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Survivor: Gabon Finale BlogDecember 15, 2008
It looks like the Survivor broadcast will begin (at least on the east coast) at about 8:30. While we're waiting, who do you see in the final three (assuming that will be the case), and who do you think the final winner will be? - Tony Kollath, 7:55 pm
My final three: Sugar, Bob and Susie. Winner: Bob - Tony Kollath, 7:57 pm My predictions for tonight: Kenny goes first. Then Bob. Leaving us with a final 3 of Sugar, Susie and Matty. And no matter how much Sugar will have deserved to win, Matty will get the votes and win the million. - Jim Van Nest, 8:29 pm Assuming Andy Rooney ever shuts up, we're ready to begin the live blog. Before it does, I wanted to weigh in with my thoughts on how I see the odds of victory for the final five contestants. Bob is clearly the favorite at 2:1. Everyone likes him and the only two people he has even partially alienated are Kenny and Randy. The other contestants must prevent him from making the final vote. Otherwise, he's won. - David Mumpower, 8:30 pm I agree with Tony's final three and winner. But I'm hoping for Sugar, Matty and Bob in the final three with Sugar as the winner. Go Sugar! - Kim Hollis, 8:30 pm I'm with you Kim. Sugar deserves to win and I'll be bummed when she doesn't. - Jim Van Nest, 8:31 pm Matty is 4:1. There is this absurd perception that he's some sort of master competitor, which couldn't be any further from the truth. He's got one of the worst overall records in competition history with regards to challenges. He's also not much of a strategist, either, as was aptly demonstrated on Thursday evening when Sugar asked him not to think. Like Nuke Laloosh, it could only hurt the ball club, after all. Matty may win in spite of himself, but he's the second least deserving victor. - David Mumpower, 8:32 pm Also, I keep saying it, but I'll do it one more time. I think there are 2 guarantees tonight. 1) Susie will make the final 3. 2) Susie will get NO votes for the money. - Jim Van Nest, 8:32 pm I also think it's doubtful that Susie wins. She burned too many bridges with her former tribe mates, who make up the bulk of the jury. - Kim Hollis, 8:34 pm I've been waiting all season to say this: Marion Jones thinks that Crystal brings disgrace to the pantheon of Olympic medalists. - Tony Kollath, 8:34 pm Sugar is 8:1. She will need to convince the jury exactly what she was doing all along. The audience knows how well she played, but Kota never once gave her credit for even having the idol. Their bigotry about her being a dumb blond unfortunately punishes her when she has in fact wiped the floor with the competition this year. If there is any justice in the world, she wins Survivor: Gabon. Things have to break just right for that to happen, though. - David Mumpower, 8:34 pm By the way, I should mention I'm SOOOO glad I don't have to watch Crystal for even one more minute. - Jim Van Nest, 8:36 pm Kenny is 12:1. He did a lot and as seems to happen every time this is the case, he got an ego about it. We saw it with Ami Cusack (the bisexual barista) and with Ian Rosenberger (the dolphin trainer) and we're seeing it again now. Kenny proudly self-described himself as the mastermind, but he blew it when he wrote Matty's name down on a card. Of course, he would also be in better shape if he weren't such a dink. - David Mumpower, 8:37 pm Susie is 25:1. Sandra did it and Vecepia did it, but flying under the radar and then sneaking out the win with a convincing close is the hardest feat. I just don't see her as having that sort of savvy and statesmanship Susie has betrayed every single person remaining and probably has only Matty's vote...and even that isn't certain if she goes up against Sugar. Jim and Beck are right. She's a loser, baby. - David Mumpower, 8:40 pm Oh, Kenny knows he's blown it. - Kim Hollis, 8:41 pm "Why don't you get your own idol?" I love me some Bob. - Jim Van Nest, 8:41 pm Jim's obsession with the relatively innocuous Crystal has been the subject of much curiosity for me. I felt she was too dull to dislike so intensely. I just wish she had been a stronger competitor. If nothing else, she provided one of the funniest moments in the show's history when she shouted out her vote against Randy a while back. - David Mumpower, 8:41 pm Uh oh...we have a Bob, Sugar and Matty alliance?? THAT'S what I'm talking about! - Jim Van Nest, 8:42 pm Kenny is a sucker for the pretty girls. A sucker all the way to being