Board Thread:Season 42/@comment-26244999-20170906210014/@comment-26919105-20170907205936

First off I wanna start by saying that you absolutely made a lot of key strategic moves in order to advance both of us in this game and there’s no way in hell I’d be in the final two or anywhere close without you. You made some really good points; unfortunately, in an opening speech I couldn’t give absolutely everyone the credit they deserve to making sure the moves I was apart of were executed. You made some moves that I didn’t, I made some moves that you didn’t, and most importantly, we both made some moves collaboratively. Because we were a strong duo, we both did things to advance both of our positions in the game and that’s why our alliance was so beneficial and successful and it’s how we got to the final four. I’m going to address everything you said, but I’m really sorry you took it as discrediting your game or anyone else’s game. It wasn’t my intention at all.

1. You’re 100% right. By the time I got online, you were already putting the plan into motion. You’re the one who got the ball rolling with everything. However, I had great relationships with Sim and Hannah and I don’t think I didn’t have anything to do with getting them to vote with us. Hannah was crucial for that vote to work and while everyone was pissed she was throwing out everyone's names, I had to calm the situation and bring her in and unite the group. I wasn’t just a number in this plan. I was actively working to make sure the plan went through.

2. I went back in the witches chat and our chat and, with all due respect, I’m the one who said I was using the idol on you. I think what happened was we both had similar reads because the majority, and Jace in particular, were really easy to read and gave away too many obvious cues. We both were perceptive on this and I don’t think that should be taken away from me. I’m the one who knew the idol on you and take a huge risk with sending myself home in order for you to stay and advance our positions. I’m the one who said we should vote out Chris and listed the reasons why. The majority’s transparency made this both easy for us. (also the hosts let me use a screenshot in order to prove innocence)



3. That’s fair. After the Hannah vote I’m sure there was nothing I could say to Pris or Jenna to get them to want to work with me again and I’m very grateful you were able to pull them back in. Regardless, Jace was someone everyone wanted out at that vote and with good reasoning since he went on an immunity run and found two idols keeping him safe from the Final 10 to now.

4. On the day of the reset idol, I woke up to messages from you saying not to trust Cliff, who I was already weary of, and to just play the reset idol and vote for each other. Then you had to be offline for the rest of the day and I couldn’t talk to you before the vote. I didn’t just go “Oh Rhi said to do that so that’s what I’ll do.” The entire day I was working to get a read for myself because I wanted to be sure I was making the right move. Once I got the read for myself, I basically let everyone know both of us were safe. Once again people made it very obvious when the votes were on us and we’re both perceptive ass people. I think it’s a testament to both of our games. I did say to you that it was all because of you that I played it because that's what I wanted it to seem like. You definitely helped me be more skeptical of the situation and thanks to that, my eyes were opened, so I thank you for that.

5. I’ve been working with Clifford this entire game. We didn’t necessarily vote with each other until after Yannick left, but we always kept up on our relationship with each other. After Yannick left, Cliff clinged to me and basically devised a plan to get me to the end of this game. He wanted to cling to us as a duo because he thought he could beat us. I’m the one who told him I would vote you out at the final 4 if Jace won immunity in order to get him to follow through with this plan. I’m sure Cliff made it seem like it was you and Priscilla he was flipping to because he’s a very good player, but he literally mapped out his entire end game to me and I don’t think he would have flipped without me. He went to you and Priscilla to make it seem like he was flipping to YOU guys but in reality, he was talking to me about flipping before he did that. I just never let you or Priscilla know and you can ask Cliff to test to that.

6. Cliff came to me this round saying he wanted Julia out and I was talking in my host chat saying I wanted Julia out to limit Cliff’s options moving forward. When I brought that up in the group you said “Shall we take our shot at Julia then do you reckon?” and then after that I listed why she should go. I was geering you and Priscilla into wanting her out and just because I didn’t outright say “We’re voting Julia this round” doesn’t mean I didn’t steer the vote there. If I just told you who to vote for it would have looked bad, I had to make both of you want her out as badly as I did. I’ll give you credit for helping the vote steer towards Julia because when I was saying Julia was the smarter move in the chat with Cliff, it wasn’t gaining traction until you were there to back me up and make good points and I thank you tremendously for that.

