Survivor Vanuatu
No Cheers for Chris, No Tears for Twila
Commentary By Alisa
December 13, 2004
Call it Sour Grapes
These two low lifes ended this Survivor series winning First and Second Prize. The motto shouldn't really be: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast, because clearly those two buttmunches won by possibly being the least liked survivors since Vecepia Towers.
I was less bitter when Amber and Rob won last time around because at least they looked pretty.
Let’s take Twila. I don’t believe that there was ever a more offensive, abusive person on any Survivor series that made it to the Final Two. I don't think so. Maybe my memory fails me, but if you tell me that Richard Hatch or Brian Heidsik was one of those people, you're dead wrong. Richard and Brian were smart. They played the game with their heads and not their mouths.
I know there were a lot of people who disliked Brian, but I was one of the people that admired and liked him a lot. He had brains, a sense of humor and he wasn't cruel. He played an awesome game.
The Second Place Winner
Twila was disgustingly crude and cruel. When they called her outspoken and "Twila is Twila" I just wanted to hurl. Was there ever a more loathsome, more humorless second place winner than Twila? I don't think so. Personally, swearing on her son's life didn't even affect me. Everyone wanted to make a big deal out of it. What offended me more about her besides her disgusting attire - did this woman bring only one bathing suit and one tee shirt with her? - was the fact that she confused honesty with mean-spiritedness. Twila had a constant frown on her face unless she cackled. I don't ever remember any genuine laughter. She just doesn't have it. Her gracious congratulations to the man who took her to the final two was a short "good job."
To win $100,000 was not good enough for Twila. It turns out that she owes even more money than that. Twila is on the pitty pot, but I'm not buying it. I have never liked her, and I don't believe that anyone deserves to win on the basis of "need." I was surprised that Jeff Probst even voiced that sentiment. It's great that she's trying to make a better life for herself and her son, but by her own admission, she is harder and colder than Ami ever was and she derided Ami for it.
Chris, Underhanded Winner
If ever there was a guy that I would have bet on not to make it past the second round it was Chris Daugherty.
There is only one thing I can give him credit for and that is outwitting the women's alliance. He did everything he could to deceive each and every one of them. That was the only way he could have won this game. I grudgingly give him credit for playing the game well, because he was never outwardly cruel to anyone. He just lied through his teeth as many have done before him. However, he did it in greater depth. Whereas Boston Rob made promises to people, he didn't pledge his undying friendship. Well, maybe he did, but people saw through it a lot more easily than they did in Chris' case.
Scout, in the only meaningful performance she gave throughout the series, called Chris the biggest bullshitter in the game and she was dead right. Even his fiancée Lori agreed so she must have known it too.
Chris was aware what he was doing when he took harsh-talking Twila with him to the end game and he admitted it on the Early Show interview with Julie Chen. He got five out of the seven jury votes. It was like voting for the lesser evil twin. However, when it came down to those two, I was more pleased that Chris won. However, that's like choosing your favorite Menendez brother. He definitely played the game better.
Feeling Bitter and Why Not?
Personally, I love it when the good guys win. When Ethan, even Tina, Richard Hatch (over Kelly), Brian (best player of all, in my opinion) and Sandra Diaz-Twine won, I was pleased.
I woke up this morning and had that empty feeling. I just didn't want it to end like this. I believe that Chad, Sarge, even Julie were more deserving of that million dollars than Chris.
What bothers me about Chris is that he was all apologetic, beginning with last night's reunion. If you truly believe that you deserved to win this game, you should have stuck to that just like Hatch did. Forget about feeling so bad and shedding alligator tears. That's a crock (no pun intended).
Survivor: Palau
Mark Burnett promises that this next Survivor will be better than the last. I want to believe him.
First of all, Palau is gorgeous beyond belief. I Googled it and I found it to be true. I want to go there.
Next, the dynamics of the game change with each series. Mark has been there and he already knows how it's going to turn out.
I am like a kid who wants to believe that with each Christmas/Chanukah or birthday present, I will be unwrapping a new and different toy, and that's what keeps my enthusiasm for Survivor alive and well. I have only been disappointed on a few rare occasions.
Summation
I ended up liking this season because it was so different from the past ones. There were no horny guys or women on camera. There was only the occasional exhibitionism by Julie, but she admits that it was just Julie being Julie. Yeah, I believe that like I believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy.
I have suggested, as other fans have, that it might be a lot more interesting if all the little fish were thrown into one big pond together. It would make it a more exciting game. In other words: only one tribe, individual immunity right from the beginning and then let "Cutthroat Island" play out in a new and different way.
If you heard Mark's final words last night, although he was never on camera, the first ten minutes of the new series would be the most startling and different ones yet. Maybe that's what he means.
Let's shake it up and see what happens!
Alisa loves the Ocean, granola and winemaking. When not busy with that, writing is her biggest thrill, well almost. She can be reached at california_girl100@yahoo.com
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