User blog comment:Stryzzar/Who is the Greatest Antagonist? (Part 3)/@comment-24622215-20140704205556/@comment-5221692-20140705062151

But everyone had a reason to be dumbed down when Alejandro worked his magic. For one thing... he's hot. Attractiveness helps bump down people's thought process.

Bridgette had no Geoff, and was in a weak state. Vulnerable. Leshawna too, since Harold was booted and she had started getting bored with him. He doesn't exactly excite her the way Al did. She learned her mistake afterwards.

Owen's always been an idiot, Lindsay and Tyler too. Noah actually got booted for knowing too much. Sierra was too distracted by Cody, Cody vise versa. Courtney, Gwen, and Duncan were caught up in their love triangle and all.

Alejandro knew how to catch people off guard, and when to catch them when they;re weak. He didn't dumb them down... he waited for them to be vulnerable. That's when he struck. That makes him a GREAT villain.

MAL, on the other hand, NEVER struck. He just sat around and took credit for eliminations he had no part in.