Выживший: Таиланд | |
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5 сезон | |
Представлено | Джефф Пробст |
Кол- во дней | 39 |
Количество из отверженных | 16 |
Победитель | Брайан Хейдик |
Занявший второе место | Клей Джордан |
Место расположения | Ко Тарутао, Таиланд |
Страна происхождения | Соединенные Штаты |
Кол- во серий | 14 |
Релиз | |
Исходная сеть | CBS |
Оригинальный выпуск | 19 сентября - 19 декабря 2002 г. |
Дополнительная информация | |
Сроки съемок | 10 июня - 18 июля 2002 г. |
Хронология сезона | |
Survivor: Таиланд является пятым сезоном американской CBS конкурентоспособной реалити серии Survivor . Сезон снимался с 10 июня 2002 года по 18 июля 2002 года на острове Ко Тарутао в Таиланде , а его премьера состоялась 19 сентября 2002 года. Ведущий Джефф Пробст , он состоял из обычных 39 дней игрового процесса с 16 участниками. .
Двумя первоначальными племенами были Чуай Ган ( тайский : ช่วย กัน «помогать друг другу») и Сук Джай ( สุขใจ «счастливое сердце»). В конце концов они объединились в племя Чуай Джай, когда осталось восемь участников. В живом финале Брайан Хейдик был назван Единственным Выжившим, победив занявшего второе место Клея Джордана голосованием жюри 4–3. В этом сезоне появилось несколько новых поворотов игрового процесса. Первый произошел в День 1, когда двум старшим участникам, Джейку Биллингсли и Яну Джентри, была предоставлена возможность выбирать свои собственные племена. Это было впервые в Survivorистория, что две исходные команды не были предварительно выбраны продюсерами. Вторым было предложение мятежа на 14-й день: каждому из двенадцати оставшихся участников была предоставлена возможность покинуть свое племя и присоединиться к другому, если они пожелают, хотя никто не принял это предложение. Третьим было фальшивое слияние: когда осталось десять игроков, два племени переместились на один пляж. Они приняли это за слияние, но при следующем испытании им сообщили, что они живут на одном пляже, но еще не объединились.
Участники [ править ]
Конкурсант | Первоначальное племя | Объединенное племя | Заканчивать |
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John Raymond 40,Слайделл, Луизиана | Чуай Ган | 1-й проиграл День 3 | |
Таня Вэнс 27,Грей, Теннесси | Чуай Ган | 2-й проиграл День 6 | |
Джед Хильдебранд 25,Даллас, Техас | Сук Джай | 3-е проголосовало без голосования День 9 | |
Ghandia Johnson 33,Денвер, Колорадо | Чуай Ган | 4-й проиграл День 12 | |
Стефани Дилл 29,Озарк, Арканзас | Сук Джай | 5-е место не проголосовало День 15 | |
Роберт «Робб» Збакник 23,Скоттсдейл, Аризона | Сук Джай | 6-е место не проголосовало День 18 | |
Shii Ann Huang 28,Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк | Сук Джай | 7-е место не проголосовало День 21 | |
Эрин Коллинз 26,Остин, Техас | Сук Джай | 8-й проголосовал 1-й член жюри День 24 | |
Кен Стаффорд 30,Бруклин, Нью-Йорк | Сук Джай | Чуай Джай | 9-й проголосовал 2-й член жюри День 27 |
Пенни Рэмси 27,Плано, Техас | Сук Джай | 10-й проголосовал за 3-й член жюри День 30 | |
Джейк Биллингсли 60,МакКинни, Техас | Сук Джай | 11-е проголосовало 4-й член жюри День 33 | |
Тед Роджерс, младший 37,Дарем, Северная Каролина | Чуай Ган | 12-е проголосовало 5-й член жюри День 36 | |
Хелен Гловер 47,Мидлтаун, Род-Айленд | Чуай Ган | 13-й проголосовал за 6-й член жюри День 37 | |
Jan Gentry 53,Тампа, Флорида | Чуай Ган | Проголосовали 14-е 7-е член жюри День 38 | |
Clay Jordan 46,Монро, Луизиана | Чуай Ган | Занявший второе место | |
Брайан Хейдик 34,Кварц-Хилл, Калифорния | Чуай Ган | Единственный выживший |
Будущие выступления [ править ]
Шии Анн Хуанг соревновалась в Survivor: All-Stars .
