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Survivor: Redemption Island is the twenty-second season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on February 16, 2011.[1] Applications were due in January 2010, and filming lasted from August to September 2010. The season was filmed near San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, the same location as the previous season.[2] The show featured returning players Russell Hantz and Rob Mariano, and 16 new players to Survivor.[1][3]

Rob Mariano was named the winner in the final episode on May 15, 2011, defeating Phillip Sheppard and Natalie Tenerelli in an 8–1–0 vote. In addition, Mariano won $100,000 as the "Sprint Player of the Season," receiving 40% of the fans' votes; Matt Elrod, with 36%, received the next-highest total.

Redemption Island

This season introduced "Redemption Island" to the American version of Survivor, based in part on concepts already used in foreign versions of the show, including "The Island of the Dead" in the Israeli version, "Isla Purgatoryo" (Purgatory Island) in the Philippine version's second season, "Ghost Island" in the Serbian version's second season, and the duels in the 2002 Swedish edition.

Instead of being out of the game immediately upon being voted out of their tribe, the voted off contestant would be taken to a secluded area known as Redemption Island. Once there, they were to sustain themselves in the same manner as when living with the tribe: living on limited food, water and shelter. They would be joined by the next person voted out, and those two people would face off in a duel in an arena constructed to resemble an old ruined temple, joined by two representatives from each tribe acting as observers.[4] The winner remains in the game, and continues living at Redemption Island. The loser exits the game for good, throwing their buff into a small fire pit on their way out of the arena. At two predetermined points during the game, at the merge and with four players remaining in the game proper, the winner of the Redemption Island duel returns to the game.[5]

Host Jeff Probst compared Redemption Island to the Pearl Islands' Outcast tribe, stating that the latter concept did not seem to work well with the audience because the Outcast twist was not revealed to the players ahead of time, and was considered unfair to the remaining players in the game. However, the Outcast tribe survived on the same meager rations as everybody else in the game. With Redemption Island, the players were told at the start of the game of the existence and rules of Redemption Island, and Probst expected that this would have an impact on how the tribes would vote out members.[5] Probst also stated that the change would allow for the newer players to have a chance to recover from early mistakes such as choosing the wrong alliance or making a poor vote at Tribal Council.[6] Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross correctly speculated that due to the Redemption Island duel as part of each episode, all regular challenges in the show were combined Reward/Immunity challenges until the tribes merged.[5] The duels used at Redemption Island were scaled-back versions of previous challenges the show had used, and Probst stated that this was because these challenges "worked well" and eliminated any risk of the challenges going astray.[4] The idea for allowing other players to watch the duel was a last-minute addition made by Mark Burnett. According to Probst, it gave those that attended the duel "valuable information" they could have used in their gameplay strategy, but also could have left them vulnerable to alliance shifts that might have occurred while they were absent from the tribe.[4]

Casting

Mike Skupin from Australia said he was asked to be on this season, but ultimately was not included. He later returned for Survivor: Philippines.[7] Erik Reichenbach, from Survivor: Micronesia was considered to return, but didn't make the final cast; he later returned as a "Favorite" in Survivor: Caramoan.[8] Richard Hatch, winner of Borneo, was initially cast alongside Russell Hantz. However, as with his castings bids for Micronesia and Heroes vs. Villains, a federal judge denied his visa. He was replaced by Rob Mariano.[9]

Contestants

Redemption Island featured the return of Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz, who both previously appeared on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and appeared separately on Marquesas and All-Stars (Mariano) and Samoa (Hantz). Their feud was a running storyline in the early episodes of that season. While the other sixteen players were initially assigned tribes prior to the start of the game, Rob and Russell drew buffs to determine which tribe they joined.[10] Neither had special immunity at Tribal Council, debunking Internet forum rumors that had confirmed the presence of Mariano and Hantz prior to an official announcement but speculated at an initial long-term immunity.[11]

Probst mentioned that, while both players were eligible to be voted out immediately, he believed "they bring too much experience" to have been initial targets for elimination.[11] Probst commented that some fans of the show were suffering from "Russell fatigue", after Hantz had appeared in three out of the four past seasons, and stated, "[Hantz] embodies Survivor: he's polarizing. You hate him or you love him."[11] On Mariano, Probst noted that "Rob is likable enough" to win the game, but for the same reason "Rob is going to have a tough time if he makes it to the merge."[11] In the first episode, Probst noted that Hantz and Mariano had a combined 156 days of Survivor experience between them.

