for me, but Joel's lack of remorse for his behavior with Chet was/is despicable. Just like you said, he's a bully w/o a heart it would appear.

Gretchen | May 12, 2008 3:49:09 PM | #

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amandashouldhavewon said
"Stecven, I think the word your looking for is "naive" not native."

amandshouldhavewon, I think the word you're looking for is "you're" not "your".

watcheron29 | May 12, 2008 8:56:08 PM | #

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Hey, this isn't spelling/grammar class, even though many of us need such correction., who cares here? After I posted my last message, I thought about Erik some more. Because of the TIMING and sequence of events that HE had knowledge of, makes his blunders worse, than Jason's. Erik had several hind-sights to draw from...

Gretchen | May 13, 2008 11:14:35 AM | #

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Does Amanda get any money for second place?

| May 13, 2008 1:31:10 PM | #

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I heard it somewhere that 2nd place gets $100,000. I also heard that the other castaways get a few to several grand in increments of $1000 based on how long they lasted. I'm not sure but this might mean Cirie got $8K, Natalie $7K, Erik $6K, but I'm not positive. Hey, if I'm right, Erik the ice-cream scooper did well! FYI there are some cool interview clips of the show's producers on CBS.com where they give lots of details about the show and how it got started etc..

Gretchen | May 13, 2008 1:58:54 PM | #

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Thanks for the info Gretchen.

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I really thought Amanda had it in the bag until she opened her mouth for her opening statement. It just wasn't very convincing. Just like the season before, it was hers to lose, and she did.

I don't quite know what to make of Ozzy. He seems like a very emotional person who wears his heart on his sleeve. I really don't see he and Amanda being a Rob and Amber. I don't think Amanda shares the same feelings for him. Time will tell.

Congratulations to James for winning the other prize. He deserved it. It's too bad he had to leave due to the injury (same for Penner).

I don't understand the hatred for Eliza either. She may not have had many friends on the island, but she was very sociable at Ponderosa. And so what if she gained all her weight back? She's a thin girl to begin with. I never saw cellulite and, if there was, so what? People can be so superficial.

I agree, Joel is an ass and appears to be a homophobe as well. While I detested Chet, he was 50% responsible for being dragged like a sack of potatoes. He just didn't try. He should have quit like Cathy instead of making them vote him out.

I didn't think the reunion was that great. Too much time was spent talking to those who didn't make much of an impact. Fairplay? He didn't deserve the airtime. He was selfish. He shouldn't have taken the Favorites spot to begin with if he wanted to be with his wife and unborn child so bad. I guess it was that, or he used that as an excuse because he was going to be voted off.

Chris from NY | May 13, 2008 2:39:36 PM | #

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Cuddles is right! Before Survivor, Ozzy Lusth appeared on the Playboy TV pornographic reality-dating show Foursome (source: Wikipedia). Plus, if you do a Google search, naked pictures of him come up as the first results.

Ugh, I thought better of him. Now I have to wonder if anything he said was true.

Johanna | May 13, 2008 2:47:43 PM | #

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Yes Ozzy has done porn but that was before he was on Surviver the first time, and heregrets it and said he was young.

Heres the link. By the way Jeff Probe is pictured naked too..lol

http://www.omgblog.com/2006/11/omg_hes_naked_ozzy_lusth.php

sara | May 13, 2008 7:00:10 PM | #

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I could have done without THAT link. It adds nothing to your post in that Ozzy regrets it. All it contains are naked pictures and comments by people that have no life.

Whether he did porn BEFORE Survivor or not, isn't the issue. It's the fact that he did it to begin with.

If a guy can just drop his pants and have sex with two total strangers so easily, it explains a lot about his "love" for Amanda. It won't last.

Janet | May 13, 2008 8:00:00 PM | #

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Wow, what a kickass season...I can't believe AMANDA did not win again. They have to have her back sometime. She is one of the ultimate players :)

Sabrina | May 14, 2008 6:32:15 AM | #

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