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Car54

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 04:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From Survivor Fever:
Hilights of Hunter's online chat:

Hunter's Final CBS Web Chat - 3/14/02


Hunter: Hello everyone thanks for coming out. I've been overwhelmed by everyone's support and it's been an amazing amazing experience.


I was horrified by last night's episode. Was it shocking to see how Rob played everyone?
It wasn't so much shocking because I knew Rob was wavering. I was just interested in the course that he took


What do you think of a team that will vote off the only member who has survival skills?
Well as I said last night. They are a bunch of knuckleheads. It'll be interesting to watch.


Do you regret anything you said in your final words?
I definitely do not regret anything I said. I have a good sense of humor but I just like to give a little jab back.


Were you sure you were going to vote for Sarah or was it a last second thing?
It was a last second thing in that I was sure Rob was not going to vote for Sean. And I thought Sarah had a better chance of getting 3 votes.


You said that you were voting for Sarah to protect someone else. Who was that?
I was trying to protect Gina. I thought she was a valuable asset.


Is there or will there be anything going on between you and Gina?
Gina and I have an amazing friendship. Right now we are just friends... but who knows in the future.


What did you think when you saw Rob's godfather speech? Did you have any clue what was going on behind the scenes with Rob and Sean?
I definitely had a clue. I had to crack up over the Godfather speech. Because Rob has a different viewpoint of the game. I wanted to build a strong team and he wanted to be controlling.


I've never seen a team break into couples before. Do you think this was the downfall?
It led to us losing the challenges.


What word of advice would you privately give Gina before your departure?
1. Thank you for being my sounding board. 2. Don't worry about me I'm going to be okay. 3. This is a crazy game. Give it your all and take it to them.


What do you think of the possibility of the early merge, swap or split into 3 teams?
It's a crazy game. You never know what could happen and that's the great thing about Survivor. We were playing that we needed to keep a superior number in case of a merge. As for speculation, you'll just have to watch.


Who was lazier, Sean or Sarah?
Sean


Didn't you realize after you failed to get Sarah booted that you weren't in control of the tribe's voting. Why not suck up to Rob more?
I knew we were in the minority and I did talk to Rob.


What could you have done differently to stay in the tribe longer?
I don't think that there was anything that I could have done. If Rob had understood my strategy a little better it would have helped.


Did you sense that Rotu felt sorry for Maraamu?
If we had swept Rotu 5 times I would have felt a little sorry for them but at the same time I would have been happy for myself.


Other than dealing with highly inept tribemates, what was the worst thing about being on the island?
Constantly having to stay ahead of the game when it came to trying to prove ourselves. The resources were there, we just needed to pool our efforts. And the nonos...


How long did it take your nono bites to heal?
If you don't scratch them they go away in a few days. But you are constantly being bitten by more.


Which character would you compare yourself to from previous Survivors?
A combination of Michael, Colby and Jeff from Survivor 2.
Michael was very gung ho into survival. Jeff had a sense of humor and Colby was really into working together as a team but looking after his own interests.


Last night Kathy peed on John. Would you have gladly peed on Sean or Rob?
If they needed it I would have. I might have missed the hand a few times *laughs*


Would you ever consider do a photo spread for Playgirl.
I don't think so. My Navy buddies would never let me live it down.


Did you ever see Rob and Sarah getting intimate with each other?
No I did not.


What was the most annoying thing that happened while you were there?
What I saw last night. That the people behind me didn't seem to row very hard or care about winning.


What are your plans? Are you going back to FedEX?
I'm currently flying for FedEX and looking forward to doing alot of fun stuff. Flying around, meeting new people.


What was your favorite challenge?
The boat challenge for the fins and snorkel. But they were all fun, even the fafaru.


Who had the most useful luxury item?
Gina brought an adventure bad which we used to walk around to collect shells and other useful items.


It seems like there must be more fruit on that island than grapefruit. What else did you have?
Limes, mangos coconuts, papaya, land crab, cowerie shells and guava.


