Grid Effect

Unfortunately an eventful season was followed up by an uneventful reunion. There isn’t much to say so if you skipped or missed the reunion, you didn’t miss much.

In short, everyone seems to think both contestants were deserving, and are disappointed Ozzy didn’t win but everyone is happy for Yul, including Probst. Who adds that this is the first time he regrets someone not winning. Ozzy does take home the car, though. So Yul gets one million dollars and Ozzy takes home a new automobile he probably doesn’t need along with a collection of insurance payments. See? It all evens out. The car was determined by viewer vote for “most clever player”. I suspect CBS cooked the books on this one, because there is no way 51% of the people who watch this show voted Ozzy “more clever” than Yul.

Anyways, Ozzy is visibly effected by the loss, but is gracious and is taking it in stride. He is particularly distraught when Adam says he guaranteed his vote for Yul if Aitu decided to vote off Johnathan before him. Much to Ozzy’s chagrin, Aitu had already decided to do so but since Adam saw Yul as the leader didn’t bother too make the offer too anyone else.

Taking into consideration the concerns of the superficial male, Sundra and Candice looked phenomenal. And Parvati admits the “Boxer” title actually stems from her career in lingerie boxing, or as the regulars prefer too call it: “Foxy Boxing”. Anyways, she tries to legitimize her career by saying “we work out… and take head shots”. You can see the look on her face as she realizes the blatant innuendo that people like me will quickly point out.

In the interests of remaining diplomatic, Johnathan and Yul both clean up nice. And JP has taken an offer to be on The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Jesus. Going from Survivor to that hogwash is a critical nose-dive in the reality TV world. We are talking a major loss of credibility.

Johnathan is asked about the common perception that he is a villain, Johnathan correctly points out that he was antagonistic but not a villain because, “Its a game, there are no villain’s when you play Monopoly.” Its about the best analogy I have ever heard on this show.

Ozzy says his interest in the outdoors was spawned from reading Robinson Crusoe as a child. And he is being sincere, because if you have read Robinson Crusoe then you are well aware that you cannot make that shit up. Probst asks if the father he railroaded is in the audience. Ozzy kind of plays it off but chokes up when he points him out for the national audience. Probst suggests this isn’t his biological father but it is all pretty unclear.

One disappointment from the reunion is we never find out who voted for whom. Outside of Parvati voting for Oscar, Johnathan and Adam voting for Yul; the other six votes are left hanging in the balance. And none of them, with the exception of Adam, have to rationalize their vote that gave Ozzy that depressed look on his face.

Thats it for this Survivor season, I rank it up there with some of the better ones (Really the first season and Palau are the only two that compare) The next Survivor season takes place in Fiji. Apparently there is class discrepancy between the two tribes and their camps, with nineteen castaways (Not only is it odd, its prime). The next season promises two Hidden Immunity Idols and one supremely controversial decision. Alright Mark Burnett, I’m in. Just try and tone it down a little.