My take on it exactly, Maggie.   Susan had 'won' the moment she got the awe-struck reaction from the judges and the crowd.   So she proudly and happily walked off, neither expecting nor, really, needing more. Whatever else comes of it is icing on the cake.

I do hope she isn't exploited at her expense. E.g., I'd like to think she'll find a nice chap who really cares for her - if that's what she wants - instead of having someone like Piers Morgan or Simon Cowell plant some sort of 'mercy smooch' on her as her first kiss.

She does in some ways seem to be a bit of a naïf - a delightful one. But I wish the media would quit calling her a "spinster," dammit!    That's so 19th Century. Oy!