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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 8:25 pm 
Dee won the moment she told the jury she kept Austin from knowing she told Julie. She deserved the win. She played excellent game. Great season, really enjoyed them all!
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Brat
Member
08-22-2006
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 9:12 pm
Not nuts Dee won. Just have to comment on Kendra though. She always was so annoying with her facial expressions. And look at her now at final get together, she has managed to get between Dee and Austin. Almost on the front row. Always wanting to be the center of attention. Yuck.
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 9:34 pm
I’m still not crazy happy that Dee won.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 9:47 pm
Loved this season in spite of not caring for Dee or Julie. Poor Jake from not noticing the puzzle piece to breaking the last challenge. He just could not get out of his own way. Loved that both the lawyers told Katurah to become a lawyer, lol. And yes, Kendra is ALOT!!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 10:11 pm
I saw a portion of an article online talking about the finale. They pointed out that while Dee won, all the show highlights featured other people. My take is that so much of her game play was based on being a mean girl and being the boss of everyone. Even at final tribal, she insisted on having the final word and practically dared them to disagree with her. She's very practiced at intimidation. Yes, I never warmed up to her and obviously there wasn't much footage to change anyone's mind on that or they would showed it..
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 10:17 pm
Kappy, I agree with everything you said. I like Dee less after listening to her with the jury. Yes, she definitely acts like a “mean girl”.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - 11:06 pm
Not reading the thread yet (but yes I'm seeing the comment just above).
I'm very happy with the outcome. Liked Dee all along. Liked Austin.
Never saw any hint of mean girl.. that is confusing.
I really liked how they let the jury question, each, it seemed, more than usual and how not bitter the jury was.
I liked the answers from all three of them
And loved Emily saying not to spend that money on that boy or she would hunt her down..
I liked Julie on the jury, not so much before jury.
I did think Jake might get votes but definitely happy with the outcome.
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Just_gail
Member
08-25-2007
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 3:36 am
I was pulling for Jake because I like underdogs. Austin seemed unhappy with some of Dee's answers to the jury. I think it's so funny that there were three lawyers in the cast, but Jake was the only one who admitted it.
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Earthmother
Member
07-13-2002
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 6:55 am
I didn't mind who won this season, I liked them all. I gravitated toward Jake because he was the underdog. I was not unhappy with the outcome however, Dee played a great game.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 7:25 am
I might have wanted others to win but I never saw anything bad about Dee. Good for her for making strategic choices when needed. They totally needed to vote her out because she did exactly what was feared - win final immunity and then win it all.
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Vsmart
Member
02-09-2003
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 8:03 am
I would have hated if Jake would have won because he was so whinny. If he had to land all three baskets, he still would not have won the last challenge.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 8:23 am
Still not a fan of Dee, I just could not warm up to her. She never felt genuine to me, and I'll be she and Austin didn't last because I don't think her feelings were real. I think his were.
It's a shame Katurah didnt follow thru with her pact with Jake!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 8:36 am
Me either, I saw the mean girl side of her. If Katurah had followed through with Jake, this would be a completely different finale. Crazy when I saw that she blew it.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 11:18 am
there were three lawyers in the cast, but Jake was the only one who admitted it.
Yes but then he finally admitted that he was a prosecutor instead of a public defender....so they all lied. LOL
I wanted Austin to win. I think he was the most well rounded player but got caught up in his feeling for Dee. I agree with Karuuna. I doubt that they are still together and I think she just used him. For someone to tell her not to spend the money on Austin was the opposite of what I felt. She should have given him half. She got there on his coattails.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 11:36 am
Drew was the mastermind behind most of what Austin did.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 12:03 pm
It was so disappointing that Katura changed her vote! UGH! I didn't want Dee to win, but didn't think austin really earned it with his weakness toward Dee and not saving Drew. Also didn't think Jake really deserved it with all of his missteps in the game. But I really enjoyed Drew's journey.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 3:54 pm
Dee and Austin both say they are keeping their relationship private, in their interviews.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 6:32 pm
I take that to mean they aren't together but will not say so in case they can get cast together on tar. I never felt their chemistry like I felt Rob and Amber
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 7:24 pm
I'd rather see Drew with Austin on TAR. What a different game it would have been if Austin had gotten more upset about what happened to Drew. I have to now agree that Dee deserved to win since so many bowed to her and did her bidding. I just don't get the fawning over her. Katurah also fawned over Dee just as much as Austin. I'm sorry, I just don't get it. Is it the Kardashian effect? Mind you, I'm all for permanent makeup when one is out there - I look like death walking without lipstick but dang, those brows and then the lips that look like mosquitos bit them over and over, I just couldn't see past that when she was on the screen.
