|
 Tempers
began flaring on the Survivor island soon after Jim Corrigan
was voted off for developing head
lice. The three remaining survivors began putting everything
they had into outwitting, outplaying and outlasting the others,
dissolving all previous alliances and turning the island into
a massive free-for-all. Suffice it to say that when host Jeff
Probst declared "All bets are off" in the promotional
spots for this week's episode, he couldn't have been more
right.
Even
the Tic Tac Toe tournament, a relatively harmless version
of the classic timewaster, became emotional and violent as
Vince–realizing his days on the island might be numbered–used
the coconuts that were marked with X's and O's as weapons
against Stacy.
"He
hit me on the head. Twice," she said. "Just because
he so desperately wanted that bucket of Loréal hair
care products. It was just plain mean and sadistic. From that
point on I wished I'd never joined in an alliance with that
creep to vote my Dad off."
But
the clincher for Vince's eventual ousting had to be
his dietary regimen. "He began hunting, killing and eating
rats," Hooker said after the decisive vote. "I don't
tolerate an unhealthy environment. I'm a health nut."
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| Host
Jeff Probst snuffs out Vince's torch after he is voted
off the Survivor Island. |
At
the Tribal Council, host Jeff Probst tallied the final votes
slowly and dramatically. Hooker's vote, which merely said
"vince" in small yet powerful letters, was displayed
first. Vince swallowed hard. His vote for Stacy appeared next,
to which he responded with a hearty "Yes!" thrusting
his fist down in an expression of delight. However, the tables
turned when he saw the next vote, "VINCE" in looping,
all capital letters with a frown face drawn underneath.
The
next day, Hooker was looking forward to the home stretch.
"You know how these things play out," he said with
a smirk. "You've seen The Blue Lagoon, haven't
you? She'll be putty in my hands, and will beg me to
win the million."
Stacy
was last seen hiding in a makeshift shelter atop a tree.
FINAL
WORDS: Vince Romano
 "Disappointed?
You bet I'm disappointed. All those weeks in survival school
at camp back in South Philly when I was a kid...I thought
I had this nailed down. It's just not fair.
"Maybe
it was the rats. Maybe it was beating Stacy over the head
with the coconuts. Maybe it was that one night I kept everybody
awake on a quest for papaya. I don't know. It could be any
number of things, actually. Everyone says it was the rats
but I don't think so. Stacy even ate some rat once, off-camera.
I swear. It'll be on the 'too hot for TV' DVD, I'll bet.
"All
I know is, I'm glad to be heading back home. The first thing
I'm gonna do, I'm gonna go visit my Mama back in South Philly
and eat some of her delicious ravioli. Then I'm gonna go back
to L.A. and get back to work. The world needs good cops. And
like Hooker says, I'm a good cop."
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