Survivor SA: Why Did Angie Swing?

Written by Tashi from the blog Survivor SA: Malaysia on 20 Nov 2007
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I've been thinking about the whole Angie swing vote since it happened, trying to work out exactly why she cast it and I've been wondering - do you think she may have felt oddly bullied into giving it?

She said she cast it because of Lorette not being able to make a million in the policeforce and the whole thing of Grant not trusting her the way she wanted him to but do you think she may have done it out of fear of an angry moral majority type response to the result if she hadn't?

After the Finale I was chatting to Steyn du Toit - who's a DJ at Stellenbosch University - and he said he wondered whether she didn't feel that voting for Lorette would ensure that she didn't end up being seen negatively after the battle of morals versus gameplay she'd been involved in.

Look at how horrible that caller was to her on the Go Extra insert - she might have anticipated this sort of thing could happen and by switching sides she protected herself from harsh critics. Perhaps she thought popular opinion would see her siding with Grant as a more "heartless" decision than her siding with Lorette because of assumptions that he'd feel less about it type thing?

If you think about it - because Grant's strategy didn't involve arguing for particular morals he never had any sort of emotional ammunition or armour. It was a sense I got from the live audience on the night - like the assumption that because he wasn't emotional in his strategy it wouldn't hit him as hard if the final vote wasn't for him.

If it had been the other way round and he'd won, I reckon there would have been loads of viewers who would have very vocally felt for Lorette that she didn't win - not just fans but generally 'cos of her being a chick and defeating Hein and her being an open book.

I dunno - do you think all this could have been a factor in Angie's decision? That she was concerned she'd be judged as being hard-hearted if she didn't cast the vote the way she did?

Of course it could all be much simpler and she did it to shake things up a final time.

7 Comments

Dimago
19 Nov 2007 23:53

Tashi, i was wondering about that too...i just concluded that she was continuing being her controversial self as she had been on the show...

steyndutoit
20 Nov 2007 02:31

Hey...that's me!!! Thanks Tashi.

Jayps
20 Nov 2007 02:41

I think she's just a softy at heart.

She cast the vote ages ago - Its an edited show - she had no idea how they'd portray her. I reckon she just went with her gut in the end and was being honest in that she wasnt taking it all personally.

She voted for Lorette even though they werent friends on the Island. Perhaps she wanted to prove that she wasnt taking it personally?

I thought Amanda was going to give Lorette her vote - so maybe Angie didnt think voting for Lorette would be a tie breaker?

tati
20 Nov 2007 03:59

i think she was angry at the time but had no one to blame so she took it out on grant that he was a game player

Shirmell
20 Nov 2007 06:25

I think it had to more to do with Grant's answer, he didn't give her the answer she wanted, she kept pressing him for more but it was all a game to him and so she voted against him rather than for Lorette.

steyndutoit
20 Nov 2007 06:39

When we spoke to her she said that she decided to base her vote on who needed the money the most. Being a lawyer, she figured Grant could make that amount of money easily whereas Lorette, being a police officer, could not. Anyways, I'll go wisper in Angie's ear to post a reply here...

Meme J
20 Nov 2007 11:58

Dunno know. From the episodes I saw, Angie just like being contrary and doing the unexpected!! Seemed to give her a kick. Personally loved that twist!!!!! Thought there was a bit of recrimination in Amanda's vote ... u know, coz Lorette didn't pick her as one of the final two :) What the HELL ......... loved the endgame ...

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