Season 31, can you believe that? After 15 years of Survivor, how does the show manage not to go stale? Something incredible happened this season--the game evolved after 30 iterations. Season 31 brought back returning players who came prepared to play at the highest level. For 15 years this game has been about loyalty and alliances, but this season introduced the idea of voting blocs, partnerships of convenience that changed tribal to tribal. It always kept us guessing and it kept everyone on their toes. The tide could turn on you at any moment. I can't wait to see if next season's castaways follow suit or play the traditional alliance strategy.
And of course this season had some very memorable moments. I think hiding immunity idols at challenges was a brilliant idea. Who could forget Joe literally trying so hard that he passed out during the challenge. Kelley said it best when she identified that Joe had to go because "I can't compete with that." And then in the most historic tribal council ever, two immunity idols canceled out all of the votes, sending the players to a second vote. This vote resulted in another tie, leaving poor Keith to decide whether to change his vote and eliminate his ally, or to sacrifice himself in a one-man rock drawing tiebreaker. Fantastic season!
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