Board Thread:Season 18 - Heroes vs. Villains/@comment-24215409-20140819061535/@comment-5051226-20140819154342

Well hello Sam <3 Thanks for the fun questions! I would've loved to get the grill experience from you because I know I can take the heat, but let's do this :D


 * Find a song that you feel best describes the way you played this game. If you use Survivor by Destiny's Child or Eye of the Tiger or any of that generic crap you lose my vote.

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (the uncensored version tyvm) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZHjRQjbHrE

That song is full of energy and sass, it's loud and in your face, which is at the core of my attitude in the game at times, and its cheerleading chant quality reflects the emphasis I put on being a team player. And then the lyrics send a message that I can also identify with: throughout this game, I may have been a team player, but I was not gonna be anyone's doormat; I was not going to make moves that did not benefit me, and if someone came for me, I was ready to attack, lead the pack when I had to (see the Topher and Miguel votes, and how I pushed for a split vote at F7), get a touchdown and take them out.

Let me quote more lyrics that relate to how I played:

"I heard that you were talking shit, and you didn't think that I would hear it." Adam (and Eddie) tried to talk shit about me, particularly to Luke and Natalie. Both came back to me and reported that to me, and it ended up being Eddie's downfall, and the reason why Adam was unable to get me out.

"Let me hear you say this shit is BANANAS, B A N A N A S" A lot of BS happened in this game, whether it be on the hosts' end or messy shenanigans on our part, and I was always there to call out the madness.

"All the boys wanna be the winner, but there can only be one. So I'm gonna fight, gonna give it my all, gonna make you fall, gonna sock it to you."

That embodies my energy in this FTC in particular. I will stop at nothing to be the last one standing and make my competition bite the dust.

There's an argument to be made about Gwen's voice being annoying and grating, and I know I was at times. But still, Gwen has a respectable fanbase despite that, and despite my flaws, I managed to create good relationships with most of the cast.


 * What moment in the game did you enjoy the most? It could be a conversation you had with someone or a move that you pulled off...

The moment when Topher was mistakenly announced as the winner of the F8 Immunity was hilarious. The hosting had been so questionable up to that point, and that's the moment when we all came together and laughed at the absurdity of how bad it got. I think you cackled about it for a good 5 minutes.

I'm a lot like Sandra in that if I have a problem will someone everyone and their mother will hear about. When I had an issue with Eddie for instance, I addressed it in public, in private, and behind his back. If I see someone doing some shady business, I will tell people at my convenience and even show them. Every time Luke came to me after talking to Adam, I made a point of highlighting the ways in which Adam was trying to be manipulative. If people accuse someone of doing something that I did, I will let them take the fall for it. That's what happened with Richie: he was the first person I talked to about the game, I told him I was willing to vote out Luke later down the line, and when he tried to sell me out, I clarified the situation with Luke and he ended up being sent home for being a snake, when I was just as snake-y as him. Oop~ Also, Sandra was cast as a Villain because of her personality, but she's referred to as a mix of a Hero and a Villain under the label of "anti-hero". That's roughly equivalent for me. Sandra and I both spent our HvV seasons telling people things and they did not listen to us, so they ended up taking the fall instead of us, and we still made it to the end despite people catching up on the fact that we were threats.
 * Which player from the show would you compare your game play to?


 * The truth shall set you free! What's the biggest lie you told in the game?

I told Natalie I was voting for Adam at F5 when in reality, I had already cast my vote for Topher. She'd approached me about Topher being a goat and the fact that maybe we'd have to get rid of Luke after Adam, so I was not sure I could confide in her with a plan to split votes on Topher at F5. That's the most disingenuous thing that I did in the game, and there was no element of truth in what I told Natalie.


 * Pick a movie or TV show that you feel best describes your game (and hopefully I'll know what it is….) and recast it with people from our game as the characters! You don't have to include everyone because not everyone is relevant to your game!

Welp... I'll go with Cougar Town~ It's a show where you can tell every actor is having a lot of fun, and not only the scenes and lines are funny, sometimes the acting is so transparent that you can't help but laugh at it, so that describes the experience for me. The show does not take itself too seriously, and honestly at some point, I was invested in the competition, but there were many aspects that I just did not take seriously.

Ellie - You She has a very sarcastic humour but is very subtle about it in controlled settings. She has a lot of sass and sometimes snaps at people she likes when she is just done with their BS, but she's a very caring individual. That sums up your relationship with Luke; you like him, you put up with his need for reassurance, and according to him, you sometimes yell at him.

Julie, aka Jules - Luke Jules is basically a nervous wreck who tries to do the right thing and goofs off into doing something terribly irritating. She is kind of high-maintenance and needs a lot of emotional support from everyone, but she's always there for her friends and they love her despite the messiness that she brings into their lives. You know how often Luke asked us when the deadline was or when he panicked during live challenges... We dealt with that, and we love him anyways because he's an adorable person.

Laurie - Eddie Laurie sounds like a valley girl and is not afraid to come off as trashy, and she doesn't care: she's a fun-loving person. She always has crazy stories about the things she's done in Tampa and most of them are true. Now she and Ellie have a love-hate relationship, and they often throw shade at each other. They kinda have a rivalry for Jules' friendship, but respect the fact that they are both there to take care of Jules. This is where the comparison gets a little tricky: you and Eddie actually like each other and get along, but then you tried to trick him into joining us and he Idol'd you out, so there's still this dynamic of love-hate, it just manifests itself on a game level as opposed to a surface level, if that makes sense.

Grayson - Me/Adam Okay so I've said Adam and I are very similar people and Grayson embodies qualities that we both have and he has quirks that only one of Adam and I have.

Grayson is Jules's second husband. That's what I was to Luke in the game, basically. He is reserved, sarcastic, deep down he does not like people, he loves some alone time, but he has a good heart and cares about Jules. Grayson is also a hidden dork, like Adam, and he owns a pub, meaning that he can be a people's person, which Adam definitely is on a surface level.

Barbs - Jessy Barbs is a cougar who basically shows up every so often to deliver a killer one-liner. She and Jules are both real-eastate agents, but their relationship isn't really developed, and Jules kind of introduced Barbs to her circle. Basically, I didn't talk a lot with Jessy, but she always made me laugh, and she had a close relationship with Luke that I didn't know much about until the end.

Bobby - Miguel Bobby is this easy going guy who lives on a boat and invented a game called "penny can". He's often shown drinking beer. That's pretty much Miguel: no care in the world, just here to have fun, he lives in Cancun and has tequila really often. They're both extremely attaching and loyal.

Tom - Topher Tom kinda follows Jules around and loathes Grayson. He's shown that he wanted to be a part of Jules' circle of friends, but they kinda wanted to keep him at a distance. Topher did follow Luke/Jules and have a decent level of loyalty to him, but then Luke blindsided Topher after he tried to come for me/Grayson.

Travis - Natalie Travis is Jules' son in the show, and he took a while before liking Grayson. Natalie and I did not talk right away in the game, but now she's one of my favourite people in it. Travis is often portrayed as being extremely mature for his age, especially compared to his mother, and Natalie was pretty much the calm, mature force in our trio with Luke. She kinda stepped down for us, which Travis sometimes does for Jules.

There you have it! I hope my answers gave you what you need, if there's more you would like to know, please let me know :) Good luck with your decision!