Espana: Reunion Show

This is the reunion show for ‘’Survivor: Espana’’

Susan, Matthew
The entire cast had come out, and it's time for the reunion show.

Probst: Welcome to the Survivor Reunion Show. If you're just tuning in, Susan Pena won the game, in no small part thanks to her gameplay. Why do you think yours differed from the others?

Susan: Well, it's complicated. I think Ramon was mostly right. We didn't get hidden immunity idols this season. And I think that put a lot of them out of their strategies with no backup. But this may have also been due to the friendly nature of everyone... well, almost everyone this season, and they felt like they could be less nervous.

Probst: What happened shortly after you got home? Susan: Well, as soon as I got my phone back, I dumped Ryan...

Danielle M.: What's with you and people whose name starts with R?

Susan: It was worse in high school. Anyhow, he understood that I probably couldn't give him the reason until the season aired. A few days later, I was in my apartment, and Mom called me. She tells me that she met a guy, and wanted me to meet him. So we agree to meet at Cherryants for dinner. I'm already waiting at our table. They come around the corner, and her date is Matthew.

Probst: Matthew, get ready for when your questions come up. So, you blindsided the guy. It was probably what gave you the million. Then, your mother dates him. How tempting were the spoilers?

Susan: Very, but somehow we managed to avoid them.

Probst: Okay, we're going to keep going with this. She's in the crowd tonight.

Yep. Jeff's getting up.

Probst: Where are you, Laura? There you are. So, how shocked were you when you found out?

Laura P.: Well, Matthew actually put Survivor on his online dating profile. I just figured that he embellished it like everyone else does. So I went along with it. He said that he actually wanted to meet my children first. I told him that my daughter just got back in town. Asked if she could go first. He said that was fine. We get to the restaurant. And they're already on a first name basis.

Probst: Alright. Well, since we're talking about Matthew, let's just skip straight to him. I'll get back around to you guys in a minute. Any comments about all of this before we move on to your game?

Matthew is wearing a blue suit jacket and pants with a white oxford shirt underneath.

Matthew: Yeah, we're still together.

Probst: So, let's talk about your seemingly listless conversation with your sister. She definitely tried to get a lot out of you.

Matthew: Succeeded in that regard, too. But, she does know how to keep a secret. I'll give her that. Interesting trivia. That visit was when I learned that my ex-wife wanted out. I wanted out, too, so it didn't air. But that's how I found out.

Probst: Leading to all of that. So, when Ronda brought up Elmo's name, you were the most skeptical about it. You had to be convinced by Jeffery and Ramon. Why the hesitation?

Matthew: Well, I didn't realize that a threat had been made. So I wasn't wanting her to worry about issues that weren't there. But then they brought up that we have no other plan. Then he whispered that comment in my ear. That's when I realized that something deeper was happening between them. And that ended up being that.

Probst: Of there's one thing you would've done differently, what would it be?

Matthew: I would've probably opted to cut my hair similar to Jack's before I left. Seriously, though. I think I'd try to make myself more aware of the situation leading up to my elimination. I really should've anticipated for that possibility.

Probst: Well, up next, we'll hear whether or not Jack felt like he had a shot. We'll hear who Raph would've took to the final two. And we'll see whether or not that would've worked. Stay tuned.

Jack, Raphael
Probst: Welcome back. Jack, during the break, you were telling me about where you thought you failed. Tell us.

Jack is wearing a lab coat. Must not have had time to change after work.

Jack: Well, during the final few stages of the game, I had unwittingly just started quitting mentally. So when I made it to final tribal, I felt that I really needed to scramble to just get those four votes. And I think, in the process of scrambling, I had come off a little too harsh.

Probst: And you believe that attitude towards the jury didn't help you whatsoever.

Obviously.

Jack: Yeah.

Probst: Alright. Take me through why you sacrificed your shirt for the rice bags.

Jack: In this game, you want to give people a reason for you to stay, no matter how ridiculous it is. So I felt that, by sacrificing the shirt for the rice bags, I could keep myself in the game a little longer.

Probst: But you weren't expecting snow, were you?

Jack: Hell no. But I just stayed under the blankets for a while. That seemed to help.

