Board Thread:Season 43/@comment-32529559-20171031001414/@comment-26056991-20171031144023

Hi Lexi! Thanks so much for the kind words!

Q1) This might sound like a total cop-out answer but the person who had the biggest impact on my game was definitely you. Ever since the swap, I felt like we had a mutual working relationship in this game and I felt like I could trust you with anything that was going on. You and I shared so much information and planned so much that I'd have been completely lost without your support or guidance. I like to have people in games with whom I can share anything and you were definitely my ride or die; and together we had a lot of control in the merge phase of the game. You could've easily done damage to me or my game with all of the information I was giving you but I trusted you enough to give it; I think that says a lot about how much our games impacted each others'. It wasn't like we relied on each other either; we both had our individual connections and relationships and ideas about what to do next! Definitely would not be sitting here if you weren't my partner in crime.

Q2) This is an interesting question. Uh, I feel like my biggest mistake was handling the 2nd post-swap tribal council the way I did. Like, I could have easily just talked to Ben, Emily and John individually instead of making a huge fuss out of everything; all I wanted to do was get my point across but I think I was too aggressive and ended up losing 3 potential allies who I genuinely did want to work with. However, I think I did learn from this mistake - when Devon/Audrey voted against Eve (which was actually a great move for their individual games) I was pretty mad to be honest, but I knew that I'd have to keep my mouth shut (or from my hands from typing furiously!) in order to make sure they were still allied with me. They did say that I came across as upset/mad which yeah I did, but I didn't make a public scene out of everything like I deep down really wanted to - that would have hurt my game. I'm definitely much more pleased with how I handled that situation than the post-swap tribal.

Q3) Okay so, in general, I think I had a bigger strategic impact on this game than Emily - I voted correctly every merge tribal council apart from one, and helped form the important alliance of me/you/Felipe. I believe I helped form and shape the course of this merge greatly and a lot of things I planned out went my way - for example, making sure me, you and Felipe would have the power in the endgame. I also won two immunity challenges when I really needed to; demonstrating my dedication and investment in this game in general. I think I was more of a "proactive" player - I was constantly formulating plans, discussing options and making sure my path to the end was as clear as possible; as early as the post-swap I was deciding who I wanted to go deep into this game with. I was talking to you about it, to Felipe, to Eve, anyone who I really trusted, they all knew what my plans were and how I wanted to do it. I think I really demonstrated how much this game means to me by fighting until the bitter end, like how even after my ally was rocked out I tried my best to stay in, after we swapped into a 4-2 minority I never gave up, Shea and Eve were sent home around the same time which really put a dent into my plans - but I think I've shown just how adaptable and proactive I was my making new paths and scenarios which would lead me to the end every time something went wrong.

Hopefully all of that makes sense!!! Thank you for reading!