What was the most experience you had on the island?
I got to scuba dive, swim with manta rays. Scuba dive in a cave 90 feet underwater and horseback ride along volcanic cliffs.


Would you bring a different luxury item next time?
We were allowed to list 5 items. The wings meant alot to me because they were my grandfather's and were his good luck charm. My other items were horseshoes, a boomerang, a tribal warrior mask. I wanted to take a volleyball to fit the whole castaway role.


How far were you guys from the other tribe?
We never knew that. Could only guess.


If you could chose any of the 4 Survivor seasons which would you participate in?
I'd chose Marquesas because it was like home to me. The beach...the ocean.


When you saw Rotu's waterfall were you jealous?
When I saw their waterfall... I was like "we got hosed". But each camp had it's advantages. We had a sandy beach, they had a rocky beach.


Do you think Rob would have been capable being a leader?
I think Rob would be a capable leader. He coached a hockey team for years. That is what made me question his strategy.


Why couldn't you and Gina work anyone else into your alliance?
I think that people felt threatened by us. IMO Sean and Sarah were the weakest.


When you guys received the bamboo from Jeff P. what was the long pause about?
We pulled the bamboo up on the shore and sat down to discuss construction.


Were there any restrictions on what you could kill for food?
We couldn't kill manta rays, birds and other items considered sacred by the Marquesan culture.


Will you be appearing on Letterman?
Unfortunately not. Letterman is not filming tonight. I will be on Craig Kilborn next Tuesday.


I think you guys got hosed too. The sand was a breeding ground for nonos. What do you think?
The sand is how the nonos were brought to the Marquesas. We definitely became food for them.


Would you rather have been on the other tribe?
From what I have seen on TV, it appears my style and strategy would have fit better on Rotu. They truly seem to enjoy the challenges and working as a team.


Would you want to go back to the Marquesas?
I would head back to that island in a second. I love that island and would love to spend more time exploring it.

Car54

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 04:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From Entertainment Weekly:

'Survivor' Watch

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Three Strikes


Hunter gets the boot. The self-appointed leader is ousted in an episode that includes bloodshed (for Rotu) and boneheads (Maraamu, for casting out the only team member with any will to win), says Dalton Ross



LAST OF HUNTER The military man got the ''Survivor'' salute -- see ya' later, pal


Ouch! I think I just busted my pinky trying to type this intro. How fitting, considering this latest ''Survivor'' episode had more honest-to-God carnage than a regular installment of ''WWF Smackdown!''

First, John the nurse (whose last name is NOT ''Focker,'' incidentally) cut open his hand on a sea urchin. (This is where things got a bit randy, as he demanded someone immediately urinate on him to ease the pain. Funny how we never saw that one on ''ER.'') Then Robert the limo driver sliced open his foot on a rock, leading him to comment that ''Pain is easy, life is hard.'' (But isn't pain part of life, and thereby hard as well? Sorry.) Perhaps feeling outdone, John went BACK into the water and managed to get himself bit by an eel, leading to a bloody scene as well as a ''cracked fingernail.'' Now, I can take all the backstabbing, bickering, and boob jobs that ''Survivor'' has to offer, but I'm not good at handling blood, so all this red stuff made me a bit queasy and furthered my dislike for the otherwise bland and boring Rotu. Even their self-anointed nicknames are weak. Sweet Pea? Pappy? C'mon.

But even my favorite homies over at Maraamu (yes, I take sides) were dealing with a touch of nastiness -- those head-to-toe insect bites from the little nono bug. Oh yeah, another thing I discovered about Maraamu this week... THEY'RE IDIOTS!!!! By voting off Hunter, they lost the one person in their group who actually knew what the hell he was doing. He also seemed to be the only player motivated enough to try and get his team back in the game. Oh, well. The winless ones now seem destined to get smoked by the merge, unless Mark Burnett pulls another fast one like he did in Africa and switches up the teams. (Highlights for next week indicate there could possibly be some sort of maneuver in the works.)

