Survivor 46 Finale Interview with Charlie Davis

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[@MExpress213]

I agree, Charlie's mental composure was incredible. Proven even more as he took a second to breathe and thoughtfully responded to Jeff's question post game rather than emotionally react immediately. Well played man.

[@DrGeeves]

That pause-then-respond moment (and I loved how it was awkward for a second, you could see Kenzie's face getting anxious), and then delivering the most composed answer to a ridiculously tough question in a highly emotional moment, was the most impressed with a survivor contestant I've ever been. I liked both Kenzie and Charlie a lot, so I was not disappointed, but boy oh boy did Charlie's stock go even higher for me. What a kid.

[@SteveBoyer10]

I was really impressed by that as well. Like he mentioned in the interview, he kept his composure much more than other players throughout the season, and he capped it off with that at the end.

[@martinezfamily5425]

Charlie was robbed

[@Stelly_girl]

He was raised right!

[@Geeks4Tv]

Maria was holding a grudge bout the letters from home

[@codypagels1598]

My eyes couldn’t roll back far enough at Maria’s BS explanation for her vote

[@owenkungfoomaster]

she did all these mental gymnastics to try and explain that she wasn't bitter that Charlie beat her - she was.

[@karenchristian221]

Total BS

[@4pfcarti792]

Reminds me of this latest bbcan seasons jury. Like you can be bitter but stop lying and acting like you’re above being bitter

[@heygringo7]

@@owenkungfoomaster truth

[@Truthbetold4evr]

LOL seriously!! I just couldn’t even stand to listen to her.

[@jaykay1899]

Maria took a million dollars away from him because she was bitter and jealous. I can almost guarantee that if their positions were swapped, Charlie would’ve voted for maria. Such a shame

[@lorrainedecosta5079]

So bitter & jealous, and she wanted to be a good example for her children. No, Maria you ruined that when you did rock paper scissors to decide who to take to the Sanctuary. Also when Kenzie won the final immunity challenge, you put your disappointment on full display. Then of course your betrayal of Charlie by voting for Kenzie, because of the 'fire in her eyes'. You were so transparent, not a good example. Happy for Kenzie (love how she always comforted anxious Ben), sad for Charlie, he did deserve to win, but utterly disgusted with Maria.

[@cantremember817]

Plain and Simple. She was embarrassed she got completely outplayed by someone she thought she was carrying and someone she failed to blindside.

[@andrewzimmerofficial]

@@lorrainedecosta5079 she taught her children you don’t reward people because they are picky

[@heygringo7]

@@lorrainedecosta5079 absolutely true. something always felt off about Maria like every move she made was crafty and sinister

[@yzaraine]

Venus was right all along 😉

[@maryla1558]

What a gentleman and great player.

[@ifeelfantaastic2425]

Maria's choices of not choosing Liz for food, trying to throw Ben under the bus, her jury vote and logic behind it... showed she really was a snake in the grass. I wouldn't want any part with her after the game of survivor.

[@danielhoward8354]

Charlie tried to throw Kenzie under the same bus for wanting to blind side Tiff. They will get along great. It really is part of the game. She really should have taken liz though. However she didnt have to. It may have cost her the game.

[@Friendjacob]

“Snake in the grass” is exactly how I would describe her constitution. Or perhaps holier than thou.

[@ifeelfantaastic2425]

@@danielhoward8354 - I don’t recall the exact moment or how it went down, but at least there was truth to it. Maria was straight out trying to defame Ben. I get deception is a part of the game, and she was desperate, but it was such an obvious and blatant lie. Like… common.

[@NeoKurow]

Yes, she is just like Sue from Season 1.

[@ericstafford4998]

I thought the whole rock paper scissors was being a control freak

[@foiltv5669]

I have 0 respect for Maria

[@ilTHfeaa]

same. I didn’t like her at the start and couldn’t figure out why… but now i know lol

[@haazaaa]

i don’t really think she cares if she has your respect or not lol

[@cloudnoctis666]

Maria was disloyal and did not deserve Charlie's alliance.

[@kanyeblessed6558]

I hope he's okay. I was rooting for Kenzie but what Maria did was absolutely brutal....it has nothing to do with who Charlie is as a person, Maria just isn't the person he thought she was, and that's also a tough pill to swallow.

[@annrodriguez2891]

Absolutely ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kcarpen3]

I don’t think Maria would have voted for Charlie even with a “flashier move”. I think she was dead set to get back at him and was a sore loser. Just shows how hypocritical she is when she was trying to get Charlie voted off. I bet Charlie would have voted for her if their positions were swapped and that just sucks. Great season.

[@jujumariex]

Ditto

[@JaniceAdams-k5z]

He played the survivor game and voted her out to play his game. That doesn’t mean Marie had to vote for him just because …. It’s survivor … you shouldn’t expect anything. He should have known better.

[@ace_1998]

​@@JaniceAdams-k5z she gave such a sloppy explanation that's why people are mad at her lmao. If she had a good argument as to why she voted the way she did rather than just being a sore loser, people would have accepted it

[@kevin.9625]

Nothing but love and respect for Charlie. He managed to be so graceful after the game despite a pretty bad and confusing betrayal. Kenzie is great and a good winner but can’t help but Charlie really deserved it as well.

