S43 Elisabeth "Elie" Scott

[Whimsy]

I got all cast info from Parade.com

 Age: 31
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

Elie Scott fell in love with Survivor after a friend in grad school compared her to Michele Fitzgerald. And the 31-year-old hopes that her work as a clinical psychologist will see her get similar success. Specializing in working through PTSD with veterans, she believes her skills as a connector will get her through the 26-day battle she's about to enter. And though she knows she masks some surprising disorganization, she plans to cover for that by becoming the next "advantage queen."

Favorite Hobbies: Rock climbing, skiing, karaoke at dive bars

3 Words to Describe You: Clever, perceptive and authentic

Pet Peeve(s): Really the only way someone can earn a spot on my bad side is by being inconsiderate or intentionally hurtful to others. Social injustice and discrimination make my blood boil. I will always speak up when I observe it, even if it gets me into trouble.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I am most proud of persistence in education, despite challenges. When it came time to apply for college, my high school advisor told me I would be wasting time and money if I enrolled, but I had a deep desire to study psychology so that I could work towards helping families like mine that were impacted by addiction. I was accepted to a program for students with lower GPAs and/or standardized test scores, with the contingency that I had to make A’s in all of my first semester classes. After meeting this requirement, I realized how good it felt to do well in school, show up to class and try hard at things that were challenging. I graduated college early, with a 3.89 GPA and proceeded to earn a 4.0 GPA in all of my Master’s and Doctoral courses.

What is something we would never know from looking at you? Most people don’t know that I’m creative and artsy. I love to write, paint, and learn new crafts when I have time for it!

Who is your hero and why? My Abuelos, my maternal grandparents, are my greatest heroes because of their ability to persevere through adversity and take risks to better the lives of their family and communities.

Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? I think I have the natural ability to lead a group to the end in the same way Kim Spradlin did, but I also realize she had a lot of luck and circumstance on her side during her first season. Kelley Wentworth is an example of how I will play if I find myself without such luck. I am scrappy and crafty and would be fighting up until the last minute to find idols and sway votes in the same way. I can also see myself playing a social and strategic game like Cirie Fields. People see me as caring and nurturing, so I will be afforded more room to subtly manipulate and push for my best interest, without turning people against me. I’d also feel proud to play and grow in the same way that Sarah Lacina did across her seasons.

Why do you believe you can be the Sole Survivor? I will outwit by use of my natural social skill and cutthroat strategy. People will trust, share information, and be disarmed by me, which will make me dangerous. I am coming into the game with the understanding that SURVIVOR is a world with a different set of social norms, so my mindset will shift away from Psychologist ethics and toward SURVIVOR Ethics. I will outplay with my natural competitiveness, athleticism, and tenacity. I will not give up. In this new era, advantages are key, so I will hustle hard to find and use advantages to keep myself alive! And I will outlast by moving towards small goals that will motivate me along the way. I will know when to strike and when to lay low. I will be sneaky when I have to be and transparent when it is beneficial. I will adapt with the game.

[awaken]

Eh. Really doesn’t stand out to me. Can’t see her lasting long. 

[SummerDreams]

She seems really likeable to have her as a friend but I don't know if she has the skills to win this game.

Edited September 19, 2022 by SummerDreams

[LadyChatts]

Exit interview with Elie:

https://ew.com/tv/survivor-43-elie-scott-interview/

-she admits her game was messy and blames it on her excitement of playing the game (if you read this interview you can see how messy it was when she talks about things she did that lead to her demise)

-she heard them cheering after she was voted out and thought it was because they voted her off, but realized it was because they got their merge buffs (which still stung to realize she was that close)

-it was actually Cody's idea to split the vote between James and Cassidy, and she admits she should have just left it alone and not been out there continuing to scheme

-she talked to Cody about being the decoy vote but apparently made the mistake of telling him if he felt uncomfortable he could play his idol, which she admits probably made him question her loyalty and why he should have to feel nervous.  She also said that everything was coming back on her (Gabler telling that she looked through his bag, people saying that she was throwing names out, so she further panicked)

-if I'm understanding her right, the confessional where she said she was made for Survivor and better than she thought she would be was from earlier in the season, but used last night

-she had no idea Sami and Owen had been going behind her back to Gabler

-she told Jeanine not to play the idol for her

-she wishes she had played a more subtle game

-she also thinks the women getting picked off this season has to do with a lack of tribe swaps and the men looking at the women as being weak links in a 6 person tribe (she does admit her own fault in voting off Morriah for this very reason).

[Guest]

It makes me a little sad to read all the nasty things being said about Elie (not by you, @LadyChatts) in the episode threads and then come here and read that interview where she's totally aware of and owns up to her mistakes, and comes off quite well. I wish people could give these players a little benefit of the doubt, but that seems to be a foreign concept anymore. Did Elie play poorly? Yes, by her own admission, and it's totally fair game to call that out. It's even fair game to not like her. But is it necessary to call her a conniving bitch and other things that are way out of proportion to anything she actually did (and let Sami, for example, off the hook for doing some of the same things)? Not in my opinion. But, that's the way it goes. Happened with Tori last season, has happened with many, many others over the years, going all the way back to Stacey Stillman in Season 1.

[bunnyface]

45 minutes ago, LadyChatts said:

-if I'm understanding her right, the confessional where she said she was made for Survivor and better than she thought she would be was from earlier in the season, but used last night

That's what I thought when I saw it.  She still looked pretty fresh in that confessional, so I figured it was a pretty early one.  She probably got two people to say hi to her and thought "I'm killing it out here!"  

[pennben]

Her exit interviews have been delightful & very self aware!  They really feel like the person I always thought that was there, not a bad person, just soooo many horrible reads & plays with all the information she had.

[LadyChatts]

22 minutes ago, pennben said:

Her exit interviews have been delightful & very self aware!  They really feel like the person I always thought that was there, not a bad person, just soooo many horrible reads & plays with all the information she had.

Yeah, I can appreciate that she knows she messed up and where she went wrong.  Considering she thought she was tight with Sami and Owen all this time, I can see where she probably let her guard down too much and did let the excitement of being in the game get in the way of actually playing a better game than she was.  She does what a lot of ousted contestants don't do, and places the blame for her ouster on herself because she couldn't help digging a hole for herself due to the paranoia and excitement.

[TVFan1]

I don't care what anyone says, I like Elie. Her game was messy, but I enjoyed seeing her play. She at least owned how she got voted out and owned the mistakes she made while playing the game. I wouldn't mind seeing her play again someday. I think she'd do better.