Board Thread:Survivor 42: Mexico/@comment-30370089-20200110022214/@comment-36835108-20200111010043

Okay so i’m gonna start off by saying i see how that could leave a bad taste in your mouth from the small bit of information i said to you but i strongly believe games should be played for fun. At that point in time i was on a tribe of like 4 or 5 people doing comps where 3 people were needed at a time. I remember it just being me and one other person that were online and posting and someone else was reading the tribe chat but not posting at all. That being said it had gotten to a point where i was so frustrated and stressed out at the fact nobody seemed to be wanting to contribute i felt like i wasnt having fun and i didnt know if it would get better. I talked to the hosts about it and we had a conversation and I stuck it out bc i figured merge was coming soon and things would pick up. When merge came along it did do that and i ended up having a lot of fun and was happy in my decision to stay bc i did want to have a good time and make it to the end. In me saying “im here for a good time not a long time”, that was just me saying hey im here to have fun and im not going to take it much to heart if i get voted out BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE IT TO THE END! I would not have put in that much effort into final immunity and stayed up until 4am doing endurance if it’s something i didnt want! Now for your questions:

1. I dont really think anybody in the finals right now made any big moves but like things i did without u involved are plentiful because the only thing i did that did involve you was the monty vote. I dont think we ever really talked much about anything game wise until then which was what final 6? so me getting to that point was all me making strong connections to big players that i felt like would keep me safe as they saw me as nothing more than an asset, which is what i strongly wanted. Like big moves arent really my thing as much as a strategy and being able to execute it to get me far. Big moves get you seen as a threat and voted out. I would say holding off winning immunities because i knew i had enough people on my side that wouldn't vote me, and if i won immunities early on, i could have been a bigger target. then once i didnt have those crucial connections anymore, i started winning the immunities, which i believe is a smart thing i did all for myself. though i would like to state that i do not think i needed final four or even five, but i won them because at final four i needed to secure you would get voted out and at final five i think while i could have convinced michelle to vote with me against you, it was nice to have since you were targeting me.

2. Ummmm okay i’ll give this my best shot bc i havent watched every season of survivor buuut

Najim- erik. i mean this in the nicest way but similar to erik, one stupid mistake cost you the game. and i feel like you had potential, but with your idol misplay, you went out as soon as you did, which relates to the infamous erik example from micronesia.. queen cirie.

Odd- chris from GI. he was abrasive and outspoken at times (which can be a good trait), but demonstrated a strategic game too, and unfortunately got booted a little earlier than would’ve liked. he made early connections similar to chris, and i feel like chris was polarizing (you either loved him or you didnt really connect with him, which i mean in the nicest way possible).

Aaron- kelly. as i said in my other answer, he was inactive compared to everyone and we all know kelly didnt have any screentime

Logan- carl from dvg. i feel like both placed around the same (early-mid merge boot) and they both had those people they connected with, but also people they didnt, and i felt like carl embodied that in his season. they’re both chill, and utr at most points of the game.

Landen- karishma. a queen. period. she was so entertaining and didn’t really care what other people thought. she kind of exposed people or leaked things that she felt was better for her game, and i feel like landen was similar with all his exposes in the tribal chat.

Monty- ozzy. i think similar to ozzy, he was likeable and was an overall strong competitor. the reason i chose this for monty is because he showed his challenge prowess too early and that got him targeted, and ozzy imo did the same and was likeable and could’ve won SP.

Julian- ashley from hhh. i think she played a lowkey game that was still respectable, and allowed her to go deep. she was kind of screwed over because of stupid ben’s flaunting idol play i think (that made people flip), and i think that little incident could be compared to you being close in f5 immunity and potentially making it deeper.. plus i liked ashley.

Angel- a mix of spencer from both seasons. he was abrasive and not the most likeable at times (cambodia) but he still can play a dominant game, and did, and imo a respectable strategic game (that we saw in cagayan).

3. It’s hard to say because any change in the way people leave can change the whole course of the game. I think i would have made it tho bc i think landen or monty would have continued running the game and i felt close with both of them to where both would have kept me safe. Also, as i said above, i feel like we never really worked together strategically until final six when we voted out monty, so i think for the most part i would have still been safe but may have had a harder time navigating the endgame as big threats such as monty/landen could have made it further than i would have liked. Would i stand a chance at f3 against one of them? No... but i would for sure still be here, especially since i had the proper social connections with people and you were one of the only people really ever targeting me, so without you in the game, i probably would’ve had a safer route to ftc. the only other people i felt like targeted me a lot were odd and logan, and i don't think they were ever going to get momentum to get rid of me because of connections ive made and my positioning with the power people of the game.