[@Tommy0220]

It was sad Maria not defending Charlie’s gameplay like Tiff defending kenzie

[@ChillRichard]

especially since Maria stated she knew Charlie played the better game but decided to go with her heart and choose Kenzie

[@elizabethwhittemore6182]

Charlie, you are a damn legend. I admire your game so much and love listening to you. CONGRATULATIONS on a great game. 💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@tommyfincher5451]

I like Kenzie, she was my winner pick preseason, but it's hard not to feel like Charlie deserved it more. I don't mind Tiff sticking up for her #1, but it seemed like she belittled Charlie's game at ponderosa. Also, Maria had no reason not to vote for Charlie and for her to say that she voted for Kenzie because she won at fire felt like a weak excuse. Charlie has every reason to be bitter with her, especially with how she treated Ben in the game as well.

[@JordanVanek]

Charlie's game was my favorite this season. I give him major props for playing such a well-rounded game. He's a very classy guy, too. I have all the respect in the world for him.

[@EricaDiebold]

Maria’s final vote secured in my mind that she a villain this season

[@ryanjohansson8950]

Real life villain.

[@layne3530]

bitter jurors are a survivor staple. theres always one or two who cant get over it.

[@captainradio5894]

@@ryanjohansson8950how is it real life ? Haha. It’s literally survivor.

[@captainradio5894]

@@layne3530yup part of the show. Important part too. Russel Hantz lost for a reason, he embittered the jury.

[@ReliableMyke]

I'm glad she didn't win and yeah I would consider her a villain but doesn't mean she deserves all the hate she's getting. People saw 20 hours of a game and think they know her as a person. lol

[@Entertainment-os4ig]

Classy af. Proud parents for sure. They raised a good human.

[@reesebn38]

Whats even better is he will be a Lawyer one day. One of the good ones! Atticus Finch!

[@autumnlaudato]

I've never felt more disappointment from a Survivor finale. Charlie played a better game: plain and simple. Charlie was strategic. He managed his threat-level perfectly. He knew the right time to take out Maria. He kept doors open. He did it all while being respectful towards everyone around him. Kenzie did not treat the people on her original tribe well. I even felt at times she displayed bullying behavior towards Jess and Bhanu. Kenzie did NOT deserve to be crowned the winner of this season. Charlie, by far, displayed more respect and deeper layers within his game. As a fan, the wrong person won Season 46. You could not convince me otherwise. Maria was the hardest person to watch on this season. Forcing Liz, who was starving at the time, to play "Rock Paper Scissors" was the most disrespectful move I've ever seen someone make on this show. It was humiliating and defeating. Liz was so hungry that she played into her game. I believe if Liz wasn't literally starving to death that she wouldn't have participated in something so demeaning. Maria not voting for Charlie was beyond brutal to watch. I also believe that Q's vote was complete BS. You should never vote for someone to win Survivor based off of needing money. Everyone needs money. I thought Soda, Tevin, and Hunter were the stars of the jury. They went into the vote with the right mindsets. All in all, I feel like this season is a waste. Maria would not be invited over to my house.

[@reesebn38]

You summed up the season perfectly!😉

[@cosmiclightning4723]

Completely agree with your analysis of Charlie and Kenzie. I agree Kenzie was pretty disrespectful, I would be scared to be in Kenzie's orbit in real life. I know she'd bad mouth something about me to make herself feel better especially if she saw me as a threat to her reputation.

[@coleenbinbinon9563]

Perfectly said. At last, someone said it about Kenzie bullying behavior first part of the game.

[@cloudnoctis666]

People like Charlie do not win Survivor for exactly this reason. The low life like Maria, Q and Kenzie cannot digest the fact that Charlie is a lot more dignified than they are, and therefore cannot bring themselves to vote for him for the win. It happens every season, the moment they find out he/she comes from money, they decide not to vote for him/her in the end.

[@lindseylambson9669]

AGREED

[@sherijms4]

So Soda claimed that there was jury perception that Charlie couldn’t differentiate his self from Maria… but Tiffany suggests the opposite by telling Maria that Charlie wasn’t really with her since early merge? Sounds like Tiffany really had a lot of jury influence campaigning on Kenzie’s behalf

[@hated_josh7086]

no i honestly thought tiffany thought charlie was going after maria for a while because she went into her exit press explaining why that reason on charlie trying to get maria is why he didn’t play her idol.

[@Lashid4u]

@@tbhkedwards ..Stop trying to find reasons to come at Tiffany ...The votes would have went the same - it is obvious who Tiffany was gonna vote for, and regardless, Maria was set on her vote. The only other factor was Q's vote, which was changed by Kenzie's response to his final question. Otherwise, I believe people would have voted the same. Charlie's win depended more on Maria's support, because it was all very split (understandably). Tiffany stood by her #1, Maria did not.

[@Lashid4u]

Tell me: WHO did Tiffany "mind control" to vote for Kenzie? Maria claimed her vote was based on the "fire" ...Q explained his vote was based on Kenzie's response to HIS (not Tiff's) last question, which he felt was a more honest response. So, did Tiff had "mind control" over Tevin ..someone who RATTED on Tiff? And it was OBVIOUS that Venus was gonna vote for a WOMAN to win, regardless! So, MISS ME with that...

[@JNDReacts]

@@Lashid4uno one’s saying “mind control” except you, unless there was an edit I missed. Most/all juries have a leader, someone who is more influential than the others. It’s not a knock against anyone, that’s just how social dynamics work. Especially when jurors like Soda and Tevin barely played the game with anyone in the final three. They had to rely on information they got from other jurors, and Maria was the only Siga juror and she didn’t come in until two days before the end of the game. And whatever her true reasoning was, she clearly had no intention of advocating for Charlie.

