sábado, 15 de mayo de 2010

Who will win Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains?


As the current season of Survivor, ends this Sunday 16th, I decided to make my first official post of this series.

The 20th season of the acclaimed reality, came under the premise of bringing twenty of the most controversial contestants the show has had in its 10 years of being in the air. These contestants were placed under the labels of Heroes and Villains, and the desire to Return, have Revenge and Redemption, in addition to winning the prize of a million dollars.
From the beginning we had our favorites, everyone wanted to see Russell Hantz return to have the camps terrorized and dominate once again the finding of the Hidden Immunity Idols. And Russell did not disappoint. Do I need to say in which tribe Hantz ended up?. We feel bad for the premature voting of fan favorites such as Stephenie LaGrossa and Cirie Fields, both of the Heroes tribe. And even more! We were devastated and we have not yet recovered from the departure of everyone's favorite villain Boston Rob Mariano.
The show has changed a lot since its early seasons, now the aspect of surviving the elements, conditions and lack of food does not seem to be as important as surviving each other. Throughout the season we did not see the contestants complain of shelter, or who provided the food ... Instead, we saw them complain about who they liked the worse. With all that, the show attracts us like bugs to light. Each week we unveiled a surprising Tribal Council and challenges that test the physical and mental skills of the competitors.
But let's get to what matters to us. There are five castaways left, four villains and a hero, only one can be the Ultimate Survivor.
  • Colby Donaldson: the first time we saw Colby Donaldson was nine years ago when he came in second in Survivor: The Australian Outback, but the current Colby, the only hero remaining, is not even the shadow of what he once was. His physical ability has decreased incredibly in challenges and all the fans are wondering: When was that Colby turned 80 years?. Of all the remaining contestants Colby is perhaps the one with the most difficult task, yet the easiest, to win the title of Survivor and the million dollars. It is almost 100% likely that Donaldson is next to be expelled, unless he miraculously wins every Immunity Challenge (which, given his physical condition, it is next to impossible.) On the other hand, if he reaches the final two (or three), is almost 100% probable that the jury will vote for him for the million.


  • Jerri Manthey: We have another of Survivor: The Australian Outback alumni. Jerri may have played her best game on her way through Survivor. This is the third time that The Original Villain participates in the show, and achieved her first top-5 spot. But we can not forget that Manthey (my personal favorite) holds the record as the contestant with the most votes cast against her in the history of the show, this means, simply, that she's not wanted by anyone. Still, Jerri managed to get into a strong alliance that has led her to where she is today. But Jerri has flown under the radar and has not taken the game by the horns to be worthy of first place. If I were someone from the tribe, I would bring Jerri to the end because it would ensure me to get the check with my name and the million dollars.



  • Russell Hantz: if someone had an easy game, that was Russell. He had the privilege of being the only survivor that nobody knew anything about (by coincidence between the shooting of season 20 and the airing of season 19). Although Russell is the favorite of many and is a threat in any kind of challenge, Russell is a loser when it comes to social game. And face it, Surivor is a game won socially. Russell has manipulated, deceived, created and destroyed alliances with almost everybody and sadly; then he must ask those people for their vote. Russell is very likely to be facing the jury, but will lose for the same reasons he did in Survivor: Samoa... The jury will not vote for the other contestant, the jury will vote against Russell.


  • Sandra Diaz-Twine: lets talk about experts playing the game! Sandra already was once worthy of the title of Survivor, and to be honest, she is again! While she started the game passively and very quiet, her plan of attack has changed drastically in recent episodes. Overall, her game has been equal to that one played in Survivor: Pearl Islands to win. Of the remaining survivors, she may be best suited to win, but will have to earn her place in the final two (or three).


  • Parvati Shallow: long live the Queen of Survivor! Thanks to CBS for bringing Parvati once again to compete! It's really incredible to see someone who dominate the game as she does. Without a doubt the player of the season, and why not, the player of history of Survivor. It took Shallow two seasons to win Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites. And now, back for a third time, to show she really knows how to play this. It seems clear that, reaching the end, Parvati will get some votes of the jury, and very possibly a majority to win.


We must wait till Sunday to see who will win the 20th edition of Survivor. In particular, I would like to see Jerri Manthey redeem her bad attitude and game plan of Survivor: All-Star. Although I have to admit that it would be amazing to see Sandra or Parvati to win for a second time.

I shared my predictions for the end of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, now complete the poll and tell me who is your favorite to win Survivor.


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