voted out. - Kim Hollis, 8:43 pm Hmm, if Sugar wants to take Matty and Bob with her to the final vote, she's either more confident in her silver tongue than I am or she just doesn't care about winning. She's more focused on guaranteeing a worthy champion, which is noble in and of itself but it doesn't show a strong sense of self-preservation. - David Mumpower, 8:43 pm Yeah, Ken...she wants to take you to the final 3! In fact, she wants to take you on a date too. Good call, Mastermind. - Jim Van Nest, 8:44 pm When is the last time Kenny accurately deduced the strategy of another player? I think it's been like three weeks. I love the way the producers are openly mocking him with every camera monologue edit. - David Mumpower, 8:44 pm Probst sighting!!! - Jim Van Nest, 8:44 pm WOW! That's an awfully early Immunity challenge. - Jim Van Nest, 8:45 pm Has Bob won yet? - David Mumpower, 8:46 pm Gotta dump the dead weight now, Jim. And by dead weight, I mean Ken. - Kim Hollis, 8:46 pm I'm always impressed at how well-constructed the Survivor challenges are. This immunity challenge is particularly impressive. - Tony Kollath, 8:47 pm Sugar is too...supple for the early stages of the course. - David Mumpower, 8:47 pm Weight and Kenny? There's a combo I haven't heard in a while. He looks like he died last year. - David Mumpower, 8:48 pm Probst: "Sugar....squeezin' that booty through!" - Tony Kollath, 8:48 pm What the hell happened to Bob? - Kim Hollis, 8:48 pm Does it really matter who gets their pieces back first? No one but Bob has shown they can actually complete a puzzle. - Jim Van Nest, 8:49 pm This is surprisingly tense. I can't believe how much I'm rooting against Ken. If he could have just not gone on the power trip, I might have still liked him today. - Kim Hollis, 8:49 pm A guy dressed like Bob hit on me a few years ago. This is why I don't go to the downtown area any more. - David Mumpower, 8:49 pm Honestly, Kenny looks like he should be in the background of one of those "Won't you please help..." Sally Strothers commercials. - Jim Van Nest, 8:50 pm Jim, that's the God's honest truth. They must watch Will Smith put the Rubik's Cube together in The Pursuit of Happyness and think, "He's a witch!" - David Mumpower, 8:50 pm Was there ever a doubt? - Jim Van Nest, 8:50 pm Bob is a challenge stud. - Kim Hollis, 8:51 pm The only way it would be more appropriate is if some flies got on his face as he talked. He's Starvin' Marvin from South Park! - David Mumpower, 8:51 pm It's time to play "It's anyone but Kenny..." - Kim Hollis, 8:51 pm But for as much of a challenge stud as Bob is...he has no idea how to actually play the game of Survivor. Which is why it SHOULD be Sugar's money - Jim Van Nest, 8:52 pm Did Susie seriously just say "A wizard did it?" - Kim Hollis, 8:53 pm You're preaching to the choir. Assuming she makes the final vote, everything hinges on how well she can walk the jury through all the moves she made to stay in the game. I'm just not sure she can ever get past the perception that Ace carried her through the early stages of the game. - David Mumpower, 8:53 pm I dunno. I think Bob has done the best he could with the hand he's been dealt. - Kim Hollis, 8:54 pm She has an uphill battle...but, the way she played the idol last week...right in front of the jury like that...I think she scored some points there. Even Corinne seemed to like the move. - Jim Van Nest, 8:55 pm Off topic of the game, this season has had some of the best photography and wildlife shots of any season. - Jim Van Nest, 8:56 pm I wonder who is going to be more hateful when we get to the jury part. Both Randy and Corinne will want to sabotage everyone with an incendiary speech, but Corinne just isn't that clever. Randy affords the very possibility of island homicide. So, I think it's going to be him. - David Mumpower, 8:57 pm Uh oh. Matty's not smart enough to keep it together. - Kim Hollis, 8:57 pm Nobody's talked to her because they forgot she was in the frickin game!! - Jim Van Nest, 8:57 pm This is the first season filmed entirely in HD, right? - David Mumpower, 8:57 pm Matty is starting to sound like "Macho Man" Randy Savage. That can't be good. - David Mumpower, 8:58 pm Whoa...Susie's next?!?!?! I'm not buying. - Jim Van Nest, 8:58 pm Yeah, David. First in HD. - Jim Van Nest, 8:59 pm Bob's so money and he doesn't even know it. - Kim Hollis, 9:00 pm Keep wearing that necklace, there will never be a target on his back. - Jim Van Nest, 9:00 pm Kenny should run for