Post by Amanda Kimmel on Sept 2, 2011 21:03:49 GMT -5
In the fourth and final season before All-Stars, sixteen Americans were abandoned in the northeastern Chinese plains of Manchuria, forced to survive the elements… and each other. Unbeknownst to the sixteen, there was a seventeenth person waiting to join them. The seventeen Survivors were as follows:
The initial sixteen were divided into two tribes of eight, as follows:
Wearing light blue was Lěngdòng Bīng, the tribe of freezing ice. This tribe was dominated by women: Alicia, Carolina, Danielle, Jaime, Kim, Nate, Russell, and Sandra
Wearing green was Sìnüè de Fēng, the tribe of raging wind. This tribe was mostly composed of younger men: Ami, Aras, Brendan, Bob Dawg, Dan, Ethan, Jeff, and Susie
Episode One: “More Awesomeness to Come”
As the game started at Lěngdòng Bīng, Russell surprised everyone by being nice to everyone, but Kim got suspicious vibes from him and figured it was an act. Russell was not happy to be with so many women, but tried to manage anyway by being social. Nate started aggressively and made a final two deal with Danielle, who was repulsed by the idea. She told Jaime and the two aligned without making a long-term promise; Danielle also informed Sandra that Nate was coming on too strong. Alicia’s lack of work ethic irritated her tribemates, while Nate’s negative attitude and early deal-making made him strongly disliked as well. Meanwhile, at Sìnüè de Fēng, the tribe experienced a strong sense of unity, though Jeff and Susie were singled out for being less active in the tribe. However, the challenge was an extremely close race and Bing came on top by a very slight edge, sending the more united Fēng to Tribal Council. Bob Dawg and Nate got into an argument after the challenge, but were pulled apart by the other players. Bob Dawg proposed a boys’ “Beefcake” alliance consisting of himself, Dan, Aras, Brendan, and Ethan, but Brendan and Ethan were not sure if they trusted him. Susie pleaded her case to stay, as she had been active in the challenge. At Tribal Council, the tribe decided to vote for Jeff, as he had done the least in the challenge. Jeff had expected it; however, the tribe was surprised to learn that Jeff would be replaced by Kenny due to issues surrounding Susie’s tardiness at check-ins, and were thus granted a reprieve member-wise. Kenny would have immunity if Fēng lost the next challenge.
Episode Two: “You Are Not Smarter than a Fifth Grader”
At Bing, Kim decided she wanted to gun for Russell as quickly as possible, because the fake “nice guy” act was annoying her and she was sick of him lying about his experience. Meanwhile, Carolina had no clue what the others were up to and wanted her tribe to stop being “boring.” Alicia arrogantly proclaimed to be in charge, saying she had an alliance with Sandra and Carolina but Carolina knew nothing about it. At Fēng, Kenny tried to integrate into the tribe, but felt like an outcast because he had entered the game late. At the immunity challenge, Bing won narrowly yet again, sending Fēng to their second Tribal Council in a row; again, Bob Dawg called Nate out at the challenge and the two butted heads. Ami and Susie decided to work Ethan even though he had done horribly in the challenge and target Brendan, who also had not pulled his weight. Dan, considered betraying the “Beefcake” troupe, but saw Ami as untrustworthy considering that she had performed worse than Brendan in the challenge. Bob Dawg wanted to get rid of Susie considering her lateness, which Dan considered an option, but he later decided to push to target Ami. Bob Dawg didn’t go with it, and the “Beefcake” alliance fell completely apart due to Bob Dawg no longer trusting Dan and Aras, who hadn’t communicated well. As Kenny adamantly wanted to vote Ethan for doing the worst in the challenge, Bob Dawg told Ami that the boys were voting her out, so Ami decided to betray Susie to save herself. She convinced Dan that Susie was weaker, and the vote stayed as Susie and she was sent home by a crazy 4-2-1-1 vote.
Episode Three: “I Love Being Evil”
Bob Dawg stumbled upon a strange, mystical place called “Oracle” which hid deep secrets, including a twist involving karma that could lead to one player’s Medical Evacuation from the game. He chose to target his rival Nate with this and presented the plan to Ami and Kenny. He also found clues to a strange, mystical item and found his way into the third room, but could not find the treasure.
At the challenge, the tribes were surprisingly divided into three new tribes:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Alicia, Bob Dawg, Danielle, Dan, Ethan
Sìnüè de Fēng: Brendan, Carolina, Kim, Nate, Russell
Qīngpén Dàyǔ: Ami, Aras, Jaime, Kenny, Sandra
Although initially shocked, the tribes were thrown into a three-way artifact-stealing challenge which heated up very quickly. Bing won the challenge and a bonus, while Fēng lost and went to Tribal. At Bing, Bog Dawg and Danielle bonded, and Bob Dawg began to feel an attraction toward her since she too was a dominant player; he decided to screw the “Beefcake” alliance because he didn’t like Dan anymore, and decided that Dan would be the target should new Bing lose. He informed her of his finding of Oracle, and she went looking for it immediately, knowing that there were Immunity Idols to be found. She successfully located Oracle and found out about the MedEvac twist; she and Bob Dawg worked together to figure everything out, and both obtained Hidden Immunity Idols and agreed to a final two alliance. Bob Dawg informed her that Nate was the target, and that they should give him their immunity so they could kill him by other means, to which Alicia agreed, though she didn’t like Danielle. Nothing happened at Dayu, while at the new Fēng, Brendan and Kim quickly aligned with Kim conspiring to take out Russell, whom she was still annoyed with. Brendan, however, wanted to target Carolina for being the least visible, while Russell just assumed Brendan would be the target for being the only original Fēng on the new Fēng. When he found out the target was Carolina for her lack of performance in challenges, he nearly went ballistic, as Nate was even lazier and Brendan was an enemy. However, he managed to keep himself calm and went along with the plan to ditch Carolina, and she was voted out 4-1.
Episode Four: “Steve Jobs Meets Porn”
When the tribes went to the challenge, they were swapped yet again, this time into two tribes:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Bob Dawg, Brendan, Danielle, Dan, Ethan, Kim, Russell
Sìnüè de Fēng: Alicia, Ami, Aras, Jaime, Kenny, Nate, Sandra
The entirety of Dayu was now on Fēng, and the cursed Fēng camp again lost immunity. Back at new Bing, things heated up quickly again, as Bob Dawg and Danielle considered throwing a future challenge to get rid of Dan, while Kim wanted to get rid of Russell, whom she’d been tribed with every time since the beginning of the game. Kim and Brendan forged an alliance with Bob Dawg and Danielle to get rid of both Dan and Russell, though Dan would be the first target since Russell would be on board for it. Back at the losing Fēng camp, Sandra aimed to get rid of Aras for his poor attitude and alliance with Dan, and that now was the best time for the original Bings on the new Fēng – Alicia, Jaime, Nate, and Sandra – to get him out. They approached Ami and Kenny about this, and the two went along with it. Aras was surprised to be voted out 6-1.
