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Brian isn’t losing sleep because Jeff Probst didn’t like his season or because there are fans that dislike him. He got his million and still has fans. Jerri didn’t care she was dislkied and made a career from being bad girl on survivor. Johnny Fairplay has the distinction of being in the most reality shows. He doesn’t stress Jeff nor any of us disliking him. If he was an nice guy on survivor and in real life right afterwards his 15 minutes of fame would have died out.

Some season had to be the least interesting. That one was it. The season doesn’t reflect on the winner. We have had winners that start to finish dominated, and we have had winners that didn’t win a single immunity challenge and skated to final win or were taken to finals so someone else didn’t go and get second place. There are boring super bowls too, but the winning team still is a super bowl winner and doesn’t care if they were best winner or not. They won.

Jeff’s opinion of which season sucked or which player was boring is his opinion. Same as our opinions. We all see the same thing but from a different view. Boring is not factual, instead it is opinion. Same with views on strategy. Skater or skillfully flying under radar and not being a threat?

Half full or half empty glass?

It’s all good stuff to debate. Nothing more.

I didn’t like Sugar much at the beginning and for awhile, I wondered why the others didn’t try to blindside her because they knew she had the idol, and try to flush it out. But I’m glad she stayed when she helped Bob, and Matty, even though I’m glad Bob won. I think it would’ve been nice if she had won the $100,000, I think she played a good game. In previous shows, even if the jury didn’t like the player, they would respect their gameplay and vote for them anyway. I think the ones that voted for Susie were very petty, because Sugar did play the game well. She didn’t do a good job at the final tribal council, though. Voting for Susie was a wasted vote, she never should have been there (final 3). Oh well, it was a good season, and now one to Brazil!

Fans get to reward a survivor with 100,000. Same amount you would get as runner up. Rupert got the first one (1 million dollars). Sprint has sponsored the fan favorite award the past two seasons. They award the 100,000 not CBS. So the winner of survivor could also win the fan favorite award. James has won the past two. Rupert and James carried their tribes through challenges and  kept them going at camp. Both were big men and couldn’t skate. Both were on survivor twice. Winners of both their seasons were their allies and rode them through the early team challenges and benefited from their hard work at camp. The person that outlasts everyone through any means (lies, manipulation, alliances, skating, strategic moves, bullying, blindsides, etc.) is awarded the million dollars from the jury. The person who fans appreciated the most is rewarded 100,000 from Sprint. Basically showing that if you work hard, play hard, and appeal to fans you will be rewarded. Only the winner will be better off financially.

Fan favorite is better than 2nd place (as it should be). 2nd place is 1st loser. You either win or you don’t. Patriots aren’t happy they got to superbowl last year and lost.

Any dark horse shots at the 100,000? Marcus? Ace? Maybe the video game world all jumped on the Kenny bandwagon and voted him (in between world of warcraft quests or guitar hero jams).

Who do you want to win Survivor?

Who do you want to win the Fan Favorite Award?

Nobag ~ Bob, Susie, Sugar, Matty, and Kenny celebrated being in the Final Five.

The general viewing public always has higher expectations in survivor challenges from ex-athletes and military persons. When they fail to shine some try to tarnish their past accomplishments. Without past success no one cares if you are mediocre or bad. It isn’t her fault she sucks as bad as Sugar, Corrine and Susie. We just expected more. Crystal was the pepe le pew of challenges.

The 4×400 sprint is not uphill while wearing a dress. Remember it was back in 2004 while she was in “competing shape”. Put on a dress and run uphill. Is it the same as running on a flat track, with spikes on, in spandex, while training hours daily, and 30 pounds lighter? Doesn’t say anything about her gold medal. Just says that 4 years later she is badly out of shape and has no endurance or stamina. Marcus did not help Crystal up the hill- Matty did. Marcus was on other tribe and was second up the hill after GC. Michelle was first woman up the hill and first booted. Susie, Crystal and Gillian had to have help up the hill and Gillian was last person Matty got up.

