| SURVIVOR 8
ALL-STARS ~ Rob Cesternino
finagled his way long into the game during
Survivor 6 Amazon, but couldn't
finagle an encore performance against the
All-Stars. Despite an innate
likeability, an ever-positive outlook, and
endearingly quirky ways, his departure came
at the behest of a unanimous vote. Two
tries, no million bucks. Ah well, he's
not the only one! |
Rob Cesternino was something else
altogether. For all intents & purposes
he was our emcee and our tour guide ~ the
narrator, if you will ~ through the first 38 days of Survivor 6 The Amazon.
Much of the character of the Amazon ~ its
unpredictability and likeability ~ was
infused by the tour guide. Even while
steering the game, he amused us with his
musings. Even while blissfully leaping
in-and-out of alliances, he took time to
explain the inner workings of his developing
strategies. And even as his successes
mounted, he kept his ego in check with
liberal splashes of self-effacing humor.
Rob may have understood the game too well for his own
good, because he proceeded to teach his
tribemates how to play it themselves.
In fact taught them so well that by day 39
two of them flat beat him at his own game.
Result: a third-place finish for the tour
guide, thanks very much.
Show host Jeff Probst suggested that Rob might be the
game's finest player not to have won.
We don't disagree necessarily, but are
nevertheless wont to call to mind other
strategy-crafting also-rans, from maven
Kelly Wiglesworth in Malaysia, to maven
Kathy O'Brien in the Marquesas.
So then. Does the best man or woman always win on
Survivor? Heck we don't know.
Why is the sky dark at night? If a
tree falls in the woods, does the Pope hear
a sound? Who knows?
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