[@ghostofkenny]

@@JNDReacts A small but transparent example of Tiffany trying to guide the vote and set the table for Kenzie was in her opening statement during final tribal : "Also please understand, we are not looking for Taylor Swift lyrics. We are not looking for pop culture and rock & roll references (*you can actually see whatever little light Ben had left in his eyes go out right here). We are looking for serious and thought provoking responses". That's a shot at Charlie and a shot at Ben before they've even said a word, but no sassy put down for Kenzie conveniently enough; and all this while claiming to be speaking on behalf of the jury. This instantly puts Ben and Charlie on the defensive ("don't do this, don't be yourselves") and means they have to consciously dial down parts of their personality to appease the jury while Kenzie is allowed to feel comfortable and free to just be herself in a game where authenticity was a huge part of each of their success. I like Kenzie so I'm not mad about the result but I find stuff like this so annoying. If you're gonna campaign for someone, do it openly. That's annoying too but at least I don't have to sit through this charade where I have to pretend you're being fair and objective. I also really hope they go back to the old jury format because this version gives certain jurors more power than they should have in guiding conversations during final tribal.

[@titopothos7037]

Maria is the most bitter castaway ever played survivor. Please stay away from her Charlie.

[@swaggery]

My vibe from this interview is him being Uncle Charlie never happened. Especially with Maria's exit interview answer about Kenzie wanting to start a family, when Charlie's answer was practically the same. Charlie would have wanted to obviously start hiss career first.

[@atufbrandbusiness3581]

my dude never met Lex from Africa and All Stars. He is still bitter to this day.

[@nickyminaj709]

​@@atufbrandbusiness3581 lex has so much like huge reason to be bitter, and lex wasnt snake at all, while Maria is not any better than snake, she shameless snake.

[@pamelapetrosino4437]

@@atufbrandbusiness3581Lex totally got screwed. He had a right to be bitter. I always liked Lex. Can’t compare him to Maria. She’s downright evil.

[@ReliableMyke]

you must have selective memory, she's not even in the top 5. lol

[@amberlynnredmon7297]

I like that Rob let Charlie know that he would like to have him back on for a longer interview.

[@abcapone]

Deserved to win. María was bitter.

[@captainradio5894]

To win survivor you have to win the jury ! So “deserved” is not exactly true.

[@ReliableMyke]

4 other people voted for Kenzie.

[@MikeyDubs49]

After final tribal, I thought Charlie was the for sure winner. An amazing performance by Charlie, his threat management was soooooo good. I think he wins that season if more information came to light.

[@captainradio5894]

He should’ve made his case better I guess

[@wendyshafer957]

Charlie--YOU deserved to win. You played the best game. Period.

[@herohoax]

If he played the best game then he would’ve won. Period.

[@tatersalad8648]

@@herohoax24 years later and fans still don’t seem to get it.

[@inkedge1519]

​@@herohoax true

[@BigfloXOXO]

YOU weren't on the island so YOU don't get to make that decision, the jury does!

[@catheriam1945]

Charlie lost due to Maria's vindictiveness but ultimately the jury was faced with giving the $1 million to a humanitarian who devoted herself to others, or, a strategist who gave himself wholly to the game. I thought it was "outwit, outlast, outplay" and therefore cannot see any reason why Charlie did not win. Full marks to the radiant and compassionate artiste, Kenzie, but this was not an award for "most Popular/Best Liked". Charlie was robbed and Maria is holding the gun.

[@Mamomain]

Charlie played one of the best strategic games of the new era, he controlled nearly every vote post merge, worked with everyone on the jury and still kept his threat level low. Props to Kenz of course, but Charlie deserved the W. Really goes to show the jury votes for who they like the most, not necessarily on merit of gameplay

[@cameronholmes5590]

"Really goes to show the jury votes for who they like the most, not necessarily on merit of gameplay" Sad but true

[@soren9780]

I - as many people who watch this channel - love survivor for its strategy. I'm so deflated to see one of the best strategic games in recent memory conveyed effectively with charisma lose. Kenzje played a great game but I can't help but feel disappointed.

[@kermitsewrside410]

I don’t think y’all realize survivor is more than just pure strategy. He might have had the best strategic game but that doesn’t always guarantee you the win. Your social game is just as big of a factor to winning as your strategic game. I don’t even think the jury gave him credit for playing the best strategic game of the season. Even though we saw it in the tv show, I think most of the jury thought of Maria as the best strategist, and Charlie just tagged along. That mixed with most of the jury liking Kenzie more then him led to her winning.

[@Mamomain]

@@kermitsewrside410 that’s a great point, there have been a lot of winners who won because they were simply more liked by the jury, even though their gameplay was second or third. The piece that feels off is Charlie and Maria were shown to have such a close bond and the “more than a game” dimension made me believe Maria would vote for Charlie because of their 27 day connection.

[@kermitsewrside410]

@@Mamomain That’s definitely true. I honestly think that came down to Maria being persuaded by other jury members. I don’t think she really thought about Kenzie until people on the jury talked about her. And then after hearing that and then watching her compete in fire and the little speech she gave after I think Maria actually saw Kenzie as a true competitor. And like Charlie said, people probably told her “ya Charlie was coming after you very early into the game.” I think all of that ended up swaying Maria in Kenzie’s direction.

