‘Survivor’ simpleton!
Oh, Erik. The little ice cream scooper turned out to be just about as smart as a bowl of rum raisin. As Parvati summed it up in the voting booth: “You’re crazy! You officially go down as the dumbest Survivor ever in the history of ‘Survivor.’ Ever.” And James, who got voted out in his season while holding two immunity idols: “I’ve lost my ring as the dumbest Survivor ever!”
Give Cirie credit. When Erik (strong, young, male) won yet another immunity, she tossed out the idea to the women that maybe they could talk him into giving it to Natalie, the only other remaining Fan of Fans vs. Favorites. Natalie worked him, saying he’d redeem his credibility in the game and, of course, they wouldn’t vote him out. Cirie worked him, and also conceived the plan to undermine his confidence at Tribal Council, telling him he’d destroyed himself with the jury by making transparent alliances with all four remainig women.
But really, who’d have thought that even someone this young, this naive — and did I mention naive? — would fall for it? “You have to take some risks sometime and hope people keep their word,” he said — this, the kid who has watched “Survivor” since he was 14. “I should have known better,” he sighed afterward. And Jeff Probst put the cherry on top: “I think that’s what you call a life lesson.”
Again, the jury’s reaction was priceless, and I’m sure many viewers were just as gleeful, because this kind of outwitting (more than outplaying, more than outlasting) is what makes “Survivor,” at its best, so much fun. The two-hour finale with the all-female final four is Sunday, followed by the reunion show. Anybody who has watched this season on TV might well give the $1 million to Cirie. I would. But I wonder if the jury might give it to Amanda, which would be OK, too.
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i would rather amanda win, though if cirie wins i wont be too upset. i thought amanda shouldve won last season, but she was an idiot at the jury questioning…hopefully she’ll do better this season. but seriously, i felt kind of bad for erik…such a naive little survivor fan who has gone down as the dumbest survivor player ever.