Premiers Thur. Sept. 25 @ 8PM ET/PT
18 new contestants will compete for the $1 million prize in the jungles of the equatorial African nation of Gabon.
Who will be the sole Survivor?
Posted on 08/30/2008 4:59:36 PM PDT by JillValentine
Premiers Thur. Sept. 25 @ 8PM ET/PT
18 new contestants will compete for the $1 million prize in the jungles of the equatorial African nation of Gabon.
Who will be the sole Survivor?
Just can’t make sense of the “we hate Sugar” thing. On the one hand she DID make it to the final three, and unlike Susie, she did not do it by flying under the radar. So, I have to give her some credit. At the same time, she was very mercurial...all over the map. Never knew where she would go. And if not for her, Bob would not have won. Nothing with her adds up.
And then there is Corrine who smiles as twists the knife in Sugar’s chest. It surprised me...but I kinda liked it. I think it would work better if we knew more about why Sugar was so disliked.
And if Corrine was really was more of a bad girl than they showed on the episodes, I wish they would have focused on that. It would have been a lot more interesting than what we saw.
UGH, that corrinne, she is just one mean, nasty person. She really nees to be slapped in the mouth.
Why would Susie have gotten a single vote?
I’m not sure, but I think Corrine was playing it up for the cameras. Randy was the truly mean, unlikeable player.
Sugar was the best, she should have one, she played the best game. Bob was big money grubbing loser at the end trashing her for making fun of that bitter loser for playing the fake idol. Bob should have givin the 100k check to sugar at the very least, who gave loser bob the chance to even be in the final, I think in the end he proved himself most undeserving and showed his true character.
Remember - he was a bit POed that night after tribal council. He kinda’ chewed on Sugar in the dark when they were alone.
Bob told Sugar about the fake Idol - she just had to run and tell the rest about it.
And Randy? I don’t know why he was so upset about it. He knew he was going that night and was out to PO everybody beforehand.
VERY happy about Bob winning. Sugar should have gotten the 2nd place $$ in my opinion. She at least was playing a game. Bob had a very good strategy and it was not based on knifing people. He also had the best opening statement to the jury.
I had visions of Sue, Jerri and Lisi sitting at home on their couches going, “Man that is one hateful b***h!”
I think Corrine is trying to position herself for a spot on the next All-Stars. Nope. She’s not even a good “Villain” like Sue or Jerri. She’s just vile.
Who in their right mind says “you didn’t point out how evil I was from the start! Yes! Boo me! I love it.”
Girl, you are “tetched in the haid” as we say in Carolina.
Her maneuvers at the end ... last three episodes were vital and resulted in Matty being saved, gettinf rid of Crystal and Kenny; who h=would have imagined Susie would/could win immunity. Still it was Sugar that threw it into a tie by getting Bob to vote to eliminate Matty and she did also; which resulted in the fire building contest. Without out that idea ... it was a sure thing Bob was the one to be eliminated.
Yea Sugar. She did a smart thing there. and ... When she decided to save Matty ... likewise. And, of course, smart moves along the way. She was a great game player that did not give the appearance of being one. MOO
It was a beautiful moment when she wore it to elimination ceremony; and then surprised them all by giving it to Matty after she knew no one could change their vote. SUPERB!
Anybody got a hint on where the next one is?
I was only half listening by the end, but I’m pretty sure they said somewhere in Brazil in a rainforest and airing in February.
Rain Forest kinda sucks.
Remember the last one?
Green, muddy most of the time and the thatch hut burning?
and lots and lots of bugs and stuff...
In case “anyone” is interested, the next version of Survivor returns on Thursday, February 12, 2009. If you also like The Amazing Race it starts on Sunday, February 15, 2009.
The final
SURVIVOR RECAP!
Winner: Bob
First Runner-Up: Susie
Second Runner-Up: Sugar
The Jury: Marcus, Charlie, Randy, Corinne, Crystal, Ken, Matty
Losers: Michelle, Gillian, Paloma, Jacquie, GC, Kelly, Ace, Dan
BOB THE PHYSICS TEACHER WINS $1 MILLION
Well, I wish I could say it's been a great season, but overall I think it was a pretty bad one (although not as bad as Fiji or Thailand) - many strong players getting booted early, too many jerks, one tribe completely dominating the other, etc. However, each of the jerks did get their comeuppance eventually, and Bob was a deserving winner. That said, let's get to the final recap.