Episode Five: “Magic Power Bars”
At Feng, Sandra rejoiced in Aras’s unanimous boot. The Fengs plotted to win the next challenge, which was a race. At the challenge, the Bings were surprised to learn that Aras, a strong challenge contender, had been booted, and the challenge proceeded as normal. Despite Russell and Kim not working well together at the puzzle, Bing again came out on top, but Nate, having overexerted himself during the challenge, succumbed to fatigue via the Oracle attacks led by Bob Dawg and Danielle. A helicopter came to take him to a hospital in Harbin, and he was removed from the game. Feng did not attend Tribal Council, as they had already lost a member. Feng speculated that Nate overexerting himself and thus taking forever in the challenge would have meant his boot anyway.
Episode Six: “Livid and You Know It”
To everyone’s astonishment, the tribes were swapped yet again:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Danielle, Jaime, Russell, Sandra
Sìnüè de Fēng: Ami, Dan, Ethan, Kenny
Qīngpén Dàyǔ: Alicia, Bob Dawg, Brendan, Kim
The challenge was to design a shelter or supply container. At Bing, Russell’s ludicrous ideas somehow went well with his tribemates, including using Danielle’s DD-size breasts as Bing’s mascot as she had been on Bing every week. At Feng, Ami and Kenny decided to align because they had been together every week, though Ethan and Dan did the bulk of the design work. At Dayu, Brendan decided to throw the challenge and could blindside Alicia, as she was potentially with Russell, but Bob Dawg and Kim didn’t know about it and threw a quick submission together. However, the judges were unimpressed with all three tribes, sending all three to Tribal Council. There was a twist, however, in that the three boots, as well as Nate, would compete in a challenge to return to the game in a final 10 phase, so all three tribes had to be careful with who they booted. At Bing, Jaime was targeted for doing absolutely nothing in the challenge, and that she would not return to the game. Nobody said anything as she was voted off 4-0, including her own self-vote. At Dayu, Brendan stuck with the plan to vote Alicia out, and Bob Dawg and Kim agreed despite not realizing that he had thrown the challenge and was lying about his computer virus. Alicia was voted out 3-1, again without much said. Feng, however, was far more interesting, as Ami knew that Dan and Ethan would vote together. She rallied for Kenny to vote Ethan out, then opted to betray Kenny to possibly save herself, as Dan had told her that he was the vote. However, this was her undoing, as Ethan and Dan voted for her and sent her away by a 2-1-1 vote.
Episode Seven: "Winaing Combidnaiton"
After the triple Tribal Council, the Redemption challenge boiled down to Ami and Nate because Jaime had been drinking some wine she found at the pre-jury lodge and Alicia decided there was no reason to re-enter. Nate ended up winning, and came back at the challenge, where everyone dropped their buffs again. The new Bing consisted of Bob Dawg, Danielle, Ethan, Kenny, and Sandra, while the new Dayu (Feng was cursed) was comprised of Brendan, Dan, Kim, Nate, and Russell. Dayu won a close immunity challenge despite Kim’s eagerness to throw it and vote out Russell. Back at Dayu, Nate expressed that throwing a challenge is not in his blood, especially just after getting out of the hospital. Nate and Dan also stumbled upon Oracle, but were unable to get anywhere with it; at Bing, Sandra also found Oracle, and made it to the third room but was unable to continue through the collapsed area. She was completely confused as to its purpose, the reason why she was there, and to why it had collapsed. Fearing that Ethan was in a final two alliance with Dan, Danielle and Bob Dawg opted to gun for him, which Kenny and Sandra echoed to further their own interests. Come the merge, Sandra thought she would be aligned with Russell and Danielle, but Danielle valued an alliance of herself, Bob Dawg, Kim, and Brendan above all else; she lied to Sandra that she found a single immunity idol at Oracle and that Sandra was the only person she had told. At Tribal Council, Ethan was voted out 4-1 and became the first member of the jury.
Episode Eight: “Something That Works”
On Day 21, the two tribes merged into Zhànshì, Mandarin for “Warrior,” and were presented with a tricky endurance challenge. Kenny won using strategy, which surprised everyone, including him. Back at camp, Oracle made its presence known. Russell stumbled upon it, but Oracle blasted him away for being “unworthy,” and word spread through her own that Danielle had a single immunity idol. Danielle expressed that she would be willing to play her own HII, then blindside someone with Bob Dawg’s. She stuck to an original plan of splitting the votes between Nate and Dan, with her true alliance of herself, Bob Dawg, Kim, and Brendan outing Dan, though Dan thought Brendan was still with him. Brendan had originally expressed thoughts to flip, but decided that he had a good thing going and messing with it was not a good idea. Sandra, still convinced that she was in a final three deal with Russell and Danielle, voted with Russell for Nate as part of a plan to split the votes in case Nate had obtained a reward. Dan received a vote changer from Ethan as per a public reward challenge the round before, but expected his own safety too much to use it. At Tribal Council, Dan was blindsided by a 6-3 vote.
Episode Nine: “Ouchie Kapouchie”
The round began with an auction at Tribal Council:
1. Medallion of Power = gives you an advantage at any IC - KIM for $240
2. Jury voter - for the next three rounds, you may summon a member of the jury to vote at TC. They can do as they choose. - SANDRA for $320
3. SECRET reward - DANIELLE for $280
4. An icky-looking soup - KENNY for $300
5. Dummy item - Bob the Rock - NATE for $500
6. Take someone else's money, but force them to sit out of Tribal [they can't vote or be voted for] - BOB DAWG for $300. RUSSELL was exempted
7. SECRET reward - BOB DAWG for $280
8. Reward nullifier - BOB DAWG for $280
9. Immunity - KIM for $260
The castaways were sent back to camp with another Tribal Council looming the following evening. Since Russell wasn’t going, he again stayed out of the strategic drama. Nate confronted Sandra about her voting for him, and she adamantly denied doing so, though Russell had claimed otherwise and said he merely voted Nate to goad out a potential reward from Redemption. Danielle and Bob Dawg wanted to gun for Nate, but Kim pushed hard for Sandra when Brendan suggested to blindside her. Brendan started getting arrogant and thought was in charge and he’d have an easy time making the finals, and Kim thought everything was going smoothly. Although Bob Dawg and Danielle agreed to break up Sandra and Russell, they began to strongly distrust Kim and Brendan due to their strong allegiance to Nate; Bob Dawg and Danielle were worried that one of them would need to play a Hidden Immunity Idol. Blindsiding Kim would have to wait since Kim was protected by the immunity necklace, but they began to scheme ways to get her out. Danielle invoked her question at the Tribal Council vote, and was informed that Sandra would be getting the most votes. She chose not to play her HII, and Sandra was blindsided 6-1.