Yes, I am old. I am very very old.  
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 7:52 pm
I figured Austin for the win from the opening show.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 11:29 pm
As Austin pointed out when Rob Cesternino joked about Boston Rob proposing to Amber at a final was that Rob and Amber knew each other a long time by then, not just a short season.
I think Dee would be a better pairing on TAR for those dance challenges and such..
I must have missed any strange facial features on Dee or any of the final 5. They all look totally normal to me. All five interviewed well and seem pretty happy.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 11:55 pm
Dee is not getting the love because she is female. Guys in tons of reality tv shows "take" a showmance along. Dee Took Austin. Austin told her his plan to take out Julie. She played him. She did not share the plan to take out Drew. She won right then. She got to say to the jury, no I DID THE THING.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 22, 2023 - 9:00 am
That's a bit insulting. My lack of enthusiasm for Dee has nothing to do with her being female. I just did not find her likable from what they showed of her on the series.
Yes, when a guy uses a woman like that, I don't like him either. Just how I see things.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Friday, December 22, 2023 - 10:05 am
My inability to warm up to Dee has to do with how I perceived her treatment of people from day one. If people did not do as she wanted, they were of no use to her. Being confident is one thing but she has a sense of entitlement that I don't care for in any person. Heck, look at how she got on the show. And like I said above, I don't think they had any footage that would have presented her in any better light because that simply is who she is. She herself said it best when she said she has always known she would be a millionaire or marry one. That's her in a nutshell. Sorry but she's not my type of person to root for.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 22, 2023 - 1:22 pm
Well boo hoo but I can live with it! The immunity challenges Dee won were pretty fearsome!
THX everyone for the spoilers, good show & GREAT season.
exit interview w/Dalton Ross:
Austin Li Coon reacts to Dee's Survivor 'sucker punch' at Tribal Council
The runner-up tried his best to recover after being bested in front of the jury.
https://ew.com/survivor-45-austin-li-coon-reacts-dee-tribal-council-sucker-punch-interview-8419012
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 22, 2023 - 1:36 pm
BTW, at the bottom of that Ross interview it lists the other interviews too.
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 5:31 pm
I was very happy to read Sia gave Katurah $100,000, and Kaleb and Jake $15,000 each.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 - 11:45 am
Since everyone talked about how great this season was, I decided to binge-watch over Christmas. I don't usually watch Survivor due to the fact that it is edited, watching after it's over is a very different experience. I liked it!
Since I went into it not rooting for anyone, since I already knew who won, I didn't feel any type of way about any of them. I knew that Austin and Dee were a showmance, but it didn't come up on the TV show until the last couple of episodes. I kept looking for where the relationship began, didn't see anything, and thought that maybe Survivior didn't focus on showmances the same way that BB does. Come to find out, they didn't really have anything until day 20!
I really liked Jake a lot, and was sad that he didn't win. I do feel that Dee deserved it, she did win 3 immunity challenges, and seemed to be running the game, but I didn't feel like the show focused on her very much through the first half. I thought that was weird editing for the eventual winner, but whatev.
Overall, I really enjoyed it, and might do this again for the next season. I won't watch it week-to-week because I find that annoying, but watching it after it's over was very fun.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 - 11:58 am
I will criticize this:
They spent way too much time on Tribal Councils, with idiotic questions. I FF'd through most of them. I wish they focused their extended time more on the island, and the decision-making that goes on with the vote. Like, what the hell was with the Kellie eviction? When she said 'what the hell, guys?', I was thinking the same thing, but more directed towards production.
I know that they use editing to misdirect so that the viewers are surprised, but many times I was left with the 'what the hell, guys?' reaction to the vote.
I am spoiled by BB live feeds, obviously!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 31, 2023 - 4:47 am
Agree with way. Too. Much. Tribal time.
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