-- 4th Place - 8th Juror - Voted Out 3-1 --
#76509
My head is still reeling! First Paul went out on a 3-2-1 vote. You won immunity at last night’s challenge, then won again tonight. (!!) During the second TC, while Sydney was trying to post her idol, Voce played his for her and then she played hers for him and Mike went out on a 2-1 vote. Y’all are entertaining.

Let’s get to the questions. 

1.     Could you hear the screaming from the lurker’s channel during the second tribal tonight?

2.     Who’s the biggest liar left? Who mostly tells the truth? How does this affect your end-game strategy?

3.     What’s your best move here? Who are you working with the most closely? 

Share your thoughts on the questions above and let us know what else you’re thinking about as we get down to the FINAL FIVE!!

p.s. Your faithful lurkers would love a video!
 

Susie Smith

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1. Could you hear the screaming from the lurker’s channel during the second tribal tonight?
Oh that was u guys? Y'all I saw the first Paul vote and was immediately like "oh fuck" - i mean it does make sense why they thought it would be a good idea. Since i was telling paul that i didnt think we'd have an easy road going against mike and hali at 4. But we decided to be nice little playmates and hold true to the "core four." Well, mike and hali decided to take the first swing. Woulda been smarter if u know, there wasn't a tribal immediately after lol. Since now they had to deal w a pissed off michelle holding an idol and immunity. If the two of them stayed strong to the 4, then worked with whoever was the straggler at final 5 i think it would have been smarter. Again, what do i know i got bamboozled. 

SO! had i not won immunity im not sure what i would have done. Prob play the idol on myself bc i would have been nervous since everything i once knew turned out to be a lie! Word Scrambles are my kryptonite so i was so shocked when u announced that i had won! Made the decision to play the idol on Sydney a lot easier. I also think it may have worked out for the best the way it happened; me giving her the idol vs playing it for her. 

Had i done the former, im not sure if Voce would have played his. Probably likely tho, since it expired. But he was in the plan to blindside Paul, and was rewarded with having his name written down by the people he JUST worked with. Brutal tbh. 

Me giving it to Sydney gives me slightly more wiggle room with hali and steph, even tho i don't plan on actually working w them. Keep options open tho i guess. Since I didn't publicly play  it on sydney it looks like i was just along for the ride with what happened. If i get the chance to speak my case to the jury then i can say how i had the idol initially. Not sure it would be some big respected move, but hey its what i did and im delusional enough to own it. 

Also with Sydney not being able to load the photo, im not sure if that prompted Voce to be like "oh damn lemme help her out" - but the optics of it all was hilarious. Like im imagining Sydney trying to find her idol in her bag, Voce takes pity and just goes "here fine, have mine for urself", Hali/Mike/Steph smirk knowing it's Voce's ass on the line, then Sydney goes "wait i found it! Gonna play it for Voce then!" What a fun double tbh!

And it helps in a way; i wanted mike out - and i got to do it in a way that feels justified since he swung first. So.. he can't be bitter <3 

I'm glad there's been some excitement tho!! that double got my adrenaline pumping! 

2.Who’s the biggest liar left? Who mostly tells the truth? How does this affect your end-game strategy?
EVERYONE! everyone is a self-interested snake. No one can be trusted. We all tell half truths and full lies. Fuck it i'll say i'm the most honest one (prob most naive) - since i know my own truth!

End game strat is gonna be idk - lets say that Sydney and Voce are being honest about wanting to go to 3 together, makes it so that we have the numbers now. Logic says that im not a jury threat compared to steph and hali so they should wanna go to the end with me. Honestly... everyone should like lets be real.. my game has been mid. I'm not mad at it just telling it like it is! I've mostly followed along with plans, while maintaining bonds w most people. But bc of those bonds, my jury management is shite bc i come off as just giving false hope to people going out the door. I wouldnt be surprised if i have some bitter betty's against me in ponderosa. 

I'll just try hard in challenges bc i guess i'm pretty good at them? Between u and me i think i'm just okay at challenges, and that everyone else has been meh at them. Like the word scramble i should NOT have won... so lets uh.. ride that energy to the end lmao. 

