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I've posted this in another thread, in Surcks Proper, but I'm way to lazy to re-type the whole thing. So I'll copy-paste it here:

Lexxan Wrote:

I knew, from the spoilers, that the Final Three would be Russell, Natalie, Mick. I also knwo Russ wasn't going to win. Out of Mick and Natalie, I found Natalie to be the superior player, as the lesser of two evils. Of course Russell deserves the money the most, but honestly, did you ever think he was gonna win?

Natalie played the second best game out there. Granted, it wasn't much of a "game", but still she had her strategy and played it perfectly. What else should she have done? Speak for herself and attempt to get rid of Russ? Have we so soon forgotten Marisa, Liz and Betsy? No, she didn't stand up, and rode his coattails shamelessly, but that WAS her intention. That was her strategy. Simple, silent, easy and clever. In addition, she also build important relationships with some of the soon-to-be jurors. Galu really though she was going to vote with them the night Kelly was idoled. Natalie was popular with Galu. The only Jurors that didn't vote Natalie, and thus made the best choice, were John and Shambo, the so-called "Traitors" of a Galu. Natalie knew exactly what she was doing, unlike Matthew von Ertvelda, Neleh Dennis, or even Mick Trimming, who were absolutely clueless most of the time. She actively played the game, and was concious of the consequences of her actions, unlike Russell or Mick.

She played the game with loyalty, respect and integrety. She rode coattails, yes, but on the other hand did some (little) strategizing on her own (taking out Erik), and build great relationships with the people who voted her "Sole Survivor".

The bottom line is: She ain't the best player around, but she did what she had to do to stay in the game, and therefore DESERVES the $ 1.000.000.(Unlike Mick who did absolutely nothing in the game, and didn't even ride coattails. He just stood there and existed.)

Russell clearly was the best player in Samoa, but we knew from the get-go that he wasn't going to win, and honestly, looking at Mick's and Natalie's game, which of the two would you have chosen? The Boring, nice but altogether worthless Non-entity, or the silent, friendly, repsectfull and underrated Coattail Rider who played no small part in the destruction of Galu? Seriously, people.

Getting to the end is not enough! Russell played a great game to get to the endgot, but he completely forgot that you can't win without getting enough Jury votes. Natalie knew this, and build relationships with everyone, whereas Russell only had made relationships with three people: Natalie, John and Shambo. All the others were alienated/repulsed by his actions and demeanor. Throw in a lousy Jury Preformance, a repulsive Pro-Russell speech from Shambo and a legendairy anti-Russell speech from Erik, and he's toast. wtg Russ.