office...he never answers a question. He's the Sarah Palin of Survivor. - Jim Van Nest, 9:01 pm GO BOB!!!!! - Jim Van Nest, 9:02 pm Now is the time when Kenny acts like an indignant little bitch because Bob didn't give him the necklace so Bob could be voted out. - Kim Hollis, 9:02 pm Kenny, you've just been depantsed by Bob at Tribal. - Tony Kollath, 9:02 pm Ken's logic is so ludicrous that people are actively laughing at him. This doesn't bode well. - Kim Hollis, 9:03 pm Kenny, in the vernacular of a (loathsome) Meagan Good movie, you got served. - David Mumpower, 9:03 pm Please send that whiny little bitch home!! - Jim Van Nest, 9:03 pm Boo yah!! - Jim Van Nest, 9:05 pm In the immortal words of Aliens, "Game over, man! Game over!" - David Mumpower, 9:05 pm And all is right with the world. So long, Ken. I hate when people get cocky in this game, and you are a perfect example of how it destroys you. - Kim Hollis, 9:05 pm I love that Bob got to make him look like the idiot that he was before he got sent home. - Jim Van Nest, 9:06 pm *makes sad Pac-Man got eaten by ghosts noise* - Kim Hollis, 9:06 pm He really was Rob Cesternino minus the sense of humor. - Jim Van Nest, 9:07 pm One thing that is readily apparent is that the members of the former Kota tribe, particularly Charlie and Marcus, were clearly bitter about getting beaten by Kenny. So, he has that going for him, which is nice. Also, now that I think about it, Charlie is going to want to be a little bitch during the jury closing argument, too. - David Mumpower, 9:07 pm While the commercials are on, I was checking out the Life at the Ponderosa videos at CBS.com and last Thursday when Crystal got there...she was completely ignored by everyone there. Marcus is the most pissed of all, since he thought they had that bond because of her cousin. It was just very uncomfortable to watch her come to dinner and see four people literally not say one word to her. - Jim Van Nest, 9:09 pm Here we go...it's rite of passage time. - Jim Van Nest, 9:11 pm So, it's time for a snack as we honor the fallen Survivors. See you all back here in five minutes! - Kim Hollis, 9:12 pm Ah yes...crazy Gillian. Can't say I really miss her. - Jim Van Nest, 9:12 pm Where did Sugar get lipstick from? Seriously? Lipstick? - Kim Hollis, 9:13 pm I suppose it was the paint from their "tribal" costumes earlier, but it feels flamboyant. - Kim Hollis, 9:13 pm I found that six degrees of separation aspect of the show remarkable. I feel terrible for Marcus' best friend. He's going to be held responsible for this, at least to a degree, and it wasn't his fault at all. Marcus needs to be honest with himself about the fact that he was never going to win. His best case scenario was to be Charlie's patsy to the final vote and lose. - David Mumpower, 9:13 pm Bob's red paint? Maybe they're tattoo'd? - Jim Van Nest, 9:14 pm I keep waiting to find out that Ace is really Sasha Baron Cohen. - Jim Van Nest, 9:15 pm I like that Sugar was honest with everyone about the fact that she made a mistake with Ace. I can't help but think that will be used against her during the final vote, though. - David Mumpower, 9:15 pm Suppose Marcus has gotten the call to be the next Bachelor yet? - Jim Van Nest, 9:15 pm I never remember any of these people. Except for Dolly the Sheep Farmer. - David Mumpower, 9:16 pm I loved Sugar's expression when she read Randy's name on his torch. - Tony Kollath, 9:16 pm Oh...I remember some Dolly. - Jim Van Nest, 9:16 pm Randy was just as well liked by as many people as hated him? Could he name names about who liked him? Even in the jury, he just sits there with murder in his eyes. That was the second funniest aspect of this whole thing behind Corinne's describing what made her endearing. - David Mumpower, 9:17 pm Don't worry, Corinne. No one ever thought you were nice. - Kim Hollis, 9:17 pm At least Crystal is self-aware with regards to her failings. - Kim Hollis, 9:18 pm I appreciate the editors showing Crystal getting pushed up the hill in the first challenge right after she was being described as "the muscle behind the mastermind." - Tony Kollath, 9:18 pm Actually, Marcus, Charlie and Corinne love the guy. They're all great friends. Go figure. - Jim Van Nest, 9:18 pm Crap...I show up 35 minutes late, and they've already finished off Kenny? Note to self: never leave the house, just watch TV. Oh, and hello, everyone. - Sean Collier, 9:18 pm Kenny changed for the better during the show...as demonstrated by his lying and cheating