Survivor’s Alex Moore Breaks Down Everything That Went Wrong In Episode 9.

TVLINE | What were your plans entering the merge? Clearly, you were already at a disadvantage, numbers-wise.
I always think about like, what if I would have sided with that side, Rizo, Savannah, and Soph? I personally had a really good relationship with all of them, it was just that they were too tight in the game already. I wanted to work with Soph. I really did. We really liked each other, but just by how close she was there, I couldn’t infiltrate that. They had that time built up on two tribe swaps together, and it all ultimately came down to these swaps where you’re able to build a relationship. I feel like I came into this already down in numbers, and people were just sticking to their original tribe. So it’s like I was starting at home plate and everyone else was on third base. I had to try and catch up to everyone else, and ultimately, that lack of original tribemates kind of cost me in the end.

TVLINE | Had you made it further in the game, did you think about who you wanted to bring to the Final 3?
Kristina and I were very close. I think personally and strategically, I would have wanted her to be in the end with me, and then, I don’t know. I for sure wouldn’t have wanted to be there with [Blue] Soph, Savannah, or Rizo, because I knew that they were players. The fact that people are even keeping them around at this point is just… Rizo should have gone, but whatever. But I think someone like Jawan or Sage I could have made the case against because I’d been playing the game since Day 1, and they were kind of on the outs, and it would have been triumphant for me. So I think someone with a very different story.

TVLINE | Were people aware of how close Jawan and Sage had gotten? Was that public knowledge?
It was obvious because they were kind of on the outs. They’re both quirky. We’re all friendly, but you could tell those two really clicked, and so you knew that they were working together. Then with Steven, Steven was doing a good job of going between the Hina group and then Jawan and Sage. I didn’t ultimately know how close Steven was at this point with them, but Steven still voted Soph out, so he was on the outs there, but they just were friendly with him. And we saw in this episode last night, Steven told about Kristina’s idol, so clearly they had some type of relationship.

TVLINE | Any final words or anything you want to make sure viewers know about your exit?
I’m very proud of the game I played and I think that I would have made it further if it weren’t for Rizo planting these seeds and people kind of just caving. I think that my strategy was working and I knew everything that was going on. It was basically when MC didn’t come back where I was like, “Wow, I think I just lost hold of this game,” because how could we turn on this seven-person alliance that we had? So that was the first time really this whole entire game that I felt, “Man, I don’t know what’s going on.”

TVLINE | Can’t be a good feeling in the game of “Survivor.”
No, it was tough, but hey, that’s the way the game goes, and it’s the way the cards were dealt. I’m still happy that I was actually playing the game and trying to be strategic.