Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-33554905-20171221065515/@comment-34035408-20171225162725

I am disappointed by the finale. I am kind of satisfied to see Ben win, sure, but it's not because of his grand idol hunt and luck at the Day 38 Tribal Council. It's probably because of his interesting backstory with PTSD and how he fought to stay alive, so I guess it's a bit of a bias.

Anyhow, the twist was a bad decision. I don't think it was implemented to rig Ben into the Final 3, but it certainly raises a lot of questions. Fire-making challenges were a staple because of two conflicting sides battling for the upper edge, not a one vs. three beat-em'-up. Just poor timing and usage on the productive team's part.

The idols this season were annoying. They were hidden too easily and quickly. The producers should've thought harder about the locations and waited longer to implement them.

I never want to see 'You Shook Me' used as a challenge again. In case you didn't notice, the S' used in the spelling of the subtitle was designed so you could tell if it was upside-down or not. The top curve of the S was smaller and more narrow than the bottom one. Chrissy had two of her S' placed with the smaller side up, but one had the larger side up, and ended up winning the challenge. If the challenge is used again, the bug should be addressed.

The final three was a let down. Ben rode the coattails of idols and twists to win. Chrissy was a pompous, conniving, and self-centered hag who showed no real sense of decency towards anyone from the merge on except for her partner in crime. And Ryan was a weasel; that's been summed up enough. He was a liar at Final Tribal and all about 'Me, me, me.'

The jury was great this season. I would've liked to see anyone on that side win, especially Lauren the Goddess or Cool Guy Devon. Everyone was so nice and just happy to still be a part of the game.The jury was the most redeeming factor of the finale.

The reunion show was awful. The actual finale went almost a half an hour over the run time, leaving no room for catching up and thoughtful conversations. I wanted to hear more input from Lauren about her questionable move. I wanted to check up on Jessica and Cole. I wanted to learn more from the pre-jury boots. But no. We are subjected to thirty minutes of 'All About Ben.' So angry with the producers on this one.

I have high hopes for Ghost Island. I think this will be the fair game of luck in Survivor. I hope the team doesn't take the concept too far, because it might ruin the season. We all saw what happen with the middle child of the Islands (the redemptive one). I also had wished this was a returning player season. I honestly thought we would get another Fans vs. Favorites, but I guess not.

Overall, very poor finale and a pretty bad season in general. I'd give everything a 2/10.