Okay, I finally watched the second half tonight. I *LOVED* the final tribal council -- rip 'em apart and throw away the pieces. I think that the further you went in the game with alliances, the harder the eventual vote-out was. Those who were booted off early (Hatch) weren't relying on or counting on anyone. Those who were loners at the end (Shii Ann) didn't have any emotional investment in the other players either. Those who thought there was some friendship involved (Big Tom, Lex) felt betrayed and hurt.
My wife noted that Amber could not make a single decision on her own... not even who to give a car to. Rob had to keep telling her to make up her mind, until he finally gave her a thought about how to do it -- "the deciding vote". Pure coat-tail ride, for sure... which is probably the smartest way to do it.
Ah, well... enough [img]graemlins/survivor.gif[/img] for now. At least, until September...
