Board Thread:Season 40 - Argentina/@comment-31455489-20170519022542

Hey guys! I needed to give myself a little break after that since I just put too much dedication and time into the game, but looking back a day later I was WAAY too into this game and way more than I thought I'd be so it's honestly a relief not having to play anymore and not be paranoid LOL. But seriously congrats to all three of you because you all played so good in my opinion and I hope and think? That all three of you will probably be getting votes tonight.

So I actually wrote a big majority of this before I was added to the jury chat, just so it could be as real and raw as possible from my own point of view, and not with other jurors influence on me. Of course I tweaked it a bit once I read your speeches but besides that it's all me. (Which I encourage all jurors to do, vote based off of what you think and not what other jurors are doing or saying.)

I don't really have any specific questions for you guys since I thought I pretty much knew your games, so I'm just going to type out what I liked and didn't like about your games. What I want from all three is to address what I say to you in my speech to you specifically, don't bring up what I say to the other two, and tell me whether it's accurate, it's a total lie, or it's in the middle. Defend yourself or own up to what I say about you guys. I'm more then open to voting any of you three tonight and my mind is NOT made up yet, so let's start!

Tymeka

Tymeka! So I'm gonna be honest I was kinda mad that Claudia and Marie turned their backs on our alliance and took you to the end over me and for some reason I was at you for it? I don't know I'm crazy lol but after a day to cool off I'm better now and ready to give a better more accurate speech (especially after that jury speech). So you didn't play a bad game AT ALL in my opinion, and I'll go over the points where I say what I didn't love about your game, but I'll start out with what I did really love! (A lot of this you addressed in your video so nicely done!) Your idol play was the best one of the season and out of nowhere I loved it, I think there is when people should've taken you seriously and a legit player. Everyone always grouped Mackie and Justin together as the two big guy threats and bad guys that we all had to take down together, but you escaped that tag! No one ever had any problem with you and were someone I think a lot of people wanted to use for their game, but it was YOUR position and YOUR game that they needed, you got yourself in the position where people needed you or didn't want to target you which I really love. You're whole alliance got whipped out and you were the underdog who got here on your own and I just wanna commend you on that. You were on the bottom and got yourself out of that situation, YOU made the call to flip and make a move and no one can take that away from you so really good job.

You actually talked about some points that I was gonna bring up for this part so you did great! The problems I have with your game are actually only two things, and you have a chance at swaying me with your response that they may not be a problem. My first, and I adore you for pointing this out, is your loyalty to your alliance. I actually really really really respect loyalty in this game and actually don't see why to some people it's seen as a better move to backstab and betray people rather than stay loyal. (I'll address more on this loyalty topic later in another person's response) But the only thing is I don't think they were as loyal to you as you were to them :/ Here's another thing i had to change, I wanted to flake you for being loyal because I thought you were playing to lose by going to the end with Mackie and Justin, but upon getting to jury and learning you would've WON is astounding and I applaud you for being able to accurately read the situation and figure out the best endgame for you. The only other problem I had was your social game with people not in your alliance was a bit weak at times, but honestly I don't know how much in common you could have with a lot of people on this cast, a lot still in their teens, so I don't really flake you for that because you were socially good enough game wise where people needed you anyway.

So yeah that was it, I just wanna say how blown away I was at your speech Tymeka and I personally thought it was the best of the three so congrats!

Claudia

Claud! I really like you and I think throughout this entire season you are the person I have the most personal relationship with in this final three. When I was voted out and writing this originally, I was pretty much leaning towards voting you but after writing this and going through everything especially talking to people on the jury, I can't say that's the case right now and I'll explain why in a bit.

But first let's start out with love, I think you did a really good job integrating yourself into the merged tribe and being the number people thought they could count on for a couple rounds. Your relationship with both sides through Justin and Brandon (and I guess me) was a pretty big highlight in the social game department. You were always in my end game (along with Ally Cat and Marie), and love the fact that one of the "Badass Babes Club" could make it to the finals. You also have a large following in the jury and I'm not sure if there's a lot that can change at this point, but all three of you shouldn't stop trying because of that!!

