Yul, Becky, Sundra & ozzy were left when Candice and Jonathan mutinied... Their commitment, dedication, loyalty, strategic prowess and physical domination took them to final 4 which seemed impossible. Love this season and this tribe.
It's because the stakes were high. Life or death for any of them. And after watching the mutiny. It was great seeing Candice get sent to exile everytime they had a chance too. Being she betrayed them. (Penner regretted doing so. She didn't.) Plus watching a tribe with over twice the numbers, slowly go to nothing...it was epic. Even Yul using his idol to give them the numbers to do so.
@@iggaga2812 It was a twist that could have also destroyed AITU if they had lost the immunity challenge. Production could not have predicted any of those outcomes (especially how that little tribe kept winning physical and puzzle based challenges over a team twice their size with some REALLY strong players) any more than they could have known Candace and Penner would mutiny to create the AITU 4. Nor could they predict that Penner would be convinced to jump back and betray a second time. Too many variables to control to support even the most creative conspiracy theory.
@@wrc4286 The message on the bottle was not revealed until Raro was on the tribal council. If aitu had lost, it was easy to change the bottle. Survivor is a show, and production have to play with what they have to make a great show. When they saw that Aitu was down to 4 and had the chance to help them to beat raro, its what they did. And it was effective to the show. It was all after Penner and Candice changed tribes. Jenny's eviction, and the merge at F9... i don't think this is how the season was planned, but they took profit of the situation About penner betrayal they couldn't predict, but still its weird and stupid what he did.
@@iggaga2812 Yes, Survivor is an entertainment show where EVERY season there are twists added by production that mix things up . . . why is THIS one incident concerning the bottle a reason to discount the phenomena Why is there an assumption that Raro would have won had not production interfered? The mutiny was the original interference by production that gave RARO two extra tribe members and placed AITU in an underdog position. Losing two members during that tribal council still never made up for the initial interference by the mutiny twist which gave RARO an unfair advantage. They still had an extra tribe member and production could in no way predict that AITU could get themselves out of that underdog position. My point is not that production does not manipulate twists to keep the game interesting . . . because we all know that they do. My issue is with with the statement: "It was ALL production" which completely discounts AITU's extraordinary tenacity, physical beasting of challenges, and masterful strategic gameplay that got them from a hopeless underdog position to the final four To say that is to assert that no Survivor winner deserves their win because of the twists production constantly throws in via tribe switches, weirdly powered immunity idols, redemption island, returning players against newbies, vote stealing and legacy advantages, etc. OF COURSE they do these things to keep the story exciting, but the players still have to maneuver through them and overcome odds that production can't possibly secure for them. Penner's decision to reflip was not "stupid"; it stupid for him to flip in the first instance! He was clearly on the stronger team before he impulsively flipped to follow Candace--who, like the rest of the RARO tribe, never liked or trusted him. Before Penner mutinied, I'm certain Yul would have went after Ozzy pre-merge (though I doubt they would have ever lost a challenge) and sought to take Penner to the end. After Penner's dumbest move of his game, Ozzy and Yul were so bonded as part of AITU 4 that Penner lost his ONLY opportunity to make it to the end, IMO. Yul strategically used his idol in a masterful way to regain Penner's alliance. Yul knew that Penner was selfish but also a very rational player. Not only did Yul threaten to use the idol to get Penner sent home; Penner also knew he likely would not make it to the end if RARO stayed in power. Adam, Parvati and Candace were never going to split up to take him to the end. We can only speculate whether the note in the bottle was switched What we do know is that the combination of Ozzy's physical prowess and Yul's strategic prowess--along with strong support from the two women, dessimated a tribe twice their size. The AITU 4 do not deserve any less admiration for their underdog triumph, nor Yul for his ultimate win. They still pulled off an exhilarating and difficult turnaround from seemingly hopeless circumstances--whether a production twist went in their favor or went in RARO's favor. There was never any point after the initial mutiny and Yul masterfully pulled off Penner's second flip that production could have predicted AITU's comeback or secured their regaining power. That's why I cannot fathom how someone could assert that this was entirely a production created win. If your issue is with how production ALWAYS interferes to make for more exciting game play, then that's a separate issue than how well the game was played and how justified a win occurred within those parameters. :-)
This doesn't really apply to a numbers game though. If Jonathan doesn't jump back over at the 9 merge then Aitu just gets picked off. Being more efficient isn't really relevant.