List of Survivor: Redemption Island contestants
Contestant Original tribe Merged tribe Voted out Redemption Island Finish
Francesca Hogi
36, Washington, D.C.
Ometepe 1st
Day 3
Lost 1st duel
Day 6
18th
Day 6
Russell Hantz
38, Dayton, Texas
Samoa & Heroes vs. Villains
Zapatera 3rd
Day 8
Lost 2nd duel
Day 10
17th
Day 10
Kristina Kell
46, Malibu, California
Ometepe 4th
Day 11
Lost 3rd duel
Day 12
16th
Day 12
Krista Klumpp
25, Columbia, South Carolina
Zapatera 5th
Day 13
Lost 4th duel
Day 14
15th
Day 14
Stephanie Valencia
26, Long Beach, California
Zapatera 6th
Day 16
Lost 5th duel
Day 17
14th
Day 17
Sarita White
36, Santa Monica, California
Zapatera 7th
Day 18
Lost 6th duel
Day 19
13th
Day 19
Matt Elrod
Returned to game
Ometepe 2nd
Day 5
1st returnee
Day 19
David Murphy
31, West Hollywood, California
Zapatera Murlonio 10th
Day 24
Lost 7th duel
Day 25
12th
1st jury member
Day 25
Julie Wolfe
50, Oceanside, California
Zapatera 11th
Day 27
Lost 8th duel
Day 28
11th
2nd jury member
Day 28
Steve Wright
51, Huntington Beach, California
Zapatera 13th
Day 30
Lost 9th duel
Day 31
10th
3rd jury member
Day 31
Ralph Kiser
45, Lebanon, Virginia
Zapatera 12th
Day 30
Lost 10th duel
Day 33
9th
4th jury member
Day 33
Grant Mattos
29, West Hollywood, California
Ometepe 15th
Day 35
Lost 11th duel
Day 36
8th
5th jury member
Day 36
Matt Elrod
22, Nashville, Tennessee
Ometepe 8th
Day 21
Lost 11th duel
Day 36
7th
6th jury member
Day 36
Mike Chiesl
31, Del Mar, California
Zapatera 9th
Day 22
Lost 11th duel
Day 36
6th
7th jury member
Day 36
Andrea Boehlke
Returned to game
Ometepe 14th
Day 32
2nd returnee
Day 36
Andrea Boehlke
21, Random Lake, Wisconsin
Ometepe 16th
Day 37
5th
8th jury member
Day 37
Ashley Underwood
25, Benton, Maine
Ometepe 17th
Day 38
4th
9th jury member
Day 38
Natalie Tenerelli
19, Acton, California
Ometepe 2nd runner-up
Phillip Sheppard
52, Santa Monica, California
Ometepe Runner-up
Rob Mariano
34, Pensacola, Florida
Marquesas, All-Stars, & Heroes vs. Villains
Ometepe Sole Survivor

Future appearances

Phillip Sheppard, Andrea Boehlke, and Francesca Hogi returned for Survivor: Caramoan.[12] Hogi went on to make Survivor history by becoming the first person voted out first in both of her seasons, placing 20th, while Sheppard and Boehlke placed 10th and 7th, respectively.

Season summary

Sixteen new castaways, previously divided into two tribes, Ometepe and Zapatera, were joined by returning contestants, "Boston" Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz, with Rob joining Ometepe and Russell joining Zapatera by random draw. The tribes were then told about Redemption Island, a secluded location where voted out players would go to compete in challenges for a chance to return to the game.