While Rob's scheming and Sean's overall wackiness are still entertaining, the more they lose, the less pep we see in their step. Hunter's diatribe about acting like a winner 24 hours a day was definitely cheesy (where'd he get that? ''Bob Patterson''?). But Hunter does have a point: This team seems defeated. And by sending Hunter packing, they admitted as much, basically saying, ''Well, if we're going down anyway, why not get rid of the guy who makes us realize we're all a bunch of lazy losers.''

It's too bad, really. These guys could have been the life of the ''Survivor'' party but now are getting their clocks cleaned on a regular basis by a tame team who spends all their time talking about how much they love each other and how they're this close to curing cancer. Okay, I made that last part up, but Rotu's lovey-dovey ways make Up With People look risqué. Although, on second thought, I'm pretty sure none of those hands being held at UWP was urinated on.

Car54

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 04:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From CBS Early Show site:
Heave-Ho For Hunky Hunter
Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 12:00 AM ET
CBS
Part I &

Part II of interview with Hunter Ellis.

NEW YORK -- Hunter Ellis, the former Navy pilot, aka "Golden Boy" and "MacGyver" was the third straight Maraamu tribe member to be voted off Survivor: Marquesas.


He joined Bryant Gumbel and Jane Clayson on The Early Show and had some rather interesting things to say about his fellow tribe mates: "Knuckleheads."
Yes, he really did call his teammates knuckleheads.

He said, "Sean is a knucklehead. He's just an angry person." But Hunter said Sean also was entertaining.

"We sat around and we laughed really hard every morning. But at the same time, Sean - if you asked him to do something - he gets upset. And if you're working he gets upset because he's like, oh well, you're trying to show him up. Well, I just wanted to work. That was me."

As for Rob: "Rob is funny. Rob is a comic. He's entertaining. Rob is definitely a knucklehead. That guy is pretty classic."

Sarah, Hunter said, "is along for the ride with Rob."

"Does she have a clue?" asked Bryant.

"About some things, yes. About others no," Hunter replied. "Sarah was out there to strut around on the beach and have fun. It was her vacation."

Vecepia was "flying low under the radar. She seemed nice. I think she is nice. I didn't expect her to vote against me that early. I knew she could probably do it later," he said.

He said he and Gina had a strong bond. "We had mutual respect and admiration because we shared the same viewpoints on how we wanted to play the game. She's a great friend and always will be a great friend."

About the tension within the tribe, he said, "There's people I have different viewpoints with. So obviously you can tell that Sean and I had different viewpoints on things. So maybe, maybe at some point we'll work through all that, and so it just depends. There's certain people that you remain friends with forever. And other people that you share this experience with."

Why did he think he was voted out.

"It was a struggle for control," he answered. "You had two opposing game plans. One was to basically go into self-protect mode off the beginning and try and gather your votes so that you can control the votes. And then there was my philosophy of start off strong, build a team and then there's gonna be that point where you shift to the self-protect mode and along the way you're finding people that you trust and you can align with.

Asked if the team ever got along, Hunter said yes. "We'd get along. We'd go out in the water and talk football. But there was a lot of differences in opinions over how people wanted to play the game. So that's where we kind of butted heads a little bit. It actually came down to a work ethic. So it was lazy people versus people that wanted to work and build a team."

Hunter suspects he made himself too well known too early.

"Well, I wanted to fly a little lower on the radar," he said. "Being a jet pilot - that's how you don't get detected. I realized from day one, though, I had a lot of experience in this area. I've grown up on the beach my entire life. I've had survival training. So I just wanted to provide subtle hints along the way, of 'Hey, maybe we should try this.' I was always trying to ask people what they wanted to do. Then it became evident that everyone's like 'Well, he's the guy who can spearhead this stuff.' Then I had the bull's-eye on my chest and I didn't realize my strategy was going to have to change."

