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The one problem I have with this season is it was all too obvious, editing wise. Mark was shoved down our throats as the winner (I'm just doing it for my wife and kids, I love them). Craig was shoved down our throats as the mole (Paul and Nicole constantly said he was the mole, Mark said he was the mole episode one, and even Nicole's mom thought he was the mole in the behind the scenes footage), and Nicole was obiously the loser (pegged as a villain by Craig, seen as a total bitch by most viewers). I knew if (or rather, because) Craig was the mole, that Mark was the winner, because he gave that whole confessional in the very first task about why Craig is such an effective mole (I mean what a perfect cover). Like I said last time, we should be happy, if Nicole is not the mole, that she even made it this far, because she is NOT winning with her edit.

One little tidbit I'm surprised wasn't a clue was the fact that Craig said he and Mark were the good guys, while Paul and Nicole were bad. Nicole, in the next episode, says the mole is not a bad guy.

Am I the only one who was happy that Nicole was NOT the mole? If she was, a lot of people suspected her, including viewers, and it means her that her accomplishment of making it this far was a lie, and her hilarity was something cooked up by the producers. This way, she's the last woman standing, she NARROWLY beat out her rival, Paul (in true rival fashion, because once you really know it was between them only, it becomes the epic battle we hoped the finale would be), and her strategies (quick quizes, suspicious behaviour), really worked, and her confessionals were not a half assed attempt to show she was actually a player.

Also, it's hard to feel bad she lost because she bombed the last quiz. If she was close to beating Mark (like a few seconds, or one question), it would be frustrating. But she failed, totally. Mark got and 85, and she got a 65. Sure, it might be hard to stomach Mark getting so lucky on certain occasions (that Victoria one is really, really odd, and the Kristen one is pretty mind blowing, too). I have to wonder why Clay didn't tie with Mark that time. Didn't he vote the same way? Regardless, Nicole got lucky in that all her prime suspects left the nights she voted for them, leaving one, Craig. Also, if Mark had left instead of Victoria, or Kristen, Nicole would not have made the finals anyway, since she would have still thought Victoria or Kristen was the mole. And if she did figure it out, 13/20 is not a hard score to beat, and she probably would have lost in the finals anyway.

Besides, it might have been nice for her to get the glory of winning, but she doesn't need the money. Mark does.

Some clues were epically bad (4 eyes was clever, but so obscure). The CRG one was actually pretty clever in how a lot of people failed to see it, despite it's obviousness. I had to laugh at the "Craig's laugh" sound effect, since before they showed it I was like "and what sound will they use for Craig, a computer booting up"? It really was a sad attempt at a clue. I didn't get the whole "Craig's name was never entered on executions nights" clue. I mean, I understand the concept, but I noticed his name was never typed in, and I still found it a stupid clue. Now everyone is going to have to have their named typed in (in subsequent non-existent seasons), or else some contestants will be put under suspicion. The number, and writing, clues were really tiny, though, but I liked that one gave away the final 3. In the end, Craig was very good at avaoding suspicion, which makes him a decent mole, so I guess it's the editors fault for shoving him down our throats. Were the hoping for reverse phsychology to throw us off?

Anyway, it was a good, if predictable season. We were very lucky that certain people made it as far as they did (Nicole, Paul, and to a certain extent, Mark).

I didn't think it was a bad reunion. Some bits of information (Mark's close calls, Paul picking Craig from day one) were really good. I still find it funny that Nicole's mom picked Craig as the mole right away (without even knowing his name).

And why is no one mentioning how hilarious and nice it was for them to include footage of drunken players (or at least a wasted Paul) having fun together in a playground (I think it was the final 6). That was a very nice touch. I wish they showed more of that in the actual show (according to Paul's interviews, there were many moments like that).