Survivor Finale!

It is down to the final four-- but wait! There's four more at Redemption Island! How will it all shake out? My prediction:

TEAM SHERRI

First, for a change, let's tackle the Redemption crew. When does the RI player come on board? It seems they are going for the third of the final three. I'm not happy with this season's RI twist. I think it was a good idea. I understand they need to keep shaking up the formula, trying new things. But it should have ended at the merge. The RI players don't have to play the same social game. As a result, I would be disappointed if Matt came back to win it all, because he really hasn't had a chance to play his game out. Sure, he can win challenges, but the whole strategy part falls off, and that's my favorite part of Survivor.

I'm hoping Mike and Grant go down first. Mike was part of Zapatera, and none of them deserve to win, to me, after they did themselves in with throwing that challenge. Though, good riddance to Russell Hantz. After he was allegedly responsible for releasing spoilers on past seasons, I don't think he deserves to be brought back again. I'm shocked that the producers allowed him back. Grant, great player, but he stayed loyal to Rob to the end, and I seriously fault him for that. So, my RI pick to win is...

Andrea had to play a social game, and she made a conscious decision to make some moves. Unfortunately, they were stupid moves that kept her from a possible win. She should have worked against Rob, not with him. But I would still love to see her win if only to show up the Mean Girls who pretended to be her friend while talking smack behind her back. Mean Girls suck. Go Andrea.

But let's face it. Andrea has won a few challenges, but can she beat Mike, Grant, or Matt? Any one of them could come back in it to win it. And then, it remains to be seen if Rob and Phillip are battling it out in place of any of the current RI four. In that case, Rob remains a contender. My second place pick to move on is Matt.

So how does it shake out to the finals?

I think Ashley is finally making moves, and those moves will be to pair with Natalie in getting rid of Rob and Phillip, probably in that order. Unfortunately, I think we will see Natalie and Ashley in the final. And since Natalie hasn't ticked anyone off, as Ashley has, she is a strong possibility to win it all.

#1 Natalie

#2 The winner of RI. I'm going to say that's Andrea, but it could be Matt. Or Mike. Maybe Grant. I'm ruling out the others.

#3

#4

Crazy might make it pretty far in the game, but can it ever really win? No, Phillip. No, it can't.

#5

Rob is the most deserving of a win, having controlled his tribe for nearly the entire game, not to mention winning many challenges, and making some pretty shrewd decisions. His experience shows. But that's also why I have been rooting against him. I don't like it when Survivor brings back old favorites.

What I want to see is an old school Survivor season. No big gimmicks or twists, back to basics. Sixteen strangers (not straight from central casting) stranded with very little, and lots of time to scheme. Those were the days.

And there we have it! How did you feel about this season? Who do you pick to win?