Stephenie's Questions and Comments

[The Host]

Stephenie, please post your questions and comments for the final 2 here.

[Stephenie]

Hi you two! Good to see you again. As you can see I am still halfway bitter about being voted out over an inactive (Bobby Jon), so as you can see, I brought my machetes . Anyways, here are my thoughts about you two.

I never got the chance to really sit down and talk with you except an occasional bit here and there, but most of that was honestly my fault, being I had other commitments in life interferring with the game. Anyways, I have one simple question for both of you.

What was your motive in voting me out before Bobby Jon when it at first appeared even through the tribal council I left at that I should have gone when it was obvious that Bobby Jon should have went and then why did you backstab Wanda and keep two of the old Korror. Was it that I was too strong for you, and Jolanda and Caryn too weak to do anything till you finally had to vote them out?

That's all, just remember *holds up machetes* what the punishment is for lying *slices two melons in half*, No, not really, but you will not get my vote if I can tell any kind of lying. So answer carefully.

[Ian]

[glow=lightgreen,2,500]What was your motive in voting me out before Bobby Jon when it at first appeared even through the tribal council I left at that I should have gone when it was obvious that Bobby Jon should have went and then why did you backstab Wanda and keep two of the old Korror. Was it that I was too strong for you, and Jolanda and Caryn too weak to do anything till you finally had to vote them out?[/glow]


There were several reasons that contributed to you being voted out at the Final 9.

1. You were part of Koror. .. A lame excuse, I know, but Ulong wanted to maintain their numbers over Koror and prevent any possibility of Koror talking to a few of the "outside" [at the time] Ulong members and over-throwing the alliance of 4.
2. You were perceived as the strongest member of Koror. Yes, another lame reason, but you were a threat to the existance and lasting ability of that alliance of 4. If you had stayed, we knew that you would've been able to win challenges and make it harder to vote you out.
3. Before the plan was hatched to vote out Wanda at the Final 7, the possibility that Bobby Jon would return was still looming. Had Bobby Jon officially come back, he would've been a useful player in taking out the Wanda/Coby pair, in which Caryn and Jolanda wouldn't have really been needed as much.


Why Wanda and not Caryn/Jolanda? [And why Caryn/Jolanda and not you?]
It's not that Caryn and Jolanda were too "weak" and were "easily disposable," because they weren't. Caryn was extremely strong. Note: She came in 2nd place in nearly every challenge. Jolanda proved her strength in the Final 6 when she put up an extremely good effort in the Immunity Challenge. So clearly, they weren't the "weaker ones" that were "chosen" over you.
To be factual, the plan to vote out Wanda was talked about amongst Willard and I in the Final 9. We didn't decide that it was a necessary move to take until the Final 8, at which point you were already voted out. In the Final 9, I was merely considering the option of taking out Wanda as early as possible, but I wasn't planning on executing it until I was sure it was definite.
I backstabbed Wanda out of fear and the desire to win. It was clear that she would have won over anybody in the Final 10 because she was so well liked. She had strong allies and a stronger gameplay. I was scared that the longer she stayed in the game, the harder it would be to not only vote her out, but also find reasons for her to not be so dominating. Call it a move of cowardace or a move of power. Both ring true.

As with Coby, I'm sorry if I didn't exactly give you what you were looking for, or answer your question. If you have anything else you want to know, definitely ask it, and I'll give you the answer.

[Stephenie]

OK Thanks for clearing the air on that, you're not going to be beheadded, Willard, you're next...remember *slices melon in half*

[Willard]

Steph, you'll probably be really deceived by the answer I'm gonna give you... but all Sammy said there is true. I have nothing to add. We made those decisions together, so I guess there wouldn't be much of a difference between our answers if I typed it all out again. Basically, you were seen as stronger than Caryn and Jolanda, we really hoped for BJ's comeback and 3 was still too many Korors around for us to feel safe. Sorry..

[Stephenie]

OK. Thanks, I'm satisfied *Sits down with a look of knowing who her vote is going to*