Survivor isn’t American Idol or the first season of Big Brother. Cirie isnt playing to America (save for the pity award they hand out at the end of the season, which is totally manipulated by the edit Burnett gives the players).
I actually like Cirie’s motivation, here for a million bucks, not the experience, not to be another Rupert. Shouldn’t be surprising, really, Cirie’s just employing the same strategy as she did her season. Align with the young.
I wonder if Burnett will even give the pity award anymore (or as I call it “The Rupert Bonham Didn’t Win But MUST Get A Million Dollars Memorial Check”) after what’s-her-name lied like a rug at the reunion last year.
I realize that it isn’t a popularity contest among the viewers at home - I was merely pointing out that Cirie’s attitude and game play had lost her a lot of her supporters in the viewing audience. She was very strategic her first season and I really wanted her to win - she managed to fly under the radar and manipulate the game without the customary riding of coattails in such circumstances - not an easy thing to do. This time, though, she just seems to be more “in your face,” which may require some getting used to. Other than Dalton and Parvati, there isn’t a single favorite that I wouldn’t mind seeing win.
My other disappointment is Jonathan, who I loved in his season for the simple reason that he basically told the people who turned on him to shove it. (Okay, that and the blue eyes and the voice.) This time around, he, too, seems to be pushing the attitude envelope and that’s also annoying. I’m curious to see where Ami goes - she was none too popular “at home” in her season and this time she seems to be studying the landscape a little bit more.
I still like Cirie, please don’t get me wrong - and if she wins, I’d love it, especially since she is employing a strategy I can’t see working out for her in the long run (I don’t see the couples’ alliance letting her get any farther than 5th, despite assurances by Parvati and Amanda), but who the heck knows?