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Osten held Darrah up for TWO HOURS before giving in. No way he threw that competition.
He can't look too weak, or they would have voted him out. By hanging on for two hours, he made it appear that he really was trying. Maybe he could have held on longer. Maybe, that was a challenge he did want to win. You can't always be the "failure" or the team will vote you out.
Osten had confessionals early in which he expressed regret for screwing up. Nobody around to hear him -- if he was faking, what would be the point of lying in the confession???
He built the shelter 5 feet from the high tide line, then tried to stop the FREAKING OCEAN with a log and a shovel. Then, he wanted to move it five feet further up, over the fire, to stay away from mosquitos?? Like mosquitoes can't fly the extra 10 feet???
The guy is clearly not a rocket scientist.
This is a point that is hard to argue against. The only think I can think of is that maybe the editing of his confessional makes it seem like he is expressing regret, etc. Editing could also make him look "not so bright."
Looking at it from a big picture perspective, what would he have to gain by looking like a wimp so early?? Physical threats don't get voted off early -- they get voted off in mid-game, just before or after the merge. For him to whine on day 3 (and actually ASK to be voted off, I might add), would just be stupid. At that point in the game, he'd have been better off to WIN the challenges, then throw them later on when he'd established who the power players were.
To make his strategy believable, wouldn't he have to start "faking it" early in the game? A change from strong man to weakling around merge time might be a little suspicious. Although, I have to agree that it was risky to pull the "send me home" card.
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