What it did do was give them no reason to want each other out. No advantage would come from them being smaller, so they have more drive to win competitions, and since they did, they spent so much time away from tribal that they bonded together extremely well
8:42 : Yul worded it so well. Instead of saying something like "You betrayed us, now you can make up for it", he says "I'm asking you to be my ally again". He could be a politician. haha
Survivor Cook Islands, in my opinion, was one of the best non-All-Star seasons ever. One of the best strategic winners ever (Yul) and a bunch of players that went on to play in multiple seasons: Ozzy, Parvati, Penner and Candace
What I disliked is that Candace was placed on the heroes tribe in Heroes vs Villains. She was a villain for sure. And she did the same thing in that season as well. Betray the tribe. Apparently she was an alternate so she was going to be placed in either tribe if someone could compete. And she wanted to be placed on the villain tribe from what I know. I just not fond of Candace at all after watching Cook Islands. Especially once she mutiny's....
My favourite season ever with my favourite winner ever. Yul is probably the only guy in power in the history of Survivor that did not let Parvati fool him (even though she tried). It was a pleasure to watch them fight their way from the bottom to the top (and giving Candice a hard time for her betrayal, I never liked her :D ). I think I need to watch this season again.
eh he was honestly lucky to get 2nd, he relied heavily on yul to grt there and becky being so abysmall in the fire making ruined any chance she had at 2nd
I love Boston Rob, singularly he is my favorite player of all time. The season of him and Amber was one of my absolute favorite seasons... but NOTHING in survivor history beats the Aitu 4. I remember how exciting this season was from the point of mutiny onward- watching in disbelief as they triumphed week after week, how close their bond was to one another. It was the best thing to EVER come out of survivor... and Ozzy in particular always kept a special place in my survivor memory :)!!
Aitu 4 is the best thing that happened in Survivor, I think it would take 20 or 40 season to witness something like that again, for me they are all winners
This is the first season for Ozzy, Parvati, Penner and Candace. All of them ended up playing three times. Parvati made it to the end twice and won once.
My favorite alliance ever... and who would have thought Parvati, who was useless and fairly not that memorable in this season would turn out to be one of the best player in Survivor history..
Yul said the editing buried down Parvati and Becky’s game . If there was no mutiny or bottle twist Parvati is likely in top 3 because of her social game
+JAYtotheM Ill never understand why she was considered a hero. Probst even said in an interview that he considered this move heroic, but never explained. Sandra was a better hero.
Even though I definitely like Candice, the fact that she was brought back as a hero for Heroes vs Villains is SO STRANGE. Like, any of the Aitu 4 should've been on the heroes tribe.... not Candice.... Candice left them to fend for themselves, abandoned them with only 4 people, but Jeff saw it as her 'loyalty' to the white people? Wtf?! The Aitu 4 are the all time craziest most amazing underdog story in the history of survivor yet........ Candice is the hero of the season... huh?!
Thing is, they could have switched up Candace and Sandra. Remember that Sandra was Rupert's #1 ally in her original season, plus she hated Johnny Fairplay. Why was she a villain? So backwards lol
candice is the biggest rat in survivor history for selling out so fast. the last second decision of the guy was probably made because of the numbers odd. still a rat move, but he might not have switched if candice didn't mutiny
one of the best season and the best final 4. Aitu 4 still rocks up to this day! this proves that member disadvantage is not a problem if you have great teamwork and trust to every member
teheyepatch He was always cocky. Pretty sure there’s people from this season mentioning he acts like the prince of survivor. I’d probably be cocky too if I was arguably the best physical threat to ever play the game.
@@nerf7674 Just based on Cook Islands, Ozzy knew the others depended on him a lot for not just the challenges pre 1 tribe merch, but also the whole time for providing food. No one else could really provide seafood like him, coconuts were an easy snack for him to get etc, and he overall more than pulled his weight around the camp. It's not good social game, but inside I too would feel pretty damn superior having some real survival skills compared to most others.
Yul was by far the most deserving winner of all seasons. Having Ozzy by his side certainly helped him no doubt, but the dominance and the control he showed, is unmatched in my opinion. Specially considering the other very strong players he was up against in Parvati, Candace and Penner (stupid move of following candace aside), heck even adam, who could have been a contender in a different season. Would have loved to see Yul go up against Boston Rob.
He did well, but I would love to have seen him in a later season when the immunity idol wasn't so op anymore. Also if there had just been more daring competitors who would have had the guts to at least try and smoke out the idol before the end. He was rational and strategic, but imo I saw no genius level plays from him because he didn't have to make them, no one forced his hand. These really depend a lot on who you're on the island with.
So glad I stumbled onto this after so many years. My favorite season ever. From the mutiny on, wound up looking like I peeled an onion after every miniAitu challenge win. Watching them all at once and thought I'd peeled a whole crate. I'd have been happy with either a Yul win or an Ozzy win, so it ended on a great note for me as well.
