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May 10, 2004
Rob Redeemed
Going into Sunday night's Survivor All-Stars finale, I was less than enthralled with Rob, nor his tagalong girlfriend Amber. The two had backstabbed their way to the final four like no other. Worse yet, it seemed like absolutely nobody had the guts (or brains) to stop them. When someone continues to betray his friends, at some point, shouldn't you think to yourself "I guess maybe we need to vote this guy off." The story of All-Stars, I suppose, was how everybody was too dumb to do so.
But Rob somehow managed to redeem himself to me (and seemingly to the general audence) when he stood up and proudly asked Amber to marry him. Wow. Rob didn't just redeem himself though. He redeemed the whole concept of Survivor and perhaps reality television as a whole.
We've seen too many reality shows where couples "fall in love." They're a sham. You can't spend two weeks of your life pretending you're a millionaire, making out with twelve women, and expect to find the love of your life. What's so cool about Survivor All-Stars is that Rob seems to genuinely love Amber. Not "love" in the usual sense. As a society, we throw around the word love to mean all sorts of things. In fact, it's rare that we reserve it for those we truly love. Rob appears to truly love Amber. And the moment he made that committment he redeemed himself in my eyes.
It is perhaps the single greatest moment of the game. I still would have rather seen Rupert win the million. But Rob and Amber outlasted, outplayed, and God knows he outwitted the other 16 All-Stars, and the truly great thing is this:
All those reality shows that give you a million if you fall in love, they always end up with the same result: Someone ends up with a million dollars, and a empty, short-lived relationship. But last night, someone actually fell in love, and that wasn't even the goal.
I wish Rob and Amber the best. Welcome to the world of the married. It makes sense that superior players would choose a superior life.
P.S. If you watched, wasn't it interesting that Richard Hatch still commands the respect of Jeff Probst? Despite the fact that he was booted very early on, he grabbed a fairly large amount of screen time, and seemed able (or perhaps just willing) to interject any time he wanted.
Hatch may no longer be the greatest player ever, but if that's true, it's his fault and his fault alone. He invented the way the game is played. I'm awed by him even today.
Posted by March at May 10, 2004 12:00 PM
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