Episode #13 - Fate with unlucky 13!

[Jared Merrell]

Well, here we are boys and gals. Final 7! Will the idols be played this round? I expect Nicole to use her express pass here btw.

[Sandy]

It's actually a creative challenge, so I'm guessing she might wait to see what it is because she's super creative, and if she doesn't win, play her idol maybe? And use her Express Pass next round?

[Adrian]

I am calling it now. Nicole is getting the Glory Spot this season. It will be fitting, considering her iShomance with Dylan.

[kirin]

Alright, I think I've finally pulled myself together to write something logical. Lol I feel silly that I was so emotional about Cody going home, but I'm emotional when I watch real Survivor so of course I'm going to be emotional about iSurv1vor!! No shame.

I think what makes me so attached to Cody is obviously because I met him in person, but I think more so it's because I would have never met him if it wasn't for iSurv1vor. As an iSurv1vor superfan, it was really cool to meet him the first time because it was really like meeting an iSurv1vor celebrity, like someone I had heard about and known about but never actually met. So to like talk to him in person about his iSurv1vor journey and how he wants to play again, then a year later he applies and plays for the first time since 2008...It's just so cool to me! I'm sorry if that's dorky but I just think it's so special. How back in his day everyone just used AIM but he so quickly was able to adapt to the new "generation." I think he did so well, he had a lot to overcome but he went out with everyone loving him! He said a few rounds ago that he wanted to be a iV1llain, but I think the way he went out, how he just refused to betray Craig/Sassy/Sami, I think that shows that he's just truly just too nice of a person for that! It's still so frustrating to me that he was so close to staying, but he trusted his gut and did what he thought was best, and you can't blame him for that!! He'll always be one of my favorite iSurv1vors ever.

On to the final 7:

Aaron: Ugh....Aaron!!! Love him so much, but I'm seriously so frustrated with him. Even though his tribe voted that he would never win in front of the jury, I still believed that his game was very underrated and that he had a lot of valid selling points for why he should win...until this last vote. I'm so frustrated at him switching his vote at the revote, because he has now effectively pissed off everyone in the game. First he sided with Nicole and Daniel and voted off Craig, but then I guess he was so pissed that Cody and Chris didn't vote Craig with them, that he just went and voted off Cody with Sami and Sassy? So now they all are pissed at him, especially Sassy and Craig. Sami has been trying to hard to save Aaron, but now she probably can't because I think Sassy and Craig are finally going to put their foot down. No one can trust Aaron anymore. He should have just made a decision and stuck with it. I'm disappointed in him to be honest, but it's final 7 and everyone's vote counts a lot, so if Nicole can somehow reel him in with her, maybe he'll be back in a good position.

Chris: LOVE Chris so much, and I think him winning this game would be an amazing storyline. I think he has played fantastically this whole time, especially socially. Everyone likes him, and on a personal level, no one wants to see him go. He has such a fun personality and is seriously so likeable. On a strategic level, he has been aligned with some of the biggest personalities and the biggest threats, so he was always overlooked. And now he's here as the last Chikara standing, and everyone wants him on their side. He is now Nicole's biggest ally, and even Sassy wants Chris in the final 4 with her. He has somehow got himself in a good position even though his biggest ally just left, and I think that's amazing. I would be so happy if he ends up winning the game and I think he would deserve it so much. Love love love Chris.

Craig: I actually have a lot of respect for Craig, because he is very self-aware. If you watch his videos, you can see that he knows that he's got himself into a pretty powerless position that will be hard to get out of, and he knows his chances of winning are slim. I really respect how he can admit that. Most people would try and make excuses, but Craig owns up to his game. That being said, I agree with him when he says he's currently not playing to win. He really has appeared to just follow Sami and Sassy for the majority of this game. He hasn't done much on his own at all. I don't know what's going to happen with him. He's an easy vote off, but he's also an easy drag-along. But it's final 7, and he still has a couple more chances to make a power move. So I won't count him out yet.

