She played such an impressive game. A game that felt a mix of old and new school rather than just a new school game of playing 50 idols. She undoubtedly deserved to win the season. Hopefully we get a little streak of female winners to introduce us to the new era of survivor!
@@helpmejanice8123 Still feels like it would be that many. I was making a point that it's been so long since we had a female winner. I wasn't trying to be accurate. I had no idea. I just know most of the past winners for a long while were male.
@@SashGirl34 3 of the final 4 of Winners at War were female and if Sarah had beaten Tony at fire, which is what almost happened, the top 3 would've been all female.
@rachel No offense I rly like Xander but what did he do other than hold onto an Idol? I mean there's nothing he really did to show he deserved to win tbh. He had bad reads and his idol became a non factor since he never effectively used it. He kind of reminds me of Spencer from Cambodia. He had agency but he never stood a chance of winning. In fact even his 'biggest' move of the fake idol thing was Tiffany and Evvie's idea. Not everything in Life is rigged. It's the Jury and so you should respect the decisions the Jury has made. You're watching an edited version for 42 mins - their living the experience. 😊
She was so under edited. I wish production focused on her more so her win wasn’t seen as controversial. I believe she deserved to win the season, but many people say otherwise. She should’ve gotten more screentime
Actually, you can't blame production. It was clear they liked Erika but showing a game like her's which is all about small and subtle moves is very difficult. She reminded me of Danni Boatwright from Guatemala. She just made very subtle yet effective plays and that kind of gameplay is very difficult to emulate on TV...
The only reason people think Erika didn't deserve it was cuz the average fan thinks Jeff should've pulled a million out of his wallet for Xander and let him return 4 more times for....no reason
Erica winning proves you don't need to make big moves in order to win, in fact it's the small moves that count, and can project your game further. I love her gameplay, very complex even if it seems simple.
Exactly! To play with a lot of restraint and calculated risks during a period of time when the players were so itching to make big moves whenever they can is what's really impressive about Erika.
It's crazy how we have had 41 seasons and many, MANY winners who proved that small moves, positioning and social game and relationships with the jury are all that counts, yet a lot of fans and players still believe in the myth of the big move.
She played the game she wanted to play, coming up from behind. She was so intentional and knew her own strengths. In addition to her FTC where she showed how much control she had during the game, she explained how she was doing Tony levels of meta-game in an interview: I think with the way I played, it’s probably a harder story to tell on TV. As a communications manager and someone who’s worked on building reputations for businesses and clients, I know that with building credibility, it’s a lot of small things that add up over time to help create an image. All the times that Xander and I would walk in the woods, I’d tell him, “I think we have a great shot sitting next to each other because we’ve played different games, but we’re equal competitors.” Almost every day, I talked about how he and I stood an equal chance against each other. That could’ve influenced why he didn’t put me in fire-making. There are small things like that. Even subtle decisions I made in terms of body language or how I presented myself. I wore pigtails every day so I could look like a little kid. I would go to Tribal Council and make my body language really small so I wouldn’t be seen. Those are the things that are harder to show on TV, but they helped me fly under the radar. (Source: www.google.com/amp/s/tvline.com/2021/12/16/survivor-season-41-winner-erika-casupanan-interview/amp/)
Wow it seems that Erika and Heather stayed loyal to each other. I almost cheer for Heather in the fire making showdown. One of the few times I felt her presence.
The fact that every cast commentary about her is saying how "smart" she is. I think the edit barely shows her work but i know that she deserves the win.
They should have shown her more. Someone said this on Reddit, it would have been nice to see Heather and Erika's 'loyal to the end' alliance contrasted with Shan and Ricard's 'loyal as long as it's convenient' alliance.
She played a good game but throwing shade at her hometown in Canada was kinda bs, I know where she went to school and people who were her classmates… it’s a heavily multi-cultural city and there’s even international commercials promoting Marineland with a Filipino lady in it…
@@bellasmith2444 did she not say that there’s not a lot of people where she lives that look like her? That’s an absolute lie, there’s a solid Filipino population where she’s from…
I was hoping for a Xander win, but no doubt Erika is a deserving winner. Under the radar, impressive in challenges, and excelled in the social aspect. Xander had a good underdog story, pulled some good moves, but I think he lost the moment he turned his back on his deal with Ricard. I'd he was honest maybe he would have had a better chance. He bombed at the last two tribals and it sucks he didn't get a single vote, but major congrats to Erika. She earned the win, no doubt.
