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Post by constance on May 7, 2016 1:41:22 GMT -5
Previously on iSurv1vor:
- Both tribes were put on the offense, where they would have to defend their flags and work together as a team! Each tribe was split up into two teams (one to strategize, one to finish the live portion) and put their weapons and bombs on the battlefield!
- In the end, Al-Salt wound up taking Amman's flag, sending them to their first Tribal Council, where some people have not been to a Tribal Council during the entirety of the game!
- Making some last minute efforts, Jay tried to make connections with some of his tribe mates in an attempt to stay, but was voted out by the tribe, after everyone felt it was time for the Jay ship to sink.
- 13 are left, who will be voted out next?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 9:11:29 GMT -5
Jay knew it was coming and he's already making friends at the Cemetery, both Davis and Shon have welcomed him openly and that there's a Social, Mental and Physical rep each competing for survival is pretty awesome. I love how iSurv1vor works at times.
Call me crazy but I think Al-Salt can do it again but Fabian has leg-up for Amman and that's his timezone! Foreigners can really come into their own when the challenge is round the clock. This is also their first foray into a self-governed challenge (sans returnees) so it'll be very interesting to see how they deal with calling shots within their own guys to delete shit. I can't imagine they'd be receptive to being told repeatedly to delete crap posts.
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Post by woods on May 7, 2016 21:27:12 GMT -5
I agree with you, Tucker. Having Fabian will def be an advantage in this challenge. Pretty sure I hated this challenge in India, if its the same one that is in the cemetery. I just kept attacking Brookie for some reason...but anyway.
Travis - Interesting points here. I am excited to see at one point in this game it will become veterans v.s. Rookies. I dont think it will happen to the merge but the ideas are circulating. I haven't seen enough of Travis to believe he is going to be the one to spearhead this movement but I think he could have a hand in it.
Are Ricky and Nicole really doing something wrong though? They are in the coaches chat... so it isn't really cross tribal but I can see why Travis would be upset about it if Nicole is supposed to be his "coach"
I am looking forward to Ricky v.s. Nicole... My money is on Ricky... he has too many minions!
#ItsYaBoyCarlos... yes, I gave him Jay's intro with a plan to dethrone Nicole! So I am going to look like an idiot here but... doesn't the salvation cup go out after the vote? How will they know who gets it? Or has Nicole been pretty open? If they know who is going tot get it, their plan will work and then Nicole will be dethroned and then man, game up. Kind of hope they vote out Mandy, dethrone Nicole, elect Carlos as Coach, lose the challenge and put nicole v.s. dylan for the vote... it would tie (Nicole/Dylan v.s. Kate/Travis) and then Carlos would break the tie it. that would make for some good drama. If Carlos can orchestrate this, it could be the big move he writes home about later!
Put headphones in to listen to Desiree and BOOM, you can actually hear her and now I am deaf... very interesting alliance between Des and Fabi... thats got to be a fun convo to listen to. The MVP and Super Idol information...come on Ricky, I think that is a little far fetched. I would go with Coach Idol but I don't know if I would have said the MVP idol.
until next time... #ItsYaBoyWoods
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Post by maranda on May 8, 2016 19:08:49 GMT -5
Travis always has to complain about something theres a coaches chat move along to your next issue.only think I found interesting was the rookies verses the vets which is bound to happen I am hoping it happens before merge though.There should be a no drinking during game time rule lol .Fabi I thought had a advantage with the timezone too but unfortunately that wasn't so. It seems like as rhe game goes on less are doing decent confessionals. Also seriously anyone that has the balls to dethrone Ricky deserves to go far and or win he should not have this much power it's getting old fast. It's interesting to see Carlos try something different.
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Post by constance on May 9, 2016 2:07:40 GMT -5
Here is how I am currently feeling about everyone and below will explain how I feel about Tribal Council.
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Nicole - Nothing for Episode 7 currently.
Ricky - So perhaps after this round, he will plan to target Travis at merge and try to get all of the people he is aligned with to vote him out? I'm not sure why he has to drink every time he is not doing well / loses. Instead of drinking away the issues, you can recover calmly and not go to alcoholic beverages, but-- :X . At this stage in the game, it is not a good idea to immediately doubt people (aka Desiree) because the merge does focus on your strongest relationships, so don't start second-guessing them now! I admit he does get frustrated easily if things do not go a particular way and I don't want him to do what he did to EVERYONE on the merged tribe, but I mean, iSurv1vor isn't fun without the drama, right?
Carlos - Trying to be the fun guy? Yuck, another personality switch! Please decide who you are as a player, because you literally play every persona (and not in a good way!)
