If there is anyone who made this season interesting, it was Ken & Bob. No Ken, no blindsides. But if Ken ran the whole show, the season would be boring (unless you're a smasher). If Bob didn't mess around with fake idols and win immunity, then the season would have been boring.
So how did they survive? They concentrated on the most important part: Tribal Council. Ken constantly flipped others to his side. Bob created false panic and confidence, altering the vote direction. Bob actually played a really good game. He became very likeable by creating a home in Kota in the early stages. He stayed safe by being on the outer ring of a big alliance, therefore not being the target of the power or of the smaller rebellion (who would want to take out the core). Then he didn't attract power to himself, instead redirecting attacks (votes) to where he wanted them with the idols. He has really played an amazing game.
Oh the irony. Ken wins ironically beats Bob in a simple math puzzle. Bob beats him because Ken messed up a stupid math puzzle. (4-3=5-2)
Idk what I'm doing. I just felt like ranting. Slightly better post than all the noooooooooooos!
Oh, and is anyone else surprised that Charlie didn't use his lawyer skills?