@@Phogramo she's done nothing but build up where she's from. Don't Invalidate her experience as a POC. I don't care if "you know what school she went to", you don't know her
That scene when she wasn’t picked to join the merge feast was heartbreaking. But i felt that jeff has something instore for her that will slingshot her to the million dollars.
Erika orchestrated the split vote that got Shan out and was still able to fly under the radar and not be seen as a threat. What is also impressive is how she worked together with DeShawn and then enlisted Danny to pull off that vote (considering both of them had been trying to vote out Erika since before the merge). Even the viewers that believe Xander deserved the win don't see how Erika was a threat all along.
That advantage she got on exile literally changed the course of the game. Those players probably have an idea of how to run the game without erika. She manipulated 3-3-2 vote to keep herself safe while ensuring a sure victory against shawn, whether she played an idol or not, won the final 5 immunity challenge and voting out ricard, the biggest threat in the game, and some clever moves as well. If Ricard went with her in the final 3, Ricard would undoubtedly win, but she might get at most 2 votes. But because Ricard was eliminated, and Xander didn't listen to Heather, she won instead lol.
So she made one actual move, the 3-3-2 split. I'm not hating on her, she was still a decent winner but you cant give credit for her for the stupid exile twist decision anyone could have done or the ricard vote that everyone knew has to be done.
@@kaitsu1952 She orchestrated the 3-3-2 split vote at the final 8, was a swing vote at the final 7, orchestrated the Danny vote and the 3-3 split at the final 6, and knocked out Ricard by winning immunity and convincing Heather vote him over Deshawn.
She also is technically 'indirectly' responsible for Shan's elimination. Even though Ricard put into motion...she's the one that original suggested it to get into play for it to happen. Erika also made sure that Liana would go home over her by getting Deshawn and Danny to work with them. Deshawn basically the guy that became her arch enemy...and two people that were constantly gunning for her elimination.
I haven't watch this season but i guess Erica played a very low key in the beginning but strategically made her move which is not agressive just enough to be acknowledge at the same time stay in the majority of votes all the time. Physically she has Sandra's attributes only better because she did win individual immunity.
erica won every single challenge for her tribe premerge her tribe lost one challenge which was the one she sat out, she won every single puzzle there was this season and also won an endurance comp
@@sindysus5865 I still think Sandra is overrated she was so lucky with right circumstances in her winning seasons. Both times she was in stronger tribes.
One of the most satisfying winner for me!!!! I couldn't even see her as an underdog but someone who is so been bullied and been put down several times by those who feel good of themselves.... i was so glad she realized immidiately that she didn't have any value to anyone but heather.... she had to pull herself through and just freaked out everyone how she rose everytime from being intentionally crashed.... her game is to stay low but people see her if given a chance she could be a lioness that would slay them all and it just happened!!!! She is not someone physically amazing to look at but that all didn't even matter because her spirit is way bigger than all of them!!!! She is just a Quuuuueeennnn!!!!! Just Wow!!!!!
@@smoothie4977 she had 0 screen time, the xander stands are just people rooting for a guy who got an edit and made big moves that we seen, all we seen of Erika was hour glass, split vote to get shan out and finding the advantage and getting Ricard out
The edit must’ve been unfair because way too many players feared Erika for like a good bulk of the season and until the end it wasn’t really clear why lol. Watching the show it was a constant “Why are ya’ll so worried about freaking Erika?”
its because they were trying to "hide" her to make it "unpredictable" which is so stupid. Heather called CBS and they told her since she never had any advantages she couldn't be shown over ppl like Brad who was useless but had idols and shit. This season is probably the worst edit ever because they hid Erika so much for no reason
As well everyone was like yah Heather could never win but if Erika went out at final 4 Heather wins and it’s the same vote. They heavily under edited the two girl and it was so unfair
@@Dylanssss he didnt say heather would win he said HE would vote for her lol. Tiffany said she would have voted for xander, naseer said he would vote deshawn... etc. its hard to say who would win because it depends on who can take out erika and also how the finals goes because those 3 were all pretty weak to the jury. erika was just super strong gameplay wise, not because she was a woman.
Omg, I love this but I can't help but feel there were a few key moments to Erika's game that were missed: - Erika eloquently defending herself against Deshawn's truth bombs. She really clapped back and in an iconic way! - Erika articulating her game in front of the jury which was a masterclass on how to pitch your game despite being less "flashy" - Erika's one-liner to Ricard before the Naseer vote: "I will literally kill you guys" lol!
