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Cut - Cirie Fields (34)

444. Cirie Fields (34) - Season 34 - Survivor: Game Changers

I think we can all agree that out of all of Cirie's appearances on Survivor, her stint on the farcical Game Changers was, like most returnees who were on the season, her weakest. Which, considering Cirie's time on Game Changers, is a testament to how consistently amazing Cirie is when on Survivor. However, given that I'm forced to choose between two of her appearances, this one must, unfortunately, go. Panama Cirie is going NOWHERE.

Now getting onto why GC Cirie needs to be cut. Despite the sea of purple GC Cirie was swimming in (the main reason she goes in this spot), she had her fair share of good and bad, er, cringe-inducing moments. For instance, I adored the relationship between her and Michaela which felt like a cool mother/daughter or mentor/student relationship. Every scene they had together was just really awesome, and the things Cirie did to mentor and help Michaela honestly just rocked. Now, there were some cringe-inducing and sad moments for our Queen of the Couch in this season too. Like, for instance, the balance beam incident, which felt really out of place in Cirie's whole series-wide arc as a strategic badass. Instead of being a gangster in an Oprah suit, she, the David in this situation, was relegated to facing the Goliath of the ~balance beam~. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's cool that she was able to do that, and I'm sure it was empowering at the moment, but on screen, it came off as forced. And then there was the whole advantage misplay, which, imo, was just really embarrassing and, again, WAY out of character for someone who helped pull off the Eric blindside in Micronesia. She just didn't read the fine print, unfortunately. And then, oh, how could I forget her exit? This was the true farce of the season, the amazing player Cirie being the only one eligible to receive votes because literally, e v e r y  s i n g l e  p e r s o n BESIDES CIRIE HAD AN IDOL. It was just sad to watch, and if nothing else, reminds all the fans of Survivor that this show is A) unpredictable in this new era and B) that one of the main ways to stay safe in this new era is by having an advantage. It sucks, but Cirie's elimination at the F6 is a very brutal reminder of this new fact of our show.

Save - Cirie Fields (12)

HA! You think I'd cut the OG version of Cirie in the 400's? I'm cruel, but not that cruel