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| Cher | Mar 26 2012, 04:57 AM Post #26 |
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Congrats on your win! Has it changed your status within the Family? Why do you think the girls targeted you? I love the way you;re thinking 2 & 3 steps ahead<3 |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 26 2012, 09:38 AM Post #27 |
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I haven't got responses from everyone yet, but I'm sure they're all very happy with me. If I won some brownie points, good. I think they chose me because they think I'm the weakest guy in challenges, and they were right. The challenge time looked impressive, but I don't think they understand how simple the challenge was, and that it was a case of Rose being really bad rather than me being really good. At any rate, I'm hoping my continued presence here does not cause any awkwardness for the girls. |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 27 2012, 12:54 AM Post #28 |
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Round 5 "Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." - The Dark Knight, 2008 Holy Hell. That round was a complete shitshow. As exciting as it was, Maximus was a grave loss to me. He was a very important ally, and now he's gone because me, him, Howard and Alonzo couldn't come together in unison. It only needed one of us to change our vote and he would've been fine. You guys are probably laughing about this and wondering how the Hell we fucked up so badly, but I swear it's harder than it looks. We were not expecting a double boot tonight. We were not expecting Elizabeth to win immunity. The idea of having to go to tribal council in a situation where we would be forced to vote for someone other than Elizabeth had not occurred to me. 15 minutes or however long it was is a very short time to be sending and receiving PMs to 8 different people, all of whom are also PMing eachother. I'm still not entirely sure what happened. It looks like the Don finally cottoned on to the fact he was not in a good position on our tribe and decided to flip. The girls likely heard conflicting reports in all the commotion and each did their own thing. I was blindsided even moreso than Maximus, because I was not in the loop at all. Alonzo had to help me piece this together after the fact. Anyway, how am I going to recover from this? I think my relationship with Annie is going to be my saving grace. I want the dominant alliance to be me, Alonzo, Annie, Miranda and Howard. I've given my best arguments for why this should be the case. I'm trying to spread the fear of Don Corleone being the puppet master of the tribe, and how he has a secret alliance with Lisbeth, and they're playing both sides. I'm trying to build the mentality of good apples vs bad apples. Everyone likes to be the good apple, don't they? I want everyone to think they're taking control of their own destiny and if they don't they'll be blindsided like Maximus. This might not be far off from the truth, but I'm dramatizing it as much as I can. Both Annie and Miranda seem genuine in their intentions but I can't help feel that should the women revert to old habits, they would have control of the game. There's 4 females and 4 males and nobody has more past votes than me, so all Annie and Miranda would have to do is write down my name and I'm gone. One other thing niggling at me is that Alonzo's story doesn't really make much sense. I hope he's not playing me. He's the guy I've considered my closest ally the whole game. I have just about ruled it out for now because I do not think he would have the motivation. He seemed perfectly happy with our little alliance of three. He was always consistent in considering the Don a peripheral alliance member. Overall, if this all comes together, things will have worked out for the best. A mixed alliance was what I wanted all along, right? Mr Vito's attempt to assassinate my game has hopefully been unsuccessful. |
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| Mel Gibson | Mar 27 2012, 03:00 AM Post #29 |
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I don't think it's a huge concern of yours right now since you seem to be moving on in this game and getting new things going, but don't worry about what you perceive us as thinking about you or the tribe. Work your game yourself. Sorry if I missed it, but you mention Alonzo's story not making much sense. What is this referring to? |
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| Robert De Niro | Mar 27 2012, 03:28 AM Post #30 |
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mmmhmmmm ![]() So the Don is your next target, I presume? Why not go for another of the females not in your new alliance to ease your fear of the women reverting back to their old habits? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 27 2012, 08:04 AM Post #31 |
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Oh, Alonzo says the Don told him to vote Maximus on the tiebreaker because it was a done deal and he had the numbers. This was not the case. If all 4 of the men had voted for a woman, we could've saved him. So, one of them has got some explaining to do. I'd like to think Don is more believable as the instigator of that, but I can't totally rule out that Alonzo made it up to save Miranda. |
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| Rachel Weisz | Mar 27 2012, 08:15 AM Post #32 |
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Your proposed alliance has within it a woman you voted for (twice) last night and a guy you considered being a first boot back when we were in four tribes. That make you uncomfortable, knowing that there are many strained relationships on this tribe and within your proposed alliance? So is is the Don or a girl who goes next? How scared are you of letting the females get a numerical majority? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 27 2012, 08:17 AM Post #33 |
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I figure if the women are still together, they will not target a woman next regardless of what I say. So worst case scenario is I'm buying myself an extra tribal. It could well be that they just play along for one vote and then flip back, but that's still better than the alternative, which would be me leaving next. |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 27 2012, 08:27 AM Post #34 |
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Miranda doesn't seem to be holding a grudge. Not that she'd tell me if she was, of course. I actually really dig Miranda's personality, she's also so composed and level-headed. I think I'm going to say that Don was responsible for me voting Miranda and the chaos last night was orchestrated by the Don, either as his way of furiously trying to save Lisbeth or as his way of getting a guy out without tipping his hand. I think that's just as believable as the fact that we could be such schmucks. :lol: I feel like letting the women get the numbers isn't such a big deal, as they already basically do have them, based on my past votes. It's really the only move I have left, as I see it. Am I allowed to ask if Miranda's tiebreaker votes count as extra? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 28 2012, 04:16 AM Post #35 |
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I'm stepping up my PM game a bit. Annie and Miranda sure are putting a lot of effort into this if they are bullshitting me. Don Vito explained to me that he voted out Maximus for "trying to pull off a power move". WTF? Is he insane? He's a loose cannon and I'm ready for him to go. I can already tell getting rid of Lisbeth and Elizabeth could be a pain in the ass after a merge. The main thing I've got keeping them on the outs right now is they're untrustworthy, but that argument won't hold much weight if we reach the F7. I suppose I might be able to sell Elizabeth as a social threat, as her PMs have their charms. Lisbeth might have to go pre-merge. But that's getting waaay ahead of myself. We've still got some challenges to win. The real enemy right now is Rod Tidwell and friends. |
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| Marisa Tomei | Mar 28 2012, 02:10 PM Post #36 |
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So what is your #1 priority in this game right now? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 28 2012, 02:33 PM Post #37 |
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Making sure Annie and Miranda trust me and want to keep me in their inner circle. I'm kind of going all in with this one, I'm putting a lot of faith in these girls, so I'm just hoping they reciprocate it. It's a leap of faith, Jack.