Wow this really put into perspective how great she played this game! Well deserved winner! From underdog to taking out everyone she wanted gone go bye bye one bye one.
Erika was a great player. She began slow the game but the speed increased and she was a very good social player who could communicate in a very effective way. She was able to work with different players. Just because her moves weren't flashy doesn’t take away her great game play.
Erika didn't have a flashy game compared to Shan, Evvie and yes, even the very hated Deshawn..she was under the radar. She made subtle, small moves and at times I felt she was underestimated. Deshawn and Danny were 2 players that were able to see how dangerous she really was that's why they always were targeting her. However, breaking the hourglass is what cemented the start of her climb to victory. For people who said she didn't do anything....she was responsible for Sydney's elimination, Erika was the one that suggested Shan's elimination which Ricard set into motion. (So she's responsible for Shan's indirectly)...proof her great social game...she got Deshawn (her arch enemy by all accounts especially by the end of season) and Danny. The two people gunning for her all the time. To work with her to make the vote split in her favor. So she was able to save herself and Liana would have went home if Shan did play her idol. (That is impressive). She in a way helped further cripple the all black alliance by being the deciding vote on getting rid of Liana. (Also Shan's elimination got Liana alienating her from Deshawn and Danny too. Due to getting them to work with her alliance.) She did stuff but Erika wasn't a big focus. Deshawn to me is still what baffles me...still don't get how he got even a vote by the jury. His gameplay was just horrible by the merge. Danny I think voted for him since they worked together and he's like one person he never really backstabbed.
thats her thing and she is aware and used it. they kept underestimating her. only shan saw it coming and desperately tried to get her out and guess what erika shadowed and manipulated others behind the dark and got her out.
The fact that she convinced Danny and Deshawn to split the votes between Shan and Liana instead of Shan and herself is honestly one of the most impressive moves in a newbie season.
@@4Tom4lepus4 Especially since both of them wanted her out and Deshawn was growing to be her arch enemy. So she was able to convince her arch enemy to side with her to split the votes. Helps that they disliked Shan more at that point.
@@SashGirl34 Yeah, exactly! They didn't have a major issue with Liana and wanted to continue working with her... so the fact that she convinced them to sacrifice Liana, a potential ally, because she, Erika, whom they saw as a huge threat, asked them to is wild to me!
Ngl i forced myself finishing this season recently coz im curious how she won etc and ended up liking it. Im just so used to what survivor used to. Australian survivor is superior now tbh
It is a shame that the final edit focused so heavily on Shan and Ricardo's friendship and the Final Four Black alliance. I would have preferred if they had included more scenes about Heather and Erika's friendship so we can get a bit more narrative about the actual winner of the season.
I didn’t even know that duo existed until midway through the season. Go watch real survivor, how about Sarah and Tony, Wendell and Dominique, Boston Rob and Amber? Etc.
Erika's comment about Deshawn being more likely to win (and likable) than Danny was a poor read. It's true that Deshawn appears to be leading the moves, but his moves were burning two jury votes by backstabbing his own alliance and acting like a cry baby about it. Danny was the more likable of the two and the more likely to win. It was the right move but for the wrong reasons. Ricard wanted Deshawn out because he was targeting him and Danny is more of a meat shield.
Pretty weak win when stacked up against the greats but she didn’t have any fatal errors she just didn’t make as many big moves as fans are used to seeing from a winner
I subscribe to your channel and I hope you have more best of I’m surprise you started off with this one Erica not interested in her at all too many other better people to show
Looking back at this season Erika actually played a pretty good game, one I would honestly say is better than Ricards (controversial). Its just sad that most of jury voted for Erika most likely just because she was a woman and not because she actually did play a pretty dominant game from when she was at the bottom, from when she was at the top. I mainly say they mostly voted her because she is a woman is because there was a rumor that if Heather made it to final three with Xander and Deshawn that Heather would’ve won……… I love Heather but she didn’t play a better game than Deshawn or Xander and the fact that jury was likely to give her the win just because she was a woman is so sad But still, Erika played a pretty great 2nd half game and I would say she played the 2nd best game this season behind Shan she didn’t rely on the color of her skin (black alliance) or the nature of her gender (yasa female alliance) to put her in a good spot. (btw I don’t have a problem with using these alliances but it is a huge advantage that she didn’t have to take advantage of) Would really like to see her return on a season where there isn’t so many stupid twists to see how she would play.
