All language subtitles for Survivor.s19e16

I'll trust you. So do I have that same
trust with you? Yes. I want people to

think that, hey, it's really smart for
them to take me to the end because they

can beat me.

No score for Natalie.

This is the hardest thing I've ever
done.

Oh, my word. But make no mistake, I'm
not going to give up. Natalie is making

the lost time.

Natalie places it for far forward.
Natalie hanging out of that cradle.

Eat your snack, buddy.

Oh, gosh. Oh, my word. Oh, I'm sorry.

My strategy was to build good
relationships, be underestimated, and be

one standing.

It is the live Survivor Samoa reunion
show. Natalie, congratulations.

Thank you so much.

Talk about before you got on the show,
this was not an easy decision.

You were back and forth. You missed your
plane to come to casting several times.

You ended up having to quit your job.

What was it that finally made you say,
yes, I'm going to do this?

Well, it's a true story.

It was about having no regrets and, hey,
you've got to take a big risk to get a

big return.

You gave up a lot, though. You literally
left your job, the car, the insurance,

the gas.

I did. I had to quit my job to do it, so
I gave up a wonderful job. Not just a

wonderful job, but it was one that I
loved so much.

So, yeah, I gave up a company car. That
means gas and insurance, health

insurance. So there was a lot at risk
for me.

Besides the obvious, now that you now
have a million dollars that will be in

your bank account tomorrow, what's the
impact on your life? Because this is to

undergo... This kind of adventure that
you guys do, you're tested on so many

levels. Did it change you?

Absolutely. It's a very humbling
experience.

I think anybody up here could say you
really realize want versus need.

Meaning what?

Well, you know, when you think you need
the razor to shave, you really don't

need a razor to survive.

So it really puts in perspective want
versus need.

Key move in the game. What's the key
move you made? The key move I made, for

sure, hands down, Eric, I'm sorry, but
it was getting Eric ousted.

If you don't get Eric out, what happens?

If Eric would not have gotten
eliminated, I believe that it would have

Jason going home, and then our numbers
would have been down to three, and it

would have just been one by one. Now
tell me about your relationship with

Russell.

How did that work?

Wow. Okay. Well, Russell pretty much, we
were a team.

We would bounce things back and forth
off of each other.

Russell did, I would say, he took the
bullet.

Hands down. And I would be the one
behind, even though I was doing the same

thing. I was a lot more subtle than
Russell was. So do you think you played

different social game? Absolutely.

Absolutely. Was that the difference?

I think so.

Russell, do you agree with that? Was
that the difference?

First of all, I don't agree with her key
move in the game. Her key move in the

game was aligning with me.

Okay,

maybe I had two key moves then.

But do you agree that this game does
come down to getting a vote? Did Natalie

have a better social game?

You don't think I had a good social
game?

I had Jason.

I had Mick, Natalie, Shambo. They
trusted me. That's why they stayed with

That sounds like a pretty damn good
social game to me.

You look visibly upset right now.

Yeah, I mean, I feel like that I played
the best strategic game in

history. I think that... And I'm not the
only one that thinks that.

I can guarantee you...

millions of people probably think that
same thing.

And Natalie, her best move was to jump
on my back.

Different question. Did you bring the
wrong people to the final?

What if you had brought Jason and
Shambo?

That's the question I think about all
the time.

Should I have brought Jason and Shambo?
Let's pull the jury and include Mick and

Natalie on the jury now.

Now, you guys that are on the jury,
you've got Mick, Natalie, and everybody

else, and it's Jason and Shambo. Does
Russell win the game?

Jury? No?

Some yeses. Give me a show of hands.
Let's go. How many people vote for

There's four.

How many people vote for Shambo?

There's two. How many vote for Jason?

There's one.

Russell, you made the wrong choice.

While you were talking to Natalie, we
just held an impromptu vote. You had

votes. That would have been enough.

Keep you up at night?

You know, the thing is, I,

first of all, I have a question I want
to ask Natalie.

Okay.

Natalie, all I want is the title of So
Savas.

I will pay you.

$10 ,000 for the Tigers.

If Jeff says, Russell, you are the sole
survivor, and I get it in paper, written

down, that I am the sole survivor.

All right, Natalie, first, he's asking
you, are you asking Natalie to say to

you, you're a better player?

No, I'm asking her to ask you to tell
me.

You can just ask me directly. You want
me to say that you're the best player.

It brings up an interesting question.

Eric, give me some perspective on this.

Thanks. Eric, here's the question.

It's really interesting because in the
confines and the context of this game,

Natalie won.