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| Billy Crystal | Mar 28 2012, 02:36 PM Post #38 |
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Tie breaker votes do not get added to the overall total, just the initial votes, if that makes sense? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 28 2012, 02:40 PM Post #39 |
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That makes sense. So I only have 5 past votes, that's good. Well, kinda good. I'd rather have none, obviously. Miranda's situation was a little bit different though in that 4 different people voted for her. |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 29 2012, 02:31 PM Post #40 |
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Round 6 "In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things, and I've got mine" - Eraserhead, 1977 We're in really good shape. We reclaimed the lead, we showed we're the stronger team, and they're only going to get weaker. The supporting actresses are an endangered species and Mammy and Mrs Miller, the next ones on the block, have been two of their strongest performers. In fact, those girls are so ready to flip I think we could lose the next three challenges and still have the numbers. Might as well mark it down now: Rod Tidwell 12th place I thought we did pretty well in the challenge considering the strict time limit. Elizabeth was really on fire, but we all pitched in. When I looked down the list of songs before the challenge began, I thought "OK, I know most of them". But try recognizing them from a two second-long clip. I'm disappointed I missed The Lion King though, that was one of my favorite films as a kid. As much as I would love a challenge run, I do not really want Don Corleone to make the merge. He's too much of a risk and I think he wouldn't hesitate to flip if it suited him. He's impulsive, like we saw at Maximus' elimination. I'm not quite as worried about Lisbeth as I was before. We're getting on much better now, which is great. And her relationship with Annie has hit a few bumps, which is also great (for me). I guess we'll have to see how it goes. |
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| Billy Crystal | Mar 29 2012, 04:41 PM Post #41 |
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It's almost challenge time, who is looking to leave should you lose? You also assume that Mammy and Mrs. Miller will leave next from the supporting tribe but how sure are you? Everything isn't always as they seem, no? Or maybe this one time, it is? Idk but I sure like messing with your mind :lol: Has Elizabeth's stock went up somewhat? Due to her challenge performances? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 29 2012, 06:34 PM Post #42 |
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Oh Annie, why did you have to blab the plan to Elizabeth? Haven't I been telling you all week how much I don't trust her? Now the Don knows everything. Thank God for Alonzo. They don't know he's with us, so he's been able to find all this out and act as a double agent for now. But after next tribal council, the hand will be tipped. This is definitely going to damage team unity and now I will be looking over my shoulder after the merge much more seriously than I expected to be. If I just tell them I was discussing the boot, and don't admit to being in alliance, we might be able to pull some damage control. Although the vote itself is not a concern, the fact that I might now attract votes I wouldn't have otherwise is annoying. Like I needed any more! |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 29 2012, 06:39 PM Post #43 |
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Oh hi! I still want Don Vito out next. And yes, I'm pretty sure it will be Mrs Miller, given she basically pleaded to Alonzo to throw the next challenge. :lol: All Elizabeth's challenge prowess has really done in the long run is make me think of her as an even bigger threat than I already did. I've been wanting her to GTFO for a while, and now after today, I finally might have the backing. |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 30 2012, 05:41 AM Post #44 |
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Round 7 "I'm the guy who does his job, you must be the other guy" - The Departed, 2006 The fact that we did not even have to go to tribal council to vote off Don C as a tribe has made Annie's decision to out our alliance even more annoying. Why couldn't she have just said nothing? That's what she told me to do, and I did it. Not having to tip our hand was a blessing in a way, but having the Don around this many people still worries me. I know that Alonzo will be able to keep an eye on Lisbeth, so hopefully they won't make a move without him knowing. I'm just hoping everyone stays focused on the likes of Cole and Rod, who is making himself a bigger target all the time. Seriously, Rod is a total doofus. His PM conversation with me has mostly involved him trash-talking his old tribe and how they are "boring" and "suck at everything". I'm considering forwarding it to every one of his old teammates. If this guy is not one of the first ones voted out, something has gone horribly wrong. In a way, I'm kind of rooting for him. If he goes on an immunity run or something, it keeps people focused on a common enemy and not on eachother. I'm hoping the 8 Leads can Pagong the Supporting nominees and as long as Rod is there, that's what people will want. I think even his own tribe has given up on him and is looking to cut their losses. It helps that the supporting tribe are kind of a mess. But everyone is looking for their own ace in the hole, someone they can fall back on as a back-up plan should they need it. Lisbeth for example has Joker, the guy who has been sucking up for her since day 1 and coincidentally was also the first person she talked to. Alonzo and Mrs Miler are probably going to get on well, too. There's plenty of time for people to integrate into the group, given it's gonna be three days before the next challenge. "Sped up game" my ass. <_< |
