Haven In Hell – NightHeaven's Blog

Russell is the only one that takes the game serious. He’s the one gets up early and takes back the tree mail. The other four are still sleeping when comes back.

In the first immunity challenge of this evening, players must race across a net and a balance beam to retrieve a bag of puzzle pieces then back and up a steep ladders to a puzzle board. Russell and Brett get off with a good start, but everyone catches up and working on the puzzle right after the first two. Mick and Russell both get qutie close of finishing their puzzles, however, it’s Brett that wins immunity again. (Russell’s plan of voting off the female members of the Galu tribe fails miserably. He should have taken out the strong players first.)

Back at camp, it seems that Natalie’s on the chopping block at first. But Russell wants her around, so the target turns to Mick and Jaison. Russell succeeds in having both of them voting against each other. Then he tries to work out a better strategy with Natalie. There are good and bad points to keep either of them. Jaison won’t win any votes from the jury but he sucks in challenges. Mick is a strong and nice player and might win the million in the end.

When the votes are read at the tribal council, it’s Jaison who becomes the first Foa Foa members to join the jury. And the remaining four are told that there is only one immunity challenge left.

The next day, Russell tries to play his game by aligning with Brett, promising him to bring him to the final three if anyone of them wins the immunity challenge. The four contestants then go on a typical Survivor journey atop the cliffs of Samoa and pay their respects to the players who were voted off before them. In pervious seasons, people tended to make it a touching moment. But, none of these four have any nice things in their minds about most of the other competitors.

Then it’s time for their final immunity challenge, before the last tribal council of the season. The players must balance a statue on a pole, and add another foot long pole on every two minutes. Mick dropped his statue first, Natalie followed him right after. Russell and Bret are each balancing their statues on seven feet poles. It’s intense and nervewracking for them and for us watching it. Finally, Brett drops his statue and Russell wins. (At this point, I really don’t think that anyone can manage to get more votes from the jury than Russell does.)

It’s an obvious decision to make at the moment, no one can beat Brett with the majority of jury are Galu members. But Russell’s having a hard time with it, he wants to sit with the best players in the end in some way.

At tribal council, Russell does the best thing for himself, and Brett becomes the final member of the jury.

The next day, Russell is very confident that he will win. He tries to trash talking with Natalie.

Now it’s time for the final tribal council, and the jury will decide who deserves to be the winner. In their opening statements, Mick says that he stays with the parameters he set for himself, Natalie thanks everyone for helping her get where she is, and Russell states that he’s the best player and derserver the million.

Jaison asks each contestant to let the jury know who they really are and says that no one needs the money. Shambo gives an overdramatic speech, calling Mick feckless (which he doesn’t know what it means), Natalie a coattails rider, and stating that they will not get her vote. Brett talks about going out on a bro date with Mick, Kelly accuses Natalie of needing help every step of the way, and Monica questions Mick and Natalie’s passion for the game.

Dave asks everyone what they think their chances are of winning, Mick says 20%, Natalie says 30-40%, and Russell says he comes to council with great confidence while it drops to 55% at the moment.

Russell tells Laura that if he didn’t take her out, she’d be sitting in his place right now. Mick tries to play the good guy card to John, asking for his vote. Erik asks no questions, he tells Mick that he never deserved to be a leader, calls Russell unethical and proud of it, tells Natalie that she’ll have his vote.

(My take on the jury, they are the worst jury of the Survivor history, period.)

The votes are read in L.A., and they are Natalie, Russell, Natalie, Russell, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie… Natalie wins.

Quite a disapointed result I’d say. This is really the worst jury of all time, they didn’t want to vote for the one who worked very hard to get their asses kicked, so their only choice was to vote for someone who literally did nothing to get to where she was.

The look of shock and hurt was painted all over Russell’s face when he learned the results. I can understand his feeling, that really hurts.

Though he’s been crowned Survivor Player of the Season by America, still, losing the game means much more for him. I can only wish him have a bright future. You are the man!