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Post by Host Sandros on Mar 20, 2007 10:42:34 GMT -5
Ask the final 3 your question here, and wait for their reply. Then cast your vote!!
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Sammy
A Castaway
Nirvana
Posts: 115
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Post by Sammy on Mar 20, 2007 16:16:25 GMT -5
I'm still mad about last round, but I'll get over it. I'm the most competitive person I know, and I take a huge beating on myself when I lose, especially so close to the final round. However, I'd like to extend my congratulations to all three of you. I'm sorry if my opinions seem harsh and cruel, but they're my opinions, take them with a grain of salt if you wish. Chelsea, I do like you - a lot, actually. The one time I voted against you was extremely hard for me. I'm sure you exaggerated slightly with how hard the decision between Rich and myself was, but that's fine, I do know that position. However, I feel that not only did you not stay completely loyal to [at least] one specific person, you hopped around to different votes every round. While that's a good way to stay safe, this game has an element of loyalty, and I feel as though you were only loyal to yourself, and even then I'm not sure that was complete. There were times in the game [mostly towards the end, though] that you were close to throwing in the towel and just letting the "expected" happen, because you didn't feel like you had enough fight in you to turn the game around. At the same time, you continuously ridiculed me for what you felt was "lying too much," when in actuality, I didn't lie to you at all. You played the hypocrite, I feel, as you accused me of lying, but lied a great deal yourself. Yes, it's the game, but don't criticize and create a hypocracy. Richard, you're a good kid. You tried to make things seem to innocent and "I didn't know." Like when Tom was voted out, you apologized for voting for me, as if it would've healed any broken wounds. You did a good job of backstabbing just about everyone without actually making it known. I feel, though, as if you used your idol as a safety in the wrong way. You went into the shadows, even though you were still seen. You didn't try as hard in the challenges and just seemed as though you were sitting back waiting for everyone to vote each other off. For several councils the vote was aimed at you but detoured to someone else at the last second, through nothing that you did. You made friendships with everyone, yes, but once the friendship was established, it was as if you didn't talk to them unless they initiated a conversation, or you needed their vote on your side. Skylar, I apologize for my ill feelings towards you before even getting to know you. You're actually a great kid with an extreme sense of competition. I'd put you up there with how "into" it I get. You were a target essentially from the get-go. You had more enemies than friends and allies. You were always working against the votes. I think you attended more tribal councils than anyone else. Once JP was taken out at the Final 10, you were basically the next one to go. Then hell broke loose and it gave you an opportunity to get ahead. You went on to survive a few more rounds, then win the last five challenges, securing your spot here today. Any of those five times you lost immunity you would have been voted out. Many would see that as a downside and "not playing the game." But they don't know what you've done. Your mind was always going, creating ways to get around the idol, creating ways to get around the Rich/Tom/Chelsea alliance, creating ways to simply further yourself. You played the game strong both mentally, by setting up every vote from the Final 7 and the Final 5, and physically, by winning challenges when you needed them the most. Your determination to succeed kept the drive within me going. I actually think you played the best game out of anyone, no matter what anyone else says. You played every aspect of the game to the fullest, and I completely respect that. All Three Of You, congratulations, again. You've all played completely different games which the jury views as good and/or bad. One thing's for sure, you three have done what twenty-one others could not: You all played the game hard, did what you had to do get to the next round, and didn't get screwed over by assumptions and loopholes. Now, my questions go to all three of you. I know some of them may be stupid and "pointless," but I want to know your real thoughts and I want you to assess your game. >> Who should be in your place in the Final 3 instead of you? Why? >> What was your weakest point in the game? >> How has luck played into your game? >> Who were you the most/least loyal to? Why? >> Name one juror that should have gotten further than they did along with one juror that should not have gotten as far as they did. Why were they your choices? >> On a more personal level, how did you really feel towards me? I realize they're both hard to answer and time consuming. But unless you're confident enough that you've already acquired enough votes to win, I'd be as honest and in depth as you can be. I like complete honesty and indepthness. Congratulations, one last time, and good luck!