Episode Ten: “Brainless Drooling Zombies”
Kim was intent on making sure this was the round that Russell would go home, and Brendan was with her all the way. They approached Kenny and started talking to him, and Kenny made a Freudian slip that he trusted Brendan above everyone else. The Brendan-Kim duo thought it would be smooth sailing, but their plans were foiled when Russell won immunity and Brendan failed to do anything in the challenge, incurring a penalty of a self-vote. Back at camp, Kim expressed her frustration with the situation and learned from Danielle that the target was to be either Nate, because nobody liked him (other than Kim), or Kenny. Kim knew it was too early to blindside Bob Dawg, as she needed him to get rid of Russell, but Bob Dawg picked up a sense of animosity from Kim and decided to blindside her using his immunity idol, thinking that there were only two more opportunities to use them. He informed Russell that Kim had been after him, and in turn, Russell said that votes were going Bob’s way. Bob Dawg also approached Kenny and told him that Kim had no allegiance to him, while Kim expressed that she would be unable to use Kenny to further herself. Kenny knew he was the swing vote, and at first decided to join Bob Dawg and Danielle since they would have his back, although he told Kim that he had been approached about voting for her. Nate convinced Kim that Bob Dawg had to go down as soon as possible. Kim figured out that there was no way that she could get the numbers, especially given that Bob Dawg had lied that he had a vote changer (when he actually had a triple vote). Nate and Kenny, who was trying to save himself, had other ideas and got Russell on board to blindside Bob Dawg, and Brendan agreed that he would also if he had a vote. Kim furthered it by offering Russell her Medallion of Power, but Bob Dawg knew about the votes for him, played his HII, and sent Kim to the jury, leaving many of her allies completely stymied and the Medallion of Power in her possession.
Episode Eleven: “Man Up and Grow a Pair”
Back at camp, everyone had assumed that Danielle had given her HII to Bob Dawg, while Danielle showed hers to the camera before replacing it in her boobs. Nate found it suspicious that Danielle was not acting vulnerable, and speculated that she and Bob Dawg were sharing a second idol. However, Bob Dawg and Danielle played no notice, as they intended to target Russell. Brendan was all game for it as well, but when Russell won immunity, the plans changed to target Nate. Brendan, Nate, and Kenny knew that they had to split Bob Dawg and Danielle, as they were a power pair. Although Nate raised suspicion that there was a second HII in play, Russell and Brendan both knew that being on the wrong side of Bob Dawg’s reward, which only the latter knew was a triple vote, was a bad idea, and nobody else had any power to do anything. They retracted the possibility of splitting; with only Kenny sticking with him, Nate was voted out 6-2, and he called out the possibility of Danielle and Bob Dawg packing a second idol as he left.
Episode Twelve: “It’s a Didol”
The next treemail presented a much-expected quiz about the game, with the winner garnering immunity. It came down to a tiebreaker, and Brendan edged out Bob Dawg for his first immunity win. Brendan began to contemplate blindsiding Bob Dawg with Kenny and Russell, but knew that Russell could be potentially threatening in the final immunity challenge. Danielle knew that she’d have to play her Hidden Immunity Idol, but knew that Brendan didn’t completely trust Bob Dawg. She kept her secret in her boobs, with only Bob Dawg knowing. Brendan eventually decided that he didn’t trust Russell, and told Kenny that Russell was being blindsided. And he was with a 4-1 vote, becoming the sixth member of the jury, and Danielle’s “didol” play on Bob Dawg was all for naught.
Episode Thirteen [Finale]: “One More Step”
The final four – Bob Dawg, Brendan, Danielle, and Kenny – went through the rites of passage and shared their memories about their fallen comrades. They then competed in their final immunity challenge: A crazy race involving ropes, fire, bubble popping, and puzzles. Bob Dawg won in a landslide. Back at camp, Brendan and Kenny discussed taking Danielle out, but Brendan was unsure if he could betray his allies when Danielle would beat Kenny in a tiebreaker challenge anyway. Kenny was voted out 3-1 at Tribal Council, and he called Brendan out as a liar on his way out.
After having a great breakfast and torching the shelter, Bob Dawg, Brendan, and Danielle went to the Final Tribal Council for a full jury interrogation. Danielle gave her opening speech first, not going into detail but thanking everyone for her best ORG experience. Bob Dawg highlighted that he and Danielle were a team and that they had run shit the entire game, which was implemented by Bob Dawg’s discovery of Oracle. Brendan outlined his strategy of taking it one round at a time, which was beneficial with all the tribe swaps, and that he would have voted for Bob Dawg had he not self-voted and that he had wanted to blindside Bob Dawg at the final five, but didn’t when he got suspicious of Danielle having a second HII, and that he couldn’t vote out Danielle in the final four because she’d beat Kenny anyway. He preached loyalty and not relying on items to the extent of his competitors.
Dan was the first juror to ask questions. He asked Danielle about fake alliances, her alliance with Bob Dawg, and what she had over Brendan. Danielle said that she acted vulnerable when she wasn’t to gain the trust of people, which helped propel her farther, and that she and Bob Dawg saw each other as power players and knew they could control the game. Danielle said that Brendan accomplished none of his attempted blindsides, and that he had far too many loyalties. Dan asked Brendan why he thought he was loyal when he clearly wasn’t, and Brendan mentioned his voting history. He admitted that he didn’t pull off any big plays, but said that he had to seek alternative alliances to the “Beefcake” brigade when him and Dan didn’t talk as much due to the tribe swaps, and that Kim was his truest ally. He also asked Brendan why Danielle and Bob Dawg should win, and Brendan gave reasons highlighting Bob Dawg’s physical game and threatening position as well as Danielle’s social prowess and determination. Dan asked Bob Dawg about the jury’s distaste for him, in that many of them were pissed off by his betrayals. Bob Dawg said he meant nothing personally, and he voted people out that would strike him before they could. He also learned to trust people, and wasn’t faking alliances to use people like Danielle.
Kenny went second, saying that the Final Tribal Council would determine his vote. He criticized Danielle’s opening statement, asking what she did that wasn’t being carried by Bob Dawg. Danielle said that she and Bob Dawg were by all means a team, but she wanted to show her loyalty to him. She defended her lie about her HII being the only, which would make Bob Dawg’s all the more powerful. She also praised her own social game, which allowed Brendan to go with her to take out Russell instead of Bob Dawg. Kenny asked Brendan why he should vote for “the most dishonest person in the final 3,” and Brendan defended playing the game for himself and staying loyal to Danielle. Kenny asked Bob Dawg about why he attacked Nate, and Bob Dawg called it an “adrenaline rush” to get out his competition. Kenny also questioned about Bob Dawg’s personality, which Bob Dawg defended saying being abrasive and aggressive shows his passion for playing. Kenny also asked who each finalist would replace themselves with in the finals. Danielle and Brendan said Kim; Bob Dawg said Russell. He also asked if their parents would be proud of them. Danielle and Brendan said yes for making the end, but no for excessive lying even though that is part of Survivor. Bob Dawg said that his parents are always proud of him, even if they dislike his methods.