Probst: So, what happened when you got home?

Jack: Well, Salina took me out to this burger joint straight from the airport. We had a bit of a meal. I enjoyed the taste of American takeout for a change. But what really interested me was that the first night back in Arizona, my daughter announced to me that she was going to be in an onstage production of...

Play name withheld.

Probst: Well, congratulations for her. I wish her the best of luck. Raphael, one of your biggest things was that you were constantly viewed as a swing vote. Yet, you never seemed to want to flip. Why do you think you were the swing vote?

Raphael: Well, for starters, I am a bit of a swing vote in November. So that probably could transfer over to Survivor. I also can't help but to think about the comments I made to Susan in the hotel. So they very well could've thought that I would have a target on my back.

Susan: Funny thing is, I forgot about that the moment I got back to camp. That why he got the trust back so quickly.

Raphael: When did you remember?

Susan: When it aired.

Minimal laughter from the crowd.

Probst: So, I couldn't help but to think about your voting confessional. "Thank you for saving my life." How did she save your life?

Raphael: Admittedly, I didn't realize it at the time. I figured that the rock would've done a lot of damage if she hadn't voted me out and got me into the hospital. But Dr. Casey and I were discussing the injury that night. He said that I wouldn't even need to be medevaced with where it was lodged. They just figured that I wouldn't want a rock in my head.

Probst: So, what did you do after the game?

Raphael: I went to my apartment, and took a nice, long bath, which I fell asleep in. Woke up to Mateja coming home from school. Needless to say, I woke up looking like a prune.

Probst: Alright. I just love playing this game. Let's say that Susan selected Raphael instead of Jack. So Jack, you're on the jury. Raph, you're not. Show of hands. Who would've voted for Raph?

Virginia, Ramon, Sue, and Jeffery all raise their hands.

Probst: So Pena made the right decision there. When we come back, these questions will be answered. What was Choi's hissy fit about? Why did Jeffery think the wet foot gag would be funny?

It was funny. Funny to listen to.

Probst: Okay, whatever. More reunion show after this.

Sue, Jeffery
Probst: Welcome back. Choi, how much were you planning on winning immunity at the final 4?

Choi's green t-shirt and white washed jeans is just... no.

Sue: I'm not going to lie. I was really ticked off at Raph for flipping. It being that time of the month didn't help out much. So I probably should've tried a little harder in the final scramble.

Probst: Did you anticipate having an affair on the island?

Who anticipates an affair? And, yes. The mountains were on an island.

Sue: I'm not sure anyone anticipates having an affair. But I definitely should've saw it coming when the merge hit.

Probst: So, I take it you were apologizing your ass off when you got home?

Sue: Well, I warned Mike in advance that I had an affair. I didn't want him to be surprised and aggravated when the episode aired. So I made him surprised and aggravated in advance. And, long story short, he's in jail, I have a divorce pending, and this $48,000 I won went away really fast.

Jeff, I have a question.

Probst: Go ahead.

Your decision to hope that Pena would quit on her own was abandoned, and then you decided to join her instead. Were you afraid at all that the move would make you #4?

Sue: Well, this season, everyone more or less made it clear that they were just playing the game, and nothing else. So I figured that the friendship that we all had was satisfactory enough to consider not being on the bottom of the alliance.

Probst: On that same topic. Raph was almost convinced by Pena to break from you post merge. But you didn't. And lo and behold, final 4 for both of you. Did betraying him cross your mind?

Sue: No. And as a matter of fact, I almost worked with him to get rid of Pena because of that comment. But Ronda got medevaced, we won the next immunity. And that's when things changed up.

Probst: Alright. Jeffery. We need to have a talk about what makes a good practical joke.

Jeffery, who is wearing only a pair of jeans, puts his head in his hands while the audience laughs.

Jeffery: Well, Mr. Probst, here's my explanation. We're bored, and we're hungry. Those two things will make you loopy. So what sounds like a funny prank to you may sound like a minor inconvenience to others.

Probst: Did you anticipate the role it would have, though? With people thinking it's the idol?

Jeffery: I assumed that they were smart enough to remember that idols weren't in play.