Rob quickly proved to be leader of Ometepe, and kept wary of the hidden immunity idol, including sending one of his own alliance, Matt, to Redemption Island while trying to flush it out. On Zapatera, the bulk of the tribe recognized the threat that Russell could be, throwing a challenge in order to vote Russell out; Russell would lose to Matt at the next Redemption Island challenge. Matt would continue to win several more duels. After Russell's elimination, Zapatera faltered due to lack of cohesion within the tribe, and eventually approached the merge with only five members remaining, while Ometepe had six.

The tribes merged with twelve players left in the game, including Matt who returned from Redemption Island. Zapatera attempted to lure Matt to their side in order to tie the vote; while Matt considered blindsiding Rob, he eventually decided against it, telling this to Rob in an attempt to prove his loyalty. Despite this, Rob decided Matt could not be trusted, using his alliance to send Matt back to Redemption Island, establishing a firm Ometepe majority. The former Ometepe tribe used their numerical advantage to completely eliminate the remaining former members of Zapatera, before having to turn on themselves. Rob orchestrated the eliminations of those whom he felt would be threatening to him, including close allies Grant and Andrea, eliminating the latter twice due to her return from Redemption Island. The final three were Rob, Natalie, and Phillip; both Natalie and Phillip were criticized by the jury for simply following in Rob's footsteps, and Rob was voted the Sole Survivor in a vote of 8-1-0.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode title Original air date Redemption Island Finish Immunity
winner(s)
Voted out Finish
Inhabitant(s) Challenger(s) Eliminated
"You're Looking at the New Leader of Your Tribe" February 16, 2011 Zapatera[a] Francesca 1st voted out
Day 3
"You Own My Vote" February 23, 2011 Francesca Zapatera[a] Matt 2nd voted out
Day 5
"Keep Hope Alive" March 2, 2011 Francesca Matt Francesca 1st eliminated Ometepe[a] Russell 3rd voted out
Day 8
"Don't You Work for Me?" March 9, 2011 Matt Russell Russell 2nd eliminated Zapatera[a] Kristina 4th voted out
Day 11
"We Hate Our Tribe" March 16, 2011 Matt Kristina Kristina 3rd eliminated Ometepe[a] Krista 5th voted out
Day 13
"Their Red-Headed Step Child" March 23, 2011 Matt Krista Krista 4th eliminated Ometepe[a] Stephanie 6th voted out
Day 16
"It Don't Take a Smart One" March 30, 2011 Matt Stephanie Stephanie 5th eliminated Ometepe[a] Sarita 7th voted out
Day 18
"This Game Respects Big Moves" April 6, 2011 Matt[b] Sarita Sarita 6th eliminated Natalie Matt 8th voted out
Day 21
"The Buddy System" April 13, 2011 Matt Grant Mike 9th voted out
Day 22
Andrea David 10th voted out
Day 24
"Rice Wars" April 20, 2011 Matt Mike David 7th eliminated
1st jury member
Rob Julie 11th voted out
Day 27
David
"A Mystery Package" April 27, 2011 Matt Julie Julie 8th eliminated
2nd jury member
Grant[a]
[Andrea,
Rob]
Ralph 12th voted out
Day 30
Mike Rob Steve 13th voted out
Day 30
"You Mangled My Nets" May 4, 2011 Matt Ralph Steve 9th eliminated
3rd jury member
Rob Andrea 14th voted out
Day 32
Mike[c] Steve
"Too Close For Comfort" May 11, 2011 Matt Andrea Ralph 10th eliminated
4th jury member
Ashley[a]
[Natalie]
Grant 15th voted out
Day 35
Mike
Ralph
"Seems Like a No Brainer" May 15, 2011 Matt Grant Grant 11th eliminated
5th jury member
Ashley Andrea 16th voted out
8th jury member
Day 37
Mike Matt 12th eliminated
6th jury member
Andrea[b] Mike 13th eliminated
7th jury member
Rob Ashley 17th voted out
9th jury member
Day 38
"Reunion" May 15, 2011 Jury vote
Natalie 2nd runner-up
Phillip Runner-up
Rob Sole Survivor
In the case of the immunity and reward winner being able to share their reward with others, the invitees are in brackets.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i The winner of the challenge also received reward.
  2. ^ a b Returned to game upon winning Redemption challenge.
  3. ^ Mike won a reward for finishing the duel first, but opted to give it up to Andrea, Ashley, Grant, Natalie, Phillip, and Rob.