right down to the moment of his elimination. - David Mumpower, 9:19 pm I'm still betting that Bob loses the most important challenge and gets sent packing tonight. - Jim Van Nest, 9:20 pm To weigh in with a late prediction during the commercial break: If Bob wins the last challenge, it's all over. If Matty/Susie/Sugar wins, it's tough...but I'd put money on Matty, obviously. However, as an official Myspace friend of Sugar, I'm planning on being very, very disappointed. - Sean Collier, 9:23 pm During the break, here are a few stray thoughts I've had about the show: Matty is like Kronk in Emperor's New Groove...he's just a henchman but he is so well intended. - David Mumpower, 9:23 pm During the episode prior to tonight, Kenny had the exact same smug comments Corinne had right before she got humiliated on national television. Twice. - David Mumpower, 9:24 pm It's been a great season but if I had to pick a favorite moment, Sugar's "Let me do the thinking. Don't you think." is the winner, even over Crystal's shouting her vote at Randy the night of his elimination. - David Mumpower, 9:24 pm Kenny's look at Crystal after Sugar handed Matty the immunity idol was priceless. You could see he had no idea that was even a possibility. He and Randy were simultaneously trying to suss out exactly what was going on and neither one could quite figure it out. - David Mumpower, 9:25 pm On that same play, you have to hand it to Sugar. The way that she hid her intentions in plain sight was a masterstroke. Everyone knew that she was going to play the immunity idol, but Kenny and Crystal were so swerved that they never even considered the possibility that she might give it to an ally in need. - David Mumpower, 9:25 pm Hmmm...it's not an endurance challenge. That's interesting. - Kim Hollis, 9:26 pm I liked Sugar's comment from last week, but I really liked Bob giving Ken the smackdown in the last Tribal. - Jim Van Nest, 9:27 pm And after over a month of competition, it all comes down to who is best at Jenga. - David Mumpower, 9:27 pm Jenga! - Kim Hollis, 9:27 pm The winner will be the only one with a card on the base. - Jim Van Nest, 9:29 pm The worst part of this challenge is that the instant you make a mistake, your hands start shaking and your performance becomes self-fulfilling prophecy. - David Mumpower, 9:29 pm Who's even winning at this point? Sugar? - Jim Van Nest, 9:30 pm Since Matty is so tight with Susie, I'm a bit worried about Sugar right now. Bob will definitely take her to the final. Both of the others should, but... - David Mumpower, 9:30 pm Sugar's basically building a twig, so I'd say Susie's winning... - Sean Collier, 9:31 pm Most surprising final challenge winner ever. - Tony Kollath, 9:31 pm Frickin Susie??!?!?!?1? - Jim Van Nest, 9:31 pm This challenge was biased against Bob due to his age, unfortunately. - David Mumpower, 9:32 pm Wow, Susie wins when it's necessary. She's with Matty, which means either Bob or Sugar is gone. - Kim Hollis, 9:32 pm This challenge was designed for Peter Brady. Too bad Tiger ran through and knocked over Sugar's tower. - Jim Van Nest, 9:32 pm I think Bob's the vote here. Matty and Susie know that they can't beat Bob in the final vote. - Jim Van Nest, 9:34 pm Tony, at the risk of being exposed as a Survivor nerd, remember Lillian the postal employee who kept trying to tongue kiss that guy? She won the final challenge out of nowhere and took Sandra to the final (and victory). - David Mumpower, 9:34 pm What we've learned with Susie's victory is that Collier is bad luck. Bob was invincible before he showed up. - David Mumpower, 9:35 pm Dude...don't even bring up Lil. That was the year of the Gawd-Awful Outcast Tribe. I'm still pissed that Fairplay didn't get his shot at the jury because of her. - Jim Van Nest, 9:36 pm Me and the rest of the International Sugar Shack are happy to jinx Bob. - Sean Collier, 9:36 pm She was also the Boy Scout Leader. I promise that if I ever get on this show, I'll leave my Scout uniform at home. (And yes...I really have one.) - Jim Van Nest, 9:37 pm Right now, Bob is enjoying the rare treat of attending his own funeral. - David Mumpower, 9:38 pm Seriously...would you really want to sit there and listen to how amazed Susie is with herself? - Jim Van Nest, 9:38 pm Okay, God, shut the hell up Susie. If you're sending one of these people to the jury, they're going to vote against you just for the way you're acting right now. - Kim Hollis, 9:39 pm I preferred it when I didn't realize she was