Sandra won Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and I’m ok with it.

I know I said I would not be, but upon sober reflection she played her game well.

She did not fall into the win. She worked for it using the tools she has available.

Parvati did not win and I am sad.

During the course of the evening several people, including Parvati herself put their finger on the “why”. Russell.

She was perceived as being too close to Russell.

Parvati had a dangerously thin line to travel in this game. She came into the game with a big target on her back and she used a perceived alliance with Russell to protect herself.

Sadly for her, perception is the only reality some people have and guilt by association got her.

Russell. My TV and I got a workout, I was yelling something fierce and I was not yelling at boneheaded moves. I was yelling at the deluded things coming out of Russell’s mouth, and presumably out of his brain.

First, let me ask you. What was Russell trying to say with his “I only played one game, Jeff”?

As has been discussed, Russell is not the first player to do back to back seasons, so surely that isn’t it. And, yes, Russell did indeed play the same exact strategy both times but why brag? By the second finale garnering zero votes – YES, YES, YES – he must realize how well that worked out for him.

If you smack your left thumb with a hammer and then turn around and smack your right thumb with a hammer, does it make sense to brag about having two bloody thumbs? Only on the Saturday morning cartoons.

Here’s page number one from Russell’s Survivor Primer. Go into the game and play as hard as you can to get to the end. Period.

The votes will happen because everyone will admire how hard you played. Don’t worry about the social game. Don’t worry about the jury.

As poor bemused Jeff pointed out to Russell more than once, when he could get a word in edgewise, “Russell, that would be a different game”.

Rugby, perhaps? Apologies to rugby players and fans. I don’t know the game.

It just seems to be one where determination and brute force are more important than finesse and delicate pre-planning. But, No. I correct myself. Rugby is very much a team activity. You cannot win without a bunch of other guys headed for the same goal.

I guess I’m stuck for a sports analogy.

It’s more like a war.....