[@magnumcyclonex]

Not to throw shade...I think the shade is well deserved! At the very least, it should have been a tie and Ben would have voted for either and the other would feel less betrayed/sad (and happy/accepting for the other) at the single vote outcome vs what we had here with Maria voting for Kenzie because there was "fire in her eyes". Also we see here Charlie is wearing a Ben shirt so this tells me these two are going to continue their amazing friendship (similar to Austin and Jake in S45).

[@alexandraalbertz1442]

Ben saod he would've boted for Charlie. Also, Ben and Kenzoe have matching tattos now. So...I am confused

[@annrodriguez2891]

Of course there was fire in her eyes..She was making fire!!

[@Secretninja98]

Saddest part is, Charlie lost because he’s finishing law school and the jury deemed Kenzie a more viable option to give the money to.

[@emilyl7048]

And you have insider information to know this for a fact? There were a few reasons Charlie lost, it wasn’t just about what they were doing with the money.

[@ajl9772]

That's the saddest part? 🧐

[@jonathanhookano5668]

Well after her story why give it to someone else who’s gonna have retirement… yall don’t get how scary that is

[@Secretninja98]

@@emilyl7048 I only say this based off the fact that the final vote came to a 5-3. The 3 people who voted Charlie ended up deciding to do so during the final tribal (Liz, Hunter , Venus) meanwhile, Q who admitted to changing his vote from Charlie to Kenzie, making it 5-3 and not 4-4 , because of his question that he asked (what will you do with the money). I agree that it’s not THE reason Charlie lost, but I think it’s very clear that was the question that changed the votes from 4-4 to 5-3 (Kenzie winning).

[@Secretninja98]

@@jonathanhookano5668 100% agree with the reasoning to give Kenzie the money, I just think it’s a shame that sometimes the players who plays the best in every facet , doesn’t win because of external circumstances. Again, not dissapointed for Kenzie, just unfortunate the clear favorite didn’t win because of a non game related reason.

[@rxgirl5150]

Maria was cruel. Why would you feed someone who just had a food reward while another starved? And her treatment of Charlie was just evil. No one believed her idiotic vote explanation. He does not need people like that in his life. Wishing him all the best - including friends who lift him up, not tear him down.

[@supriya55]

Charlie has got the skill and character to go on to be a multi-millionaire.. survivor will be a mere blip eclipsed by a lifetime of achievements

[@annrodriguez2891]

Absolutely ❤❤❤❤

[@Faithlovepeace85]

I definitely believe that as well but would have loved to see him rewarded for playing a really solid game. Kenzie seems like an awesome person so no slight against her or her game but heartbroken for Charlie.

[@layne3530]

what do you know about multimillionaires? lol technically Liz is one and she is quite different than charlie.

[@reesebn38]

A would rather see him as a well payed Lawyer. The Law system needs people like Charlie.

[@neverlucky1352]

He was the best player this season and should have won.

[@777RL]

I have so much respect for Charlie! He stayed strong and level headed even while losing the most weight. And the way he showed so much class after he found out Maria didn’t vote for him and even after the last episode, he had to defend Maria on social media because of all the backlash.

[@strongblkwmn]

I do not buy Maria’s explanation of her vote at all! She acted like the game was owed to her and became very smug as the game went on.

[@ajl9772]

Charlie was by far the best overall player in my eyes. Unfortunately for him, Kenzie was really good with the jury. His biggest mistake was not convincing Ben they needed to get rid of Kenzie at 4. If he got Maria's vote, he probably gets Ben's in the tie breaker. One of the best runner ups we've had.

[@js-my3iu]

Ben has said that if it came to him, he would’ve picked Charlie. I saw this on twitter.

[@ajl9772]

@js-my3iu Yea, of course this is almost a year later and he's an emotional man so I take everything with s grain of salt. Still, him taking Charlie to the end over Kenzie does make me think he'd have voted for him over her.

[@lanetower3411]

How would Ben have gotten rid of Kenzie at four? By taking Liz to final and making Kenzie and Charlie make fire? Liz seemed to think she had more jury members on her side, although I’m not sure that was true.

[@ajl9772]

@lanetower3411 Exactly. Liz wasn't gonna win. Charlie knew it too.

[@peanutbutter4435]

@@lanetower3411Charlie would win in this scenario (assuming he beats Kenzie in fire)

[@emilyl7048]

I was rooting for Kenzie since day 1, but I can’t help but respect Charlie’s game play too. He has nothing to be ashamed of.

[@midnalazuli793]

Such a good attitude to have about the whole situation. Acknowledging Charlie’s stellar gameplay without taking anything away from Kenzie.

[@PawpiChoolo]

Kenzie didn’t deserve the win. Nice girl but just another sheep win.

[@midnalazuli793]

@@PawpiChoolo Someone forgot Survivor is a social game.

[@nickyminaj709]

​@@PawpiChoolo good stategis will eliminated everyone that can beat them. Survivor is always social game Sandra win twice, u know how she is.

[@layne3530]

@@PawpiChoolo you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the game and human politics if you really believe that. likeability will get you farther in life than anything else and kenzie knew that and played into that aspect of the game from day 1. she arguably played a smarter game than charlie in that respect. Even Soda said in the reunion that her heart said kenzie but her head said charlie. people are not inherently rational creatures. We are guided by emotion more than reason. That is why the social players always get far and often win. Kenzie was far from a sheep. Ben was a classic sheep/goat.

