ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Okay, I always ask you every season to evaluate the winner.
So how does Jeremys game stack up for you and do you think the jury made the right choice?
There were very few easy moments this season and no easy votes.
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Every assassination took careful planning.
I think Jeremys game was so good that Im not even sure he used all his bullets.
Hes very good at the people thing.
As for the jury making the right choice, Ill give a qualified yes and no.
Yes, no question Jeremy deserved to win.
But I think both Tasha and Spencer played really good games.
Thats great game thinking.
Spencer is like a guy hanging onto the edge of a building with his fingertips.
I dont know if weve ever had as strong of a final three.
And then theres Wentworth and Keith and Ciera and so many others that really played amazing games.
Wentworth vs. Jeremy in the finals: Who wins?
Well, I wanted to ask that question last night but man there just isnotime in that reunion show.
For sure that would have been quite a showdown.
I honestly dont know.
She was always on our list to come back.
It happens often great players dont get a great start and theyre out early.
It is meaningless.Survivoris tough.
Most people fall short, its the nature of the game.
So to see her be back out there killing it was really fun.
I didnt answer your question.
I really dont know.
Did that arrogance as it was later called ultimately hurt him with the jury?
Was that a tactical misfire?
Well, yes, I guess it was based on the response of the jury.
If Savage decides Jeremy and Spencer were arrogant, then they were arrogant.
From my admittedly unencumbered point of view, I thought Spencer was playing the game.
It never entered my mind he was bullying.
And Jeremy calling out Kimmi -Id have done exactly the same thing.
And her instincts were right.
Jeremy was clearly a threat.
Then a tie on the re-vote.
Then Keith tries to quit.
Then Kelley persuades him not to and Kimmi is booted instead.
Where did that rank in terms of crazy Tribals for you?
Oh its probably No.
You just condensed it so well.
So many things were happening.
And keep in mind, this was a first for us as producers.
He was spot on.
That one decision is what led to the discussion where Keith asked, Who voted for me?
And all hell broke lose.
Thats the adrenaline we get during times like this and it all comes from the players.
I hope that from this point forward any new players study this season.
You want to make history?
You want to be invited back?
This is how you do it.
Play hard from the moment you hit the beach.
You never have enough time to get to everything you want at the reunion show.
What are some things you wanted to hit on but just couldnt fit in?
This was the toughest reunion show ever.
Thats an entire act of television.
And what nobody realizes is our two-hour finale is actually longer than two hours.
It creeps into the third hour when I read the votes.
So we really only have about 2/3 of the reunion show to work with.
There were so many people and moments that I wanted to discuss.
Honestly, Dalton, Id have to go get my script notes, there were that many.
But when I am in producer mode I am only focused on trying to produce a good show.
If anybody can figure out a way to get it all in, Im all ears!
Go ahead and put a bow on the season for us, Jeff.
Your final thoughts, kindly…
I put it much higher than you do.
Ive never seen this kind of game play from day 1 to day 39 ever.
I dont know that any season has been as good.
So for me, right now, the morning after, I put this No.
1 A, right behind our first season which will always be No.
I reserve the right to change my mind at a future date.
Thanks for a fun season of recaps.
