survivor philippines: why nikki lost

nikki dacullo definitely has the charms to be a survivor. survivor is a game of strategy, we all know that. and aligning with people is a must and being as friendly as charming as nikki would definitely be an advantage. being a call center agent, she sure has the capability to communicate well with others.

with this in mind, why did nikki lose the game?

first, nikki was tagged as the weakest link in jarakay. since patani's exit in the 3rd tribal council, nikki was tagged as such. she was the least impressive among the girls during challenges. going to the merge with the disadvantage in numbers, its important the winners in the next challenges would come from jarakay so they can have an advantage in bargaining. the tribe might have felt that their chances would be better if nikki would be the one to be eliminated.

second, she helps the least at camp. as shown in several episodes, she sleeps too much and has not been a big help at camp. being a call center agent must have taken a toll on her. her body clock must have not fully adjusted to the normal waking and sleeping hours. proving your worth to the tribe is a must in survivor, and i think she did not do this.

third, she was not a strategic player. with only 3 of them left in the girls alliance in jarakay, charisse and marlon definitely outwitted her. based on what was shown on tv, she strategizes with charisse and she follows what charisse says. she has not shown any attempt to stategize on her own and convince others to vote out this person.

fourth, her alliance was a failed one. she was with the girls alliance in jarakay, together with charisse, marlon, patani and nina. patani was eliminated in week 3. nina was out due to injury in week 4, leaving her, charisse and marlon. with them having the numbers advantage (only 2 are left in the muscle tribe, jace and vern since marlon was vocal that he is with the girl), they must have voted for vern. but they did not and she trusted the two very much that she did not knew that the two were voting her out, together with the 2 other tribe members.

fifth, she has been experiencing homesickness. it was shown on the show that she has been moody at times and she had cried several times since she has been missing home so much. she has been wanting to go home several times and had express her feelings that it would be okay if she is the one to be voted off. this might have made the choice of the other tribemates easier. why would i vote out another person who wants to stay if someone feels okay if she goes home?

if i were to choose the main reason on why nikki lost, it would be her being the weakest link of the tribe. she needed to prove her worth in the tribe to stay and she failed miserably.

but some one like her would be ideal to get through to the merge. first because she has the charms to get new alliances. second, she is weak and can easily lose challenges. and third, she has been cruising throuh the game and is not playing strategy; making her a very easy player to sacrifice in the end. maybe the other tribe members did not consider this, and its maybe their loss in the end.