I wonder where the phrase "Here To Stay" will rank in terms of common phrases or quotes that have been said throughout Survivor history when it's over. Anyway, here comes another "article":
The Final Four Fire-Making Challenge Is Not Going Anywhere
(I know that) I'm in the minority when it comes to this segment that precedes the final day & FTC, but the definitive reason comes from my hatred of the final three format that the show has used for most of the seasons since 2006.
First things first, I have to disagree with Jeff (really his POV) in terms of a head-to-head rout courtesy of the eventual winner at the expense of the runner up. Sure it's been the case for several of the first 12 seasons. However, at least they received votes. A ton of seasons over the past 17 years had people there when they probably should have been elsewhere.
I do agree with Jeff when it comes to how one player of four can go right before the end, whether he or she is super nice or super great at challenges. I'm not a fan of the 3-1 targeting at that point.
I'm sorta neutral overall with Probst. He's not a fan of the final IC winner having so much power, but at that point in the game, they kind of earned it. However, that's not always the case. Sometimes, a big reason why I can do without the F3 is that 1 or 2 of those players who would not get voted out can go to the final IC and put in zero effort, and from there, they either "steal" the title or end up as a finalist that was ignored at a level where the jurors might have thought that particular person wasn't there