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Why The Winner Won.

posted 10 years ago by atlasmb
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It was all predestined, of course. They don't call them The Fates for nothing. Here is an analysis of why they chose Lina:

Patrick: A true warrior with the strength of many. He even looked the part of a hero. But near the end, when he described the competition involving the extraction of the egg from the pit, he misled the deliberators in hopes of saving Bonnie. A true hero must be true to the truth wherever it leads him.

Shondo: A focused competitor with great heart. It was he who championed competition, exhorting the others to push each other. But near the end, he referred to himself in the third person. A true hero can and must have ego, but he must believe in himself, not in a myth that surrounds him, even if self-created.

Andrew: A competitor who seemed to grow as the competition progressed. One might think The Fates--looking into his heart--knew that he stood behind Lina because he feared (the competition represented by) Patrick. But he said it best himself: for a moment, he let the lure of power avert his gaze from the true quest.

Lina: From the beginning, Asgard said his goal was to teach them. It was Lina who learned the most important lessons. In the final competition, she was cool-headed, using the patience she had learned in previous competitions. It did not matter that she was smaller. On occasion, even Hobbitses have become The One True Hero. And so The Fates smiled on her. Or at least the blonde did, despite herself.

Perhaps you noticed that (in my review) I chose Lina as my champion at the end of the first episode. Luck plays its part in everything.

[–] sunquake-1 10 years ago

I must have missed the part you are referring to about Patrick? How did he mislead people?

[–] atlasmb 10 years ago

When asked how Bonnie and Lina had performed at the task, he downplayed Lina's performance and made it sound lie Bonnie at outperformed Lina.

[–] TotheWatersandtheWild 10 years ago

Articulate analysis and I agree with it. I remember you championed Lina as the one to watch. I just wish we had seen more of Lina early on. She emerged from the shadows to shine, and maybe that's the way they chose to portray her. To show her learn and develop. When you look at it that way, it does make her seem even more deserving.

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[–] There_Is_No_Sayid 10 years ago

Lina won because of what Shondo said in the end: when the light's shone brightest she was able to step up her game. She wasn't someone like Shondo who was always in the first flight of contenders. She went to the Fates a couple of times. But when things got real she was able to pull it together and outperform the others.

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[–] arvid00013 10 years ago

She was the only one who kept her cool the whole time in the final set of challenges.

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[–] astral-wayfinder 10 years ago

Here's what Andrew said in Episode 10 (the finale), at about 26:15 (on Hulu):"The one person who deserved it is the person who got it, and that was the one person who was always being nice and kind, and always had that pure goodness in her heart. And she is the One True Hero."

Shondo said this at about 30:30, same episode: "No matter how many times this girl went to the Fates, it didn't matter. When the lights shined the brightest, she performed. And that's why she deserves everything that's coming to her. She's definitely a beast, and that's why she's going to be the one that defeats Verlox."

[–] chaosroach 10 years ago

I laughed when Lina acted like she deserved and always knew she was the winner, she was up to get kicked off the show 4 or 5 times, never saved herself in any of the challenges, hung on by chance cuz people considering her a negligible threat... she shot like 50 arrows before she hit the target to lower the bridge - then she's all like 'yeah I always knew I'm the best and that I totally deserve winning everything the whole time', it's like watching a delusional cartoon character.

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[–] BNJ61 10 years ago

she shot like 50 arrows before she hitting the target to lower the bridge

She had so much time to get off as many arrows as she needed to before either of the guys had the chance to move on to the bridge.

it's like watching a delusional cartoon character

Far from delusional. She believes in herself, even if no one else - including you- does.

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[–] chaosroach 10 years ago

I laughed at you, apparently you missed her post-victory self-congratulatory speech.

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[–] astral-wayfinder 10 years ago

Shondo, Andrew and several others often said things such as, "This is mine! I got this! I know I'm the One True Hero!" Remember when Patrick was up for his last judgment? He said Andrew had told him several times that he, Andrew, and Shondo would be the final three. Andrew had already prejudged the entire competition and included himself in the final competitors. And to be fair, he was 2/3 correct.

Regarding Lina's performance in Fates challenges, Shondo said this in the finale, at about 30:30 (on Hulu): "No matter how many times this girl went to the Fates, it didn't matter. When the lights shined the brightest, she performed. And that's why she deserves everything that's coming to her. She's definitely a beast, and that's why she's going to be the one that defeats Verlox."

So that's Shondo's verdict on Lina's progress and victory. When it comes to "who deserved..." and "who should have..." I'll take Shondo's judgment over yours any and every time (no offense intended).

[–] MyInnerspace 10 years ago

The Fates didn't choose Lina. She won the final competition and got her bridge that is all. Could have been any one of the 3. Shondo couldn't do the chains and Andrew was second with quite a gap. Lina hit the target no matter how many arrows she had to get off.

What I liked about this series was that not wasn't mean like Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Survivor. There was very much a team aspect and cheering each other one.

If it goes into other seasons I think it will take on a life of it's own like all reality series do after the first season and they will lose that. It will become sophomoric.

[–] atlasmb 10 years ago

I was using artistic license, in the spirit of the show.

Of course Lina won because of her skills during the final challenge.

[–] Honora 10 years ago

I liked the final challengers because they all required different skills.

The first one was mostly chance, because it all depended on which "vine" you cut. It also required observation in order to spot the scroll in the sand.

The second required thinking and patience. It did Shondo and Andrew no good to just keep moving things around hoping to find the right combination. Lina weighed each object in her hands and figured out the puzzle first.

Lina was practically given the third one, because first Andrew wasted time to go back looking the for the chain (Shondo is still working at the scales) and the simple fact that MEN DO NOT READ THE DIRECTIONS! That really screwed Andrew up.

So that left Lina enough time to get that bull's eye.

[–] atlasmb 10 years ago

Take a look at the thread "Why the final competition was a good one."