Board Thread:Season 48 - Sinai/@comment-33085950-20180809094245

Well we've finally made it. Marc, Morena, Will, congrats. Regardless of gameplay or anything, it takes an effort to reach the Final Tribal Council and you guys deserve credit for making it 2 days longer than I did. I think my vote is pretty much set at this point but I still have some things to say and some questions for you three.

Morena.

Look, you made it to Final Tribal Council, but I think that was pretty much guaranteed from the moment you made it to the merge. I think I can safely say that everyone on this jury wanted to be in Marc and Will's position, because we all think that we could beat you. You know what, scratch that. Of course we'd beat you.

Loyalty is one thing, but being a complete goat is another. Credit goes to Will for getting you on his side because as soon as that happened, you wouldn't talk with anyone at length, and just seemed to avoid me. You had opportunities to make a big move and take out a bigger threat in Will, something that would have gained you credibility among us. But no, you followed blindly, refused to engage elsewhere and due to Will's superb grooming of you, became more of a goat than I ever could have imagined.

When we voted Lori out on Day 9, your head was also on the chopping block and you're lucky you made it through that day because you were contributing nothing to our tribe whatsoever.

So, in summary, you've gone the way everyone thought you would: manipulated, blindly led to this point, where you will receive no votes and essentially making this vote between two people. It's also not a great look to be taking the "I'm here and you're not" approach, shows you have nothing to come back.

I only have one question for you, Morena: Why come and play this game if you're not even going to try and position yourself to win?

You're a lovely person and thanks for calling me a gentleman in you Rites of Passage, but nobody cares if you come third.

Marc.

Congratulations bro, while you probably didn't play the most exciting game or make many moves, I think your social contributions and your general awareness of what was happening gives you more credibility than Morena. However, I still think you have been a bit of a goat, especially post-merge, which is disappointing, because having worked with you back in Sesibi before the tribe swap, I thought you showed potential to perhaps make a big move. Instead, you chose the shielding of Will, who cleverly used you in a way I had no idea was going on.

We didn't talk enough after the start for me to really have much more to say, and even now I feel like I don't know you well at all despite being in the final five with you. My question is: 'What have you done in this game post-merge that was independent? Did any decision you make come by yourself or was it all guided by Will?'

You're a slim chance for my vote tonight but, unlike Morena, you're still a chance. I promise you that if your answer is satisfactory, you might change my mind.

Saving the best for last. Will.

I think you know that you can rest easy because the moment you won Final Immunity, you won this game. I felt very close to you and I truly believe we were: the Temple meet-ups and the great chat generally. I'm impressed that you were able to have your two buddies aligned with you the whole time and I was none the wiser. It was clever on your behalf and, yes, you did gain my trust enough for me to tell you about the idol.

However, I don't think you can take as much credit as you are for that whole thing.

Before I'd told you, I think the vote was very much on me (correct me if I'm wrong, jury members also) and I only told you once I'd made my mind up about playing it. The fake vote on me to appear like you're in the majority is a classic: I used it in another ORG (where I came 5th also by coincidence). However, I don't think, on your behalf, it's the strategic masterpiece you're claiming it to be and that's mainly what I think Nicole is referring to in her speech.

Otherwise, I can't flaw you. Your immunity run was perfectly timed and I wonder, had I beaten you, what would have happened at Final Immunity but you proved yourself to be the stronger physical player. You systematically eliminated your threats, getting out Nicole at an opportune time and picking off the two people who, although still probably losing to you, were of most threat to you left in myself and AJ. We've sparked up a bit of a friendship and although you went behind my back, I'm not a bitter person about Survivor. Gameplay wins my vote and you were by far the best game player considering the circumstances (I can only imagine the moves Jack would have made had he stayed in).

My only question is: 'What would you have done differently or is there anything you regret doing in this game? 'This probably won't change my vote but I'm curious :)))

To everyone, it's been an absolute ball playing with you. Making the Main ORG is a dream come true and then to make it to the final five is more than I could have ever imagined. Hopefully down the line I can comeback in a returnees season (hope you're reading future hosts ;)) ) but for now I have my final stretch of high school to contend with so I won't be as active around the community.

39 days later, what a journey. Thanks to every single one of you for making it worth it.

Spencer 💖💖 