Sad to lose Venus. Amazing, amazing casting choice. (As was Liz, it turns out - and definitely Q as well) I can't overstate how refreshing it is to see people actually hash out arguments at tribal instead of just saying "Well, Jeff, Survivor is hard! It's like driving a car!" over and over again for 15 minutes every episode. Props to the producers for finally making good Survivor again. And man, I like Maria, but wow, the second-hand embarrassment I felt during that reward-picking sequence.