Board Thread:Season 37 - Archetypes/@comment-27506297-20161212172939/@comment-26867786-20161214013603

Okay hiii Alexa. Thank you for your speech and I respect your honesty. I'm typing this pretty fast because wikia ate up my first post yay.

1. I can see how it looks that way from your perspective but it wasn't like that for me. For the "big moves" such as Ally and Chris I started planning on both of those without her "permission" and she easily went along with both so neither of those were like that. For just the general basic moves I always did what was best for me and what I wanted to do. It just so happens most of the moves I made were also the ones she wanted to do. The only two basic moves I can think of where she didn't want to do it and I did were keeping you over Hunter and just getting Brett out in general before the trio was officially formed again but she agreed to them easily and they didn't have that big of an impact. So, I always did what I wanted to do and what I felt like doing it just also happens that Jamie wanted to do them too so I was never against doing anything that Jamie didn't want to do because if a situation like that came up I would have done it.

jared 2. I'm not exactly sure if theres specific moves you want me to justify so I'll just try to touch one what you talked about in your speech. I kinda said this above but I was independent and my game did not revolve around Jamie we just always happened to be on the same page. I'll admit that I didn't try that hard to disprove that title for a few reasons. One is that I felt like starting conversations with you guys(specifically you, Ash, and Hunter) would have been fake because on a personal level it was clear at that point that we didn't like each other. There were already attempts to make-up after the bad blood but it always resulted back into a fight or rivalry somehow so I gave up on that because I had nothing to say. On a strategic level I feel like it was unneeded because it wasn't going to be honest at all. If you guys came to me with a possible plan I would have been down completely to think about it so I wasn't closed off in that way but I already had it planned out what I was going to do and to accomplish that I needed to talk specifically 1 on 1 with Jamie, Sora, Brett, and Claire(later on) because I was planning on actually working with them and using them to do what I wanted to do. With the others I just feel like it would have been a complete lie for no reason just to backstab you guys and I didn't want to do that if there was no need to do so. The reason why I never went against Jamie was because she was always loyal to me, she told me basically everything she heard even if she wasn't supposed to, and if I had to go against her specifically in the end I figured I could use how she'd lie to people often, threw tantrums often, and played the victim card while I feel like I was more honest and was able to control myself more than she could. I just want to point out that I did try to work with you and Ash specifically but both of you went against me(not saying that in a bad way at all just like stating a point) so I didn't have trust with you guys while I did with Jamie. I could have worked harder for sure to show off my independence more but I did have reasons and explanations for the actions I did.

3. The biggest hurdle for me in this game was the socializing. I'm naturally quiet and closed off to showing my "true" personality unless I'm really comfortable with someone and I only became comfortable with a few people this season. I'm not that good at talking general chit chat so I didn't know what to say on a personal level with nothing game-related. Not to say that in a "poor me I'm a victim way" because that's my fault and I could have worked harder to change that but that's my explanation and reason for why it was hard.

4. Charley [Lush Life by Zara Larsson] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4HCZe-tew - I picked this for Charley because even though I didn't get to know her she seemed to have a fun and energetic personality. "It was a rush" can represent how she was gone too soon.

Emile [Wolf Bite by Owl City] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVO1EG3Hes - I chose this for Emile because it reminds me of his vibe. He was pretty calm and laid-back for the most part while also being cool and unique. "In my despair, will you be there?" can represent how his elimination wasn't completely about him, but because of the alliance he was with at the time.

Sora [Fight Song by Rachel Platton] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc - I chose this for Sora because I think it represents his history in the game very well. He started off having to fight when he had to use an idol to save himself after his tribe voted him and after that he continued to fight until he got to the top of the game basically. "I still got a lot of fight left in me" this represents his elimination because he still had a lot of plans and game left in him since his elimination was a big blindside.

Ash[Blank Space by Taylor Swift] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ORhEE9VVg I picked this for Ash because she had a firey and strong personality. She was a huge threat in this game and was just a big character overall. "We're young and reckless" I think this represents her because we bonded over being young and she played a strong and powerful game.

Hunter[Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0 I used this for Hunter because it matches his big and "class clown" personality. He was energetic and playful for the most part and always had a lot of jokes to show off.

Chris[Castle by Halsey] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rfSHisyHdc - I chose this song for Chris because it represents his game and persona. He played one of the strongest games this season with a lot of force. He could be described as the king of his castle/tribe because of how he ran a lot of it. It also represents how he fought super hard and never gave up.

Alexa[Work from Home by 5H] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GL9JoH4Sws - I chose this for you because I think it represents both your game and persona. You had to fight for majority of the game and put in a lot of work. Even with you always fighting, it wasn't super in your face so the "You don't gotta go to work... but you gotta put in work" lyric represents that. The song also has a lot of sass and fierceness which was your persona in the game from my view.

Claire[Kill 'Em With Kindness by Selena Gomez] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHP5MKgK0o8 - I think this represents Claire perfectly because she was super sweet and nice throughout the game. She had an amazing social game and everyone loved her for her kindness but obviously that was a weapon hence the title because she outlasted majority of the cast and went deep.

Jared/Me[Love Myself by Hailee Steinfeld] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMpFmHSgC4Q - I chose this for me because of the title and lyrics. It represents my game and persona because I was riding solo and kinda doing my own thing for most of the game. "I know how to scream out my own name" can be used to represent the position I put in and what I knew to do to get to the end. Obviously to be able to be alone you have to "love yourself" so I think it fits.

Brett[Cake by the Ocean by DNCE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaRiD5ym74 - I chose this for Brett because the mood and jam of the song represents his uplifting and energetic personality which he used to further himself in the game. The meaning behind the song is basically about having fun which Brett loves to do.

Jamie[Shout Out To My Ex by Little Mix] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDzhKdrN9M - I chose this for Jamie because the title and meaning represents her bad blood and rivalries throughout the game. It also shows off her sassy and bold side along with how she fought super hard to get to the point she wanted.

The first draft was probably better because I forgot some of the stuff I said but again thank you for your speech and I respect it.