Stephenie's question

[Stephenie Lagrossa]

Congrats guys for making it to the final 2! I talked to both of you quite often through the course of this game.

Lydia:

We had a f2 deal from the beginning. If you would have won the final immunity challenge would you have stayed true to that? If somehow and for some reason you knew the jury would vote for me...but not vote for Brendan would you STILL have stayed true to taking me over him? You always told me you never made an official final 2 deal with Brendan, is that also true? Lastly, if it was Brendan and I in the f2 who would you vote for and why? (Assuming you couldn't ask us any questions.)

Brendan:

What is your reasoning for taking Lydia to the finals over me? Also, what did you do in this game that makes you deserve my vote OVER Lydia? If Lydia and I were in the f2 together who would you vote for and why? (assuming you couldn't ask us any questions.)

[Lydia Morales]

Aug 27, 2010 20:26:34 GMT -5 Stephenie Lagrossa said:

Lydia:

We had a f2 deal from the beginning. If you would have won the final immunity challenge would you have stayed true to that? If somehow and for some reason you knew the jury would vote for me...but not vote for Brendan would you STILL have stayed true to taking me over him? You always told me you never made an official final 2 deal with Brendan, is that also true? Lastly, if it was Brendan and I in the f2 who would you vote for and why? (Assuming you couldn't ask us any questions.)

If I had won the final immunity challenge, I would have stayed true to my deal. If I knew the jury would vote for you, I would have still took you to the finals because that is what I promised you. I would have just tried to state my case at Tribal Council the best I could.

My loyalty was entirely with both you and Jenna this entire game. There was no swaying from that for me. The only reason we weren't the final 3 was because Brendan was winning immunity challenges.

I never made an official final 2 deal with Brendan. Ever. I never told him I would take him. However, I made it seem like I felt like I thought I would lose against you so he would think that I would take him. I also made him think he would lose against you so he would take you. However, I never made any official deals with him.


If you and Brendan were in the final 2, it would have been a very tough vote. If I did not get to ask any questions, I am just going to be honest and say I would have probably voted for Brendan. He was very committed to the game, and he tried to think of everything he could do to further himself. The only reason I would not have voted for you was because during the merge you went on vacation, and in my opinion, that completely ruined your game. Communication was limited, and I always PMed you filling you in and telling you how you were voting without getting to discuss it with you. So, I felt like there was a period of time you weren't playing the game, and Brendan played the game from start until finish. That is the only reason I would not have voted for you. However, if we got to ask questions that could definitely change.

[Brendan Synnott]

Thank you Stephenie.

There is one main reason. At the final 4, Lydia and I talked to each other, and we both agreed to sit next to each other at final 2. You spent time on Exile Island with Natalie and probably formed a bond. Each of you also received a special prize. Because she knew you had something, she probably told all of Guananico. If she did this (and she most likely did), perception would dictate that you were the ring leader of what was happening on our tribe because you had some sort of special power. In all honesty, I believe you would have won no matter who sat next to you. Lydia may have told me information to help convince me to vote you off, but I also took into account Natalie’s goodbye and Sandy’s goodbye (which was deleted). Lydia seemed to make enemies especially with those two. No one ever said anything mean-spirited about you, Stephenie.

I deserve your vote over Lydia’s because I was the one who made the bold moves in the game, not only to further myself but to save myself. Yes, I was a basket case in certain instances. Lol I truly believe voting off John was the best thing I could have done at that point in the game. I believe there is a high possibility I would not be here if I did not vote him out. Challenge-wise, I always did my best. Ten hours of an endurance challenge doesn’t deserve a jury vote, but it shows that dedication and determination I had to make it to the end. I had to rely on myself at final 4, and my gut was telling me I had to rely on myself considering things that happened in the game. One red flag is that everyone wanted to vote off JP instead of you at the tribal council where six people had immunity. No one except John was concerned about your possible power. I was very glad you were staying, but still, something wasn’t right there. Why was no one suspicious? I wasn’t oblivious to happenings in the game. Even though people may want me to believe they had my back after John left, I could not trust anyone but myself.

Honestly, Stephenie, I would vote for Lydia if you two were in the final 2 if I didn’t have a chance to ask questions. That may cost me your vote, but I started getting closer to Lydia during the merge. While you were on vacation, I found out from her about your power. I acted surprised when you told me, but I didn’t want anything bad to happen to Lydia for her telling me that. I don’t know, you might have already known that Lydia told me. Also, I've thought about this since the final tribal began, was Steph's power even real or was it made up? During that time we got closer and were able to bounce ideas off each other. I think she played a great social game, and she did win two immunities. I’m honored to be sitting next to her. I think the vacation also hurt you too because it was at such an important time in the game when numbers were dwindling.

[Stephenie Lagrossa]

thank you both for your answers AND your honesty!!!! good luck to you both this is going to be a very hard decision!

[Stephenie Lagrossa]

And also my power wasn't made up :-p I chose not to use it because I knew I was safe and I didn't ever need to. Why use it and piss someone off when voting them off? Ya know? I wishhhh I could have used it f3 but couldnt anymore hahah