Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-27638357-20160519221405/@comment-27391152-20160528034046

Just as a closing statement from me, despite the fact that I argue that Michele played a good social game, I do truly believe that she isn't a great winner. She was a follower for a lot of the game, and the jury rewarded Michele the win more because they didn't want to vote for Aubry or Tai. And on top of that, I feel that Michele was just a likeable girl that people enjoyed spending time with, and just because we weren't shown that, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Yeah, the editors tried to force Michele's "amazing social game" down our throats, but that doesn't mean there weren't scenes of Michele playing a good social game that weren't included. The editors couldn't simply show Michele being nice to a bunch of people because A) That wouldn't make for good television and B) That would've made the winner much more obvious (something the editors receive a lot of crap for).

I do believe Michele had some good moments such as the Reward Challenge with her, Cydney and Aubry, where I believe she managed to work her way into a comfortable position in that alliance, which was proven when both Cydney and Aubry said they thought she would be loyal to them. I think that this subtly helped her position in the game, and is an example of good social skills. Then again, Aubry had some much better moments, mainly convincing Tai to flip to their side, an great example of a good social game.

However, the thing that I believe is really making Michele's game look terrible is the way people view Aubry. I agree that Aubry is a great player, but I think the editors tried to play her game up even more than Michele's. The showed some of Michele's flaws in the game, such as not being in control all the time, but the editors simply couldn't bare show Aubry in any kind of negative light. This is surprising, because I feel if the editors wanted to show why Michele won, they should've stopped trying to highlight Michele's gameplay, and actually show some of Aubry's flaws. Aubry was not flawless, and it seemed like people like Julia and didn't really like her. I'm sure there was footage that they could've used to show Aubry's flip-floppiness about who to vote for, or confessionals where people said that they found it hard to connect with her. I feel the editors were Aubry-obsessed, and wanted to play her up as much as they could.

Overall, I think that Aubry played a better game than Michele, but the jury has the power to vote for the person they want to see win, and if they were bitter, then TOO BAD SO SAD! If I had to pinpoint it, I feel Michele really won because she was a nice girl that people liked, whereas Aubry wasn't as easy to connect with, and was perhaps too focused on the game. Sure, I'm basing this a lot off of the "jury speaks" videos, which are obviously subjective, but IDGAF! Aubry played a great game, but Michele got the votes, and I think everyone can have their own opinion on who deserved it more.