That rumor is only because Ricard said he would have voted for Heather because he respected her game. No one else backed that up and people like Tiffany said that there was no way Heather gets her vote. Erika won because the jury respected her game. If it’s Heather, Xander, and Deshawn at the end, there’s no way of knowing who wins. Though for the jury, that combination is like the worst case scenario.
nope! they all voted for Erika because she was the best player, that rumor of heather only came from ONE person (Ricard) meanwhile Tiffany, Shan and Liana said they would never vote for Heather. Heather was unlikely to win however Deshawn and Xander were also very weak so it would be a toss up, just clearing that up for you. Erika was the best player because she had the most patience and balance
@@ShaneMichealCupp YOURE CRAZY LMAOOOOO Xander had no influence on any votes and his little “big move” wasn’t even his, it was Tiffany and envie who created that plan. You’re clearly just fragile and sensitive over a white man losing because he had a bad game. Nobody was racist or sexist against Xander, he simply did nothing impactful in the game.
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She played such an impressive game. A game that felt a mix of old and new school rather than just a new school game of playing 50 idols. She undoubtedly deserved to win the season. Hopefully we get a little streak of female winners to introduce us to the new era of survivor!
It was ridiculous that I think nine seasons prior to this...the winners were all male. I mean not ONE female winner. Ridiculous.
@@SashGirl34 6 seasons not 9
@@helpmejanice8123 Still feels like it would be that many. I was making a point that it's been so long since we had a female winner. I wasn't trying to be accurate. I had no idea. I just know most of the past winners for a long while were male.
@@SashGirl34 3 of the final 4 of Winners at War were female and if Sarah had beaten Tony at fire, which is what almost happened, the top 3 would've been all female.
@@sabelotodo8372 Thank GOD that didn’t happen.
Heather: Erika can beat you
Xander: I don't think so
The audience: *face palms*
@HHHearn stay bitter, xander did not deserve it
@rachel rigged...??? 💀
@rachel No offense I rly like Xander but what did he do other than hold onto an Idol? I mean there's nothing he really did to show he deserved to win tbh. He had bad reads and his idol became a non factor since he never effectively used it. He kind of reminds me of Spencer from Cambodia. He had agency but he never stood a chance of winning. In fact even his 'biggest' move of the fake idol thing was Tiffany and Evvie's idea. Not everything in Life is rigged. It's the Jury and so you should respect the decisions the Jury has made. You're watching an edited version for 42 mins - their living the experience. 😊
@rachel Its a social game, if nobody would be willing to vote for you at the end your not a very good survivor player period.
@rachel if he can't read the jury properly and thinking that taking Erika to the end would be much better than Heather,then he deserved to lose tbh
She played so well, I'm glad we can have winners who don't have to do huge flashy performances to win.
She was so under edited. I wish production focused on her more so her win wasn’t seen as controversial. I believe she deserved to win the season, but many people say otherwise. She should’ve gotten more screentime
The reason she was edited that way was because they wanted to show her becoming a lamb to a lion and go crazy at the end
Actually, you can't blame production. It was clear they liked Erika but showing a game like her's which is all about small and subtle moves is very difficult. She reminded me of Danni Boatwright from Guatemala. She just made very subtle yet effective plays and that kind of gameplay is very difficult to emulate on TV...
The only reason people think Erika didn't deserve it was cuz the average fan thinks Jeff should've pulled a million out of his wallet for Xander and let him return 4 more times for....no reason
Erica winning proves you don't need to make big moves in order to win, in fact it's the small moves that count, and can project your game further. I love her gameplay, very complex even if it seems simple.
Exactly! To play with a lot of restraint and calculated risks during a period of time when the players were so itching to make big moves whenever they can is what's really impressive about Erika.
Well she did get Shan out, I'd say that was a big move
It's crazy how we have had 41 seasons and many, MANY winners who proved that small moves, positioning and social game and relationships with the jury are all that counts, yet a lot of fans and players still believe in the myth of the big move.
@@4Tom4lepus4 I blame Ciera Eastin
@@Dankfort Honestly, it even preceeded Ciera. I blame Russell and the Samoa edit.