Сводка сезона [ править ]
Шестнадцать участников были разделены на два племени по восемь человек двумя старшими участниками, Джейком и Джен; это был первый случай в истории серии, когда племена не были предварительно выбраны. Племя Джейка, Сук Джай, состояло из более молодых игроков и рано взяло на себя инициативу. Чуай Ган, несмотря на проигрыш пяти из первых семи испытаний, оставался в основном сплоченным, за исключением конфликта между Гандией и Тедом, который, по утверждению Гандиа, совершал по отношению к ней нежелательные сексуальные домогательства. Это привело к тому, что Гандиа был исключен из следующего Племенного Совета, в результате чего Чуай Ган набрал обороты, чтобы выиграть следующие два испытания иммунитета, уравновешивая игровое поле при пяти членах от каждого племени.
На 19-й день племенам было приказано жить на одном пляже. Предполагая, что произошло слияние, Ши Энн из Сук Джай решила перейти на сторону альянса Чуай Гана, полагая, что ее племя подвергает ее остракизму. Однако игроки были шокированы, узнав, что они еще не объединились и живут только на одном пляже; Впоследствии Ши Энн была отклонена после того, как Сук Джай потеряла иммунитет. Сук Джай так и не смог оправиться от своего численного дефицита, и их систематически убирали один за другим, как только слияние, наконец, произошло в День 25.
Когда остались только члены Чуай Гана, они были вынуждены повернуться друг к другу. Брайан, который заключил отдельные союзы с тремя из четырех других людей, использовал свое влияние, чтобы манипулировать голосованием по своему вкусу. Во-первых, он настроил племя против Теда, который считался самой большой физической угрозой. Затем он нацелился на Хелен и успешно убедил Клея и Яна последовать его примеру. После победы в финальном испытании на иммунитет Брайан решил взять с собой Клея в финал, выбив Яна.
И Брайан, и Клей были встречены резкой критикой со стороны жюри. Брайан, который заключил отдельные союзы и подружился как с Хелен, так и с Тедом, подвергся критике за свой бессердечный подход, но его хвалили за умение справляться с трудностями и высокую трудовую этику. Для сравнения, Клэй чувствовал себя не заслуживающим из-за отсутствия трудовой этики, и его обвиняли в нанесении расовых оскорблений Теду. В конце концов, жюри проголосовало за победу Брайана со счетом 4: 3, наградив его за контроль над игрой.
Эпизод | Победители конкурса | Устранено | Заканчивать | |||
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Нет. | Заголовок | Дата выхода в эфир | Вознаграждение | Иммунитет | ||
1 | « Как важно быть старшим » | 19 сентября 2002 г. | Никто | Сук Джай | Джон | 1-й проиграл День 3 |
2 | " Великая пропасть " | September 26, 2002 | Sook Jai | Sook Jai | Tanya | 2nd voted out Day 6 |
3 | "Family Values" | October 3, 2002 | Chuay Gahn | Chuay Gahn | Jed | 3rd voted out Day 9 |
4 | "Gender Bender" | October 10, 2002 | Sook Jai | Sook Jai | Ghandia | 4th voted out Day 12 |
5 | "The Ocean's Surprise" | October 17, 2002 | Survivor Auction[a] | Chuay Gahn | Stephanie | 5th voted out Day 15 |
6 | "The Power of One" | October 24, 2002 | Sook Jai | Chuay Gahn | Robb | 6th voted out Day 18 |
7 | "Assumptions" | October 31, 2002 | None | Chuay Gahn | Shii Ann | 7th voted out Day 21 |
8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | November 7, 2002 | Chuay Gahn | Erin | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 24 | |
9 | "Desperate Measures" | November 14, 2002 | Brian | Clay | Ken | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 27 |
10 | "While the Cats are Away" | November 21, 2002 | Brian, [Clay] | Helen | Penny | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 30 |
11 | "The First 30 Days" | November 28, 2002 | Recap Episode | |||
12 | "A Big Surprise... and Another" | December 5, 2002 | Helen[b] | Ted[c] | Jake | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 33 |
13 | "The Tides are Turning" | December 12, 2002 | Ted, [Helen] | Brian | Ted | 12th voted out 5th jury member Day 36 |
14 | "Slip Through Your Fingers" | December 19, 2002 | None | Brian | Helen | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 37 |
Brian | Jan | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 38 | ||||
15 | "The Reunion" | Jury vote | ||||
Clay | Runner-up | |||||
Brian | Sole Survivor |
- In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
- ^ For the first time, the players would be bidding for items as tribes. Sook Jai and Chuay Gahn each received US$1,000 in American currency.
