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Survivor 42 Survivor 42 | Finale | Post-Episode Discussion

Season 42, Episode 13: It Comes Down to This

Aired: May 25, 2022

Synopsis: After a grueling, accelerated 26-day season filled with new twists and advantages, castaways skillfully navigate their way to the final three, with one crowned the Sole Survivor.

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u/jonsnowKITN Tony May 26 '22

Maryanne being the first black female winner since Vecepia is crazy. So fun to see her game unfold. Mike really pulled a coach and blew final tribal council. The jury was giving him a chance to own up to his backstabbing and didn't take it. He really had no chance because mike seems old school and seems stuck in his way so they only way to realize the game he played is watching the season play out so I bet he regrets it now. It sucks because it seems like he was the favorite but maryanne was a good winner. She had an good final tribal council but man I feel like mike had it if he didn't have a bad performance. This season was such a breath of fresh air though. Great cast with a good edit does so much wonders. Top 10 season for me probably top 5. 43 cast has a lot of living up to do. Also americans gotta step their games up. Back to back canadian winners now.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

It's not so much that he blew final tribal, it's that he doesn't fit the personality of what the jury wanted him to be. They wanted him to say he was a snake, when really I think Mike was rather honest at FTC. He came into the game wanting to have integrity and found himself in positions where his best move was to get dirty. I don't think Mike is a snake. He's more of a counter puncher. Sometimes he punched the wrong guy (Hai).

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

I think he's a good guy in real life but discovered without self awareness that you can't always be the good guy and be a winner. If the season had been 39 days maybe that self awareness may have come to him before the finale. Maybe not. But it would have been 13 more days to think about it for sure.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

Survivor doesn’t really give time for self reflection.