Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains, the 20th season, took place deep in the South Pacific.

This season’s spin was that twenty previous players were brought back, some for a third time.

They were split into two tribes – one tribe was made up of the nice guys, or Heroes. The other tribe consisted of the meanies, or the Villains.

The Villains took the early lead, under mainly the direction of Boston Rob. They won challenge after challenge, and became more and more confident with each win. The Heroes tribe diminished to only five, and things didn’t look good for the nice guys.

As expected, Boston Rob and Russell struggled for control of the Villains. Russell gathered Danielle and Parvati under his wing. After he managed to bring Jerri over to his side, they systematically eliminated Boston Rob and his alliance. The final member of Rob’s alliance was (and is) Sandra, who blamed Russell for her friends’ demise.

Assuming that the merge was imminent, JT made a power play from over on the Heroes’ side. His second assumption was that the Villains were being ruled by the girls. During one of the challenges, he passed Russell a note, instructing Russell to vote Parvati out. In what will go down as one of the bonehead moves of Survivor history, JT also passed Russell his hidden immunity idol. He figured that the girls’ alliance was targeting Russell, and that he could use the idol to save himself. Then, Russell would be forever in JT’s debt, which would come in handy for the Heroes after the merge.

After the merge, Russell gave Parvati the gifted hidden immunity idol. What Russell didn’t know was that Parvati had a hidden immunity idol of her own. At tribal council, she made one of the biggest moves of Survivor history. She gave her two idols to Sandra and Jerri, so that her alliance would stay intact. With the two girls safe, JT was voted out.

It was then that Sandra started plotting Russell’s departure. She campaigned nonstop, but the Heroes didn’t listen. Instead, the Heroes were sent packing one by one.

The Heroes were down to two – Colby and Rupert. When things looked bleakest for them, Russell decided that Danielle and Parvati were too close for his comfort. He joined up with Colby and Rupert, and Danielle was sent to the jury.

Just when I thought we might be able to say goodbye to Sandra, she went and found a hidden immunity idol. She held onto it for a while. She even toyed with not playing it at the last tribal council, which was the final time the idol was allowed to be used. (In the end, she did play the idol.) Rupert was sent to the jury, and now we’re down to five Survivors.

Tonight, a winner will be crowned. Colby is the final Hero left, and if he can make it to the end, he has the most friends on the jury. As for the Villains, we have Parvati, Russell, Sandra and Jerri. I just can’t imagine that Jerri or Sandra will take home the prize. Like last time, it might come down to just how much the jury hates Russell.

Tonight’s lengthy finale begins after.....