She figured out, you could argue, she
figured out my best move, go next to the

bruiser. Let him take the bullets. They
won't like him. They'll like me. That is

a strategy that is legitimate in this
game.

She's got the million bucks.

Fair enough.

So no disrespect to you.

Russell's argument is nobody played like
I played this season, which I would

agree. Nobody. Russell dominated the
game with big, bold moves, found idols

there weren't clues, all sorts of
things.

So is it possible?

To not win the game and be the better
player? Or is that impossible in

You have to win.

I think for the first time in my life in
any competition, anything, my entire

life, this game truly winning is
arbitrary. And they say cliches like

whether you win or lose. It's how you
play the game. I always thought that was

BS that losers said, you know. So what
are you saying?

I'm saying you don't. Did Russell play a
better game?

Then Natalie?

I don't value his strategy more than
hers. I don't value hers more than his.

Jason, quick comment on social politics.

Because still as we sit here, the
audience overwhelmingly says, yes,

played the better game.

The people who played with him say he
did not.

What did you learn about the importance
of perception and social politics?

Well, I think that this game is a lot
like real life.

I mean, everyone works in an office on a
team working on projects like our

challenges, trying to get individual
distinctions so that they can move

while at the same time winning the games
and the challenges.

And I think everyone who works in an
office also has a Russell there who

didn't come to work, I came to play. And
I think it's interesting that people

really seem to be valuing his...

his negative contributions over someone
like Natalie, who's trying to be more

positive and moral and whatever. So for
me, Natalie played the better game.

Equal round of applause, I got to say.

So it's interesting to me that people
hate Russell in real life. They go to

every day and go, I hate that guy.

But then you come on Survivor, and all
of a sudden, the only... the

and pouring out water and burning socks
is gameplay?

I mean, what is that?

So, that's... I just think it's wrong.

Jason is still bitter for me burning his
socks. Are you kidding me?

You know what, Jason? I got something
for you.

We're going to go to break. Still to
come, I'm sure we will hear a lot more

Russell. And up next, the woman with the
scariest hairstyle, Gambo, and the man

who lived through the scariest moment,
Russell Swan. It's your Survivor.

We'll be right back.

Drivers ready.

Go!

A big collision right off the bat.

Oh! This is going to be physical.

Some skin coming off on that one.

Stop!

Who do you think is the smartest?

I'm choosing Shambo. Oh my God.

9 -1 -1. I didn't know they could fly.

There have been times when I just want
to go, did your mom drop you on your

head?

What do you call that hair, Shambo?

Shambalicious, baby.

When Mullet went out in the 70s, it
looked terrible.

People have gravitated to me my entire
life. It's like, oh my God, this chick

rocks. We love her.

Welcome

back

to the Survivor Samoa Live Reunion Show.

Shambo, I'm guessing, I mean, even the
way you're dressed now, it's hard to

you. Are you getting a big reaction from
people?

I'm getting a really positive reaction.

In Seattle, it's pretty overwhelming,
and it's an honor. It's absolutely

because it gives me a venue to just
lambast positive

hugely in my area that I love, that I
grew up in, that's beautiful.

Touch a lot of kids lives and I'm just
gonna go for it and ride the wave So

you get a lot of kids who relate to you
I know my nieces are crazy about you and

your crazy way and your hair is that the
biggest response from young young

people It's kind of across the board. I
mean, it's it's insane.

I have Elderly, I mean 80 plus year old
people that it's not gender

-defined, it's not age -defined, it's
really across the board. I don't really

get it, but some days I can't do my job
because I'm going in and out of

restaurants or daycares or, you know,
casinos, and I'm like dipping in the

door now going, hey, dude, can you go
get the manager?

I can't go in the dining room because
it's going to be on.

Here, talk to my mom.

Tell me about the hair. How many years
have you had this hairstyle?

Well, I think I started growing it out
lengthwise. There we go. We've got a

right next to you. What year is that?

Oh, dear God.

What year is that? That's in Okinawa,
Japan, playing Marine Corps softball

there, 1986.

Wow, 23 years?

Well, it started in 84.

Okay.

Tell me about your relationship with
Laura. One of the other interesting

about Survivor is that you get dropped
into this extreme.

The situation of extreme conflict with
people that you might normally not even

want to talk to, let alone rely on. What
was it about you two? Was it just

friction from the beginning? That's how
you are.

You know, I don't even think it was
friction. I think that Laura and I are

two incredibly independent, strong women
in our own life.

And I think we kind of rule our roost.
And I think on day one, we kind of did

the book and we walked away from each
other.

Laura.

Laura, what's your take on it? Because
it was one of the most talked -about

relationships this season is you two.

Yeah, you know what?

