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31. Desiree Afuye (Survivor: Ghost Island, 11th Place)

I think that, more than anyone in Ghost Island, Desiree got absolutely fucked over by the editors. In a cast devoid of personality, Des had a spark to her. She had some fire in her eyes and seemed willing to speak her mind. Hell, thats what got her voted out: she tried to flip the script on the dominant majority. Unfortunately, the editors needed the audience to know just how skillfully Dom and Wendell were running the show, so anything not expressly dedicated to furthering their narrative was left on the cutting room floor. I have no doubt that there are a plethora of Des confessionals we lost out on, and are worse off for not having heard.

But yeah, Desirees boot episode, while part of the inevitable slog towards a Wendell or Domenick victory, still serves to spice up this dull season just a little bit. For starters, you have Des coming off the Chris blindside, where she voted in the minority and realized she was on the outs with Naviti. So she gets it in her mind to pick up the Malolos and try to flipagainst Kellyn. This is where I think the editors did their worst injustice. Des and Kellyn were on a tribe together the entire pre-merge, through two swaps. They clearly had a friendship, so we should CARE that Des wanted to betray her ally.

But yeah, Des decided to target Kellyn for no reason other than BIG MOVEZ, and honestly? For as much fun as Des personality was, Im glad she got got. It always brings me joy to see the BIG MOVEZ for the sake of BIG MOVEZ players fall flat on their face. Zeke in two seasons, Ciera, Stephen, Spencer in Cambodia. I just want Survivor to go back to the time when blindsides were actually EXCITING and not just EXPECTED every single episode. And if players are punished for making unnecessary moves for the sake of their rsums, then GOOD. It sucks that Des had to be a sacrifice for this, but still, GOOD.
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