Board Thread:Survivor: Sumbawa (Season 19)/@comment-6702096-20160901040904

What a season this has been... and I don't mean that in a positive way.

Before I start, I just need to say something....

Jess:​ Stop thinking you're the greatest liar in the world. There's nothing I can respect about you as a player. In my eyes, you mostly just told me lies; lies that you didn't need to tell. Sure, you showed me your "idol," but you also lied about the events of Zak's boot, your loyalty to the alliance we had, saying you wanted Brian out when you actually didn't, that you were talking to the wrong Josephine, AND you still tried to act like my biggest supporter despite spilling the beans to Ty about my fucking advantage. If you're going to be the deceitful person you are, at least own your shit instead of acting like the nice innocent mother. Okay? Okay. I'm truly hurt by what you did and I just needed to get that off my chest. Anyways, onto the finalists.

Ty, Brian, Linus. Whether I want to or not, I have to give you three kudos for making it to the end of a crazy season like this. It was hectic from start to finish, and for that, I congratulate you. Unfortunately for some of you, that will be the only positive comment you'll be getting here.

Let me just say, I don't think I've ever been more fed up with the events of an ORG like I am with the events of this one. The recurring theme of this season has got to be the unnecessary drama. From Ash's boot onward, this game took a turn for the worst. Almost every day since then, I've heard something about people talking shit about other people, bullying, harassment, etc. It's really been pissing me off for the longest time. And if any of us have a brain here, I think it's obvious what the source of that drama is.

Have a guess? You got it: Brian and Ty.

Brian: ​By the time you started painting yourself as a bully who likes to gossip, it became incredibly clear, to me at least, that you would be sitting there at FTC. So did I expect you to be there? I don't know how I couldn't. At the final 4, in the eyes of the jury, it wasn't between Linus and Josh because you and Ty had made a FTC pact. It was because Linus and Josh would be stupid not to target each other. You are a goat, alright? Linus has every right to make one little remark given the shit you've put everybody through this whole game. A goat doesn't always mean that they just sat around, did nothing, and were carried to the end. Did you make moves? Yes. Did you play strategically? From what I've noticed, yes. However, you need to take notes on Survivor. It doesn't matter how heavily strategic modern day Survivor is; from the very first season of Survivor, it has been, and always will be, purely a social game. It's a social experiment. If you are as big a fan of Survivor as you say, then you would be well-aware of that. You have to make the necessary bonds with everyone around you so that when the time is right, you can take control, make moves, and leave an impact on the game. Well, Brian, you only did half of that. You played strategically, but you probably have one of, if not, the worst social games I have ever seen in any ORG I've been in. It says a lot about your social game if you've managed to make pretty much everybody on the jury despise you. Yeah, you read that correctly. We all pretty much hate you, and that's what makes you a goat; you're seen as easy to beat. For me personally, I only hate the way you approached this game, I can't judge the type of person you are when you aren't playing an ORG. However, the way you interact with people in ORGs gives me an idea. Call me harsh if you want for criticizing your social game, but I can't fake my feelings. You spent a lot of time talking about people behind their backs, particularly Ash and Josephine, getting pretty confrontational when you didn't have to, and acting like a cocky control freak. The worst part about it, though, is that you fail to recognize everything you did wrong. Maybe you owned up to some things, I can't be the one to make that call, but it's pretty clear that you see yourself as heroic. As far as Sumbawa goes, you are far from it. So here are my questions for you:

1: Why, despite the damage you've done, should I or any of the other jury members give you our vote?

2: Justify your claim that you're heroic; why should the jury see you as a hero?

3: What makes you a better choice for Sole Survivor than the likes of Linus and Ty?