He says he was trying not to be overbearing. "I was there to compete, and I was a little disappointed I didn't get to compete in some individual immunities. I was really looking forward to that. The challenges are awesome," he said.

At the end of the interview he issued a warning to four who had voted against him. "I gotta say one thing real quick. You know, all my buddies are like Navy SEALS and fighter pilots. I took voting off pretty well. But I haven't been able to get in touch with them since I was voted off. The four people that voted for me - if they're out there, lock the doors and turn off the lights. They're coming!"

He was joking. We think.

Neko

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 07:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think he was... ^
LOL
Cars Thank you! You always have the best articles.
That middle one was hilarious!

Awareinva

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 08:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great stuff :)

Moondance

Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 09:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hunter's videos from the morning show & Rosie are up at http://www.survivorfever.com :)

Car54

Saturday, March 16, 2002 - 10:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Another Hunter interview...

Plane Awful


Castoff Hunter bashes Rob and Sarah. The FedEx pilot was the strongest player but they voted him off anyway -- and he's not happy about it by Jessica Shaw



HUNTER THE HUNTED The poor Fed Ex pilot seemed to have just landed on the island and already got the boot



Did anyone else watch Wednesday's episode of ''Survivor'' and think it would be impossible to find a stupider team than Maraamu? They kicked off the one clever, strong, natural leader on the beach! Poor Fed Ex pilot Hunter Ellis – he was too good for their world. Well, EW.com got some time with Hunter so he could vent about how they sent him packing.

Hunter, I was a little shocked you got the boot.
So was I. I just didn't think it was the right time for them to do it. But once I saw that first vote I knew I was toast. I looked over at Rob and I was wondering if he'd look back at me to see my reaction but he didn't.

What was up with the...how shall I say this nicely...the shortsightedness of your team?
You had two different ways of approaching the game. One approach, which I was taking, was to build a strong team and work on strength and morale and get the ball rolling so we had some momentum going into the merge. You had the other scenario that was self-protect mode of ''I need to get people in my court.'' Rob chose one path over the other. Some people wanted to be king of the castle. I wanted to live in the castle with everyone else.

So you admit your team was lame.
Well, there was just a little bit of drama there. It was like living in a soap opera. A few people didn't want to embrace the experience. My feeling was over 60,000 applied and we got chosen. We owed it to the people who didn't get it to embrace the game. You heard Sarah say she didn't come there to work. Her vision of embracing the experience was different. It just didn't seem like Sarah wanted to be out there for the long haul -- she just wanted to hang out as long as she could. I was ready to starve myself to the end.

Did it feel good to call your teammates ''knuckleheads'' as you did after you got kicked off?
Yeah, it felt good. The way I look at it is that they're giving me a jab by voting me off. I wasn't going to let that go unanswered. I wanted them to know I didn't understand their logic.

What did you think of Rob's self-proclaimed nickname of ''Godfather''?
I had to just laugh at Rob. The guy is the definition of knucklehead. He makes me laugh. That guy would chase chickens until there's no end. He chose to be the guy controlling other people. I didn't want to control anyone and yet I was seen as a leader.

So, was Sarah as annoying and whiny as she seems on TV?
Sarah can definitely be lazy and whiny but it is a tough environment. All of us can be lazy and whiny. There were frustrating times. I tried to hold back until I was talking to the camera. I've grown up on the beach my whole life and I've had survival training. Other people? Day two they were complaining.

Car54

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
QUESTION!

Did anyone actually see Hunter on the SATURDAY Early Show? I am reading that he was asked something about his relationship with Gina and he said they were just friends, but then he was asked about relationships with Rotus and he kind of sidestepped the question....

Then I read that Kathy and her son paid Hunter a visit after returning home. Kathy is the next person on Jeff Varner's boot list.

Did anyone see this interview? There is nothing at the CBS Saturday Early show yet...only the Thursday interview with Bryant.

Grooch

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think I read in one of the posts here that he said something to the effect that they are just friends, but something more may come from the relationship.