I wanna prep this by saying I am not bitter and not sure if this will sound bitter or not, but from looking at all three of the finalists games I thought yours had the most holes in it (and especially with the jury hype), I think you played a really really good game but I don't think your the "clear winner" as it's been stated and here's why. I really appreciate you pointing out your premerge game because that was actually my main problem voting you, but I think you really undersold what it actually was. I can pretty much say with a lot of confidence that you 1000000000% would have been premerge had Alissa not been your partner with the game you were playing. No one, and I mean no one, but Alissa said they had any sort of working relationship with you, every single person I talked to on Formosa said they didn't talk to you at all, and while communication is a two way streak, it shouldn't be the case on a tribe of 9 people. There's a huge difference in playing under the radar and just not playing and riding coattails, and you were the ladder. I also don't really like the whole game of downplaying and sucking so you're not a threat and then taking the other non-threats to the end. I think if you played a good game you should aim to take people to the end you want to go to the end with, and I don't think Tymeka or Marie are easy competition either. I think you were good socially being friendly with everyone, but strategically I didn't really see a lot when we talked about the votes.

The other big problem I have which kinda sounds dumb now since Alissa talked about it, is you betraying her kinda. Like I said with Tymeka, I don't know why people praise people who make moves and flip and shame those who are loyal by calling them sheep, but I don't understand or know why you would ever do that to Alissa of all people. I can take credit and say I also had an accidental hand in her ousting, but you did too, and like I said above you wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her, no questions asked. You didn't have relationships with people on Formosa, you had relationships through Alissa on Formosa. I was hoping you would address this in your speech but the whole "it would decrease my target" thing wasn't good enough. I understand you wanted to be under the radar because of your reputation, but I honestly you didn't really live up to what I heard about it in this game. However, that reputation and idea you played this amazing stellar game from the other games you played, is translating here and because of it I think it will be a major contribution to why you win if you do, not because of the game you played here.

But besides all of that, I really enjoyed playing with you and wish you all the luck tonight! You really did snatch my crown with that immunity win and I'm proud of you for it. I am still considering voting you too!!

Marie

Marie, talk about heartbreak haha. I thought it was odd after I won immunity that no one was talking to me, either I was good or the target and even if I was the target, there wasn't a lot I could do if it was me and I figured no one would want the last juror going to the jury sad/mad/blindsided. But you and Claudia did which honestly hurts a lot, like if you both decided it was me I don't really get the point in lying to me constantly and telling me I'm fine even when I straight up asked. But, that aside I think you played a really impressive game and possibly the best from all the returning players.

I mean, your stats should speak for themselves, you made it to the end AGAIN which is something like barely anyone else has done especially the first time. To me, I think you by far played the best strategic game of this final three. You had a hand in soo many of the eliminations and were really my strategic shoulder to cry on where we could just vent to each other about the game and our thoughts and plans, to the point where you were really my right hand girl for a long time. You're the reason I didn't go home at 6, you KNEW that they were gonna vote me and to play the idol on myself, something that really is a huge reason why you're here. You would've been in on the Brandon plan if it wasn't because of your timezone and you sleeping so you can't really blame you for that either. The Ally and Shannon votes were also something you were apart of and knew to go after Shannon because of her relationship with Ally and knowing Ally was in the middle. Even when Cat got idol'd out you were the only person on the same wavelength as me about throwing votes, so it's really really sad to see people discredit you in jury know, especially where premerge everyone said you were running Cordoba with Alex. Well guess what, you were running a huge part of this merge and weren't just going along with people, but you need to express that these were your moves, they may not seem like your moves or big moves, but they were your moves.

I had to redo this, but I think your biggest problem tonight is your social game, many people on the jury just feel like they didn't really have a personal relationship with you and that it was game. There hasn't been someone who has won strictly because they were in the majority every vote, but people have won strictly because they were basically more likable. You didn't have friends in the community really coming into this game, but you didn't make a lot of good bonds with people you weren't with I guess (I love you though). I think also your perception of just how you played may be harmful to you too, you fought with Justin but Justin wasn't with you to begin with so I don't see any harm there. (Also don't worry about what he said about making sure you wouldn't win because I don't really think anyone has that sort of power here really). What hurt me though was the lie like I said, because I considered you won of my good friends from this game on an actual friend level. Had you just told me I would've had respect and could've just left with my head held high, and not just full of false hope.

But, what I will say is that I kinda noticed the jury sorta thinks a lot of your moves were mine or something, so I will set the record straight on that. I also wanna wish you luck tonight because it isn't and shouldn't be over yet!

--- So yeah that's everything guys, thanks for a really fun/exhausting game and good luck to all of you for the rest of this tribal! I'll be watching ;) A big portion to where my vote goes will be effort!

Thanks to the hosts who put on this fun game, and everyone who cheered me and the rest of this cast on as well! :)

~ Sydney 