I knew the US didn't have Ketchup or All Dressed, but they don't have Dill Pickle chips either?

Why? You don't want people who do bad things to also do good things as well?

This show is good. I'm glad to have it back.

That's a good point. I do think there was a lot of variation between seasons though, especially with the Grounders turning on them at the last minute in Season 2.

I don't think we have to worry about that yet, right? I mean there's only been one season so far that's followed that exact template.

I just envisioned a world where HBO cancelled the series after episode 9 of this season, you know, for thematic resonance.

If there was a 2 hour pre-game show like there is for football, with just people like Sepinwall and TVDW raving about how good the show is, I might watch it. That's how pumped I am for this finale

I don't recall, even though I just watched that season 2 months ago. Osten definitely almost drowned in PI.

They have to set up Spencer/Jeremy/Tasha vs the women's alliance next week.

I may have preferred the return of Spencer's sister.

Exactly, if you're Jeremy, or Spencer, or one of those people who doesn't need Abi around at the end because you can beat pretty well anyone left, keeping Abi around as a goat is a terrible idea.

Mostly that alliance was just destined to collapse. Good on him for still being there when it happened though.

I liked it well enough the first time.

I think Chris' final tribal is one of the most overrated things in Survivor. I think most people not named Julie Berry (and Sarge I guess) could see through Chris's crap. They just all hated Twila.

Spencer might beg to differ.

Erik's have a bad track record of humiliation. Erik Huffman did fine I guess?

Joe is the only person who Keith voted with every time. Except tonight.

Vanuatu is the best all female alliance from a dramatic and storytelling standpoint.

I think Joe has been sandbagging individual reward challenges. Did you see the storytelling one?

We'll always have Jaison in that opening challenge of Samoa.