*BURNNNN!* xD especially candice because she left the tribe and was sent to Exile island for several times. I love Aitu tribe because they were so loyal to each other Just finish watching this season.
This was and still is my absolute favorite season. Even before the Mutiny I was a Yul and Ozzy fan. But to see them unit as the underdogs and come back and take them apart one by one it was deer brilliance. And they were the only ones who truly played the game with honor towards their final 4 they couldn’t vote out Becky over Saundra or vise versa so they went to fire challenge. Best season, best final four and best winner.
For me, this is still the best season of Survivor. A season that produced a well love winner, produced numbers of returnee players and iconic player as well.
Yul's game, his planning, challenge performance and ability to read people made him one of the most deserving winners ever. That Penner appeal with the idol was the kind of ballsy risk that only winners are willing to make.
ed cap Doucheries such as Ozzy making a big production about sending her to exile are what cost him her key jury vote. She voted for Yul over him because he wasn’t an obnoxious dickball like Ozzy.
“Poor Candice”?? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha she was such a bad player that was proved in her returning seasons ... she made bad decisions often ...
I so love the aitu 4some every time I revisit survivor I always come back with this season because of them 4. this is my favorite season ever. they really r the definition of underdog
Yul and Ozzy were essential for Aitu, they were the main pillars. Yuls leadership and hidden immunity paired with Ozzy constantly dominating and winning immunity throughout every challenge prevented the other teams to pick them off, the group as whole was solid.
this is probably my favourite season as well, I liked Yul since the very beginning, seeing him win is amazing. thanks for your video! i may just buy the dvd of this season to watch again!
Cook Islands is a funny season because they produced some of the most memorable players in Survivor lore in Parvati, Ozzy, Penner, Yul, and Candice, while theother 15 people in the cast might of well just been cardboard cut outs.
I don't think a cardboard cutout would suffice for Cao Boi or Billy. But otherwise yeah, very bland personalities. I kept forgetting that half the women even existed; several episodes in, I asked myself why people were referring to Cecilia as "Christina", but then I remembered that they were two different people, and that Cecilia had already been voted off a while back.
Cao Boi came up with the split vote strategy, was a master fire maker, and a hoot of a personality. He just gotten taken out because Yul saw him as an under the radar threat. I love Sundra. She seemed genuinely nice.
@@mgh62000 Yul was right to do that. Sitting with Chao boi and he just casually comes up with the most revolutionizing way to defend against idols. If I had the idol I woulda been scared of him too!
AITU 4 is iconic, Becky, Sundra leader Yul a deserving winner, and Ozzy the greatest wild card - what an ace. A pure legend and survivor beast. AITU 4: Best Alliance of Survivor History. OZZY AND YUL: Two giants in Survivor History!
The Aitu 4 is the by far the best Alliance in Survivor history! Doing what they did as well as making Candace pay for for betrayal 😂 made this one of (if the *the* best) seasons in Survivor history! I could watch this season a million times!
The Aitu 4 remaining intact until the last 4 was a mistake on Ozzy's part. He should have used Adam and Parvati's votes to get rid of Yul and to win the game. He did not think strategically and lost the game.
Bobby S Tony and Yul won the game by possessing the super idol.. But Terry went till the end and was voted out.. Coz that idol is helpful only till final 4.. Terry lost immunity at final 3
yediveren771 Yul and Becky had this plan of Letting ozzy win all the challenges, so that he remains calm and doesn't have to involve in the "thinking" process .. Yul intentionally threw few challenges post merge towards Ozzy.. And Ozzy had horrible Jury management, all the 4 votes he got were because of his physical show.. Yul on the other hand pampered people who were going to the Jury.. No way Ozzy was winning that game.
Bobby S Yul secured 5 votes before even going to the final tribal.. He made political deals with the Jurors Penner, Candice, Adam, Brad and Sundra were set to vote Yul.. It was clear in their Jury statements Ozzy had no idea, all he had was a resume of immunity wins
Watching the Aitu 4 overcoming their super minority position was truly amazing to watch. The stuff of legends !! This is what Survivor is all about. It was the same with the Foa-Foa 4, Survivor perfection
After Jonathon & Candice jumped ship the Aitu tribe became stronger & it was nice to see the team go on a winning streak. At the merge Aitu had 4 members the other team had 8 can you believe that ALL 4 Aitu members made it to the final 4. Even at the final tribal council the votes to choose a winner were close, it was 3 for Yule & 3 for Ozzy with 1 vote left last vote went to Yul making him the sole survivor & winner 🏆omg, that was great to watch.
I love Yul and I’m excited to see him back next season, but Becky deserves a lot more credit for this season. I can’t believe she got no votes. I want to see her play again.
