Board Thread:Survivor 22: San Marcos/@comment-1728794-20170209210646/@comment-9755360-20170211042948

You might think so, but what I was scared for was a Quetzal vs Catarina war with Tacana in the middle. I knew that the Tacanas would get into a power position if the war happened, and I'd also say that Chris and Claudia indeed found themselves in a good position after Quetzal and Catarina began going after each other. If not for me using my Idol on Shea, I think they would've controlled quite a bit of the merge, and that was something I was very scared of. Furthermore, I knew I was good with Chris, but I also had never talked to you nor Claudia, and although I wanted to work with you, I didn't know what kind of relationships you already had. I'd already talked to most of the Quetzals, and knew I had people I could contact in there. Numbers are scary, but I think it's more threatening with people playing both sides from the middle.
 * 1) Why were you so against Tacana? This is news to me. Why exactly did you think we were threats to your game? Wouldn't have been smarter to gun for Quetzal because of the numbers?

2. Were you serious about flipping on Catarina, or were you just saying that to make me feel safe? I was definitely serious. I wanted to have as many options open as possible, and I was very grateful to swapped Catarina for saving me. The only reason I didn't go with them was because that, despite asking them multiple times, they said voting you was fine, but I knew from Shea that they were voting Austin, and I knew I couldn't go with people that didn't trust me. Had they been honest with me, I probably would've told Austin so he could play the Idol, but also vote for him, and try to play both sides. Or just choose a side and go with that one. It's hard to say in hindsight. I didn't just say it to make you feel safe though - I was thiking about flipping on Catarina until I found out they didn't trust me.

3. If there was anyone you prefer to be sitting next to you instead of Sim and Nick, who would it be, and why? (Merge/Jury members only)

Shea. Shea and Sim would've been my perfect F3. I feel fairly confident I could've beaten both of them, and I was also very close to both of them as well (Sim pre-swap and Shea post). I knew he didn't want to get to the end though, which was a shame, but him, me and Sim here would've been my ideal F3.

4. Can you rank the jury members and finalists from best to worst strategist, and also rank by who you like the most and why? You don't have to do the second one but that'd be a bonus for me.

Sure.

Strategy:

1. Claudia (See: Chris)

2. Chris (It's hard to separate Chris and Claudia, but I think Claudia's bond with Austin was the main determining factor in her getting the #1 spot)

3. Nathaniel (I don't really like ranking myself, but I think I did the best with what I had, and since everything went how I wanted it to with the exception of the F5, I think my strategy paid off)

4. Nick (Nick had a path to get to the end and followed it - and it turns out that that path was a successful one too)

5. Jenna (I think Jenna's heavily underestimated, and as she showed in her speech, she had a great strategy going on)

6. Renz (I think he did the best of what he had to work with, with the exception of voting incorrectly the tribal he went home)

7. Austin (He was good, but a couple things he did were strange)

8. Elmo (Elmo was an amazing guy, but I don't think his strategic side was shown too much)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">9. Sim (I think Sim had a good strategy, but he made some questionable moves)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">10. Rhi (Same as Malik)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">11. Malik (Only because you didn't get to show yourself)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">12. Brandon (I think his post-swap move wasn't a good one)

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<p style="line-height:inherit;">Like (this is so hard because I love everyone):

<p style="line-height:inherit;">12. Nathaniel (Sometimes I really hate myself)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">11. Brandon (This is simply because I never got to really know him)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">10. Austin (I feel incredibly bad putting Austin this low, and I have no reason for it other than liking everyone else more)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">9. Nick (Never really talked to him, but we had a really good talk during this FTC, which made me like him a lot more)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">8. Renz (Renz is a tricky one, because I'm so used to being against him - I really like the parts of him that are his true personality though)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">7. Chris (I can't believe Chris is this low. I love Chris so much! I have no reason to put him this low)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">6. Sim (Sim and I connected really well early on, and I loved reconnecting a bit during this FTC. He's this low because we didn't talk as much during the merge as we did before it, I guess?)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">5. Jenna (I adore Jenna. She's just so great overall, and if you watch her speech, it really shows there)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">4. Malik (You know how I feel about you <3)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">3. Rhi (Rhi is here 50% because talking to her about her job were my favourite conversations this season, and 50% because she's amazing)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">2. Elmo (Elmo is just about the best guy you can meet. He's nice, easy to talk to, loveable - I've missed Elmo every day since I voted him out)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">1. Claudia (The conversations I had with Claudia were by far the most enjoyable ones I had with anyone all game. She just felt so open and honest, and even when she deceived me, she (and Chris - this goes for him too) did it in such wonderful ways that I just couldn't help but smile at how awesome they were playing. There's no wonder Claudia's the fan fave, if we put it that way)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">5. Is there anything you regret? <p style="line-height:inherit;">No. I have a motto to never regret anything, and although I could've done things differently that might've put me in a better spot here, I think you learn from everything you do and become a better person, so no, I've got no regrets.