Desiree - Nothing that I don't already know! I know she is thankful that she got the Salvation Cup last round and that getting Jay out was a good thing for her game, also. She actually convinced Fabian to vote for Jay, after telling him that there is no point in turning on the majority because he would just be found out. I think her and Reynolds have grown a strong bond and I can not wait to see how it is tested in the merge. She needs to NOT be the first juror, for one, and two, she needs to start doing something for HERSELF because Ricky will take them so far to the point where they will have nothing but themselves, and Ricky will take the opportunity to obliterate them all at the end. She's doing good right now, but needs to showcase more of what she WANTS to do in the game, not what she FEELS should happen.
Dylan - Makes me want to fall asleep. I just think he is always so monotone with the same emotion on every single thing and it kind of tires me out. I am very interested to see how the Nicole / Dylan dynamics will go at merge when they see Ricky! I have a feeling Dylan is going to possibly butt heads with him and get into some real situations! He just needs to show his passion for the game, because I just think he says the same thing but in a different way some times.
Fabian - Aww, it will be sad to see you leave! He was such a kind kid too, and with how they told him what was going on, it won't come as a blindside, but it does bother me because he did good with the challenge and for his efforts, he is eliminated. I don't know, he just is super bright and has a lot of potential but now he'll be up against Davis and Jay where he will face a huge challenge maybe.
Izzy - She never goes against anything her alliance does and seems to obviously focus very strongly on trust and loytalty. If any of them were to ever wind up betraying her, she would probably shake this game up! She is so sweet and understanding with things and her confessionals may be short but she is the ONLY person with short confessionals that consistently stay on point. She has evolved so much throughout the beginning of the game to where she is now and I think she deserves to make it far! I adore her so much and she just always keeps me entertained and intrigued!
Mandy - I am so glad that she went on to a winning tribe at the late period of the tribe swap. Does anyone remember how bad of a position she was in when several people wanted to try and target her?! She has managed to pick herself back up and do well on her own and I am really proud of her! I admit, she has not done a TON, but she has the relationships and the kindness that people want to have as a number because if you're willing to stay around to be a number, it can only happen so long, so it might as well be Mandy's chance, but I am hoping Mandy will do some kind of move throughout the next few weeks!
Patia - It is good to see her finally thinking through her gameplay more. She is starting to realize she doesn't fully need all those boys to try and play a game, when she can create relationships and do what she needs to do on her own. I definitely agree with the way she is going about things. Her and Ricky could go far together if she is his angel whisperer and does what he wants, but herself, she stands for a period of time.
Reynolds - Yay, he made it to the merge! I think he is in a nice position, like he was explaining. I think the relationships that he has made will definitely secure a five-person alliance that will hold for quite some time unless someone pulls something extremely shady and decides to just flip the entirety of the game all around but you never know what will happen in this game! He is also a really well-rounded player too.
Stephanie - I love how she confronts Carlos on how she feels and is not afraid to say anything, but he'll back himself up when he gets pushed into a vocal corner. You slay him girl! I think she is doing an amazing job as well and I'm so excited to see how well she does throughout the merge! Her gameplay has been really focused on doing what is good for her and not for anything else, so I hope she continues to go with that mentality throughout the merge!
Kate - With her and Nicole bonding, I can't wait to see what they will do if theyd ecide to work together and try to go after Ricky in the future. I hope more people start to realize that Ricky is an extremely huge threat to them and if they do not get him out soon, he will just go way over their heads and make it to the end. I'm so happy she is still around! Originally meant to be eliminated, she literally has a second saving grace and if it was not for what happened she would not be here right now. I like how she is so analytical about things and really balances out her options.
That is all I have for now!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 12:33:34 GMT -5
Carlos / Kate / Travis is coming forward as an unlikely grouping. Carlos and Kate have written down each other's names, Travis was probably going to write down Kate's when Shon went too. And yet they see what Ricky is building, and they want no part in it.
Will Patia come back to her boy Carlos, or will she continue to be Ricky's dirty little secret, and stab her homie in the back?
I suspect Dylan will be a big target early in the merge, or someone like Izzy who is a solid vote with Ricky. Dylan because he'll oppose Ricky's power, and want him out of Nicole's head. It's feeling like the game is shaping up into Ricky's believers and the unbelievers.
Who is securely in Ricky's pocket? Desiree, Izzy, Patia, Reynolds. And each one believes they have some special bond with him. Some of them received the salvation cup. The Asylum is Ricky's original, small alliance, and it looks like Des and Izzy do much of their chatting there right in front of him. Reynolds thinks he's getting an MVP idol clue. Patia had a huge infodump from Ricky and is his #1 UTR ally, his mole.
But here comes someone from the Cemetery. Ricky's solid 6 now has to stand up to 7. He and Nicole are now vulnerable to the vote. Women outnumber men for the first time in the game. Paranoia is about to get amped up.
Gender is still playing a role in voting, echoes of Tibet. The men - other than Ricky and Reynolds - may start to squirm a bit, knowing they are outnumbered.