- ^ In a twist, the Survivors' family members competed in a food-eating challenge on behalf of their loved one. Helen's husband Jim won the challenge and the right to spend 24 hours at the Chuay Jai camp.
- ^ In another twist, the players and their loved ones competed as teams for immunity. Ted and his younger brother Aljuan won, thus earning immunity for Ted.
Episodes[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | CBS recap | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18-49) | |
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61 | 1 | "The Importance of Being Eldest" | Recap | September 19, 2002 | 23.05[1] | 9.6/28[2] | |
The sixteen castaways were dropped off at an island separated by gender, causing some players to think they were going to be divided into tribes of men and women. As the castaways introduced each other, Jeff warned them not to assume anything in the game. He then told the two eldest castaways, Jake and Jan to step forward. Jeff shocked the castaways by announcing that Jake and Jan would choose their own tribes and pick a name. Jake filled his tribe with mostly younger castaways. His tribe consisted of himself, Erin, Jed, Ken, Penny, Shii Ann, Stephanie and Robb. His tribe was "Sook Jai"; Thai for happy heart. Jan filled her tribe with mostly elder castaways. Her tribe consisted of herself, Brian, Clay, Ghandia, Helen, John, Tanya, and Ted. Her tribe was "Chuay Gahn"; Thai for to help one another. As the tribes arrived at their respective camps, Tanya became ill from what the tribe believed was dehydration, leading Chuay Gahn to search for a water source. After Helen, John and Tanya found a water source, John pulled a prank on his tribe by telling them a small pool of saltwater was going to be their water source, which didn't go well with some of his tribemates. Meanwhile, Sook Jai focused on their shelter, but Jed wanted to focus on catching fish, isolating him from his tribemates. Robb and Shii Ann argued over the tribe's division of labor.
At the immunity challenge, Chuay Gahn had an early lead, however Ghandia struggled with her puzzle, allowing Sook Jai to pull ahead and win immunity. After Chuay Gahn lost, Ghandia felt vulnerable after struggling with the puzzle. Tanya also felt vulnerable due to her illness. However, the vote ended up going against John, who was sent home. | |||||||
62 | 2 | "The Great Divide" | Recap | September 26, 2002 | 21.72[3] | 8.6/21[2] | |
At Chuay Gahn, Helen and Jan paddled out to retrieve water from their water source, however they did not bring their map and got lost. Meanwhile, the men of Chuay Gahn put Clay's luxury item, a golf club, to use by playing golf in a makeshift golf course. At Sook Jai, their main priority was still to build their shelter. Instead of working on the shelter, Jed and Stephanie gathered food and water. While the other Sook Jai members feasted, Jed, Robb, and Stephanie chose to sleep on the beach. As the tribe awoke to a cold, rainy morning, Stephanie got ill from sleeping out in the rain all night. Meanwhile, Chuay Gahn celebrated Helen's 20th wedding anniversary.
At the reward challenge, Tanya guided Chuay Gahn and Penny guided Sook Jai. Sook Jai ended up winning reward.
