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Question of the Week #1: Is Anyone at Techtite.com surprised at the first bootee...?: No. Sorry.

Question of the Week #2: Should Rudy Have Been Booted? Technically? Maybe. Blame his fatigue on the tainted water he drank or the lack of food, but Rudy was in dire need of rest. That's nothing to be ashamed of; at the same age, none of these yin-yangs will probably be able to walk without a cane, let alone do what he did here. He should be proud. For fans of Rudy's, it sucks he left the game early, though. It truly does.

Question of the Week #3: Should Jenna have stayed home in the first place? Being home probably was very stressful. It's possible she wasn't able to stop and think about what was happening to her and her family with her job, chores, and other daily duties facing her at the same time. Then she was on a beach where all she could do without a TV or a computer was sit and think, and it dawned on her; her mom needed her home. It makes total sense.

Question of the Week #4: Is Anyone at Techtite.com surprised at the fourth bootee...?: To a point, no. Rob C. has a bad reputation for double and triple crosses thanks to his antics over at Survivor Thailand. Even up against a caustic personality like Alicia, he was the least likely to be a strong teammate of the two. So; bye to Rob C.

Question of the Week #5: Did Richard's Exhibitionism Go Too Far? To see how ready his tribe was to boot him off; yes. It's one thing to be naked in an ocean or during a race; it's another thing to just drop your shorts for something as simple as a balance-beam walkathon (of sorts). There's also the little matter with Sue, but based on next week's preview, that will wait until later...

Question of the Week #6: Sexually Harassed, or Just very, very embarrassing?: Make that: very, very, very, very, very embarrassing! Richard "accidentally" rub against Sue, while he's naked, on a thin balance beam was pretty icky. However, as biased as it sounds the man is openly gay; how much can an openly gay man sexually harass a straight woman? However, Sue was embarrassed and humiliated and furthermore quit the game in disgust. So, the answer is somewhere down the middle. It was very embarrassing, but harassment I'll leave for the ongoing message board debates on the matter. This is one question that cannot be answered in a mere "sidebar" such as this one.

Question of the Week #7: Is it Smart to Boot the MVP so close to a merge?: For the S-MVP (Second Most Valuable Player), yes. However, that would be Ethan, and Ethan allied with Colby. It was stupid of Shii-Ann, Jerri, et al. to boot Colby, because their only chance in this game was to ride on his coattails until the final four, and see-what-happens. Now, they are unable to be friends with the new MVP (Ethan), and have targets on their backs as unreliable teammates. This is one bad strategy, guys.

Question of the Week #8: What happened to Ethan...?: With this week being Ethan's vote off, one can't help but ask what happened to him since Survivor Africa. At that point he seemed like the first decent guy to actually win on this show; here, in the "all star" season he seemed way out of his element. It's no big deal; just worth saying.

Question of the Week #9: Was Lex Wise to Boot Jerri...?: Even without jumping ahead to next week to be certain: sorry, the answer is no. Love or hate Jerri, she was the perfect ally on all fronts. It also would've been smarter to take your sole, best opportunity to boot Amber from a very powerful alliance with Rob, than to simply assume he'd invite you into such a loyal alliance, with open arms. We'll see the truth soon enough next week, though...

Question of the Week #10: Would Lex have played it any different?: Say what you will about Rob going against his "promise" to Lex, and booting him first thing he could, even after Lex kept Amber in the game as promised. The truth is; Lex wouldn't have played it any other way. Lex had already had his share of voting off Ethan, among others, and telling them how it wasn't personal, just a game, and they were the biggest threat. Well, when the tribes merged, and it was Rob's alliance against Lex's...who would you vote off first? Lex. It was just one of those things.

Question of the Week #11: What happened to Kathy?: In Marquesas, Kathy seemed to vulnerable; here, she seemed pretty obnoxious. Maybe it's the different climate or the difference in perspective or a difference in game strategy, or hey let's be frank; it may just be simple differences in video editing. Be all this as it may Kathy seemed very annoying this season. Maybe she got up on the wrong side of the beach each morning, huh?

Question of the Week #12: Do you think she knew...?: Once Shii-Ann won immunity, Alicia seemed particularly steamed at Shii-Ann's bwa-ha-ha attitude about being immune to being voted off. Let's be fair: Shii-Ann is annoying, though she had every right to be going yeah-hah at that point. So why the demand from Alicia to take it down a notch...? Probably because the prior reward challenge had her voted second only to Shii-Ann, as the one the other players felt was least deserving to be an All Star. Yeah; she probably saw it coming from a mile away.

