We've been around and around about that before, though I still appreciate the information. But these interviews are all done after the fact, and any psychologist/sociologist would tell you that humans rarely make deliberate, rationally-thought-out decisions. We normally make off-the-cuff, emotional decisions and then attempt to rationalize them later, after the fact. What I'm basically saying is what Aruba and I have contended throughout, that there is a lot of revisionist history going on. I would contend logic dictates that Cirie's words one day before voting are a much more reliable indicator of her motivation than an interview given what? 6 months later? Plus, Cirie's opinion of what happened out there isn't exactly without question. I find it funny that Parvati and Amanda recruited a powerless Cirie into their alliance, and then Cirie pipes off afterwards how she made all these moves and Amanda didn't. Parvati brings Natalie and Alexis over to give them the power to take out Amanda's man alliance, and Cirie talks how she played this great game. Now, don't get me wrong, Cirie did play a very good game, and once again positioned herself where she needed to and proved to be one of the better manipulators in the game, but I think she plays a different game than Amanda, which typically means she has less respect for that kind of game. And I think it is pretty obvious she is giving herself too much credit and Amanda not enough. Amanda didn't need to make the moves Cirie did because she was in the power alliance throughout the game, which is what her game is all about, and when she needed to do something in the end, when Cirie wanted her gone, Cirie couldn't get rid of her because she found the idol and won the challenges that basically ruined Cirie's game. In Cirie's mind, and in others I reckon, Cirie played the better game but was robbed by Amanda's challenge run. In my mind, the challenges are a key part of the game and therefore AMANDA played the better game and deserved to be in the FTC, not Cirie. Cirie is just another in a long list of strong social and strategical players: Kathy O'brien, Rob C, Fairplay, Stephen... who could have won the game if they just could win ONE immunity challenge. Sorry, you can't discount the outplay part of the game; Amanda is a better player than Cirie. Amanda 2 FInals, Cirie 0. Nuff said...

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