Also, this was the season that Stephanie and Bobby Jon won our hearts by surviving the longest on the decimated Ulong tribe, the losingest tribe of all time. Stephanie ultimately hobbled on over to the merge and hung on for a couple weeks before succumbing to fate.
Insufferables -1 each : Finalist Katie was both bitchy and weak, making her a prime candidate for jury eviscaration which actually made me like her a bit more. Signature Moment: Probably the part where the two-man tribe of Bobby Jon and Stephanie had to compete in a fire-building challenge against each other in lieu of a proper vote.
Here's where things get thorny. It was ugly and mean and took a good bit of shine off of Tom's win. Jeff Probst Annoyance Factor: Kind of a mixed bag. It was a major overstepping of bounds and ushered in a frustrating new era of meddling. But it got rid of the annoying Janu and kept the sympathetic Stephanie around another week, so: split the difference.
Best Player: Rupert. HA HA just kidding! Rupert has never played a good game of Survivor. The best player was winner Sandra Diaz-Twine, whose willingness to go with the flow and vote out "anyone but me" allowed her to navigate a season full of bigger personalities and bigger jerks.
And yet, they pretty much made the season, whether you were rooting for them or ahem against them. Give the season the benefit of the doubt for casting two of the series' signature players.
Insufferables -1 each : No need to do the same for Scout-leader Lil, whose inability to stand behind any of her strategic decisions made her a supremely frustrating character. Alpha jag Andrew Savage tried to adopt a he-man tribe-savior persona, but he got bounced mid-game thank goodness. Signature Moment: This season is probably most known for the "outcast" twist in which eliminated players competed to get back into the game it was Burton and Lil , but subsequent seasons of Redemption Island have robbed that twist of its novelty.
So I'll go with Sandra, Lil, and Darrah teaming up to oust Burton despite them being just three weak little girls.
Oh very much so. By the time we reached the Pearl Islands endgame, Sandra was by far the most likeable player, and watching her beat Fairplay and Lil in succession was the best way to end the season.
Jeff Probst Annoyance Factor: This was the first year anyone quit, so Jeff got up on his high-horse about Osten, but otherwise he was okay. Best Player: Cirie, one of the show's all time success stories. There but for her inability to make a tie-breaking fire and she'd have won. Insufferables -1 each : Unstable Shane was less entertaining than he was unpleasant to be around.
Same went for hippie weirdo Courtney. Signature Moment: Courtney's ouster, a split vote masterminded by Cirie so expertly, you wanted to hand her the million dollars right there. Aras was no Cirie, but he was her closest ally and preferable to Terry. Jeff Probst Annoyance Factor: Nothing springs to mind.
Jenna Lewis returned from season one and actually got to play the game, which was fun to see. Insufferables -1 each : Just an unprecedented run of unpleasantness, chiefly from sour-grapesy Lex and formerly likeable Kathy. Signature Moment: Rob convincing Lex to save Amber from elimination—at the expense of Lex's ally Jerri—and then turning right back around and voting Lex out the next week.
The move was devious, shocking, wholly supportable from a gameplay perspective, and led to a season-changing series of meltdowns that cemented this season as Boston Rob's in perpetuity. Jeff Probst Annoyance Factor: He actually handled the exits of Jenna Morasca whose mother was dying and Sue Hawk who flipped out after Hatch harrassed her with as much grace as he could muster.
And Eliza's frustrated snapping at Jason for believing a "fucking stick" was an immunity idol lives on and on. Insufferables -1 each : After such a charming run on Cook Islands, Ozzy returned and showed himself to be kind of unbearable, no less than when he and Amanda decided they'd found island love. Natalie may have been an actual psychopath. Signature Moment: The final four women Parvati, Amanda, Cirie, and Natalie convincing Erik to give up the immunity he'd just won, and then subsequently voting him out with a series of "Seriously, I can't believe that worked" expressions.
That whole final four alliance, actually, was pretty great, with Sundra and Becky. And Jonathan Penner, in his first outing, was a lightning rod for controversy, but was usually right. Insufferables -1 each : Twentysomething jerks also held sway for a while, but the damage done by the likes of Candice and Adam and Nate was muted by the fact that they got so soundly beat in the end. Signature Moment: This was the dreaded "race wars" concept that sounded so horrid on paper.
In practice, it meant a wider net was sent out in casting the show, and the greater diversity really paid off, particularly once the tribes were jumbled up and the show willfully forgot all notions of making ethnic groups battle for dominance. But the true signature moment of the season was when Candace and Jonathan ditched their tribe of Yul, Ozzy, Becky, and Sundra, and the latter four underdogs galvanized into a challenge-dominating force that ran the table.
Insufferables -1 each : Frank was a pill and unfriendly as a way of life. Lex's paranoia made him impossible to enjoy. Signature Moment: This season boasted the series' first tribe swap, which was a game-changer and ultimately spelled the doom of my beloved Lindsay , plus genuine curiosities like the contestants coming across a water buffalo in the wild and hearing a lion prowling just outside their camp.