Question of the Week #13: Shhhh, Ann..?: Maybe it was just a trick of the torch light, though it certainly looked like at least one person, when writing Shii-Ann's name down, jovially misspelled it "SHH-ANN." Just worth mentioning because had someone done that (or two, or three), all the viewing audience can say about the misspelling is: WORD! I can admire an attitude to go out fighting, as much as anyone can. Shii-Ann took it to the extreme, as if to say ha ha you jerks don't have anything on me. If that was true, why did you get voted off, girl?

Question of the Week #14: What was that glance for...? Take a wild guess. It was amusing, though, to see that parting glance of Big Tom, when he left the tribal council, staring back at Rob, just long enough to see him actually look back.

Question of the Week #15: How fair is a 'America's Tribal Council' Twist? While it's unlikely anyone at this point would ask what is fair on a show such as this, the truth is that a vote for a second million dollar winner, in this particular season, was perfectly fair. For one thing: this season was Survivor All-Stars. This was the season 18 former contestants had a second chance. It's not out of character for the show to allow the audience to choose an additional million dollar winner, given those parameters. In fact, it makes perfect sense.

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Survivor (8): ALL STARS!

Once Again: The Winners, The Cheaters, and (when it airs), The Finale...

A Review by Techtite

Just when you think series producer Mark Burnett has met his match online, we wind up being punk'd again. Yes, someone posted a "spoiler" online, right up to the final two. Yes, the spoiler oddly proved to be right for the first four episodes. Yes, we thought this meant that posting a review of this season was a fool's folly...so we didn't. Then the spoiler was proven wrong, as early as episode 5...so here we are again. Back to work! On to reviewing episode-to-episode!

As always: every season of reality TV is only as good as the contestants. Here's the latest roll-call, in order of boot-off...

The Techtite.com ratings system (icon version):

Burnout  Near Miss  Small Crater  Large Crater  Deep Impact

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Tina. Best One-Line Summary : So far, so good, "All Stars"... My Comments: I don't want to reopen old comments about old contestants, so just read my comments about Survivor: The Australian Outback, and leave my Tina comments at that. As for this show, her past came back to haunt her. Nobody is going to trust a former millionaire-winner of the game who won largely because of a much-publicized promise to co-finalist Colby that she would buy him a motorbike if she won. Heh-heh, the joke was on poor Colby: the winner buying gifts for any other contestant is not allowed in the rules, nor any deal to share the final million dollars, in any fashion. Not that such a deal was shrewdness on Tina's part per se; it just makes her an easy target. Booted Off: 1st High Point : Ethan allied with her; given Ethan's track record on the series, that's saying a lot. Low Point: ...not that you can say anything else good about the first bootee, even a former grand-prize winner. Rating : Near Miss (which based on our former grade of Tina, is actually an improvement! Good for you, Tina! Way to go!)

Rudy. Best One-Line Summary : ...as I was saying; it was bound to get back to "boot off the person we least want booted" sooner or later! My Comments: Who wanted Rudy gone? I didn't want Rudy gone. Ethan, for all his niceness on Survivor Africa, has become a little bit of a jerk; boot him! Rupert and Rudy would seem to agree. Too bad the rest of the tribe didn't. Booted Off: 2nd High Point : When Rupert likes a guy, it's even more clear everyone else should to. Low Point: ...not that he didn't look a bit exhausted the episode he was booted off. I guess dehydration is bound to hit even the toughest of men, eh? Rating : Large Crater

Jenna M. Best One-Line Summary : Not "booted," but just to be on track... My Comments: I don't think Jenna was wrong to have gone on the show with her mom sick, nor do I think it was wrong for her to have gone back home, after having a "feeling" she needed her. Jumping ahead, it's important to note she was right: as the epilogue of this Survivor episode mentioned, her mom died eight days after this episode was filmed. It just makes it all the more sad that this had to happen to a contestant, on "live" reality TV, no less. If Jenna doesn't return for the finale reunion show, there should be no harsh words spoken. I'm sure everyone's hearts are there for Jenna and her mom in a time like this. Booted Off: 3rd High Point : To see this side of Jenna really makes one reconsider our opinions of her during Survivor Amazon, which with her little strip shows with Heidi and her following Playboy nude pictorial, wasn't too favorable. Low Point: ...though one can still argue that had she loved her mom this much, she shouldn't have left in the first place...especially when she had already won the million on Survivor Amazon. Rating : Large Crater

