Talking About Stuff, with Mike and Christiana

Okay, so the podcast won't be up until this weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't still talk about it here! In fact, Mike and I will even be able to discuss your comments in the podcast, as well as including discussion of Survivor Live from the CBS.com site.

So, I was very sorry to see Brian go, but it was as I predicted. Brian did a great job, but playing the strategy game as aggressively as he did just attracted attention to himself.

Of course, I think that the problem on that tribe was that there really weren't any weak links remaining, so I don't think Brian would have gone home if there had really been anyone else obvious. Amy's ankle is hurt, sure, but after coming back as spectacularly as she did in the challenge, there was no way they'd send her home for that. So Brian got the votes. I'm not happy about it, but I can't really blame any of the people who voted for him.

With Margaret, I think she gave up, which was a shame. So it was no surprise really that she went home. Even Cindy realized what was happening and wisely distanced herself. But even given that, I was really glad to see Margaret standing up to Judd, purely because it was another perfect opportunity to let Judd act like a total crazy person.

Seriously, I hope he sticks around as long as possible, because he's great fun to watch when he goes into a complete meltdown at the tiniest suggestion of criticism. "No I don't think I'm a bad sportsmanship."

So, what did you all think?

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