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You talk about Yul remaining virtuous on his road to victory. How much of that was him having the immunity idol?
Michael: I'm sure it played into it.
Marjorie: I think that played a lot into it because he never got any votes, and he showed it so early on in the game that no one ever ended up voting for him. It did put him in a position of power because he was always going to be the one who wasn't going home, at least that night. I think Yul is a person who, you could tell, would get uncomfortable when he had to lie.
When Candice called out Jonathan at one point, you could tell he was uncomfortable, that that was not his normal mode of operation. It did help a whole lot with that immunity idol in his back pocket, knowing he was safe. That's why he got the Godfather title.
Michael: I think the idol ended up being, more than anything else, as opposed to just a protection for Yul, it was a stabilizing factor for the Aitu people. If Yul didn't have that idol, Ozzy probably would've done something more irrational and Yul would've had to become more irrational and I think that what happened was the idol worked on not just Yul, but worked on the Aitu four to keep a balance of power to build stability, as opposed to having people go to the non-virtuous side.
Marjorie: I don't think so, because really, in the end, that could've played out. They could've done that, because that's what Adam was trying to do with his, "C'mon guys, you know I'm going anyways, get the idol away from Yul." But, no, those guys all stuck to their morals and said "Nah, were playing the game the way we play."
Michael: See, this is why we do the podcast; we don't necessarily agree, but it's entertaining for other people.
One of the most important moments of the season was Yul convincing Jonathan to turn on his Raro tribemates. Had he not done that, how do you see the rest of the season playing out?
Michael: Jonathan was playing a
Survivor pre-Season 13 game and I think that he would've done better in another place. The problem he was running up against was this was the first year he was dealing with a Yul and an Aitu four and that was something that was brand new to this whole thing. I don't think any of them knew what to expect.
Marjorie: I think it definitely would've played out different. I don't know exactly how; [Raro] would've had the numbers. They probably would've tried to vote Ozzy or Yul out. If they voted Yul out, then he would've just given up the idol and one of them would've gone. It would've been equal against equal and somebody would've had to crack.
I think that, though Aitu tribe would've stayed strong until someone was voted off, I think they could've swayed Parvati (if they wouldn't have gotten Jonathan) by playing the, "Well, Candice and Adam are going to stick together. It's going to be another Rob and Amber. You're not even gonna get second place."
Michael: I think they also could've gone straight for Adam, because I think he was only in it for the smooching and the hugging. Adam was not true to anyone. I think he was in it for the sex and that was it. Everyone was amazed at how rejected Candice looked [at the reunion show].
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