Board Thread:Season 18 - Heroes vs. Villains/@comment-24535117-20140819144058/@comment-4379763-20140819213050

Hey Natalie!

Well to answer the first question, I think even if Jessy and Sam hadn't left so early we would have become close allies. We did talk a lot and seemed to get along very well, and I wanted to go to Final Tribal Council with you for some time. Yes, Jessy and Sam did keep us from becoming closer. So I don't think we would have been super close allies like we were, but we still could have been great allies.

The reason I always asked for your opinion was because we were close allies and I didn't want to make any ginormous moves without telling you first, because I didn't want you to not trust me. And I knew I could trust you and that you wouldn't tell my thoughts to anyone else. I feel we had a good connection and at the merge you were genuinely the only one I wanted to take to the finals for sure. That is why I always needed to check with you before things like voting Sole, playing the idol, voting Topher, etc.

My comparison of the Jury members and finalists to real Survivors:

Jessy - Mikayla Wingle. Great and respectable player by all means and had potential to do really well, but went out of the game by matters beyond her control.

Sam - Tasha Fox. Strong socially, strategically and physically. With great leadership abilities, as well as her close allies to back her up. And went out for being a threat.

Eddie - Shane Powers. Didn't get along with the entire cast very well, but was hilarious and made for great entertainment.

Sole - Colby Donaldson. The first ever challenge beast, but didn't really get positive reception from fans of the game in his subsequent season.

Miguel - Todd Herzog. Great winner, with strong social game and isn't afraid to vote anyone. And is really likable.

Topher - Erik Reichenbach. Relatively new to the concept of ORGing, and to an extent made us give up our Immunity (the idol). Thus resulting in him leaving.

You - I've told you before, but I think you're a bit like Sandra. A very trustworthy and likable ally, but not afraid to speak your mind.

Andrei - Malcolm Freburg. Good physically and socially, plus his somewhat of an underdog story this season.

Adam - Probably Russell Hantz. He entered the merge with small numbers, but managed to stay in through use of idols and Immunities.

My biggest move was probably flipping to get Bailey out. He was a loyal ally, but I knew if I stuck with him I would not have gone as far. He would probably have become a force to be reckoned with, and flipping to our alliance on my other allies to get him out really impacted the game. The reason I picked this move above all others is because it was very early in the game, thus proving it had a significant impact on the game's future.

If I could change one thing about this game, it would probably be all the way back in the final ten when Jessy got voted out. I was sure Sole was going, and I was perfectly fine with that. However, Jessy ended up going when we won the challenge. If I knew she would be going, I would have pushed for us to throw the challenge. That way I would have saved one of my closest allies and pretty much the whole merge would be different.

Thanks for the questions, Natalie! It was really fun playing with you.