Daniel: I'm just so frustrated that Daniel is in the final 7!! On a personal level I think he's so nice and I actually do enjoy his Alaskan stories. But strategically, this guy is a mess!!!! It seems like he doesn't think before he does anything. He's been left out of the loop on the past couple of votes and now no one seems to trust him. If he gets voted out in the next few rounds, it will be 100% his own fault for self destructing because no one ever wanted him out. But I think he's such a non threat that he can still easily make the final 4 if he just shuts up and chooses a side!

Nicole: LOVE. Even though she got super lucky with the Eric gives immunity to someone twist, I still think she has done an incredible job. From recovering from losing Dylan and finding Eric, to being a major part in why Robbie went home, to losing Eric but immediately gaining Chris's trust, to having an express pass and the idol....And the way she hid her idol this entire game was so amazing, I can't believe it took people so long to realize she had it. The way she was able to hide it was seriously so great on her part and now that everyone finally knows about it, they're scared of their minds!!! She's a final 5 shoe in, and it's amazing. I think she would be such a great winner of this series, so deserving. She's played so hard and I just can't say enough good things about her right now!!! I know that at this point a lot of people want her gone so I hope she can hang in there, she's done so great.

Sami: Sami has definitely dominated the merge portion of this game. She got off to a bad start with Yuubu losing but was able to turn things around at the Tyler vote when she pulled in Sassy. Even with losing her biggest ally Billy, she has been able to control a good portion of the merge. No one wants to do anything without Sami's permission, even when they think she's making the wrong move they let her make it. They all say they know she needs to go, but they don't do anything about it!! They've had ample opportunity to try and flush her idol, or blindside her out with it, but no one does it, and she looks brilliant taking the risk of not playing it and still staying in. I think there's no way she'll lose the game if she makes the finals, she has seriously done such a great job and I'm so glad I got her to apply for this season!!! She is a big reason of why this season has been so great. She might have made a mistake with the Cody vote, but I have no doubt that she'll quickly recover and she'll be on her way to the finals. Once again, another person who would make an amazing winner.

Sassy: Wow, she has come such a long way!!! From majority, to minority, to back to the majority. She has had so many people go against her, but yet she bounces back. She's taken a lot of personal heat this season which almost broke her down, but she has come back strong!! I might go on a limb and say that she has had the toughest road to the final 7 out of everyone left. She literally has had to fight every round. I think this last round might finally be a wake up call to her that even though she's done a great job, she needs to stop playing Sami's game. She knew that Cody shouldn't have gone home, but she went for it because Sami wanted to. I hope she starts to take things into her own hands now, because if she starts doing that now, she may just be able to make the finals and get the votes to win! But she seriously has to start now otherwise it'll appear as if Sami dragged her along. I'm so glad that Sassy is staying strong and playing hard, she should be so proud of herself!!

I legit have no idea what's going to happen this round. I predict Nicole or Sami winning immunity just because it's a creativity challenge. But we'll see!!! 

[animal]

I love Sami but I think forcing the vote on Cody last round will be the downfall. Now Sassy seems to wanna bank on Chris who I think is hellbent on avenging Cody. They struck too early to turn around and be forced to rely on those who they just backstabbed…

Sami was wrong for targeting Cody, but she is right for now trusting Aaron. Aaron wants Nicole out, meanwhile Chris lists Nicole as his #1 ally at this point…

[Jared Merrell]

This will be a cluster to solve, lets see what happens.

[kirin]

[2/4/14 11:24:02 PM] Kirin: So what's your next move?
[2/4/14 11:24:35 PM] Aaron: I'm siding with Nicole/Daniel/Chris. I really want Sassy out

I honestly didn't see this one coming, I really thought he was glued to Sami.

[Joe]

But Chris doesn't want to vote Sassy I thought...

[kirin]

Yeah Sassy and Craig want to vote for Aaron...So I don't even know lol.

I'm so confused lol. Need more people to post confessionals before I can piece this together!

[Jared Merrell]

If I am not mistaken here are the factions:

• Nicole & Aaron
• Sassy and Sam
• Sammy and Craig
• Chris and Sassy
• Craig and Sassy

Is that right? Daniel is not even in there.... He might be a swing vote which scares me. Even he's trying to convince Chris and Craig to get Sammy out.