Crystal and Kenny were in the “good camp” til last week. The season is like a old gangster movie where the cops bust a gambling ring then become as corrupt as the people they just busted. Kenny looked at himself as Ace/Marcus and Crystal became the mini me version of Corrine. Crystal made same mistake the other bullies did- she got comfortable in a position of power. Crystal and Kenny had to do nothing more than ride their alliance to the end, keep their mouths shut, and stay loyal. Kenny betrayed and crystal got in Matty’s face beating him down verbally (which she mentioned later was a huge mistake).

Sugar is doing her scoutmaster Lil impersonation. Lillian is the one that took sandra to finals knowing she would lose to her instead of johnny fairplay which would have been an easy win. She said she didn’t want fairplay getting second place so she tossed away a million dollars by playing with heart and not head.

Nobag ~ Matty was upset that his name was put down on the ballet.  Kenny confronted Bob about Corrine not playing a hidden immunity idol and accused him of lying to him.  Bob offered his immunity necklace to Kenny if he won immunity as he was a man of word. 

Reward Challenge ~ throwing balls into the basket.  Bob went thru the nets to retrieve the balls and did not hurry like his competitors.  Bob calmly put the third ball into basket and won reward!  He chose Crystal and Kenny to go with him for a helicopter ride to Luanga Park, the home of Gorilla Foundation!  Susie was sent to Exile Island. 

Nobag ~ Bob, Crystal, and Kenny felt elated by the helicopter lift to Gorilla place.  They drank & feasted.  Then they took showers and felt so clean!  They put on African attires.  Bob told them to take Matty out and would give his immunity necklace to Kenny.  Two men of Gorilla Sanctuary came to greet them.  Bob, Crystal, and Kenny took a tour looking at the gorillas that were in danger of extinction. 

Exile Island ~ Susie took comfort instead of clue since Sugar had the idol.  Susie “changed” the name from Sugar Shack to Susie Shack. 

Nobag ~ Matty & Sugar were disappointed that they didn’t have a chance to enjoy the reward.  He said he was gunning for Crystal and Kenny.  Sugar confides that she was not sure what to do.  Crystal and Kenny decided to go off on Matty for strategic reasons.  Sugar and Matty discussed about strategy. 

Immunity Challenge ~ gathering the bags of mask pieces blindfolded through the obstacles.  Matty started first, but Bob started putting the face parts to the mask and got it right!  He won another immunity! 

Nobag ~ Kenny insisted to Bob that he promised to give his immunity necklace to him.  Sugar coaxed Bob into giving his necklace to Kenny and promised not to vote him out.  Bob looked as he was struggling to make a right decision.  Some suggested to vote out Crystal. Sugar considered to give her hidden immunity idol to Matty, but she didn’t want to be blindsided. 

Tribal Council ~ Jeff asked Bob if he would give up his necklace to Kenny.  Bob said he would keep it because Kenny was not going home.  Matty and Crystal’s ballots were written.  Sugar gave up her hidden immunity idol to Matty, so his votes were not counted.  Crystal become 13th person voted off from Survivor: Gabon. 

Kudos to Bob!!  I was nervous waiting for Bob to make a stupid decision giving his necklace to Kenny as Erik of Micronesia did that got himself voted off.  I breathed a great relief that Bob didn’t give up his immunity!!  I wish Sugar didn’t have to give her idol to Matty since he was a bigger threat than Crystal!  I knew Bob was too smart to give up his immunity!!!  Go Bob!  I hope Bob will win as a sole Survivor!  He was a great game player. 

Next Sunday ~ Season Finale!! Then it will be followed by the reunion! Then next Survivor and its new location will be revealed for the spring!

Corinne and Randy speak very highly of Marcus, Charlie and Bob (well at least Corinne does). They also like Kenny to an extent too. The only people I can remember Corinne expressing a mutual dislike
for is Sugar as well as Susie for wanting to vote her out.

