Post by jordan on Jun 10, 2010 20:50:22 GMT -5
Reposted from the Jury House. I am ALL OVER THE PLACE in this journal, so here's a nice summary of what was really happening with my bitterness towards Tom/Morgan edited out because I was avenged (<3 you T&M
Alright.
So my strategy in the game was to be in control of every vote. I wanted to know who was voting for who every single time my tribe went to Tribal Council. So in order to do that I made it seem like I was voting with everyone in the game at all times. I thought that after a few post-merge councils people would start seeing through me, one side would have a decided advantage (I figured it would be the heroes for sure), and I'd just stick on that side. In my heart I was a Hero all the way, but I didn't want to shut out other options or burn any bridges in case I needed to switch sides. Also I really liked everyone in the game after RB got voted out, so I had a tough time going against anyone really.
The strategy worked. It worked really well. In fact it worked TOO well. Jeffrey kept telling me immediately when he found the idols, the Heroes kept telling me who to vote for, Hooker thought we had a Final 2 alliance .. it was really too much. It wasn't like I went out and tried to make all of this happen, it just kind of did. So I ended up being THE deciding vote in almost every post-merge TC. After every single immunity I had no idea who I wanted to vote for. So I found out who everyone on the tribe was voting for, and then made my decision based on how I could spin my decision to the people left in the game. I voted Ashley in that 4-4 council because I knew Jeffrey was going to use the idol. I voted Juice because Tucker was exiled and I knew the Villains wouldn't have the numbers. I also knew that Jeffrey and Hooker would forgive me because they didn't have a choice (and they did). I couldn't vote in the Erin vote, which was actually great for me because I would have probably had to vote for a Villain and lose that trust. I voted for Stephen because I again knew Jeffrey was using the idol, and my attempts to convince the Villains to vote for Morgan didn't work. Then for some inexplicable reason Tom decided he wanted Hooker in the game (someone who's DEFINITELY going to vote against him) instead of me (someone who probably would have voted out Jeffrey or Hooker with him this time), and here I am.
The thing was, I never really went after anyone. I didn't get a chance to make a big move. I wanted to change that in the Juice council. That was the round I really, really wanted to blindside Jeffrey. I knew he wasn't using the idol. Erin, I understand your ass was on the line that round so I totally get why you wanted to go with the safe bet and vote the idol-less Juice, but I have no idea why Morgan was so adamant against making this big move. Morgan is actually a pretty selfish alliance partner. She voted for Juice without telling any of the other Heroes, and then at that point were just forced to go along with her. It was really a mistake to vote Juice out that round, because Jeffrey would have been gone with an idol in hand, giving us a chance to get the idol back on the Hero side. Juice was also someone I could trust, so I had a really tough time voting him out (and still think this was a really bad decision). I just couldn't really do anything else once Morgan voted without telling any of us and didn't sign on again that day.
I aligned with Tucker way back on Day 2 and I considered him and Stephen my closest allies in the game. Stephen and I were tight from the beginning and really wanted to go to the F3 with him and Tucker. But once I knew Jeffrey was using the idol I had to flip to save face. It almost worked. I almost even convinced Jeffrey that I should vote for HIM (Jeffrey) when he was about to play the idol, so that the Heroes wouldn't be suspicious of me. If I had pulled that off I would still be in the game right now, but I didn't want to take that risk at that time.
I'm not sure if Tucker was playing me .. I'm really looking forward to reading his journal. I really don't think the exile conversation sell-out was mean spirited, it wouldn't make sense for him at ALL to sell out his closest ally like that, even if he was playing me. So I'm rooting for him to win this thing. He and I basically played the same game, but he did a whole dramatic flip to the other side, and I chose not to burn any bridges. Ironically (because of Tom's WTF decision in voting me out), the fact that Tucker DID make it very public that he had flipped is the reason that he's still in and I'm here. But I'm not bitter or anything...
I would be okay with Jeffrey winning. He's played a good game, but I do think he is guilty of hiding behind the idols a little bit too much. If you think about it, while it's very impressive that he found three idols, he really wasted all three of them. He's played a smart game, but not as smart as he could have.
Hooker deserves a lot of credit for making it this far, but I wouldn't vote for him to win if he was in the F3, unless it was against Morgan and Tom. He's aligned himself with the right people, but he's really still in the game because of the Heroes ineptitude (he should have gone last round, really).
I will not be voting for Tom or Morgan to win (unless it's an F2 .. haha).