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skylar
A Castaway
Dragonez
Posts: 195
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Post by skylar on Mar 20, 2007 18:55:20 GMT -5
hey sammy, here it goes
>> Who should be in your place in the Final 3 instead of you? Why? like i said before i'd say you. you made it to the final 4 along with the rest of us. i got to know u during the later parts of the game. i respect how u played even if other people dont, whatever thats on them. i also respect u as a person so i think u should be here instead of me.
>> What was your weakest point in the game? my weakest point in the game was making that post and calling everyone out on everything. right there i maybe sorta burned some bridges there. if i would have thought thoroughly what to do, i think i could have come up with a more tactful way of going about things. maybe instead of blabbing about it to everyone, i coulda talked to people individually and got them to understand. but yeah, i didnt do that and people dispised me more. but at least none of it was a lie, i was just trying to let people know. even if i did change this moment i dont think it really would have helped me. but it definitely was a weak moment of mine.
>> How has luck played into your game? um, being given 2 immunities and winning the other 3. i tried really hard dont get me wrong but luck played a part no lie.
>> Who were you the most/least loyal to? Why? Of course i'd say Zoe. She stuck by me during everything this entire game. It was horrible seeing her go out the way she did, i was trying to be "loyal" to chelsea, see how far that got me. But yeah from the days on Dragonez, to EVERY SINGLE TIME someone wanted me gone, zoe was there.
least loyal, i'd have to say JP. i tried to strike a deal with conny that would keep the final 3 fu mal's safe, him, zoe and myself. it worked and he turned and tried to vote me off..he came really close. for that i feel that he was "unloyal," we did have a supposed "alliance."
>> Name one juror that should have gotten further than they did along with one juror that should not have gotten as far as they did. Why were they your choices? With the way he was playing, Tom deserves more recognition than he was credited. I guess people disliked him (like myself) when they were voted off, because he was "playing the game" and in some way were hurt by him. So out of the jury, no offense to anyone else there, but Tom should really be in the final 2 along with Sammy. The final 5 was definitely filled with deserving people.
One juror that should not have gotten as far as they did...in my opinion would be Donna. I'm really sorry Donna it's a proccess of elimination here. JP and Zoe deserve their spots on the jury because we went though Hell on Dragonez/Fu Mal, with losing so bad. It would be unfair to say they dont "deserve" to be here. No one but us 3 knows how early we started playing the game over there. So that leaves Deighton/Conny/Donna. Out of the 3, Conny and Deighton seem to me the people who have played the game on their own terms by making moves, and again "playing the game." To me Donna seems to have faded in the back, UTR I guess....from what i've heard and seen...and because i have to CHOOSE, sorry.
>> On a more personal level, how did you really feel towards me? Sammy you're a great guy. The times we did talk I was completely myself, genuine, I told it like it was lol. We've since seen eye to eye on things, and yeah I respect you. In the game I wish maybe we could have played/met earlier on. Maybe things could have ended up differently when the tribes merged. But yeah, i like you and glad i was sitting in the final 4 with you. wish you were here.
btw, freakin tough questions!
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Richard
A Castaway
Fu Mal
Posts: 313
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Post by Richard on Mar 20, 2007 19:07:16 GMT -5
>> Who should be in your place in the Final 3 instead of you? Why? I'm poring over the list of eliminated players, and one person who really sticks out to me is Conny. The reason I ended up voting for Conny was because I started to hear rumblings of her close alliance with Sky and Zoe, and I was worried about her gameplay. Conny definitely had the potential to make the Final 3 and take me out, and I absolutely respect that.
>> What was your weakest point in the game? My weakest point at the game came, unfortunately, at the most crucial...close to the end. At the Final 7 tribal council, I was exiled, which made things easier for me, for sure...but I'm sure some people saw that as me skating through the game. I think my biggest lapse in judgment came at the Final 5, though, when I didn't give Tom the hidden immunity idol. Tom was my biggest ally at that point, and I didn't want him to go. I got complacent--but I disagree with you when you say I didn't try the challenge, because I definitely wanted to win them, and I definitely worked to keep my friendships strong. My real life got in the way the last two weeks, so it hindered my game.
