A reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone survivor of this contest takes home a million dollars.
Okay, the finale couldn't quite live up to this season's most impressive moments, but that's often the case -- and this time in particular, those were considerably impressive heights it was attempting to equal.
How much fun was it to see Sandra win again, in basically the same way she did before, being just as underestimated as she was the first time. It's like the 1980 U.S. hockey team winning the Miracle on Ice again.
The show is still in top form, and we still haven't even reached the best part of the season: The inevitable blindsides, which always seem to hit those who most deserve them.
Getting a cast of all veterans together is always fun, and the twist of good guys vs. bad guys was an excellent hook. It also was pretty delightful that the villains emerged victorious.
Hot DAMN was that some good Survivor. Some good television, period. It's become crystal clear these last few months that Heroes vs. Villains was the perfect Icelandic volcano eruption for fans of the 10-year-old series
I find myself re-energized, happy to see challenges and fire-building and scheming and all the rest. I may burn out eventually, but when "Survivor" is good -- as this episode mostly was -- it's very good.