Sook Jai also won a tight immunity challenge, sending Chuay Gahn to Tribal Council for a second time. At Tribal Council, Chuay Gahn couldn't ignore Tanya's illness, and she was sent home. | |||||||
63 | 3 | "Family Values" | Recap | October 3, 2002 | 21.46[4] | 8.9/22[2] | |
At Chuay Gahn, Ghandia accused Ted of grinding against her at night. Ted later approached Ghandia and explained that he mistook her for his wife. Ghandia accepted his apology.
At the reward challenge, Jed, Ken, Robb, and Stephanie were disqualified for various reasons causing Sook Jai to lose their lead. Chuay Gahn ended up winning reward. Still bitter towards Ted due to the grinding incident, Ghandia approached Helen and Jan in order to oust Ted. Helen later told Brian about their plan to eliminate Ted. Brian approached Ted in order to hear his side of the story, causing Ghandia to become enraged. Meanwhile, Sook Jai's fishing net drifted away. Jed and Robb were blamed as they fell asleep when they were responsible for the net. Jed and Robb searched the water but failed to find the net.
Immunity was won by Chuay Gahn, sending Sook Jai to their first Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, Jed was perceived by his tribe to be lazy, and was sent home. | |||||||
64 | 4 | "Gender Bender" | Recap | October 10, 2002 | 21.16[5] | 8.6/22[2] | |
After returning from Tribal Council in which Jed was voted out, Stephanie was upset at Sook Jai's decision. Meanwhile, Ghandia felt that she was on the outside of the Chuay Gahn tribe.
Sook Jai won the reward. After Chuay Gahn returned to camp, the women felt that the men weren't pulling their weight around camp. Meanwhile, Sook Jai enjoyed their bananas and discovered their mystery reward, four chickens.
Immunity was also won by Sook Jai. After Chuay Gahn lost immunity, Ghandia attempted to form an alliance with the women to target Clay. She approached Helen and revealed that Jan was in on the plan, meaning Helen would be the swing vote. At Tribal Council, Helen voted with the men, sending Ghandia home. | |||||||
65 | 5 | "The Ocean's Surprise" | Recap | October 17, 2002 | 22.69[6] | 9.2/24[2] | |
While Brian and Ted set out to catch fish, they took the opportunity to form an alliance. At Sook Jai, Robb stepped on a stingray and stung his foot. Meanwhile, Helen entertained the Chuay Gahn tribe by singing. While Helen entertained her tribe, their canoe floated away. Clay blamed Ted as he felt he had not secured the canoe enough. As the tribes gathered for the Survivor Auction in lieu of a reward challenge, Jeff offered the castaways the opportunity to change tribes. After a minute, no one accepted the offer, so the auction began.
After returning to camp, Brian and Helen, without the tribe's canoe, swam out to replenish their water supply.
Immunity was won by Chuay Gahn. After returning to camp, Shii Ann and Stephanie discussed the upcoming Tribal Council. Feeling vulnerable, Stephanie wished she had accepted the offer to switch tribes. In the end, Stephanie's fears proved true, and she was sent home. | |||||||
66 | 6 | "The Power of One" | Recap | October 24, 2002 | 20.94[7] | 8.5/21[2] | |
After returning from Tribal Council, Robb began to feel vulnerable after his ally Stephanie was eliminated. Meanwhile, having to swim three miles for fresh water, the canoe-less Chuay Gahn tribe became frustrated. Some tribe members took turns looking for the boat, but they all returned empty handed.
At the reward challenge, Robb quickly caught four balls for Sook Jai, however Chuay Gahn quickly evened the score. In the end, Sook Jai caught their fifth ball first, winning reward. As Sook Jai enjoyed their feast, Brian and Ted explained the importance of winning the next immunity challenge so the tribes would merge at five members each. Meanwhile, Ken and Robb hiked out into the jungle and discovered a bat-filled cave. They explored the cave and settled their differences.