still on the show. - Jim Van Nest, 9:39 pm "Apparently, I talk too much." You think? - Kim Hollis, 9:40 pm Sugar once again with the "Shut up for the love of God." - Sean Collier, 9:40 pm Uh oh...Sugar making one last play. Come on Sugar...make it happen! - Jim Van Nest, 9:41 pm It really would be tough for Sugar to vote off a father figure. Her tears are totally legitimate and understandable here. - Kim Hollis, 9:42 pm She did also promise Matty that she wouldn't write his name down. Seeing as she's in the final 3...does she really want to throw away that potential vote? - Jim Van Nest, 9:43 pm But with Sugar having suggested that possibility to Bob, if she does turn around and vote for him, doesn't that damage her relationship with her best ally on the jury? - Tony Kollath, 9:43 pm If Sugar writes down Matty's name, she knows that she's not going to sway the jury no matter what. - Sean Collier, 9:44 pm The relationship between Bob and Sugar is forcibly reminding me of Rodger and Elizabeth Hasselbeck (back before we knew how evil she was). Bob has been just as unlucky in the finale as Rodger was with that stupid ball he drew out of the bag. - David Mumpower, 9:44 pm Even bringing up the possibility to Bob might have been a bad move. - Jim Van Nest, 9:45 pm If she wants to win, she really needs to write down Matty's name. If she wants to take the most deserving person to the final three, she needs to write down Bob. But really, it's only a matter of degrees with regard to how deserving Bob is versus Matty. - Kim Hollis, 9:45 pm It still amazes me that, if I'm remembering right, Sugar was never really in danger at any Tribal. - Tony Kollath, 9:45 pm I do feel like Sugar's best chance to win is to get Bob on the jury and have him make her argument to win for her. - David Mumpower, 9:46 pm What was the over/under on scenes tonight where Sugar starts crying? 37? - Sean Collier, 9:46 pm Actually, Ace saved her butt a couple times early on. They were looking at her as the vote and he swayed them to someone else. - Jim Van Nest, 9:47 pm David...I think you are dead on. - Jim Van Nest, 9:47 pm But was she ever in serious danger during an actual vote? How many votes does she have against her this season, Jim? Do you know? - David Mumpower, 9:47 pm Wow, this is a highly emotional tribal council. And honestly, it doesn't matter who she chooses. I think either Bob or Matty wins, depending who gets voted out. - Kim Hollis, 9:48 pm Sugar's way around voting for Matty would be to say that she couldn't choose between them, so she decided to let them settle it on the field. - Jim Van Nest, 9:48 pm I don't know that she has any votes against her. - Jim Van Nest, 9:49 pm Let's make fire! - Tony Kollath, 9:49 pm Oh, poor Matty. He's just heartbroken here. - Kim Hollis, 9:49 pm Wow!! Did anyone actually think she'd do it? - Jim Van Nest, 9:50 pm I thought the editing of Bob practicing his fire-making was odd. I do feel that this is the most appropriate way to determine which of them goes to the end, though. - David Mumpower, 9:50 pm Jim, I agree, and I think that's exactly what she did. That position is easily defensible, also. - David Mumpower, 9:50 pm Jim - yes. She must know that she can't possibly win over that jury; she chose to try and give the million to Bob, her father figure. It makes sense to me. - Sean Collier, 9:50 pm Bob gets one million dollars if he wins this competition. It's that simple in my estimation. - David Mumpower, 9:51 pm Basically, she gave them the opportunity to have their fate in their own hands...may the best man win. - Jim Van Nest, 9:51 pm It's all over now...congrats on your million, Bob. - Jim Van Nest, 9:52 pm As Gorilla Monsoon would've said, it's all over but the shouting. Bob can start spending now. - Sean Collier, 9:53 pm Matt was too focused on what Bob was doing and the distractions prevented him from focusing. He was just too intimidated by Bob. - David Mumpower, 9:53 pm Wow. Bob is getting a million bucks. Way to go, buddy. - Kim Hollis, 9:53 pm Even if this move ultimately backfires on her as it most definitely will, good for Sugar. - Tony Kollath, 9:53 pm Matty didn't deserve to win the million dollars and Susie won't. That means that the champion this season is going to be worthy, which is always nice. - David Mumpower, 9:54 pm So the final jury is: Marcus, Charlie, Randy, Corinne, Crystal, Kenny and Matty. Who among these wouldn't vote for Bob? Is this a shutout? - Tony Kollath, 9:54 pm Sugar didn't stand a chance. Not