Jared Merrell
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Post by Jared Merrell on Jan 8, 2014 22:12:47 GMT -5
Hey guys, I guess we should put a episode thread for our second episode of the game, to keep things on track and not get lost on the Season Premier in the Viewers Lounge.
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Post by animal on Jan 8, 2014 23:09:54 GMT -5
Finally got access and caught up, wrote this before I had access to Viewer's, but just sent it to Kirin until I could find somewhere to post it LOL; YUUBU This tribe seems kinda low on moral. They lost the challenge and I wanna see some of them them step it up (Jamie and Matt). I do give Matt props for trying his damnedest to survive this vote, but I just don't think it was happening. Dog Pac is obviously running things, but I don't think Craig is 100% loyal to it, and he will be open to turning on them as the game progresses. He seemed to imply it was a temporary alliance to him, while Billy and Samantha were completely down for it. I see Jamie and Jose on the outs right now, but Billy has the potential to swing back for a "favorites" group. I just don't see it being at the price of Sami. I think Craig thinks he's running things. KOJI It seems to me that Debbie and Jeffrey are running things here, though Kelman and Sassy are also bonding a bit more which I find fascinating. Looks to me that Debbie/Jeffrey have alliances with each one of the favorites individually, and even though they may sacrifice their fellow fan Gabe, I think that they're gonna be able to wiggle their way around a "minority" to the favorites, who don't seem to be all together, IMO. CHIKARA I think that Tyler is on the outs, and probably followed by Sheri. Their tribe is a hot mess, and has characters like Eric who I could see definitely becoming a villain, and I think everyone knows he's shady - even people who aren't on his tribe lol. I think Cody and Robbie could run this tribe, honestly. It seems to me that Chris/Eric could be an alliance, and I am thinking Cody/Robbie could try to use Chris, so Chris could have some sort of power in this scenario as well but it seems that he has Cody & Robbie above Eric. SAAKI I think Dylan is gonna control this tribe lol. He has his alliance with Daniel & Nicole, and I can see him forming relationships with the guys Dodds and he is actively working on his relationship with Aaron. On the contrary, Daniel definitely recognizes that Dylan is a threat, but they've aligned with Nicole and taken Dodds as their fourth, even though Daniel recognizes Dodds as his top ally. I see Ginny as an outcast on this tribe, but Aaron isn't far behind. Aaron's redeeming factor could be his relationship with Dylan (though, Ginny's redeeming factor could be her relationship with Nicole). I could see Dodds becoming "on the outs" but I think Daniel is doing a great job incorporating him into the tribe. It could be a jumbled mess but I had a lot to catch up on so hay
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Ju1ce
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Post by Ju1ce on Jan 8, 2014 23:15:18 GMT -5
Welcome, kiddo!
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Post by Sandy on Jan 8, 2014 23:18:27 GMT -5
That was so great animal!!! (3 exclamation points like Cody (the castaway)) HI ANIMAL AND WELCOME Awesome insight, spot on. Now I just paused Craig's 1st episode two video and I called it. Jose could potentially be in some deep shizz.
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Post by Ju1ce on Jan 8, 2014 23:27:48 GMT -5
Craig irks me. He acts like the other players in the game have to play like he thinks they should. Dumb.
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Post by Sandy on Jan 8, 2014 23:32:37 GMT -5
Kinda shocked he made finals in the Chronicles game, now that I know him a little better. I don't know what went down in that game at all, I just know he got 2nd. But yeah, he's young and cocky.
GRATS ON THE BRACES BEING OFF CRAIG!
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Post by Ju1ce on Jan 8, 2014 23:48:12 GMT -5
Ohhh snap. Sandy handing out the warnings!!
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Post by Ju1ce on Jan 9, 2014 0:58:32 GMT -5
Ginny friend requested me on fb. I feel like this is a trap...
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Post by animal on Jan 9, 2014 1:57:21 GMT -5
Oh yeah I totally think Jose targeting Billy isn't his best bet. Honestly he probably logically should be thinking of working WITH Billy and Jamie, to argue for a favorite alliance.
INNN reality though, I think he should campaign to Craig to turn him on the Billmantha duo. I don't think Craig will turn on them just yet though and he shouldn't. Flip-flopping so much early on only spells doom and shows that you can't be trusted. I don't think Jose has much to lose really… except that he could wind up becoming the target before Jamie (I think the way it stands now, Jamie would go next, but if Jose keeps it up, he could find himself on the hot seat very soon unfortunately!)
