Well they're kind of the same season regardless. I just know SP has more people darkx hates (Ozzy and Brandon in particular), and RI has Phillip who he likes a lot. Plus the person making the run on redemption island was a lot worse in SP (Ozzy). Also we got to see more of why Rob won, instead of Sophie. Sometimes that's ok, other times it makes the season boring. Though, Rob's win wasn't nearly as obvious as it is in retrospect. There were a lot of people thinking it wouldn't be him at the time.
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