Russell went third, and completely broke out of his “nice guy” act, saying he was disappointed in all three of the people in front of him: “I don't like that Brendan didn't bother to talk to me, I don't like that Danielle was even sluttier than the real one, and I don't like that Bob Dawg decided to screw me over.” He asked all three of them what made him such a big threat OVER the other two finalists. Danielle said that Bob Dawg was actually the biggest threat in the game, but she could not break her loyalty to him, and that Russell’s challenge-whore + brilliant FTC reputation from CYS Japan [Tonga AS Erinn’s game, where Russell won over Bob Dawg and Namibia winner Sierra by a 7-0-0 jury vote, a jury that included Amanda] was the main reason why he was a threat. Danielle said Brendan was no threat to her since he didn’t talk to half of the jury, but that Danielle still trusted him and that’s why he was with her in the finals. She ended her pwnage with: “Maybe there's more to this game than just getting rid of the threats.” Russell, however, took an issue with this, thinking that Danielle arbitrarily handed out loyalty, but she disagreed since she was only loyal to Bob Dawg. He asked her why he should vote for her over Bob Dawg because he made the end despite being the “biggest threat,” and Danielle said that she could have stopped him, but chose not to because she trusted him and that they could make the end together. Russell asked Bob Dawg about CYS Japan, and Bob Dawg said that it did play a factor into his decision since Russell would win in the end, but it was mostly sticking with his alliance. Bob Dawg said that Danielle wasn’t a threat because they were a team and trusted each other. Brendan chimed in that Danielle and Bob Dawg were big threats, but not to him because he could trust them.
Up fourth was Kim. Kim called Danielle an “HBIC” and stated that she respected Danielle’s gameplay, even though it was dirty. She asked Danielle why she didn’t tell anyone about Bob Dawg’s idol, and Danielle said that Bob Dawg was scared that Kim and Brendan would flip. The HII was never intended to be used against them, but when Kim did decide to flip, it just had to be. Danielle also said that she was intending to stay true to the final four alliance, but wasn’t sure who she would want in the final three with herself and Bob Dawg. Kim asked Brendan about his voting for Nate, and Brendan said that he had to vote Nate so he wouldn’t be on the wrong side of Bob Dawg’s triple vote. Brendan was only concerned about getting himself to the end. Kim asked Bob Dawg about his lying that Russell did not like her, but Bob Dawg said that may have been a misinterpretation and that Russell had made it clear that Kim and Danielle could be targets after Dan. Kim furthered it by asking Bob Dawg if he followed Danielle, which he denied. He said that the person he voted for left every round, and that it was always the person he wanted gone.
Sandra was angry, and ordered the final three to own up to every lie they told in the game. Bob Dawg and Danielle admitted to lying to a lot of people about their safety, and Danielle admitted to getting implants. They both claimed that they had not lied to each other. Brendan said that he had no intent on going to the end with Bob Dawg and Danielle, and constantly lied to them about it.
Nate went sixth, and he attacked Danielle’s thoughts of being in control. He asked her what would happen if she and Bob Dawg had no HIIs. Danielle said that she couldn’t answer it, but perceived that the alliance may have never been formed in the first place, and that Bob Dawg would have been voted out in 7th.
Nate asked Bob Dawg if he took the game too seriously, and also pressed about the karma attacks leading to the MedEvac. Bob Dawg said that he cares about the games, but doesn’t take them too seriously, and he attacked Nate because Nate was the only person whose karma was lower than his own. Brendan was asked about any moves he would regret. Brendan said the only thing he regretted was not talking to Russell, as it lost him a jury vote, and that he did not regret knifing Kenny.
Ethan went last. He asked every finalist why he should vote for them, accusing Bob Dawg and Brendan of dropping him after Aras’s departure defeated the “Beefcake” brigade and Danielle of faking an alliance. Brendan said that he made no big moves, but always knew what was going on and still made finals with backup plans in place. Bob Dawg said that the tribe swaps fractured what he had with Ethan, and he assumed that Ethan was with Dan and thus had to go. Danielle said that it was impossible to plan too far in advance in Survivor, and that building a relationship with everyone is better than not building any, so her alliance with Ethan was never “fake” in that when they talked, she had no idea when she’d want Ethan out, if ever. Ethan also asked each of them what their biggest move in the game was. Brendan says his was voting out Dan and committing to the foursome with Bob Dawg, Danielle, and Kim. Bob Dawg and Danielle both said that their power alliance and finding the two HIIs.
In the end, it was a 3-3-1 tie between Bob Dawg and Danielle, with Sandra, Dan, and Ethan voting for Danielle, and Nate, Kenny, and Russell voting for Bob Dawg. Brendan, only earning Kim’s vote, got to break the tie, and he named Danielle the Sole Survivor.
The six All-Stars were as follows:
DDanielle DDiLorenzo, The Boobs. She came with one goal in mind: Redemption. Not only did she end up running shit, she didn't screw herself over and ended up winning the entire thing.
Bobby “Bob Dawg” Mason, The Comedian. He also came here to redeem himself. He didn't like having "11th place" tacked on his name from last time. Therefore, instead of playing as Tyrone, he'll be Bob Dawg, and he’s keeping the title since he was even funnier this time.
Kim Powers, The Chaser. She wanted to target a specific someone from the beginning, and chased her dream of finally making the end. However, it was not meant to be, as she was idoled out.
Dan Kay, The ‘Big Threat.’ He was misunderstood. He was a smart, calculating player, but everyone seemed to think of him as some sort of mega-threat. Sure, he'd been in a solid alliance, but a twist screwed all of his buddies over. Therefore, he gets his shot at redemption.
Russell Hantz, The Actor. A questionable character, he is extremely devious, he put up a nice-guy front and made a few power plays by blabbing about a potential blindside. Although he believed people fell for his act... they didn't. But he's a competitor, and he's fun. He's...
Brendan Synnott, The Glue. He tried to make big moves, but knew he had to hold an alliance together and ended up sticking to it. Although he didn't make a powerr play, he ended up in the finals. Third, yes. That still isn't bad.
In addition, Sandra Diaz-Twine, The Instigator, agreed to return for a second shot on Heroes vs. Villains. She led the charge in blindsiding Aras and claims to have played a large role in Dan's demise as well, so why not?
Well, we had yet another great season, and with All-Stars just around the corner… who knows what’s in store? See you all soon!