I'm terrible at knowing what a jury respects tbh. I tend to vote for a mix of who i was closest to in the game/who played me the most. Ex. between Paul and Mike, i'd lean Paul bc we're pals. Between Mike and Voce, i'd lean Mike bc he bold faced lied to me and i like that shit. So if this jury is cool like me then they shouldn't care that i lied to them. But not everyone can be as cool as Michelle. 

I think i answered this question enough, might have lost the plot a bit i tend to ramble <3 

3. What’s your best move here? Who are you working with the most closely? 
My best move would be getting to final 2 and winning. 

Suppose now i'm working closest with Voce and Sydney? I've backstabbed and been backstabbed by everyone here, so fuck trust. Let's just do whatever may get me that one step further. 

My relationship w sydney is wild, bc i was working with her, she wanted a f2, i voted her, gave her my idol as an apology, found out she's the reason i had the idol in the first place, and now we're telling each other we're f2 again. I'm gonna take that with a grain of salt, I won't be shocked or upset if anyone left bands together to vote me out. So gonna go with what I think makes the most sense for those involved - and going to the end with me makes the most sense. I'm a lump! An overly sensitive, backstabby lump! Who wouldnt wanna sit next to me! And if they think im a challenge threat great! Lemme be ur workhorse and keep immunity away from the people we really ought to vote out. 

I personally don't respect people who comp-win to get to the end. It's fun to watch sometimes, but i don't respect it as a strategy (bc its not strategy). So again, if that is the perception i have PLEASE sit next to me at the end, i'm just a dumb little girl :) 

p.s. Your faithful lurkers would love a video!
... we shall see. I'm terribly shy oop 
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Michelle

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ALSO! back to what Sydney said about giving me the idol initially. 

So what she's saying is what i theorized; the mystery box advantage was that u got an idol but had to give it away. 

Is she telling the truth? I'm not sure... 
What's the benefit of her lying about it? Doubly not sure...

but here's my gripes with it;
1) there were 5 advantages... and only 2 idols played. So what were the other 3? 
2) if it was James who was her bounty, why did i only get the idol after Rodney left? 

It is possible there's still advantages that work at final 5, so if one pops up i'm not gonna be entirely shocked. Let's hope not tho! i'd really love for there to not be anything floating around that idk about that could screw me over lol 
 

Michelle

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i really don't trust anyone here at all. like not even a little bit. 

Stephanie maybe least of all, like she just is the one who attempts to talk game w me the least. And its mutual tbh, so i imagine she's feeling the same way about me if not worse. 

Hali is just a liar (i say with love), but she back-to-back lied to me about the votes at the double so i mean... i'd be silly to think that NOW she's being honest. I'll play along though bc why not. Hell, maybe she DOES have something still. Maybe Steph does... maybe Sydney and Voce have more idols! I dont know shit! 

Sydney i like, fully betrayed so if she wants to return the favour its deserved. 

And Voce will do whatever is best for his own game (as we all would). 

We got ourselves into a little pickle now haven't we! To think i was so hopeful a couple days ago. My oh my how things change 
 
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Michelle

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So... all my info is coming thru Voce right now. I've got like a pinky's worth of trust in him. Which given the crowd is a lot! 

hali and steph are very obviously not working with me, and i just don't feel like even pretending. I've reached out more to them (in my mind at least) than i've gotten in return from either so i've taken the hint. 

Voce thinks he's a swing between the 2 groups of Hali/Steph and Me/Syd; but i dont even know if me and syd are tight. Like is she actually wanting to go to the end with me? She shouldnt have much trust in me. 

Thing is, i truly honestly feel like i have the least to say compared to everyone here at final tribal. Like im a cute little ol baa baa goat and they should wanna sit next to me? Guess my main threat level is challenges? Hali is also really good at them and like, played better than me so we should just vote her out i thinks 

 
 

Michelle

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i can't w everyone gassing me up during and after tribal... lol not Michelle being the threat to win?? pls im a goat. let me live my GOAT FANTASY! 

real talk tho; 

it's just hard for me to think im anywhere near a jury threat. Ya i love to be self critical, so maybe im over-emphasizing my flaws. But it feels like they're just painting this target on me so that whenever im vulnerable i'll be the one to get cut. 

It's just... legit i havent made a move? I dont feel i've had much, if any, influence for a bulk of the game. And i've been sorta comping out at the end which just doesn't feel like a game most juries award? 

All i got going for me is im nice, but everyone's nice <3 
 

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