[@leopardus4712]

Venus was right about Maria.

[@KiaraLemmone]

I said that right away. It was her right to pick Q for reward but to make it sound like he was struggling the same as Liz was ridiculous.

[@kylecolasurdo927]

Throw all the shade at Maria

[@cindym5896]

Agreed. He was well composed all season. He shud be allowed to let us the Viewers in on some major things that were not in the edits.

[@wendyshafer957]

I CANNOT believe what Maria did to him by not giving Charlie her jury vote!!! What a shitty thing to do!!! Charlie deserved to win Survivor 46--and I never felt like the wrong person won--until now! Maria--you should be ashamed of yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Show your boys how you turned on "Uncle Charlie!" You don't deserve his friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LattWest]

I wouldn't even mind it if she owned it but she's a real piece of work trying to defend her actions as if the reason isn't her petty bitterness

[@Truthbetold4evr]

She has long forgotten about uncle Charlie at her convenience. Shameful. She should be so embarrassed!

[@nickyminaj709]

Kenzie play a good game too, she only had Q and Tiff on merge, both of them voted for Kenzie. Even if Maria give vote to Charlie it will tie, not make charlie the winner. And i can see how faked Maria was since the first time i saw her.

[@TheJoya1234]

Awesome job Charlie! Looking forward to seeing you on All Stars! ⭐️

[@dbarller]

Man this guy should of won.

[@Genkku]

should have*

[@Funnynick]

If he had won he would’ve been one of the best winners of the new era, instead we get Kenzie, debatably the worst winner of the new era

[@dbarller]

@@Genkku and you should have kept your mouth shut

[@dbarller]

@@Funnynick that’s right. This era has been putting out bottom tier after bottom tier winners

[@will9594]

@@Funnynickshes not debatably the worst winner. Shes not a bad winner at all.

[@JNDReacts]

4:42 If Charlie had pushed to make fire Maria would’ve just turned around and justified her Kenzie vote as he clearly wasn’t confident enough in his own game that he felt he needed to make fire. This cast just watched Heidi put herself in fire, set the record for the fastest time, take out the front runner of the final 4, and still only get 1 vote to win (from her number 1 ally on the jury).

[@lanetower3411]

Charlie is going to be an awesome lawyer!

[@JacksonWitsell]

Charlie is a robbed queen. Maria was a sore loser.

[@James-uw2xh]

Queen?

[@DSP_2.0]

​@@James-uw2xh maybe because he is a Swifties

[@feewill2025]

Charlie should have won!

[@gmahawaii]

Charlie!! The guy who should have won!! I feel you pain, and will never forgive Maria, you can but we won't!! My heart breaks for you, I thought Venus's interview painted Maria in a bad way. Until now, what an evil evil person.

[@cloudnoctis666]

Maria is pure evil. People like her do not deserve to be in the game, because they don't understand that in order to win, one has to take out others. That's the game.

[@patrickbarnes6874]

Charlie is my winner I don’t care what the jury thinks. Charlie was the most well deserved player left and yet Kenzie legit did nothing on her own and Charlie took out hunter solo bolo. Charlie you’re a boss.

[@kaatherineyoung]

Tiff and Q voted Kenzie bc they were long lasting allies. Hunter, Liz, and Soda voted Charlie bc he actually played the best game. Q and Tevin voted for Kenzie because of what she said she would do with the money. Venus voted for Kenzie because she was the nicest to her. Maria voted for Kenzie because she is a salty witch. So, MOST of this jury is an emotional jury that does not respect the value of the game, but their emotional FEELINGS which upsets me. The face of the season should be the one that actually played the game. Not because of some sad story about you working when you're young. I hate that Kenzie had to bring that up. This is a game, not a charity. You should deserve to win because of your game play, not your upbringing and that should be irrelevant when making the decision.

[@kevlandon]

The new era is literally a diversity charity, Kenzie just played an emotional game with a very emotional group of players, Charlie should have read the room better and asked Ben to send him against Kenzie

[@kaatherineyoung]

@@kevlandon Fire is not what triumphs a win. They would've voted the same regardless because of their emotionally driven vote. The whole fire thing is stupid. Maria would've still found a way to make an excuse for voting Kenzie instead of Charlie because she is a salty, bitter woman.

[@kevlandon]

@@kaatherineyoung I agree, I just think Charlie should have taken out Kenzie in fire so it would be him Ben and Liz

[@kaatherineyoung]

@@kevlandon Same thing would've happened. In Liz's interview she said she lied about being astromomically rich. She exaggerated the situation and would've said it was her game play to take her to the end because no one would want to vote for a rich, snarky woman. To take a ride to the final 3 and be underestimated. She would've used the whole money situation to drive votes her way as well. She said she only has thousands, not millions.

[@kevlandon]

@@kaatherineyoung I think it's a little too late for her to try and switch up like that, nobody respected her, saying it was all an act at ftc, idk if they would've bought that

[@chinamamma]

We love you Charlie!

[@CryptidKeeperTCG]

Lost all respect for Maria. Charlie no question outplayed Kenzie. No disrespect to Kenzie she’s awesome but did NOT deserve to win over Charlie

[@HazardGoat]

Check your wallet, Charlie, because you wuz robbed.

