Board Thread:Season 33 - Sichuan/@comment-27051229-20160531001815/@comment-27973816-20160531213557

I believe that I definitely made frequent mistakes in this game, and yes I'm here in the Final 2 and that was my goal, but there were things that didn't fully work out.

One of my earliest mistakes was giving Mai confidence and going back on my word. Yes, it's Survivor and we're supposed to lie and stuff, but that was definitely wrong on me. I wanted to work with Mai, and through miscommunication Yasmin/Jake told Erin to vote for Aromal instead of Mai in that crazy whack plan we had. I think it's more of a moral thing for me because if someone gave me the confidence that I was staying the way that I did to Mai, I would be beyond hurt and betrayed, so that was a huge mistake on my part. I should've not said stuff like that to Mai, or been more clear with Yasmin/Jake.

I believe another huge mistake was not getting out Emile the tribal that Aromal went home. Emile told me he was getting the Dark Pearl played against him, and I think if I told people that they would've voted for him. From Aromal's tribal on, Emile won immunity after immunity and ruined Alexa and I's original plan of getting to the Final 2. Yes, Emile did help my game a lot and is one of the allies who I relied on, but he is also the reason why my #1 ally is on the jury.

Finally, I think my biggest mistake was that jury speech lmao. I think the way I worded things they were misinterpreted into me basically sounding like a cocky little bitch who needs a reality check, so I'd like to take the time to clear things I said up. I never meant to claim every move that's just insane, so the moves I am openly claiming to have created are; Creating the Brawn/Beauty alliance (I talked to Jon about the idea that he brought back to the Brawn, and Jake/I decided to vote Sim over Vanne), Mai's tribal (only the voting plan. This meaning to tell TSN/Erin to vote a certain way and for me to play my Blossom to see who was actually going to work with us, I didn't want Mai gone however, I wanted Aromal), your tribal (I showed the others how much of a threat you were and my allies would've voted Aromal if I hadn't said something), and Yasmin's tribal (People wanted to flip, but they wanted to vote out either Erin or Vanne. I brought up how Yasmin was trying to control the Zodiac Party alliance and if I hadn't of said anything, Yasmin wouldn't have been on the jury at that moment). I was only trying to show in my jury speech how every tribal benefited my game at the time, and was not trying to take every move as my own. The moves I performed are listed above and that's what I'm owning up to.

Jurors as Survivor Players:

Mai: Kelley Wentworth. I think that Mai was a huge and dominant player in this game, and had tons of potential if she stayed longer, just like Kelley in San Juan del Sur. They’re both similar because the two of them were very underestimated, but people found out how good of a player they were later on in the game.

Priscilla: Sophie Clarke from South Pacific! I think that you guys are both very smart players, who are openly quirky and won immunities when they needed to! You guys were both not afraid to play this game and were both willing to do anything to advance your games!

Yasmin: I think that Yasmin is most like Dawn Meehan. They’re both very motherly and warm figures who can easily grasp people’s trusts, and ultimately use that to their advantage! They were both very strategic and social and dominant players in this game.

Jake: I believe Jake is most like Todd Herzog because he was a very strategic and social player, and for Todd it payed off! Todd and Jake both used their personalities to sway people into working with them, and he ended up being in a dominant alliance! Todd was untrustworthy and never was caught, however Jake did get caught, but if he had not he probably would’ve won the entire game just like Todd did on China!

Aromal: Stephen Fishbach. I think the two of them were very non-threatening on the exterior and seemed to stick to themselves, however deep down they were VERY strategic and knew how to play this game!

Vanne: Kat Edorsson! I love Kat and I think that she was a very very loyal ally, just like Vanne was. I think that Kat had a very fiery personality and was never afraid to speak her mind, which is why Vanne fits perfectly just because Vanne is who Vanne is, and Kat is who Kat is.

Erin: Brenda Lowe for sure. Brenda was a very powerful and strategic player and when she was voted out it was a huge deal. Brenda was a fan favorite who everyone liked, on the jury and in the game, and just like Erin, being likable caused her to be a huge threat! They both played very strong strategic and social games, and could've easily won the Final Tribal Council

TSN: Tai Trang for sure! Tai was such a sweet person and surely he played emotionally, but he made moves and sacrifices that benefitted him the most and played it well! Also, like TSN, Tai has English as his second language, which I think TSN and Tai both need more praise for. English is a very hard language to adapt to, and the fact that the two of them pushed themselves so hard to get past that language barrier not only in a regular social situation but in a strategic game, it definitely deserves more credit!

Alexa: Abi-Maria Gomes/Corinne Kaplan. Alexa was very confrontational and wanted to speak her mind especially towards the end of the game, but for a majority of it Alexa kept a very sweet front, and that was so she could let her strategic game flow. I think Abi did the same in Philippines and Corinne did the same in Gabon, keeping a pretty calm and funny exterior, but then she let her dragon out and really ripped into people, like for Alexa it was that fight with TSN lol.