I never understand the comments about who "deserves" to be in the final 4 or win. There's way too much affecting who gets there...luck (challenges, including the athletic person whose foot slips and loses, for example), personalities, who else is a better choice to be voted off before someone else, who gets sick or hurt, etc. Even someone who doesn't do anything but stay under the radar...so? If that's what gets them to the final 4 or a win, then good for them! It may not be who I would
choose to win. Lydia "deserved" to go as far as she did, because...she DID it. If it was all about physical ability, it would be a computer game (or have a pre-qualifying athletic contest) not one involving human beings, warts and all. And because of human emotion, you're not going to necessarily get a bunch of people who were turned against by members of their alliances saying to those members in the final two "wow...good move! You win!"
As far as Stephanie wanting to go up against "the best"...if the goal of the game is to win the $1 million, and you're going to discuss the strategy, going up against "the best" and winning would be nice, but it's not necessarily playing the game well, especially if it's highly possible you won't win.
JMHO
Oh...and I DO think comments to someone about their "little short legs" to be somewhat rude. Commenting on someone's negative feature..."little short legs" on an adult isn't something considered particularly attractive...is rude. He, and others, could have easily admired her for her stamina even tho she was older and less athletic, not make comments about
her body. Reminds me of rude people who say to my mother how "cute and little" she is...it's condescending and obnoxious.