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Its not Cirie, one semifinalist says to another on episode nine ofThe Traitors.
Cirie wouldnt do us like that.
Despite this resume, shed never won a reality competition.
UntilThe Traitors, that is.
It was dastardly work and gripping television.
When you lose so many times, you start to question everything, Fields told Vulture.
It felt excellent to finally get a win.
First of all, congratulations.
For many of usSurvivorfans, this was a real moment of catharsis.
During the show, Andie was so sad that I couldnt jump up and down.
But a couple days later … it was excellent.
It was everything I had been waiting for withSurvivor.
Take me back to the moment when you got chosen as a traitor.
I was like,Oh shit, he didnt choose me.
I had to talk myself off a ledge: Just breathe, dont look stupid or weird.
I wanted to be under the radar as much as possible.
People were looking for me to make any strategic move.
I sat back and rode the wave of the game.
How much did outside elements play into the game?Your reputation precedes you.
Just trying to get to know people.
I remember that 3-2-1 vote on Exile Island.[Laughs.]
But if I dont think I can trust you, then you really cant trust anything I say.
Well get to Arie later …[Laughs.]
Was there a difference in the approach to the game?Absolutely.
The reality stars felt like,Im the celebrity, I dont really have to talk to these people.
They should get to know me.My approach was,Let me get to know these people.
This is their first time, we dont know which one of them is a breakout star.
Any of them could be me!
You ended up with two non-celebrities at the final reveal.
I related to Andies struggles.
I relate to Quentins struggles.
I did need numbers, but that number could have been Amanda, it could have been Kyle.
Now shes telling me that she didnt tell me that, but where would I get that from?
I dont know either one of them!
I said to Cody, Why dont you want Ryan to go?
Because youre good friends with him?
He had a visceral reaction.
I was like, Calm down!
Maybe youre not friends!
But Cody was so stubborn, he said, Oh, you say I know Ryan?
Im gonna prove to you that I dont.
And Cody felt at that time that I didnt trust him.
Do you think that was part of Codys major spiral?I think so.
Everything was cool until then.
I wanted to talk about your alliance with Rachel and Stephenie, who went out in quick succession.
Stephenie and Rachel were a number I could count on not serving me up for banishment.
Then Stephenie called Christian out, so we had to get Stephenie.
But I kept the murder off them for as long as possible without bringing it on myself.
What could the faithfuls have done better?The faithfuls could have talked to each other more.
The Bravo-lebrities cliqued up.
They were with each other whereas I was with everybody, because Im thinking in terms of numbers.
If I get these newbies, Im in a good spot.
I made friends, I talked to everyone, I listened to what they had to say.
If more of the faithfuls did that with each other, I might not have gotten so far.
Then Cody went and they all thought it was Christian.
And I definitely didnt enjoy murdering one of my allies.
What was it like working with Christian?Oh my God, Christian was psycho.
They could have easily connected me to him because they had already been thinking he might be a traitor.
I had to go to him and say, Stop looking for me.
Everybodys telling me youre looking for me?
Christians like the little brother you have to keep under control.
Cody kind of banished himself and then Christian did the same thing.
Christian did it with that debacle saying that he was recruited.
I knew he would self-explode like that.
So lets talk Arie, because this is big.
When did you decide to cut him?Lord.
Honestly, not until we got to the end.
I was good with ending the game with Arie.
But then I thought about it.Ive been doing this for a long time.
I had been going through the stress by myself the entire time.
Why share it now when I didnt get to share the stress?
I knew I wouldnt be hard pressed to get them to banish him.
You were winning but I felt bad for you.Isnt that something?
I felt bad too!
My mind wasnt, Enjoy this moment.
My mind was like, Damn, these people are hurt.
I was worried you were gonna do that.
I was like, Dont you dare, Cirie!
This is your time!I love these games.
Theyre so much fun.
But I dont ever wanna hurt a person.
Thats the good and the bad of it, because I know both sides.
Alan kinda snapped me out of it by saying, You won!
You got $250,000!
I was trying to get into it, but I couldnt because I was so concerned about them.
You came off as a little shell-shockedThats the perfect word for it.
I didnt anticipate having to say in front of them that I was a traitor.
Based on my relationships, I would never make the right decisions.
The best thing for me to do onExile Islandwould be to get rid of Aras.
The best thing onMicronesiawould be to go for Parvati.
But once Im locked in, Im a loyal person.
I had to put all the emotions aside for this.
The goal is to win this game.
As much as I love Andie, I love my family a little bit more.
I wanna play for them.
If there were another season ofThe Traitors, who fromSurvivorshould go on?Sandra is a shoo-in.
If they dont immediately target her?
If she can shake that off?
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
