# Survivor Finale - 5/11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948 "2008-05-11T20:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/21 "2008-05-12T05:06:40Z")
Damn, now I gotta go find that brick. Right after I finish cleaning up the TV I threw it through. Amanda sucks so hard – she makes it to _two finals in a row!_! And _loses!_ To the Flight Attendant and the Flirt! Gah! How freaking pathetic. And, yeah, I thought Nat was going to ask Parvati out for cookies and cream. That was unexpected. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/22 "2008-05-12T05:13:07Z")
All this hate for Hot Amanda! But hey, I’m a guy and she’s really pretty. (Except for her hair in the Reunion show, which just started.) No excuses. I agree that Amanda totally blew it with her answer to Cirie. Board meeting tomorrow, so I have to commute. I’ll watch the reunion tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/23 "2008-05-12T05:18:14Z")
What the hell is Alexis wearing on that reunion? A table cloth around her waist? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/24 "2008-05-12T06:00:27Z")
OK, now I have to call the satellite company and get HD. Darn. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/25 "2008-05-12T08:51:21Z")
Stupid sexy Parvati… ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/26 "2008-05-12T09:48:26Z")
[QUOTE=Mehitabel] Anyway, what was the last thing Erik said that made the audience cheer for him? [/QUOTE] That his moral compass won’t allow him to play the game the way it needs to be played to win. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/27 "2008-05-12T13:15:35Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] That his moral compass won’t allow him to play the game the way it needs to be played to win. [/QUOTE] Oh, look, it’s my breakfast, returning for a repeat engagement. What a tool-ish way to excuse bad gameplay. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/28 "2008-05-12T13:18:38Z")
Huh. Looks like _Sweeney Todd_ was indeed the better viewing choice. It looks like the final tribal council might be worth a watch, but other than that, was there anything worth hitting “play” on then DVR? I take it there was no booing. Darn. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/29 "2008-05-12T13:24:49Z")
[QUOTE=Ruffian] Huh. Looks like _Sweeney Todd_ was indeed the better viewing choice. It looks like the final tribal council might be worth a watch, but other than that, was there anything worth hitting “play” on then DVR? I take it there was no booing. Darn. [/QUOTE] I don’t know. I don’t understand why anyone would boo either Amanda or Parvati. They both played a game well enough to win it. No one else - not even Cirie - did. You can just chuck out that last immunity challenge if you want, but it’s still part of the game, and a part of the game that _Amanda won_. And you can choose to disregard the fact that Cirie needed to win that immunity to make it to the finals, but both Amanda and Parvati played such that they probably didn’t. That’s part of the game, too. What, really, did Amanda or Parvati do that was worthy of being booed as undeserving? Good grief, Amanda has now made the Final Two twice in a row - is it really so hard to believe that there might be some sort of skill underlying that heretofore unprecendented feat? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/30 "2008-05-12T13:38:33Z")
Can anyone explain (what I think was) the first challenge to me? People were standing on top of towers in the water and pulling up buckets, and I wasn’t really clear what was going on. I was talking on the phone at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/31 "2008-05-12T14:03:26Z")
[QUOTE=Eureka] Can anyone explain (what I think was) the first challenge to me? People were standing on top of towers in the water and pulling up buckets, and I wasn’t really clear what was going on. I was talking on the phone at the time. [/QUOTE] They had to fill tubes with water. The tubes were hard to hit, but they gradually filled and a key rose up alongside the tube. When they could reach the key, they grabbed it, swam to shore, and unlocked something(I forget what) and raised their flag for the win. By the way, I see everywhere that the vote for Parvati was 5-3. There were 9 jury members I believe. Has the final vote been revealed? I assume it was 6-3, or they would have done the dramatic things of revealing the 4-4 vote. Who voted for Amanda? Ozzy, Erik, and who? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/32 "2008-05-12T14:09:19Z")
Pour the water down a tube, thus floating the key upward. Take the key, swim to shore, unlock a box, assemble a ladder, climb to its top, unfurl a banner, and win. Oops. Sorry, **Mahaloth**. (Note: there were 8 jury members.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/33 "2008-05-12T14:19:33Z")
I think Amanda would have been deserving. She made smart plays, performed well in challenges, found an immunity idol, and was the only survivor who knew how to play the damn thing. Parvati was just a parasite. Can’t believe the others voted for her so overwhelmingly. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/34 "2008-05-12T14:21:02Z")
Amanda blew it at the last tribal. They never like a crybaby. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/35 "2008-05-12T14:21:05Z")
Thanks for the explanation of the challenge. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/36 "2008-05-12T14:29:29Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Amanda blew it at the last tribal. They never like a crybaby. [/QUOTE] Especially a crybaby who is _wearing the Immunity necklace_. “Oh, this is so hard for me to pick which of my bestest friends ever is getting kicked out tonight!” Did anyone pick up on Ozzie’s speech at the Reunion? “I lost my job waiting tables, because I’m too famous, so now I have to clean toilets, so I can’t afford to keep Amanda in the fashion she’s accustomed to.” Genius. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/37 "2008-05-12T14:29:31Z")
I wanted Cirie to win the Rupert prize after she got voted out and she wasn’t even nominated. Poor lady, she seemed to be truly and utterly crushed in her final comments…but maybe she’ll be on the next “All-Star” season whenever they decide to go that way again. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/38 "2008-05-12T14:40:55Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] Especially a crybaby who is _wearing the Immunity necklace_. “Oh, this is so hard for me to pick which of my bestest friends ever is getting kicked out tonight!” Did anyone pick up on Ozzie’s speech at the Reunion? “I lost my job waiting tables, because I’m too famous, so now I have to clean toilets, so I can’t afford to keep Amanda in the fashion she’s accustomed to.” Genius. [/QUOTE] I haven’t seen the reunion show yet…I only watched it up to the vote reading. I’m going to watch it tonight, but I’m dying of curiosity…are Ozzie & Amanda together? Sounds like maybe not, but I’m kind of hoping they are. I definitely wanted her to win instead of Parvati, but second place and a cute boyfriend isn’t too shabby, either! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/39 "2008-05-12T14:45:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I haven’t seen the reunion show yet…I only watched it up to the vote reading. I’m going to watch it tonight, but I’m dying of curiosity…are Ozzie & Amanda together? Sounds like maybe not, but I’m kind of hoping they are. I definitely wanted her to win instead of Parvati, but second place and a cute boyfriend isn’t too shabby, either! 🙂 [/QUOTE] Imagine the dominant Survivor player an Ozzie and Amanda coupling could produce! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948/40 "2008-05-12T14:54:35Z")
[QUOTE=Sarahfeena] I haven’t seen the reunion show yet…I only watched it up to the vote reading. I’m going to watch it tonight, but I’m dying of curiosity…are Ozzie & Amanda together? [/QUOTE] Rumour before the season was shown had it that Ozzy and Amanda were dating. Dunno if they still are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-finale-5-11/448948.md?page=3)