Overall a very good, sometimes great season, but the finale is a bit underwhelming. It starts out very exciting, with a perfectly executed blindside, but the other tribal council is less thrilling, and the final tribal is just extremely predictable. Regardless of how I persnonally feel about the winner (never liked him, found him pretty stale), he IS a worthy winner. Especally with his three consecutive immunity wins. The problem is, he is sitting at the Final 3 with a person whose money and real-life success would always take away the focus from his impressively slithery game (arguably better than the winner's - he certainly masterminded more vote-offs), and another person whose conplete lack of self-awareness is embarrassing to watch (to completely misplay an idol, be taken in the finals as a 100% goat, and pretty much be told as much to your face, and still think you have accomplished a triumph when none of the jury is even taking you seriously, is shocking). The result was never in doubt (though the runner-up's three votes were somewhat of a surprise). I will give a shoutout to Kara, who played by far the best social game of the season, was always included in other people's plans, and NEVER received a single vote against her; If she had won that F4 immunity or the firemaking challenge, she might have been the winner. I won't claim that she was "robbed" (she missed two huge opportunities herself), but I WILL claim that she deserves a second chance as a zero-vote elimination. Gabby and Natalia have potential as returnees as well. *** out of 4 for the finale as a whole.
So long season 37, it's been fun....bring on season 38!
P.S. I do hope they start coming up with some new challenges, they need to stop recycling the same ones all the time.
So long season 37, it's been fun....bring on season 38!
P.S. I do hope they start coming up with some new challenges, they need to stop recycling the same ones all the time.
