Why Cirie Didn’t Deserve To Make the Final Four
Let me paint you a picture. Day 2, Cirie, and the other women are clearing an area for the camp when Cirie declares she is afraid of the leaves. Leaves people. At that instant, she loses any worthiness of being declared “Sole Survivor.”
This season could be considered by the general public to be either Cirie’s or Terry’s season. Cirie was the most popular Survivor of the season, Terry was the most dominant. The comparisons between Cirie and Terry are laughable at best. Terry won five straight immunity challenges and four reward challenges. Cirie won only a single reward challenge (the coconut chop challenge, which requires absolutely NO skill or physical talent). Terry had to endure the hardships of Exile Island four times, more than anyone else on the show. Cirie was never sent to Exile Island. Terry played the game with a target on his back throughout, winning immunity challenges with the knowledge that at the first weakness, he would presumably be voted out. He used these wins as well as the Hidden Immunity Idol to propel himself into the Final Three, while Cirie sat back and coasted to the Final Four.
Unlike other notable players who have flown under the radar and never won an immunity challenge (Tina Wesson, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Vecipia Towery) Cirie got past the tribal phase of the game without being considered a target. This was not only because she part of the majority alliance or major politicking. On the contrary, Cirie was outside the major Casaya alliance in the beginning (Shane, Courtney, Danielle and Aras) and was told point blank by Shane that she would be voted out after Melinda (this was on day 6). So how did she last thirty more days and make it to the final four? The answer is plain dumb luck. Let’s start from the beginning.
Cirie should have been the first one voted out of the Older Women’s tribe. She was initially pegged as the weakest and least helpful around camp (which she was). She targeted Tina with the idea of taking out the strong first (FYI Cirie, NOT a good idea to take out your strongest member at the beginning, especially if you don’t know how many challenges your tribe will have to face before a shuffle/merge). Initially, Melinda and Ruth Marie seemed half-hearted in voting out their strongest member and main provider of food. The four went to tribal council and it appeared that Cirie was going home. Then, BOOM! Tina makes a snide comment about her other tribemate’s work ethic which causes a major commotion and resulted in Tina’s ejection.
Then the four tribes become two. Cirie’s tribe, Casaya, loses the immunity challenge and the group is forced to vote one member out of the tribe. The “Power Four” of Shane, Danielle, Courtney and Aras decide that it will be either Cirie or Melinda going home and that who ever doesn’t go now, goes next. It may have looked like a toss-up to them, but from the couch, it appeared that they would vote off the less physically-fit Cirie. Instead, they spare her and send Melinda packing.
Many attribute Cirie’s tenure on the island to her good social skills, but the fact that Casaya won two straight immunity challenges allowed Cirie to work her magic on the “Power Four.” Then, when Casaya finally lost an immunity, Bobby became an obvious choice when he made the stupid decision to drink the last of the wine Casaya had won at the reward challenge (even Cirie noted that she would not even consider drinking the last bottle of wine). Shane’s threat to vote Cirie off next disappeared when Bobby made his stupid error and even amongst the scattered votes not one was cast for Cirie (who three or six days ago would have been voted out in a New York minute).
So Cirie made it to the merge and from there on it was clear sailing. Her physical weakness turned from a liability to a strength and her social skills kept her from being voted out once Casaya had to “eat on of their own.” She was arguably one of the master strategists after the merge when she cut out the unpopular players (or the ones would have been popular picks to bring to the final two) and allied herself with powerhouse Aras.
In the end, it was her lack of fire-making skills that got her voted out, but her social skills and allying did not get her to the merge. It was, in reality, the stupid decisions of others and sheer dumb luck that allowed her to get to the merge and then got her farther.
While many admire couch potatoe Cirie for “getting off the couch and onto Survivor,” she was not worthy of her fame. A true Survivor should be able to survive and succeed based on their survival skills, athletic ability or ability to manipulate. In short, Cirie displayed none of these qualities until day 30.
