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Amanda on Manipulating Erik

Amanda talks about the ease with which she can influence Erik into doing just about anything she wants
"I think Erik is playing a smarter game than we gave him credit for, but I don't think he's playing smart. I don't think he's playing on the level of me, Parv, and Cirie. I'm not too worried about Erik strategically because I think we're one step ahead of him and I'm not sure I understand what he's doing."

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"After I pretty much reamed him at Tribal Council I think he feels crappy. I think he feels deceived, and I think he knows he made a bad decision."

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"I pretty much convinced Erik to send Parvati to Exile. I pretty much told him that Parv is over this game, she knows she's going to the final 3 cause she's in such a good position. She deceived everyone and everyone wants to take her to the final 3, that she doesn't care, and that I'm so tight with Parv that she'll help me and Erik use it. I pretty much told him I'm the biggest strategic person in this game and you're the biggest physical threat in this game, why don't we stick together and play this game together instead of fighting so hard to align with other people. I pretty much told him what happened at the last Tribal Council might happen again if you don't stick with me."

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"It was Erik's first time at a spa, and y'know, that shouldn't have surprised me, he's from Hell, like population 72, but it did surprise me. I'm like, I thought he would have at least gotten a massage before or something."

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"What a great first time at a spa. In the middle of this game, middle of Survivor, end of Survivor, getting a spa reward. I was happy for him."

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"They made us wear this paper underwear, like diapers and it was a little embarrassing, but really funny. I pretty much wore mine around, didn't have a top on. (laughs and holds her chest) Erik looked like a baby, like a big baby in his underwear. It was funny."

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"Pretty much the whole time I was with Erik I was trying to manipulate his mind. That's what I do best, manipulate the mind. I pretty much wanted to convince him Natalie was a bad person to take to the end, because she's going to get a lot of votes, #1, Alexis is on the jury and she's gonna convince a lot of people to vote for Natalie, #2, and y'know, Nat hasn't deceived anyone, she hasn't lied to anyone, except Jason. She's pretty much quote unquote riding coattails to the end almost. I pretty much convinced him Natalie was a bad choice to take, and I did it for two reasons. One, because I want to make sure him and Natalie don't get together, and don't start forming a friendship or bond or alliance or whatever, just because if one of them wins at 4, goes to the 4, and he wins immunity, then I'm gonna need him on my side. That is a true possibility. I haven't crossed out the possibility he'll win immunity and go to the final 3 and I wanna make sure he's as close to me as he can be, so he knows me and Parv are going with him. That's what he thinks right now. He, me and Parv are going to the final 3."

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"On the reward, me and Erik were talking about first impressions of people. What was his first impression of me and what was my first impression of him. I asked him what was Natalie and Alexis' first impression of me, at the beginning of this game. She hates me now. He pretty much said Natalie and Alexis were scared to death of me because I was so athletic, so muscular. I think he was trying to give me a compliment but it came out really badly. I think he called me big. I think he meant tall, but if you're a tall girl, you definitely don't like to be called big. I kind of looked at him like (sarcastic), 'Thanks, thanks a lot, you just called me fat, I'm getting really mad right now.' Erik is not...he doesn't have a way with the girls. He's very awkward, I don't think he understand what he's saying to women. I don't think he understands how it comes across. I catch Erik all the time thinking about strategy in his head, but he'll talk about it with me, so I know exactly where his head is at. He'll just say, 'Yeah, all these people on the jury will vote for me, I have a really good shot here,' not knowing I'm hearing all this and it might change my opinion of him. He doesn't do really smart things when he talks. I don't think he understands things that he says sometimes."