Love, Amanda
- Brendan, an entrepreneur
- Ami, a motivational speaker
- Kim, an athletic apparel company executive
- Bobby aka Bob Dawg, an attorney
- Aras, a basketball player-turned yoga instructor
- Danielle, a medical sales consultant
- Susie, a hairdresser
- Jeff, a model
- Ethan, a pro soccer player
- Nate, a hip-hop artist
- Russell, an oil company owner from Texas
- Alicia, a personal trainer and TV host
- Carolina, a Hollywood bartender
- Dan, an attorney
- Jaime, a public relations student
- Sandra, an office assistant
- And the 17th, professional Super Smash Bros. player Kenny “SephirothKen” Hoang
The initial sixteen were divided into two tribes of eight, as follows:
Wearing light blue was Lěngdòng Bīng, the tribe of freezing ice. This tribe was dominated by women: Alicia, Carolina, Danielle, Jaime, Kim, Nate, Russell, and Sandra
Wearing green was Sìnüè de Fēng, the tribe of raging wind. This tribe was mostly composed of younger men: Ami, Aras, Brendan, Bob Dawg, Dan, Ethan, Jeff, and Susie
Episode One: “More Awesomeness to Come”
As the game started at Lěngdòng Bīng, Russell surprised everyone by being nice to everyone, but Kim got suspicious vibes from him and figured it was an act. Russell was not happy to be with so many women, but tried to manage anyway by being social. Nate started aggressively and made a final two deal with Danielle, who was repulsed by the idea. She told Jaime and the two aligned without making a long-term promise; Danielle also informed Sandra that Nate was coming on too strong. Alicia’s lack of work ethic irritated her tribemates, while Nate’s negative attitude and early deal-making made him strongly disliked as well. Meanwhile, at Sìnüè de Fēng, the tribe experienced a strong sense of unity, though Jeff and Susie were singled out for being less active in the tribe. However, the challenge was an extremely close race and Bing came on top by a very slight edge, sending the more united Fēng to Tribal Council. Bob Dawg and Nate got into an argument after the challenge, but were pulled apart by the other players. Bob Dawg proposed a boys’ “Beefcake” alliance consisting of himself, Dan, Aras, Brendan, and Ethan, but Brendan and Ethan were not sure if they trusted him. Susie pleaded her case to stay, as she had been active in the challenge. At Tribal Council, the tribe decided to vote for Jeff, as he had done the least in the challenge. Jeff had expected it; however, the tribe was surprised to learn that Jeff would be replaced by Kenny due to issues surrounding Susie’s tardiness at check-ins, and were thus granted a reprieve member-wise. Kenny would have immunity if Fēng lost the next challenge.
Episode Two: “You Are Not Smarter than a Fifth Grader”
At Bing, Kim decided she wanted to gun for Russell as quickly as possible, because the fake “nice guy” act was annoying her and she was sick of him lying about his experience. Meanwhile, Carolina had no clue what the others were up to and wanted her tribe to stop being “boring.” Alicia arrogantly proclaimed to be in charge, saying she had an alliance with Sandra and Carolina but Carolina knew nothing about it. At Fēng, Kenny tried to integrate into the tribe, but felt like an outcast because he had entered the game late. At the immunity challenge, Bing won narrowly yet again, sending Fēng to their second Tribal Council in a row; again, Bob Dawg called Nate out at the challenge and the two butted heads. Ami and Susie decided to work Ethan even though he had done horribly in the challenge and target Brendan, who also had not pulled his weight. Dan, considered betraying the “Beefcake” troupe, but saw Ami as untrustworthy considering that she had performed worse than Brendan in the challenge. Bob Dawg wanted to get rid of Susie considering her lateness, which Dan considered an option, but he later decided to push to target Ami. Bob Dawg didn’t go with it, and the “Beefcake” alliance fell completely apart due to Bob Dawg no longer trusting Dan and Aras, who hadn’t communicated well. As Kenny adamantly wanted to vote Ethan for doing the worst in the challenge, Bob Dawg told Ami that the boys were voting her out, so Ami decided to betray Susie to save herself. She convinced Dan that Susie was weaker, and the vote stayed as Susie and she was sent home by a crazy 4-2-1-1 vote.
Episode Three: “I Love Being Evil”
Bob Dawg stumbled upon a strange, mystical place called “Oracle” which hid deep secrets, including a twist involving karma that could lead to one player’s Medical Evacuation from the game. He chose to target his rival Nate with this and presented the plan to Ami and Kenny. He also found clues to a strange, mystical item and found his way into the third room, but could not find the treasure.
At the challenge, the tribes were surprisingly divided into three new tribes:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Alicia, Bob Dawg, Danielle, Dan, Ethan
Sìnüè de Fēng: Brendan, Carolina, Kim, Nate, Russell
Qīngpén Dàyǔ: Ami, Aras, Jaime, Kenny, Sandra
Although initially shocked, the tribes were thrown into a three-way artifact-stealing challenge which heated up very quickly. Bing won the challenge and a bonus, while Fēng lost and went to Tribal. At Bing, Bog Dawg and Danielle bonded, and Bob Dawg began to feel an attraction toward her since she too was a dominant player; he decided to screw the “Beefcake” alliance because he didn’t like Dan anymore, and decided that Dan would be the target should new Bing lose. He informed her of his finding of Oracle, and she went looking for it immediately, knowing that there were Immunity Idols to be found. She successfully located Oracle and found out about the MedEvac twist; she and Bob Dawg worked together to figure everything out, and both obtained Hidden Immunity Idols and agreed to a final two alliance. Bob Dawg informed her that Nate was the target, and that they should give him their immunity so they could kill him by other means, to which Alicia agreed, though she didn’t like Danielle. Nothing happened at Dayu, while at the new Fēng, Brendan and Kim quickly aligned with Kim conspiring to take out Russell, whom she was still annoyed with. Brendan, however, wanted to target Carolina for being the least visible, while Russell just assumed Brendan would be the target for being the only original Fēng on the new Fēng. When he found out the target was Carolina for her lack of performance in challenges, he nearly went ballistic, as Nate was even lazier and Brendan was an enemy. However, he managed to keep himself calm and went along with the plan to ditch Carolina, and she was voted out 4-1.
Episode Four: “Steve Jobs Meets Porn”
When the tribes went to the challenge, they were swapped yet again, this time into two tribes:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Bob Dawg, Brendan, Danielle, Dan, Ethan, Kim, Russell
Sìnüè de Fēng: Alicia, Ami, Aras, Jaime, Kenny, Nate, Sandra
The entirety of Dayu was now on Fēng, and the cursed Fēng camp again lost immunity. Back at new Bing, things heated up quickly again, as Bob Dawg and Danielle considered throwing a future challenge to get rid of Dan, while Kim wanted to get rid of Russell, whom she’d been tribed with every time since the beginning of the game. Kim and Brendan forged an alliance with Bob Dawg and Danielle to get rid of both Dan and Russell, though Dan would be the first target since Russell would be on board for it. Back at the losing Fēng camp, Sandra aimed to get rid of Aras for his poor attitude and alliance with Dan, and that now was the best time for the original Bings on the new Fēng – Alicia, Jaime, Nate, and Sandra – to get him out. They approached Ami and Kenny about this, and the two went along with it. Aras was surprised to be voted out 6-1.