In a huge upset, Immunity was won by Chuay Gahn, when Sook Jai failed to realize that they could have ensured a victory by virtue of them getting to make the first move. After losing immunity, Sook Jai enjoyed the leftovers of their feast. Despite reconciling with his tribe, Robb was voted out. | |||||||
67 | 7 | "Assumptions" | Recap | October 31, 2002 | 18.79[8] | 7.5/20[2] | |
The tribes received Tree Mail along with body paints of five different colors. The tribe members were instructed to paint themselves with one color representing each member. When the tribes met Jeff, he explained that they would be having a "get-to-know-you". The castaways were instructed to pair off with the person wearing the same paint color. The pairs chose baskets at random. The pair of Clay and Shii Ann received a note telling them to travel to the Chuay Gahn camp. The pair of Ken and Helen were instructed to travel to the Sook Jai camp. The four were instructed to choose which camp would be more comfortable to live in. They chose the Chuay Gahn camp, and Jeff explained that everyone would be living at that camp. Believing the tribes had merged, the castaways created a new name, Chuay Jai by mixing the two tribe names. When they returned to camp, a feast was waiting for them. Later on, Shii Ann, who was on the outside of the Sook Jai tribe, talked to Ted about flipping to Chuay Gahn. Ted agreed to let Shii Ann into their voting block. Later on, Brian asked Shii Ann to flip to Chuay Gahn to vote out Penny. As the castaways gathered for what they thought was an individual immunity challenge, Jeff shocked the castaways by explaining that the tribes hadn't actually merged, but were simply living on one beach.
Immunity was won by Chuay Gahn. At Tribal Council, Shii Ann's tribemates decided they could not trust her after she openly aligned with Chuay Gahn. She was sent home. | |||||||
68 | 8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Recap | November 7, 2002 | 19.05[9] | 7.0/18[2] | |
After returning from Tribal Council, Penny was relieved her tribe voted out Shii Ann instead of her. Still feeling vulnerable, she attempted to form an alliance with Chuay Gahn member Ted. However, Ted and the other Chuay Gahn men knew that Penny was trying to manipulate them and still didn't trust her. Meanwhile, Ken got annoyed when he smelled urine in the cave. While Jake and Ken set out in their canoe, Ken reminded Jake that Brian was a used car salesman and that he could be very manipulative.
At the immunity challenge, it came down to Brian for Chuay Gahn and Jake for Sook Jai. Brian outlasted Jake, winning immunity for Chuay Gahn. As the castaways returned to camp, they noticed that a monkey had raided their food supply. Meanwhile, Jake blamed himself for losing the immunity challenge. Erin attempted to console Jake. With Tribal Council on its way, Sook Jai held a tribe meeting to determine whether or not they should reveal each other's votes. They felt that it would be extremely tough to vote someone out. In the end, Erin was voted out, becoming the first member of the jury. | |||||||
69 | 9 | "Desperate Measures" | Recap | November 14, 2002 | 21.62[10] | 8.6/22[2] | |
With a five to three advantage in numbers over Sook Jai, Chuay Gahn felt that they were in a powerful position. Jake attempted to entertain both tribes and bond with Chuay Gahn by telling adventure stories, however he ended up annoying Clay. As the tribes gathered for a reward challenge, Jeff announced that they had officially merged.
The challenge came down to Brian and Helen. In the end, Brian won his video from home. Back at camp, Clay revealed his distaste for Ted. Jake, taking advantage of Clay's distaste for Ted, lobbied Clay to form a voting block with the Sook Jai three.
The immunity challenge came down to Clay and Ken. In the end, immunity was won by Clay. After returning to camp, Ted brought up voting out Ken as a physical threat. Ken, feeling vulnerable, attempted to break the Chuay Gahn alliance. In the end, the Chuay Gahn five stuck together, and Ken was voted out, becoming the second member of the jury. | |||||||
70 | 10 | "While the Cats are Away" | Recap | November 21, 2002 | 19.61[11] | 7.7/19[2] | |
After returning from Tribal Council, Ted was upset that the three Sook Jai members had targeted him. Jake explained that Clay had told them to vote for Ted, however Ted thought he was lying to him.