But game-wise, the turn of events that led to Kelly's ouster was something else. Lex luring a dissatisfied Brandon to his side, despite his tribe-mates' objections. Brandon willfully betraying his own best interests just so he wouldn't have to be aligned with Frank. Poor Kelly taking the bullet for Teresa's rogue vote for Lex a week earlier. Wild stuff. Best Player: In the series' second season, Tina Wesson showed off another way to win the game.
A year after Richard Hatch's overt villainy took the crown, Tina played a much more subtle game, not even emerging as much of a player until the fourth week or so. But she played everyone perfectly, up to and including getting Colby to keep her around at the end, knowing she could probably beat him.
One of the best. People like Alicia who will always wave her finger in your face and Michael Skupin evacuated after falling into a fire pit made for fantastic TV. And then, of course, there was America's sweetheart, Elisabeth Filarski. Soon to be Hasselbeck. Do people remember just how beloved she was? Insufferables -1 each : It really looks rather quaint how much America hated Jerri back then. She really wasn't that objectionable.
Kind of headstrong. Kind of enamored with herself. Fond of a vague come-on to Colby. Compared to the monsters who would come later? Combative chef Keith, however?
He can go. Signature Moment: So many! Skupin's aforementioned evacuation. The time the tribe ran out of food and had to barter with Jeff for more. The time their camp flooded. Still, from a strategic standpoint, no moment topped Jerri's elimination. Fair or not, we all hated her, and when Colby and Tina had finally tired of her, they made a quick calculation and sent her on her way. America, still watching the show in huge numbers, rejoiced. It's amazing how well you remember relatively insignificant players like Greg 9th place and Gretchen 10th.
Colleen Haskell was so beloved as "America's sweetheart" despite being merely a skinny, kind of spacey, nice girl that she got a movie role out of it. Jenna Lewis was the excitable single mom, and Kelly the jock, and Gervase the charismatic goof-off. Even people like Rudy and Sue, who started off as grumpily offensive and unbearably obnoxious, became lovable.
Insufferables -1 each : Oh my God, Sean. Dumb Dr. Sean, whose gutless "alphabet voting" strategy doomed the poor Pagong youngsters when they had a shot at besting Hatch. Also Joel. Shut up, Joel. Signature Moment: Sue Hawk's "snakes vs. Etched on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial.
Looking back, yes, obviously Hatch was the best. At the time, I was so in the bag for Kelly, you wouldn't believe it. Damn that Greg and his fickle "guess what number I'm thinking of" vote! Boston Rob was suddenly thrust into the role of old-timer and quasi-underdog , while Coach and Jerri operated almost like high-school outcasts.
Sandra and Courtney formed a kind of axis of bitch, fist-pounding their way through tribal councils. This was a season that even made us like Danielle. The heroes tribe was less easy to root for, especially after dispatching Cirie early, but it was incredibly fun to watch JT walk willingly into the trap of giving up his immunity idol to poor Russell, stranded on a tribe of womenfolk.
Insufferables -1 each : We're done with Colby, right? He barely looked like he wanted to be there in the first All-Stars. His unwillingness to mix things up to even a small degree in HvV was maddening. Signature Moment: Parvati playing two immunity idols—neither on herself—to secure JT's ouster was an eye-popping moment. So, okay, maybe Parvati deserved it more, but how much fun was it to see Sandra win again , in basically the same way she did before, being just as underestimated as she was the first time.
It's like the U. Jeff Probst Annoyance Factor: So many man-crushes in one place, it's a wonder Jeff didn't pass out from the vapors on the weekly. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Don't You Work For Me? Secrets are revealed on Redemption Island and the second duel reduces one castaway to tears when he is eliminated from the game for good.
We Hate Our Tribe. Two unlikely castaways unite over their shared frustration with their tribe members while another castaway hides clues to keep their tribe from searching for the idol. Their Red-Headed Stepchild.
One castaway digs deep to find a way to weaken the strength of a powerful alliance, while a luxury item creates an unexpected bond between the dueling castaways on Redemption Island.
It Don't Take a Smart One. Matt and Stephanie duel on Redemption Island, and information gathered there results in some castaways questioning tribal loyalty. This Game Respects Big Moves. The former tribes have big plans for one castaway who has the potential to change the game. Meanwhile, this same castaway grapples with the decision of whether to make the powerful move. The Buddy System. With a double tribal council sending two more castaways to Redemption Island, paranoia sets in and causes one castaway to dig deep for a chance to prolong their life in the game.
Rice Wars. With a double tribal council sending two more castaways to Redemption Island, paranoia sets in and causes one castaway to dig deep for a chance to prolong their life in the game.
Rice Wars. When one alliance's food supply is contaminated, a heated argument at camp sparks an explosive tribal council. Meanwhile on Redemption Island, the three remaining castaways compete to stay in the game and avoid becoming the first member of the jury. A Mystery Package. One castaway is on the verge of a breakdown, while other castaways speculate about the contents of a mystery package and how it affects their strategy. You Mangled My Nets.
Tree mail leaves one tribe member with a tough emotional decision, and one castaway exhausts all efforts to ensure their safety in the game. Too Close for Comfort. One castaway gets a taste of their own medicine on Redemption Island, while another castaway's plan for a big move could prove to be their biggest mistake.
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