She's so underrated... Im so happy she won
She played the game she wanted to play, coming up from behind. She was so intentional and knew her own strengths. In addition to her FTC where she showed how much control she had during the game, she explained how she was doing Tony levels of meta-game in an interview:
I think with the way I played, it’s probably a harder story to tell on TV. As a communications manager and someone who’s worked on building reputations for businesses and clients, I know that with building credibility, it’s a lot of small things that add up over time to help create an image. All the times that Xander and I would walk in the woods, I’d tell him, “I think we have a great shot sitting next to each other because we’ve played different games, but we’re equal competitors.” Almost every day, I talked about how he and I stood an equal chance against each other. That could’ve influenced why he didn’t put me in fire-making. There are small things like that. Even subtle decisions I made in terms of body language or how I presented myself. I wore pigtails every day so I could look like a little kid. I would go to Tribal Council and make my body language really small so I wouldn’t be seen. Those are the things that are harder to show on TV, but they helped me fly under the radar. (Source: www.google.com/amp/s/tvline.com/2021/12/16/survivor-season-41-winner-erika-casupanan-interview/amp/)
This is just phenomenal!
Amazing!!!
@HHHearn stay mad x
@rachel You aren't mad, yet you comment multiple times? :D seems mad to meeeeeeee
@@4Tom4lepus4 why you sooking?
Wow it seems that Erika and Heather stayed loyal to each other. I almost cheer for Heather in the fire making showdown. One of the few times I felt her presence.
The fact that every cast commentary about her is saying how "smart" she is. I think the edit barely shows her work but i know that she deserves the win.
They should have shown her more. Someone said this on Reddit, it would have been nice to see Heather and Erika's 'loyal to the end' alliance contrasted with Shan and Ricard's 'loyal as long as it's convenient' alliance.
Such an impressive game. Congrats to her!
the fact that people say she didnt deserve the win... erika played so good like
She played a good game but throwing shade at her hometown in Canada was kinda bs, I know where she went to school and people who were her classmates… it’s a heavily multi-cultural city and there’s even international commercials promoting Marineland with a Filipino lady in it…
@@Phogramo girl, nobody was throwing shade she said she's grateful for her Canadian heritage and has continued to show national pride
@@bellasmith2444 did she not say that there’s not a lot of people where she lives that look like her? That’s an absolute lie, there’s a solid Filipino population where she’s from…
I was hoping for a Xander win, but no doubt Erika is a deserving winner. Under the radar, impressive in challenges, and excelled in the social aspect.
Xander had a good underdog story, pulled some good moves, but I think he lost the moment he turned his back on his deal with Ricard. I'd he was honest maybe he would have had a better chance. He bombed at the last two tribals and it sucks he didn't get a single vote, but major congrats to Erika. She earned the win, no doubt.
@@Phogramo she's done nothing but build up where she's from. Don't Invalidate her experience as a POC. I don't care if "you know what school she went to", you don't know her
Even though she's a very recent winner she's one of my favorites. I was very impressed by her final tribal performance
What a great story
Erika played such a well balanced game and totally deserved her win. Hopefully we see more players with her style in upcoming seasons.
she literally made every move...like everything she wanted to happen happened. And the cherry on top is Xander taking her to F3 lmao
She is clearly smart. she knew that rock paper scissors is bull they got for her.
That scene when she wasn’t picked to join the merge feast was heartbreaking. But i felt that jeff has something instore for her that will slingshot her to the million dollars.
This reminds me of how much a force Deshawn seemed to be in the beginning before his own personality got in the way of him really having a shot.
Yeah. I know showing emotions is a good and healthy thing, but Deshawn went a bit too far in the process and shot his own two feet.
underrated, robbed of screentime
I'm still shocked how ppl can say she didn't deserve it! She played an awesome game!
My favorite part of her was when she got Danny out instead of Deshawn and she was like “you’re welcome for being here”
Erika orchestrated the split vote that got Shan out and was still able to fly under the radar and not be seen as a threat. What is also impressive is how she worked together with DeShawn and then enlisted Danny to pull off that vote (considering both of them had been trying to vote out Erika since before the merge).
Even the viewers that believe Xander deserved the win don't see how Erika was a threat all along.
Erika deserves the win! How I wish the edit has shown her more.
What a perfect winner to herald back Survivor.
Who would have thought she will win! Omfg! She’s one of my faves ever! Soooo good!
Philippines represent. Proud with Erika.
Filipinos are proud of you.
damn i don't think i even realized it while watching the season but she played an amazing season start to finish
I love her she’s amazing
I'm very proud of you erika. From philippines.
That advantage she got on exile literally changed the course of the game. Those players probably have an idea of how to run the game without erika.
She manipulated 3-3-2 vote to keep herself safe while ensuring a sure victory against shawn, whether she played an idol or not, won the final 5 immunity challenge and voting out ricard, the biggest threat in the game, and some clever moves as well.