Brian won the reward challenge and chose Clay to join him. After Brian took Clay with him on the reward, Ted questioned the strength of their allegiance to one another. Back at camp, Jake lobbied Helen to flip to Sook Jai, explaining that the only way they could win is by getting rid of Brian or Clay. However, Helen was wary of his intentions. After returning from the reward, Brian and Clay brought back food for the others. Meanwhile, believing that her alliance with Jake could hurt her, Penny decided to distance herself from Jake.
Penny's intentions became clear when she snuffed Jake's torch right away at the immunity challenge. Despite this, the Chuay Ghan alliance (minus Clay) quickly saw through Penny's scheme and immediately took her out of the immunity challenge. Helen won immunity, narrowly beating Ted. After returning from the challenge, Jake speculated on why Penny had turned on him at the challenge. In the end, despite her attempts to get Jake out before herself, Penny was voted out, becoming the third member of the jury. | |||||||
71 | 11 | "The First 30 Days" | N/A | November 27, 2002 | 12.40[12] | 4.5/14[2] | |
A recap featuring bonus footage of the first 30 days. | |||||||
72 | 12 | "A Big Surprise... and Another" | Recap | December 5, 2002 | 21.39[13] | 8.6/21[2] | |
As the castaways gathered for a reward challenge, they were shocked to see their loved ones. Jeff then announced that the loved ones would be competing against each other.
The challenge came down to Helen's husband and Jake's wife. In the end, Helen's husband, Jim, won the challenge. After returning from the challenge, Helen gave Jim a tour of the Chuay Jai camp. Later on, Helen discussed strategy with her husband, telling him that she trusted Brian and didn't trust Clay. When the castaways gathered for the immunity challenge, Jeff announced that the contestants with their loved ones would compete as a team.
In the end, Ted and his brother Aljuan won immunity. After returning to camp, Jake, being the last member of the former Sook Jai tribe, reflected on his vulnerability. In the end, the former Chuay Gahn tribe sent Jake to the jury. | |||||||
73 | 13 | "The Tides are Turning" | Recap | December 12, 2002 | 19.00[14] | 7.4/20[2] | |
The castaways received Tree Mail, along with a full-length mirror and pictures of themselves from prior to the game. While retrieving Tree Mail, Ted asked Brian if their alliance was still strong. Despite being told that their alliance was still intact, Ted was still wary of Brian's intentions. As the castaways gathered for the reward challenge, Jeff drove up in a new Chevrolet TrailBlazer and explained the rules.
The challenge came down to Brian and Ted. Brian managed to unscramble to letters, but misspelled the phrase and yelled it out aloud, giving Ted the correct answer. Ted took advantage and won reward. He chose Helen to come along. While enjoying the reward, Helen and Ted agreed to oust Clay at the next Tribal Council. After returning to camp, Helen approached Jan in hopes of forming a voting block against Clay. Later on, Helen, deciding to play on both sides of the fence, approached Brian and revealed her distaste for Ted.
Immunity was won by Brian. At Tribal Council, the castaways decided that Ted was too much of a physical and mental threat and voted him out. | |||||||
74 | 14 | "Slip Through Your Fingers" | Recap | December 19, 2002 | 24.08[15] | 9.9/26[2] | |
After returning from Tribal Council in which Ted was voted out, the final four anticipated the difficult choices they would have to make. The castaways received a flower kit with Tree Mail instructing them to design twelve floating krathongs in honor of the castaways who were previously eliminated. They would later release the krathongs into the sea.
Immunity was won by Brian. After winning immunity, Brian secured an agreement with Clay to vote out Helen. He approached Jan in hopes of swaying her vote. In the end, the tribe unanimously voted out Helen. On the morning of Day 38, Jeff arrived at camp towing a gold canoe with instructions for the tribe's final rite of passage. As the final three castaways paddled, they released the krathongs in honor of the castaways who were voted out.