with Randy, Corinne, Crystal and Ken on the jury. - Jim Van Nest, 9:55 pm David, you're absolutely right. Either one of those 2 will deserve the title. - Jim Van Nest, 9:56 pm Uh, Randy will not vote for Bob. I expect the promised "nastiest thing ever said on Survivor" comes from his mouth to Bob, in fact. - Kim Hollis, 9:56 pm Kim, I actually think that Randy may vote for Bob. He sees Susie as worthless, and will probably remember Sugar laughing at him during the Tribal when he was evicted. - Tony Kollath, 9:58 pm I think Tony's right - this one's going 7-0-0. - Sean Collier, 9:59 pm But Bob was the person who really created the embarrassment for him. I've seen stuff that says he has said he wishes Bob would die of a heart attack. - Kim Hollis, 10:00 pm I'll definitely miss the footage of the elephants and gorillas. - Tony Kollath, 10:00 pm A friend just posted somewhere else that it's a shame that one of the best seasons of Survivor ever will have such an anticlimactic vote... - Jim Van Nest, 10:00 pm I'd forgotten about the heart attack comment. That was disturbing. - Tony Kollath, 10:00 pm I'm going to be meta here and talk about the way the show has been edited for most of the season. Sugar, not Bob, has been the story. I would not completely rule out the upset here. Survivor is meticulous with the way storylines are developed. There is always purpose. She needs a strong final jury argument, though. - David Mumpower, 10:01 pm I think Randy defines anti-social. But by the same token, he might be really unpredictable. So it's hard to say. - Kim Hollis, 10:02 pm She has the opportunity...and if she can stifle her emotions and talk straight and almost go on the offensive, she might have a chance. - Jim Van Nest, 10:03 pm And of course Bob points out where to light the hut to achieve maximum effect. - Tony Kollath, 10:03 pm Okay, Kenny confirms that Sugar never got a vote against her this season. That's -always- a remarkable accomplishment. - David Mumpower, 10:04 pm Randy is just like Michael Douglas in Falling Down. I pity the fast food restaurant where he inevitably snaps. - David Mumpower, 10:05 pm Also, if you ever see Randy on the street, walk up behind him and say 'hidden immunity idol' until he snaps. - David Mumpower, 10:05 pm I think it's safe to say that Randy hasn't forgotten Bob's betrayal. - Tony Kollath, 10:05 pm dammit...I fell a couple minutes behind...I'll try to catch up. - Jim Van Nest, 10:06 pm Well, Crystal will vote for whoever Kenny votes for...if those two and Randy vote for Sugar, do we have a ballgame? - Sean Collier, 10:07 pm Susie has roughly the same chance of winning tonight's vote that Cynthia McKinney did with the presidency. - David Mumpower, 10:07 pm Okay, now we're to the time when things get incredibly ugly. - Kim Hollis, 10:09 pm I may be out of this after Corinne speaks, since I will have likely taken a Louisville Slugger to my television set. - Sean Collier, 10:10 pm You know, even if Sugar doesn't win, she'll get the audience vote if they do one of those this year. - Kim Hollis, 10:10 pm Sean, I think it's an interesting question. Crystal lost that Thursday vote 4-2, but it will always be remembered as Sugar handing the immunity idol to Matty. Are moves like that enough to sway the jury about her strategy throughout? Kenny and Crystal at least appear receptive to her argument. She needs to get them, Randy and Matty. I think we all agree Randy is a probability since he said as much. I never got the vibe that Crystal and Kenny loved Bob the way most people did. That leaves Matty. - David Mumpower, 10:11 pm Woo hoo...I'm caught up. I think she might actually have a chance at this. Course, that could be the CBS plan, since it's such a forgone conclusion otherwise. - Jim Van Nest, 10:12 pm They're all going to whine. Corinne will be the tip of the iceberg. The Kota tribe is like the Buffalo Bills. They started out great but then they failed to finish. Their bitterness is comical. You can't win Survivor before the merge. - David Mumpower, 10:13 pm I think Marcus is the only one with the legitimate beef. - Jim Van Nest, 10:14 pm Sugar, please try harder than that reply to Charlie. - David Mumpower, 10:14 pm That was Charlie's "I'm voting for Bob" question session. - Kim Hollis, 10:14 pm Uh oh...doesn't look like Sugar is planning on taking any crap. She just had the "screw you, I'm not playing your game Charlie" answer. - Jim Van Nest, 10:15 pm I completely agree, Jim. Sadly for him, the person he dislikes