Episode Five: “Magic Power Bars”
At Feng, Sandra rejoiced in Aras’s unanimous boot. The Fengs plotted to win the next challenge, which was a race. At the challenge, the Bings were surprised to learn that Aras, a strong challenge contender, had been booted, and the challenge proceeded as normal. Despite Russell and Kim not working well together at the puzzle, Bing again came out on top, but Nate, having overexerted himself during the challenge, succumbed to fatigue via the Oracle attacks led by Bob Dawg and Danielle. A helicopter came to take him to a hospital in Harbin, and he was removed from the game. Feng did not attend Tribal Council, as they had already lost a member. Feng speculated that Nate overexerting himself and thus taking forever in the challenge would have meant his boot anyway.
Episode Six: “Livid and You Know It”
To everyone’s astonishment, the tribes were swapped yet again:
Lěngdòng Bīng: Danielle, Jaime, Russell, Sandra
Sìnüè de Fēng: Ami, Dan, Ethan, Kenny
Qīngpén Dàyǔ: Alicia, Bob Dawg, Brendan, Kim
The challenge was to design a shelter or supply container. At Bing, Russell’s ludicrous ideas somehow went well with his tribemates, including using Danielle’s DD-size breasts as Bing’s mascot as she had been on Bing every week. At Feng, Ami and Kenny decided to align because they had been together every week, though Ethan and Dan did the bulk of the design work. At Dayu, Brendan decided to throw the challenge and could blindside Alicia, as she was potentially with Russell, but Bob Dawg and Kim didn’t know about it and threw a quick submission together. However, the judges were unimpressed with all three tribes, sending all three to Tribal Council. There was a twist, however, in that the three boots, as well as Nate, would compete in a challenge to return to the game in a final 10 phase, so all three tribes had to be careful with who they booted. At Bing, Jaime was targeted for doing absolutely nothing in the challenge, and that she would not return to the game. Nobody said anything as she was voted off 4-0, including her own self-vote. At Dayu, Brendan stuck with the plan to vote Alicia out, and Bob Dawg and Kim agreed despite not realizing that he had thrown the challenge and was lying about his computer virus. Alicia was voted out 3-1, again without much said. Feng, however, was far more interesting, as Ami knew that Dan and Ethan would vote together. She rallied for Kenny to vote Ethan out, then opted to betray Kenny to possibly save herself, as Dan had told her that he was the vote. However, this was her undoing, as Ethan and Dan voted for her and sent her away by a 2-1-1 vote.
Episode Seven: "Winaing Combidnaiton"
After the triple Tribal Council, the Redemption challenge boiled down to Ami and Nate because Jaime had been drinking some wine she found at the pre-jury lodge and Alicia decided there was no reason to re-enter. Nate ended up winning, and came back at the challenge, where everyone dropped their buffs again. The new Bing consisted of Bob Dawg, Danielle, Ethan, Kenny, and Sandra, while the new Dayu (Feng was cursed) was comprised of Brendan, Dan, Kim, Nate, and Russell. Dayu won a close immunity challenge despite Kim’s eagerness to throw it and vote out Russell. Back at Dayu, Nate expressed that throwing a challenge is not in his blood, especially just after getting out of the hospital. Nate and Dan also stumbled upon Oracle, but were unable to get anywhere with it; at Bing, Sandra also found Oracle, and made it to the third room but was unable to continue through the collapsed area. She was completely confused as to its purpose, the reason why she was there, and to why it had collapsed. Fearing that Ethan was in a final two alliance with Dan, Danielle and Bob Dawg opted to gun for him, which Kenny and Sandra echoed to further their own interests. Come the merge, Sandra thought she would be aligned with Russell and Danielle, but Danielle valued an alliance of herself, Bob Dawg, Kim, and Brendan above all else; she lied to Sandra that she found a single immunity idol at Oracle and that Sandra was the only person she had told. At Tribal Council, Ethan was voted out 4-1 and became the first member of the jury.
Episode Eight: “Something That Works”
On Day 21, the two tribes merged into Zhànshì, Mandarin for “Warrior,” and were presented with a tricky endurance challenge. Kenny won using strategy, which surprised everyone, including him. Back at camp, Oracle made its presence known. Russell stumbled upon it, but Oracle blasted him away for being “unworthy,” and word spread through her own that Danielle had a single immunity idol. Danielle expressed that she would be willing to play her own HII, then blindside someone with Bob Dawg’s. She stuck to an original plan of splitting the votes between Nate and Dan, with her true alliance of herself, Bob Dawg, Kim, and Brendan outing Dan, though Dan thought Brendan was still with him. Brendan had originally expressed thoughts to flip, but decided that he had a good thing going and messing with it was not a good idea. Sandra, still convinced that she was in a final three deal with Russell and Danielle, voted with Russell for Nate as part of a plan to split the votes in case Nate had obtained a reward. Dan received a vote changer from Ethan as per a public reward challenge the round before, but expected his own safety too much to use it. At Tribal Council, Dan was blindsided by a 6-3 vote.
Episode Nine: “Ouchie Kapouchie”
The round began with an auction at Tribal Council:
1. Medallion of Power = gives you an advantage at any IC - KIM for $240
2. Jury voter - for the next three rounds, you may summon a member of the jury to vote at TC. They can do as they choose. - SANDRA for $320
3. SECRET reward - DANIELLE for $280
4. An icky-looking soup - KENNY for $300
5. Dummy item - Bob the Rock - NATE for $500
6. Take someone else's money, but force them to sit out of Tribal [they can't vote or be voted for] - BOB DAWG for $300. RUSSELL was exempted
7. SECRET reward - BOB DAWG for $280
8. Reward nullifier - BOB DAWG for $280
9. Immunity - KIM for $260
The castaways were sent back to camp with another Tribal Council looming the following evening. Since Russell wasn’t going, he again stayed out of the strategic drama. Nate confronted Sandra about her voting for him, and she adamantly denied doing so, though Russell had claimed otherwise and said he merely voted Nate to goad out a potential reward from Redemption. Danielle and Bob Dawg wanted to gun for Nate, but Kim pushed hard for Sandra when Brendan suggested to blindside her. Brendan started getting arrogant and thought was in charge and he’d have an easy time making the finals, and Kim thought everything was going smoothly. Although Bob Dawg and Danielle agreed to break up Sandra and Russell, they began to strongly distrust Kim and Brendan due to their strong allegiance to Nate; Bob Dawg and Danielle were worried that one of them would need to play a Hidden Immunity Idol. Blindsiding Kim would have to wait since Kim was protected by the immunity necklace, but they began to scheme ways to get her out. Danielle invoked her question at the Tribal Council vote, and was informed that Sandra would be getting the most votes. She chose not to play her HII, and Sandra was blindsided 6-1.
