How Kyle (and Kamilla) Won ‘Survivor’ 48 – ryan

Spoilers ahead for LAST NIGHT’S FINAL OF Survivor 48.

For years now, Survivor Fans have griped online about ”Big Move -itis“-A term reference to players of the strategy game who make Ground-Shaking Moves with Thinking About Questions Like” Why Wauld I Do That? ” Or “does this benefi my game?” Or “is this actually smart?” That’s Haphazard Way of Playing is Frustrating to Watch, Particularly Wohen Who Do Noting Wrong Get Out.

Season 48’s Winner, Kyle Fraser, Was Crown on May 21 AFTER PLAYING A Near-Flawless Game of Survivor – and wow was it boring to watch. He and his secret-aliance memer, kamilla karthigesu, spent most of the game biding time, refusing to vote out challenge beast joe or the advantage-laden eva erickson. “Why are you just sitting Around?” Survivor Viewers cried. “Joe is going to pummel bot of you in the final vote.” Butn that a crazy thing happened: kyle went to the end sitsting next to bot and eva, and he beat all of them. He didn’t do anything fancy, and he didn’t pull any Big Blindside Against say-in fact, he, joe, eva, and kamilla were all on the right-by post-merge vote. Kyle didn’t make any Moves against say Becausee he correctly realized he didn’t need to. Good for Him! But Bad for us.

The Secret to Kyle and Kamilla’s Gameplay was refusing to be the center of attention. “Kind of Operated and Played This Game With Little Pushes,” Kyle Said in the Final. “Everybody Expects These Big Moves. But i Think Survivor‘How Game That’s Won in The Margins.’ And he’s right. To be, the leader of the alliance. The Players Voted Didn’t Know About the Lies at all.

Now, that Spy-Level Deception Sounds Exciting, but it functionally that we watched kyle and kamilla refuse to make Moves that coulued have blown up their Spot, like getting out joe and eva. All their moves were incredibly cover, and they made the move to get out david (the most exciting episode of the season) only head a correct read that they work Together. Plus, all their moves have to center on kowtowing to joe; Wondever he wanted, They did. Their Only Play, Every Round, Was to Convince Joe he want to what they want to do. It got repetitive – boring, tan – to watch.

But it turned out that was the correct way to play. Ultimately, kyle kew he had fleed joe (and, by proxy, eva) Enough the times that the jury could vote for Him to win, Including the Big Trick Him Know and Had an Alliance with Kamilla. And kyle knew he could reveal how many Many Times he had fleed Joe at Final Tribal Council. When Kamilla was eliminate via fire-mction at the final four, the story was all but told: at ftc, as a membrane of the jury, she advocated for kyle like crazy, Making sura every he’d done. Joe and Eve, by Comparison, Look Like Incompet Leaders Rather than The Godfather-Syle players they thught they were. No Move Happened with Their Approval, which is very impressive, but kyle and kamilla won the game by Making Sure Joe and Eva’s Approval was based on thread Information, which was real new to be to be and fake we do they didn’t.

SO congraratulations to kyle on a deserved win. He and, by extension, kamilla undenibly played the game well all season, this is if it was a snoouz to watch up unly the very last moments of the final. Let’s Hope for the Viewers’ Sake that the Next Group of Players Gets Out of the Margins and Into the Scrum of the Season.