Continuing with my television theme, tonight while watching Survivor, I think it was one of the first times that I've genuinely cared who was voted out of tribal council. In the past, the tribes are always so large, so there's always the possibility that it's someone you wouldn't expect. However, poor Ulong has lost every immunity challenge and they were down to three members this week - Bobby John, Ibrahim, and Stephenie. Two weeks ago, Ibrahim was going to be the one voted off, however, in a twist, the opposing team was able to choose to give immunity to one person and they chose Ibrahim, granting him a few more days on the island. Now, he's just one of three - Bobby John, a fellow Alabaman along with Ibrahim has been flying under the radar for the most part - he's soft spoken and doesn't really stand out, so I didn't care if he went tonight. But then there's Stephenie.

I'm not sure what it is about her, but she's got this way about her that really makes her stand out. I think it's her fierce competitive spirit - be it an immunity challenge, a reward challenge, or even the challenge of building a fire or shelter, she's always right in there and if they lose, if something doesn't turn out right, she's upset. I think that her unwillingness to lose is quite attractive - I hate to lose as well - many of my friends will attest to that - be it a boardgame, a softball game, or a game of bowling - I hate losing. I try to contain myself when I lose and be a good loser, but it just hurts - there's nothing good about losing - absolutely nothing. So sitting here, watching Stephenie try her hardest to win, work her ass off for the tribe, and get genuinely upset when they lose - not the "poor us" attitude most survivors get, really has drawn me to her.

Unfortunately, even though she's survived this tribal council along with Bobby John, I really don't see her staying on the island much longer. The other team is 8 strong and there has to be a merge next week - there's no way a team can compete with just two members. And even if there isn't a merge, the team of 8 would have to split and there'd be two teams of five - either way, both Bobby John and Stephenie are outnumbered. It really is a shame - she's got that competitive spirit that a lot of the others on the show lack. For example, Jenn on the opposing team wondered why her "boyfriend" on the island, a fellow castaway, was standoffish at times - could it be he's playing the game? She didn't get that Gregg couldn't be talking to her all the time. He couldn't be all lovey-dovey all the time. He had to play the game. People like that deserve to be voted off. Not Stephenie.

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