Rob C. Best One-Line Summary : No surprises...except for Rob C. My Comments: The louder whine always gets the pacifier. When Alicia started locking horns with whomsoever ticked her off this time around, that person should have just made nice and kept their trap shut. Well, Rob isn't much of a trap shutter, so he became persona non grata in Alicia's eyes. Trouble is, as I say; Alicia was the louder battle cry (or is it a whine?), so when it came between one or the other, contestants always feel that the louder voice is the stronger player...as stupid as that may be. Sorry, Rob. Booted Off: 4th High Point : Not half as annoying as he was during his back-stabbing shenanigans of Survivor Amazon. Low Point: ...not that we will miss him, thanks to our very strong memories of...Survivor Amazon. Rating : Near Miss

Richard. Best One-Line Summary : With every piece of good news, a "spoiler" must be surrendered...  My Comments: Game ON. No sooner did everyone think that the spoiler online was valid --of "all" cast-offs, right to the finale-- then suddenly episode 5 tears that theory to shreds. Jerri didn't go after all; it was Richard Hatch, the guy the spoiler claimed wouldn't go until the tribes merged, complete with a comment from Rupert at the time. Well, that didn't happen; Jerri's still in the game, and Richard is gone! Then again, is this a big surprise? His constant "ooh a competition gotta take off my swim trunks" nonsense was too much for even the ladies to handle, let alone the straight men. I think anyone would agree that there's a time and a place for ehxibitionism. A TV game show airing at 8:00 Thursdays is not such a time. Booted Off: 5th High Point : Much like Tina; not half as annoying as he was when we first saw him... Low Point: ...not that we'll regret seeing him go either. Rating : Near Miss

Sue. Best One-Line Summary : No matter what she went through in the prior episode, this episode sucked even worse.  My Comments: Sue has time to think about naked Richard hatch rubbing against her during the prior episode/day's immunity challenge, and she concludes that she didn't like it one little bit. Between the eating mollusks to survive, the dehydration, the admittedly miserable company she's forced to sleep in the same tent with --the sort of folk who are all "Look at me I was once on survivor BOW TO ME"-- coupled with the fact that her husband will be watching a naked fat gay guy intentionally rubbing against her during an immunity challenge; what's someone to conclude? Exactly: Sue has one last taste of host Jeff Probst's "we had a 'little incident'" chats prior to the next reward challenge, and she's had enough; she's out. Understandable? Absolutely. "Good TV"? Not at all, which is rather crass to bring up, I know, but at its core this is a TV show and in the long run, dragging Susan's woes for 60 full minutes was not a good move on this series' part, and seeing as how this is at its very core a TV show, it's important to note that this episode sucked. Admittedly, I didn't like Sue much in the first season (or Richard, for that matter), but she didn't deserve to go out like this. Voted out unanimously by her tribe, perhaps, but not like this. Booted Off: 6th High Point : Her outburst to Jeff Probst prior to quitting the game was an interesting taste of what divides "reality TV" from just another show. Low Point: Although every reality TV show needs its antagonistic, cynical, often-complaining character, it makes it hard to sympathize with such contestants no matter what their reasons for leaving the series are. Rating : Near Miss

Colby. Best One-Line Summary : Ranger Boob No Longer.  My Comments: Good news for Colby; unlike his first appearance on this series, he is no longer considered "Ranger Boob." See, in that second season of the series, he and he alone was the reason for his losing the million dollars in the final two, when he put himself up against underhanded Tina, and not Keith, who flew totally over the radar, and therefore few jury members liked. Colby apparently saw a part of his own mother in Tina (sorry, Colby's mom; I'm sure he didn't mean to!), and in the end, he was hoodwinked. However, that was his own fault; this boot off wasn't. He played the game perfectly, and when he was flimflammed by his tribe, few could've seen it coming. After all; in order to flimflam him, they had to ally with Jerri and Shi-Ann. Yes: Jerri...and Shi-Ann!!! Booted Off: 7th High Point : Tina was booted before Colby could show us if he learned anything or not. Low Point: Tina was booted before he could show us if he learned anything or not! Rating : Large Crater