Probst: Well, you went down swinging, refusing to give up and making them go to a vote. And it almost worked, with Raph flipping. But it ultimately failed. Then you toasted Jack and his "brilliant" move at Ponderosa. Did you see that coming?

Jeffery: I'm not going to lie. I got excited when I saw that Raph flipped. But Jack saw that coming, apparently. Played it off brilliantly with that "sit on a stump" bit. I had to hand it to him.

Jack: Actually, that wasn't planned. I just wanted to go back to camp. You wouldn't let me. I didn't think that a flip would occur. So I joked around and wrote your name down. Had I known Raph would flip, this entire front row would be in a different order.

Matthew: I wouldn't.

Probst: Okay. We need to move on. What happened when you got home?

Jeffery: After the premiere, I went into work. And one of the patrons recognized me from the show. So she asked why I didn't get too involved. I told him what you all heard about keeping several options open. She called it... excrement. And she came back week after week to remind me that I'm a horrible player. So, I'm annoyed.

Probst: It's just in Pasadena. That's not too far. I can back you up tomorrow.

Jeffery: We'll talk about that later.

Probst: Alright. When we come back, how will Julia's gameplay affect next season? And how rough is it between Gina and Virginia? Stay tuned.

Julia, Virginia
Probst: Julia. During the break, you were telling me about how Survivor ended up containing a first for you?

Julia has a basic red dress on. Julia: Yeah. I've never had rice before the show. So I basically knew that I had to let the others cook it to start out. I actually started cooking the rice at the merge.

Joan: Much to everyone's rancor.

Julia: And that didn't last long.

Probst: Speaking of cooking, how did you know to bring the pot after the merge?

Julia: Thanks to the neutral zone. Virginia was able to track us down as we were leaving, and asked us to go back and get it. Hence why we were a half hour behind schedule.

Probst: That was worth it, though. So, you got home. You're getting ready to kiss your husband for the first time in forever. What happens?

Julia: Well, I was a little bit too eager to get that kiss. I got a ticket for speeding. And my license expired while I was gone.

Probst: Well, Julia's game may be over, but the Waldell legacy isn't. As your daughter, Patricia, will be playing next season. Excited?

Julia: Nervous. Probst: Well, let's go talk to her, and see if we can't get her opinion. Patricia, stand up for me.

As Patricia gets up, it's clear that she's nervous to be on live television.

Probst: So, where do you think your mom could use some more work?

Patricia: Well, if I'm being honest, she's always been a leader. But, in Survivor, leadership comes with a price. So you need to be careful.

Probst: Julia, do you have any advice for Patricia?

Julia: That speech that I gave you when you turned 11? Remember that. Also, learn how to fish here soon.

Probst: Alright. Virginia, your speech at the final tribal council was probably one of the toughest to swallow. What made you decide to reveal it?

Virginia, who has Ramon between her and Julia, is wearing that white dress in her bio photo.

Virginia: I didn't want anyone to give me special treatment due to the fact that I was disabled, yet I didn't want anyone to leave Spain thinking that I was just trying to act like a pirate or a Samuel L. Jackson character. Then I got the idea to compare Susan to it at Ponderosa.

Probst: Another moment of your feistiness is your beef with Gina, who couldn't be here today because she's in jail on drunk driving. Did you expect that to be that miffed that early?

Virginia: No. I actually thought that we'd get along swimmingly. No offense, Jack.

I hear crickets.

Virginia: But, ultimately, we just had a bit of a scuffle.

Probst: What was your after Survivor story?

Virginia: Well, I went back to work. And after the aforementioned episode aired, my sales record went through the roof. I have never done that well before.

Probst: It's amazing what fame will do to you.

Virginia: I'll say.

Probst: So, when we come back, we'll circle back around to Ramon, talk about the rule changes for situations like Joan's departure, and find out how much Danielle got for being eliminated controversially. Stay tuned.

Ramon, Danielle, Joan
Probst: Welcome back. Ramon, my apologies for missing you a few moments ago. I didn't see you from the crowd.

Ramon's attire is a 3 piece suit, sponsored by Puppe.

Ramon: Alright.