If Ricard went with her in the final 3, Ricard would undoubtedly win, but she might get at most 2 votes. But because Ricard was eliminated, and Xander didn't listen to Heather, she won instead lol.
So she made one actual move, the 3-3-2 split. I'm not hating on her, she was still a decent winner but you cant give credit for her for the stupid exile twist decision anyone could have done or the ricard vote that everyone knew has to be done.
@@kaitsu1952 She orchestrated the 3-3-2 split vote at the final 8, was a swing vote at the final 7, orchestrated the Danny vote and the 3-3 split at the final 6, and knocked out Ricard by winning immunity and convincing Heather vote him over Deshawn.
@@kaitsu1952 her first move was getting rid of Sydney
@@kaitsu1952 if you see best of xander, all he did was follow along
She also is technically 'indirectly' responsible for Shan's elimination. Even though Ricard put into motion...she's the one that original suggested it to get into play for it to happen.
Erika also made sure that Liana would go home over her by getting Deshawn and Danny to work with them. Deshawn basically the guy that became her arch enemy...and two people that were constantly gunning for her elimination.
I haven't watch this season but i guess Erica played a very low key in the beginning but strategically made her move which is not agressive just enough to be acknowledge at the same time stay in the majority of votes all the time. Physically she has Sandra's attributes only better because she did win individual immunity.
erica won every single challenge for her tribe premerge her tribe lost one challenge which was the one she sat out, she won every single puzzle there was this season and also won an endurance comp
@@sindysus5865 I still think Sandra is overrated she was so lucky with right circumstances in her winning seasons. Both times she was in stronger tribes.
Wow so smart with the puzzles
This makes me so happy
Her first words "Erika.... A million..."
One of the most satisfying winner for me!!!! I couldn't even see her as an underdog but someone who is so been bullied and been put down several times by those who feel good of themselves.... i was so glad she realized immidiately that she didn't have any value to anyone but heather.... she had to pull herself through and just freaked out everyone how she rose everytime from being intentionally crashed.... her game is to stay low but people see her if given a chance she could be a lioness that would slay them all and it just happened!!!! She is not someone physically amazing to look at but that all didn't even matter because her spirit is way bigger than all of them!!!! She is just a Quuuuueeennnn!!!!! Just Wow!!!!!
yes travis
❤❤❤
I’d love to see her come back and gets more screen time and shows people why she’s a good winner
she doesnt have to, the xander stans are just stupid
@@smoothie4977 she had 0 screen time, the xander stands are just people rooting for a guy who got an edit and made big moves that we seen, all we seen of Erika was hour glass, split vote to get shan out and finding the advantage and getting Ricard out
she's so awesome
Queen Erika 👑❤️❤️❤️❤️
Queen winnERIKA ❤
This is the game I would like to play if I’m going to join Survivor…..
“I’m a lion dressed as a lamb” was her most used phrase lol
Our first lesbian winner
The edit must’ve been unfair because way too many players feared Erika for like a good bulk of the season and until the end it wasn’t really clear why lol. Watching the show it was a constant “Why are ya’ll so worried about freaking Erika?”
its because they were trying to "hide" her to make it "unpredictable" which is so stupid. Heather called CBS and they told her since she never had any advantages she couldn't be shown over ppl like Brad who was useless but had idols and shit. This season is probably the worst edit ever because they hid Erika so much for no reason
As well everyone was like yah Heather could never win but if Erika went out at final 4 Heather wins and it’s the same vote. They heavily under edited the two girl and it was so unfair
@@Dylanssss who said heather would win? i heard it would be a toss up between her and deshawn and xander
@@bellasmith2444 Ricard
@@Dylanssss he didnt say heather would win he said HE would vote for her lol. Tiffany said she would have voted for xander, naseer said he would vote deshawn... etc. its hard to say who would win because it depends on who can take out erika and also how the finals goes because those 3 were all pretty weak to the jury. erika was just super strong gameplay wise, not because she was a woman.
Omg, I love this but I can't help but feel there were a few key moments to Erika's game that were missed:
- Erika eloquently defending herself against Deshawn's truth bombs. She really clapped back and in an iconic way!
- Erika articulating her game in front of the jury which was a masterclass on how to pitch your game despite being less "flashy"
- Erika's one-liner to Ricard before the Naseer vote: "I will literally kill you guys" lol!
-Erika can beat you.