Ethan. Best One-Line Summary : What happened since Africa?  My Comments: Once again, Jerri dodges a bullet and Ethan is the one to go, not Jerri. Or Shi-Ann. Or Kathy, at this point, who really isn't the sweet misunderstood woman from Survivor Marquesas she used to be. Speaking of which, in all fairness: what happened to Ethan? Maybe it's just me but he seemed a bit off his game this time around. When he won the million dollars in Survivor Africa, everyone (Techtite.com included) heralded it as the first worthy, enjoyable winner of the game. So maybe he was just off the wrong side of the bed this time around. That or tricky editing techniques. Very tricky indeed. Booted Off: 8th High Point : At least he got to voice the truth, that Jerri does not deserve the million; a message that may very well stick, until her imminent vote off... Low Point: Not as many moments that made us like Ethan this time around, as there were in Africa. Was it all video trickery, to make us miss him less halfway into the season? Rating : Small Crater

Jerri. Best One-Line Summary : Oddly enough, she lasted the same amount of time as she did in Survivor Australia!  My Comments: In a crazy world, Shi-Ann was actually wise to stick with Jerri for so long. She is many things, true, but she's not a double-crosser. She may stab you in the back to get to the million, sure, but unlike some people (and it's become a long list, hasn't it?) she won't tell you one thing to your face, then turn around and do something else. Well okay maybe she would. The truth is she left with a fair share of grace about the whole thing, when her tribe --which lost yet again!-- chose her to leave, instead of Amber. Yeah, Amber; as in, the girl from the opposing tribe who in a tribal mix-up was told to stay with the opposing tribe from now on. Amber, as in: their one ace in the hole to chop the numbers of the opposing team, finally, no matter how much you think Amber and Rob M's scenes together look cute. Yet Rob made a remark to Lex, like something out of The Godfather, to watch Amber's back and he'd watch his, and well, nothing personal Jerri, but goodbye. Man, if Colby and Ethan didn't feel worse yet, they obviously do now. They left before Jerri, only to have them decide to boot Jerri for Rob M.'s girlfriend Amber. To each their own sense of "strategy"... Booted Off: 9th High Point : More tolerable than she was in Australia, which is to say she wasn't as high on my list as she was back then to be booted off... Low Point: ...not that anyone couldn't see her inevitable vote off coming... Rating : Small Crater

Lex. Best One-Line Summary : The "Rob-father's" first big victim.  My Comments: Around this stage of the game, Rob M. is in charge. So powerful is Rob's alliance, and tribe, he was able to convince Lex to keep Amber in the game instead of a fellow tribe mate! See; due to a tribal twist, Rob's alliance teammate Amber was sent off to Lex's tribe. Rob gives a "You take care of her, I'll take care of you" comment to Lex, and Lex believes him. D'oh! No sooner is Rob reunited with Amber at a tribal merge, then the truth is out: Amber is part of Rob's alliance, Lex cannibalized his own alliance to keep Rob's alliance strong, and now that there's no need to keep Amber safe, there's no need for Lex in the game. However, let's be fair: Lex had his share of having to boot off people in the past episodes, simply because it was "part of the game." From Jerri just last episode, to Ethan, and others; Lex was no stranger to having to boot someone off just because it's good strategy. It matters little if the next person to go, strategically, was Lex. If Lex was in Rob's shoes, he would probably have done the same thing Rob did in the end. Booted Off: 10th High Point : Until his boot-off, Lex was in charge of his team. Low Point: Then the tribes merged, and a stronger alliance voted him off. Rating : Small Crater

Kathy. Best One-Line Summary : Lex's right hand gal...and Lex was voted off last week. My Comments: Much like Ethan some weeks back, I really didn't think Kathy projected herself as well as she did in the original Survivor season she starred in (which, in Kathy's case, was Survivor Marquesas). While she seemed sympathetic that season, in this season she seemed completely without sympathy herself. I think the defining moment was when, after Susan Hawk left because of emotional angst, Kathy said in a video confessional how insensitive Susan was being to her team. Believe Susan's claims of sexual harassment, or don't; Kathy's comment is pretty petty. However, Kathy's biggest mistake was in allying with a very fair-weather alliance. Not only did Lex flip-flop so many times you wondered who was friend or foe --culminating in him helping to boot alliance member Jerri instead of Amber-- but it wasn't uncommon for her own alliance to turn on one another entirely. Just last week, Kathy cried that she'd give immunity to Lex, only to (however understandably) keep it for herself at the eleventh hour. No surprise, then, that when she was on the chopping block this episode, even alliance member Shii-Ann voted for her to go. So much for alliances, eh?  Booted Off: 11th High Point : Right up to her boot-off, she seemed a lot more on the offensive than the defensive this time around. Low Point: On the other hand, it was that sense of vulnerability that made her so sympathetic in the prior season. Now, she just seemed obnoxious.  Rating : Near Miss

