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Cirie, an assigned traitor, thentook the money for herself and ran.
But what are the ethics of a game that has few set-in-stone rules about gameplay?
OnSurvivor, a series about to embark on its 44th season, thats been thoroughly litigated.
Tony promising loyalty on the lives of his kids, meanwhile, was a winning move in season 28.
By this stage inSurvivors lifecycle, the ethics are understood.
Its especially interesting to see Cirie wrapped up in all this.
It had nothing to do withThe Traitors.
Over onSurvivor, contestants are now honored to be outplayed and those who arent are labeled sore losers.
The second season ofSurvivorincluded alliances without any contestants questioning the morality of strategizing.
It was what needed to be done.
Anyone can be a traitor, even the person you poured your heart out to.
In turn, the show will need to innovate on those terms to stay interesting.
There are no easy answers for what Cirie did.
But the truth remains: She won.