Car54

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 02:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw that one, I guess my point is, when did he and Kathy or (any Rotu) get to know each other if not at loser lodge, which blows the early merge theory-as anyone after Hunter would be on the jury and kept separate and supports the Varner list theory. Get me?

Moondance

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 02:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not everyone goes to the jury after the merge in the past survivors... remember Clarence made it past the merge but was not on the jury

Car54

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 02:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, I am not explaining this well but this is a huge deal here.....

If they merge at ep 4, then they either need to bring ALL the players back, or put all the boots on the jury... they are merging at 13- minus F2 is 11. If the first player is NOT on the jury, they have an even number of jurors (10) and that has never happened-there might be a tie.

But my point is if Hunter makes friends with a Rotu female, it blows the early merge idea...or the rules are TOTALLY out the window.

gettin all worked up here...but I gotta vote tomorrow unspoiled and now I am back to Kathy! crap, crap crap!

Moondance

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 02:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Car and understand what you are saying... but why can't MB make the jury the normal size and send the next couple of boots to loser lodge (not jury loser lodge)

Car54

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 03:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
But that still means a Rotu girl goes next!

I guess Hunter was asked on the Saturday Early Show specifically and I wanted to see exactly what the question was and what he answered. I am hoping they post an interview summary, but the CBS site seems to just have the morning after interviews, not the ones on Saturday am, and they are with a different interviewer, so there could be different info.

This takes me back to Kathy next.... (dang, I wanted it to be Rob!)

Moondance

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SurvivorFever always have the interviews posted but not this one...hmmmmm just weird I have never heard them being on the Sat morning show but I could be wrong.

Car54

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 03:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's because you work Saturday mornings, Moonie!

I am usually home and they are always on (I suspect they film a second interview with the Saturday Show host right after they are on with Bryant and Jane), but this Saturday I had to work too, so I missed it! Peter was on, and I missed Patricia. They are on in the last hour (after 9 am).

Moondance

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 03:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
See thats what I get for working on Saturdays!

Lilliegirl

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 09:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thats what I get for sleeping in on the weekend.

Sabbatia

Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 10:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What?? You mean there is a Saturday early show and the bootees are on it? I was actually up at a decent hour yesterday and had I known this, I would have watched. I guess this shows ya'll what I do on Saturday AM huh?

Car54

Monday, March 18, 2002 - 03:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
And just to make it worse, The Early Show took Hunter to a spa and he got a massage. And you missed it.

Yuhuru

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 03:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hunter was on Q100 in Atlanta this morning. He sounded like he has a great attitude and is a lot of fun.

They asked him about Gina and he stated that they weren't currently dating. Does that mean they used to date or he wants them to date in the future? They also asked him about race/racial tension. He said that there wasn't any. He said that he was surprised to seen Sean's comments on TV.

I guess he didn't add much, but I enjoyed listening.

Moondance

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 03:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the report Yuhuru!

Car54

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 05:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From TV Guide Insider

Survivor Bachelor's Rosie Gaffe
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
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Ousted Survivor: Marquesas stud Hunter Ellis is probably regretting asking Rosie O'Donnell to give a shout-out to his mom on last Thursday's Rosie O'Donnell Show. Not only did she say hello, O'Donnell took it upon herself to invite Mrs. Ellis to join her 33-year-old bachelor son on an all-expenses-paid cruise to Alaska!

Nothing says, "Iceberg, dead ahead!" like a week-long pleasure trip with your mother.

"I talked to my mom [later that morning] and she goes, 'I want to know — is my name on the ticket?'" Ellis recalls to TV Guide Online with a chuckle. "She started laughing and then said, 'If you ditch me and take some girl...'"

Although Ellis hasn't decided whether he'll throw Mama from the boat, the former Navy fighter pilot insists that if the old woman does end up tagging along, they won't be playing shuffleboard on the Lido deck. "Evidently, the cruise is adventure-related and you go ice climbing and do all this crazy stuff," explains the avid outdoorsman, whose impressive leadership skills led his lame Maraamu tribemates to give him the boot. "My mom is somebody that I could have fun doing all that with. I'd say, 'Mom, go ahead and climb up alongside that cliff!'"

