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Post by Kyle on Feb 20, 2019 0:09:32 GMT
I don't know if I am suppose to make this thread but I had some quick thoughts and not a lot of time, so I figured the best thing to do was make a thread. Forgive me John Wilson if I have sinned.
Kalmar:
Brian- I a living for him hating Stephanie. I have a lot of hope that this might cause this tribe to be less predictable going into the first tribal.
Charity- I love Charity but I find it hard to root for her when she is in such an easy position, I would love to see a Stephanie blindside and her not be a part of it. This would wake her up. Would also love her to just jump ship and do something unexpected. I think Shon is going to get her if she keeps him around.
Shon- I appreciate how self aware he is. Seems grounded. I think Steph is onto his antics so he needs to slow down. I think he is trusting Steph too much and that he may say something he regrets to her down the line which could get him into some trouble.
Noah- This kid is wild. Love watching him. I can't say I always understand why he does what he does but I am sure he has logic behind it. I think he is toast though.
Doug- He escaped a close boot on his old tribe and I think that he may have a. new life in the game. With Nick out of the game I think Shon might not have him so high up on his radar as he did before. Not in the greatest spot atm.
Taylor- She has a great social game. I would be surprised if Taylor doesn't find her place on this new tribe and work her way towards the merge.
Stephanie- She seems the most solidly positioned with Charity and Shon by her side and Charity as her main ally having a pulse on Taylor. It would be bold if she left without knowing and with the idol clue she might have some added security. Idk if she will take the risk and go for it though.
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Post by Kyle on Feb 20, 2019 0:48:31 GMT
Sturlu:
Alex- I love that him and Andrew are still on the same tribe. I think this opens the game up from just being Sturlu strong. I could see him jumping ship but idk if Jenn will keep him in line.
Andrew- This guy is hilarious to watch. I think his connection with Jenn might carry him through but he doesnt have the warm and comforting vibe so I could see him being a target by his new tribe.
Emily- She has my heart <3. She has Kaylee as her puppy dog and a good relationship with Mark that the three of them could really make something happen on this tribe. I think she would be the one that could pull together the move. I think Kaylee could be a shield for her going forward.
Griffin- I really admire his dedication to the game and am stoked th the is still here. I am interested to see who he jives with in this new cluster of people. I could see him being a swing vote if old Sturlu doesn't eat eachother alive first. Also want to point out I think its funny that no one seemed to want to vote him out last round other then Brian but Steph and Shon wouldn't push for him so it just kinda happened.
Jenn-She seems smart. She was eager to get off the old tribe so I am interested to see what her move is someone into this new tribe.
Kaylee- Mess per usual but thats why we love her. Love that she is going for the idol with this challenge. I can see her being a target because she had to post her video on the goodbye post and the others had to watch it. yikes..... bad call. But if she can just make it to merge, she might have some sort of shot. I just hope she steps out from Emily at some point and makes a move for herself.
Mark- Probably my favorite new person to watch aside from Griffin. He seems the most stable and love his youtube channel. Hoping he is around for a bit but being close to Kaylee could hurt him. hoping he branches out a bit.
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Post by Kyle on Feb 20, 2019 0:54:20 GMT
Also I somehow missed Emily earned an idol two rounds ago...
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Post by Jenn on Feb 20, 2019 5:05:04 GMT
Okay so Nick told me I had to post something in the VL because it's looking a little dry, and this was the best I could come up with. Someone had to anyways.
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Post by Nick on Feb 20, 2019 5:27:13 GMT
Okay so Nick told me I had to post something in the VL because it's looking a little dry, and this was the best I could come up with. Someone had to anyways. This is the greatest contribution to the VL yet.
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Round 4
Feb 21, 2019 7:05:24 GMT
via mobile
Post by Nick on Feb 21, 2019 7:05:24 GMT
I want to go hit kaylee in the head and tel her to stop commenting on the FB posts cause it can’t do anything but hurt her game, but alas. Something for her to reflect on postseason. Love that she’s unapologetically herself though, I just know when I play I can’t imagine even the slightest thing to not be used against me, and this girl is out here frolicking around the FB page as if it were a wide open meadow with wildflowers a la Julie Andrews in the sound of music.
Never change kaylee
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Post by John on Feb 21, 2019 14:25:18 GMT
LOL
I'm not going to add my full thoughts yet on all the players, will likely save that for a merge mukbang because I'm a little bit busy running this thang, but to say "never change Kaylee"........
I'm loving watching Kaylee play, and actually think she's doing pretty well, but her Facebook posts are so detrimental to her long term game and totally unnecessary. I really have no clue what her goal is other than having the entire opposing tribe dislike her. I think if there's one element of her game that should be flagged as DEFINITELY CHANGE - it's the Facebook shenanigans.
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Post by Kyle on Feb 22, 2019 1:20:03 GMT
Few quick thoughts:
1. Love how many people have idols already this season. Should make for a very interesting next few rounds/ early merge. 2. Brian gunning for Stephanie is giving me life. Not because I dislike Stephanie or want Brian to blow up his game but just for the sheer enjoyment of it not being. predictable 4-3 split. 3. Sturlu is also somewhat interesting though it seems like Emily, Kaylee and Mark are going to be able to easily pull in a 4th if they need to at this point. think taking Alex is the smart move because then they have a 4, where as if they vote Alex it could go 3-3 if Jenn and Andrew stay together and pull in Griffin. I don't see Alex splitting away from those three till merge. But I guess It also depends if they think they are going to swap again at 12 cause they would not want someone upset with them. 5. Kinda confused why Noah mentioned targeting Taylor instead of Brian....