KEN TRIES TO GUILT TRIP BOB
The final five return to camp after blindsiding Crystal at the last Tribal Council. Sugar boasts to her tribemates about how she intelligently used her immunity idol to protect Matty and oust Crystal. Ken, on the other hand, had no idea what was in store. “I was out of the loop tonight and I do feel a little bit betrayed,” he says. Ken made a pact with Bob dictating that if he felt that he was in danger of being voted out, Bob would hand over immunity to him. Feeling like Bob did not keep his word, Ken tries to guilt trip Bob by asking him to give him immunity at the next Tribal Council. “Why don’t you get your own idol,” Bob responds. “By announcing this little deal in front of everybody, I think he was sort of trying to embarrass me if I didn’t stand by my word. For me, it’s a little bit on the annoying side. That means all promises are off.”
FINAL THREE PACT
The next morning, Sugar whispers to Bob about taking him to the final three with herself and Matty. The next two people that she would like to vote out are Susie and then Ken. Her new plan is to make Ken feel safe so that nothing gets in the way of her plans. She then takes Ken for a walk and assures him that if Bob loses immunity, Bob goes home. Ken concurs, and the two suggest that if Bob wins, they’ll vote Susie out. “Last night, I felt like I got blindsided and I felt a little betrayal from Sugar,” Ken reveals. “I feel comfortable now. I feel that Sugar has no alliance to Susie, so I feel that Sugar really wants to take me to the final three with her.” Ken then reads treemail to the tribe and reveals that everyone will paint their faces and dress themselves to look like traditional Gabonese warriors before heading to the next immunity challenge.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: A-MAZING GABON
The Nobag Tribe arrives on their mat dressed as Gabonese warriors. Host Jeff Probst comments on Bob’s attire, which resembles something closer to “The Village People” than a Gabonese warrior. Jeff then explains the rules of the challenge. Each person will dig under a wall and make their way across a series of planks which will lead into a maze filled with Gabonese huts. Inside three of the huts are bags of puzzle pieces. Each time someone finds a bag, they must make their way through the maze to the finish platform, drop the bag, and then head out to find another one. Once they’ve collected all three bags of puzzle pieces they will use those pieces to build a replica of a Gabonese hut. The first person to build it correctly wins immunity.
The castaways begin the challenge, digging a hole underneath a wall. Susie is the first one to dig a hole large enough to wriggle through, and her tribemates are not far behind. They then carefully tip toe across the series of planks in an effort to make their way through a raised maze. Matty falls off and has to go all the way back to the start. Everyone else makes it through as Matty begins the maze again. Sugar, Bob, Ken and Susie navigate through the final maze as Matty finally completes the first maze. Everyone is now dead even as they find their bags of puzzle pieces one at a time. Sugar and Bob are the first two to find all of their puzzle pieces and start solving the puzzle first as Ken and Matty struggle to keep up. Susie cannot find her third and final bag of puzzle pieces. The race is on between Sugar and Bob as both build their puzzles at a furious pace. Bob solves his puzzle just moments ahead of Sugar, winning immunity and guaranteeing him a spot in the final four.
WHO TO TRUST
With Tribal Council looming, Ken admits that he feels secure in his new pact with Sugar, and that it is safe to say that Susie is going home. Matty confirms Ken’s suspicions that Susie is the next to go, but tells Ken not to tell her until the last minute that she is going to be voted out. Susie confronts Matty in a paranoid state, asking him to tell her if she is on the chopping block. Matty tries to ease her fears and tells her to go with her gut feeling. Matty meets Sugar in the hut and frantically drives home that it is him, Sugar and Bob until the end no matter what. Sugar, however, is still on the fence. “To get rid of Susie would be great because I have no allegiance with Susie and I don’t trust her. I would vote for Kenny because he is a liar and he could manipulate Bob or Matty, so I just have to think really hard about what should be done.”
FIRST TRIBAL COUNCIL
At Tribal Council, Jeff points out that Bob’s fifth consecutive win ties him for most consecutive wins in the history of Survivor. Bob admits that he is a major target and must continue his winning streak in order to stay alive. Susie confesses that she is not strategically making moves to stay in the game which makes her an outsider. Ken whines about Bob backing out on his deal to hand over immunity to him, and Bob immediately counters his attacks by making everyone aware that it was Ken who backed out on their deal by organizing an assassination on him if Bob were to give up immunity. Ken still tries to persuade his tribe that Bob agreed to sacrifice his spot in the game in order to uphold their deal, to which everyone’s response, including the jury, is laughter. In the end, Bob decides to once again keep the immunity necklace for himself and, with four of the five votes cast against him, Ken is voted out of the game. Ken Hoang, the 22 year-old professional gamer from Westminster, California, became the fourteenth person voted out and sixth member of the jury of SURVIVOR: GABON: EARTH’S LAST EDEN.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: HOUSE OF CARDS
The final four arrive on their mat at their final immunity challenge. Host Jeff Probst explains the rules. They will each have 200 wooden tiles. When Jeff yells, “Go!” they will use those tiles to build a house of cards. The first person to build a house of cards ten feet tall or the person to build the highest tower in the thirty minute time limit will win immunity.