[@SweetRyGuy]

Kenzie was my pregame winner pick, but it just feels wrong for this kid to not have at least got 4 votes from that jury.

[@connorutt9]

Well 3/8 is still a lot with out it being a tie

[@jackmcg0]

I didn’t like how it was edited either. The show seemed like it wanted to clown Charlie in the questions, but he actively convinced people to change their votes based on his answers

[@SweetRyGuy]

Really rubs me the wrong way hearing what Tiffany did at ponderosa and seeing how she tried to belittle Charlie during the jury questions. I get you want Kenzie to win but come on

[@teriwilliams6746]

Charlie looked so hurt. 😔

[@JNDReacts]

I think in hindsight the only thing Charlie could’ve done better was pick a different number 1 to strategize and play the majority of his game with. I think Mo would’ve been a better pick, she seemed pretty logical and game minded. But idk if she would’ve had more influence on the jury than Tiffany anyway.

[@cindym5896]

Hunter seems to hve admired him a bit. They might have ruled post merge if they were a strategic duo 😅

[@JNDReacts]

@@cindym5896well yeah, I was just talking from pre-merge.

[@cloudnoctis666]

@@JNDReacts Ya, Charlie picked a wrong number 1.

[@cecilestokley8585]

Charlie!!! You are the number one pick to take over when Probst retires!!! You’re the best!

[@jannekewade-dejong2773]

Charlie played an amazing game! Hope to see him for Survivor 50!

[@donalddsouza3884]

Admire Charlie s game in all aspects as well as graceful with words. Hope we could see him back

[@WypsotorNyloff]

I love the Ben Katzman shirt

[@karenchristian221]

Maria so envious n jealous that Charlie advanced ahead of her. It sickened her to see him sit at FTC. You could see it all over her face. She has no integrity, not one ounce. Horrible role model.for her children. Shes such a liar!!!🤮🤮🤮

[@disneytherapy8028]

Did Maria ask a question in final tribal? I really felt that if she didn’t win then Charlie won’t win. Kenzie was great but really do believe Charlie was the winner.

[@cindym5896]

I dont recall maria or liz askin a Question. I need to watch it again

[@martinezfamily5425]

Maybe it got edited out.

[@traceylawson181]

Maria made a negative remark when Charlie was answering a question.

[@ashleygarrett5038]

My biggest thing with Charlie and Maria is that they both actively said that they would be friends after all this. He was supposed to be uncle Charlie and there was supposed to be any hard feelings. They said that they would vote for each other in the end and that they understood that they both couldn't make it to final three. What gets me about Maria is she actively said all this even in front of everyone. Just to turn around and do a complete 180 and not do it. Then in the finale after show Jeff asked if anyone had changed their vote last minute and Maria did not say she changed her vote. Meaning that Maria had no intention of voting for Charlie in the end. She out of that in front of everyone and on national television! I respect Charlie so much for being so continuously kind and gracious through all of this. Charlie was my favorite and I wish you would have won. But like Charlie I am happy for Kenzie as well. I hope Charlie gets a second chance.

[@belindafisher1175]

I noticed that, too…Maria didn’t say that she changed her vote meaning she had no intention of voting Charlie? Her body language was off from the time that we started seeing the jury.

[@milanbaros-gi4pm]

tiff lobbying so hard for kenzie and poisoned the jury against Charlie. I respect that, you should lobby for your number 1. i just thought maria would do the same for charlie. dissapointing.

[@Lashid4u]

Tiffany didn't "poison" the jury - STOP it! Y'all do this EVERY season, as you did with Katurah last season. Q changed his vote, due to how Kenzie's response to HIS question (which had NOTHING to do with Tiff's "influence"), and Maria claimed that she didn't vote for Q because of the "fire" ...The votes would have remained the same - the only other votes that could have been "swayed" by Tiff was Kevin, because I ALREADY KNEW that Venus would be voting for a female!

[@BigfloXOXO]

Poisoned is not the right word to use, but I see your point. She did what Maria should've done, which isn't "poisoning"

[@milanbaros-gi4pm]

@@BigfloXOXO via rhap jury interviews, Tiff told maria that charlie had turned on her earlier after the hunter vote. Tiff said charlie told her to keep the idol to vote out maria. Which led to Tiffs blindside. But tiff (knowingly) changed the context to maria to sell that charlie had betrayed and was shady all along. Making maria feel charlie was not genuine with their friendship. It was only after the final tribal at poderosa that maria found out the truth from charlie that he only told that to tiff to make sure she didnt play her idol for the blindside. By changing the context, tiff "poisoned" the perception of the truth.

[@BigfloXOXO]

@@milanbaros-gi4pm that's not changing the perception of the truth, that was literally Tiffany's truth LOL. She thought that was the case (it was for her), how is that poisoning? That's Charlie's fault for not telling Maria that prior to the end of the game! Don't blame Tiffany for that man, that's not fair

[@milanbaros-gi4pm]

@@BigfloXOXO firstly, i dont have a problem with tiff lobbying hard for kenzie and still playing the game at poderosa. I would do the same for my no.1. Secondly, tiff knew exactly what she was doing. Shes a smart girl. Thirdly, there is no "my truth" or "tiffs truth", there is simply the truth. Objective. Lastly, Charlie has no agency to control the game still going on in ponderosa. So being able to predict and have foresight to act on something that has not happened yet and its something he cant control is ridiculous for you to even suggest. No offence.

