After two brutal immunity challenge loses and two dramatic tribal councils, the heroes of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains are beginning to look less, well, heroic.

Despite her alliance with Tom and Colby, Stephenie LaGrossa couldn't save herself from the wrath of Rupert and James. "It's a game, and you want to win, but you want to enjoy your experience out there, because it's miserable as it is," she told TVGuide.com.

"And being around people like James and Rupert really did make it unbearable."

Following last night's heated tribal council and her early exit, the 29-year-old also discussed what went wrong during the immunity challenge, the deep divisions within the heroes tribe, and her and Tom's now-defunct plan to take the game.

TVGuide.com: Why do you think James pointed the finger at you, more than anyone else, after the challenge?

Stephenie LaGrossa: He was yelling the whole challenge at everyone, so the moment we lost, he was cursing and looking right at me. I got defensive. It wasn't just me talking ... He just lost his stuff ... Yes, I was talking during the challenge. We all were. There were moments when J.T. was supposed to be leading us through this challenge and nothing was being said. ... At one point Candice stepped up and she kind of was leading the challenge. It's good if there's one voice but if that one voice is wrong or stumped, you have to move on to plan B. From the beginning, we never had that challenge right.

TVGuide.com: Was there conflict between you and James before the challenge?

Stephenie: James was really in tight with Amanda and J.T., and we were trying to get J.T., at least Tom and Colby were. Rupert, from day one, didn't like me, and he was kind of in with them. I still don't know to this day why he didn't like me, but he told Colby he didn't like me. I don't know if they all stuck together and I was on the outs or what. To be honest, I'm a really outgoing person and I was really quiet this season. There were many times this season me, Tom, Colby and Cirie just kind of sat back and didn't say anything. ... It just really wasn't a fun group of people to be around.

TVGuide.com: Last week, Sugar went home because she had very few, if any, strong connections or alliances. Do you think your connections to certain players helped or hurt you?

Stephenie: I don't think it.....