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Post by jake on Aug 7, 2019 14:10:10 GMT
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Post by jake on Aug 7, 2019 17:42:42 GMT
The lies. The backstabbing. The chaos. The emotions. The last hours--and even the last minutes--before tribal council were unlike anything I could have predicted. I could sit here and give you a line-by-line of everything that happened, but instead I'm going to provide you the big picture analysis: what happened last night was ultimately about the departure of mine and Logan's visions of the end of this game. As upsetting as it is to lose my JT, I don't entirely blame him. Perhaps he realized his best (and dare I say...only?) chance of winning this game was to be up against a Jeff, a Duke, or an April. Taking away Duke and keeping Brian substantially reduces Logan's chances of winning the grand prize, while simultaneously improves mine. He is playing for first place, and I respect that because I am too. But in that moment, in that round, our games became zero-sum. That was what last night was really about. Needless to say, my gut was telling me that something was wrong -- it's what changed my mind from a split vote to just ensuring Duke had 5 votes to leave. This is ultimately what triggered the chaos of last night, as well as the uprising against me. But I have zero regrets, because had things not turned out my way, I would have been 5th or 6th without a doubt. In my mind, the difference between that and 8th is nothing. Logan, if you're reading this, my advice: you should've waited a round or 2 to cut me. That rally should've come closer to the end. Unfortunately for your game, it was a bit too early. Duke was not worth staking your game on. What happens next? Well let's breakdown how last night shifted the game, person-by-person: - Logan: Dead to me
- Ashley: We couldn't be on more opposite sides. I've lied to her twice now and she's voted for me twice now. In real life, though, love the girl, think she's great.
- April: I do feel bad for April, because she was put in a tough spot. By the way, remember when I took note of Logan/April being closer than I realized? Yup, was totally right. My red flag this past round should have been her feeding everything about Brian to Duke and Ashley. Ultimately, I used her loose lips to my advantage--I told her that Jenn was debating playing the idol on herself or Brian, and didn't want to use it on me. I knew she'd feed that shit straight to the other side, and they'd plant their votes on me. I was right.
So what's next for April? Don't know. She is still tempting to sit next to in F3.
- Jeff: Wow, Jeff came through this round in warning me about the uprising (and yes, I am so full of myself I'm referring to it as an uprising, as if I was a captain). Very trustworthy, and also tempting to sit next to in F3.
- Brian: We've had each other's backs for a long time now and will continue to do so moving forward. He is a threat to win the entire thing. Maybe someone to take the end. Maybe someone to cut at 4th place.
- Jenn: I'm glad we have something more solidified. Logan's on a bender now to ruin my game (a la Jordan in my last season) so at this point being as upfront and honest about everything in the past will be extra important with Jenn. But this game has oddly been a buildup of bringing Jenn and I closer together, and perhaps the crescendo is us taking each other to the end after all.
I may have built an intricate house of cards that began to fall last night, but I also built it wide, giving me the space to duck out of Plan A and move to Plan B. Logan is going to try to do some damage, so we'll see if I can pull it out. But baby, if and when my demise comes, I hope it is a poetic burst into flames. <3
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Post by jake on Aug 9, 2019 1:07:18 GMT
In theory this round should be easy but in case a stunt is about to be pulled I am being REAL nice to Ash and Logan
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