[@flowerchild-44]

My winner tbh

[@juliebollman3944]

Maria is Ms. Shady Boots🥴

[@itszaque]

Man this second place hurts, I really enjoyed his game. My favorite runner-up in years, and the only one who I truly feel played a better game than the winner (yes that includes Cassidy losing to Gabler).

[@Cablecol]

Second place gets 100K which is cool too.

[@mattdaniel598]

Dom was better than Wendal Russell was better than Natalie Charlie was better than Kenzie Cassidy was better than Gabler Ect..

[@alexandraalbertz1442]

Everyone, makers sure you watch Nerdteiment exit interview with Charlie as well to hear his communication with Maria after they played. Seem she changed her mind a few times and was affected by seeing the show. And now she will say some interesting stuff in the exit press. Seem that their relationship deteriorate more after the show

[@cindym5896]

Thnks. Going to check it

[@jaimynino]

ROBBED

[@donnacallahan1368]

Charlie, we love you. You should have won. Marie should have voted for you.

[@lapaylor4039]

Maria had lots of stock pretty words but showed her true self at the end of the show. Charlie I hoped you'd really tell the jury at the end all that you did, not just living in maria's shadow. You played hard and won challenges, strategized. If you'd reminded the jury of that in OBVIOUS terms I think you deserved to win. I like Kenzie and she survived that first tribe, but... but...

[@alexandraalbertz1442]

He should've change to a faster gear at tribel when he saw the jury's reaction

[@TheRockerX]

Tiffany had already spent a week poisoning the jury's mind against Charlie

[@lapaylor4039]

@@TheRockerX truth!

[@myperspectiveisimnotblind]

Charlie holding back his emotions was so hard to watch :( JEFF PROBST, STOP THE "AFTER SHOW!"

[@kyletucker3811]

At this point the only reason they do that and not a reunion is money, cause the reunion costs more. They should just stop funding terrible new reality shows and put that towards the successful, still popular one they have so it can be better.

[@SweetRyGuy]

@@kyletucker3811the only reason they do everything is money. Clearly cutting costs everywhere and it makes the game worse

[@myperspectiveisimnotblind]

@@kyletucker3811 then I hope they just cut it altogether. There are watchparties, so I'd rather have that (and not be part of it live) than see heartbroken players who have ZERO time to process their defeats trying to hold back tears the whole time

[@mattcurran2596]

Best strategic game of the new era. Taylor swift honest truth. Kenzie had him beat in the social game but Charlie’s strategic game was the best hands down. Always was in the middle with options.

[@RachelPs145]

It was rock paper scissors all over again

[@JNDReacts]

Rock = Ben Paper = Charlie (lawyer’s have a LOT of paperwork) Scissors = Kenzie Saw this on Reddit and my mind is still blown!

[@The_EmployeeLC]

@@JNDReacts lol clever

[@Elnerist]

I would love to see Survivor do an experiment and hide the identities and voices of the final 3 during the final TC. And then have the jury vote and explain why they voted the way they did. It would be interesting to see a scenario like that.

[@elaine4951]

what a great idea!!!!!!!!!!

[@ballplaya4257]

Charlie definitely needs to be back for 50! Not just recency bias, but he played a really good game. Maria may be a good person in her real life, but she’s a bitter and narcissistic game player. She’s a villain.

[@Mamcello]

Great point from charlie that if the fire making took that incredibly long, Maria's answer makes even less sense

[@Harrison244]

He got a jury that was a little bitter and that cared about life circumstances outside of survivor (which I hate, base ur vote on the game) its weird cause I feel like we got a solid winner but she won for the wrong reasons imo

[@cloudnoctis666]

You've got to lie to the players that you are poor and how you will build your dreams on one mill dollars

[@brianfonseca9156]

I really thought Charlie would of won

[@paulcooper8818]

Charlie played an excellent game that would have won, most of the time, making it to FT. I guess the real flaw was hooking up with a bitter jury member who always displayed poor judgment when left to her own means

[@cantremember817]

Whether it’s for season 50 or not, we need to see Charlie return. My boy deserves another shot

[@pdm5013]

Charlie, so impressed with such composed, smart, kind and strategic gameplay. You will be so successful in life! From Maria’s interview as to why she didn’t vote for Charlie: “It started at fire making” when it was the most pathetic fire making of the new era. They were close to needing matches. “When Q asked about money and Kenzie said, etc”. I hate this question. How they will spend the money should not matter. It should be about gameplay. “I went with my heart” so you didn’t give the money to Uncle freaking Charlie. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍 Nothing against Kenzie but I don’t believe Maria for a second. I think it was an ego vote. She didn’t want Charlie to win because she didn’t want to believe that her partner contributed and played a great game too she wanted all the credit. If she couldn’t win, Charlie couldn’t win.

[@tyhiggz38]

Charlie rocks. 10/10 player; 11/10 person.

[@kelliebrito2529]

I feel bad that Charlie put his faith in someone who didn’t reciprocate. Maria is a small, petty person who doesn’t deserve Charlie’s friendship.

[@cloudnoctis666]

Yes, agree Maria doesn't deserve any friendship

[@Sheiiii12]

The finale was pure BS, he deserved to win and played the best game smh

[@um773]

100% the most robbed new era finalist of all time. Carolyn comes close.

