Scott Henderson

The premise of the Edge of Extinction was not thought through very far or very well. Along with everyone else I say that Rick Devins was the clear winner and that what's his name (what was his name?) had no business in the final 3. Sure, the argument could be made, as "Wardog" so inelegantly did, that the premise was not an issue, but it was. Had Chris (ah yes, his name was Chris) or any of the others actually participated in the whole game - entirely, beginning to end - there is no telling how that would have affected the outcome. In fact both guys would have gone home and not been around to influence anyone's game. Then what? Who outplays whom at that point? The entire dynamic would have been dramatically different and neither player would have been a factor in the end. - Did Chris outWIT anyone? No. His choice to take on Rick in the fire challenge was risky but it was also the single best chance he had to win, and it paid off. However one ballsy move does not mean he consistently, repeatedly, and successfully outwitted everyone. Rick did. Again and again. - Up until the fire challenge did Chris outPLAY anyone that had been in the game? Hmm.. twice? Did Rick outPLAY anyone? - YES, EVERYONE. - Who outLASTED? The premise, however questionable, is a very important factor in this case. Did Chris outLAST everyone in the actual game? No, since he wasn't there for it. Did he outLAST everyone on EoE? No, Reem was there longer than anyone, therefore technically she outLASTED everyone there. You could argue that neither Chris or Rick won since both were kicked out of the actual game, when the tribe had spoken, in the traditional fashion. But that damn premise again... Nobody actually thinks that Chris should have won. Nobody actually thinks the other two, Gavin and Julie, were of any consequence whatsoever. Everybody thinks that Rick should have won. Period. So does Chris. He must. Does anyone believe he went home and patted himself on the back saying "I'm the man, I was handed a free pass into the final three. I'm so awesome, I made 1 good move, worked it, and I won!" Does anyone believe that his friends, family, coworkers were so in awe of how he sat there on EoE that none of them told him how ludicrous the outcome was? There is no way that EoE was easy on anyone. I'm sure it was miserable sitting there, not getting to play the game you signed up for. I don't envy any of them and I admit that I might well have raised the sail. I can't fault Chris because the premise of the show allowed him to win when he shouldn't have. Perhaps the season should have been titled: Edge of Extinction: May The Best Man Not Necessarily Win. Because the best man didn't.