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Remember, after Kathy foolishly voted off The General, she put herself in a position where she HAD to win immunity at LEAST once to make it to the end. She didn't, and that is why she lost. Also, Vecepia DID talk to Kathy about coming along with her and Sean ON the Island and at TC, but Kathy had her mind made up. There is NOTHING Sean or Vee could have offered that would have swayed Kathy. Even her son said to go along w/ Sean and Vee yet she still didn't. Kathy was TOO scared to backstab Neleh and Paschal. Remember Neleh telling Kathy, "It would make me pukey sick if you are at the end with them. I would throw up." Kathy chuckled while Neleh said this, but little soundbites like this weighed on Kathy's decision. No matter what Vee offered, Kathy was sticking with Paschal and Neleh. Like I said, she was TOO scared to go against them. Like she said in one episode, "I don't want to look like a backstabbing bitch," when referring to betraying Paschal and Neleh.
There was no precedent for an individual turning on their own tribe, though. The only ones that had even attempted it were Kelly Goldsmith (went up in flames), Brandon (went up in flames), and to a lesser extent Kelly Wiglesworth (lost the jury vote and had to bail herself out with an immunity run). This was a world before Rob Cesternino; such things just weren't done. Kathy had no way of knowing that people wouldn't vote en masse for Vecepia or Sean in disgust (think Chris vs. Twila) if she turned on all of Rotu and teamed up with one of them to go for the final two. This was on the heels of a season where the final eight all were willing to jeopardize their chance at the million dollars for the opportunity to punish a dissident.
