I am going to take a guess and say you are not much of a sports fan. The reason I make this guess is this - NaOnka's exit strikes me as very similar to what LeBron James did to the Cleveland Cavaliers.LeBron signed with the Cavaliers and stated, publicly, that he intended to bring them a championship - and would not stop until he did. Fans of the team poured their souls into backing him and his team. It looked like they had something going after going up 2-1 on the Celtics in 2010, and the loss in Game 4 seemed like a mere setback. Then came Game 5 - LeBron's atrocious performance led people to believe he had quit on the Cavs. Fast-forward two months or so, and he calls a big press conference, where he announces - to the letdown of many who backed him and to the detriment of his teammates, who were counting on him - that he was off to the Miami Heat. Quitting on the Cavs in a publicly embarrassing way.
NaOnka signed with Survivor to play the game. She came off as the villain, sure, but in many respects, she was playing hard. Who can blame her? And a least, when she messed up, she had great entertainment value. The dedication to her certainly wasn't as strong as that of Cavaliers fans to LeBron, since she'll undoubtedly come and go after one season, but fans of the game either loved her, hated her, or loved to hate her. Also, she proved to be a very strong player - when she wanted to be. For her, Wednesday night's episode was her Game 5 - announcing after the reward that she was quitting and then going on the reward anyway when another player sacrificed her chance for the tribe's benefit. Then she forced an impromptu Tribal Council that probably took way to long to get a decision out of her - at which point, she made a decision that made the fans upset and let down tribemates who were counting on her.
Last night, LeBron James was booed mercilessly in Cleveland. Here's to hoping the finale audience is every bit as merciless to NaOnka.