Board Thread:Season 36 - Tikal/@comment-24603302-20161016191554

Hello, friends of the final 3! It was awesome to get the chance to see all of your games develop the way that they did and I couldn’t be happier for you guys for making it to this point, so congratulations on that! Before I start I just want to thank the hosts for putting together such an amazing game. It definitely had its incredible moments and I’m beyond thankful for them for putting us all together because this cast was just so much fun. Alright, with that being said, let’s get to the hard part of things… I’m gonna start things off with Marie. Alright, so we definitely had our ups and downs throughout this game, more towards the end of things that mainly stemmed from me flipping on Michael and betraying you both and Joanna. The thing about that is, although it was probably the nail in the coffin for me, I will always stand by that move. I thought keeping Claire was the best option for my game at that point and I still do. I know Michael still probably holds it against me, but I’m not gonna regret it no matter what and that’s just how I play. If I mess up, I’ll own up to it and I’ll stand by it if what I believe I did was right. I just wanted to make that clear. Now, the one problem I have with your game is that you pretty much always undersold yourself, if that makes sense? When I betrayed Michael you told me I could’ve easily won against the both of you and then at the last tribal you said that you shouldn’t be voted out simply because of the fact you thought you weren’t going to win. So I guess my question for you is, do you still stand by what you said on not being able to win this game? And if not, why should I bother putting the effort into voting for someone who pretty much openly admitted to the fact that they believe they can’t win this game? Alright, next let’s go to Linus. Whew, honestly I’m not really surprised you’re here if I’m being completely honest. The second you flipped on us during the Tucker vote, I was beyond weary of you and I pretty much tried to drill it into Claire’s head on how much of a threat you were. The fact that you were able to make it this far with zero votes against you is very impressive if you don’t count how many times that immunity necklace was around your neck...or when you skipped an entire tribal...Regardless of that, I did think your social game was on point and I always enjoyed talking with you which is what made things so difficult to even think about targeting you. I think you had a very strong strategy but your endgame seemed to be more focused towards winning immunity to keep yourself safe. Do you feel as though had you lost immunity at some point, that you’d still be where you are right now? And had you not won those immunities, what would you have done to ensure you’d make it to the end? Finally, we have Joanna. Ok, so I just want to start things off by saying I absolutely adore you. The fact that you put so much time and effort speaking and learning English throughout the entire course of this game despite it not being your first language is amazing and I’m so proud of you for even making that kind of commitment. You definitely played quite the under the radar kind of game which is a game I can seriously respect, and the fact that you were able to slip through the cracks enough to make it to the end with only one vote against you (and that vote actually being cast by you and not even technically counting due to the light pearl) is super impressive! Unlike Linus you didn’t have to rely on immunity wins, and if I remember correctly, you didn’t really even compete in the majority of them….Now, I’m not entirely sure if that’s necessarily a good thing going for you, considering that you were pretty inactive, but I’m gonna congratulate you for that accomplishment regardless. But being honest, your inactivity wasn’t my biggest issue with you. Throughout the entire course of this game, it seems like you just tried to appear to be on well...literally everyone’s side. During the first swap there was a point when Felix had kind of snapped at me, Claire and Marie for voting alongside Tucker and you kind of came to me and said you didn’t approve of the way he was acting but in your speech you seem to hold him in a pretty high opinion so I was always kind of curious that had we lost immunity after the Tucker vote, would you have sided with me, Claire and Marie against Felix or did you have your own plan at that point in time? Alright guys! Those are my questions and I just want to say it’s been an absolute honor getting the chance to meet and play with you all! Thank you guys so much for everything this season, I love you guys so much and I wish you all nothing but the best of luck. ❤ 