Like Shamo said, we both have our own
interpretation of what happened. I don't

specifically recall doing the bark with
Shamo.

But you know what?

So many things could have transpired
from that. I think that there was a

because when the tribe would say, who's
the strongest woman, they would say

Laura.

You know, Shammo being the Marine and I
being the grandma, and that's who's the

strongest one, we're going to go with
granny.

I think that's probably kind of hard to
hear. And I love the girls on my tribe.

They reminded me of my daughter, so
there was that bond. I just think there

just so many different elements that
played into it.

What's the status today?

Are you guys talking, not talking, ever
going to talk again?

No, we've exchanged a few messages, but
look it.

Wow, that said everything, Laura.

That said it all.

So that relationship is just not one
that's probably going to bloom a long

Jeff, let me just say this. There's been
forgiveness that's been given.

Whether a relationship will continue
after that, honestly, probably not. But

biggest thing is that there was
forgiveness on both sides, and we're

to go our own ways.

That sounds good.

Dave.

Dave, does it surprise you how quickly
you can form bonds that in many cases do

last years and years and years, like a
family in a way?

It's pretty shocking. I found that
coming out, I really felt like I had a

new family. It was just, I mean, in
addition to my amazing family also as

But, you know, Brett.

Lolo, Kelly, I'd do anything for them. I
mean, they're tough. They're tough

competitors. They're great human beings.

And they mean the world to me. It's
really... Brett, I got to ask.

A carnival game thought up in a field
somewhere in Samoa

costs you a million dollars.

Yeah, I mean, walking in that challenge,
I'm like, this is a carnival game for

one million dollars.

And, you know...

holding this little figurine on this
stick, just hoping that mine stays there

the end. Because I knew, like,
immediately when that thing falls, I'm

And if anyone can ever experience that
level of pressure in life, you know,

of luck to you. But that was probably
the most stressful thing I've ever done.

And, you know, fate took its course, I
guess.

Because, I mean, we can do this just for
the sake of doing it. There's no

question with Galoo on the jury.

Right? Jury, show the hands. Brett wins
if he's in the final. Oh, yeah. Okay.

So you've got to roll this. When you
watched it back and saw that, I mean,

you saw it just now for the first time
tonight, did you relive that?

Oh, yeah, I relived it. It was sad. It
was very tough coming all the way to the

end, being one of the final four people,
and to have your fate determined by a

figurine falling over. I mean, it is.

One for my memoirs, I guess. But, you
know, it's a tough thing. But, you know,

that is life.

And, you know, you got to move on.

All right. Well, in addition to some
tumultuous personal relationships, this

year also had its share of physical
hardships. One of the scariest moments

the history of our show came on day 15.
Take a look.

Russell, still trying to get to the
finish.

Russell.

Everybody hold up. Medical.

Blind down.

Russ, are you okay?

Talk to me.

Russ, are you with us?

Russell, Russell.

Russell, can you hear me?

Russell.

We're glad you're here, man.

I'm glad to be here, Jeff, definitely.

Let's go back because you didn't know
how bad it was when you were out there.

No, absolutely not. I mean, I had no
idea. In fact, I was quite livid with

I mean, you're a nice guy and all that,
Jeff, but I mean, you know, you said,

I'm done.

And I couldn't believe it. I had no idea
I was that bad. I thought I was still

good to go. I still wanted to compete.

And next thing I know, I'm out. And I
didn't know until I actually watched.

the episode how bad i was and what was
that you're at home with your wife

caroline right yes and you're watching
this and you don't know what you're

to see which is you were close to being
gone right i mean i had no idea i mean

and i felt so bad because normally i
would warn my wife i mean i love her to

death i wouldn't want to you know to
have her see something that shocking and

had no idea so we're sitting there
watching it And all of a sudden, you

the whole eye thing goes and she loses
it. And she's like, you're dead. You're

dead. And I'm like, no, I'm here. You're
dead.

I'm here.

about whether or not I was dead, which I
find kind of interesting, but suffice

it to say, I mean, I just felt bad
because it was that point. Well, and you

me later that it all made sense because
you said, you know what, there was a

moment when it sounds to me like you had
a near -death experience.

Absolutely. I mean, there's no doubt
about it. I have never felt that good in

life.

This is in the midst of the trauma. This
is in the midst of this. The sky

looks... very blue and wonderful.

I felt great.

I thought, man, I feel great. I'm going
to take this game by

storm. But no, I was going heavenward.
Well, we are glad

you're here. And thanks to our medical
team, they were on. They were taking

of you the entire time.

All right, still to come, Brent is going
to award $100 ,000 to one of this

season's castaways based on your vote.

