Genevieve Mushaluk liked enjoying “Survivor” — and hated watching herself on it.
“The whole part of watching myself on TV has been like a true nightmare,” the 33-year-old company lawyer completely instructed The Put up after being eradicated in fifth place on Season 47.
Mushaluk additionally instructed The Put up how she felt about Sam Phalen ratting out her faux idol, why voting out Kishan Patel took such a toll on her emotionally and if she would return for Season 50.
Learn Mushaluk’s full interview under.
New York Put up: How do you are feeling that you just’re out of the sport the week earlier than the finale?
The entire a part of watching myself on TV has been a real nightmare. So I’m very completely satisfied. The primary three episodes once I was the purple princess, I used to be in my glory simply loving watching my buddies go on TV. I’m low-key fairly completely satisfied. It’s an incredible journey, superb expertise. However this half is for the followers, so I really feel like the ultimate 4 will get the time they deserve and I’m completely satisfied simply to observe with my popcorn on my sofa and be like, “This is what they should have done!”
Did you’ve a plan of easy methods to deal with Sam ratting out your faux idol? And did you count on him to do this?
No, I didn’t. It’s so loopy. I used to be guarded the complete sport, which actually helped me plan forward, see issues strategically. After which as quickly as I began making buddies, Sam, unimaginable, hastily not guarding myself, assuming my good friend’s not going to do that. It’s my very own fault as a result of I didn’t see myself as a risk. I didn’t see why he can be motivated to do this. So I had a complete blind spot for that transfer due to the connection and simply how I wasn’t precisely perceiving myself. However yeah, I used to be not ready.
Was there any method you and Sam might’ve concocted a plan to avoid wasting each of you?
Sure! That is the pitch I gave him: “Sam, let’s use this idol to spook them.” Now, right here’s the issue with this plan although, as a result of we didn’t know Sue had an idol. So this plan would have solely labored towards Teeny, and I actually needed to apply it to Sue. However the plan is, “Sam, if they think this idol is real, they’re going to be nervous to pile the votes on one of us. Because if we play the idol correctly, we get to pick who goes home out of Sue and Teeny.” Even when Sam blew up my sport, I used to be nonetheless attempting to make that pitch to them and in addition to Teeny and say, “Guys, if we take out Sue, you’re both guaranteed to set at final tribal. Rachel and I got this issue with each other. We want to take each other out. You’re guaranteeing your spot.” However I didn’t see them considering I used to be such a juicy goal that they needed to get me out.
Did the narrative about you being an enormous goal start after you turned on Sol?
It didn’t actually manifest as everyone after Genevieve. It actually solely was Teeny. I believe if Teeny didn’t have such an explosive response. I imply, you see within the episode, Gabe and Andy needed to make it clear, like, “This is all Genevieve.” Very transparently setting it as much as be like, ‘We’ll get her out subsequent, proper?’
Teeny and the massive response they’d and the discussions they’d with folks afterwards actually fanned the flames. I believe I might’ve mitigated that higher. I believe the timing was proper for the Sol vote as a result of even elevating my risk degree then it’s like, “Yeah, but Gabe’s here tomorrow. Kyle’s here tomorrow. Sam’s here tomorrow. People are going to be be more interested in these guys so they can call me a threat as much as they want, I still don’t think I’ll be the next one to go.”
We noticed you discuss how the Kishan vote affected you emotionally. Are you able to discuss that?
It’s so attention-grabbing as a result of I went into the sport considering I’ll have a pair ride-or-dies. There have been issues that occurred early on Lavo seaside that made it clear that I used to be actually nobody’s No 1. So I used to be like, “OK, I’ve just got to look out for myself.” And with the Kishan vote, his response afterwards, I suppose I used to be simply anticipating everybody to be like, “It’s a game. Good game,” like compartmentalize it kind of the identical method I had.
In order folks began to have these robust feelings of betrayal or harm or Teeny once they’re livid with me, it’s so completely different than how I view the sport and the way I compartmentalize it. These feelings felt so actual after which I took them on and I used to be like, “But is it a game? If I’m hurting people, then that’s a personal thing and I wouldn’t want to do that.” So it’s tough to reconcile, or at the least it was for me.
How would you’ve offered your case in the event you made it to closing three?
I by no means practiced my case and I haven’t actually considered it that a lot since I by no means acquired there. I believe what I’d have tried to put out and clarify before everything is the journey and why I used to be so chilly to folks, as a result of I believe that might have mattered to among the jurors. After which the way in which I have a look at it’s kind of, there’s these three pillars of the sport: social, strategic and power. I had an honest efficiency in challenges, significantly on the finish once I gained one. Strategic I believe would have spoken for itself. Social I’d have been in a position to clarify. So I’d have hit on these themes after which simply tried to be the perfect advocate I can and actually pull up my lawyer expertise. By then, the jury didn’t know I used to be a lawyer. So possibly I do like, “I’m a lawyer, and if anybody cares,” and they’d be like, “We don’t care.”
Are you curious about returning for Season 50?
I consider that if anybody will get a chance to play “Survivor,” you must. It’s the hardest factor you’ll do, however it’s additionally essentially the most rewarding factor you’ll do. So if I acquired invited again, though I’d be terrified as a result of now I’m very conscious of how onerous it’s, I’d say sure. Any time that they’d ask me, I’d wish to be there.
The “Survivor 47” finale airs subsequent Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
