A final that is all about women. After 11 seasons of survival it’s finally going to happen. A complete finale that is all about the purity of the female sex. It’s a shame that two of the last four are not worthy of the class, but we’ll get there later.
Even before we get to the inevitable dismissal of Zohar Strauss, it must be noted that the episode that aired yesterday (Monday) proved that even the survivors on the island have already realized that no one but Jackie Azoulay really has a chance to get anything out of the season. The entire first part of the episode was devoted to an uncompromising battle between Shira Farber and Zohar and all for one purpose – to make Jackie pleasant in the ego so you can choose them to stay in the game.
In the council itself the important event is not the revocation of Zohar’s immunity, it was expected from the moment Jackie pulled out the note. The significant event was Zohar’s speech to the jury that opened with the words: “Do not be vindictive.” For the first time in 10 seasons, someone in the game finally addresses one of the big problems of “Survival Israel” – the jury does not vote for the best player, but by default, so that God forbid no suckers come out who vote for whoever threw them out of the game.
The big problem with Zohar’s rather nice exit from the game is that during his last move, Zohar once again made sure to show how much there is in this game that no one thinks ahead, other than Jackie, and gave her the double voice he bought at the auction. On the face of it, a move meant only to show her that he does not hold a grudge, in practice, if he had known there was going to be another council, he might have preferred to give his voice to one of the other women, hoping to “cut off the serpent’s head.”
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Zohar leaves the game
But of course such a move can not happen. Because in the season when four women reached the final, you could say that there was only one who really won her place there with strategic moves and great personal sacrifice (Jackie), there is one who got there even though she was marked from day one, and had to climb the ladder step by step. Builds a good relationship with most of the jurors (these), and there are two whose place in the final is just because they do not really threaten anyone else.
After all, Jackie said to them inside already in the first two minutes of the episode – “I want to think about myself, about my finale.” And what does poetry answer? That she’s ready to go home. Is this the behavior of someone who survived until the last five? Do you hear the top contender to win the show tell you that she’s going to get you out of the game, and instead of doing everything to stay, you choose to surrender without a fight? Sorry, but the excuse of the “Women’s Alliance” does not apply here either. Do you want to lead a women’s alliance and be an integral part of it? Work on it! Earn your place!
To what extent is poetry not counted on the island? While she is speaking her life on the council, Jackie and his uncle have their own private conversation, no juror listens to her and the facilitator does not even bother with what she has to say and interrupts her to understand what the only real character in the game has to say.
Poetry, and also Odelia in many parts in the second half of the season, were just dragged after Jackie. Realized she and his uncle could pull them forward, and let them. The only difference is that at least Odelia defeated Dandan and ousted him (or in her own words from the last few episodes – she could not return home without her children hearing Guy Zo-Eretz declare her once as the winner of the challenge).
Shira Farber sacrifices herself (Photo: 13 screenshot)Shira Farber
So what’s going to happen now? In the final there were three women, the fourth will join the jury. Personally I believe it will be poetry, if only because Jackie knows she will not give her voice to anyone else. I do not even believe she will gain immunity, she does not seem capable of it.
So as mentioned – the final trio in my opinion will be Jackie, Ella and Odelia. If we split the jury votes, the big battle will be between Jackie and those of course. Who will be the winner? Depends on whether the jury will listen to Zohar’s advice or not.