Board Thread:Survivor 25: Resurrection/@comment-27433593-20170705010421/@comment-24808835-20170705020032

Hi Charlie!

First, I'd like to just state that I know how terrible my attempt at getting to know you was (re: asking if kebab shops were common in Australia). However, I felt like it needed to be done, as we had been affiliated for so long in this game, and always had common allies, yet I felt like I knew nothing about you, so I had been under the "better late than never" mentality, and I ended up kind of embarrassing myself. Hopefully that clears things up.

As for your first question, I struggle with thinking of an answer, just because in thisnparticular game, I don't know exactly what I would change. It's hard to go from game to game with a set plan, because you never know what can happen. I guess if anything, I would work on controlling my paranoia. For the mostpart, I think I did a reasonable job of doing so, up until the Jenna boot. From then on I was pretty consistently paranoid, because I knew I was actually starting to make decisions and build a résumé. I think a little paranoia is healthy, but the amount I displayed at times wasn't. I would want to play and make moves with a little more confidence, without fear or hesitation of what I'd do after the outcome. My issue this time was my conscience, because I knew every time I was making a move, people were going to be upset with me and I'd feel terrible every single time, and I was worried they'd turn that around on me and say "Look! Look! Trent's making moves and thinking for himself! Snuff him!" (Which did happen, but I still survived).

TL;DR: I would work on my confidence and making sure I could make moves without worrying that afterwards people would hate me and want me gone next.

I'd say a final 2 that Adrian and I represent is Aras and Danielle from Panama. While a generally unspectacular final 2, they were still a part of an amazing season. I would hopefully be Aras, the person who progressed with some rivalries, but a general sense of zen and kindness, while Adrian would be Danielle, a little crabby at times, while being regarded as other people's lapdogs throughout both of her stints on the show. As much as I hate to say it, a case could also be made for Adrian being the Becky Lee to my Yul Kwon, not that I played some amazing strategic game that people seem to associate with Yul. Just like Becky and Yul, Adrian and I got pretty close near the middle of the merge phase when our interests aligned, and after that, he seemed to follow every one of my decisions, even if he was reluctant to do it.

Thanks for the questions, Charlie!