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Post by Nick on Feb 17, 2019 20:48:15 GMT
The round in which I got irrationally frustrated that none of the players could find the idol clue, knowing damn well I probably wouldn't have found it myself. But guys, it was like right there, and even easier to find on mobile!
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Post by Kyle on Feb 18, 2019 2:29:14 GMT
Looks like witchcraft to me
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Post by Nick on Feb 18, 2019 19:36:58 GMT
Really trying to avoid having this board turn into a barren wasteland of inactivity so that you guys don't come in here looking like this:Sadly, resistance is futile, because eventually it'll all fall apart, just like most of your games inevitably will. So really, this is symbolic. But, this was the last round before a tribe swap and the players seemed to of picked up on it and made preparations for a post-swap Conquest. And even though all the votes were 4-1, only one of them counted and we still got enough drama and intrigue leading into a swap.KALMARStar of the round for this tribe is Charity. Charity has been able to play her game all season and this round she's able to get her allies (Shon and Stephanie) to agree to do what she's been wanting to do since the Lauren vote out - target Griffin. Charity has basically been like elastigirl the last two rounds trying to hold that "easy" vote together, with Shon trying to push it onto Brian. But not only does she keep that four person alliance with Brian together, but her and her tribe are able to successfully trick Griffin into thinking he would've been safe anyway, (which may be in thanks to some very extra tribal council performance from Brian) so she doesn't even burn that bridge. Charity has basically willed this tribe into submission to be the boring tribe and that plays exactly to her strengths because she can deal with predictability, and I think she does that well by getting Stephanie and Shon on a three way call to debate the merits of Griffin vs. Brian, because even though she wants Griffin, it helps to let Shon know if he wants to move against Brian, not only would Charity not be opposed, but she also shows her and Stephanie being a united front for voting Griffin.
Stephanie has also continued her upwards trend, getting positive comments from Charity, Griffin, and Shon in all of their CF's this round. I don't really know what Shon's game is at the moment, aside from latching onto to Charity, but really good on him for realizing that is what he needed to do after the Lauren vote and not push too hard to turn the target on himself and be a key part of the decision making, even if it wasn't what he really wanted to do. And, I think I speak for all the viewers when I say we are so glad that Kalmar won, just to keep Griffin safe. It would've been brutal to see him go home under these circumstances when he was trying so hard to get back in with his tribe, whereas Brian was MIA.
GIFs of the roundMYVATN
Star of the tribe this round was Mark. This is kind of by default, but here is the main reason: Mark is playing very UTR, which is not shade or a bad thing, he's in a tight three person alliance with arguably the biggest threat coming into the game (Emily) and a very OTT personality (Kaylee) and yet, I don't think anybody expects him to be in that group. This round, he offers to be the fake target knowing he's for sure safe, that it's an easy sell since Cam voted him, and it keeps their very well bonded tribe at peace since Doug is under the illusion that the vote will be 4 on Mark and 1 on Emily. Plus, the big reason, Mark maintains his UTR position because Kaylee makes the choice (love her for it) to post "The Goodbye Cameron Song" under Cam's vote out post on FB, to which both Noah and Emily react to. To the other tribes, this makes them see some type of connection towards those three and get to see the type of player Kaylee is, but Mark who is also very tight with those three, gets off scot-free.
GIFs of the RoundAnd now, to the tribe with the wildest tribal council I've ever seen:Sterlu
Star of the tribe round was the cop who pulled Alex over during tribal council. Iconic. That cop for Conquest 13! From a player standpoint I'm going to give it to Andrew. Andrew has been the "easy" vote for all tribals, and avoided it every time. This round, with the help of his relationship with Taylor, he usurps Alex in the sterlu alliance and is a huge part of the decision to vote out Nick over Alex. Although arguably, Alex leaving is better for his game since Alex was targeting him, but I think Alex is a player who can shield Andrew, whereas Nick can't and wouldn't have any reason too. Also props to Jenn for getting the vote to be Nick over Alex, that helps her the most since Nick didn't like her, but her paranoia continues to get to her. Taylor snapped hard this round and was, as she said, that bitch, in order to save Nick and it almost worked, but Nick appeared too sketchy I guess in the 4 hours Taylor wasn't babysitting the situation. Also, props to Taylor for being the only person who's name didn't emerge as a vote option. I just worry she got her hands too messy without any pay off. Alex continues to be an ironic icon. He wants to be in power all the time, yet doesn't have the activity level to pull it off, so he's basically 10 shades of a mess 90% of a time. And, getting pulled over at tribal?! What a legend. He lied to that cop about as bad as he has lied to the other players all game, and yet, he got away with it. And he didn't even turn his phone off, so we got all that tea from the cop.
(listen to mark's iconic remix for the reference)The thrilling conclusion.
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