At the final immunity challenge, Clay and Jan let their coins go, guaranteeing Brian a spot in the final two. At Tribal Council, Brian voted out Jan, who became the final member of the jury. On Day 39, Brian and Clay set their boat ablaze and reflected on the time spent in Thailand. At the final Tribal Council, Erin asked the finalists why the person sitting next to them didn't deserve the million dollars. Brian responded by stating that Clay had not put forth the effort he should have. Clay responded by stating that Brian thought he was the head of camp, and that he expected everyone to call him the leader. Ken asked Brian why the tribe decided to vote out Ted. Brian responded by saying they felt that Ted didn't quite fit in with the group, which to Ken's mind was a lie. Penny asked the finalists about whether they had bothered to get to know her at all. She started with Brian, asking him if he knew where she had grown up and about her siblings. Brian incorrectly answered the questions, while Clay accurately listed several details about her personal life. Jake started with a statement and commended their clever manipulations in turning Penny against him and their alliance to vote him out. He asked Clay why he was threatened when Jake was excited that the votes were based on performance at a previous tribal council. Clay didn't answer the question but instead turned it around and said he didn't like how Jake tried to make alliances with all of the Chuay Ghan members and turn them against each other. He asked Brian how he felt at that time, and Brian said he didn't feel the same way due to their teamwork in acquiring food. Next up was Ted, who told Brian that he was a great car salesman, and sold him friendship and loyalty, though it was limited. He then told Clay he was an ignorant redneck hillbilly who rode Brian's coattails. He asked Clay if he made any racist comments behind his back. Clay did not impress Ted by saying he hadn't made any such comments about him, leaving Ted with the impression Clay was dodging whether he had many such remarks in any other context. Jan asked Clay and Brian about their work ethic, or lack thereof. The final statements came from a betrayed Helen, who confronted her former ally Brian. She asked Brian why he hadn't told her that she was the next to go. Brian explained that he heard from Jan that Helen and Ted were targeting him and felt that she had betrayed him first. He admitted that he had made a mistake. Helen then asked Clay, who she deeply disliked and vice versa, to name three instances when he had done physical labor to help the tribe; Clay responded by telling Helen he wasn't going to respond to her question. | |||||||
75 | 15 | "The Reunion" | N/A | December 19, 2002 | 20.42[15] | 9.2/24[2] | |
In the same manner as Survivor: Africa two seasons earlier, Jeff Probst returned to a Tribal Council site that was actually a CBS sound stage and read the votes as if he was reading them immediately after they were cast. Also, the audience held off applause until Brian was declared the Sole Survivor with a vote of 4–3 with Brian receiving the votes of Jan, Helen, Ted, and Jake and Clay receiving Erin, Ken, and Penny's votes. The castaways then discussed the season with Jeff Probst. |
Voting history[edit]
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- ^ a b Clay and Jan were not eligible to vote as the only eligible players they could vote for were each other.
Reception[edit]
Survivor: Thailand was met with a mostly negative reception and is generally considered one of the weakest seasons in the show's history. The primary criticisms were aimed at the unlikable cast and the "Fake Merge" twist, which led to the demise of Sook Jai. In 2005, Probst stated that he was not fond of the season, going as far as calling it his least favorite to date.[16] He described the season as "mean-spirited and marred with hostility and ugliness" and called Brian, Clay, Helen, and Jan "the least likable final four ever."[17] Dalton Ross, the Survivor columnist of Entertainment Weekly, ranked it as the fourth-worst season of the series, only better than Survivor: Fiji, Survivor: Nicaragua, and Survivor: Island of the Idols.[18][19] Andrea Reiher of Zap2it ranked Thailand as the second-worst season of the series, only ahead of Survivor: Redemption Island, while Joe Reid of The Wire ranked it as the 6th-worst season.[20][21] In 2015, both Rob Cesternino and a poll by Rob Has a Podcast ranked this season as the third-worst season of all time.[22] This was updated in 2021 during Cesternino's podcast, Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings, ranking 38th.[23] In 2020, Survivor fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" ranked Thailand as the 3rd-worst season of the series, only ahead of Survivor: Nicaragua and Survivor: Island of the Idols, describing the cast as "a definite contender for least likable cast of all time."[24] Later that same year, Inside Survivor ranked this season 34th out of 40 citing the lack of people to root for and calling a "bleak" season.[25]
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External links[edit]
- Official CBS Survivor Thailand Website