CSCin3D wrote:
I for one was shocked and appalled at the lack of decorum and respect displayed at the final tribal council.

As someone pointed out in another thread, this should've been the tipoff to Amanda that this wouldn't be a sour grapes jury like so many we've seen in the past that took their boots personally and was looking for revenge, apologies and an ego boost. They knew it was just a game.

Maybe it's just hindsight, but it really seems pretty clear when you look at the makeup of this jury that they would respect gameplay based on how they played themselves. JR, PG, and Jaime certainly were big-time strategists, and it can even be argued that Frosti and Erik were playing hard without the numbers trying to stay in the game. As for James, he's a very straight shooter and fierce competitor who obviously was highly offended by anyone not giving their all in the game, so I think you can infer he would vote for who he felt was the best player. Denise was the only obvious one I would've pegged as taking her boot personally and letting it affect her vote.