Maybe I'm being a bit cynical here, but the Ben win seemed like it was orchestrated. The reason being the military angle, and its a huge viewership. I've never seen a season where idols were so easy to come by. Ben didn't have to play a social game because he just stumbled into the things. Then the magical rule change that saves him for the final 3? Maybe it's all just luck, but I'm suspicous.
I think a good rule going forward would be "you can not play an idol for yourself at back to back tribal councils." The idols are kind of a cheat code to the game, which is fine, but I don't think they should be god mode. Once their are to many gimmicks in a game, it starts to lose its luster.
FWIW I thought Chrissy played a much better game and deserved the win far more than Ben. I also don't see how that last thing was a "secret advantage". They took away her ability to choose who she got to sit next to. Hardly advantageous.
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