I finally watched the finale. Ian gave up because he is a weak individual who is desperate to be liked. We saw this earlier when he was almost crying because the other three in the final four questioned his ethics, and with Katie on the beach. He is willing to give up himself if it makes him...
Interesting article about what they left out of the TC. There is so much stuff going on behind the scenes...
To me, it seems like the obvious move to try and knock the leader down. /Mike
With the exception of the extra clothes, I think they were allowed personal items and were given food up until fairly recently, right? At least I remember Robb from "Survivor: Thailand" brought a skateboard to the island... of course, that was only the 5th season, and they're on season 10 right...