# Survivor 45 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [September 29, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870 "2023-09-29T16:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Jebbilene](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jebbilene/32/3414_2.png) [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/161 "2023-12-23T06:20:03Z")
She definitely did not have a perfect game. And yeah, she got lucky that Katurah and Jake got their wires crossed. But I think her strongest move was keeping herself and her alliance safe until they were in the majority. Her name came up a couple of times in earlier episodes, but it never went anywhere because everyone felt like they could work with her. Even though she was a member of a power couple, no one took action against her. That’s pretty rare. I think her feelings for Austin were genuine, but she wanted to keep them separate from the game. At F5, she could have pressured him to vote Katurah with her but she told him to play his own game and do as he thought best, and he voted Julie. That probably led to her win, because Katurah and Jake would have voted her out on the revote. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/162 "2023-12-23T17:34:53Z")
> [@Jebbilene](#): > > Even though she was a member of a power couple, no one took action against her. That’s pretty rare. When you frame it like this, it only makes Austin never getting a vote that much more impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/163 "2023-12-23T21:45:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > That is the mark of a sociopath. I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s a sociopath. But Dee strikes me as a pretty girl who always gets her way, but refuses to recognize that she always gets her way _because_ she’s a pretty girl. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/164 "2023-12-23T22:02:46Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s a sociopath. But Dee strikes me as a pretty girl who always gets her way, but refuses to recognize that she always gets her way _because_ she’s a pretty girl. No, I exaggerated, you make a good point. Sometimes we call those “Mean Girls”. They are mean to others since they are so entitled. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/165 "2023-12-23T23:21:05Z")
In post game interviews, Dee and Austin are keeping mum on their relationship status. ---
**Author:** ![PetroDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@PetroDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetroDude)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870/166 "2024-01-08T21:32:21Z")
Nothing for sure and probably not accurate, but there is speculation about Dee being involved with someone besides Austin. [https://www.distractify.com/p/wendell-and-dee-survivor](https://www.distractify.com/p/wendell-and-dee-survivor) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870.md?page=8)