>> How has luck played into your game? I think luck played into my game a number of times, just as it has played into anyone else's game. I think I was luckiest when I got immunity during the double tribal council, which mean I automatically made the Final 5 and didn't have to use my idol. I think that's the biggest moments in which luck played into my game...but also, in the tiebreaker against you, I'm lucky it was Survivor trivia, which is my forte. I could probably name a number of tiny incidences when luck played into my game...I know it played into Sky's and Chelsea's quite a bit, too.
>> Who were you the most/least loyal to? Why? I was most loyal to Tom beyond anyone else, though I was really close with Deighton and Chelsea too. Tom and I bonded while we were banished with a lot of people we didn't really get along with, on the tribe that eventually expelled Ben and from which Josh quit. Tom and I calculated most of our moves together, we did what was best for both of us. I did the same with Deighton and Chelsea, but I tended to be a little more wary in case either of them wanted to vote me out. I was least loyal to Conny and you, because I flat out lied to each of you to advance myself further in the game. It was really tough to lie to you both, because I really like you...but I did it for the game. I feel badly for doing it, but it's part of what got me here.
>> Name one juror that should have gotten further than they did along with one juror that should not have gotten as far as they did. Why were they your choices? I think Conny should have gotten further, while Donna should not have gotten as far. I chose this because I tended to want Donna around because she was less of a threat--it's not that I don't respect Donna, because she played the game her own way and she's an absolutely lovely person--but Conny went because she was strong and Conna stayed because she was less threatening. Again, I respected both of their games, because each of them could have easily made it to the Final 3 instead of me if they had just stayed around another round to forge more bonds or if Skylar lost immunity.
>> On a more personal level, how did you really feel towards me? I'm upset that you think I made friendships with everyone just to talk to them to get a vote, because I still think that you and I really connected in this game, Sammy. I felt that on a personal level, I have more in common with you than anyone else. When we first started talking, our conversations had nothing to do with strategy, because I didn't want to ruin the bond we had. I mean, we talked about everything and anything for hours on end. The bottom line is that I talked to you because I like you, not because I want your alliance or vote. No matter what happens, I think we forged an awesome friendship, and I hope we can keep in touch after the game.
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chelsea
A Castaway
Fu Mal
Posts: 285
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Post by chelsea on Mar 21, 2007 0:08:25 GMT -5
>> Who should be in your place in the Final 3 instead of you? Why? -I'd have to say Deighton. He played an amazing game and really could have gone far. >> What was your weakest point in the game? -These past few weeks have been brutal Deciding if it's better to be loyal or play hard has been difficult and the fact that so many people in this game have been so bitter makes it harder. I think this past vote was my hardest, whether or not others agree.
>> How has luck played into your game? -Luck? I'd say it hasn't. I suppose to some degree I've been lucky to have people who wanted to help me get to the end, but I was a target so much in this game that I think luck flew out the window a long time ago.
>> Who were you the most/least loyal to? Why? -I was the most loyal to Conny. Although I had moments of doubt with Richard I always stuck by Conny's side even when we were on seperate tribes. I think it was because we had been together from the beginning and she showed me time and time again how much I could trust her.
I was the least loyal to Tom. I didn't forwarn him at all that I was going to vote for him. I do think he was suprised to go and I was sorry that there was that element of shock. To be honest I didn't want to IM him and announce that I was going to vote him out because you never know how the tables can turn in this game.
>> Name one juror that should have gotten further than they did along with one juror that should not have gotten as far as they did. Why were they your choices?
I don't think that Skylar should have gotten as far as he did. The immunity challenges he won were happenstance and if luck has factored into any game it has been his.
I think that Conny should have gotten further. She went on one of those weeks where everyone kind of got paranoid and I think if the vote had been one day later she would have stayed.
>> On a more personal level, how did you really feel towards me? Sammy, you know I felt I had to vote you out and that really killed me. You have been a great friend throughout this game, but there have been moments when I questioned your loyalty. As a person I think you're great and I really mean that. You are great to complain to and bitch about other players to and we have had countless conversations that I reread because they were so funny. I think you're a cool cat and no matter what happens in this game I think that we will stay friends.
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