For me it was hard to decide between Alicia's finger waggle and JFP's dead grandmother. My jaw dropped when he said she was alive and watching Springer. Not many things cause my jaw to drop.

I felt kind of sorry for the other three finalists. You knew they weren't going to win, so why put them through the suspense?

Rupert's win proves to me that personality shines through. He surely is the "kid that everyone made fun of," but we all love him anyway! I almost cried cause he and his wife looked so happy.

On a different note, what about Johnny Fairplay, thinking he should have been on A.S.S.? I don't think so, but that's my opinion. He may be a good liar, but that doesn't make him a Survivor All Star.

Gentle Giant?? You must be thinking of the time he nearly strangled Johnny Fairplay after he cast a vote Rupert's way. Or perhaps you're thinking of his reaction when Shawn lost the tip of the spear? Or perhaps his suspicion that Sandra knew he was getting booted and cast a throwaway vote at Jon?

Gimme a break! Beyond the first four eps of S7, I can't understand why people are so in love with Rupert. He whines, he doesn't have a strategic bone in his body, he built an underground shelter, he stank in the S8 challenges, he settled for a 4th place finish, etc, etc.

I'm not saying I hate the guy, I'm just saying I hate the love-fest.

-BxB

I do more to not work than actual work.

Blow-by-Blow,

I tend to agree.

You forgot to mention his "everyone's been picking on me since I was a kid" speech. Maybe he'll finally believe that more people like him than dislike him.

Guess what?

His "everyone's been picking on me since I was a kid" speech is yet another reason why people like him.

If you don't understand why that endears him to people, then perhaps you don't understand human nature.

I agree. You can't watch that without your heart melting. Most people have been picked on in their life so a lot of people can relate to him.

His general demeanor, though, is pretty mellow. And even when he is angry, he is a lot more restrained than most Survivors are.

Also, he doesn't hold onto that anger forever, which so many Survivors do. He moves on.

That's one of many reasons, I think, why people like him.

Is he the greatest player? No. In fact, I voted for Rob. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see Rupert win.

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Agreed! I am sick of them pushing Rupert down our throats like we are suppose to love him. I don't. And if I have to hear his bellowing again while he pumps his arms I am going to break something. I knew he would win. I just hope it means that now he goes away and I don't have to see or hear him again.

Survivor All-Stars is finally over!!! I am very happy - don't get me wrong - I love this show - and this was one of the best seasons ever. I just had a Rupert overdose in a last few month.... Just too much of him pushed to us by Burnett and company. I am glad he won his million - he seems like a nice guy and has a nice family (who does not, right?), but i am really glad i will not have to see him from now on.... bring on the Survivor 9 and some new blood....

Yeah I have loved this season too ... but it will be great to get back to a Survivor where all the people are new and have just met one another.

Still, the past week was an awesome finish to Survivor 8 ... and it's a good thing, because we have the whole summer to endure now with no Survivor ... so just one more time ....

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

There ... I got it out of my system .... Thank you Rupert!

Honestly, was anyone surprised Rupert won? Not me. He also won favorite moment and fight. favorite moment was not Rupert stealing shoes. Who the heck voted for that?

I guess the same 85% of the voters who went with Rupert. I agree with you NOT a great Survivor moment - just pretty durn funny.

I STILL remember when Skupin fell into the fire. I may not use the word "great" but holy cow I'll never forget cringing as I watched him squatting in that water screaming. <ouch>

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I would have loved to see Mike Skupin in A$$. I'll never forget that episode where he fell into the fire.

Yeah if ever there was a "what if" moment on Survivor, that would be it.

If Mike had not fallen in the fire, a whole different group would have won Survivor II.

You are right on that one, the most memorable moment on Survivor was Johnny Fairplay's dead grandma hoax imho by far, especially since it was premeditated from before he ever got on the show.

sorry but true, he may have been a hard worker, but he was nothing more than a back.

To me he was a freaking idiot, and I kind of liked the guy the first time around, but that moody outburst to john was scary to say the least, and showed this violent side, the digging into the sand was just dumb as hell, any moron could see that.

Rob M. dispelled the myth that you had to be a great fisherman to catch a fish, hell he said with the sling it was like going to the fish store and pointing at the one you want. That is what Rupert built his reputation on that fact and to me that is not how you win surviovor.

In the challenges he never really prefomed all that well he was clumsey beyond belief almost. Remember the balance beams.

His mental game was about as weak he was certainly one of the poorest there I think at strategy Yeah he hooked on with rob and Amber, but so did everyone else, Rob let him stay, and in the end axed him anyway offering up to Jenna.

Rupert likable, but certainly not a great player at all, and I guess thats ok because CBS never specified what to vote for, I just think it was stupid to give this second million away, because America only sees what MB wants them to see, the surviovors live with each other and vote, the should have the power. Not MB's editing, because everyone has high and lows out there, he shapes them into what he wants, and it got Rupert a million.

I based my vote ont he best player and that was Rob M.

And I'm thrilled he won.

One thing I noticed, what was Jerri's problem? Now before everyone gives me a list, I know what her problems are. But why was she visibly pissed that Rupert's name was nominated, much less won? Dislike for Colby (duh) and Boston Rob, sure. And she clapped and looked like she liked Big Tom. But what does she have against Rupert? If anything, he was the only one who treated her decently. I say just jealousy over someone who is so well-loved from someone who will never know what that feels like.

Oh yeah. I think the black hair looks good on her.

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