Board Thread:Season 35 - Sri Lanka/@comment-32608842-20160917234147

Tricky, tricky.

He who lives in a glass house should not throw rocks, i.e, he who turns on tribemates should be careful of the consequences.

Wow. So...here we are, guys.

Final TC.

This is where it all ends.

First of all, I want to thank the hosts for giving us a pretty good season. You guys were all really nice (except Tyler) and I all have the same amount of respect for you (except Tyler.) For me this season, I had a lot of fun (except when Tyler was around) and humor there was def. something that occured tons (like thanks to Tyler, my new nickname is 10 inches. :c )

But now here I am, the first merge boot, the first, yet seemingly important juror, faced with a decision. A decision that could easily wreck someone's game, and cause another's victory. Forrest, Michael, and Cosmo, I'm standing before you. You guys had what was needed to make it this far, and with all salt aside, I applaud you all for the game you played. But now it's time to ask the real questions here.

Let's start with you, Forrest. Ahhh, good ol Forrest who I didn't know for super long, but seemed nice enough anyways. We both clearly spent time away from each other because of those damned tribe swaps. But once the merge hit, we finally got to know each other, and it was pretty awesome, to say the least. I had plenty of respect for you at that point, and talking to you at that time was fun. However, I really should've known better in the long run than to trust you out of all people. Looking back on it, I don't understand why I did. As we were both on seperate tribes the whole time, It could've been clearly obvious that you were going to stick with original Bundala members. It really sucks because in your speech when you discuss the worries of me getting others from Bundala and taking them out at a certain time, that was a move that I felt unsure of because at that point I really liked everyone and it may have been harder to decide who to go with in the long run. In the end, that was a knife in the back because I wasn't super intent on voting out Bundala members at first anyways, so it was upsetting. Building a relationship with you at the time was nice though. I felt so sure of being able to convince you to join a better majority, that I myself was blinded by those facts. Be as it may, I want to take into account that looking at the statistics, you've flown under the radar into the Final 3. You didn't win a single merge comp at all, which is surprising. It also does upset me, however, because it just feels like that means you just tried to hide behind other's votes to stick in the game. While it may be a strategy, it's a poor one and it still feels like Conor did more to be in this spot right now, but nope, he went home. I think if you had played a little harder in challenges, then maybe I'd feel better about thinking of voting for you. But you seriously need to prove to us, the jury, that you actually deserve to sit back, relax, and just vote your way there to winning Sri Lanka instead of working for it like Cosmo and Michael. Outside of this game, I think we can talk more and become better friends, so lets see how that works out.

Here's a couple questions. - How do you think your social game went? - If you could do this all over again, would you keep the same strategy or choose a new one?

Annnnnnd Cosmo. We have you, right here. Sitting here in the Final 3, which I'm sure you know breaks my heart to see. Look ,I'll be real. Personally? You're a great guy, man. I'm honestly happy about all the times we spoke because you were a really nice dude. But really, the fact that you made it this far makes my blood boil a bit. I know I've apologized for my attitude when I was eliminated. But still, lemme break down how I feel. I had honestly thought that you may be under the suspicion of "The Revenge Bus" in the first place. (Thanks btw Trent. >>) But I wanted to keep it going in case we could actually pull through. I don't know how though, but you managed to convince almost all of my allies to flip and turn them on me, calling me the snake. It did a great job of hurting me in the long run that you also reported Asa and Michael threw me under the bus. It hurt a lot to see that happen, but it's still a game I guess. Since I don't want to be a full on asshole like the majority of time, I'll give you credit here for doing a great job in the challenges. You worked hard to be here, and I can't be mad at that honestly. You'd be more likely to get my vote than compared to Forrest at this point because you actually played hard to win. I respect the gameplay you pulled, not happy about the fact that it easily could've been you who went home on my elimination night, but people decided to listen to the bigger threat. At the end of the day, that's out of my hands, and it's only a game. From one apparent snake to another, well played sir. I wish you luck in the vote, no matter how much that kills me to see you sit there. <3

My questions for you: - Had you not been aware of "The Revenge Bus", would your first merge target still be myself, or someone else instead? - What was the most memorable part of the game for you?

Finally, we have the guy that I've talked to enough to consider him a great friend. Hey there Michael. I'm so proud of you for making it this far, man. We both looked out for each other when possible, and helped cheer each other up. You're an awesome dude with a great personality and I'm super happy to have you as a friend. To be honest I was worried of people going after you but you stuck around to the very end. <3 However, the first thing that's on my mind is going to hurt me to say it a lot more than it'll hurt you. Dude...pretty much after I left and people started coming to Ponderosa, I found out the truth. The fact that Connor was the one who voted with me, not you. You lied to me and backstabbed me during that elimination. I really, really would like you to know, man, that hurt. That hurt pretty much more than anything that happened to me in that game. I trusted you more than anyone and you lied, straight to my face, and flipped to vote for me. I wasn't surprised by people like Ari and Forrest flipping, hell, I wasn't surprised when Asa flipped, but you out of all people? I cannot believe that. I felt so beside myself about it that it led to a bit of frustration. Were you really so scared that you'd be voted out for voting with me that you just decided to take that easy path and vote for me instead? That was harsh, dude. That's gonna be on my mind for a bit. Every single detail of that plays back in my head and makes me wonder if there's lots of other times in this that you lied to my face. But other than that, watching you play has been a lot of fun. You did decently well in comps, you deserve to make it this far. You managed to win a few ind. competitions so you rank higher than Forrest already. But in order still to get my vote, hun, you need to earn it, otherwise just like the majority of people in this game, you get turned on. Best of luck.

My questions for you: -Ideal F3? -If "The Revenge Bus" had been successful in eliminating Cosmo, who would you have wanted to target from there on out?

Good luck, you all. You'll need it. I may be mad as hell over blindsides, but we won't focus on that. Show me, tell me, inform me why you deserve to get my vote and win.

Final side note: Dear people who've watched this whole game in the VL, you guys rock. Hope y'all enjoyed the season as much as us contestants did. <3 