For our money, we predict Ellis will cast away Mom in favor of his Marquesas crush, Gina. Natch, the Southern Cal grad downplays the duo's island flirtation. "Gina's a beautiful, beautiful gal, but we're friends," he winks. "Who's to say what [might happen] years down the road... but right now, we're not dating."

Still, Ellis won't deny that he certainly fancied the 28-year-old nature guide. "Anybody in their right mind would be a fool to say they weren't attracted to Gina," he says, "because she's absolutely amazing."

Mom, don't start packing your bags... —


<wonder if Gina is going to Alaska?>

Moondance

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 10:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.survivor-central.com/

Murtz Jaffer: How was it, emotionally, to watch the show last night?

Hunter Ellis: It was fun, honestly. It is weird to re-live the experience over again and watch your friends and family experience the same emotions you did while you were out there. I did get a little upset when I saw people were not paddling in the reward challenge though. That to me tells me how much the team meant to certain individuals.

MJ: The Maraamu players seemed to be in individual mode from very early. When do you think they switched from team mode to individual mode? Were your teammates ever in team mode?

HE: I think some switched into the individual mode the moment they stepped on the airplane to go to the Marquesas. There was a lot of talk about bonding and working as a team, but it just didn't really seem to catch. A lot of people were too interested in protecting themselves rather than the team. I felt there were too many selfish motives on our team to work together effectively as a group.

MJ: Do you think the teams were fair since Maraamu kept losing? Did Rotu have the better players?

HE: I think the teams were fair, but Rotu's style was much more suited to the way I wanted to play the game. Rotu didn't have the better players they just worked and played together a lot better than we did. The people over there seemed to be able to realize the importance of having to work to survive in addition to being able to build a strong team.

MJ: Were you ever concerned that Sean might be in danger in the water?

HE: Yes, I actually rescued him once when we swam out to the platform before the rock diving challenge.

MJ: In the Episode 1 Immunity Challenge, it seemed like Peter and Rob were really moving around the boat - was that part of your team's strategy?

HE: Peter and I switched since I was the one who knew the course and was guiding the boat. Rob moved to light the torch, and after the whole fire dunking incident things just got a little confusing and people moved around to fill in some holes.

MJ: It looked like you really disliked Sarah, were those three hours an accurate portrayal of your interaction with her?

HE: I don't dislike Sarah at all. Her attitude towards the game just frustrated me a bit. I felt she was there for the wrong reasons.

MJ: Did you know that Rob thought of himself as the puppet-master and the Godfather?

HE: I don't think Rob ever had any grand strategy other than to be the class clown and lie to everybody. So Rob says what he is thinking at that moment in time. His favorite movie is the Godfather so that is why he said that, but I don't think that Rob is really driving the boat with a big plan. I think he is just going with the flow and what seems to sound good at the time.

MJ: Did this interfere with your leadership? I mean everyone talked about Hunter being the captain, but last night it looked like Rob was pulling the strings...

HE: The funny thing is that I never wanted to be the leader, but I got pegged as one because I knew a lot about the environment we were in. I was trying to build a strong team hoping that we could keep more people around, and Rob was trying to control people. I also feel that Sean and Rob were competing against me from day one and weren't focusing on competing against the other tribe. They saw me as too big of a threat for them and didn't want to let my strength help them along as well.

MJ: Many people speculated about a romantic relationship involving you and Gina. Did this really happen considering the fact that you only knew her for about a week out there?

HE: Gina and I are awesome friends who shared the same views and strategies towards the game. What you saw on TV is what we had. It was nice to have a friend in that game who you could trust.

MJ:Do you still keep in touch with everyone, you seemed angry in your confessional...

