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Post by John on Mar 3, 2019 17:13:37 GMT
Last rounds blindside was amazing, total status quo breaking move from Doug making him a standout. He was already a fan fave, but that alone secured his legacy. That being said though you can't ever rest in this game and dynamics are already changing. Emily has been anchored down by her allies this season, but she's finally gotten a break with her new relationship with Brian. She and Brian have been putting in work and this could be a big round for them!
My thoughts I shared in the VL about Emily.
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Post by Nick on Mar 3, 2019 23:00:24 GMT
Major props to Emily for identifying that because of The Conquest (which she suspects Doug has), her idol can't be effective in doing anything but securing her spot an additional round, so she's doing everything she can to get through this round without using it. I think that realization is what has fired her up to make that push to Brian because she knows the vote has to be 6-4 in her favor or otherwise she'll lose another number (likely Kaylee) on her side.
If she gets through this round with the numbers and the idol still in her pocket, that is huge for her game going forward, especially during night rounds where she likely won't know where the shadow idol is going to be played.
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Post by John on Mar 3, 2019 23:13:59 GMT
I'm so interested to see if Griffin does actually push for a Doug vote, because I think if he does it will be the final nail in his chances at winning this game. You always have to ask yourself does this move benefit others more than me? In this case Griffin wants nothing to do with Emily, yet this move would directly benefit her and her allies games more than his. I actually don't understand any logic of him voting out Doug this round as a play to keep and try to gain power. It takes out a rumoured power, but if you don't have an idol I truly don't believe there is any reason to be concerned about The Conquest this early in the game. The only person who should be pushing for that power to go as soon as possible is Emily. In fact knowing The Conquest is in play makes Shadow Idols significantly less threatening. I think Griffin isn't seeing the forest past the trees here.
I actually think if he does push for a Doug vote he will permanently lose any power he could have in this game, but it's up to Brian to convince him that this truly is in his best interest because Brian will come out of this in a great spot.
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Post by John on Mar 3, 2019 23:25:27 GMT
This comment from Brian is SO IMPORTANT! There is nothing impressive with getting a "good placement" if you played a shit game. I feel like there's a good bunch of players this season that are woke to this and why it's as competitive of a season as it is. It's exactly why you have players like Doug and Brian who go for broke and take those risks. They're not just playing to get far, they're playing to win and I love it!
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Post by Nick on Mar 5, 2019 2:45:12 GMT
Doug after making a move at the final 11:
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Post by John on Mar 5, 2019 3:54:14 GMT
I'm gonna give my hot take on the Noah blindside. I still think it was a good move and the right move, but I think the issue was 100% the follow through of that alliance. They totally dropped the ball managing Stephanie and Griffin and left that door way open. They should have been on them from the minute that TC ended and glued to them. I'm talking about new alliance chats, at least 2 hours worth of calls, individual and group. There needed to be management there and there just wasn't. Brian and Emily put in that work and that's why they pulled this off.
Doug was aware of the risk and he just sat on the numbers and expected the move to be enough. It wasn't.
That being said, Noah immediately coming for Doug as if he hadn't talked so much shit about him in the Myvatn 4 alliance chat and as if Doug wasn't on the bottom of that alliance and that he should be like ashamed of trying to better his position....like come on. Take a chill pill dude, be mad at him for turning on you, but you were playing him too and he was expendable to you. If he wasn't, then you managed him real poorly then.
Also this merge has been fantastic so far, so many moving pieces and story arcs stemming as early as the pre-merge. This season is delivering one of the best games we've had so far and I hope they can keep it up!
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