Alicia. Best One-Line Summary : Good luck for Shii-Ann; bad luck for Alicia!  My Comments: Not much to say for Alicia than that the writing was on the wall. It was made clear in this episode that next to Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free-Card Shii-Ann --i.e., the only non-alliance member still in the game-- Alicia was the LVP of her tribe, or so her tribe felt. Then Shii-Ann gets immunity, and the alliance has to begin cannibalizing its members prematurely. A viewer might conclude that, had Shii-Ann left as planned this episode, Alicia would've gone in the next episode, anyway. However, the real truth of the matter is that Alicia could've turned the tides in her favor, very easily, and allied with Big Tom and the like, to boot off Rob. Instead, she decided to vote for Rupert. Rupert...?!? Let's put it this way; she left unanimously, with only Alicia voting for Rupert. Bad call, Alicia. Sorry. Booted Off: 12th High Point : She stayed in the game a full five tribal councils longer than she did in Survivor: Australia. That's got to count for something. Low Point: Yet she would've stayed even longer, had she intelligently lobbied to have Rob or maybe even Big Tom go; not Rupert. Rupert...?!? Rating : Small Crater

Shii-Ann. Best One-Line Summary : In her own words, "Shii-Devil" is the best nickname. My Comments: Once again I'm reminded of Shii-Ann's own words, during her time on Survivor Thailand: "A wise man knows much but says little, a fool knows nothing but says too much." While I wouldn't call Shii-Ann a fool exactly, she certainly doesn't know when to say something...and when not to. Her first good idea was in sparking some controversy within the merged tribes; surely not everyone likes each other, right? The trouble is, nobody likes a tattletale, and that's exactly how Shii-Ann looked, when insulting every single teammate during tribal council. I would dare say that with the right sales pitch at that point, she could've had someone boot Rob, or Big Tom, or even Rupert, as the three MVPs of the tribe. No such luck: Shii-Ann decided instead to insult Jenna because she talked a lot, then to ensure Shii-Ann would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...she votes for Amber. Amber...?!? Why vote for Amber when you just wasted so much time to insult Jenna? The lack of good strategy here actually hurt to watch. Have fun in the jury Shii-Ann Booted Off: 13th High Point: The last of her tribe left standing is nothing to frown on... Low Point: When at least two votes seemed to almost purposely misspell your name as "SHH-Ann," what can you say?  Rating : Near Miss  

Tom. Best One-Line Summary : Farewell, good friend... My Comments: By this time in the game, if Rob M. wins it's because of luck. Booting fellow ally Tom was a mistake to the utmost degree. If Tom was allied with Rupert and Jenna (the other "two" allies) then Amber and Rob were finished anyway. Instead, Rob and Amber ally with Jenna and Rupert to boot Tom. Guh?!? He was Rob's ace in the hole! Other than that; did Tom make a mistake? Sure; he forgot to tell one or the other "pair" he was loyal to them. Looking back; maybe he should've just allied with Jenna and Rupert. Why didn't he...? Well, as he said in his farewell speech, he had allied with fair weather friends, yet remained a good friend to the end. In Survivor, sad to say, that's always dangerous strategy. Sorry, Big Tom. Booted Off: 14th High Point: Far more congenial and likeable in this game than he was in Survivor Africa. Don't argue; in Africa, at one point, he put a feather in the crack of his...oh, never mind. Low Point: When Rob was ready to turn his back on Tom, it was a mistake for Tom to not turn his back on an alliance that was no longer there. He could've been in the game, still, if Rupert and Jenna allied with Tom. In fact the whole final two would've changed. Rating : Large Crater