Each castaway takes their own unique approach to building their house of cards. Bob spends most of his time forming a large base, while Sugar proceeds precariously stacking the cards one on top of the other. After nine minutes, everyone’s house of cards collapses, forcing everyone to start over from scratch. Sugar and Susie make it past the five foot mark, but Sugar loses everything. Susie’s cards collapse shortly after. Sugar regains her lead once again, surpassing six feet with Susie right behind. With only five minutes left, Susie and Sugar are neck and neck. Bob and Matty are not even close, still toiling with the bases of their towers. At slightly over eight feet and in the lead, Susie decides to stop building and ride out the clock. Sugar gains on Susie but, with only seconds left, her house of cards collapses. Susie wins final immunity, guaranteeing her a spot in the final Tribal Council.
ONE LAST HOPE
With Tribal Council looming, Bob accepts the fact that he will be the final person voted out. Sugar, Matty and Susie hug him and congratulate him on a game well-played. Sugar becomes emotional as she tearfully admits that Bob is going home because no one can win against him in the final Tribal Council. Susie becomes overly excited that she is in the final three and drives it home with Bob to the point of agony. Susie then asks Bob if he would like to go up against her in the final three. “We don’t need to talk about this, you know the score, we don’t have to keep repeating it,” Bob snaps. Sugar tries to explain to Susie that Bob knows he is going home and doesn’t need to be reminded constantly of Susie’s victory and his own failure at the immunity challenge. “I really really pictured Bob up there in the final three,” Sugar cries. In order to give Bob and Matty a fair chance, Sugar contemplates causing a tie at Tribal Council. She hints to Bob that she might do this, which would cause him and Matty to compete in a tiebreaker challenge that could include fire-making. Bob sneaks off into the jungle and practices making fire in a final attempt to keep himself in the game.
SECOND TRIBAL COUNCIL
At Tribal Council, Susie gleams with the knowledge that she is guaranteed a spot in the final three to plead her case for one million dollars. Bob admits that he has never been more vulnerable and scared at any Tribal Council thus far. He does not have immunity for once and has a pretty big target on his back for being a jury threat since he is well-liked. Sugar sobs as she confesses being in a predicament since Matty is like a brother to her and Bob is like a father. Bob chokes up when he says that he is flattered that Sugar views him in this light because he is a father already, and had a great example from his own father. With this, the final four cast their votes, which ends in a tie: two votes Matty, two votes Bob. The two then face off in a fire-making challenge. Bob and Matty must build a fire high enough to burn through a rope using a flint and husk. Bob is the first to get fire, but it is short-lived. As Matty rapidly hits his flint, Bob attempts to revive his fire. He successfully brings it back and nurtures it until it reaches the rope. Bob’s fire burns through the rope, guaranteeing him a spot at the final Tribal Council and sending Matty to the jury. Matty Whitmore, the 29 year-old personal trainer from Los Angeles, California became the fifteenth person voted out and seventh member of the jury of SURVIVOR: GABON: EARTH’S LAST EDEN.
FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL
The final three make their opening statements to convince the jury they are worthy of the million dollar prize. Susie’s defense is that she was not confident on Day 1, but went against incredible odds and became very confident on Day 39. Bob tells the jury that he did not outwit or outplay anybody, he simply outlasted them. He cordially thanks everyone for making the game one of the most exciting adventures of his lifetime. Sugar admits to having to lie and sacrifice some innocents, but points out that she was a free agent, having been on Exile five times in a row and on different tribes throughout the game. Jeff then directs the jury to ask their questions to the final three. They unleash harsh criticism and name-calling to the final three, which comes to a head when Corinne expresses her hatred for Sugar’s mentions of her recently deceased father. Randy attacks Sugar for laughing at him when he played the fake immunity idol. Bob apologizes for his actions, but Sugar refuses to budge on the matter. With that, the jury casts their votes, and with four out of the seven votes, Bob Crowley, the 58 year-old physics teacher from Portland, Maine becomes the Sole Survivor, winning the million dollar prize of SURVIVOR: GABON: EARTH’S LAST EDEN.
That's all, folks! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. I'll be back in February with Survivor (Didn't We Do This Country Already) Brazil.
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