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Post by kirin on Jan 9, 2014 2:43:04 GMT -5
Agree on all the José talk, it's so sad but it's true, he's playing so sloppy! ): I think he just wants to be neutral and make everyone happy, but he's in a tribe with a very strong 3 person alliance and hasn't expressed doubt about each other whatsoever. He's definitely in hot water, so I hope his tribe wins and he can make it to a swap or something.
Tyler's video had me dying, his Sheri impression LOL.
Anyways, hanging out with Cody today was pretty much the best thing ever. While we were hanging out and talking, Robbie randomly Skype called him and started talking strategy, and it was so cool to get to witness it lol. I'm probably the biggest dork on this forum, but I really had a lot of fun hearing his thoughts in person. Like I said in another forum, the main thing I noticed was just how badly he's ready to play, how much he loves talking strategy and how he just wants to start making moves. But he's no Gabe, and he's holding himself back until the time is right, and it's amazing. Love him so much. I'm sorry I'll stop gushing about him now lol but I just wanted to give you guys the insight I got today from getting to spend time with him in person.
I was on a call with Cody/Robbie/Chris/Eric, and then Cody/Robbie/Chris actually pretended like they had to go, and went into another Skype call so they could talk about Eric lol. Eric has seriously dug himself such a big hole from all his scheming with the other tribes! I feel kind of bad for him because I think he thinks he's a lot closer to Chris then Chris actually thinks they are. Chris seems totally on board to work with Cody/Robbie. The 3 of them are also on the right track in searching for the idol, which is awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2014 2:53:59 GMT -5
There is no way that Craig will waiver on the Dog Pac, he has majority and two very strong and influential people that want to work with him.
Yeah he is the third wheel but Billy and Sami are keeping him thoroughly invested and that's what you need to keep up numbers. Jose and Jamie should pair up and make a play for Sami to flip, she is a very savvy strategist and likes to be in charge whereas the Pac are very democratic in their decision process.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2014 2:58:09 GMT -5
I've no real thoughts on Koji, Saaki and Chikara currently. We know who the big players are and now they're over the first three days it's focusing on executing each round without too much upset/fallout.
The thing I love about returning players is their arc concluding. Nicole, Robbie, Dylan and Cody are the most interesting so far. Sassy is being very smart and living up to her kooky personality but nothing striking me so far with her.
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Post by animal on Jan 9, 2014 11:10:20 GMT -5
There is no way that Craig will waiver on the Dog Pac, he has majority and two very strong and influential people that want to work with him. Yeah he is the third wheel but Billy and Sami are keeping him thoroughly invested and that's what you need to keep up numbers. Jose and Jamie should pair up and make a play for Sami to flip, she is a very savvy strategist and likes to be in charge whereas the Pac are very democratic in their decision process. I don't think he will turn on them any time soon but I do feel like if any of them were to turn, Craig would be the one (so that's Jose's best bet). But in one of his video confessionals he implied he would if the time called for it later on down the road, he said he wanted to keep his options open or something. But I don't see him turning on them senselessly or anything so I see dogpac lasting for awhile! In other news, Nicole is catching onto Daniel/Dodds- they both messaged her at the same time talking strategy talk. Come on noobs, that's Survivor 101 and they deserve to get caught. I'm glad Nicole is catching on but idk if she's actually gonna do something about it. Her and Dylan could easily rope in Aaron and Ginny though but I don't see it happening.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2014 12:08:03 GMT -5
Nicole is being strong armed into putting Dodds as the 4th, it's a little upsetting to read. Daniel is trying too hard and this wavering that Nicole and Dylan are doing is a good thing, Aaron and Ginny are right there to be picked up and put into a majority - these guys are playing too hard too early and I worry about the long term social impact it will have.
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Post by stephen on Jan 9, 2014 12:23:34 GMT -5
Someone better come save me from the massive depression slump I'll fall into if Jose is ousted next on Yuubu. They MUST win the next challenge! It's unfortunate because he is so well-spoken on calls and in his video confessionals... I don't get how he didn't naturally slide into something like the Dog Pac. What is missing and what went wrong? UGH THIS SUCKS.
Also I wanted to comment that my gut tells me Chris is likely to be content with Cody and Robbie for a while. Unless did a complete 180 from his gameplay in the past (and come on... does anyone ever actually do that?) then that's sort of the pattern I'd expect from him. He may come off as extremely over the top and borderline insane in his confessional at times, but he's honestly a bright kid with good awareness, and usually knows when to keep his mouth shut. I'm going to put in on the record that he's one of my darkhorses to go surprisingly far in this game.
And finally, Sassy... congrats to her on MVP but I hope it doesn't cause more paranoia! Well... I can hope all I want, but we know Sassy. Gotta love her. I have to say that I love her presence in this game and all the little quirks she brings to the table. Definitely entertaining to keep up with her thoughts!
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