-No, I don't think so. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Loses unanimously 😂
Wow this really put into perspective how great she played this game! Well deserved winner! From underdog to taking out everyone she wanted gone go bye bye one bye one.
Erika was a great player. She began slow the game but the speed increased and she was a very good social player who could communicate in a very effective way. She was able to work with different players. Just because her moves weren't flashy doesn’t take away her great game play.
Erika didn't have a flashy game compared to Shan, Evvie and yes, even the very hated Deshawn..she was under the radar. She made subtle, small moves and at times I felt she was underestimated. Deshawn and Danny were 2 players that were able to see how dangerous she really was that's why they always were targeting her. However, breaking the hourglass is what cemented the start of her climb to victory.
For people who said she didn't do anything....she was responsible for Sydney's elimination, Erika was the one that suggested Shan's elimination which Ricard set into motion. (So she's responsible for Shan's indirectly)...proof her great social game...she got Deshawn (her arch enemy by all accounts especially by the end of season) and Danny. The two people gunning for her all the time. To work with her to make the vote split in her favor. So she was able to save herself and Liana would have went home if Shan did play her idol. (That is impressive). She in a way helped further cripple the all black alliance by being the deciding vote on getting rid of Liana. (Also Shan's elimination got Liana alienating her from Deshawn and Danny too. Due to getting them to work with her alliance.)
She did stuff but Erika wasn't a big focus.
Deshawn to me is still what baffles me...still don't get how he got even a vote by the jury. His gameplay was just horrible by the merge. Danny I think voted for him since they worked together and he's like one person he never really backstabbed.
thats her thing and she is aware and used it. they kept underestimating her. only shan saw it coming and desperately tried to get her out and guess what erika shadowed and manipulated others behind the dark and got her out.
@@timpi845 Some people don't see how she won or get why she did deserve to win so I was explaining it to them.
The fact that she convinced Danny and Deshawn to split the votes between Shan and Liana instead of Shan and herself is honestly one of the most impressive moves in a newbie season.
@@4Tom4lepus4 Especially since both of them wanted her out and Deshawn was growing to be her arch enemy. So she was able to convince her arch enemy to side with her to split the votes. Helps that they disliked Shan more at that point.
@@SashGirl34 Yeah, exactly! They didn't have a major issue with Liana and wanted to continue working with her... so the fact that she convinced them to sacrifice Liana, a potential ally, because she, Erika, whom they saw as a huge threat, asked them to is wild to me!
Ngl i forced myself finishing this season recently coz im curious how she won etc and ended up liking it. Im just so used to what survivor used to. Australian survivor is superior now tbh
It is a shame that the final edit focused so heavily on Shan and Ricardo's friendship and the Final Four Black alliance. I would have preferred if they had included more scenes about Heather and Erika's friendship so we can get a bit more narrative about the actual winner of the season.
the foreshadowing at 3:01 is insane.
*All of Erika Casupanan - Survivor 41*
a filipina survivor winner? ok represent
3:28 i Wil be ok but Erika face 😢
“I don’t mind being a little tipsy for tribal”. Underrated comment 😭
Such an underestimated winner who should’ve been shown way more than she was
Does Erika have eyeliner tattoo? It doesn't go away even when she is crying.
Little girl is fire!!!
i love her
I know this is about Erika, but man I love Heather too she plays a vital role for her win.
Release the Hearika edit
longer video than I thought
Name a better duo than Erika and Heather ill will be waiting :)
I didn’t even know that duo existed until midway through the season. Go watch real survivor, how about Sarah and Tony, Wendell and Dominique, Boston Rob and Amber? Etc.
@@DP-cr1rg this is real survivor weirdo...
@@DP-cr1rg that’s the edits fault though they were a duo from the start
Rob-Amber, JT-Fishbach, Tony-Sarah, Christian-Nick, Malcolm-Denise, Yul-Ozzy, Jay-Will, Rich-Rudy
@@latentdrax9576 no
So when Erika changed the coarse of time, why didn't the other team get a feast??!
erika was in the top 3 best players in this season
@Kristian Yeager replace deshawn with shan or ricard and id agree
Yey.. great underdog story.. so inspiring.
shes so cute
I still remember how Shan was so eager to help anybody in her ally to win the game but Deshawn blew it.
I love Erika. I think I would’ve voted DeShawn to win but Erika is a very close second.
4:30 Take notes Colton Cucumber
Erika misted Xander hahaha
DESERVED
eriqueen
She is like Kristy of Survivor Australia season 3 except that she has a more exciting personality.