Episodes

No. in
series
Episode
#
Title Rating/Share
(Household)
Rating/Share
18-49
Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
Weekly
Rank
3191"You're Looking at the New Leader of Your Tribe"6.2/10[13]3.2/9[13]February 16, 201111.155[13]#15[14]
3202"You Own My Vote"6.2/10[15]3.1/9[15]February 23, 201110.932[15]#17[16]
3213"Keep Hope Alive"6.3/10[17]3.3/10[17]March 2, 201111.315[17]#14[18]
3224"Don't You Work for Me?"6.3/10[19]3.2/9[19]March 9, 201110.960[19]#14[20]
3235"We Hate Our Tribe"6.0/10[21]3.2/10[21]March 16, 201110.727[21]#13[22]
3246"Their Red-Headed Step Child"6.3/10[23]3.1/9[23]March 23, 201111.003[23]#11[24]
3257"It Don't Take a Smart One"6.3/10[25]3.1/9[25]March 30, 201111.005[25]#18[26]
3268"This Game Respects Big Moves"6.3/10[27]3.2/10[27]April 6, 201110.937[27]#17[28]
3279"The Buddy System"6.6/11[29]3.1/9[29]April 13, 201111.086[29]#10[30]
32810"Rice Wars"6.3/10[31]3.1/9[31]April 20, 201111.024[31]#10[32]
32911"A Mystery Package"6.4/10[33]3.2/9[33]April 27, 201111.324[33]#9[34]
33012"You Mangled My Nets"6.4/10[35]3.1/9[36]May 4, 201110.990[36]#13[35]
33113"Too Close For Comfort"6.3/10[37]3.1/9[37]May 11, 201110.771[37]#18[38]
33214"Seems Like a No Brainer"7.1/11[39]4.0/10[39]May 15, 201113.303[38]#8[38]
33315"Reunion"5.9/9[38]3.5/8[39]May 15, 201110.950[38]#16[38]

Voting history

  1. ^ The first round of voting resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
  2. ^ Kristina played a hidden immunity idol, therefore the two votes cast against her did not count.
  3. ^ Rob played a hidden immunity idol, therefore the vote cast against him did not count.
  4. ^ a b c Ralph, Russell and Stephanie were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.

Reception

The season was universally panned by fans and critics alike, with the primary criticisms being that Redemption Island itself ruined the drama and significance of the elimination, that the cast as a whole was boring and unlikable, and that once Russell Hantz was eliminated, the competition became unfairly favorable to Rob Mariano. Survivor columnist of Entertainment Weekly Dalton Ross ranked it 21st out of 29 seasons, stating that "the fuse blew out" after the first three episodes, and also that "the Redemption Island twist sucked the life out of the signature moment - the vote-off."[40] Survivor: Tocantins runner-up and People's Survivor columnist Stephen Fishbach stated that he thought it was the worst season ever.[41] In 2013, Andrea Reiher of Zap2it ranked it as the worst season of Survivor, saying "this season continually felt like one big 'let's win Boston Rob the Survivor title' game orchestrated by the producers for three months," and also criticized the Ometepe tribe as "a tribe full of gomers who were too star-struck to act against [Rob]," which "became more and more boring."[42] In 2014, Joe Reid of The Wire ranked Redemption Island as the worst season of the series, similarly noting that "The coronation of Boston Rob was a foregone conclusion from the earliest stages...The whole season had an air of uselessness around it, and we'd have all been better off if CBS had just aired a 30-minute special where Les Moonves wrote Mariano a check." Reid also described the entire new cast as being "full of lemmings and idiots."[43] From 2012 to 2014, Survivor fan site "Survivor Oz" consistently ranked Redemption Island as the worst season of the series, in its annual polls ranking every season of the series.[44][45][46]

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