The problem is that it's hypocrisy only from our couches. You say we didn't see Stacey making an attempt to get into the group but we heard differently: When Edna said she had problems getting to know Stacey, the mortician countered by saying that she had no problems getting to know everyone else. We saw Rick and Albert nodding in approval.My point about not knowing what really went on is that, most likely, Stacey did get along very well with Rick, Albert, Sophie, Mikayla and maybe even Brandon. They probably talked about their families and life every night before going to bed. There are hours and hours of nothing to do out there but talk.
From her point of view, Stacey was part of the group and she had shown her worth in that challenge. We heard Coach telling her that she did an amazing job. Certainly, everyone else said the same. If you want to talk about hypocrisy, then they were all equally guilty but no one feels that they were.
They are all playing their own game, each one thinking they know what is truly going on and having a certain amount of confidence that things will work out. You almost have to think of it like parallel universes. But there is only one truth and that comes from the voting urn. The players know where everyone stands only when the votes are read. So honesty, hypocrisy, integrity? All are irrelevant. Only the vote matters and, from Stacey's point of view, she didn't deserve that vote. Therefore, she was "right" to be upset and to think that Coach was a jackass.
Thanks Agman!