is sitting with him on the jury. - David Mumpower, 10:15 pm Sugar held off on the tears for a little while, at least. - Sean Collier, 10:17 pm Kenny is such a little douche. - Jim Van Nest, 10:17 pm Here we go...buckle your seat belts! - Jim Van Nest, 10:17 pm I almost wish I could fast forward through Corinne. - Kim Hollis, 10:17 pm I think Bob just lost Kenny's vote. He probably wasn't getting Crystal's from the way she was acting, but that makes the vote tighter. - David Mumpower, 10:18 pm Okay, I just threw up in my mouth a little. - Sean Collier, 10:19 pm And there she went...she went with the dead father. - Jim Van Nest, 10:19 pm That was a well-deserved middle finger. - Tony Kollath, 10:19 pm "Dear Sugar, there's no way you just kicked my ass that completely. Let's all pretend that didn't happen." -- What Corinne was really saying - David Mumpower, 10:19 pm Corinne wants to be Jerri Manthey so badly she can taste it. She's pathetic. And to bring up Sugar's father is just not called for. I'd like to call her a really bad word, but that's just stooping to her level. - Kim Hollis, 10:19 pm Even Jerri wouldn't have gone there. And Jerri's hotter. - Jim Van Nest, 10:20 pm Would that all jury members were as well considered as Marcus. - David Mumpower, 10:20 pm Okay, Randy's question to Sugar is pretty legitimate. - Kim Hollis, 10:22 pm And now she's not playing Randy's game either. Bully for her. - Jim Van Nest, 10:22 pm I do think it's unfortunate that Randy doesn't know Bob felt remorse over his actions while Sugar most certainly did not. - David Mumpower, 10:22 pm Wow. Randy was...not crazy. - Kim Hollis, 10:23 pm Okay, Susie's talking herself out of anyone voting for her. Good job. - Kim Hollis, 10:23 pm What a disappointing final Tribal so far. It's really a shame Sue set the bar in the very first season. - Jim Van Nest, 10:24 pm Poor Matty. He really wanted Sugar to say something different. - Kim Hollis, 10:25 pm Sugar blew her shot to clear up the vote against Matty. Could have made a huge difference. - Jim Van Nest, 10:25 pm The good news for Sugar is that even if she does lose (and I still think that happens), she's going to experience the same post-Survivor career as Rupert Boneham. She seems to have made the decision that she couldn't win, and she wasn't going to beg for votes from people she didn't think she would sway. Matty was clearly disappointed by this choice. - David Mumpower, 10:25 pm He wanted what they all want. They always want the people in the finals to grovel and kiss their ass for doing the same thing they would have done. - Jim Van Nest, 10:26 pm ok...predictions? I say Crystal and Ken vote Sugar, Randy for Susie...the rest for Bob. - Jim Van Nest, 10:28 pm I actually think you've got it exactly, Jim. - Kim Hollis, 10:30 pm Crystal, Ken, and Marcus for Sugar. Everyone else for Bob. - Sean Collier, 10:30 pm Randy's vote holds the most intrigue for me but I see the others as 3 squarely for Bob, 2 squarely for Sugar and Matty giving Susie her token vote. - David Mumpower, 10:31 pm Oh dear...if Susie wins it will be the worst possible outcome. - Jim Van Nest, 10:31 pm And I see now that we're wrong already. Matty held to that Susie alliance to the end. - Kim Hollis, 10:31 pm "All three of you, kiss my ass." -- Randy makes a funny! Of course, he stole it from Crystal. - David Mumpower, 10:32 pm Well, now it could be two for Susie (Matty/Randy), 3 for Bob, 2 for Sugar. - Sean Collier, 10:32 pm C'mon...give us a throwback to the Jeff gets to the reunion journey... - Jim Van Nest, 10:32 pm bah... - Jim Van Nest, 10:33 pm I wouldn't completely lock up Marcus' vote for Bob. That's the one that may be in play. Cutting to the live broadcast, Sugar looks like Gwen Stefani. This is my way of saying "yum". - David Mumpower, 10:34 pm no frickin way! - Jim Van Nest, 10:35 pm Oh dear god. Please tell me Susie didn't pull this off. - Kim Hollis, 10:35 pm Wow, Sugar was disrespected to the very end. - David Mumpower, 10:35 pm And once again...the best actual player, Sugar, finishes 3rd. - Jim Van Nest, 10:35 pm Oh thank Jeebus!!! - Jim Van Nest, 10:36 pm We...did not have a good read on that situation. Crystal and Kenny gave their votes to Susie rather than Sugar. That genuinely stuns me. - David Mumpower, 10:36 pm Well, it was closer than we thought. I guess Sugar's unapologetic answers really hurt her. - Kim Hollis, 10:36 pm Honestly, I don't think she had any votes to begin with. - Jim Van Nest, 10:37 pm There is always so much