HE: I wasn't angry at all, just disappointed in their decision. I just wanted to give a little jab back at them for voting me off early with a little sense of humor.

MJ: Did you become closer with Patricia on the island, or after you were both voted off. You seem pretty close with her, would the game have been different if she had stayed?

HE: Patricia is awesome and a lot stronger than people give her credit for. I respected that and would have liked to see her stay longer. We were close both in and out of the game.

MJ: On last night's show, Rob said that he had the same work ethic as you, but he chose to hide it because he knew the team would think badly of someone who ordered everyone else around. Do you think Rob really was Hunter #2? Did he really have that kind of work ethic?

HE: I don't think Rob ever had any grand strategy other than to be the class clown and lie to everybody. So Rob says what he is thinking at that moment in time. I think Rob is capable of working, and I know he is a coach of a hockey team at home and knows the importance of a team concept, but as to whether Rob is just like me.... I'll have to let you be the judge.

MJ: Please tell me about your relationship with Sean on the island. There seemed to be a lot of tension there, although you were both co-hosts of the Maraamu morning show.... do you still talk to him?

HE: I cannot talk about who I do and don't talk to still, but I will say that I sensed Sean being irritated with me. But, I tried every way to handle this and he just wouldn't let it go. Sean would get angry if you asked him to do something, and if you didn't ask and did it yourself he would still get angry. So what do you do? I think Sean had a problem with not being the expert on a lot of things. I am not saying that I was, but I have grown up in that environment my whole life and been trained in a lot of things that could have helped us. If we were camping in Harlem, I would have gladly gone to Sean to see what we needed to do.

MJ: Who do you blame the most for your exit?

HE: I cannot really blame anyone but myself. Unfortunately the way I wanted to play the game did not fit in with the way most others on my tribe wanted to play. I really wanted to build a strong team while forming alliances and most of the others were more focused on protecting their own interests and not the team's. Rob was wavering at times towards Gina and myself, but he chose differently to try and control people. That was the instrumental swing vote. It is a crazy game.

MJ: If you could play the game again, would you have kept Peter around?

HE: We made decisions based on info we had at the time and I stand by those decisions. We got rid of Peter because he was disruptive in the camp and made a lot of people feel uncomfortable. He is a nice guy, I just think he tried to outthink the game. Not having Peter never cost us immunity, but hindsight is 20/20. If we had gotten rid of Sarah and dealt with Peter, I feel Rob would have been much more in tune with the way some of us wanted to play.

MJ: Final thoughts on how you played the game?

HE: I am proud of the way I played the game and stand by it to this day. Every day people come up and tell me that they also agreed with the way I played and are bummed that I got voted off. That means a lot to me. I feel that had I been on Rotu, from what I have seen on TV, my strategy would have fit in much better over there and things would be much different. I didn't have luck on my side this time, and this is mostly about luck. I enjoyed my experience tremendously and consider myself lucky to be a part of the Survivor family. Thanks to all the fans out there and I'll be back for the reunion!

Murtz's thoughts: I thought this interview was interesting again, only because of the Sean comments. I think that if Sean isn't booted soon, his chances are very good to make it very far because of the comments made in the Patricia Jackson and Peter Harkey interviews. I also think that there is more than meets the eye to Gina, and that the way she is being edited is indicative of something. Unfortunately, I do not know what that something is. If I learned anything from Hunter it is that Rob is the star of Survivor Marquesas.

Grooch

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 10:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<<I cannot talk about who I do and don't talk to still, but I will say that I sensed Sean being irritated with me.>>

He talked about Sean previously in another interview. MB must have told him to shut up. That makes me think that Sean does go far.

Moondance

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 10:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought it was a good interview... Hunter is a good guy and it comes through:)

Car54

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 11:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Isn't Survivor Central the site that is saying they have it on good authority that Sean makes F7?

Moondance

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know Car... it was in an interview with Jerff Varner wasn't it?

Car54

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't know, I have just been reading this on a lot of boards but nobody knows what S-C's source is.