User blog comment:CF12/The Show's Most Confusing Moment (Not What You Might Expect)/@comment-25027229-20150606225748

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it originally stated that a JURY would decide the winner in a very early episode? If so, keeping Heather around would make sense as she would be the ultimate goat and receive zero votes at the end if she wasn't booted for being TOO unlikable. However, you do make good points. The execution of those eliminations (Trent's in particular) were terrible and made no sense from a strategic standpoint or even common sense as they required way too much luck in place in of challenge/gaming ability, a trait which Heather didn't develop until her later seasons.