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Post by Kyle on Feb 22, 2019 4:06:28 GMT
6. I'm SOOOOO proud of charity for stepping away from her OG tribe and playing for herself.
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Post by Nick on Feb 25, 2019 1:37:57 GMT
I fell behind this week but I'm determined to give last round the respect it deserves and some gifs. So, last round following the Nick boot (R.I.P. my namesake) we had a tribe swap and the return of the movie trailer challenge (#CarexWasRobbed), so let's get to how it all shook out.(Shoutout Queen Elise, Conquest 9's real robbed icon)STERLU - Swapped 3 OG Myvatns, 3 OG Sterlus, 1 OG Kalmar Star of the Round for this tribe has to go to Kaylee. Look, I won't sugarcoat it, there are some serious flaws in Kaylee's long term social game, but she's going to have to face that when she gets to it, and if she finds herself in serious trouble, well because of this round, she has an idol as backup. Kaylee is the player of the round because she actually found the idol clue, which 6 other people on her tribe hadn't and I don't think anybody would expect her to have an idol. Also (with the help of Emily) their entire movie trailer involved everybody finding an idol, so if somebody on the other tribe had put two and two together from Stephanie's clue, they wouldn't even know which one of the seven of them have it. And again, I don't they would suspect Kaylee over people like Emily or Jenn. Also, Kaylee edited their trailer and they won (by a point, but still) so using Celebrity Apprentice logic, Kaylee earned the player of the round. She's also solidified the Chicken Nugget Alliance with the idol (they have both of them that are still left in the game) and has a working relationship with everyone but Alex it seems. Emily is also a major player - if not the major player - because everybody's relationships in this game run through her.
The three original Sterlu's seem like a hot fucking mess. Alex can't play the style of game he's trying to play because he isn't active enough due to his work schedule. I don't know what Andrew is doing 75% of the time other than following Jenn, and Jenn is her usual self: She wanted the Sterlu's to stay tight and become her new version of The Private Eyes (an unlikely alliance she had from another game) and is using a connection she had with Emily she had from before the game, which is probably the right move anyway based on Emily's status in the game. But, she doesn't seem to be talking to Mark/Kaylee other than through Emily, and as previously stated, her Private Eyes (the remix) alliance is a hot mess on a gameplay, activity, and personality standpoint. Griffin really worked this round to get on people's good sides and not be that easy first boot if they had lost, but I don't think his read on the game and dynamics are that great, and I worry that will cost him come merge if he doesn't have a stronger player who's wing he can hide under until he knows more about what's going on. And I don't say that as a diss, I was the same way in Cartagena's first few rounds, but I think it might hurt him that he's lacking somebody he can really rely on. I could see him choosing Charity to be that person, and I don't think that would be a good pick for him considering she's already tried to slit his throat.
GIFs of the Round (Her interpretation of me choking to represent me in Cartagena's F3 Immunity Challenge? Iconic.) KALMAR - 4 OG Kalmar, 2 OG Myvatn, 1 OG Sterlu
Player of the Round for this tribe was Noah. He proved that messy players play best in a mess they didn't create. Noah came into this round a little rocky, having 4 members of OG Kalmar making up the majority (remember, this was the majority alliance on that tribe as well), the one person from his original tribe he has just voted against in the previous night round, and having a reputation and beef with Shon. Also, night one of the tribe swap he was apparently his messy self, admittedly looking for the idol on call. But, he rebounded thanks to a completely unnecessarily messy situation Brian created. Before the challenge had even been lost Stephanie (who had found the idol clue) had pissed off Brian because of the Movie Trailer challenge, which tends to be a stressful group project type of challenge, and he decided he was fed up with her and targeting her. Which, okay, people have been targeted for less BUT what makes this a mess, is that he fucking tells her right to her face. I just have to laugh, because bitch has an idol. So they eventually lose, by a point (and tbh, I think they probably should've won, although I get why they did. Anywho, they lose, shit goes down cause Stephanie knows she the target, and she tells Noah she has the idol. (Reminder: Charity and Shon already know this) and Noah, being Noah, exposes this, and then spins the situation to make Shon look sketchy - which he was kind of being, especially with Charity - and forms an alliance with Doug/Taylor/Charity to target Shon and leave Brian and Stephanie at odds with each other for the next round, which is a night round. And that's exactly what happens. It's a really savvy move to put himself in a power position and dismantle a 4 person alliance due to their own messiness.
Charity also gets a shoutout cause she took out Shon before he got her. Shon's entire storyline was his weariness of Charity, and he spoke to everyone about it, and while he was ultimately proved right, he never took that shot at her, and she took it at him when it was first presented. He needed to cut the cord on her earlier, but he just never could and it came back to bite him when Noah exposed him to her. Here's the main issue I'm having with Charity, I'm seeing her fall into the trap she herself said she didn't want too - she's too connected with Brian because she sees him as her extra vote. She makes a move to separate herself from her comfort zone group, which I think is in her best long term interest given the situation. But, she was fine with Stephanie going over Brian, when Stephanie told her she had an idol, and I have to believe it's because she doesn't value Brian to be the player Stephanie could be, but Brian isn't going to remain fiercely loyal to her and he is a much messier player than an "extra vote" should be. Plus, Charity needs threats around her, not somebody who she will get targeted over. I think Charity should've used Stephanie's idol as her shield like Emily is doing with Kaylee's, not have grown weary of an idol she knew about.
Other thoughts include Taylor playing well and UTR, minus her drunken post tribal speech cause idk what that was tbh, and Stephanie having her first bad round, and it'll be interesting to see if she can rebound, especially after getting left in the dark by Charity who she thought she could trust, and Brian really coming for her on a personal level.
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