Kristy is my favorite survivor to win
"people are gonna talk about this for a long time" of was she right lmao
can you add WINNERS POV In the title
Erika's comment about Deshawn being more likely to win (and likable) than Danny was a poor read. It's true that Deshawn appears to be leading the moves, but his moves were burning two jury votes by backstabbing his own alliance and acting like a cry baby about it. Danny was the more likable of the two and the more likely to win. It was the right move but for the wrong reasons. Ricard wanted Deshawn out because he was targeting him and Danny is more of a meat shield.
Yah but clearly she realized that when she kept deshawn over Danny
For those bitters in the comments. imma remind ya that the jury literally got jealous and wished they played the same way as her and that says a lot.
12:20 Turns out it would be her
He will never forgive himself for taking Erica
Pretty weak win when stacked up against the greats but she didn’t have any fatal errors she just didn’t make as many big moves as fans are used to seeing from a winner
Who?
I subscribe to your channel and I hope you have more best of I’m surprise you started off with this one Erica not interested in her at all too many other better people to show
Erika can't change system of SURVIVOR
You go home
More like "All of erika" lol
What do you want, more of you??? Lmao.
Looking back at this season Erika actually played a pretty good game, one I would honestly say is better than Ricards (controversial).
Its just sad that most of jury voted for Erika most likely just because she was a woman and not because she actually did play a pretty dominant game from when she was at the bottom, from when she was at the top.
I mainly say they mostly voted her because she is a woman is because there was a rumor that if Heather made it to final three with Xander and Deshawn that Heather would’ve won………
I love Heather but she didn’t play a better game than Deshawn or Xander and the fact that jury was likely to give her the win just because she was a woman is so sad
But still, Erika played a pretty great 2nd half game and I would say she played the 2nd best game this season behind Shan she didn’t rely on the color of her skin (black alliance) or the nature of her gender (yasa female alliance) to put her in a good spot. (btw I don’t have a problem with using these alliances but it is a huge advantage that she didn’t have to take advantage of) Would really like to see her return on a season where there isn’t so many stupid twists to see how she would play.
That rumor is only because Ricard said he would have voted for Heather because he respected her game. No one else backed that up and people like Tiffany said that there was no way Heather gets her vote. Erika won because the jury respected her game. If it’s Heather, Xander, and Deshawn at the end, there’s no way of knowing who wins. Though for the jury, that combination is like the worst case scenario.
nope! they all voted for Erika because she was the best player, that rumor of heather only came from ONE person (Ricard) meanwhile Tiffany, Shan and Liana said they would never vote for Heather. Heather was unlikely to win however Deshawn and Xander were also very weak so it would be a toss up, just clearing that up for you. Erika was the best player because she had the most patience and balance
@@b.k.9797 Erika played the best game of the season
Sandra: " Im the most useless passive player"
Erika: " Hold my beer"
Not even close. The worst survivor of all time.
The jury voted for her though… are you a jury? No.
@@RyanCaravana your comment makes no sense. This series of survivor was the worst of all time.
@@baysiemum6750 in your opinion maybe but I’ve seen worse.
At least she didn't use wokeness among the other finalists to receive votes from the jury
She’s a boring character, she deserves the win but I never need to see her again.
That’s probably the same thing girls tell you when you try to talk to them
She stole the win.
one of the worst winners ever
God awful. What did she do? Worst winner ever.
lmfao someone didnt pay attention to this video or the season as a whole!
@@ShaneMichealCupp YOURE CRAZY LMAOOOOO Xander had no influence on any votes and his little “big move” wasn’t even his, it was Tiffany and envie who created that plan. You’re clearly just fragile and sensitive over a white man losing because he had a bad game. Nobody was racist or sexist against Xander, he simply did nothing impactful in the game.
@@ShaneMichealCupp she Blindside Shan the best Player of this Season 🤦🏽♂️😑
Worst winner of all time
Probably one of the worst winners, she did nothing. Woke winner for a woke season.
“woke winner” and the “woke” in question is literally just not being white💀
@@aviraes Exactly, a woke answer. Thank you.
@@77TwiNe77 whatever that means
real stuff the hourglass was rigged
She did absolutely nothing yet. There are 18 minutes and 47 seconds of her doing shit.
one of the worst winners ever only won because the cast was a bunch of liberals right out of college and the stupid hourglass
Wow! Wow! Wow!. Just wow!
And people truly thought Xander should've won 🥲🥲🥲