Survivor Analysis: How Did My 2 FAVORITES Won?

With Survivor Gabon debuting at number 13 in the recent Nielsens Ratings dated September 22 -28, 2008, I'll post here the first of the many survivor insights I have collected from the world wide web.

Earlier this day, I've read analysis pieces made by David Bloomberg of Reality News Online.

As I've said in my previous posts entitled "Survivor Gabon, Here I Come!", two of my first-impression favorites won the title of sole survivor namely Aras Baskauskas the yoga instructor of Survivor Exile Island and Parvati Shallow the charity organizer/boxer of Survivor Micronesia: Fans VS Favorites.

Here's the analysis:

Survivor: Exile Island – Why Aras Won?

Bloomberg wrote:


"Aras began the game by trying to start fire with the power of his mind. In the end, he got a million dollars using other abilities. How did he end up in the prime spot to go for the prize? Why did Aras win?"

"Aras was not the best strategic player this season. That would probably have been Cirie. Aras was not the best at challenges this season. That would definitely have been Terry. But Aras put those two facets into one person, and added a good social game as well. By being second best at several things, he avoided being the biggest target. Cirie went out in fourth place in large part because she was too much of a threat if she had made it to the end. Terry went out in third for the same reason."

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Survivor: Micronesia – Why Parvati Won?

Bloomberg wrote:


"Parvati came into Survivor: Micronesia with the goal of going all-out and winning the million dollars. And she did! She had to backstab her friend to do it, but she made the right moves at the right times. But surely knocking out Ozzy wasn’t only reason for her victory? Why did Parvati win?"

"Parvati played a multifaceted game. She played strategically while eliminating emotional decisions, but also played socially, thus building up emotional attachments. She took out the threats when they needed to be gone, and she set herself up in a prime position to give her an enormous amount of flexibility to go forward no matter which side came out ahead. She set herself up to make it to the end, and then did a fine job with the jury. When you add up everything that she did in Micronesia, it is easy to understand why Parvati won."

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