Board Thread:Survivor 30: Legends/@comment-27636148-20180306084136

Hiiiii betches! i would like to start off by congratulating the 3 of you on making it as far as you possibly could this season! No matter how you got here that deserves some sort of recognition in my opinion.

This season has been exhausting and emotionally taxing for all of us (or at least for me), i’m personally not in the mood to write a long speech, i’m sure you ladies don’t wanna read a long speech either, so i’ll try to get straight to point with y’all.

Let it be known that i am 99% sure i am voting for Christine, based off everything i witnessed while still in the game (I made it all the way to day 37, i don’t feel like there’s much i really missed) but i still feel like i should give the other 2 of you a chance by asking you a few questions and giving you my thoughts on your gameplay / having you explain yourselves) If you don’t want to bother then you can just… not respond, there is no reason for me to lie and say i’m fully undecided, so i hope you guys can respect that!

​​​​​​I guess i’ll start off with miss '''Asa! '''

Asa, i’d to begin by saying i’m sorry if my goodbye message made it seem like i didn’t enjoy talking to you, i was trying to emphasize the fact that most of the time, i had to do a lot of work to get the convo going and that it seemed like you weren’t really interested in me or what i had to say at one point or another, that doesn’t take away from the fact that i really did enjoy getting to know you and i hope we can remain friends after this is all over!

You’ve managed to make it to the end all 3 times, that is fucking insane, no matter how we feel about your game, that is impressive and i applaud you. That being said, I don’t wanna keep beating around the bush so… my issue with your game is how horrendous your social was. I thought you might’ve just not really been into our convos but i was shocked to find out most of this jury feels they don’t know you at all, most of them actually didn’t even know you had moved to New Zealand half-way through the season, that alone says a lot in my opinion. We did have some really nice convos, and we got quite personal but i do think we can both agree that was me constantly messaging you and trying to get something out of you, nonetheless i got to know a lot about you by the end of the season so i guess that’s worth something. Another thing that really bothers me i guess is the way you handle confrontation, when i came up to you during the tribal i was sent home in, i tried to speak to you and you told me you had to go shower, you never got back to me and you just cast your vote against me without letting me even get a word or two in, it was a little hurtful i guess, because i was hoping you’d at least let me make my pitch, but it’s also really bad gameplay. What really put me off though is the fact that you failed to mention how much help you got when you did play the rock on Fitz that round, i’m not gonna get into whether that move was mine of Fitz’s because we’re both no longer in the game and it’d be irrelevant but we both played a pretty big part in that decision and to see you try and take credit for it irks me a little. Like you failed to mention that I purposely voted in the minority and told you and Fitz that the vote was him or that Jessy had tipped off Eva about you being the vote so she could get in her good grace later on (before she had decided she wanted to vote for Fitz) which caused Fitz to be suspicious. I do respect you voting off Fitz at the final 4, that being said, i don’t think it really has that big of an impact, especially not when the other option was Eva who i think everyone wanted in the end with them. It felt like a half move to me i guess because we both know Christine would’ve been the one booted had she not won the individual immunity. 

Questions: 

1. What makes you a better player than Christine or Eva?

​​​​2. While i realise moving to a different continent is a radical change, did you not think your lack of socialising would end up costing you? How do you justify that?

Now let’s move onto Eva!

Id like to start off by thanking you for somewhat owning up to your mistakes in your ROP, it meant a lot, because that entire situation made me super uncomfortable and i was upset at the fact that it got so personal over a game move. (Even though i realise Chris and Torsa were hurt by Evan and i flipping i don’t feel that warranted what happened afterwards) I don’t know whether you truly meant what you said, but judging by the way you’ve played the game i’ll believe it tbh. I don’t think it erases all that’s happened but it personally gave me a lot of closure, so again i really appreciate it and i would also like to apologise to you if you ever felt anything i did in the game was personal because it wasn’t my intention and i think you realise that by now. i’m gonna be completely honest and say i’m pretty sure i will not be casting my vote for you to win, it’s a combination of both the way things went down between us and your game itself which i’m not totally impressed with.

Whenever someone did anything you weren’t on board with, you would pretty much shun them for the rest of the experience, or at least until you realised you had no one left and had to pick your poison. That to me is terrible gameplay, i realise it helped get you to the end, which i will give you credit for, but it also turned a lot of the jurors against you, most of us feel very put off by your behaviour. It’s not just Evan and i. I’m also not sure whether you genuinely believed Evan/Christine and i were this powerful trio  (We were not) or if you were saying it to get a target on our backs but i feel as though that was the major reason Christine and i even started bonding so i had to clear that up i guess? because i’m not sure where that rumour started. After the Chris boot, you basically ignored Evan, Christine and i’s existence, other than the fights we’d have publicly and the digs i’m sure were made in private, it felt like we weren’t even in the game anymore, i realise communication is a 2 way street but… you made it crystal clear you wanted nothing to do with any of us and i don’t understand how you felt that would look good on your resume later on, because surprise, surprise, 2/3 of us are on jury and you’re in the final 3 asking for our votes. Just like Asa, i feel as though you lack social skills, but it’s an even bigger issue, because unlike her, you were very aggressive and entitled at times. (Or so i felt) By early merge, the entire cast thought of you as a goat, most wanted you in the f3 with them because they felt they could beat you, i understand that was part of your strategy but you never made the moves you needed near the end to wow the jury or end up with people who were just as unlikeable. So it kind of gives me the impression that you really were a goat, one with a lot of attitude. I think it’s pretty obvious how i feel about your game, i just don’t… get it. I’ll obviously ask you a few questions and maybe that’ll help me see where youre coming from? I’m still giving you a chance, i just don’t think i’ll ever really wanna cast my vote for you.

