| From Beyond the Grave; Random Ongoing Thoughts | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 22 2011, 11:07 AM (28 Views) | |
| Shane | Jul 22 2011, 11:07 AM Post #1 |
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As much I want to think James made a mistake by flipping, and as much as I was glad to see that one of the Y6 was voted out, I'm not entirely convinced that James and the Y5 are out of this. If James basically took RuMa's place, reforming the Y6, that still makes it 8-6...and I could completely see Frank flipping to join James. If it's a merge at 10, and each side loses two people, have a feeling it's going to be Ace, Jamie, Teresa...and Crystal. The trick is 1) Ace or Jamie letting on that James flipped...because the other tribe may have no idea, setting up James to be the perfect mole; 2) the Old Katorgans bonding closely with Frank, so he would not want to flip to join James and the women; and 3) Deena holding strong, if she sees Crystal get voted out, and not running back to join the women. A nice balance would be New Yenisei losing one challenge (and unfortunately having to get rid of Jamie or Ace) and New Baikal, losing three...and getting rid of Teresa, Crystal...and Coach (they need to get rid of Coach to prove their loyalty to Deena, and keep her close). Just some random thoughts from beyond the grave. |
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| Brobst | Jul 22 2011, 11:44 AM Post #2 |
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Thank you for even having a more interesting Confessional after getting voted out than some have had while they were in the game.
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| Shane | Jul 22 2011, 11:55 AM Post #3 |
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Well, it's kind of why I like reality competition shows. I get my roommates hooked on them, and then always pause to give commentary on strategy, etc. But I do get so wrapped up in the social game, I find it hard to betray anyone I've formed a social connection to. At times like that, maybe it pays to be able to turn off the emotions and play the game like an automaton. (Resisting...urge...to mention...names...) |
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| Shane | Jul 22 2011, 10:29 PM Post #4 |
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Topic: Old Baikal's plans if we lost the last tribal Immunity Challenge Situation: It was down to Colby, James, Frank, Mike and myself. We were entering the F11 Immunity Challenge, and (assuming we'd be merging at 10), we REALLY needed to win this one, so we went in with even numbers. At this point, I was trusting Frank the least...he was very chatty on The Mountain, and he had Final Two offers extended to both me and Colby. And he was suddenly starting to get closer to Mike (according to Mike). So, James, Colby and I were all ready to vote out Frank if we lost that last challenge, but the trick was getting Mike on board. We didn't want to vote out Frank and not have Mike clued into the plans...because that would be a recipe for flipping disaster at a merge (been there, done that). But we also didn't want to get him completely on board if we WON the challenge, because then we'd want to keep Frank tight with us...and I wasn't sure if I could trust Mike to keep our feelings to himself. So, I drafted a lengthy email, with the plan that I'd send it via PM if we lost. Luckily, we won. I've still got that email in my Inbox, so thought I'd paste it below, for the sake of posterity:
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