So I think that's it. When you read my journal you're going to see a lot of flipping back and forth and internal conflicts, but what's written above is what was really running my mind the entire time. Hope this explained some things
Alright.
So my strategy in the game was to be in control of every vote. I wanted to know who was voting for who every single time my tribe went to Tribal Council. So in order to do that I made it seem like I was voting with everyone in the game at all times. I thought that after a few post-merge councils people would start seeing through me, one side would have a decided advantage (I figured it would be the heroes for sure), and I'd just stick on that side. In my heart I was a Hero all the way, but I didn't want to shut out other options or burn any bridges in case I needed to switch sides. Also I really liked everyone in the game after RB got voted out, so I had a tough time going against anyone really.
The strategy worked. It worked really well. In fact it worked TOO well. Jeffrey kept telling me immediately when he found the idols, the Heroes kept telling me who to vote for, Hooker thought we had a Final 2 alliance .. it was really too much. It wasn't like I went out and tried to make all of this happen, it just kind of did. So I ended up being THE deciding vote in almost every post-merge TC. After every single immunity I had no idea who I wanted to vote for. So I found out who everyone on the tribe was voting for, and then made my decision based on how I could spin my decision to the people left in the game. I voted Ashley in that 4-4 council because I knew Jeffrey was going to use the idol. I voted Juice because Tucker was exiled and I knew the Villains wouldn't have the numbers. I also knew that Jeffrey and Hooker would forgive me because they didn't have a choice (and they did). I couldn't vote in the Erin vote, which was actually great for me because I would have probably had to vote for a Villain and lose that trust. I voted for Stephen because I again knew Jeffrey was using the idol, and my attempts to convince the Villains to vote for Morgan didn't work. Then for some inexplicable reason Tom decided he wanted Hooker in the game (someone who's DEFINITELY going to vote against him) instead of me (someone who probably would have voted out Jeffrey or Hooker with him this time), and here I am.
The thing was, I never really went after anyone. I didn't get a chance to make a big move. I wanted to change that in the Juice council. That was the round I really, really wanted to blindside Jeffrey. I knew he wasn't using the idol. Erin, I understand your ass was on the line that round so I totally get why you wanted to go with the safe bet and vote the idol-less Juice, but I have no idea why Morgan was so adamant against making this big move. Morgan is actually a pretty selfish alliance partner. She voted for Juice without telling any of the other Heroes, and then at that point were just forced to go along with her. It was really a mistake to vote Juice out that round, because Jeffrey would have been gone with an idol in hand, giving us a chance to get the idol back on the Hero side. Juice was also someone I could trust, so I had a really tough time voting him out (and still think this was a really bad decision). I just couldn't really do anything else once Morgan voted without telling any of us and didn't sign on again that day.
I aligned with Tucker way back on Day 2 and I considered him and Stephen my closest allies in the game. Stephen and I were tight from the beginning and really wanted to go to the F3 with him and Tucker. But once I knew Jeffrey was using the idol I had to flip to save face. It almost worked. I almost even convinced Jeffrey that I should vote for HIM (Jeffrey) when he was about to play the idol, so that the Heroes wouldn't be suspicious of me. If I had pulled that off I would still be in the game right now, but I didn't want to take that risk at that time.
I'm not sure if Tucker was playing me .. I'm really looking forward to reading his journal. I really don't think the exile conversation sell-out was mean spirited, it wouldn't make sense for him at ALL to sell out his closest ally like that, even if he was playing me. So I'm rooting for him to win this thing. He and I basically played the same game, but he did a whole dramatic flip to the other side, and I chose not to burn any bridges. Ironically (because of Tom's WTF decision in voting me out), the fact that Tucker DID make it very public that he had flipped is the reason that he's still in and I'm here. But I'm not bitter or anything...
I would be okay with Jeffrey winning. He's played a good game, but I do think he is guilty of hiding behind the idols a little bit too much. If you think about it, while it's very impressive that he found three idols, he really wasted all three of them. He's played a smart game, but not as smart as he could have.
Hooker deserves a lot of credit for making it this far, but I wouldn't vote for him to win if he was in the F3, unless it was against Morgan and Tom. He's aligned himself with the right people, but he's really still in the game because of the Heroes ineptitude (he should have gone last round, really).
I will not be voting for Tom or Morgan to win (unless it's an F2 .. haha).
So I think that's it. When you read my journal you're going to see a lot of flipping back and forth and internal conflicts, but what's written above is what was really running my mind the entire time. Hope this explained some things