One thing i was super annoyed by though, is how mad you were at Evan and i for flipping on you Chris and Torsa, for one, it’s pretty clear how close you guys are, Torsa would literally tell me she was worried about flipping on y’all because it’d probably affect your friendship and that she felt she was trapped because of it? If that isn’t a sign Evan and i were on the outs idk what is. Even after Chris’ vote off she told me she got it because one of Evan or i would’ve probably been blindsided at some point. Like it just baffles me… Another thing is, i felt like what you were saying just didn’t apply to you at all, like i remember in BAR:AS you voted off your best friend Tyler premerge, and you expected him and all of us to understand… You obviously built some personal relationship with him before doing it… Does that not make you exactly what you tried to paint Evan and i to be? (Even though the only personal convo i had with Chris was a week before the season started) It made me really upset because i wanted to say all of that then and there but i couldn’t so i had to take whatever was thrown at me which i felt was straight up BS. From what I’ve noticed, every time someone doesn’t align with you in the long run, you get super upset and you refuse to talk to them or even acknowledge their presence, Like when we played Siwa together i loved you so much? You were an absolute sweetheart to me, but the second we’re not on the same page / we’re on different sides it feels like you absolutely despise me… or that i’ve killed your first born and you can’t even look at me. I guess this paragraph is a mix of both my perception of your your game and my personal feelings towards you… idk. I will say, i respect the fact that when you had something to say you would say it in public, it might not have been the best for your game and it might’ve really upset me/Evan/Christine, but it does show me that you’re genuine even if we're clearly not on the same page. So that’s definitely a plus.

I also have to address your speech, threatening the jury isn’t really a good a move on your part, i understand you’re not in the mood to like, be scolded but a lot of us were left a little annoyed. To me it basically meant you were aware you would be shit on… which kinda proves you knew your gameplay wouldnt get you too far with the jury? It makes it seem like you already know you're done.

I will applaud you for carrying on even with all that’s been going on in your real life, that isn’t easy and i hope your situation is better now? I genuinely mean that!

Questions:

1. What makes your game better than Christine's and Asa's?

2. What is one move YOU made, that YOU came up with and YOU executed?

​​​​​​3. Have you learned anything from this game? Whether it be game or personal, do you feel you’re leaving with a new perspective on anything? I'm not expecting a certain answer, i'm genuinely curious.

And finally, Christine!

God, where do i even begin, i guess i’ll start with my personal feelings towards you? omg okay, so, coming in, i really didn’t think we’d get along, we have such different personalities that i didn’t like… see us meshing well together, but my god was i wrong, when Evan left, i felt so alone, i had fallen out with most of the cast on a game level, and then i started to really get to know you, i felt like you were the only one really willing to hear me out, it meant a lot, i think that’s one of my favourite if not my favourite thing about this season, getting to meet you, you’re such a sweetheart and i’m so glad you stayed the way you are throughout the entire season, you are the epitome of class and i have the upmost respect for you on a personal level.

I am just as impressed with your game, when you needed to make a move, you made it, when you needed to stay out of things and let the flashier players take the fall, you did it, you made sure you were never the biggest threat without coming off as a mindless goat, it was the perfect mix. You made sure the players going to Ponderosa knew you were involved in the moves made, without pissing them off, you PLAYED the game and the fact that some of these other jurors are trying to take that away from you is gross. You don’t win this game by being the most strategic or the most social, you win this game by making sure you don’t get booted when your name is thrown out and ensuring you make the end with people you can beat, and you’ve managed to do both of these things. That is all there is to it. I hope you take this as a compliment because it’s definitely meant to be one, but in my opinion you played a very Michele-esque type of game, except you managed to make sure there was no Aubry to compete against you. Like you ended up at FTC with the 2 players we all knew would get the least amount of praise, that is fucking impressive. While it is true that you voted in the minority a lot, it also shows how loyal you were throughout this season (which i don't think is a weakness tbh)  you’re also the most likeable finalist (by far imo) and you had a pretty good social/physical. The positives outweigh the negatives by a ton.

There’s not much to say when it comes to you because i feel like i’ve made my feelings very clear, i’m very proud of you as a friend and i'm impressed with your game the most. I'm excited to hopefully cast my vote for you to win and see where our friendship goes after the season is over! I do have a question or two for you too though!

Questions:

1. How do you justify voting in the minority so many times? Was it a loyalty thing? Did you just not wanna go against your word?

2. Do you have any regrets in the game?

​​​3. Will you please finally admit the Robot Unicorn Attack music is dreadful?

Well this was a lot longer than i intended it to be but that's all! I have been reading / will continue reading all of the other speeches / responses and i'm giving all 3 of a shot, i'm just being honest when i say Christine has the upper hand! Thank you for listening to what i had to say.

And Finally... I expect Evan Nickson and i's 703's TAR invitation to be sent out very soon. If you can’t win Legends, you might as well milk the moment and try out TAR, am i right ladies!

 