The worst moves of Survivor: Winners at War

Not exactly the breakfast of champions

Coming into Survivor: Winners at War, Kim had a huge target on her back due to her dominant performance on Survivor: One World. However, in this season’s premiere episode, Kim quickly found herself on the chopping block with no one willing to talk with her.

Luckily, she was able to survive the first round and 29 days later found herself with a seemingly stable alliance, however, Tony Vlachos, threatened that stability.

After Sophie’s blindside, Kim knew that Tony and Sarah had to be dealt with, and before the immunity challenge discussed the matter with Denise and Michele, who agreed. Unfortunately, Tony would go on to win his third individual immunity challenge, a challenge that Kim dropped out of. Although she knew that Sarah was also dangerous, Kim felt that her relationship with her was still salvageable and decided to target Jeremy.

However, once Tony caught wind of that plan, thanks to Ben, he was able to shift the vote toward Kim.

I don’t fault Kim for dropping out of the immunity challenge wherein the players had to hold their arms above their heads or risk getting soaked by a bucket of water. Moments before Kim dropped, she’d been tempted with a plate that featured a mound of peanut butter, chocolate, milk, and cookies. Ultimately, I believe that Kim was close to dropping and decided that she’d rather walk away from the challenge with something.

What I don’t agree with is her decision to target Jeremy over Sarah. In this instance, Kim should’ve done what Tony did to her, vote out his closest ally. This is especially true, considering that she knew her original plan had already been revealed to him.

By that point, she’d already made herself vulnerable and had nothing to lose by going out guns blazing. By choosing to make a passive play, she made it all too easy for Tony to take the shot.