Caroline Vidmar was the last word sufferer of Operation: Italy.
On Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor 47,” Andy Rueda flipped on his five-person alliance and devised a sneaky plan with Sam Phalen and Genevieve Mushaluk to take out Rachel LaMont. However after LaMont gained immunity, the trio focused Vidmar — and the 28-year-old technique guide was voted out in a surprising blindside.
“The fact that what took me down was a plan that took several hours and Italian food to hatch. Can’t ask to go out a better way,” Vidmar informed The Submit in an unique interview.
She additionally revealed that her closest ally, Sue Smey, informed her she was prepared to surrender her personal recreation and advocate for Vidmar to win in the event that they each made it to the ultimate tribal council.
“I was like, ‘Wow, not on my bingo card,’” Vidmar mentioned.
Learn Vidmar’s full interview under.
New York Submit: In hindsight, had been there apparent indicators that Andy was going to flip on the alliance that you just missed on the time?
Caroline Vidmar: It was very clear that Andy had a transparent plan for a way this vote was imagined to go. Nonetheless, the misinterpret was that I may inform Andy wished to make an enormous transfer. We shut him down fairly exhausting about not going after Genevieve and going after Kyle [last episode]. I felt like a working theme for this season was, ‘Andy feels disrespected. He feels like he’s on the underside. He looks like he doesn’t have company.’ So when he comes again and mentioned Genevieve, my thought is, ‘This is his big move. Let me help you make this big move happen.’
So the ironic half was I used to be the largest advocate for all the things Operation: Italy wished to have occur. Sue’s like, ‘Maybe I should play my idol for you.’ I mentioned, ‘No, don’t do it. Don’t steal Andy’s thunder. Have him really feel like he’s doing each single a part of this large transfer.’ I didn’t need him to really feel like we interfered in any means.
Did you suppose Genevieve’s pretend idol was really actual?
What’s so humorous is that whereas they’re off on their little Operation: Italy dream trip, we at camp really already got here to the conclusion that Genevieve had an idol. What Genevieve had beforehand informed Teeny, that Teeny informed us, is Genevieve mentioned, ‘Teeny, just tell me when it’s my time to go and we’ll benefit from the day collectively. We’ll have a beautiful time. Simply let me know after I’m going house.’ Teeny talked about this to us and I say, ‘Genevieve has an idol. That’s why Genevieve is saying that. Genevieve isn’t emotional. Genevieve desires to know when it’s in truth her going house so she will be able to play the idol.’
So Andy comes again and says, ‘Guys, Genevieve has an idol.’ Our response is, ‘We know.’ He was shocked. Little little bit of a crimson flag. However that’s additionally why we trusted Andy, as a result of what Andy was saying made sense. And we really already had a break up vote plan the place there was going to be three votes on Sam, two votes on Genevieve. What he proposed was really precisely what we wished to do already, however shifting one vote from Sam to Genevieve.
At one level I used to be debating like, ‘Should we really be more critical of who’s within the majority?’ However once more, I trusted Andy. It was his large transfer. His large concept. I’m not going to inform Andy on his large transfer, ‘Hey, you want Genevieve gone? This is all you. But you vote for Sam.’ No, I’m going to provide him the credit score that he desires and that he thinks he deserves. So find yourself biting me within the butt, however that’s why I did it.
Did you wish to follow the ultimate 5 alliance [with Andy, Rachel, Sue and Teeny Chirichillo] to the top?
I was proud advocating for the ultimate 5 and the ultimate 4 as properly that I pitched throughout the lack of reward. However was I married to it? No. I used to be attempting to play a really agile recreation the place it’s a must to reassess how issues occur as issues unfold. I used to be snug going to the ultimate three with Sam or with Andy. However once more, I cherished the opposite three individuals I used to be in that alliance with. I simply adored them as individuals.
Additionally, what they didn’t present is Rachel and I began an alliance the night time Sierra went house. As the sport advanced, she was my strategic primary. So I all the time thought that she was a menace. However I believed, ‘You know what, she’s a menace that’s working with me. And nearly as good issues are taking place to her, she is turning into a defend.’ Did I really feel bought on going to the top with Rachel? No. Did I really feel like I used to be evolving a little bit little bit of a pitch in opposition to her? Sure. However was I bought on it? No.
And also you had been good to go to the top with Sue?
Completely. Sue, blissful to experience or die along with her to the very finish. And what’s humorous is Sue really informed me in that dialog they confirmed the place she’s saying, ‘I’m so pleased with your recreation, Caroline, I believe you’re doing nice.’ She really additionally mentioned, ‘I want to go to the end with you and I think you should win. And I’ll assist advocate for you as properly at last tribal.’ I used to be like, ‘Wow, not on my bingo card. Okay, we’ll revisit this in a couple of days. Thanks, Sue.’ So I felt snug going to the top along with her.
Did you imagine that?
It’s fascinating. I believe in the event you had been to ask her in the present day if she’d try this, she’d say no. Within the second, I felt like there’s one thing there. Did I believe that she would get up and combat for me? No. Did I believe that she would make certain to spotlight the issues that I did that folks didn’t see and speak about my good factors when she didn’t must? Sure. And once more, I don’t need Sue to be within the last three and say, ‘Caroline should win.’ I need her to play a great recreation, too. However I believed that she’d give me credit score the place credit score was due in a means that elevated my odds at a little bit of an expense of hers. As a result of she is somebody that if you find yourself in her nook, she is as loyal as you would presumably be. I didn’t understand it was attainable to have such a beautiful alliance member. It was unimaginable.
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