phoenixtobootcamp wrote:
LOL, you guys can twist that whatever way you want. Yul wouldn't have won had there not been such a fucking stupid twist on the HII giving him all the leverage in the world.
Exactly, this is why CI was a joke, and I would say the same about Micronesia had Amanda won or if Yau won or if Terry won.


The point is she didn't get to final two TWICE without doing anything. She wasn't handed down that position when she also OUTWITTED strategic masterminds like Cirie, due in part to her physical strength and winning when it matters the most! And OUTPLAYED strong competitors like James because she knew when to make her moves.

How did she outwit Cirie by winning a competition? That really doesn't make any sense. Yes, she did win the competition (and I do think Amanda deserved final 3 for the way she played, final 2 as well) but there's no way you can say she's a better player than Cirie/Parv when she needed an HII to survive (where the rules in the freaking season right before that she was even in wasn't put back for her to find). Same should be said about Natalie (and as much as I hate Alexis, her too) because they are the final 2 if Amanda doesn't find it. They'd vote Cirie out at the final 5 and Erik at 4. 66% chance at them both making the finals.

I am sure you all know I am not big on Parvati but even I'd say she deserved to win because anyone that makes it that far gets that far because they played the game better than their competition.
Agreed IF there are no twists that come into play that save someone the game (and don't come back and tell me a tribal switch because people have the ability to do something about it). Maybe I'm the only one who that left a bad taste in my mouth, but she should not have made the final 2 if we were playing with normal rules.

Also, you cannot say that someone who got second or even first is much better than the 3rd placer just because they won a challenge over them. That is not outplaying anyone. That is beating them physically which is not what Survivor is about. If you could make some sort of different argument (like how she beat James when he left by his finger or what have by Parv which is not Amanda outplaying him at all) then I'll listen.