WARNING: This submit comprises spoilers from “The Final Stand,” the season 47 finale of “Survivor,” which aired on Wednesday, December 18, on CBS.
“Survivor” 47 got here to fairly an finish on Wednesday night time — albeit a bit predictable for anybody who has been watching every week.
First got here the ultimate immunity problem for Rachel LaMont, Sam Phalen, Sue Smey and Teeny Chirichillo, the ultimate 4. Regardless of being in an early lead, Sam didn’t take dwelling his first immunity win and Rachel, as soon as once more, earned the necklace. With that, she turned one in all now 5 ladies complete over 46 seasons to have received 4 particular person immunities in a single season. Whereas she was honored to affix Jenna Morasca, Chrissy Hofbeck, Kim Spradlin-Wolfe and Kelly Wiglesworth, Rachel famous that she’s properly conscious Kelly and Chrissy made it to the finale and didn’t win.
Rachel revealed immediately that she was bringing Sue to the ultimate three, which meant Sam and Teeny could be pressured to make fireplace. Sam, for some cause, didn’t in any respect observe making fireplace all through the season, whereas Teeny was OK at it. Plus, Rachel coached Teeny to assist construct her confidence.
Forward of the fire-making problem, Teeny admitted that she had “a little bit of a one-sided rivalry” with Sam all through the season which was as a consequence of her struggles together with her personal identification. She stated that, as a consequence of Sam’s appears to be like, she assumed he acquired sure remedy all through his life and, “due to my identification and my gender, simply to say it, that’s not all the time the expertise I’ve gotten.” After including that Teeny is “nonetheless working by means of issues,” she stated, “I’ve projected insecurities onto him.”
In essentially the most thrilling fire-making challenges in years, Teeny had a really massive lead early on, constructing a large fireplace earlier than Sam may even get a spark. Nonetheless, Sam’s unwillingness to surrender mixed with the fairly literal approach the wind blew, Sam’s eventual spark rapidly constructed up and his fireplace burnt by means of the string earlier than Teeny’s. Devastated, she was despatched to the jury.
Through the ultimate dialogue with the jury, Sue revealed it was 59th birthday — no, she’s not in her 40s, which she informed the group all alongside. Nonetheless, Sam and Rachel (understandably so) dominated the remainder of the conversations.
In the long run, simply as she did all through the second half of the season, Rachel dominated and took dwelling the win!