Episode Ten: “Brainless Drooling Zombies”
Kim was intent on making sure this was the round that Russell would go home, and Brendan was with her all the way. They approached Kenny and started talking to him, and Kenny made a Freudian slip that he trusted Brendan above everyone else. The Brendan-Kim duo thought it would be smooth sailing, but their plans were foiled when Russell won immunity and Brendan failed to do anything in the challenge, incurring a penalty of a self-vote. Back at camp, Kim expressed her frustration with the situation and learned from Danielle that the target was to be either Nate, because nobody liked him (other than Kim), or Kenny. Kim knew it was too early to blindside Bob Dawg, as she needed him to get rid of Russell, but Bob Dawg picked up a sense of animosity from Kim and decided to blindside her using his immunity idol, thinking that there were only two more opportunities to use them. He informed Russell that Kim had been after him, and in turn, Russell said that votes were going Bob’s way. Bob Dawg also approached Kenny and told him that Kim had no allegiance to him, while Kim expressed that she would be unable to use Kenny to further herself. Kenny knew he was the swing vote, and at first decided to join Bob Dawg and Danielle since they would have his back, although he told Kim that he had been approached about voting for her. Nate convinced Kim that Bob Dawg had to go down as soon as possible. Kim figured out that there was no way that she could get the numbers, especially given that Bob Dawg had lied that he had a vote changer (when he actually had a triple vote). Nate and Kenny, who was trying to save himself, had other ideas and got Russell on board to blindside Bob Dawg, and Brendan agreed that he would also if he had a vote. Kim furthered it by offering Russell her Medallion of Power, but Bob Dawg knew about the votes for him, played his HII, and sent Kim to the jury, leaving many of her allies completely stymied and the Medallion of Power in her possession.
Episode Eleven: “Man Up and Grow a Pair”
Back at camp, everyone had assumed that Danielle had given her HII to Bob Dawg, while Danielle showed hers to the camera before replacing it in her boobs. Nate found it suspicious that Danielle was not acting vulnerable, and speculated that she and Bob Dawg were sharing a second idol. However, Bob Dawg and Danielle played no notice, as they intended to target Russell. Brendan was all game for it as well, but when Russell won immunity, the plans changed to target Nate. Brendan, Nate, and Kenny knew that they had to split Bob Dawg and Danielle, as they were a power pair. Although Nate raised suspicion that there was a second HII in play, Russell and Brendan both knew that being on the wrong side of Bob Dawg’s reward, which only the latter knew was a triple vote, was a bad idea, and nobody else had any power to do anything. They retracted the possibility of splitting; with only Kenny sticking with him, Nate was voted out 6-2, and he called out the possibility of Danielle and Bob Dawg packing a second idol as he left.
Episode Twelve: “It’s a Didol”
The next treemail presented a much-expected quiz about the game, with the winner garnering immunity. It came down to a tiebreaker, and Brendan edged out Bob Dawg for his first immunity win. Brendan began to contemplate blindsiding Bob Dawg with Kenny and Russell, but knew that Russell could be potentially threatening in the final immunity challenge. Danielle knew that she’d have to play her Hidden Immunity Idol, but knew that Brendan didn’t completely trust Bob Dawg. She kept her secret in her boobs, with only Bob Dawg knowing. Brendan eventually decided that he didn’t trust Russell, and told Kenny that Russell was being blindsided. And he was with a 4-1 vote, becoming the sixth member of the jury, and Danielle’s “didol” play on Bob Dawg was all for naught.
Episode Thirteen [Finale]: “One More Step”
The final four – Bob Dawg, Brendan, Danielle, and Kenny – went through the rites of passage and shared their memories about their fallen comrades. They then competed in their final immunity challenge: A crazy race involving ropes, fire, bubble popping, and puzzles. Bob Dawg won in a landslide. Back at camp, Brendan and Kenny discussed taking Danielle out, but Brendan was unsure if he could betray his allies when Danielle would beat Kenny in a tiebreaker challenge anyway. Kenny was voted out 3-1 at Tribal Council, and he called Brendan out as a liar on his way out.
After having a great breakfast and torching the shelter, Bob Dawg, Brendan, and Danielle went to the Final Tribal Council for a full jury interrogation. Danielle gave her opening speech first, not going into detail but thanking everyone for her best ORG experience. Bob Dawg highlighted that he and Danielle were a team and that they had run shit the entire game, which was implemented by Bob Dawg’s discovery of Oracle. Brendan outlined his strategy of taking it one round at a time, which was beneficial with all the tribe swaps, and that he would have voted for Bob Dawg had he not self-voted and that he had wanted to blindside Bob Dawg at the final five, but didn’t when he got suspicious of Danielle having a second HII, and that he couldn’t vote out Danielle in the final four because she’d beat Kenny anyway. He preached loyalty and not relying on items to the extent of his competitors.
Dan was the first juror to ask questions. He asked Danielle about fake alliances, her alliance with Bob Dawg, and what she had over Brendan. Danielle said that she acted vulnerable when she wasn’t to gain the trust of people, which helped propel her farther, and that she and Bob Dawg saw each other as power players and knew they could control the game. Danielle said that Brendan accomplished none of his attempted blindsides, and that he had far too many loyalties. Dan asked Brendan why he thought he was loyal when he clearly wasn’t, and Brendan mentioned his voting history. He admitted that he didn’t pull off any big plays, but said that he had to seek alternative alliances to the “Beefcake” brigade when him and Dan didn’t talk as much due to the tribe swaps, and that Kim was his truest ally. He also asked Brendan why Danielle and Bob Dawg should win, and Brendan gave reasons highlighting Bob Dawg’s physical game and threatening position as well as Danielle’s social prowess and determination. Dan asked Bob Dawg about the jury’s distaste for him, in that many of them were pissed off by his betrayals. Bob Dawg said he meant nothing personally, and he voted people out that would strike him before they could. He also learned to trust people, and wasn’t faking alliances to use people like Danielle.
Kenny went second, saying that the Final Tribal Council would determine his vote. He criticized Danielle’s opening statement, asking what she did that wasn’t being carried by Bob Dawg. Danielle said that she and Bob Dawg were by all means a team, but she wanted to show her loyalty to him. She defended her lie about her HII being the only, which would make Bob Dawg’s all the more powerful. She also praised her own social game, which allowed Brendan to go with her to take out Russell instead of Bob Dawg. Kenny asked Brendan why he should vote for “the most dishonest person in the final 3,” and Brendan defended playing the game for himself and staying loyal to Danielle. Kenny asked Bob Dawg about why he attacked Nate, and Bob Dawg called it an “adrenaline rush” to get out his competition. Kenny also questioned about Bob Dawg’s personality, which Bob Dawg defended saying being abrasive and aggressive shows his passion for playing. Kenny also asked who each finalist would replace themselves with in the finals. Danielle and Brendan said Kim; Bob Dawg said Russell. He also asked if their parents would be proud of them. Danielle and Brendan said yes for making the end, but no for excessive lying even though that is part of Survivor. Bob Dawg said that his parents are always proud of him, even if they dislike his methods.
