TV Show Review - “Survivor: Cook Islands”
GRADE: B+
I have watched every single season of the “Survivor” series since it began 13 seasons ago. Each year somehow I get sucked back into the original reality series web of drama and action. This year there was a gimmick to start off the season that was not well received. When people across the USA heard the show would divide the tribes into 4 different races, some people were shocked. But soon enough, CBS pulled the plug on the idea and the tribes merged into 2 average Survivor teams.
The whole race thing had no effect on the game at all. People found people they trusted and rode them to the end (Becky) and then some chose to be manipulative and play the game their own way (Jonathan). It was truly Ozzy and Yul’s game throughout though. They dominated the physical challenges and Yul won the game with the immunity idol that he found on exile island after the first week. If it was not for that idol, he would have not won.
I was rooting for Ozzy to win the whole time. He was some sort of human and animal hybrid, he was unstoppable at the challenges. Even the big old dumb jock Adam couldn’t keep up. CBS decided this year to allow one more person to be eligible for the one million dollars. When it came down to the final four, Becky and Sundra couldn’t even make fire with matches in the tie breaker for third place. Becky made up the top three by a hair though. Though the foursome made Survivor history by prevailing the odds and making it to the finals, Ozzy & Yul should have been alone in the end.
It was a close call at the end but Yul Kwon became the sole Survivor voted by the jury. I wish Ozzy had won, but he ended up getting a nice truck in the end, so it seemed fair. It is always strange seeing the Survivors cleaned up after their 39 day adventure. In some cases the contestants come back looking hotter (Jonathan) and other look better on the island looking a mess (Ozzy). I enjoyed this season of Survivor very much and continue to be a big fan of the show. I hope next years “Survivor: Fiji” will be as fun of a ride as this season was.
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