Randy disliked Sugar for obvious reasons, Susie for screwing up his alliance, Bob for tricking him with the fake idol and Crystal/GC for eating all the rice early at camp and just being downright obnoxious. Of course when Randy left he just upset almost everyone with his stupid crash and burn plan that couldn’t have worked anyway even if the idol was real. He would just be gone the following week instead. After the show Randy has said he has become friends with Crystal and GC of all people and also likes Susie too now. He still doesn’t like Sugar which isn’t surprising given how Sugar treated him when they were in different tribes. Corinne said she wouldn’t talk to anyone she didn’t talk to on the show and vice versa for those people I’m sure. According to Corinne, Crystal, Susie, and Sugar treated her like crap and Corinne is obviously doing the same to them now with her post-elimination comments. Neither Corinne nor Randy seem very nice if you get on their bad side but if you don’t they don’t seem entirely unpleasant at least to me. I think they can be quite funny with telling people what they really think of them even though it might turn a lot of other fans off.

Survivor is trying to keep us captivated with the fake idols and the mean people to boo at, but it is becoming way to predictable. I think the challenges are great, but they need to stop controlling the show with all the editing. It is boring. You know the next thing they are going to show finding the floating idol.

Bob has enough beads, resin and other materials to make fake idols and Matty makes a necklace for his girlfriend. I know they got some from the tribal torches, but hey are they trying to help people make fake idols by giving them the materials that are similar to the real idols?The professor from Gilligan’s island found less materials for crafts than Bob and Matty. Are they gonna find a box of crayons and some elmer’s glue laying around next?

Nobag ~ Bob was upset with Sugar for talking him into giving a fake hidden immunity idol to Randy.  Corrine was upset with Sugar, too.  Sugar was defensive of her actions.  Next day, Bob and Kenny caught a large fish!  They cooked it over the flattened tin can over the fire.  Kenny scoffed that Bob didn’t know how to play the game.

Reward Challenge ~ slide puzzle.  The reward was to chat with the loved
ones through the phone video!  After a stone draw, Crystal and Susie
were captains.  After rock, scissors, and paper, Susie chose first.

Susie’s team was herself, Matty, and Kenny.  Crystal’s team was herself,
Sugar, and Bob.  Each team, tied together, ran uphill with puzzle pieces.
Susie’s team arrived first.  Then Crystal’s team arrived second.  But Crystal’s team finished first so they reached to next round of solving a puzzle.  Bob solved the puzzle correctly, he won reward!  Bob sat on the luxury couch, drank beer, and watched his wife, Peggy on the sprint phone.  Then he got a surprise of his life - his wife’s live appearing!  They hugged and ate together.

Nobag ~ the campers chit-chated.  Bob and Peggy came!  They received
the hugs from the campers.  What’s more - they got the surprises of their
own!  Their loved ones came!  They tearfully hugged & kissed their loved
ones!  Matty proposed to his girlfriend!  Sugar & her sister talked about
their dad’s passing.

Nobag ~ Bob told Corrine about a hidden immunity idol that Randy threw
into the ocean.  He said that Marcus told him about Marcus found it and
hid it in the camp area.  Corrine thought it was a great idea!

Immunity Challenge ~ trivia questions and ball throwing into bulls eye below. Bob won the ball throwing and won his first immunity idol!!  His rivals looked disappointed as they wanted him out for being a threat.

Nobag ~ Bob made another fake hidden immunity idol!!  Corrine told Kenny about that idol and talked them into voting off Matty.  Bob showed his fake idol to Crystal!  Crystal and Kenny even considered to vote off Matty!

Tribal Council ~ Kenny showed his Matty ballot! Matty showed his Corrine
ballot.  Jeff revealed 3 Corrine and 3 Matty ballots.  Jeff revealed the final
one - Corrine.  She become 12th person voted off from Survivor: Gabon.

I am very disappointed in Crystal for not following Bob and Corrine’s brilliant plan to vote out Matty.  I believe Matty is a bigger threat than Corrine.  Crystal, Susie, and Sugar are fools big time for not voting off Matty!  They may help Matty win a million!

Next week ~ Kenny is upset with Bob for playing him.  Bob says if he wins another immunity, he would give it to Kenny.  Sugar complains about Crystal and Kenny.