Probst: When we got rid of the idols, we replaced them with immunity challenge advantages, which were hidden just like idols. You actually found one of these. What happened?

Ramon: Well, I didn't realize that the paper I had was the advantage. So I gave it to Pena to start the fire with. I don't think she realized what she had. Because she burnt it. And as John (Kirhoffer) pointed out, I was required to have that to play it. And that was the round where I would be eliminated.

Probst: To be clear, it was the bowling one. What was the advantage?

Ramon: A one pin advantage in every round, as well as automatically winning any match I played with a tie. Which wouldn't have helped me out, as it was a strike to 8 pins. But you have to think about the psychology of the advantage.

Probst: What happened when you got home?

Ramon: Well, it's been a while since I've seen my wife, so I got to hang out with her. And, well, this bundle of joy in the photo that's about to pop up on the screen was the result of that.

Yep. It's a baby.

Probst: I'll be honest. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. What's her name?

Ramon: Well, we decided that we wanted something untraditional, creative, and fierce, so we went with Charlotte. Because we've never been good at naming our children.

Probst: Congratulations to both of you. Well, one of the main talking points was 2 controversial eliminations this season. The first one we will talk about was Danielle's, who left the game after the first ever random elimination. That was against the rules because we didn't offer an opportunity to obtain immunity. You had a weird request for compensation. What was it?

Danielle M.: Well, they asked me if I wanted to return for a second playing. I actually declined, but they kept pressuring for an answer. They offered a cash payment, but I was fine. They felt the need to compensate me, however. So I suggested a 12 pack of beer, they said deal, and that was that.

Probst: If there was any other way this season was going to end, that would be it. What happened when you got home?

Danielle M: Well, the plumbing wasn't working in our hotel in Greece. And that continued until well after checkout. So as soon as the plane landed in New York, I went ahead and took the flight after the next as the transfer, so I would have time to run to a truck stop and take a shower.

Probst: Anyone else do that?

It looks like Joan, Elmo, and Willis raised their hands.

Probst: Joan was the other controversial elimination for the season. The reason yours was a problem was Larry quit between us having voted you out and Gamma leaving tribal council. When Larry walked into Ponderosa right after you, what was your reaction?

Joan: I actually asked if there was a double elimination. There seemed to be no response. And that's when I figured it out. I didn't get violent, but Larry ripped a million dollars out of my hand. So I feel like he deserved to be told off.

Probst: And because of that, we have a rule change in play for next season. Patricia, start writing this down. When a castaway is eliminated in good health and good faith with the producers, they will be sequestered for 6 hours without food or water. If another castaway quits or gets ejected from the game within that time, the sequester ends for the most recently eliminated contestant, who reenters the game at that point.

Layman's terms: You get voted out. I quit or punch someone in the next 6 hours. You're back in.

Probst: Alright. So, you get home. What happened?

Joan: I ate a sandwich.

Probst: I don't have time to dig further. When we...

Joan: Ham & Swiss.

Probst:...come back, we'll hear from Willis about his recent book, and find out about the relationship between Ronda and Elmo. Stay tuned.

Joan: On pumpernickel.

Willis, Paul, Elmo, Ronda
Probst: Welcome... stop talking to Joan about sandwiches and get back to work.

Uggh. Alright. Willis is wearing a plain blue polo and khaki slacks.

Probst: Hard finding good help these days. Anyhow, I guess we're talking to Willis now. Let's talk about your new book.

Quick disclaimer. It's not a real book.

Willis: Yes. The Mind Within. It talks about how subconscious thought often takes over during importer decisions, and how that factored into various aspects of my life, including Survivor.

Probst: Do you have any regrets about partnering with Paul early in?

Willis: I don't think that it helped my case any. But, the tribal that I got sacked during was a revote. And it was ultimately Joan that decided that I'd go. That, and Julia voted Matthew's way. So I don't think that did the damage you thought it would.

Probst: Paul, do you agree? Paul is wearing a bowling shirt and pants.

Paul: Yeah. He makes a good point. Plus, it was ultimately my lack of judgement that got me out. That didn't transfer over to him.

Probst: Fair point. Do you have any regrets about doing that?