sour grapes about the player who outsmarts the others. That's why the third place thing happens so often. I would imagine that if we had a camera on Corinne during every episode, she would have been in shock throughout as she realized just how much Sugar played her. It was the best manipulation since Verbal Kint dropped the limp and revealed he was Keyser Soze. - David Mumpower, 10:39 pm I guess she didn't, Jim. But I really thought people wouldn't vote for Susie due to her coat-tailing. I guess we just have a different perspective. - Kim Hollis, 10:39 pm In the end, Sugar had the best read on the situation. She seemed to recognize that whomever she picked between Matty and Bob, she was effectively playing king-maker. She knew her bridges were burned. Viewers knew how much she had done more than the other players recognized. - David Mumpower, 10:40 pm Every move Sugar made from the final four on indicated that she knew she couldn't sway the jury. I bet she's thrilled that her father figure got the money, and I'll bet that Bob writes a check for Sugar's lung cancer charity. - Sean Collier, 10:40 pm I wonder if any of them will acknowledge that she played a good game, now that they've seen it. - Jim Van Nest, 10:41 pm Bob really is pretty adorable. - Kim Hollis, 10:43 pm Oh, I'm certain Corinne will be the model of grace and sportsmanship in this regard. - David Mumpower, 10:44 pm Yay, you won Bob. Now let's hear from the interesting people. - Sean Collier, 10:44 pm Matty is...not smart. - David Mumpower, 10:45 pm He's not smart. But he is really well-meaning. - Kim Hollis, 10:45 pm I think Susie was as surprised at getting three votes as we were. - David Mumpower, 10:45 pm This is all just silly. - Jim Van Nest, 10:46 pm Holy crap! Randy voted for Bob and that's all that prevented Susie from winning? That's a remarkable twist of fate. - David Mumpower, 10:47 pm Matty - didn't win because of fire. Susie - didn't win because of cookies. - Sean Collier, 10:48 pm I'm just glad to see that after all that, Randy voted for someone deserving. - Jim Van Nest, 10:48 pm Nice shot at Corinne, Sugar. It's well deserved - Kim Hollis, 10:48 pm Hell no she doesn't regret it. She's reveling in it. - Jim Van Nest, 10:49 pm Every great hero(ine) needs a villain(ess), Corinne. Thanks for filling your role admirably. Now please fall in the vat of acid down below and never be heard from again. - David Mumpower, 10:51 pm Seriously, Collier shows up and Susie goes from first one out to an eyelash away from victory. Dude is such a jinx. - David Mumpower, 10:52 pm And Corinne's a Sales Rep. Hope none of your customers watch TV, sweetie. - Sean Collier, 10:52 pm David, if she had won everything, I would've cleaned the whole website with my toothbrush. - Sean Collier, 10:54 pm Ah...so you make a crack on her dead father. What an ass! - Jim Van Nest, 10:56 pm The Jerri Manthey thing was dead on. What a pathetic role model in life. - David Mumpower, 10:57 pm The thing about Jerri is that she didn't revel in it like Corinne. - Jim Van Nest, 10:58 pm Corinne: "I wanted you to pay more attention to me! I'm smarter, prettier and meaner than Sugar. Pay attention to me!" - Kim Hollis, 10:58 pm One out of three ain't bad, Corinne. - David Mumpower, 11:00 pm Randy ALMOST broke character there. Just for a second. - Sean Collier, 11:00 pm Randy's killing me! - Jim Van Nest, 11:02 pm Randy. Ran. The Ironman. Holy crap. - Sean Collier, 11:03 pm Okay, I dislike Randy, but he's funny tonight. - Kim Hollis, 11:03 pm Randy is showing some depth. Also, Jim, he needed 15 tries to get on Survivor. Keep the faith, Jim! - David Mumpower, 11:04 pm Jim, you've got one more competitor - this season has convinced me to send in a tape. - Sean Collier, 11:05 pm Kenny: "Well, I've talked to some girls lately...." - Tony Kollath, 11:13 pm Awwwwww I love Michelle. - Sean Collier, 11:14 pm Okay, let's give Sugar the $100k, so that we can all go to bed. If Matty gets it, I'm keying Corinne's car. Okay, I'm doing that anyway but still. - David Mumpower, 11:17 pm David - Sugar, not Kenny? - Sean Collier, 11:17 pm I wouldn't be surprised if Bob won the money. - Tony Kollath, 11:21 pm Oh, come on! Stop giving Bob prizes! - David Mumpower, 11:22 pm Nice call, Tony. - Sean Collier, 11:22 pm Okay, Sugar officially gets the goose egg and with that, we end our first ever live blog of a Survivor finale. Thanks for reading, everybody! - David Mumpower, 11:31 pm
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