Survivor 13: Spics vs. Chinks???

[Mousey Girl]

Tonight is the final episode. I really want Ozzy to win.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Well, I suppose it is safe to post at this point that Yul was the winner. He played a fine game and was deserving. Personally, I was rooting for Ozzie, although I don't think he came off particularly well in the Q&A session before the last tribal council. That probably made the difference.

Also, I must add that I think it was dumb to have 3 finalists. It was clear as day for weeks now that this was going to be between Yul and Ozzie. She never stood a chance and I'm not sure why they felt a need to change things up.

Oh, and the fire making contest was pitiful.

All in all, I found it a pretty enjoyable season. Lots of interesting twists and a deserving winner. I'll keep watching.

Next season looks interesting.

[scaeagles]

I laughed and laughed watching the fire thing.

I would suppose they had the 3 finalists thing planned out for some time. Why else would the jury have started with Brad? That's 3 earlier than normal (typically 7 in the final jury and 2 finalists). To me it was obvious at that point something different was up, so i don't think they decided to switch it up after it was clear who it was between.

The large rocker dude....I thought he handled his embarrassment well.

Happy to see Yul win, but maybe since I'm caucasion, I don't "get it". I don't understand the whole "represent" thing Ozzie and Yul and a couple of the others were talking about. I was pulling for the group of 4 since the mutiny, and it was never a racial thing to me at all. Maybe that's why I don't get it.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Next season looks interesting.

Yes, I wonder if they finished filming in Fiji before the latest coup.

I was glad to see Yul win. He was my pick from the beginning. Got to root for the Stanford grad!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

Yes, I wonder if they finished filming in Fiji before the latest coup.

No, they hadn't. As the host of NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" put it, the leader of Fiji knew he was in trouble when Jeff Probst walked up and snuffed his torch out.

Also, I must add that I think it was dumb to have 3 finalists. It was clear as day for weeks now that this was going to be between Yul and Ozzie. She never stood a chance and I'm not sure why they felt a need to change things up.

That wasn't a decision they could change on the spot. Remember, they stared with 20 contestants rather than the usual 18. They got rid of 2 in one episode, but that still left an extra one. So that meant either there would have to be one more episode to get that extra person out, or some change in final format. Remember, they already started building the jury one person early. This was clearly a decision made at the start of the season.

I can't say Yul didn't "deserve" it, but it still bugs me. Yeah, he orchestrated a lot of things...but it's easy to orchestrate a lot of things when you've got guaranteed immunity and don't have to worry about anything. Sure, Ozzy constantly had immunity too, but he had to earn it every single time with a ton of pressure. That, to me, is more impressive than just having immunity and calling the shots from a position of safety. Feh.

But I was still entertained by the season, and highly impressed that those 4 pulled off the impossible. Definitely seemed like the most intelligent, deserving final 4 in a long long time.

[Nephythys]

Yul was my pick from the beginning- I would have been pleased with either of them winning- but I was a little happier that is was Yul.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hmmph. I've never understood why they change the day of the final show. Why does this not air on a Thursday?

Needless to say, I totally forgot and I missed it.

[Strangler Lewis]

My viewing was spotty, so I thought Ozzy would pitch a shutout based on his challenge performances, but seeing the highlights, Yul probably deserved to win.

I thought that having three was sort of lame. What it did accomplish, however, was avoiding the situation where a strong person (like Tom) takes a lame coattail type to the final two. I did wonder what would have happened if Becky got a vote. Would Yul and Ozzy have split the money? Would Becky's supporter have had to vote live at the award's show? Would there have been a complete re-vote? I wonder if they've considered having a re-vote in the audience after everyone's watched the season.

I also don't know why Adam honored his pledge to Yul unless making the top five now gets you some money.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Hmmph. I've never understood why they change the day of the final show. Why does this not air on a Thursday?

Needless to say, I totally forgot and I missed it.

They have been airing the finale on Sunday's for several seasons.

Check On Demand- last couple of seasons you would rewatch the finale there.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

They have been airing the finale on Sunday's for several seasons.

Check On Demand- last couple of seasons you would rewatch the finale there.

Yes, I know. But I forgot. And changing the day for one episode does seem rather silly.

I cannot check On Demand, as I have nothing of the sort. The only things I can watch on demand are things I own on DVD, and even then, demanding to see them accomplishes nothing! Can you believe that I have to get up and put a DVD in the player? Absurd!