About the Alietta question, I talked about that in more detail in my response to Hannah. Sorry about the confusion with that.

1. You would make a more deserving winner because you were very perceptive and we basically helped each other get to the end. You had good arguments and very well probably would have beaten me in a final two because your social game was a lot stronger. I also think Clifford is very deserving because he was in charge of a lot of things and knew how to place himself well at the end of this game. He talked to everyone and knew how to make people feel important. I think the only vote that didn’t go through for him was the Yannick vote and even then he bounced back stronger than ever. I was amazed at some of the things he did this season and he would have had my vote at the end.

2. Clifford - I’m gonna say David Wright from Millennials vs. Gen X. You both were really excited to play the game and had a great social game with everyone coming into the merge. Both lost an ally to a rock draw, but despite that, proceeded to quickly regain numbers and keep making moves to get themselves to the end of the game.

Rhi - Cirie (in Panama, specifically). It’s honestly hard to find someone that played a similar game to you because your game was so unique and powerful, but I went with Cirie because you both acquire similar skills. You both are very perceptive and were able to pull of huge moves based on that aspect alone. You both have an underdog tone to your games and were both huge threats to winning the game. You both were fucking robbed queens and lost a final four tiebreaker because production sucks!!! There’s no other player I respect more than Cirie so I had to award you with her prestige.

Maya - I’m gonna go with Julie Berry from Vanuatu. Both made it to the final 5 being apart of two duos and ultimately was taken out for being too much of a physical and jury threat.

Pris - I’m gonna say the legendary Natalie Bolton from Micronesia. Both these ladies had a great social game and weren’t afraid of anything. Making moves was never a problem for them and they’d be sweet and innocent until they bite your heads off when no one is looking.

Julia - Jenn Brown because the most iconic conversation I had with her this season was us talking about how much we “hate everyone” and how this game is draining us. Idk it just gave me Jenn/Hali vibes lool.

Yannick - Okay how about Jessica Blaine Legend? I think you both had a great social game and were in good standings with a lot of different people on the tribe. I honestly saw Yannick winning this game until the rock draw. And of course the obvious, you both pulled a rock.

Jenna - I think I’m gonna choose Julia Sokolowski even though the hosts gave that gif to Julia for name and placement sake. I think they were both very strategic players and tried to make sure all their sides were covered, but ultimately were voted out after being perceived as untrustworthy to the rest of the people in the game.

Sim - Hali Ford. Queen of loyalty and queen of not giving a fuck what anyone thought about her. Everyone was threatened by her and she was a great ally to her people. She had iconic one-liners and honestly was the comic relief we all needed.

Chris - Boston Rob because you really had all them bitches fooled!! Your social game was amazing at the merge and literally everyone confided in you and went to you about everything. Both were dominant ;) leaders and not afraid to get their hands dirty.

Hannah - I’m gonna say Sierra Reed from Tocantins. She’s known for being an icon when she was on the bottom and basically calling everyone out when she was on her last leg. It reminds of you before you left and I was literally living for every moment of it. Queens are queens!

Eva - Sandra Diaz-Twine in Game Changers who? Honestly Eva you pulled off some iconic shit in the pre-merge of this game and everyone was threatened by you. You left being one of the most respected and legendary players this season, at least in my eyes. I was sad, but lowkey relieved I wouldn’t have to go up against you at the merge. But the queen stays queen!

3. I really don’t think anyone is bitter towards Jace. I guess Sim could be because he was idoled out by him??

4. I think I excelled on adaptability. When I was at the bottom of the game, I never gave up and learned quickly how to adapt to the position I was put into. Jace simply just relied on immunity wins, idols, and random.org as soon as the tribe turned against him for being too big of a threat. We were able to dismantle the majority twice while being on the bottom of the tribe and find a way, through thick and thin, to get us to the final four, DESPITE me being just as big of a threat as Jace. We, together, with both of our skills and assets combined, were able to take over this game and do something that’s simply unheard of in Survivor. The underdogs took control and by the end of this game, we were the ones in charge. Jace never learned how to adapt in the game and change his strategy and I feel I should be awarded the win based on that aspect of the game alone.