The one thing that made Cirie popular to many people (including me) was her successful plan to get rid of Courtney (the goat that everyone wanted to take to the Final 2) on the Exile Island season (Season 12). Most people hate seeing a dull Final 2 with one strong, likeable player and one goat who was just dragged along because he/she was easy to beat in the end (remember Tom/Katie from Palau?) So we have Cirie to thank for preventing that. But she doesn’t have much else going for her and with her attitude now, it’s getting harder to root for her.
I was especially taken aback by her whole “why aren’t they doing more for me?” Yeah, that “carry me on the chariot” was over the top and most certainly intended as a joke, but I think she really believed she should be given food and tended to.
Her most ardent fans at Television Without Pity are completely turning on her. Granted, they love Jonathan too, and it was probably her turning on Jonathan that ticked them off. Like I said, the smartest thing she can do now is align with Jonathan and those guys - because goodness knows the couple alliance no longer needs her as a swing vote and putting yourself in that position can be dangerous. I think you’ll see her go with Jonathan and those guys this week - and I think Ami will own up to voting for her.
The Tom/Katie thing was also Burnett’s impetus to create a final 3 instead of a final 2 - I think even he was tired of the “one good player, one coattail rider” final 2, where there really wasn’t any suspense as to the outcome (I mean did any of us think Katie was going to beat Tom, especially after the jury went after her? Or that Lil was going to beat Sandra?)