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Post by chrisbrown on May 9, 2016 23:06:01 GMT -5
Here are my thoughts so far:
Carlos - I like the odd pairing of Carlos and Kate brewing. It's poetic that they were so hardcore against each other initially, but have bonded to form a duo with a common goal. I'm super impressed with his ability to connect with people that he could give a shit less about and completely intend to stab at some point. Like, he's transparent and harbors a certain level of distrust amongst EVERYONE, yet they all personally like him, which is just bizarre to me. Kudos to him - he's gaining my respect more and more as a player. He's constantly regrouping and thinking of scenarios that can be advantageous to him. He's one of the few people that is really excelling in that department...
Desiree - bragging about her game? Love you girl, but I'm still waiting to see you bring on some strategy... like, some real strategy. I knew she wouldn't keep to her strategy of "not trusting anyone" because she has a soft heart and is super emotional. She is reeeeeally looking for someone to care about her and I think Reynolds is giving her exactly what she's looking for, whether it's genuine or not. She's been very easily touched and hasn't had the kind of strategic thought process that I think she needs to have to excel in this game. With Ricky self imploding and the whole Ricky/Nicole battle brewing, she won't be at the forefront of the drama at merge, but I feel like a soft heart and over trusting will be her demise again.
Izzy - sometimes, I'm not sure whether she's joking or whether I should take her seriously, but she's still in the game like anyone else, so I guess I can go fuck myself. "I'm actually shocked that I'm still in the game..." YOU AND ME BOTH, GIRL. I'm noticing that her and Desi are drifting apart as Reynolds slides right in with the "FAQ" alliance. I'd be interested to see if Izzy finds greener grasses or fucks something up in some way come merge... as a viewer, the thought of that EXCITES the fuck out of me.
Kate - there's something naive about Kate that is driving me crazy... like she seems so put together and intellectual in a lot of other respects, but she seems to lack some self awareness. But then she shut me the fuck up by actually hitting her assessments of Dylan's perception of her and Travis' gameplay on the head, so I had to have several seats. I'm really holding out hope for her and think that she has potential once she gets herself in something solid with someone that sees working with her as a great opportunity since she's lacking those bonds and relationships currently. I'm liking what's brewing between her and Carlos - odd pair, but loving the idea of them actually pulling it together and making it happen.
Nicole - "I don't think I really told him that..." don't think, Nicole? I love the level of doubt that she has with this - it's like Ricky has put some kind of trance on half the cast and make them forget basic strategy or what they've said or what they should do that would be in their best interest. I really do love Nicole, though. I want her to do well - she's genuine and I think it's hilarious that she's probably one of the most genuine people left in the game, yet people perceive her as being shady. She really needs to #playtowin (do you like that plug?) and really start coming up with a solid plan to stab Ricky because that's the move she needs to solidify herself as player with a chance in this game. Loving that her and Kate are forming something because they are in a similar position and perceived similarly.
Patia - where are you, girl? She actually is going to be one of those pivotal wild card votes down the line, which is a good yet nerve wrecking spot to be in because you really hold your destiny in your own hand.
Reynolds - snooze fest. I'm over it. Not impressed. Maybe the whole cheating thing is making me biased but I usually starting tuning him out as I listen to his confessionals. He's not offering me a perspective that I'm particularly interested in or that I think is impactful on the game at this point. Likely to change next episode? Hopefully...
Ricky - oh Ricky... self imploding? He's bringing the fireworks, yet still has the trust of so many people in the game on his tribe. He's owning his outburst and really thinks he has Nicole in his pocket... if Nicole can get the Nicole/Dylan/Kate/Carlos thing going (feeling like this is highly unlikely) or even just allows Kate to get in her head and tell her that they need to get rid of Ricky for the sake of their games (with the help of Dylan, who I'm sure will be happy to throw Ricky under the bus), Ricky could see his torch snuffed pretty soon. Not necessarily sure that's the smartest move for Nicole long term at this point, but we'll see... Ricky is really depending on her more so anyone else left in the game and she's going to have to make a decision. She's going to freak out, but it's going to have to happen. Loving the Travis hate, too... he's annoying.
Steph - I like that she called Carlos out in a group setting... She has a fire that I think everyone really still underestimates. I'm excited to see her slither her way through a merge setting. Carlos will definitely be after her at some point, but I don't think she's at the top of anyone's radar as they perceive her as someone that's not really important to deal with right now...
Travis - he annoys me, but I do commend him for being one of the only people that brings up the fact that there are a lot of returnees left in the game. Like, helloooo... they were brought back for a reason. They're dangerous and need to go. He has his head in the right place, but it's still something about him that just annoys me... I don't know. I'm just a bitch. Travis is becoming more and more apparent with his flip flopping ways. A few people have taken notice and I think he's fucked in a merge situation if he pisses off the wrong person. Ricky seems to have it out for him, so he could be in trouble... loving all of these new battles that are brewing.
Merge is going to be insane!
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