It’s impossible to articulate how much I HATE that Parvati Shallow (and how fitting is that name?) won this season of Survivor. After all the great moves and terrific game play, to watch that shallow, self-absorbed little twit walk away with a million bucks is like trying to swallow that icky clam Kathy talked about.But once again, we can blame Amanda for giving the prize away. She’d have been better off choosing Cirie for the final two, but she allowed doubt and foolish loyalties to dictate her gameplay and in so doing, gave away the money.
Of course, I suspect there’s another layer that we’re not getting as viewers and I think Erik alluded to it. There is something about Amanda that ultimately rubs people (at least jury members) the wrong way.
I guess it all goes to show that you can be shallow, self-absorbed and willing to use your sexuality to advance yourself in life, but if you own your behavior you’re more likely to have people admire you.
Still … (insert inarticulate gurgle of rage/revulsion) how stupid is that danged jury to reward Parvati with anything more than a kick in the keister on the way out the door?
I’m not getting over this one any time soon.
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May 12th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Worst. Ending. Ever.
But to be honest, I wasn’t surprised. Take the jury, for instance. By far, the dumbest collection of Survivors ever. There’s a reason that four straight “blindsides” took place. They were too stupid to see the deceptions coming, and they were too stupid to give the money to the person who deserved it.
Disappointing.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Total agreement here.
Even the voting audience disappointed me. The top three favorites: Amanda, James and Ozzy. Bleck. What about Cirie? Like her or not, she was a mastermind of much of the exciting stuff that happened this season. And Jonathan? Way more likeable than that dolt James. Granted, James came up with some pithy one-liners, but in the end he was being set up for a fall by Cirie.
I was even disappointed in Probst this season. Most of the time, his narration of the various challenges and his questioning at tribal council seem designed to move the game along and provide it spark. This time, he seemed to actually be helping some contestants over others. I remember in one of the challenges where he actually enunciated one of the competitor’s winning strategies to the rest of the contestants, some of whom adjusted their strategy to try to win the game. That’s just unfair. If they’re not smart enough to look up and figure out what the other team is doing to get so far ahead, they don’t deserve to be TOLD the answer.
Then at the Tribal Council in which Ozzy was blindsided, Probst practically telegraphed the blindside hint to Ozzy, asking him again and again if he was going to play the hidden immunity idol. Of course, Ozzy was too arrogant and moronic to actually read those clues.
You called it, Chris. Dumbest Survivors ever. I hope the next batch are a little more intelligent or all that predatory wildlife in Africa might be awaiting a tasty meal.