And up next, he emptied his own tribe
mate's canteen.

He burned their socks.

He lied about being in Hurricane
Katrina.

And he found idols without clues. The
only thing Russell didn't do was win the

game. He's next. We'll be right back.

Short and strong guy, what's your name?
Russell.

I'm not here for the money. I'm only
here to show people how easy it is to

this game.

I plan on making it as miserable as
possible.

I think if I can control how they feel,
I can control how they think.

She's going first.

Whatever I want happens. I'm telling you
the truth and you're telling me I'm not

honest? You come up to me and threaten
me, you gotta go.

What are you doing in there? I'm looking
for the immunity idol. How many people

found the idol without a clue?

Good job.

That easy. Oh, my God.

I ain't finished playing just yet.

Russell brought it out.

Russell has break.

Russell wins the final individual
immunity challenge.

I said from day one I was going to get
here. I was born for this. This is what

God made me for.

back to the Survivor Samoa Live Reunion
show.

Russell, Russell, Russell.

First, let's pick up. What did we decide
about the $10 ,000 offer?

That's up to her. I'm going to decline
Russell's offer in order to... Alright,

so you're not interested in giving him
the title. I'm not interested in order

win the title of Sole Survivor. No, it's
priceless.

You have to get the majority of the
vote. Let me just say, let me just point

this out. There are two words up for
debate.

Sole Survivor.

$100 ,000 just turned down for those two
words. You're all crazy.

All right, Russell.

I would have taken that money. I'll call
you Soul Survivor for $100 ,000 the

rest of your life.

What's been the reaction on the street
to you? Because you're one of the most

polarizing players we've ever had on the
show.

It's crazy because at first people hated
me.

You know, I might have been the most
hated of all times. Now it seems like...

millions of people love me but i don't
know how that happened but it happened

and uh it's weird what's the reaction
from kids to you do they like you

generally well my i have twin girls
they're nine in the fourth grade and uh

their whole school loves me one of the
one of

the The things that got talked about
this season that completely surprised us

from a producing point of view was you
finding idols without the clues.

Where did that... It now seems like a
very simple idea that why not just go

looking for clues?

Where did that idea come from?

I just... I was playing the game so
hard. I was so focused. I just thought

they had to have an idol somewhere.

And I looked for a long time.

It doesn't seem like I do, but I looked
for a long time for all of them.

And I just kept looking until I found
it.

Did we create a monster in you? I mean,
you're really into Survivor, aren't you?

This is serious.

I take the game very, very serious.

And I think that I thought that I won
the game for sure because I thought

everybody took it so serious, but
obviously not. You made a comment out

your dumbass girl alliance.

And you just talked about having two
girls and a wife. You have three women

your family.

I have four women. Four women.

My mom, too.

So, a lot of women were offended by that
comment.

Any regrets on it?

There's no regrets how I played the
game. I don't regret anything that I

Because, I mean, leave it to me to say
one of those dumbass girls beat your ass

for a million dollars.

Let's go out here for a minute. I want
to say hello and answer a question that

think a lot of people have is this
question.

Who marries Russell?

Melanie, you're Russell's wife. Yes.

What is it about this guy that made you
say yes?

Well, like you even said, Jeff, he's
very charming.

And believe it or not, I mean, no matter
all the negative things he's done on

the show, he's actually a great guy and
a great father.

And I love them.

All right. Up next, one of these players
up here is going to win $100 ,000

courtesy of Sprint. But first, bringing
us to break, our composers, David

Vanacore and Russ Landau.

Big battle on the ground. Ben, stop!

Ben, out of the challenge.

First time in the history of Survivor,
somebody's been pulled out of a

challenge. You're done.

Outlaw, baby.

Welcome back to the Survivor Samoa Live
Reunion Show.

Ben, just so I can feel safe going home
tonight, are you and I okay?

We're cool, buddy. Okay.

All right, well, since Thursday, viewers
have been texting and voting online for

the sprint player of the season. The
votes are in, and we're going to now

the $100 ,000. Here are the three top
vote -getters, in no particular

order.

Russell, Evil Russell.

Sambo.

The Underdog.

And Brett.

Brett, it is not you.

Brett is out. We are down to two.

Russell and Shambo.

The winner of the Sprint Player of the
Season Award and the $100 ,000 goes

to Russell.

Nick, Nick, he just took Russell's hand.

What do you make of this? You're a smart
guy.

The audience just voted the player of
the season, Russell.

Natalie wasn't in the top three.

How do you make this mix of two
different things going on? It's hard.

to reconcile the fact that, like, you
know, he was a bad guy, but he played

nobody else played. Like you said,
finding idols.