Let me paint you a picture. Day 2, Cirie, and the other women are clearing an area for the camp when Cirie declares she is afraid of the leaves. Leaves people. At that instant, she loses any worthiness of being declared “Sole Survivor.”
This season could be considered by the general public to be either Cirie’s or Terry’s season. Cirie was the most popular Survivor of the season, Terry was the most dominant. The comparisons between Cirie and Terry are laughable at best. Terry won five straight immunity challenges and four reward challenges. Cirie won only a single reward challenge (the coconut chop challenge, which requires absolutely NO skill or physical talent). Terry had to endure the hardships of Exile Island four times, more than anyone else on the show. Cirie was never sent to Exile Island. Terry played the game with a target on his back throughout, winning immunity challenges with the knowledge that at the first weakness, he would presumably be voted out. He used these wins as well as the Hidden Immunity Idol to propel himself into the Final Three, while Cirie sat back and coasted to the Final Four.
Unlike other notable players who have flown under the radar and never won an immunity challenge (Tina Wesson, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Vecipia Towery) Cirie got past the tribal phase of the game without being considered a target. This was not only because she part of the majority alliance or major politicking. On the contrary, Cirie was outside the major Casaya alliance in the beginning (Shane, Courtney, Danielle and Aras) and was told point blank by Shane that she would be voted out after Melinda (this was on day 6). So how did she last thirty more days and make it to the final four? The answer is plain dumb luck. Let’s start from the beginning.
Cirie should have been the first one voted out of the Older Women’s tribe. She was initially pegged as the weakest and least helpful around camp (which she was). She targeted Tina with the idea of taking out the strong first (FYI Cirie, NOT a good idea to take out your strongest member at the beginning, especially if you don’t know how many challenges your tribe will have to face before a shuffle/merge). Initially, Melinda and Ruth Marie seemed half-hearted in voting out their strongest member and main provider of food. The four went to tribal council and it appeared that Cirie was going home. Then, BOOM! Tina makes a snide comment about her other tribemate’s work ethic which causes a major commotion and resulted in Tina’s ejection.
Then the four tribes become two. Cirie’s tribe, Casaya, loses the immunity challenge and the group is forced to vote one member out of the tribe. The “Power Four” of Shane, Danielle, Courtney and Aras decide that it will be either Cirie or Melinda going home and that who ever doesn’t go now, goes next. It may have looked like a toss-up to them, but from the couch, it appeared that they would vote off the less physically-fit Cirie. Instead, they spare her and send Melinda packing.
Many attribute Cirie’s tenure on the island to her good social skills, but the fact that Casaya won two straight immunity challenges allowed Cirie to work her magic on the “Power Four.” Then, when Casaya finally lost an immunity, Bobby became an obvious choice when he made the stupid decision to drink the last of the wine Casaya had won at the reward challenge (even Cirie noted that she would not even consider drinking the last bottle of wine). Shane’s threat to vote Cirie off next disappeared when Bobby made his stupid error and even amongst the scattered votes not one was cast for Cirie (who three or six days ago would have been voted out in a New York minute).
So Cirie made it to the merge and from there on it was clear sailing. Her physical weakness turned from a liability to a strength and her social skills kept her from being voted out once Casaya had to “eat on of their own.” She was arguably one of the master strategists after the merge when she cut out the unpopular players (or the ones would have been popular picks to bring to the final two) and allied herself with powerhouse Aras.
In the end, it was her lack of fire-making skills that got her voted out, but her social skills and allying did not get her to the merge. It was, in reality, the stupid decisions of others and sheer dumb luck that allowed her to get to the merge and then got her farther.
While many admire couch potatoe Cirie for “getting off the couch and onto Survivor,” she was not worthy of her fame. A true Survivor should be able to survive and succeed based on their survival skills, athletic ability or ability to manipulate. In short, Cirie displayed none of these qualities until day 30.
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