Rupert. Best One-Line Summary : America has spoken: he's the winner. So there! My Comments: I don't know what's worse; being booted off in a "Pagonged" sort of way (your alliance is smaller), booted off by being stabbed in the back, or booted because, for all intent and purpose, your once-loyal alliance member is scared of (no joke) a small, purple stone. Here's the deal: Due to stupid strategy on the part of Rob and Amber, it was now tied 2-to-2, with Rupert and Jenna in the opposing alliance, now that they all voted for "swing vote" Tom to go. That meant that the vote would tie, and in typical gambler's fashion, it would come down to simple good luck, when all four (yes, all four: remember Paschal in Survivor Marquesas?) pull stones, and the odd-colored stone leaves. Jenna is all "I've come too far to lose because of a stone," and boots Rupert, without thinking of how Rupert was her sole chance at the final two. Seriously; did Jenna have any chance other than Rob/Amber pulling a purple stone? NO. Yet she practically gives them the money anyway, by voting off Rupert. As for Rupert: what can I say that I didn't already say, just a few months ago, for my review of Survivor Pearl Islands? The man rocks...pun not intended. In the end, however, the producers cave into public demand and allow us all to vote for another contestant to win a million dollars. America's choice? Rupert. Case closed. On to the next season. Booted Off: 15th...yet still won a million thanks to the "America's Tribal Council" post-show... High Point: Unlike many other contestants on this season, our (good) original opinions of Rupert have not been swayed in the least; a compliment I cannot, admittedly, make for a single other contestant this season. Low Point: I sense a sort of "tortoise and hare" dilemma here that did Rupert in at the eleventh hour. No way Rob could've swayed Jenna's vote unless Rupert didn't press the issue, which he should have. There's any number of arguments for Jenna keeping Rupert, purple stones or not. To have her vote of Rupert is in my opinion proof she never heard them.  Rating : Deep Impact

Jenna. Best One-Line Summary : Purple stones? Why, I love purple stones! No wait...that was my chance to stay in the game, yesterday... My Comments: There are high rollers and then there are high rollers. The only way Jenna could've stayed in the game is if she either won the final immunity challenge --not likely-- or if she stayed to her Rupert alliances and let the dead-even-tie drawing of stones decide who was going to go. When you think of it, at worst she had a 3 out of 4 chance --or at worst, 2 out of 3-- of staying in the game. Instead, she chose the easy route and helped the unwavering Rob/Amber alliance boot Rupert. Trouble is, when one inevitably got immunity, what was her chances of staying in the game? None. She really should've tried for that purple stone. At least then, maybe, she would've had a chance. Heck; at least she would've had 100 grand. That's no pittance. Booted Off: 16th High Point: Overall, she really played the game better than she did the first season. In fact, out of many first season return players, she lasted the longest, which is saying something. Low Point: The truth can often hurt; as the (admit it) sole reason for Rupert's ouster, her popularity can go nowhere but down.  Rating : Small Crater

Rob M. Best One-Line Summary : "The Robfather"...? My Comments: Some time back, Rob was a guy who couldn't make the sale; that sale being convincing an overwhelming majority of LVPs to boot Registered Nurse John, and his in-the-minority alliance that, sadly, wouldn't be ousted until the tribal council after Rob had already left. Jump ahead to All-Stars, when as host Jeff Probst put it in the reunion show, Rob was the one all-star who really changed his game strategies...in a good way. His only failure was, in the end, not being able to swing one single vote; he lost the million in a very close vote of 3-to-4. Yes, some of this new strategy involved a little underhandedness during the game. However, when seeing how cute he and Amber look together; who couldn't forgive him for a little underhanded play during the game...if just a little? Booted Off: The 100 thousand dollar winner, in the "final two." High Point: His proposal on Live TV to Amber was all the more sweet when, at the time, neither had any idea who would win the million dollars. In addition: what can I say? Even when he was at his worst, he made for great reality TV. Low Point: In the end, Rob was right about Big Tom being a swing vote, though at the wrong time; it was Big Tom's vote that would help Amber win the million. Rating: Large Crater

Amber. Best One-Line Summary : The Robmother...? My Comments: It's hard to forget Amber from Survivor Australian Outback. How nice is nice? Let's put it this way: in a day and age when everyone loved to hate Jerri, Amber allied with Jerri. That's pretty nice. This season, she goes one further, and allies with Rob, even when he was caught doing some pretty underhanded things. Still, it's clear she's crazy about the guy, because, come on; why would she stay with a mere alliance of two, otherwise? Yet this mere alliance of two kept them together as a team until the very end, and furthermore...she won the million dollars! Cool. Booted Off: The million dollar winner. High Point: It really looks like love between Rob and Amber. Awww! Low Point: I'm no feminist, but when she as the winner was asked to give a third car to another contestant, why did she have to lean in and get Rob's advice? What's more; she chose...Shi-Ann?  Rating : Large Crater

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