Tarzan was voted off the island in Survivor: One World Episode 13 because he’s a mastermind (who the jury hates and who can’t remember anyone’s name).
Dull cast, dull season. And then there were 5: Alicia Rosa, Chelsea Meissner, Christina Cha, Kim Spradlin, and Sabrina Thompson. As has been the case all season, I find myself struggling to find someone to root for, though the edit she’s gotten combined with the morons she’s competing against would suggest Kim is going to walk away with this, if she can make sure the jury does not hate her enough.
Kim says that the only person that can beat either her or Sabrina is Chelsea. This target is news to Sabrina, who was under the silly impression they should all stick together to the end.
For the challenge, they will untie a gate, race across a balance beam maze, collect bags of puzzle pieces on a rope net, solve a puzzle for three numbers, and use those numbers to solve a combination lock. Christina and Kim are first through the gate, but both fall off the beam, giving Alicia and Chelsea the lead. Alicia inadvertently unties other people’s bags, giving them an advantage and Chelsea the lead as they head into the puzzle. Kim is the first to piece together her puzzle, followed by Alicia and Chelsea, while the other two have no shot. Kim’s solution is incorrect, so she returns, followed by Alicia. With an alternate answer, Kim wins immunity.
Like Sabrina, Chelsea wants to stick with the final three plan with Kim, in spite of the fact that she considers Kim her biggest threat.
Alicia, the idiot who got rid of Tarzan last week, feels comfortable in her position in this tribe because Kim would be stupid to go to the end with Chelsea and Sabrina rather than her and Christina.
The jury is looking pretty miserable, a repeat of what we’ve seen in previous weeks.
Tonight is the last night Kim may play her hidden immunity idol. She declines to play it or hand it to anyone.
Votes
Chelsea
Alicia
Chelsea
Alicia
Alicia
With 3 votes, Alicia has been voted off the island. Strangely, she’s mad at Christina, who was on her side, rather than looking in the mirror and blaming herself for being an idiot last week.
Kim apologizes to Christina for lying to her this whole time. Christina doesn’t want to get even, though. She just wants to get rid of Sabrina.
The final immunity challenge has them using a long wooden pole to maneuver 10 wooden bowls through a maze and stack them on the maze platform that’s held in place on a spring. Interesting challenge. Hardly what I’d expect for a final challenge. Kim quickly finds herself with a healthy lead. As Kim makes a mistake, Christina closes in on her. Sabrina remains perhaps the biggest challenge non-threat of the season, even worse than Tarzan. Christina keeps things moderately interesting, but Kim never relinqueshes her lead. Kim wins immunity.
When they return, Christina poses a question to Kim. “So it’s me?” Nice to see her fighting to the end.
Votes
Sabrina
Christina
Christina
Christina
With 3 votes, Christina has been voted off the island.
Now we head to questions from the jury, none of whom like anybody sitting in the final three.
Jonas comments about how badly Sabrina sucked at challenges. Chelsea takes credit for taking Kat out. He doesn’t understand why Kim didn’t take Christina with her.
Kim tells Christina she would get rid Chelsea if she had to choose. Christina’s question to Chelsea: “Why do you hate people?” This from the girl who didn’t connect with a single person her entire time on the island.
Jay points out that Sabrina didn’t do anything at camp either, and wasn’t just a failure at challenges.
Mike says that Kim failed to deflect blame to anybody else when she was blindsiding people, a key part of the blindside she seems to have missed.
Tarzan apparently brought a thesaurus as his luxury item, as he rambles in big words with little relevant point. A tearful Chelsea responds by saying she aspires to what he and his wife have.
Kim didn’t feel bad about Leif’s name being written down. Sabrina says Leif’s elimination was Kim’s fault.
The main point of Alicia’s comment is to talk about how great she is. Delusional, party of one. She congratulates Kim for having her pawns.
Kim tells Troyzan that his plans fell apart when she got rid of Jonas.
Kat tells them they all hurt her, but Kim destroyed her. In spite of all her negative comments and crying for the past couple weeks, she says she doesn’t have time to be angry with them.
Troyzan votes for Sabrina because Kim may have won a lot of challenges, but that doesn’t make her the best player. Kat votes for Kim, which she calls a lesson learned, voting for the best player rather than based on hurt feelings.
Votes
Kim
Sabrina
Kim
Sabrina
Kim
Kim
Kim
Kim is the Survivor: One World winner. Not the most compelling winner ever, but it became increasingly obvious she was going to win as her opponents made increasingly boneheaded moves. Chelsea received 0 votes, Sabrina received votes from Troyzan and Leif, and Kim swept the other 7 votes.
So apparently Blossom is still on TV.
Kim, Tarzan, Troyzan, and Chelsea are in the running for America’s vote. Kim won the vote and the $100,000 prize that goes along with it.
Survivor will be back for season 25 in Survivor: Philippines, which includes three castaways who were airlifted out of previous seasons. I hope it’s better.