Board Thread:Survivor 29: Hallasan/@comment-29651946-20180110061727/@comment-33311709-20180110165850

Hey Dan, glad to see your opinion on both sides of things. I'll try and see if I can respond in the best way possible:

In response to your accusation that I don't know anything about you, I would disagree...Reading back on our conversations, we actually connected on a personal level in the early stages of merge. Maybe you believed it was fake, but getting to know you (and everyone else) is actually genuine on a 24/7 basis.

When I noted that I wanted to work together, that was genuine as well. I felt as though this game was going to turn out like my experience on Main, where both sides remained on one side, and shots were taken back and forth. In saying what I did, I was aiming to make a move.

The reason I didn't pursue it is because I was never met halfway. In the votes against yourself and Sam, it was simply because neither of you messaged me unless it was to protect yourself. Could I have taken advantage? Sure, but just as you noted, we didn't have enough time to get to know one another, and we very rarely talked game.

The game is all about risks, and I chose to move forward with the numbers, rather than trust individuals who almost never reached out to talk game in a formulated fashion.

ONTO YOUR QUESTION

'''I firmly believe that Ally had an easier path to the final two. She contained multiple relationships before the season started, and her jury management is underwhelming to say the least. I'm a HUGE Russell Hantz fan, but he didn't desrve to win Samoa or Hero vs Villains solely based on the fact that he had a below-average social game. '''

'I can get why others believe my game is inferior to Ally's in certain aspects, but how many jury members truly ''hate me? Who has a bitter feeling towards me? '''

'''A lot of folks believe I'm a great guy based on jury speeches (which I fully appreciate), and I was very rarely fake within the game to anyone. If I gave my word to you, I followed through to the best of my ability. '''

'''At the end of the day, Ally fed me less information than she is leading on. She is acting as though she ran the game and went straight through everyone. I personally believe that if Ally contained ZERO pre-game relationships, she wouldn't be sitting here at the end of the day. '''