Linkat wrote:I agree with you on Alicia. As bad as it was to hear some of those things, it would have been to her advantage to handle it a little better. Those questions are specifically designed to cause controversy - better ratings. I did agree with their answer to the smart question. That is who I thought of right away. The reason being that Alicia does give the impression that she thinks she is really smart, not necessarily that others are smarter than her.
I think it would be awful to have to vote for ANYONE on that one. But an arrogant person would be the first person you'd think of, and Alicia is pretty arrogant. Still, I felt sorry for her. It would be hard to handle it better, but I think some people could have pulled it off.
Linkat wrote:Rob being voted the person they would most trust with their lives shows that what we see is not necessarily everything that is going on. I would venture to guess that Rob is much more likeable and nice to the other players than the editing lets on.
Yes, manipulative editing is always a possibility. But the reason I think they should have seen a red flag with that vote is -- there are too many of them there for him to take to the Final Four! He is playing them all, just like Brian did in Thailand.
Linkat wrote:Shii Ann was impressive in her win, but unimpressive in her handling of her win and in the reward challenge. Her people skills are even worse than Alicia. She would have a better chance of stirring things up and thus giving her an opportunity to stay longer if she did not gloat so much. And to handle things better over the reward challenge. In other words, she needs to learn to be a good winner and a good loser.
Yes, they both need a Dale Carnegie course. Maybe even a remedial one.