Ty: ​I have very mixed opinions about you. While I was in the game, we never had any direct conflict. In fact, I found it very easy to talk to you, whether it was about the game or about life in general, I had very nice conversations with you, and you seemed like a nice person whenever we talked. However, my perspective of you almost entirely changed during the events and aftermath of Ash's boot. I will admit, Ash and I are incredibly close outside of the game, but whether she's my friend or not doesn't affect my feelings about what you did. I took note of what you said to her in your Rites of Passage; essentially, you told her that she was childish and needed to grow up. Well, let's elaborate on the situation, shall we? You taunted Ash before she was voted out in the manner of an asshole, talked shit about her behind her back (to me, let me remind you), and continued to taunt her after she was voted out with a 22-second recording of maniacal laughter. So after going through these things, answer me this: just who the fuck do you think you are to call someone else childish when you're being just as, if not more, childish? Did Ash target you? Yes. You took the necessary steps to make sure you didn't get screwed, I understand that. But when it comes down to it, Ash never once got cocky about anything or talked shit behind your back, what she did was meant merely to protect Josephine, her ally. From a strategic perspective, you should understand this. The only justification you've got for acting that way to Ash is because you wanted to make her feel inferior to you. Whether you meant to or not, that's what you did. So don't go ahead and claim that you had "very little blood" on your hands going into the merge, because when you did that to Ash, pretty much half of your competition despised you. You very much had blood on your hands. Following that, you continued to talk shit about Josephine both behind her back and to her face. I don't think anyone can grasp this, the only reason Josephine said all those things that she said while she was in the game was because everyone was targeting her and she wasn't going to take your shit. It seems like you just feed off of chaos, and I can't respect that. And like Brian, you are a jury goat since you didn't do a good job maintaing a good relationship with us over here on the jury. It's just to a lesser extent. And again, given what you've done this whole game, Linus can make one little remark. And let me just say, I think you need to check yourself on your supposed claim that Linus "didn't play that good of a game since he had to win every immunity from F7 on up to win the game." Well, actually, I think he played a great game. At least a great social game, that is. While he was making friends with everyone here on the jury, you were too busy with Brian acting like cocky assholes. He was actually making sure he stood a chance at getting our votes in the end, while you guys sat around not giving a fuck about how we feel. Not to mention, if you can go ahead and speak positively about your success in pre-merge challenges and how it had a hand in your success, then the same should be said for Linus. He won challenges too and that had a hand in his success. If you really don't think it's superb gameplay, then don't go ahead and say that Linus wouldn't be at FTC if it weren't for his immunities. You would have voted him out the first chance you got since he posed as a threat. If someone's a threat, they must be doing something right. Don't discredit your competition to make yourself look better. Same goes for Brian. Focus on yourself, not your fellow finalists. The speech is called "Vote for _____." Unless we say otherwise, tell us why you should win, not why they should lose. Understand? You don't just "earn our votes" at the very end, you build up a good reputation the whole way through. Your entire journey affects our votes, not just the answers you present us at FTC. Here are my questions for you:

1: Justify your actions that I noted above regarding Ash: what makes that okay for you to do?

2: How much did luck factor into your journey to the end?

3: What makes you a better choice for Sole Survivor than the likes of Linus and Brian?

You both are just let-downs to me. I'm sorry to say it, but I can't find one good reason to vote for either of you as of now, so you better answer my questions with great detail. What I got from playing with you two and observing what went down after I was booted was that you're both drama-loving motherfuckers. In all honesty, I could compare this FTC to the United States presidential election right now. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both awful candidates for president in their own way, just like the two of you are awful candidates for Sole Survivor in your own way. However, I can find some solace in knowing that the one difference between the election and this FTC is that there's a third party/person that actually stands a legitimate chance of winning: Linus.

​Linus:​ Thank the fucking lord you're here. You're the only thing keeping FTC from being a complete piece of shit. Linus, you by far have played the best social game out of the three finalists. Throughout the season, we've been supporting you since you were one of the nicer players who had a positive story arc. We did have great conversations, so that's also a plus. However, your strategic game isn't quite there with me. I'm not saying that your strategic game sucked, not at all. I just mean that I'm finding it difficult to see what you did strategically. Your physical game, while it was excellent, kind of overpowered your strategic game for a good portion of the merge. Plus, I'm well aware of the lies you told me throughout the game. I just didn't really see a reason for you to do that when I had your back the whole way through, and wasn't really an obstacle to you in any way. However, nonetheless, you are the most likely person getting my vote tonight. Here are my questions for you:

1: What was your strategy at the start of the game and how did it change over the course of the season?

2: Name 2-3 moves you made. Tell me why you made those moves and how it benefited you in the long run.

3: What makes you a better choice for Sole Survivor than the likes of Ty and Brian?

I have a question for all of you now: If you could choose one jury member to take your place at FTC, who would it be and why?

Now listen, please, do not take what I've said here on a personal level. This is strictly my opinion on you guys based on THIS SEASON. Like I said before, I can't judge the type of people you are outside of the game. I'd like to think you guys are nice people. So that being said, good luck. And please, put effort into your answers. Even though it may not seem like it, each of you still have a chance of getting my vote.

Lastly, thank you to the hosts for selecting me to play. It has been a pleasure :) and again, good luck finalists. 