Survivor: Season 22- Redemption Island *NO SPOILERS*

[The Sleeping Giant]

not too sure that Rob went the right way at tribal

gunna be interesting to see how it plays out with those from redemption coming back into the game

Rob cant win

With the options he had left to vote out, it was the smartest move. Almost guarantee's himself a final 2 spot now.

Also the reason the show is so religious, might have something to do with host Jeff Probst being an ordained minister.

[zipzap]

When does the finale air on Ch9? I need to vent

[The Sleeping Giant]

Final double episode and reunion available for download. 3 hrs of viewing tonite.

[Dutchy]

Just watched it, wont spoil it, PM me if you want to know the winner

[The Sleeping Giant]

It's amazing that after 22 seasons, the people on the jury still get angry.

[zipzap]

It's amazing that after 22 seasons, the people on the jury still get angry.

One of the biggest disappointments of this series, are boy there are many, is that the majority of contestants are not knowledgeable about the game and in some cases have never seen it. This has had a HUGE effect on how this series has played out since Day 1. On this podcast I listen to they interview each evictee and most turned out to be recruits rather than applicants, who admitted to not being prior fans. Those that were, like Kristina, who actually came to play, were eliminated early.

[Trader]

Geez, ZipZap, I thought this was a great season!

[zipzap]

Geez, ZipZap, I thought this was a great season!

Have you seen the last episode yet??

I'll shut up until it's been on Ch 9 - is that next week?

[Brodlach]

Finally got to watch the last episode and reunion...what a let down. Really enjoyed the series until the finale

[Sploosh]

So, has it finished airing on free-to-air, so we can discuss it? (I always watch the torrent version)

[wristwatcher]

NO DISCUSSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY PLEASE. 3 HOURS OF SURVIVOR TUESDAY NIGHT

[zipzap]

NO DISCUSSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY PLEASE. 3 HOURS OF SURVIVOR TUESDAY NIGHT

Ok, but you're really going to be surprised when Fransasquatch comes back and defeats Phillip in a duel to the death...oops, I've said too much already...

[mighty_tiger_79]

next season will be another redemption island with 2 old players returning

[wristwatcher]

Phillip was robbed But he clearly wasnt upset as he had already read the jurys mind and new he would only get one vote

[zipzap]

Phillip was robbed But he clearly wasnt upset as he had already read the jurys mind and new he would only get one vote

Phillip was 'Robbed' but not robbed. I think he was possibly the most disappointing piece of the puzzle, his opening statement praising up Rob - rather than letting everyone else in on his supposedly deliberate strategy of making himself 'seem' crazy, which he had promised to do - was pathetic and showed he was under Rob's spell just as Grant, Ashley, Natalie et al before him. Weak.

If he came out as planned and told the jury what he had told the confessionals in recent eps I am confident he would have got more than one vote. As it was, he and Natalie wrapped up the prize and put a bow on it for Rob

[wristwatcher]

Couldn,t agree more. I thought it was the poorest play of 2 members of the final 3 i have ever seen . After 39 days of starving and surviving they let them selves down in a way that was hard to fathom. All that needed to be done was create 25 minutes of madness as im sure many of them didnt want to vote for BR but inevitebly had to due to lack of competition.....
"Robs already won a million (well his wife has), Rob played you all, Rob lied to you all, Rob has chosen us to be in the final 3 and now he is still manipulating you, Rob killed the Easter bunny FFS, THROW HIM UNDER THE BUS AND AT LEAST MAKE A PLAY FOR THE MILL
Going into that final council i truly felt that if Phil was brilliant he would have stole most of the other tribes vote (except Steve) and being from a family of 12 he could have really worked the poor kid from a black family who suffered through poverty and racism but alas it wasnt to be and Boston Rob sh*t it in with barely a wimper
Dissapointing finish to a good Season

[Trader]

Yeah, agreed that was a disapointing way to end a great season.
Still not sure where Zippy's comment about there being heaps of disapointments this season comes from.

There have been plenty of people who have played a brilliant game, only to let themselves down at the end.
I think it was good in a way to end the way it did. Just showed how good a game Rob really did play.

[zipzap]

Still not sure where Zippy's comment about there being heaps of disapointments this season comes from..

Just my opinion (but shared by HEAPS on Survivor related boards), there were plenty of things that made it one of my least favourite seasons, despite starting really well.

- Don't like the way R.I. messes with the game in every way. Tribal councils have a lot less weight and drama with the evictee getting a second chance.

- 15 mins of R.I. 'duels' means we see much less strategy and gameplay back at camp

- It also meant few if any reward challenges where one player would be forced into picking people to share a great trip or cultural experience etc (which also brings out a lot of strategy). I think about the best they did was a chocolate cake?

- The 'duels' on R.I. amounted to things like dominos and breaking tiles. So weak!

- R.I. is not even an island FFS!

- The lack of hardship seen in previous series - these guys were given hammers, nails, wood, lots of tools, grooming stuff, deck chairs. They didn't look to be wanting for anything on R.I. for that matter - nice and cosy

- The ongoing Bible stories. Not my cup of tea, sorry.

- I found Matt generally annoying and hated the idea that such a clueless player could be voted out twice and let back in. He had way too much coverage

- Bringing back past players in this way, esp Russel who has played in 3 of the last 4 series. Lazy.

- The vacuous Barbie dolls who had little to contribute other than sucking up to Rob. Some people like that element I guess. In their defence though, Ashley and NAtalie said at the reunion they knew Rob had an idol all along, which changes the complexion of the game a bit and certainly shows some biased editing. But it also shows they had time to plot against and blindside Rob which they didn't even contemplate

- The general lack of gameplay by most contestants and the fawning over Rob. Had any of these players even seen him in action before? They seemed to be in his thrall in a desparate attempt to be taken to the end with him. Who REALLY wanted to win it apart from Rob? Rob's gameplay was truly amazing and it's what I'll remember from this series but c'mon, he was playing against muppets. His best move was getting people like Kristina, Julie and David (people with opinions and strategy) out early.

- The disappointment that for all his entertainment value and time invested in his story, ultimately Phillip fizzled out without a whimper. How good would it have been if he did at tribal what he said he was going to do - tell them his whole shtick was a calculated fabrication? Instead he said ' I owe it all to Rob'

- The final tribal and reunion - just cringeworthy. The other two just handed it to Rob no doubt about it. David's proposal was one of the most uncomfortable bits of TV ever seen.

[wristwatcher]

It did have good and bad points, never in my wildest dreams did i think that the other 2 in the final 3 would be so sub-serviant to BR.
I also DO want them to p*ss off R.I as it does change the game completely and not necessarily for the better. It most deff takes the edge and desperation away from tribal and means that people with an idol wont need to play it as quickly as they dont go home.
The challenges had too many puzzles for mine. Where was the swimming, climbing, running etc. It was a little like pro wrestling in the fact that the show seemed to heavily favour BR with producers throwing no curveballs in his direction.
I also hope they roll the dice with a lot of new players but keep bringing in a surplus of new hot skinny girls and starve them for a while. It also never hurts to throw a few loose cannons into the mix.
Overall good but as you stated ZZ, R.I changes the whole dynamic and takes out the scrambling and the must see weekly TV factor. None the less i,ll be tuning in to the next one

[mighty_tiger_79]

i was wrong with BR, I thought that there wouldve been a play for him for to be voted out but no. Cant believe they never voted him out.....

Phillip had all the plans but when it came to the crunch he failed to fire

natalie well she wasnt going to win when the opinion and perception of the others was that she was doing what she was told