He did mastermind a lot of this stuff.

I mean, you can't argue that. It was
fantastic.

It was great to watch.

I want to do a couple of quick updates
and see how people are doing. Mike

you also were evacuated from this game.

Fortunately, not as serious as Russell.
How are you doing?

Good. And I didn't cry on camera either.

Wow.

There is no mercy here.

No,

I'm fine.

And you've lost a lot of weight, I can
tell. Yeah, I lost about 65 pounds.

I was touched to hear that this
experience for you actually brought you

closer to your father.

Yes, that's true.

We always watch, we watch every season
together.

And then me getting on the show was just
one of the best experiences. We watch

it every week and we have our favorites.
And it's just really great to be even

closer to him.

Monica.

You kind of slid through this game, and
you were actually, you know, at one

point Russell said, had Monica and I met
earlier on day one, we would have been

the powerhouse.

This experience for you, more than you
bargained for?

I think it was an amazing experience. It
was an awesome growth opportunity, and,

I mean, it was a great journey. I
learned tons about myself, and I don't

anything.

Yasmin, you coincidentally are sitting
next to the guy.

that you really didn't get along with
too well out there. Yeah, you know what?

came here expecting to have a problem
with Ben, but when I think of my

and my wonderful parents, I know that I
was raised to forgive.

Definitely not forget.

I forgive Ben for all the things that he
said.

I do.

Betsy.

I have to say, probably more than
anybody else this season, people said to

wow, I really wish she hadn't been voted
out so early. I really missed her. Me

too.

How did your kids take, you have a big
family, how did they take watching you

out there, watching mom go through this?

I have four kids, Dan, Tim, Molly, and
Meg.

Yeah!

They're proud of me, and we get a kick
out of it, and I loved it. And Jeff, you

make me sweat every time you say my
name.

about the fact that the two people that
worried him the most, you and Betsy, had

to go one -two.

Looking back on it, did you overplay
your hand a little bit to the wrong guy,

being too aggressive?

You know what? I am a strong girl. I
wouldn't have done it differently. He's

damn right. If I would have been out
there, I would have gotten rid of him

immediately.

All right. Well, it is one of the most
anticipated seasons we have ever done.

I'm talking about Survivor number...

We will tell you all about it when we
come back.

Well, I don't know if Mother Nature is
sending you guys a sign or not, but

there's a big cloud over your head right
now.

I'm so freaking cold right now.

I have never been this cold had my hands
been destroyed and my feet looked so

miserable. This is a man test.

This has been 15 of the toughest days
I've seen any group go through.

Dear God, please, please let the sun
shine.

Well, for 19 seasons.

Survivor has brought you adventures from
all over the world and changed the face

of television.

In fact, Daily Variety just yesterday
declared Survivor the most influential

program of the decade.

You, our loyal fans, are a big part of
the reason we're still going strong

19 seasons. And to commemorate our 20th
season, we hope you enjoy what we have

in store for you. Take a look.

For the last 10 years and 19 seasons,
Survivor is taking you to some of the

stunning locations around the planet and
introduce unforgettable personalities.

You know, we owe it to the island spirit
to let it be in the end the way Mother

Nature intended it to be, for the snake
to eat the rat.

He's burnt. He's burnt pretty bad there.

Look at these things.

It was either going to be my buddy or my
grandmother coming.

Hi, Gravelers. I'm here for a reason.

Meet Dragon Slayer.

Victory is mine.

I want to give individual immunity to
Natalie.

I've lost my ring. I haven't finished
playing just

yet.

The winner of the first Survivor
competition is... Rich.

and in the process, forever changed the
face of television.

Now, deep in the South Pacific, 20 of
survivors'

greatest castaways return, and a
conflict will ignite.

One side, chosen for their skills in
deception, manipulation, and duplicity,

villains.

And the other, defined by their
decisions of integrity, courage, and

The heroes.

20 castaways will return seeking revenge
or redemption in the biggest battle

in survivor history.

Find out who will face off against each
other this spring for the title of sole

survivor and the million dollar prize.

In Survivor Heroes vs. Villains.

Mark it down. February 11th is when the
new season premieres on CBS. Tomorrow

morning, Natalie will be on the early
show, and we'll get a check for a

dollars. If you want to own a piece of
Survivor, you can bid on props from this

season, as well as some great experience
packages. All proceeds benefit the

Serpentine Project, which is my charity,
working with former foster care youth

to help their dreams come true.

The website's on the screen now. The
auction begins immediately.

and runs through December 30th. Finally,
if you want to be on the show, go to

cbs .com. As always, thank you for your
support. We will see you in February for

Survivor Heroes vs.

Villains.