Still to this date after 41 seasons, this episode goes down as the dumbest move in Survivor history. If I wasn't so annoyed at Erik's stupidity, I'd feel sorry for him. Because he was trying to do what he felt was right. But Pavarti actually made a point when Erik said "Game aside, I hope there's some sense of forgiveness" and she says "You can't say game aside because we're playing this game". Unintentionally she's drumming it in that it's a game.
One of the biggest flaws people make is when they take their heart into Survivor. If you can't separate yourself from the person you are outside, then you shouldn't even apply on the show. Granted there are tons of people who have applied who've fallen into that trap. Lillian taking Sandra to the final 2 instead of Fairplay, she admitted was her heart deciding. And Sandra won. Why would you apply to the show? Are you there to win the million or not?? She and her family could have used that money. I can't stand people that come on the show like this. It. Is. A. Game. It's not "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" for nothing.
Unfortunately for Erik, his heart, naivety and indecisiveness led to not only joining that group of people, but setting history. I'll be surprised if there's another move as bad as that one. But then, they don't cast people on the show for their intelligence. A great season overall but this is one of the episodes that every Survivor fan remembers.
One of the biggest flaws people make is when they take their heart into Survivor. If you can't separate yourself from the person you are outside, then you shouldn't even apply on the show. Granted there are tons of people who have applied who've fallen into that trap. Lillian taking Sandra to the final 2 instead of Fairplay, she admitted was her heart deciding. And Sandra won. Why would you apply to the show? Are you there to win the million or not?? She and her family could have used that money. I can't stand people that come on the show like this. It. Is. A. Game. It's not "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" for nothing.
Unfortunately for Erik, his heart, naivety and indecisiveness led to not only joining that group of people, but setting history. I'll be surprised if there's another move as bad as that one. But then, they don't cast people on the show for their intelligence. A great season overall but this is one of the episodes that every Survivor fan remembers.
