survivor philippines: why marlon lost

marlon carmen is definitely one of the best players this season in survivor philippines. he has gained the trust of two alliances while in jarakay tribe and played both alliances. he escaped 3 elimination weeks after the merge and even convinced cris and kaye to vote against the naak alliance. he definitely came prepared and was focused on winning. but he was voted out on the show's tenth tribal council and became the fourth jury member.

so why did marlon lose the game?

first, he was definitely viewed as a strategic threat. as i have said, he has made the most strategic moves in this game. he played two alliances, dictated the voting out order in jarakay, convinced kaye and cris to vote on their side and blindside kiko and did really everything to stay in the game. his mind works really hard and he really played a mind game.

second, despite his strategy, jarakay really was in a disadvantage in numbers. having the numbers advantage in the merge would give you a clear advantage. jarakay entered the merge down by 2 people, 6 to 4. first voted out was jace, then after two weeks was vern. since none of the 2 remaining jarakay members won immunity, it was logical that one of them was going home.

third, he failed to break the naak alliance. despite winning over cris and kaye in the 8th tribal council and voted out kiko, he never really won the trust of the 2. after jc shared the reward with them in the next reward challenge, the 2 went back to the original naak alliance. he tried to win zita but her loyalty was definitely on the naak side. his credibility also worsened when he told cris that zita was angry with jc and she wants him out.

fourth, he was viewed as the antagonist in the island. the way he played the game was really off in some aspects and may be unacceptable to many. he surely gained enemies while in the island and even had fans hate him after watching the show. but however he plays the game, he surely lasted long despite being hated.

with all of this into consideration, i think the main reason why he lost was that even with his superb strategic skills, he failed to break the naak alliance which lead to his downfall. i admire his never say die attitude and for giving it his all until the end. i think he is the only survivor that was voted out that can say that he did everything in his powers to stay in the game.