Paul: Yes. I regret not suggesting a floating shelter. That would've helped my case a little.

Sue: If you could pull that off, I'll buy the plans off of you.

Probst: Any after game activities?

Paul: Well, bowling season began. So I signed up for a league. A tour scout was in the crowd. He invited me to a tournament. I lost in the first round 255-184. But it was a good time.

Probst: That's all that matters. Well, another controversial moment was Elmo threatening to out Ronda as a lesbian. Elmo, do you regret that?

Elmo is wearing a flower print button down. Yeah, I think we know the answer.

Elmo: Well, when I got to tribal council, there was a bit of hesitation. So that's why I simply made hints to Matthew. And that was what got me knocked out. I don't regret it, though.

Eh, never mind. Anyhow, Elmo received quite the boo.

Ronda: One thing you have to remember, though, is that we're playing a game for a million dollars. You have to play dirty. It's not nice, but it is necessary. If there was something that he didn't want out that I knew, I would've done the same thing. So I don't blame him for doing that.

Elmo: But one thing I do regret was not telling Ronda more details about what it was. Had she known that I was talking about her sexuality, I think she would've taken it less dramatically.

Ronda: No, you still would've been voted out. I'd just have more time to prepare coming out.

Elmo: Figures.

Probst: What happened after the episode aired?

Elmo: Well, the day after the episode, I got shot at n the clock. Fortunately for me, and not as much for the company, he is a terrible shot. So I didn't get hurt. But it did teach me a lesson about respect.

Probst: Ronda, what's your post game story?

Ronda: Well, I helped Susan find work in the Denver area. She and I are still not living together...

Susan: I'm not that kind of person.

Ronda: But we're able to see each other a little more.

Elmo: My wife's been looking for shoes like...

His mic is silenced, as it was clear that Danielle's shoes aren't important.

Probst: When we come back, we'll find out where we're going to be next year, and hand Susan a million dollars. Stay tuned.

Season Preview, Check Ceremony
Probst: Susan, in a few moments, we're going to crown you the champion. But before we do that, here's what we're doing for next season. Roll it.

As the tides of the Pacific ocean envelop the screen, we see a shot of the generic Survivor logo. Showtime.

Probst: For our next season, we'll be headed to two of the most beautiful and yet dangerous places in Oceania. Our first stop: Niue.

Pronounced NEW-ay.

Probst: An island based nation with less than 5,000 residents. It's on the coral beaches of this country where twenty Americans will begin the adventure of a lifetime. But if they're good enough, it's not where they'll finish it. At the merge, they'll head to New Zealand, where they'll be dropped off in the jungle, and face a whole different type of game.

Confessional-Emil: Everyone else out here is a huge threat to me. If they're going to get someone out, why not target the different, Islamic guy? That's how this society works.

Probst: As idols are back in play, so are the possibilities.

Confessional-Haeligh: We're all out here for one reason. To win a million dollars. That's going to be difficult with 19 people who want you out. May as well try to do the impossible, right?

Probst: And as the game evolves into one of our toughest yet, the players make equally tough decisions.

Confessional-Thomas: In the army, you're trained to deal with conditions beyond reproach. War in Afghanistan? You're ready for the desert. Joint training in Russia? You're ready for the cold. I think I'll be fine.

Probst: Outwit,

Confessional-Quincy: There's no one that can stop you if you have the right mentality. No one.

Probst: Outplay,

Confessional-Caitlyn: The Lord and I will have some talking to do after this.

Probst: Outlast.

Confessional-Jacob: May as well get comfortable. We're going to be here a while.

The screen reads: Survivor: Niue-New Zealand. Back to live.

Probst: Be sure to keep your eyes out for the premier date. Right now, though, we have to crown a winner. Pena, come over here.

As Pena walks over to the front, well...

Probst: So, I wasn't sure how you planned on budgeting the money.

Susan: Why do I not like where I think you're going with this.

Probst: Here me out. So look at the screen.

It's still the logo. But they are bringing out the giant check from backstage.

Probst: Nice logo, isn't it?

Susan: Yep. Probst: Thought so. Well, here's the million dollars. We'll see you next time. So long, everyone.

The theme song plays over the credits.