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| Cher | Mar 30 2012, 07:15 AM Post #45 |
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Lisbeth - Joker Alonzo - Mrs. Miller Who do you think Cole/Commodus/Mammy have connections with? |
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| Sgt. William James | Mar 30 2012, 08:02 AM Post #46 |
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Hmmm...little early to say. Cole wasn't online last night when everyone else was, so he probably hasn't done much mingling yet. Our first conversation has been a good one. He seems like a nice guy. And I have established a connect with Mrs Miller. Success! She seems to be zeroing in on the people she believes to be in a bad position on my tribe, so I'm going to play into that a little bit. I've already "accidentally" let slip to Cole that I was targeted on the first vote and voted in the minority on the second. Hopefully I don't overdo it and piss off my tribe, but I'd rather the bottom feeders focus on me than on Vito/Lisbeth/Elizabeth. |
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| Sgt. William James | Apr 2 2012, 04:00 AM Post #47 |
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It's around this time we should have a target. I come on this morning and see the top contender is still Cole. I would like to save Cole, if possible. When I asked who he has not spoken to from our tribe he said "Don Vito, Lisbeth and Elizabeth". Umm...jackpot! If he is the boot, I won't fight it too hard. I don't want it to look like I am saving him. Lisbeth's the one driving most of the talk, she should be on soon so I'm just gonna make my case for Rod, and leave it at that. I don't even know why there is suddenly support for Rod to stay. I thought we had always pegged him as the one to target first chance we got. |
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| Sgt. William James | Apr 3 2012, 08:10 AM Post #48 |
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Round 8 "Tough ain't enough" - Million Dollar Baby, 2004 Our old tribe all stuck together and claimed the scalp of the leader of the supporting tribe. I'd take a boring Pagonging at this stage. A predictable game is a simple game. I don't see it happening, though. Miranda and Don are itching to make a move on eachother. I feel like I'm in the middle of the Cold War with those two. Alonzo is also juggling several new alliances, and I had to shoot him down on the dangers of breaking away too soon. First off, I don't care about keeping Cole in the game anymore. His challenge prowess is impressive, and he didn't vote with the Leads, so I'm going to cut my losses there as the risk isn't worth the reward. I think keeping around the people who hate eachother is the best option. Last night's vote revealed a split of Cole-Commodus-Mammy vs Mrs Miller-Joker. So if Cole goes first, it needs to be Mrs Miller or Joker next, just to isolate these groups a little more. Mrs Miller is scrambling pretty hard, she would be the easier one to get out, I think. Joker's all "whatever dude, I don't care which of the supports goes, it's not me though, is it?" I'm on to you, boy. He's done a pretty impressive job of integrating himself into the group. But like I said earlier, I believe he would side with Lisbeth and Don Vito over us, so it's hard for me to consider him a friend at this point. Commodus is someone that Alonzo has pegged as a potential ally. I think it's good to have him in our camp, as his name is not coming up at all and he's likely to be the last support standing, but I don't know if I could ever trust him enough to put my game in his hands. The supports will just take whatever they can get and I'm still happy with the alliance I made with the girls. It's nice to know we have options, though. |
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| Billy Crystal | Apr 4 2012, 07:02 AM Post #49 |
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It's showtime. What is the plan for tonight? Who is in the hot seat? Who goes home? Who do YOU want to go home? Is the support there? Are there any new alliances that have formed? |
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| Sgt. William James | Apr 4 2012, 08:23 AM Post #50 |
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If what Alonzo is saying is correct, then the vote is in real danger tonight of being: Me/Alonzo/Miranda/Howard/Annie/Cole/Commodus/Mammy vs Don/Lisbeth/Elizabeth/Joker/Mrs Miler I really don't want to make an enemy of Don Vito this early, but our hand might have been forced. I definitely don't trust our supporting allies to stay with us long-term. Sure, maybe ours is the better deal for now, but what happens when it becomes obvious that they're only a few boots away from being next in line? We just need to get through 4 tribal councils with our 5 Leads untouched. Holding off on a move and sticking with the other Leads for one more round could be crucial in that. |
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