User blog comment:Fedora Kid/Backstabbers Ahoy! Review/@comment-27329394-20120204235953

WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD

I agree with a lot of this except... "to all Scott haters out there: You have to admit that this was a big plus for him, right?"

Umm... I did not think this was a big plus for him. The main reason for this was because Scott stole everything and he put it in a bag... all he had to do to "convince" all the other campers on the entire island that Dawn stole everyone's stuff was just say "Dawn stole it." THAT'S BASICALLY IT. You know, never mind the fact that Scott was the only one to notice all of these weird coincidences and was the one who found the bag and had the bag in his own cabin. Yeah, the stuff stolen was in a bag in Scott's cabin (which Sam, Lighting and Brick didn't notice during that episode?), he was the only one who acknowledged it, and then all of a sudden everyone is stupid enough to believe that Dawn definitely did it. Even more shocking is how unconnected such a behavior Dawn stealing and Dawn herself is - if the others noticed anything about her personality and her constant "I did not steal it," mentions, she would be very unlikely to be that one person who pickpocketed everything. It doesn't help that this would have magically worked against virtually any character on the show from judging from how gullible everyone is - I bet if Scott blamed DJ, the cast would believe it and vote him off; it's that bad.

In comparison, Heather, to eliminate people, exploited a noticeable flaw unique in characters such as Trent or Eva. People on the island sure hated Heather, but they usually noted that one other character that screwed up. Scott, as I reiterate, did something antagonistic, but anyone smart could have learned that Dawn was no the culprit. Unfortunately, this did happen and Dawn was voted off by her team. I saw someone on YouTube allude to the fact that the elimination was very similar to one of the most unpopular eliminations ever - Noah in TDWT... I see how they are similar.

Basic Sumary:
 * Scott tells Dawn she forgot a large garbage bag on the boat. Supposedly people believe there was a large garbage bag on the boat (the boat that may or may not have exploded) and somehow was brought back to shore.
 * Scott drops the bag, sarcastic in tone and very evidently on purpose. Despite the above and the fact that that the bag was in Scott's cabin, people all of a sudden believe Dawn, despite her kindness, is definetly the culprit.
 * People gather with their stuff back. assume Scott is telling the truth, and believe Dawn is lying. Scott telling the assumed truth is often noted in other episodes, kind of like Alejandro (was disliked for this). Never mind the Dawn is extremely kind and that Scott is pretty crafty (no one has noticed yet but still).

And that is why this more-or-less made me a Scott hater. It was a HUGE minus for him, and seeing some angry YouTube comments, a lot of people are taking this as a minus, too.