[@yasmarppo]

I was so disappointed that Maria ended her otherwise impressive run with such a mean betrayal of her number one, who was the best all around player in the game, and that she voted disingenuously, pretending she thought Kenzie deserved it more. I'd have respected it more if she'd just said she'd found out at Ponderosa that Charlie had been gunning for her (while she was gunning for him), or that she was basing her vote on whose life would change more. Kenzie is a great winner, but Charlie did play the best all around game, and Maria knew that.

[@ShumaniTatankaOwachi]

Charlie won the Outlast outsmart and outplay

[@kayaxe]

Winner in my eyes, props to this man.

[@NeoKurow]

11:40 He confirmed that he is on Season 50! GREAT!

[@Spider-Man1234-e9o]

Charlie deserved to win. 😢

[@cantremember817]

Keep throwing Shade, Charlie. Maria is despicable for that

[@HorrorTom78]

Charlie was robbed

[@krittapastt.95]

Please play again! Second chance, game changers, all stars, anything!!! 💐💐

[@Lubella-tp9lr]

I hope Charlie is reading these comments he played a brilliant game! I was rooting for him and Kenzie but Maria stabbed him in the back

[@ralphroimallare3845]

5:51 Appreciate the honesty from Charlie. If The Fire Making really got to the point that they felt matches were going to come out, then that just makes Maria's "reasoning" all the more seem silly. I appreciate Charlie's take on him winning the strategic aspect of the game, but accepting the juror's appreciating Kenzie's social game more.

[@wyattluebber8799]

Bummer Charlie! You got screwed, you did great 🎉

[@alexandrsidelka]

I really really hope Charlie doesn’t stay friends with Maria. She’s an awful person.

[@KK-pm7ud]

Charlie won. Maria lost. Kenzie got some money. Karma is real and all of Maria's future friends or acquaintances will have seen this and understand who she really is and how little her word means.

[@Meriysi]

Between BBCAN and Survivor’s Maria this was a year of bitter jury but also the winner was still deserving- Bayleigh & Kenzie

[@josephlim6854]

@9:50 I recall Tiffany mention that in her exit press. It’s interesting since Kenzie did put Tiff’s name out there yet Tiffany never found about that until the episode aired! Jury management is part of the game and it’s great to have an advocate for you in the jury, which Tiffany did for Kenzie. Sounds like Maria had some bad blood in ponderosa but regardless, I really enjoyed watching Charlie and hope he comes back to RHAP for a deep dive with some TS lyrics!

[@Lashid4u]

WHY IS IT that EVERY season, y'all find some black female to take your disappointment out on, when a white male doesn't win? It was OBVIOUS who Tiffany was supporting (considering her facial expressions, gestures, etc.), but she didn't "bully" the jury, or have this mind control over the jury, as y'all are trying to make it seem. The votes would have went the same - it is obvious who Tiffany was gonna vote for, and regardless, Maria was set on her vote. The only other factor was Q's vote, which was changed by Kenzie's response to his final question. Otherwise, I believe people would have voted the same. Charlie's win depended more on Maria's support, because it was all very split (understandably). Tiffany stood by her #1, Maria did not.

[@L2-L2]

​@@Lashid4u why bring race into this? You have a victim mentality. Tiff ran her mouth talking bs to the other jury members. These past few seasons the winner is always the one who is most liked instead of the one who played the best game which Charlie did. If you were a true survivor fan you'd see that. Kenzie played a great game but not as good as Charlie.

[@Lashid4u]

@@L2-L2 Oh, and in case you didn't know ..I never said that Charlie did not play a better game - I was hoping he'd WIN. I'm pointing out how y'all have found a way to take this out on Tiff ..but of course, just like last season with Katurah ..it's NEVER anything "racial" ..but I've responded with a livestream

[@L2-L2]

@@Lashid4u I'm not gonna watch your livestream and it's always black people who bring up race. It's happened a lot in recent seasons. Chill it's not that serious. Tiff ran her mouth to maria and the others and she just happens to be black. It's not a race issue

[@Highwind452]

​@@L2-L2Just ignore that one. They race bait and steam roll threads with their grossness all throughout this channel.

[@samuelpotts5143]

I think charlie was at a disadvantage because maria didnt give all the credit he deserved. I thought he did better building relationships and with challenges. Marias issue was probably that she gave herself a little more credit then she deserved. I think most that watched realize charlie is the true winner.

[@ranaritakh4337]

I am not sure he would’ve won if Liz and Kenzie had not teamed up together at the individual challenge. This was wrong and totally unfair given that this was an individual challenge and not a team challenge.

[@AB-sy7zj]

Marias final vote has ensured that Charlie comes back for redemption and i shall be so happy to see him return

[@saltandpepper986]

Oh, what an excellent point. Silver linings and all that. Every half-hearted explanation she continues to give is only bolstering him more. Thank you. I like this so much and it’s helpful to be less frustrated as a viewer/reader as well.

[@KiaraLemmone]

only problem is he will be an early target next time he plays.

[@chrisscostantine7372]

Nothing but respect for you gentleman..

[@shekharchowdhary]

I am so heartbroken after watching the finale. You have been robbed. Your answers and gameplay were the best, but Your closest ally was actually the most BITTER JURY.

[@RenwickDavis]

My cousin played a great game. He just lost the social battle with Kenzie. Their games were apples and oranges. Both great fruits, but some people prefer one over the other.

[@ays7466]

ROBBED KING

[@avengerscaptain9480]

I still can’t believe Liz was allowed to help kenzie