Survivor Samoa – A Disappointment (Warning Spoilers) - Finale

Same comments, fewer words: Russell should have won. I don't understand these people.... Did you give them the idea? Good for you. Hope Russell is in there, but of course the dynamics will be totally different and it will be a miracle if he's half as successful as he was here!

Overall, this was a good season for me because I thought that we had a lot of competitive players among those left. Thankfully, Shambo was ousted because she was probably one of those few whom I believed had no idea how to play this game. I was rooting for Brett though (for obvious reasons - forgive me ). But kidding aside, I had so much fun with the series of blindsides leading up to here such that those who survived till the end were worthy of being there.

Pastor G, I suppose there's a saying that goes: "What goes round, comes around" and Russell has accumulated enough for whatever is coming to him in this game. I must say that Foa Foa has to be commended as team to reach the finals, it is really no easy road for all of them. I mean look when they merge, Foa Foa looks sitting ducks and from then on all of the Galus were taken off one by one. I really could not believe how they can be so smart and dumb at the same time. Where they just got themselves become targets for elimination at the councils. I think in any survival situation, we need to be streetwise, resilient, friendly, decisive and most of all be "environmentally friendly". I cannot say that Russell is most deserving as I feel that he should be "nice" enough to let everyone know that there is a time where we need to give a pat to those who have fallen. Maybe he was just too involved in the game (unfortunately, if I may say here). All the best and hope to see you for the next season too.

You know as much as I disliked Russel at the beginning...i have to aggree with you he definately deserved to win it....I think with his findint all 3 idols without even a clue he probably deserves the title of all time survivor champ...but in the end it is up to the jury and that is part of the game..... Although i do have to say what the heck was wrong with this jury?? In any other season as you said they would have given it to russel for his game play and put their feelings about him aside...and there were some really intelligent people on that jury it just doesnt make sense why they were so emotional....and why they acted like him pouring out water and burning socks was so horrific...yeah it was rotten but dont they remember the stuff rupert did...and everyone loved him....its part of the game....they are just all too immature as people yet to see past their dislike of the one who put them ALL in the jury... That said though...i just gotta say i was real dissapointed in how russel handled it...i mean yea he did deserve to win but offering to buy the title was classless really...and poor sportsmanship....after all how does the motto go? outwit outplay outlast? well he did 2 of 3 but technically he didnt outlast Nat.I just wish he would have accepted it better. And i didnt understand that whole question about making them tell what they do for a living and how much they earn...yea russel lied about his wealth but almost everyone that goes on there does that and besides that shouldnt have anything to do with it...if they just wanted to give the money to the brokest guy there they could do that on day one and save us all the trouble....this is about game play not who needs the money most...but i was glad to see him tell the truth like he did....it would have hurt him worse to lie cause everyone already knew anyway.... I loved seeing his wife....the guy cant be all bad! I also wish if they felt they just werent going to give it to russel that they would have given it to bret then.....natalie definately didnt deserve it...and i honestly do NOT believe that her strategy was to notice the strong women were getting voted out so she stayed low...i think she made that up when the question was asked....she latched on to russel just like everyone else did she just never thought for herself enough to make him want to get her out like the others did....but i guess it worked for her!! On to 20....I cant wait....thats going to be great...Im sure russel will be in it but he will have to come up with a whole new strategy because everyone knows his tactics now....but of course you can say that about all of them....except russels will be more fresh in everyones minds.... How many people think shambo will make next season too on the heros side? I do.... there has to be one villian and one hero from each season....i hardley even remeber who was who from the first several seasons now....but im sure johhny fairplay and rupert and the winner of season one what was his darn name?, and also from that season Rudy the navy guy will all be on there... who else do you think will be there? I just hope they are not planning to make next season the last season...i would be lost without my survivor!! Whew ok finally done....lol sorry so long... Merry Merry Everyone!!

Pastor G, I'm so sorry for your extreme dissapointment. You are right about Russell being the best player to ever play this game. Unfortunately, I think he sunk his own boat. Aside from his arrogance during the game, he was overly arrogant during the questioning and right on up to the vote. All that work and al his strategies were just buried under his arrogant attitude. It's really ashame that he couldn't just be quiet and let them make the right choice. I think Shambo helped him lose. All the winking and smiling at him, if noticed by galu members, wouldn't go over very well. I'm sorry Pastor. So my guess about on the next show is good old Russell H. Leenie

I think that this past season of survivor was probably one of the most memorable ones of all. At least it is as memorable as any of the seasons that I've watched, I think I may have missed one or two seasons over the years. I too think that Russell should have won the game because I feel that he is the greatest player of the game in all of history. He did things that no other player has ever done in the history of the game. I really think that they way that the jury voted was heavily based on the amount of money that each of the finalists had the ability to make or was making at the current time.

Oh my gosh... well... at the beginning I HATED Russell. The whole dumping canteens and burning socks was classic Russell evil. Then his little sound bytes about how he was using everybody and he had 'named' his blondes, the short hair dumb blonde, the long hair dumb blonde, and the older dumb blonde... wasn't that how he tagged them? LOL! I don't think Brett earned anything, that was pure young-guy physical luck and determination because he knew he was TOAST if he didn't win immunity. As the sole remaining Galu, he was up against Foa Foa who had shown shared loyalty from the BEGINNING. Now by the end of the show I was actually rooting for Russell despite his catty comments and the fact that he didn't need the million - because he was a mastermind and so charismatic that he played EVERYBODY, regardless of their tribe loyalty. Outwit, Outlast, Outplay? He did that and then some. I HATED the jury, who was all Galu. The only one I liked at all was Jaison and that was only because I was really sad to see him voted off. I would have preferred Mick got voted out but that's just because I thought he got more paranoid and snippy than Jaison did near the end. Jaison I thought was always who he really was and he didn't have inside info from Russell like Mick did (which could and did influence some of his choices). Yep, Natalie won via the jury votes but I bet if we voted it would have been Russell. He appeared to be pretty gracious too, and he did treat Natalie pretty well the whole season despite his initial 'blonde' comments. I think she was right to play it the way she did. If you're aggressive, you do get gunned for.... and if you're just a little too good at any one thing - enough to be considered a threat. It's a fine line between being competent and liked - and being a threat...

This was awful ending I really wanted Russel to win. Natalie really should not of gotten that she didn't deserve it. Russel played good and out with all of them he was a true survivor and should get the survivor title also. Yes I cant wait for the next episode also to begin. It was definitely a good season with Russel in the game. Have a merry Christmas...