Champions vs. Contenders 2
I just finished this season for the first time last night. I had already other seasons watched, in this order, AUvTW, All-Stars, Redemption, and now CvC2, so I knew who the winner would be pretty early in the merge. lol
Caveat: I don’t have access to anything before CvC2. I know it’s not popular around here but I loved All-Stars and after finishing it, and was mad at myself for watching it before I watched all the other seasons and spoiling myself and decided to go in order, but I can’t, so I started with the first one I can watch.
I thought this was an unbelievable season of Survivor. I would put it in my personal top ten of all time. The gameplay was fun, devious without being mean-spirited, and even though I knew what was going to happen, I was rooting for Luke (and then Harry) as if I was watching it live.
David, Luke, and Harry were so fun to watch and my heart broke for Luke (and Pia) when she didn’t let him go to fire. As an American, I had assumed that Pia, as a working actress, was rich, so I was glad the she explained that she wasn’t (and that the show aired it.)
I also loved watching Janine rise to the top and then and her fall from power. I also understood Abbey so much better since the editors really didn’t give her much of an edit in All-Stars and I had no clue she had a personality. lol
Before she explained her situation, I had told my husband that the title wouldn’t have mattered to me if I was rich and going against someone with a story like Luke’s. I wasn’t mad at her or anything, I just thought it was cold-blooded of her since, only in my mind, she was a millionaire like Janine. lol - Again, I wouldn’t have held it against her either way, but I’m glad it was cleared up.
I guess I’m curious, if anyone here wants to talk about it, did Pia get a ton of backlash for not letting Luke go to fire? I’ve been searching through old posts here this morning and I saw a couple of comments, but I’ll probably let be reading a lot throughout the morning. lol
I was shocked Baden thought he stood a chance against Pia and didn’t take Harry to FTC. I didn’t know she got every vote but assumed she would before FTC even started. It seemed he and Harry were close and I’d have assumed he’d have taken his friend over Pia since he surely knew he couldn’t win?
I know I’m around 6-7 years too late but just, wow. That was a great season and would love to hear any insights. I’ll be listening to the old pods and exit press throughout next week. (I drive a lot for my job.) Just a top notch cast.
Thanks for reading and I’d love to hear any insights or any other pods I should check out other than Shannon’s for more info.