Russell went third, and completely broke out of his “nice guy” act, saying he was disappointed in all three of the people in front of him: “I don't like that Brendan didn't bother to talk to me, I don't like that Danielle was even sluttier than the real one, and I don't like that Bob Dawg decided to screw me over.” He asked all three of them what made him such a big threat OVER the other two finalists. Danielle said that Bob Dawg was actually the biggest threat in the game, but she could not break her loyalty to him, and that Russell’s challenge-whore + brilliant FTC reputation from CYS Japan [Tonga AS Erinn’s game, where Russell won over Bob Dawg and Namibia winner Sierra by a 7-0-0 jury vote, a jury that included Amanda] was the main reason why he was a threat. Danielle said Brendan was no threat to her since he didn’t talk to half of the jury, but that Danielle still trusted him and that’s why he was with her in the finals. She ended her pwnage with: “Maybe there's more to this game than just getting rid of the threats.” Russell, however, took an issue with this, thinking that Danielle arbitrarily handed out loyalty, but she disagreed since she was only loyal to Bob Dawg. He asked her why he should vote for her over Bob Dawg because he made the end despite being the “biggest threat,” and Danielle said that she could have stopped him, but chose not to because she trusted him and that they could make the end together. Russell asked Bob Dawg about CYS Japan, and Bob Dawg said that it did play a factor into his decision since Russell would win in the end, but it was mostly sticking with his alliance. Bob Dawg said that Danielle wasn’t a threat because they were a team and trusted each other. Brendan chimed in that Danielle and Bob Dawg were big threats, but not to him because he could trust them.
Up fourth was Kim. Kim called Danielle an “HBIC” and stated that she respected Danielle’s gameplay, even though it was dirty. She asked Danielle why she didn’t tell anyone about Bob Dawg’s idol, and Danielle said that Bob Dawg was scared that Kim and Brendan would flip. The HII was never intended to be used against them, but when Kim did decide to flip, it just had to be. Danielle also said that she was intending to stay true to the final four alliance, but wasn’t sure who she would want in the final three with herself and Bob Dawg. Kim asked Brendan about his voting for Nate, and Brendan said that he had to vote Nate so he wouldn’t be on the wrong side of Bob Dawg’s triple vote. Brendan was only concerned about getting himself to the end. Kim asked Bob Dawg about his lying that Russell did not like her, but Bob Dawg said that may have been a misinterpretation and that Russell had made it clear that Kim and Danielle could be targets after Dan. Kim furthered it by asking Bob Dawg if he followed Danielle, which he denied. He said that the person he voted for left every round, and that it was always the person he wanted gone.
Sandra was angry, and ordered the final three to own up to every lie they told in the game. Bob Dawg and Danielle admitted to lying to a lot of people about their safety, and Danielle admitted to getting implants. They both claimed that they had not lied to each other. Brendan said that he had no intent on going to the end with Bob Dawg and Danielle, and constantly lied to them about it.
Nate went sixth, and he attacked Danielle’s thoughts of being in control. He asked her what would happen if she and Bob Dawg had no HIIs. Danielle said that she couldn’t answer it, but perceived that the alliance may have never been formed in the first place, and that Bob Dawg would have been voted out in 7th.
Nate asked Bob Dawg if he took the game too seriously, and also pressed about the karma attacks leading to the MedEvac. Bob Dawg said that he cares about the games, but doesn’t take them too seriously, and he attacked Nate because Nate was the only person whose karma was lower than his own. Brendan was asked about any moves he would regret. Brendan said the only thing he regretted was not talking to Russell, as it lost him a jury vote, and that he did not regret knifing Kenny.
Ethan went last. He asked every finalist why he should vote for them, accusing Bob Dawg and Brendan of dropping him after Aras’s departure defeated the “Beefcake” brigade and Danielle of faking an alliance. Brendan said that he made no big moves, but always knew what was going on and still made finals with backup plans in place. Bob Dawg said that the tribe swaps fractured what he had with Ethan, and he assumed that Ethan was with Dan and thus had to go. Danielle said that it was impossible to plan too far in advance in Survivor, and that building a relationship with everyone is better than not building any, so her alliance with Ethan was never “fake” in that when they talked, she had no idea when she’d want Ethan out, if ever. Ethan also asked each of them what their biggest move in the game was. Brendan says his was voting out Dan and committing to the foursome with Bob Dawg, Danielle, and Kim. Bob Dawg and Danielle both said that their power alliance and finding the two HIIs.
In the end, it was a 3-3-1 tie between Bob Dawg and Danielle, with Sandra, Dan, and Ethan voting for Danielle, and Nate, Kenny, and Russell voting for Bob Dawg. Brendan, only earning Kim’s vote, got to break the tie, and he named Danielle the Sole Survivor.
The six All-Stars were as follows:
DDanielle DDiLorenzo, The Boobs. She came with one goal in mind: Redemption. Not only did she end up running shit, she didn't screw herself over and ended up winning the entire thing.
Bobby “Bob Dawg” Mason, The Comedian. He also came here to redeem himself. He didn't like having "11th place" tacked on his name from last time. Therefore, instead of playing as Tyrone, he'll be Bob Dawg, and he’s keeping the title since he was even funnier this time.
Kim Powers, The Chaser. She wanted to target a specific someone from the beginning, and chased her dream of finally making the end. However, it was not meant to be, as she was idoled out.
Dan Kay, The ‘Big Threat.’ He was misunderstood. He was a smart, calculating player, but everyone seemed to think of him as some sort of mega-threat. Sure, he'd been in a solid alliance, but a twist screwed all of his buddies over. Therefore, he gets his shot at redemption.
Russell Hantz, The Actor. A questionable character, he is extremely devious, he put up a nice-guy front and made a few power plays by blabbing about a potential blindside. Although he believed people fell for his act... they didn't. But he's a competitor, and he's fun. He's...
Brendan Synnott, The Glue. He tried to make big moves, but knew he had to hold an alliance together and ended up sticking to it. Although he didn't make a powerr play, he ended up in the finals. Third, yes. That still isn't bad.
In addition, Sandra Diaz-Twine, The Instigator, agreed to return for a second shot on Heroes vs. Villains. She led the charge in blindsiding Aras and claims to have played a large role in Dan's demise as well, so why not?
Well, we had yet another great season, and with All-Stars just around the corner… who knows what’s in store? See you all soon!
Love, Amanda
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