“I Felt As If I Had Too Much Input”: An Interview with Survivor’s Ami

Ami took control of Survivor: Vanuatu early and held it until one false move sent her alliance into a downward spiral. RealityNewsOnline was able to ask her some questions about how she played the game, what she has to say to her critics, and much more!

RealityNewsOnline: Hello, Ami, and thanks for taking the time to answer these questions from RealityNewsOnline. Going straight to something that provoked a lot of discussion, you took a lot of heat (from both viewers and male players) for the way you came off as appearing anti-man. How would you respond to those who have said that?

Ami: Come on, I love men...

RNO: Coming into the game, before you knew that the tribes would be divided by gender, had you always planned to attempt an all-female alliance?

Ami: I knew I wanted to stay close to the ladies. Honestly though, I got the all-female alliance idea from Eliza and Scout.

RNO: Was there any point in the game when you considered taking on a male ally?

Ami: Yes, I thought if one of the ladies was voted out of Lopevi then I would work something out with Jon K.

RNO: When Rory was the only man left in Yasur, why did you decide to keep him around and get rid of Lisa?

Ami: Sometimes the female alliance had to vote out another lady because they were seeming to drift from the goal. Rory, although testy, was really nice to be around!

RNO: Many viewers were impressed at the way you seemed to keep in control of the voting throughout most of the game – how did you manage to do that?

Ami: Logic.

RNO: In your last episode, you repeatedly talked about how you had Eliza's back leading up to that point. We didn't really see much of that, and indeed you voted against her the previous time – were you simply trying to convince her to switch sides, or was there something we hadn't seen?

Ami: Really it was a bit of both, I did cover for a lot… just not the time that it really counted. Like I said on the show, "I didn't expect miracles."

RNO: Why did you go along with the plan to oust Eliza, rather than putting a stop to it and turning back towards getting rid of Chris first?

Ami: I felt as if I had had too much input in the past and I needed to set back and watch for a minute… OOPS!

RNO: If you had anything in the game to do differently, what would it be?

Ami: Vote off Chris.

RNO: Would you like to explain your post-vote comment about wanting to hold Twila's head under water for two minutes, followed immediately by a comment about integrity?

Ami: Oh, come on… I can have integrity and a sense of humor right?!

RNO: Thanks again, Ami!

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