I must concede that the gratuitous shots of Brenda in her bikini last night were...eye-opening.

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This show ended better than I thought it would when Phillip was voted off.

I think Cochran had one of the, if not the, best performances at a final tribal council. He did a great job of answering the questions.

Sherry. Wow, what a horrible performance by her. By the end of it pretty much everyone knew that it was a 2 person race.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Yeah, I don't really get the attitude by her in the questioning, other than maybe she's caught up in the moment and thinks she has a one in three shot to win the money (as Probst constantly erroneously states throughout each immunity challenge.)

Cochran was obviously doing well... it would have been interesting if Erik had remained in the game and they could have put together a vote to get him out. I thought his emphasis of the term "timing" worked exceptionally well because he didn't have to say he was better at any aspect of the game than other people -- he didn't have to say he was better competitively or he worked people's emotions better -- I think it is an easier thing as a jury member to think, "Well I would be up there with them, but I just missed setting plan A in motion two hours earlier" than to think "Cochran really is a better manipulator than I was."

I was a little surprised that Dawn didn't get one vote -- in a way, it is a little sad because that means she and Sherry have to split the 2nd place money and Dawn was obviously superior.

I loved the 85 year old Seal repeatedly using the queer word with Probst... I will give Probst credit in that he handles some of this stuff better than I could... he is truly a pro at dealing with uncomfortable situations.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

It was one of the greatest performances of all time on Survivor. He not only won for having the most strategic game, he also won for winning the most challenges, and he also won because people really seemed to like him and wanted him to win. Normally, the winner of the game is one of those things. Cochran did all 3. I can't think of another player who did all 3 of those things.

It was easy to see at tribal council that almost everyone was simply enjoying the coronation of Cochran. Russel Hantz never played a game even close to what Cochran did.

"Blood vs water" sounds very interesting. Rumored to be two tribes of 10. One tribe is 10 former players. The other tribe is 10 relatives of those former players.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

IMU won?

Nice.

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