Thank you Ravindra Sharma for uploading the video, fantastic work. I've been looking for this type of video for years. The Aitu 4 is the greatest comebacks in history.
@Ravindra Sharma... As a fairly new 'Survivor' fan, (for about 3 or 4 years now), may I say this was nicely put together. Since the last season just ended a few weeks ago, I've been looking to get my SURVIVOR FIX until the next season begins. Stuff like this will help hold me. lol Thanks for posting it.
The same with me.. i started Survivor just 2 years back.. but after this season and Samoa, the show got into my head.. Managed to finish all 32 seasons twice.. :D
More like Yul & the Aitu tribe were lucky with the mutiny, because Ozzy was the one that carried them all the way to the finals by him winning every immunity challenge.
I'm still curious how she got a name like Parvati. Parvati is an Indian name and yet her parents are both white and have normal names Mike and Gale. Now she's married to John from Samoa and has a daughter named Alma.
This never gets old for me. Seeing the Aitu 4 kick butt challenge after challenge. When everyone was a life or death for them since it would mean one less with a vote out. It was epic. And they brought the numbers down to 5 by the merge before getting Penner to flip back to their side. Yul cleverly using his idol to sway him for the extra number. Add bonus is seeing Candice constantly being set to exile island....she so deserved it. Penner regretted the mutiny. Candice never did. Even in Heroes vs Villains. Don't get how she was even on the heroes tribe.....nothing she did in this season was heroic...and what does she do again during that season...another betrayal towards the tribe. It's what she becomes known for. Wasn't even surprised she did it. As it was the tribe she belonged too. She will be a villain to me. But there's the BIG debate over it.
she was quiet because she knew they were sending candice and taking all of candice’s money in the process. i just think everyone was aware of how serious and hostile of an action it was, but most importantly it was karma for candice betraying them.
I dont watch the show but this was CRAZY entertaining to watch. Has there ever been anything similar to this? I was cackling when they were like "How do they keep beating us! this is unreal!" lolol.
Becky: Is good friends with Yul. He give her a large portion of his money so that she can have an advantage. Their alliance makes it to the final 4. Candice: Has a love affair showmance with Adam. He chooses to not bet more money for her. Candice is sent to exile 4 times in a row and comes in 8th place. Candice should have stuck with Aitu.
Yul's idol was powerful but not invincible. The others could have got together and split the votes between Yul and Becky, meaning Yul would be forced to play it and either he or his closest ally would go. But there was too much ill-feeling due to the mutiny and Penner's flip, plus I don't think Ozzy was quite brave enough or strategic enough to attempt such a huge move. Yul pretty much covered all his bases.
+Matt Hydra Cao Boi actually came up with the same vote split concept earlier in the season but it was never put into action. Rob attempting to do that in HvV was the first time I remember it being actually used although unsuccessfully because Tyson was an idiot. This should have happened at final 6. Ozzy and Sundra flip to join Parvati and Adam in a vote split. The only problem is this would mean if Ozzy/Sundra get to final 3 it would be with Yul (which is a loss for Ozzy anyway) or a member of Raro (which had all their tribemates on the jury). I'm not sure how Ozzy + Sandra + one of Parvati/Adam works out for him, and if he does the move earlier he won't have the numbers and will be voted out before F3.
Ozzy voting Yul and Becky out would have left him at the bottom of the tribe. As good as he is, he had to gamble on either staying with Yul and get just 1 person to flip or win every immunity challenge until final tribal. His odds were better with Yul.
Man Bear Pig Not if it was timed right. He should have flipped with Sundra at final 6 to vote out Yul (or flush his idol and get rid of Becky), then go back with Yul to eliminate one of Parvati/Adam, and vote out Yul at the 4. It would have been Ozzy/Sundra/one of Parvati/Adam in the final 3 where I think he could have won. But Ozzy wasn't good at strategy, only physical domination. I think any player that relies solely on that isn't a very good player.
+BrettMKW if one member of Raro had ended up in the final, they would have won. the only way feasibly to do that is if Jonathan had been in the finals. i think it's been proven time and time again, Ozzy fails at strategy. he only got that far because Yul and Becky were the ones putting it together and blackmail Jonathan into switching
Asiacheetah Shouldn't have been too hard to get Penner into the finals. Yul's idol was way overpowered though, also there's no way Becky wins in F3 over Ozzy, maybe you're right about Adam/Parvati winning but I haven't seen that season in like 10 years. Speaking of Ozzy he's now coming back for a FOURTH season.
I have seen every season of survivor and I have to say this is my all time favorite season 13. Ozzy is my all time favorite player ever in the game of Survivor. And my all time favorite alliance the itue tribe.
