You know, I had the exact same reaction. I thought George was a complete a-hole, and was ashamed at his behavior since I am former Air Force myself.
But after seeing what he did for Chris at the bar challenge, throwing two shots just so he could advance to the championship, I saw that he could be generous to his friends.
I think Gunny threw the 10/22 stage of the final challenge as well.
Chris must be one helluva guy to have friends do things like that for him.
I guess if Chris likes George so much, then George can’t be all bad. He sure was full of himself though. I got a kick out of seeing George dread the 125 foot drop from that crane. Being trained to man-up as he was, he certainly took the challenge on well. They guy is just too good looking, and he is not humble about it. Not very appealing to me. He was a jerk most of the season.
I find your comments on Gunny very interesting! I was wondering what the heck his problem was hitting those lined up targets in the final challenge. You might just be right, that he did it on purpose.
I must say, Chris did have the ability to endear himself to people. I liked him right away. Somehow I missed his story of his brain surgery and the loss of his business during that time. They mentioned this in the last shows as you know. I saw the clip of him saying how he loves being a stay at home dad and he loves being able to get his kids off to school and being there when they get off the bus in the afternoon. His humble nature is very admirable. I am very pleased he won.
George was great: a guy who said what he thought and backed his stuff up with actions on the gun range. Did Jamie deserve his ire? I don’t think so, but hey, egos collide when you take that many different kinds of people and put then into competition.
IMHO, George threw the game to Chris, but Chris still had to beat “Gunny” to earn it.