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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
I hope you're not referring to myself as a Rob hater, I'm not. I think he's played pretty much a flawless game and is easily the front runner to win. Not his fault in the least things have worked out well for him.
I'm more frustrated with the lack of game play by the other contestants, who just seem content with riding things out and seeing how final tribal goes........where they will almost most certainly get crushed.
I'd rather see more aggressive play from other people that would lead to a more exciting season. Rob is in a league of his own right now, and it kind of makes for some boring shows.
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Sorry, I wasn't referring to you, but to all the people all over the net who seem to hate Rob for no real reason. Say what you want about his personality, but his gameplay (especially this season) is almost perfect.
And as for the other players lack of game play, I really can't blame them. Aside from Rob almost making it impossible to turn on him, the entire tribe was guaranteed a trip to the final six from the beginning.
Sure members of the Ometepe tribe could of flip flopped long ago, but who knows if they would of lasted even this long. Aside from maybe Andrea, the other members (Phillip, Grant, Ashley, and Natalie) played it the right way by just riding Rob's coattails. Say one or two of them join Zap's alliance, they may not of had numbers anyway, and could of been long gone.
Despite Rob, they still had a 1/5 of winning the game, and a 60% chance of making the final 3. I for one would of had no problems riding coattails with those type of odds. Even with how well Rob has seemingly played the game, there will still be bitter/jealous jury members who may not vote for him for a number of reasons (game play, wealth, attitude, dominance, and that this is his 4th attempt).
Before Andrea was voted out, when was the last time an Ometepe member was even voted out? I think it was Kristina in like week four. Why would you want to switch things up with that kind of tribal dominance? Of course it makes for better TV, but I don't think it necessarily betters their chances.
I agree the season has been pretty boring in general, but Rob at least makes things a bit interesting. It could of gone the same way without Rob anyway, so at least he adds a bit of interest.
Regardless they better change things up next season. Drop redemption island, change the immunity idol system (too easy to find), more difficult challenges, bring back reward challenges (Survivor auction, and car prize); basically take the show back to the Survivor of old (when they actually had to "survive").